Max the Robot Update and Computational Thinking

Since the October half term we have returned repeatedly to Computational Thinking as an ongoing topic, using computational concepts and approaches to solve problems. We’ve thought about the different concepts and approaches using several pieces of equipment: 1. Dash the robot allows the use of block coding to solve a wide variety of problems. We’ve used Dash in maths to plot shapes, and to solve challenges such as navigating from

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Papay Matters – Our Place – Our Future

There has recently been an Orkney wide consultation going on – encouraging members of the Orcadian general public to contribute their thoughts on Orkney’s futures. Schools were encouraged to produce a piece of art work which incorporates children’s thoughts on the future. We hope you like our map, interspersed with our ideas about what matters to us, at Papay School.