Staff Meeting Notes

Thursday 18th November 2010

Fronter
There has been a drop in the usage of Fronter since we returned in September. Why do we
think that is?

To create an 'up and running' class area might seem, to some of you, to be an
insurmountable obstacle. So, what I am suggesting is that we break it down into
manageable areas. So, we look at developing the site a two weekly cycles. This is how it
would work.

Date Resource

26 November 2010 Set up a forum on an aspect of class life.

10 December 2010 A learning resource on the current topic

17 December 2010 A celebration of the Christmas celebration

14 January 2011 Children's work

These can be completed in any order, however, by the end of this period all these
elements should be in place. You can sticky any comments to me. We are going to provide
any training for this on a drop in basis although we will not suggest specific training until
we know what your needs are.
Scheme of work
Here is an outline of the suggested scheme of work. Although we may be going over to the
IPC scheme we still need to ensure our programme of study is appropriate and meets the
needs of today's pupils.

Strand Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Giving
Programmable instructions Creating
Control Logo Scratch Scratch
toys on screen Patterens
turtle

Using word to
Images and Working in Repeating Google Google
Portraits create
modelling the style. patterns Scetchup Scetchup
drawings

Using graphs
Handling data Excel in
Pictograms to answer Databases Databases Excel
Spreadsheets context
questions

Commutating ideas Word/Publish

Keyboard skills 2Type 2Publish Publisher Fronter
through text er

Recording Animation Combining Creating and

Recording
Multimedia sound and using sound and editing a
video
video VideoMaker videos school movie

Teachers will use the first 2 lessons of any internet research unit to discuss e-safety and the use of
eSafety the web through the following areas - online research, online communication, online
publishing. Internet research will be linked to specific topics in each year group.

Science -
Science -
Unit 3B - Science -
Unit 5D -
Helping Science - Unit 6F - How
Changing
plants grow Unit 4C - we see things
Data Logging state
well. Keeping Unit 6G -
Unit 5F -
Unit 3F - Warm Changing
Changing
Light and Circuits
Sounds
shadows