Computer technology to make music

We are learning how to use a software programme to compose music to suit a film soundtrack / scene.

Creating databases in science

Today we have used data from our investigation to create a database on Google Sheets. We used the database to answer questions such as ‘Who jumped the highest?’ And ‘Who jumped higher than 1.9m’.

Year 5 Computing

This half term Year 5 have been looking at how you can use variables within your coding. Children have spent the past few weeks creating a multiplication quiz program. Children created a timer variable and score variable, they then added in code to get a Sprite to ask a question and used a conditional statement to put in the ability to score a point if the answer is correct or to take a point away if it is incorrect. Children then programmed a timer variable to give people 10 seconds to answer each question.

Digimaps

Today we had a look at our local park on digimaps to find its features. We then planned out a walk that we’re going to complete.

Photography fun – perfecting our skills

Today we took different photographs, decided if they were good or not then retook them to make them even better.

Clicking skills

Y1 have been developing skills of mouse clicking and dragging by exploring sketchpad.

Computing – portrait or landscape?

We love our computing topic – photography. We thought about which orientation made the best photograph, portrait or landscape. We decided the school building was better in landscape but photographs of our friends were better in portrait.

Photography in Year 2

We have started our new computing topic – photography!
Fun in the sun this afternoon.

Website creators!

Today we have been looking at the different states in the USA and have created a website for different states. we’ve looked at physical features, human features, capital cities, climate and population. 

Y1 Computing

Y1 took a walk to the computer suite today to practice switching the monitors on and off again safely. We then explored using the mouse to click. We even got to play a bubble game!

Coding in computing

Year 4 love using scratch to create their own code. Today, they used copy and paste skills to create sprites of different colours and used coding to make these move in different directions.

Our last English lesson of Y5

A wonderful last lesson writing up our non-chronological reports on the Amazon.

1st lesson – Amazon Rainforest

Today we looked on digimaps for the first time to find out where the Amazon is and found out some key facts about it. We looked at population, climate, biomes and much more. Amazing work year 5.

World Climates

We looked at why our world has different climates and we also explored digimaps to find different temperatures across earth.

Famous people around our school!

As part of our 150th anniversary, Year 2 have been researching famous people from our local area. We combined this work with our computing topic! We’ve made posters about Natasha Jonas (who went to our school), Tony Bellew, Gerry Marsden, Ali Al-Hamadi, Ringo Starr and Cliff Marshall

Liverpool: A Walking Tour

We have just started working on our Geography project, planning a route around Liverpool to take in all the famous tourist sites. We also used Google Maps to help plan our routes, directions and visualise the landmarks.

Year 3 Computing

Year 3 spent their computing lesson focusing on the basics of using Microsoft Powerpoint by creating a fact presentation on an animal of their choice. Children needed to use different fonts and colours when creating their title slide and when inserting their facts page. We then looked at how  to insert and edit images linked to their hobbies. Children used the insert online pictures features, searched for their image of choice and inserted it and then edited the size to allow it to fit into the slide.

Synonyms

This morning we focused on synonyms for the 6 words we have been looking at in Jemmy Button – voyage, magnificent, civilised, year, gazed and savages. We then recorded the best alternative words to use in our future work.

World Earth Day 🌍

Today we learnt about renewable resources and what we’re hoping for, for the future. We made websites to promote our ideas especially since it’s our future!

Lowry Digital Art

We are creating Lowry street scenes using digital imagery.

Edublocks- Python Coding

Year 6 continued to look at using python coding with the focus today being on understanding what variables are and how to create and update variable. Children created code to be able to get a turtle to draw different sized shapes by asking a question ‘How many sides?’ Children inputted different numbers to get different shapes draw on their screen.

Coding for Year 6 this afternoon

We are getting better at coding : inputting instructions and steps to carry out a design task.

Science Week: Biscuit Investigation

Year 6 investigated how long it took a range of biscuits to dissolve in warm liquid and presented findings using graph software.

Micro:bits

Year 5 continued to look at how we can program a Micro:bit. The focus today was being able to use inputs, loops and conditionals to create a reaction game. Children created a reaction game by programming a ‘Sprite’ to move left and right on the screen, when the ‘sprite’ was in the middle and they pressed the A button they scored a point, if it wasn’t in the correct spot the game restarted. We then discussed how we can use the pause button to help increase/decrease the difficulty in the game.

Edublocks Lesson 2

Children continued to look at using python coding with Edublocks, this lesson we focused on how we can use the repeat loop, colours and movement draw a shape and use that shape to create a pattern. We also looked at how we can use a variables to create different colours to allow a colour change everytime a sequence has been completed.

Edublocks Lesson 2

Year 6 continued to look at using python coding with Edublocks, this lesson we focused on how we can use the repeat loop, colours and movement draw a shape. We discussed the importance of using the angles in the turn section to be able to draw different shapes.

Art project

What an amazing start to our art project. The children created their very own paper and then decorated it. Next in our sustainability art project is to up cycle clothing. We can’t wait for the outcomes.

Computing Micro:bits

Year 5 were introduced to Mirco:bits. We focused on being able to use the string block to display text and coded the LEDs to display different animations. We then looked at how to download our created code to a microbit.

Year 6- Edublocks Python Coding

Year 6 looked at what Edublocks is and how python coding works. Children were introduced to how we can code different elements of the program. Children created a program to allow a ‘turtle’ to draw different patterns and change colour.

On Safer Internet Day, Year 1 made some online safety superheroes. We made some amazing characters and learnt a lot about keeping safe from scams.