As part of Coding week, Year 6 looked at creating their own games on Scratch. The children used brief guides and their own coding knowledge to create one of three games: tennis, archery or cycling. They were able to write lines of code using sensing blocks, variables and Read more…
This week during computing, Year 6 have been looking at coding. They have explored, investigated and made different games on scratch. The children worked very hard, thought about the schools secrets of success (don’t give up, concentrate and push yourself) whilst using scratch. Well done.
A huge well done to all the children in Ash as you’ve all made such a fantastic start to the new school year. We’ve had a busy week doing lots of Maths games, drawing our favourite teddy, we’ve spent time in Kayden’s garden, sang songs in RE, wrote new prayers Read more…
For challenge 4 we created a video to show how a reading app called DigiSmart works. This app is going to be used in Key Stage 2 after half term so each class will be able to watch this video to explain what DigiSmart is and how to use it. Read more…
For computing we have been using 2paint a picture to create different pictures using different styles. We have been looking at impressionism and pointillist styles then creating our own pictures. We linked it to our Art topic on Superheroes. We created pictures of superheroes using the pointillist template:
This afternoon we have been learning about how to carry out effective searches using the internet. We worked together as a class to find the answers to some simple questions. We investigated how searches, which are not clear enough, result in us finding the wrong information. The children then worked Read more…
Year 6 had the chance to have a first try of the new DigiSmart app. We have used DigiSmart for a couple of years at St. Luke’s, so the children were well-placed to look at the changes and what was new! ‘DigiSmart Comprehension: Protest & Power’ helps to build children Read more…
This afternoon Maple have been working hard to share our online experiences and think about how to use the internet safely. We began by completing a class quiz together about online safety. The children really impressed me with their knowledge of how to keep safe online and gave some fantastic Read more…
On Tuesday it was safer internet day with the focus being ‘All fun and games – exploring respect and relationships online’. The digital leaders have been working hard preparing and practicing for an assembly. On Tuesday they did a fantastic job delivering an assembly to Year 3. They were so Read more…
Yesterday was Safer Internet Day 2022. In year six we discussed and explored many ways to keep safe on line. The day encouraged us to help make the internet a safer and a better place for us all, and especially for children and young people. In class we explored the Read more…