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Newbridge Coderdojo Club
There is a new coderdojo club starting in Newbridge in St Conleth’s Community College. Children aged 7-17 can learn to build code using ‘Scratch’. Coderdojo is for anybody willing to learn and be creative. If interested contact Karl or Brendan at coderdojonewbridge@gmail.com. Twitter: @stconlethsdojo
What is coderdojo?
CoderDojo is a global network of free, volunteer-led, independent, community based programming clubs for young people. The CoderDojo Foundation is a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland. Find out more here.
Yoga time with Anya
Junior Infants started their yoga classes today. They will be doing it for the next 6 weeks . They all really enjoyed it today.
Happy New Year
Welcome back everyone to Room 9. It’s 2015 and we are getting right back into it after the Christmas break.
It’ll be Winter in Room 9 for the next few weeks.
I’m adding the poem that the children will be learning this week for you to read with them.
Jack Frost by Cecily E. Pike
Look out! Look out!
Jack Frost is about!
He’s after our fingers and toes;
And, all through the night,
The jolly little sprite
Is working where nobody knows.
He’ll climb each tree,
So nimble is he,
His silvery powder he’ll shake;
To windows he’ll creep,
And while we’re asleep,
Such wonderful pictures he’ll make.
Across the grass
He’ll merrily pass,
And change all its greenness to white;
Then home he will go,
And laugh, “Ho! Ho! Ho!
What fun I have had in the night!”
Coding Event
On Wednesday 10th December Scoil Mhuire Sóisearach in Newbridge will be hosting a ‘coding event’. This is as part of the international ‘Hour of Code’ week taking place from 8th – 12th December in schools around the globe. It is the largest learning campaign in history. The organisers of the week are aiming for 100 million people to do an hour of code by the end of 2014. More information can be found at code.org
Coding is what makes it possible for us to create computer software, apps and websites. Writing code helps children’s learning because it helps to nurture creativity and problem solving skills as well as prepare children for future jobs (some of which might not even exist yet!).
During the day, children from the various classes will come to the hall to try out different activities to help build the skills required for writing code. Even our youngest children can begin to learn to code with simple activities such as programming floor robots and simple online activities. The school’s principal Bryan O’Reilly is also going to give it a go and will try his first hour of code!
Parents can help in the following ways:
- Are you available to help on the day? We need parents to assist the children with the simple online activities. No expertise required!
- Have you a laptop that you could lend us for the day? We need as many laptops as possible in order to give as many children as possible a go!
- You can also have a look at some of the activities and videos on code.org with your child at home.
Please contact bairbre.elwood@scmj.ie if you can help in any way.
Bothar visitor
Our school had a visit from Bothar – the charity we help with our globe day money each year. Aisling came and showed us photos and explained how our money helps them to send animals to the very poor countries. We have sent chickens most years which are very helpful.
We saw how they get a plane and then lorries to their new families. We also saw that the families have to have training to learn how to look after their new animals properly. Also every family gives some of the new born animals to another family in the village !
In this way our gift keeps on going and growing ! Many families and villages benefit from our globe day coins. It is a wonderful gift for so many. Aisling , and the teachers too, are very grateful for your help in sending in the coins when you can.
Thank you
Bothar visitor Aisling with Room 2, 2nd class