Year 4 Computing
Year 4 have been using the programme Scratch to develop a code that includes two or more loops which run at the same time. They have been animating letters, adding extra sprites,...
Category: Computing
Year 2 – Composing Music
Year 2 have composing music using Chrome music lab. They are so excited by it some are practising at home too!
Year 5 Nissan Visit
Year 5 visited Nissan last week to do some coding and meet some of the robots and the people who programme them at Nissan. It was a very fun and informative visit....
Year 3 Computing-Branching Databases
Today, year 3 continued their work on branching databases. We used ‘yes or no’ questions to sort and organise information in a programme called j2data. A branching database is a way of...
Computing in Year 3
We have been using Scratch in Year 3. Today we looked at changing our sprite, choosing a background and how to sequence simple sounds. We love using the chrome books and are...
Year 2 Computing
Year 2 are learning the first steps in computer coding. They have explored giving instructions using specific directional language to their friends. They then planned a route and used directional vocabulary and...
Year 3 Computing – Animation
Year 3 visited the Openzone and used the animation programme ‘Stikbot’ along with Lego figures to create animated videos. They also added captions, photographs and audio to enhance their animations. We crammed...
Year 4 Openzone Visit
Year 4 visited the Openzone and used the programme Audacity to record and edit sounds to create podcasts about Ancient Greece.
Year 5 Openzone Visit
Year 5 visited the Openzone at The Word in South Shields. The day began by creating algorithms to be used with small microcontrollers called Crumbles. Pupils used these to control LED lights...
Year 4 Computing – Creating Games
Year 4 have been using Scratch to create games. They created programs following an example then refined the algorithm in their designs to improve their final game.