This week, in Computing, we have celebrated Safer Internet Day. We learnt what the day is for and the different way we can support it. As a class we looked at the amazing things the internet can provide us with. However, we also explored the dangers and fear that can come with using the internet. Th
Safer Internet Day is held every February all around the world. Safer Internet Day gives us a chance to think about all of the wonderful things technology can help us with, but it is also an opportunity to think about ways we can keep safe online and what to do if we see something we are worried abo
This half term, Year Two have been making music using Chrome Music Lab. In their first lesson, they learned about Gustav Holst – a composer who named his music after the planets. The children listened to two pieces of music composed by Holst, but they weren’t told what they were called. As they list
In Year 4 this term, we have been learning all about editing photos. First, the children thought about the positives and the negatives of photo editing. The children realised that photo editing could mean they don’t see the whole picture, or that the picture is completely faked! We realised that we
Year One have been so excited to use the laptops this term. It all started with the children learning the different parts of a laptop computer and a desktop computer – screen, keyboard, trackpad/mouse. Then the children were taught how to log into Purple Mash. Next, we focused on controlling the t
This term, some of the children in Year Two have been taking part in Lego Club. For the last two weeks, the children have been using Lego baseplates and bricks to create Lego mazes. First, the children were given one square baseplate and were asked to create a maze using the bricks provided. At firs
This week in Reception, we read the story Squirrel’s New Years Resolution. The children shared their experiences of Christmas and new year at circle time and we talked about things we would like to achieve in the coming year. The children had some great aspirations such as, learning to swim or ridin
Across school at the end of term, all the children take part in a quiz using the app Mentimeter. This quizzes them on all things to do with foundation lessons such as History, Geography, Art, PE, Science and more….The classes ring out with cheers and drum rolls. The children are really used to t
In Computing, Year Two have been learning all about photography. To begin, they sorted devices into those which can take photographs and those which can’t. The children quickly realised that these devices can be found all around us – on roads, in buildings and, of course, on phones and tablets. Afte
This week in ICT, the children have been creating vector drawing using computer software. Vector drawings are drawings made on a computer using lines and shapes. We looked at some examples of vector drawings as a class and then went into the computer suite to begin designing our own vector drawing o
