Week 3 -Very inventive

This week we used the 'Fireworks' activity as a model to do some creative displays.  Some children stayed with fireworks and explosions, while others were really creative with the project outline, using different sprites and sounds.  I think their completed projects would make good e-cards to send to teachers perhaps.  Mrs. Ferencz-Clarke had managed to put the Firework Resources on the school network in the P for pupil folder so, for each child, importing the new sprites and the 'bang' sound was straightforward.  I had been wondering how we'd do this but it was no problem.  Adam was a great help with difficulties I couldn't sort out and the children really appreciated having him work with them.  The headphones definitely helped to keep the noise down in this week's activity. 


It's really nice getting to know the 15 children in the group as 7 girls and 7 boys were present this time.  We have each group of children for 5 weeks so when the next 15 children start I'll make the badges and then we will get to know them a bit more quickly.  I'll have to collect the badges in each week as, firstly they might forget to bring them back, and secondly, if I buy badge surrounds, I want to recycle them to save cost.


All in all, I felt a lot happier about how it went this week and I think my increased confidence is mainly because I am getting to know the children and their individual personalities now which always makes working with people/children more enjoyable.

Week 2 -Noisy but fun!

This week we had one extra girl and one extra boy making 8 girls and 7 boys.  It was a bit more chaotic than before because they really got the idea of importing new sounds. We need to get the headphones out for next week's Firework project.  They really seemed to enjoy Whack-a-Witch though. (Mind you they had some brilliant choices of sprites so it certainly wasn't 'witches' all the way!)  We're still having difficulties reminding them to Save their scripts though.  We must remind them more next week.  Also, next week they need some extra sprites and a sound so I must make sure they can access those.

First brilliant session!

Our first Code Club went brilliantly!  Well it wasn't perfect on my part but I know how to improve things,that were slightly chaotic, for next week.  I think Adam and I work okay together and his technical knowledge is invaluable. Mrs. Ferencz-Clarke, the teacher, was on hand and was a great help. The pupils (7 girls and 6 boys) were attentive and enthused, and I hope I get to know them all by name soon. Several of them finished the 'cat chases mouse' game which is the first activity in the Level 1 pack. 


The laptops all worked beautifully, with great sound, and the only teething problem we had was making sure we saved their work in their personal file, on the school network, correctly.
I have to say I think the Code Club materials are very well thought-out and most of all - fun!