Year 5 visit to OpenZone

26th September 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

The Year 5’s had an amazing day out on Thursday this week at Open Zone at The Word. They absolutely loved the hands-on activities, which gave them the chance to put their programming skills into action using Micro:bits and Crumbles.

Throughout the day, the children explored how coding can be applied in the real world. With the Micro:bits, they learned how to send and decode secret messages, program mini-games, and design colourful light sequences. Using the Crumble kits, they had the chance to build and control moving models, experimenting with motors, sensors, and LEDs to bring their ideas to life.

The children showed great perseverance as they debugged their programs, tested different solutions, and worked together to solve challenges. They were particularly excited when their code successfully powered up motors or when their light shows dazzled the room!

It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they realised how their classroom learning could be used creatively with real devices. The day was a fantastic celebration of teamwork, problem-solving, and innovation – a brilliant way to bring computing to life!

Year 5’s visit to The Word

1st October 2024Fiona Goodwin

Year 5 students had an exciting and educational experience during their visit to The Word in South Shields, where they put their growing programming skills to the test! Using Lego Spike Prime kits, the students took on the challenge of coding dancing robots. By applying their knowledge of block-based coding, they were able to program the robots to perform synchronized movements, bringing their creations to life in a fun and interactive way.

This project allowed the children to showcase their creativity and problem-solving abilities, while also emphasizing the importance of teamwork. It’s amazing to see how confidently they tackled the challenge, demonstrating not only their enthusiasm for STEM but also their ability to turn coding instructions into real-world actions.

This class trip is a great example of how hands-on technology can both engage and educate, making learning fun while helping to build essential skills for the future. Our young coders are already showing incredible potential, and we can’t wait to see where their love for STEM will take them!

Year 5 Visit to The Word

30th September 2024Fiona Goodwin

Year 5 children visiting The Word in South Shields have demonstrated impressive programming skills by coding dancing robots using Lego Spike Prime. They successfully applied their knowledge of block-based coding to animate the robots, showcasing creativity and teamwork. The robots were programmed to perform coordinated movements, displaying the childrens’ growing confidence in STEM learning and their ability to turn coding instructions into real-life actions. This class trip highlights how engaging and educational hands-on technology can be for our children.

Year 5’s visit from Open Zone

28th September 2022Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 5 had a visit from The Word today. They developed their coding skills on Scratch and made a game. They had to choose various sprites ‘characters’ and programmed them to move around. The children worked really hard and I think we have some future coders in the making!

Check out the link to see their work: https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/32129916

Comic Strips

3rd November 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of Year 5’s ‘Mission Control’ learning path. Class 12 planned their own space based comic strips. Later using the Chromebooks to log onto the internet and bringing them to life online.

Year 5 making comic strips

Sci-Fi comic strips

23rd October 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of Year 5’s Dimensions theme: Mission Control, in ICT, the children had to design and create sci-fi comics based on an adventure in space.

The children produced some fantastic comic strips and their love for science and ICT really shine through.

Year 5 using the chromebooks to create their own comic strips Year 5 using the chromebooks to create their own comic strips Year 5 using the chromebooks to create their own comic strips Year 5 using the chromebooks to create their own comic strips Year 5 using the chromebooks to create their own comic strips

Early animation in Year 5

30th April 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

This week the children enjoyed learning about early animation in Computing. They looked at flip books and started to make their own as they move towards creating their very own animated sequence.

Rainforest adverts

14th February 2020R Smith

Children have written and typed up their own rainforest adverts. Children worked together with friends to make heir leaflets as interesting and attractive as possible. using skills such as importing pictures, altering backgrounds and selecting an appropriate size and style of font.

 

Creating adverts

10th February 2020R Smith

Children have been learning about the Amazon rainforest both during their topic lessons and while reading their class novel (Journey to the River Sea). As part of this process, children have created their own advert to advertise the Amazon and the experience and tourist would gain by visiting it. Children are currently typing up their leaflets read for display.