Collaborative Coding

Today the Wrens were the first in the school to explore some new coding programmes on the iPads. We were joined by the Year 4 Skylarks who helped us work through each challenge.

Each challenge required us to put in a sequence of instructions (a 'code').

Some of us shared our learning with everyone using the Apple TV.

Everyone collaborated really well today. 

Thank you to the Year 4 Skylarks who helped us (as well as having lots of fun themselves!).

Busy with the Bee-Bots

On the Friday before half term, the Wrens explored how to programme the Bee-Bots.

On the iPads:

We all planned a journey that the Bee-Bot could take...as long as we gave it the right instructions!

Would our instructions work? There was only one way to find out - by putting them to the test!

Can you see how we recorded the instructions, like at the top left of Louis' sheet?

We also planned bigger routes outside on the playground...

...these were for the 'human Bee-Bots' who had to follow the instructions we gave them!

At the end at last - hurrah!

Can you remember how to programme the Bee-Bot? What words did you use?

Toy Pop Art

We have been looking at some art work created by Andy Warhol. This inspired us to create something similar, using an iPad app called 'Color Effects'.

The instructions we had helped us work independently:

Experimenting with all the bright colours was fun!

Art Gallery coming up!

Our work looks spectacular! Everything is bright and colourful just like the original pop art work! Come and take a look at the display in our classroom!