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
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.
Our daily routine normally includes reading – sometimes we read together, sometimes alone, sometimes online with friends at other schools, and sometimes we listen to a story being read aloud. Here are some of the books we’ve been reading this term. We can recommend The Puffin Keeper! In PE this week, we achieved a long term ambition and created our own ‘football golf’ course in the back field. We’re looking
