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In computing this week Y2 deepened their understanding of what a computer is

01-11-2023

In computing this week Y2 deepened their understanding of what a computer is. They loved taking part in a ‘computer safari’ around school and even designed their own computer inventions @kapowprimary Parents can see these creations on our class @Seesaw #RPcomputing

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In computing this week Y2 deepened their understanding of what a computer is

01-11-2023

In computing this week Y2 deepened their understanding of what a computer is. They loved taking part in a ‘computer safari’ around school and even designed their own computer inventions @kapowprimary Parents can see these creations on our class @Seesaw #RPcomputing

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Y2 Computing

17-12-2023

In computing this week the children had a go at following an algorithm to make their own paper boat. They discovered the importance of making sure each step is clear and are beginning to apply this when debugging code on scratch. #RPComputing

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Y2 Computing

06-01-2024

In computing the children learnt about word processing. They became familiar with the keyboard by typing up extracts from their favourite books and learnt some keyboard short cuts to help them alter text. Examples of their work is on seesaw. #RPComputing

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Online Safety Newsletters

29-01-2024

Every month, we upload online safety newsletters to our website. Check them out for hints and tips on how to keep your children safe: robyparkprimary.co.uk/parent-informa

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Y4 English

29-01-2024

To fully immerse ourselves in a variety of different settings we used @ClassVR to transport us to range of fantasy locations. These included an enchanted forest, a viking’s great hall and a monster’s cave 

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Y1 Computing

29-01-2024

We looked at algorithms in computing – starting with inputs and outputs before decomposing instructions to see the importance of these being in the correct order to get the right result. We then followed an algorithm correcting any bugs along the way! #RPComputing

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Y3 Computing

29-01-2024

In Computing, we worked on our emailing skills. We began by composing and sending simple emails and getting used to the inbox and drafts features. Then, we were able to add attachments to our emails for the recipient to view. #RPComputing

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Y5 Computing

24-02-2024

In computing today Y5 learnt: how the Mars Rover transmits data; how to read and add binary numbers; how to write a message using binary numbers and how to instruct the Mars Rover to carry out investigations. #RPComputing

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Y6 Computing

24-02-2024

During computing today, we explored how barcodes and QR codes store and record data for a variety of reasons. We also discussed the purposes of infrared and designed our own system using it. From this, we inputted data onto excel and made graphs. #RPComputing

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Y1 Computing

25-02-2024

We looked at digital imagery today and started by planning photo stories that we could then recreate using an iPad to take photos with our friends. We then edited these using tools to help us to crop, change the colour, add filters and resize! 

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Y4 Computing

09-03-2024

In computing we began to recognise the role of HTML on a web page and looked at how to edit HTML to change the text and images

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Y3 Computing

09-03-2024

During Computing Day, we have been looking at the journey inside of a computer! We investigated the different components inside of a computer, performed algorithms as the CPU and GPU and looked at tablet devices too. #RPComputing

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Y4 Computing

04-05-2024

We learnt that there are four main strands: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithm design. We then completed a range of activities based on them #RPComputing

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Y3 Computing

04-05-2024

In Computing, we developed our video editing skills to make Book Trailers for some of our favourite books. We used clipping, transitions, voiceovers and different camera angles to engage our audiences! #RPComputing

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Y4 Religious Education

04-05-2024

In RE our topic was special places. We looked at special places across different religions including their places of worship and different pilgrimage sites. Then looked at it in a personal way, thinking about special places to us. #RPRE

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Y5 Computing

04-05-2024

There was an air of excitement in Year 5 this week. The children were fully engaged in their @kapowprimary computing lessons that taught them how to plan, programme, debug a @bbcmicrobot for different purposes. #RPcomputing

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Y3 English

04-05-2024

We had the opportunity to use VR headsets in our English lesson to immerse ourselves into our Ancient Egyptian setting. We also applied what we discovered into our History learning too! #RPEnglish #RPHistory

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Y5 Computing

08-05-2024

Year 5 displayed such creativity during computing this week. They planned, created and edited a Stop Motion animation. Here is just a very small snapshot of their hard work.

