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Year 1 Computing
Year 1 pupils have been loving completing Christmas activities on Purple Mash. Here are some of their great designs.
Mrs Speakman
Dec 11, 2025


Digital Leaders
Every Tuesday lunchtime, a dedicated group of Avondale’s young Digital Leaders give up their break to dive into the world of technology — and what an amazing job they’re doing! Over the past few weeks, our Digital Leaders have been hard at work creating online animated Christmas stories for our younger children. Their creativity has shone through as they bring festive characters to life on screen, designing stories that are fun, imaginative, and perfect for getting everyone
Mrs Speakman
Dec 9, 2025


More fun with animations
Following on from our work with animations in Year 2, Oliver from Class 2P drew a Santa picture which we upload to an online platform and using AI made the picture move.
Mrs Speakman
Dec 5, 2025


Christmas Card Competition
Just one more day left to enter the Purple Mash Festive Card Competition. Some of our Digital Leaders have created some lovely designs. For more information visit Purple Mash Here are some fantastic designs from Year 2 pupils.
Mrs Speakman
Nov 20, 2025


Great Fire of London
In today’s computing lesson, we brought history to life by animating The Great Fire of London . The children created animations showing how the fire started in a bakery and spread through the city. It was a fun way to combine computing skills like sequencing and storytelling with learning about history. Seeing their animations unfold helped everyone understand the speed and impact of the fire—making history both visual and memorable!
Mrs Speakman
Nov 19, 2025


Bringing Stories to Life: Year 2 Create Digital Animations!
This week in Computing, our Year 2 children have been exploring the exciting world of digital animation ! Using simple animation software, they learned how to bring their ideas and stories to life, one frame at a time. The children began by designing their own characters and backgrounds, then experimented with making small changes between each frame to create the illusion of movement. They were amazed to see their drawings come alive on screen — whether it was a rocket blasti
Mrs Speakman
Nov 6, 2025


1N Computing
Year 1 children have enjoyed using the computers to explore the different art programs on Purple Mash. They enjoyed creating some Autumn Leaf designs and using the different tools to make some fantastic designs.
Mrs Speakman
Oct 23, 2025


Online Safety in Year 4
Year 4 have been creating their own avatars. These will help to keep the children safe when using online platforms.
Mrs Speakman
Sep 23, 2025
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