Monksdown Computing Leads

We are the Digital Leaders of Monksdown Primary School.

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The internet is often over sensationalised, usually to encourage engagement from outside audiences. Here is a guide on everything you need to know about click bait.

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Having open discussions with your children is always challenging, especially as they get older. Here are 10 top tips to help at home.

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Calling all Monksdowners! Norris Green Park would like the children of Monksdown to create a logo that can go on their advertisements. Can you help them? Read the flyer below and get creative. @MonksdownLC

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@Year4Monksdown this morning have continued using repeat loops. Today children created an algorithm to get different 'body parts' to move. By using the turn and forever block children made their character move their heads side to side and wave. @MonksdownDL

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On Friday, a group of Y4 children took part in a Lego Robotics workshop ran by @NorthLivAcademy The children absolutely loved it and their feedback showed their enthusiasm for the subject.

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This morning Year 4 have been looking at what Debugging is on Scratch. We discussed why debugging is used in programming. Children then had to debug a program on Scratch to get a sprite to move by itself and to control a sprite using the keyboard. @Year4Monksdown @MonksdownDL

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Today the new Computing subject leaders met with Mr Heeley to think of ways of improving our Twitter use through the school. Keep your eyes peeled on your child’s year group Twitter for what’s happening in each of our classes 👀 @MonksdownLC

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@KatyAwwad @MrHMonksdown @Year4Monksdown They look great!

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We had a great meeting today coming up with ideas to help advertise our rocketfund page.

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We've gone live! If you know of a local business who would like to support us in raising money for new computers in our computer suite, then please share this link with them. We're aiming for £20,000! @MonksdownHead @MonksdownSchool @MonksdownLC
https://t.co/hBW3uXgb3F

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Our Digital Leaders worked hard today coming up with a script for an exciting project that we’re working on.

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On Safer Internet Day, we’re trying to spread top tips for being respectful online @MonksdownSchool