--- title: "News: Computing" url: "https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/tag/computing" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- # News: Computing ![Image of DT Week! 🛠️ ​We're using Lego to build strong structures, designing our final creations on CAD, and starting to build our exciting prototypes!](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/60937.jpg) 5 Nov [2026-11-05-dt-week-we-re-using-lego-to-build-strong-structures-designing-our-final-creations-on-cad-](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-05-dt-week-we-re-using-lego-to-build-strong-structures-designing-our-final-creations-on-cad-) #### [DT Week! 🛠️ ​We're using Lego to build strong structures, designing our final creations on CAD, and starting to build our exciting prototypes!](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-05-dt-week-we-re-using-lego-to-build-strong-structures-designing-our-final-creations-on-cad-) ![Image of The children became full-fledged game developers at Computing Club today! 🕹️🌟 They built 3D maze worlds from scratch, added custom game mechanics like villains and health boosts, before test-playing each other’s creations! 👾✨](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1792689912078.jpg) 6 Oct [2026-10-06-the-children-became-full-fledged-game-developers-at-computing-club-today-they-built-3d-ma](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-06-the-children-became-full-fledged-game-developers-at-computing-club-today-they-built-3d-ma) #### [The children became full-fledged game developers at Computing Club today! 🕹️🌟 They built 3D maze worlds from scratch, added custom game mechanics like villains and health boosts, before test-playing each other’s creations! 👾✨](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-06-the-children-became-full-fledged-game-developers-at-computing-club-today-they-built-3d-ma) ![Image of Abracadabra! 🪄 We had a fantastic start to Computing Club today, learning the basics of block coding in Purple Mash! The children loved making objects vanish and move to create their own magic! 💻✨](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1792689942422.jpg) 15 Sep [2026-09-15-abracadabra-we-had-a-fantastic-start-to-computing-club-today-learning-the-basics-of-block](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-15-abracadabra-we-had-a-fantastic-start-to-computing-club-today-learning-the-basics-of-block) #### [Abracadabra! 🪄 We had a fantastic start to Computing Club today, learning the basics of block coding in Purple Mash! The children loved making objects vanish and move to create their own magic! 💻✨](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-15-abracadabra-we-had-a-fantastic-start-to-computing-club-today-learning-the-basics-of-block) ![Image of Every Friday morning, Year 1 kicks off with Junior Jam! 🎉 Our first session is Computing, and today’s exciting task is all about mastering the keyboard. ⌨️](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1788537881142.jpg) 4 Sep [2026-09-04-every-friday-morning-year-1-kicks-off-with-junior-jam-our-first-session-is-computing-and-](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-04-every-friday-morning-year-1-kicks-off-with-junior-jam-our-first-session-is-computing-and-) #### [Every Friday morning, Year 1 kicks off with Junior Jam! 🎉 Our first session is Computing, and today’s exciting task is all about mastering the keyboard. ⌨️](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-04-every-friday-morning-year-1-kicks-off-with-junior-jam-our-first-session-is-computing-and-) ![Image of Now in Computing, we are learning keyboard skills.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1788538935471.jpg) 4 Sep [2026-09-04-now-in-computing-we-are-learning-keyboard-skills](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-04-now-in-computing-we-are-learning-keyboard-skills) #### [Now in Computing, we are learning keyboard skills.](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-09-04-now-in-computing-we-are-learning-keyboard-skills) ![Image of We had Junior Jam teaching us in Reception, learning Spanish, drawing in Computing and playing the drums in Music! 🇪🇸🎨🎶](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/2a3d0a8bffda.jpg) 6 Jul [2026-07-06-we-had-junior-jam-teaching-us-in-reception-learning-spanish-drawing-in-computing-and-play](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-07-06-we-had-junior-jam-teaching-us-in-reception-learning-spanish-drawing-in-computing-and-play) #### [We had Junior Jam teaching us in Reception, learning Spanish, drawing in Computing and playing the drums in Music! 🇪🇸🎨🎶](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-07-06-we-had-junior-jam-teaching-us-in-reception-learning-spanish-drawing-in-computing-and-play) ![Image of Today in junior jam we are crime scene investigators. We are currently creating our profiles. 