Budbrooke Primary SchoolComputing
Computing
The Subject Leader for Computing is Miss Fletcher.
At Budbrooke, we are so excited about our Computing Curriculum this year. We have lots of exciting topics to dive into, for example our amazingly fascinating Coding topic or our interesting Online Safety topic. To help us with our learning we use Purple Mash. This website is super useful and can help our children access their computing cirriculum from home, whether they want to get a head start on 'To Dos' set by the teacher or practise their touch typing, there is so much to have a go at!
Budbrooke students have so many amazing opportunities to use lots of different computing technologies. For exmple, Year 3 have had the exciting chance to use a green screen where they created their own news room to present 'Budbrooke's Breaking News'. In addition, in many subjects throughout the school, students have the chance to use the school Ipads to help them with their immersive lessons.
Pupil voice
It has been a brilliant experience being able to ask Budbrooke pupils about Computing. They speak with such confidence and joy. They love using Purple Mash and have a fantastic curiosity for learning in Computing. Children also love using our fantastic equipment. For example, the children have been given the experience of using a green screen to help them improve their online news reports.
Here is what our children have said about their Computing learning at Budbrooke:
"I understand what an algorithm means."
"I really enjoy the coding challenges."
"It is really important that we are considerate to others when we are communicating online."
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Budbrooke Digital Leaders
Years 1 to 6 have elected 2 representatives from their class to be Digital Leaders. The children are incredibly excited to lead the school in developing Computing skills, raising awareness of online safety and helping to maintain the school's incredible iPads and computers.
Our Digital Leaders did a fantastic job of recommending the school to prospective parents at our recent Open Days for Reception children.
The children are currently working on creating Online Safety posters for display in our classrooms and Computing Suite.
See the Files section for the Digital Leader job description.
How to Support Your Child At Home
Sign in to Purple Mash as follows:
1.Type 'https://www.welearn365.com/' to your web browser.
2. Select Budbrooke School.
3. Type in your child's username and password (any problem with this do not hesitate to ask your child's teacher or Miss Fletcher).
4. Click on Purple Mash.
If your child has an extra passion in Computing then do not hesitate to ask Miss Fletcher for any advice. In addition, follow the links to these fantastic websites that can help your child develop the skills they need to perhaps have a job in computing one day.
Online Safety - useful websites
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Useful Websites - general
https://www.stem.org.uk/primary/resources/collections/computing
https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/how-to-get-kids-into-computer-science-coding/
Files to Download
