Web Crawlers

16th April 2026A Welburn

Crew Gray have been learning all about web crawlers today and how search engines create index pages of all of the websites using web crawlers and hyperlinks. We explored how web crawlers work using non-fiction books to find information from the index and contents pages, and realised that this can take a long time for a human to complete, especially if you have to look through more than one book to find the correct information. We then looked further into how Google uses web crawlers and found that these are not actual people, so can get the job done much faster! After that, we became web crawlers around the classroom and rated our classroom objects using a table. We included the quantity of the object, the quality and the distance from where we were. These numbers then totalled up and we were able to rank the resources from highest to lowest. From this, we were able to see how search engines rank different websites using the quantity of times a key word is used and the quality of the information on the page, and how this affects the order that websites appear within search engines.

Decomposition, coding and debugging

15th April 2026A Welburn

Today in Crew Colclough, we have been learning about decomposition in computing. We’ve learnt how this means breaking a big task down into smaller chunks to make it more manageable. We demonstrated our understanding through turning our brains into computers and breaking big tasks down into smaller tasks to make them more manageable and to solve the problems that we have been set.

Investigating parts of a computer

25th February 2026A Welburn

In Crew Robson today, we completed a scavenger hunt to solve the clues and investigate the different parts of a computer. We used our knowledge about the CPU, GPU, ROM, RAM and hard drive to solve the clues. We also used played a memory game to match the pairs of cards for the different parts of the computer!

Changing HTML codes

25th February 2026A Welburn

In Y4 this morning, we have been investigating HTML codes and how to change these! We highlighted different parts of the webpages, investigated these using the HTML codes that we have been learning about, and changed the information that was written on the web page. We had lots of fun thinking of new information to write and changing the heading sizes!

We Are On Air!

29th January 2026Betty Ramsay

Crew Ramsay have been learning all about Podcasts! We have been recording our voices using audio software, storing it and retrieving it! We have loved developing our technical skills and cannot wait to record a podcast as our end product of this expedition. Here we are tinkering with GarageBand!

Hooking into our new expedition…

5th January 2026Laura Godley

Crew Godley have been blasting off on an exciting journey through the Solar System! We have discovered fascinating facts about the planets and proudly created our own fact files, brought coding to life through fun Star Wars themed projects, and begun designing our very own solar systems. Watch this space to see our solar system evolve!

Diving into Google Classroom

25th November 2025Thomas White

Crew White have recently been using Google Classroom to help them become more organised, responsible and digitally confident. It gives them a simple way to keep track of tasks, access resources and show their growing independence.

This week, they have been researching sustainable materials and presenting the advantages and disadvantages of different materials.

Getting up and running on Google Classroom

12th November 2025Ruth Shields

In year 3, 4 and 5/6 this week, we have been grappling with getting ourselves logged on to our Google accounts but then taking it one step further by joining our Google classroom. This is a tool that was used during lockdown so children could access learning online and submit it to their teacher. Being able to access Google classroom will allow children to develop their computing skills and complete some of their learning online. It also encourages children to remember their details especially their passwords. Some children were able to show their resilience and patience while we got everyone to the same point before moving on.

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Google Account

6th November 2025Ruth Shields

In year 6, we have been getting ourselves logged on to our google account and familarising ourselves with the different apps available. To begin with, children were asked to set themselves a new password but they were asked to ensure it was something that would be memorable. Once everyone was on, Miss Shields demonstrated how to compose an email and send it to someone else before the children had a go at emailing their shoulder partner. Next we looked at how to create a google doc and slides before sharing them.

Online Safety – fake or fact?

5th November 2025Ruth Shields

This week, Year 3 and 4 have started a new unit which will focus on online safety. Both crews focused on how to be able to identify fake information and decide whether information is opinion, beliefs or fact. We used Sky News Kids which has a section on fake news or fact and this really did open the children’s eyes to the fact you can’t believe everything you see online. We discussed the importance of using reliable sources for information or to fact check things when we are unsure.