Eldon Primary School
Aspiration, Determination, Success
Computing
Autumn 2
This half term Year 1 and Year 2 will be doing Graphics.
Christmas Card Competition
The children in year 2 had to design a picture for a Christmas card. After a lot of deliberation by Miss Flynn four worthy winners were chosen. This wasn't easy as all the entries were brilliant!
Year 1
Year 1 this week were using the slice tool to make a picture
Year 1 children were drawing their own Rainbow fish this week.
Rainbow Fish
The children in year 1 have been learning how to draw a picture in a graphics program. They drew themselves. They also learned how to use the shape and fill tools. They created a pattern using the shape tool and then used the fill tool to colour it in.
Year 2
Kenneth Noland 1924-2010
This week Year 2 have been creating pictures in the style of Kenneth Noland. He was a Colour Field painter known as an abstract expressionist.
Seurat 1859-1891
This week Year 2 have been creating pictures in the style of Seurat. Seurat used Pointillism to paint his pictures.
Mondrian 1872-1944 / Monet 1840-1926
The children have been learning how to use different tools and effects in a graphics program. They have been creating pictures in the style of famous artists. They did a picture in the style of Mondrian who used lines to create his pictures and Monet who was an impressionist who used watercolours.
Autumn 1
KS1
This half term Year 1 and Year 2 will be doing Word Processing. In Year 1 they will be learning how to use the computer keyboard and to write their name and sentences. They will learn how to change the size and the colour of their writing. Year 2 will be learning how to change the font, colour and size of their writing and to select text so that can change things after they have written them.
Autumn 1
KS2
This half term KS2 will also be doing Word Processing. They will learn to use a variety of functions in Word and Year 5 will be Blogging.