💾](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/f1bf19212d33.jpg) 12 Jun [2026-06-12-today-in-junior-jam-we-are-crime-scene-investigators-we-are-currently-creating-our-profil](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-06-12-today-in-junior-jam-we-are-crime-scene-investigators-we-are-currently-creating-our-profil) #### [Today in junior jam we are crime scene investigators. We are currently creating our profiles. 💾](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-06-12-today-in-junior-jam-we-are-crime-scene-investigators-we-are-currently-creating-our-profil) ![Image of Know It Week - We’ve been busy testing out our sticky knowledge. We did a google quiz which marked our answers as we went so we all got instant feedback on our learning.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/2b5c048fc7d9.jpg) 27 Apr [2026-04-27-know-it-week-we-ve-been-busy-testing-out-our-sticky-knowledge-we-did-a-google-quiz-which-](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-04-27-know-it-week-we-ve-been-busy-testing-out-our-sticky-knowledge-we-did-a-google-quiz-which-) #### [Know It Week - We’ve been busy testing out our sticky knowledge. We did a google quiz which marked our answers as we went so we all got instant feedback on our learning.](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-04-27-know-it-week-we-ve-been-busy-testing-out-our-sticky-knowledge-we-did-a-google-quiz-which-) ![Image of Our Year 5 data scientists celebrated Earth Day with a ‘Google Quest’. They used AI to help protect a local village from flooding by tracking weather patterns and water levels. A brilliant look at how technology can solve real-world problems. Well done!](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/99420f899872.jpg) 24 Apr [2026-04-24-our-year-5-data-scientists-celebrated-earth-day-with-a-google-quest-they-used-ai-to-help-](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-04-24-our-year-5-data-scientists-celebrated-earth-day-with-a-google-quest-they-used-ai-to-help-) #### [Our Year 5 data scientists celebrated Earth Day with a ‘Google Quest’. They used AI to help protect a local village from flooding by tracking weather patterns and water levels. A brilliant look at how technology can solve real-world problems. Well done!](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-04-24-our-year-5-data-scientists-celebrated-earth-day-with-a-google-quest-they-used-ai-to-help-) ![Image of Our Year 3 and Year 4 pupils had a fantastic visit from our local PCSO officers today! They delivered an engaging session on phone and online safety, and we were so impressed by how well the children listened and participated.](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1770217453385.jpg) 4 Feb [2026-02-04-our-year-3-and-year-4-pupils-had-a-fantastic-visit-from-our-local-pcso-officers-today-the](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-02-04-our-year-3-and-year-4-pupils-had-a-fantastic-visit-from-our-local-pcso-officers-today-the) #### [Our Year 3 and Year 4 pupils had a fantastic visit from our local PCSO officers today! They delivered an engaging session on phone and online safety, and we were so impressed by how well the children listened and participated.](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-02-04-our-year-3-and-year-4-pupils-had-a-fantastic-visit-from-our-local-pcso-officers-today-the) ![Image of Lights, Camera, Action! ​We were delighted to welcome a film crew to St. Aidan’s today to capture how we use Google in our classrooms. The crew was incredibly impressed by our tech-savvy pupils and their digital skills!](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_2777(1).JPG) 21 Jan [2026-01-21-lights-camera-action-we-were-delighted-to-welcome-a-film-crew-to-st-aidan-s-today-to-capt](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-01-21-lights-camera-action-we-were-delighted-to-welcome-a-film-crew-to-st-aidan-s-today-to-capt) #### [Lights, Camera, Action! ​We were delighted to welcome a film crew to St. Aidan’s today to capture how we use Google in our classrooms. The crew was incredibly impressed by our tech-savvy pupils and their digital skills!](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2026-01-21-lights-camera-action-we-were-delighted-to-welcome-a-film-crew-to-st-aidan-s-today-to-capt) ![Image of In their second Junior Jam Computing session, Year 4 explored functions—the building blocks for efficient coding. They learned how these smart tools save repetition and make algorithms cleaner, using both visual Blockly and text-based Swift. Well done!](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/10954c87303c.jpg) 14 Nov [2025-11-14-in-their-second-junior-jam-computing-session-year-4-explored-functions-the-building-block](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2025-11-14-in-their-second-junior-jam-computing-session-year-4-explored-functions-the-building-block) #### [In their second Junior Jam Computing session, Year 4 explored functions—the building blocks for efficient coding. They learned how these smart tools save repetition and make algorithms cleaner, using both visual Blockly and text-based Swift. 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