In Ducklings this week, the children continued using technology in order to create their own dinosaur music. The children used a programme on Purple Mash called, 2Beat. Using this programme the children experimented with creating a repeating beat, adding different drums, claps and symbols. The children also explored how to change the tempo / speed … Continue reading
Today each class started a new and exciting topic. As always the children recapped how to stay SMART. In Reception, they began using technology to create dinosaur music. Using a Purple Mash programme called 2Explore, the children listened to a variety of different musical instruments. They decided the drums best represented the sound of a … Continue reading
Today each class continued developing their coding skills and demonstrating their learning. Each lesson began by reminding the children of online safety. Each class recapped the meaning of SMART and explored a number of real world online safety scenarios. In years 3, 4, 5 and 6 the children were set a task to create a … Continue reading
Today each class continued their new topic on coding. They began their lesson recapping the meaning of SMART and the reason why it is important to remember this. They continued looking at the vocabulary involved with coding, including algorithm, event, action, debug and command. Each class then explored a different set of challenges involving algorithms. … Continue reading
Today each class started their new topic on coding. They began their lesson recapping the meaning of SMART and the reason why it is important to remember this. They began by looking at some of the vocabulary involved with coding, including algorithm, event, action, debug and command. Each class then explored a different set of … Continue reading
This week we were able to use the school’s new laptops in our Maths lesson; recognising numbers to 10,000,000. We all agreed that it made maths a little bit more exciting as the program is interactive. We will try to use them more in our lessons from now on. Year 6 gave the laptops a … Continue reading
Yesterday afternoon we went to The Academy for a computing workshop. The first thing we looked at was creating a world on Kodu, which we use in school so we were confident in building a world and adding things such as trees, hills and rocks. Then we had to add figures to it and make … Continue reading
Ducklings have been using the iPads to log on and discover different number games. We all had our own code to enter to log on and open up our program. Some of them were quite tricky but when we listened to the instructions it became easier to follow the challenge.
Last week in Owls we focused our computing and art lessons on Aboriginal art. We have spotted Aboriginal art in our class story book, Big Rain Coming. We learnt that Aboriginal art is a traditional piece of art using dots, typically using warm colours. We had a very relaxing afternoon completing both digital and physical … Continue reading
This week, the children in Eagles have been learning about online safety and sending emails. All the children enjoyed sending an email to Barnaby Bear, including drawing him a picture. The children were very excited to receive an instant reply from Barnaby Bear. We had great fun learning an important skill, one which they may … Continue reading
Today in owls we have been extremely busy! The children started the day with P.E…
As a class we have been comparing difference materials. We carried out a scientific experiment…
Today it was children from Year 3 that had a turn to visit Pelham House.…
Today we were very lucky to have two members from Music for Schools Foundation visit…