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Y3 Computing

13-06-2024

In Computing, we used top trumps to understand databases and fields. We created our own, then inputted our data into a spreadsheet. We also looked at different hotels and filtered the databases by the facilities we wanted on our dream holiday.  #RPComputing

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Y1 Computing

13-06-2024

We used sketchpad to insert text boxes to create a list of materials we would need to make a rocket we could then launch to be able to record the distances they travel in a spreadsheet. After this we created our rocket designs and used click and drag to label them!

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Y2 Computing

14-06-2024

Y2 enjoyed exploring @Space_Station in their computing lessons this week. They identified & digitally drew items that astronauts need to survive and created algorithms that would be useful when living and working on the International Space Station.

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Y5 Computing

15-06-2024

Yesterday in computing, we explored how images are transferred from Mars to Earth. The children explored the impact of pixel size and journey length on a picture. They also designed a pixelated image, which they then created using a spreadsheet. #RPComputing

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Digital Leaders

16-09-2024

Here are 2024-25 digital leaders who will be working with Mrs Lyon and Miss Sutton 

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Y5 Computing

03-10-2024

We enjoyed our Computing Day. We learnt how search engines worked, how to use specific keywords and not always trusting everything we find online. We used different search engines to research a topic and created informative posters using the facts.

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KS2 Digital Leaders

03-10-2024

In our Digital Leaders club, we had great fun with our

indi robot cars! We created loops and tracks for our robots to follow. #RPComputing

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Y2 Computing

24-10-2024

This week the children used the laptops to draw some computer peripherals and labelled their functions. It was great to see the children grow in confidence & recognise that when using computers different buttons cause different effects.

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Y3 Computing

24-10-2024

In Computing, we learned all about networks. We used string to represent the connections between components, discovered how websites and the cloud work and ended by understanding the importance of packet data!  #RPComputing

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Y2 Computing

11-11-2024

This week in computing we went on a technology safari looking at different places computers & technology are used in school. We were surprised how many different places we found. #RPComputing

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Y1 Computing

13-11-2024

In computing we have been looking at programming using Indi Sphero. We first looked at the pads that we had, to work out their function and then worked collaboratively to create a route that we programme Indi to take correcting any mistakes as we went! #RPComputing

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Y6 Computing

16-12-2024

During computing day we got to grips with logo and python. We explore how to create nested loops and designed our own Islamic tiles from by coding shapes and patterns.  #RPComputing

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Y5 Computing

16-12-2024

We had a great Computing Day this week. We created our own music compositions using scratch to go with a scene from our English text “FArTHER”. We used repeated loops to make our code more efficient! #RPComputing

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Y3 Computing

18-12-2024

In Computing, we used Scratch to code our own animations. We began by tinkering, then creating loops and ended our Computing Day telling a story using the different coding blocks. #RPComputing

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Y1 Computing

14-01-2025

In computing we have been looking at algorithms and the importance of clear and precise instructions to ensure that something happens correctly! We followed instructions to navigate a map and fixed any bugs we found along the way!  #RPComputing

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Y2 Computing

14-01-2025

This week in computing Y2 developed their word processing skills by becoming more familiar with the keyboard, google docs and important short cuts like ctl c and clt v. We used these skills to create a number of different digital pieces of writing. #RPComputing

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Y4 Computing

14-01-2025

In our computing lessons we used scratch to develop our coding skills. We explored what different code blocks do, developed our understanding of variables and practiced decomposing different programs  #RPComputing

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Y6 Attendance Recognition Prize

26-01-2025

For our attendance prize, we won a STEM day! We had a fantastic time exploring different scenes on the VR headsets, creating tracks for Indy spheros and using IPads to create code in scratch.

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