Year B : 2022-2023

 Computing systems and networks (IT around us)

This term children have been looking at what IT is!

Did you know that IT stands for Information Technology? 

Information technology can be a computer or something that works with a computer!

We have been looking at IT in and outside of school and all the benefits of IT in everyday life. We loved learning how barcodes work and we even did some role-play and set up our own little shops using our own barcode system

Creating media (Digital photography)

This term we looked at all the important jobs that need a camera!

We looked at different devices we can take photographs on and how we can save them too.

We looked at how different lighting can make a huge difference to our photos and we even edited our photos to make them more interesting! 

 Programming A (Robot Algorithms) 

This term we are looking at how instructions can be very important, especially in order!

Did you know that a sequence of instructions is called an algorithm? and when a computer follows an algorithm to complete a task its called a program!

We love using the Bee-Bots to create and follow instructions.

Data and information - Pictograms 

This term we have had so much fun recording and translating our data onto online software to make our very own pictograms!

We have learned about different ways we can collect data such as a tally chart and how we can present our data to make it easier to read. 

Year A: 2023-2024

Computing systems and networks (IT around us)

This term children have been looking at what IT is.

Did you know that IT stands for Information Technology? 

Information technology can be a computer or something that works with a computer!

We have been looking at IT in and outside of school and all the benefits of IT in everyday life. We loved learning how barcodes work and we even did some role-play and set up our own little shops using our own barcode system. We have looked into the types of jobs we can do with computing and how computing is used in our everyday lives.

Autumn 2 - Creating media (Digital Painting)

This term we have been exploring some famous artists and the techniques they used. We wanted to recreate their art using digital devices. We used paint software on computers to create and evaluate our own works of art using different techniques as inspiration.

Spring 1 - Programming A - Moving a Robot

During our programming unit this year we dived deeper into what an alogrithm is and why it is so important in our everyday lives. We created and debugged our own instructions for our friends to follow then transferedd those skills to making a robot move.

Spring 2 - Data and information - Groping data 

In this unit, children spent time understanding what an object is and how it can be grouped and how we can label these groups. We explored what properties mean and how we can use these to help us sort objects into their different groups.

We used J2e to sort objects and create labels then ask questions about data.