Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, regrettably we are unable to invite parents into school for a tour of Berkswich CE primary and nursery. We understand that choosing the right setting for your child is one of the most important decisions that you will make in your child’s learning journey. With this in mind, we hope to provide you with a range of opportunities to allow you to gain an insight into life as part of our special Berkswich community and the chance to ask questions. We certainly welcome the opportunity to support and reassure you as you organise your child’s first steps into Nursery and Reception. We are offering virtual meetings to provide an opportunity for new parents to meet our headteacher, EYFS leader and teaching staff. This will provide a great opportunity for you to ask questions and find out about our community and learning at Berkswich CE. Your child is a vital part of this process, and so we welcome them to join in with the meeting.
Reception slots
Tuesday 17th November 9am – 10:30am
Tuesday 1st December 3:30- 5:30pm
Tuesday 8th December 9am – 10:30am
Nursery slots
Tuesday 19th January 9am– 10:30am
Tuesday 2nd February 3:30—5:30pm
Tuesday 9th March 9am—10:30 am
To book your ten-minute virtual meeting on one of the following days please call the school office on 01785 337360 or send an email to office@berkswich.staffs.sch.uk
Please visit our admissions page to take a closer look at our Nursery and Reception classes, as well as our admissions arrangements. Thank you.
Abstraction
Taking the detail out of a 'problem' to make it easier to solve
Algorithm
Steps to follow to achieve a task
Boolean
A variable whose value can only be true or false
Browser
A computer program used to access the World Wide Web
Checksum
The total number of packets sent to/from a router
Code
See Program
Computer
A device that takes input, processes it, then produces output
Computational Thinking
An analytical approach to 'problem' solving (involving abstraction, decomposition, logical thinking, pattern, evaluation, generalisation)
Condition
Something that is either true or false
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets – How web content is styled (Eg. font, colour etc.)
Debug
Finding and correcting errors
Data
Numbers that represent images, video, text and sound
Decomposition
Splitting things into smaller parts
Evaluation
Is this 'good'? Can it be improved?
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A service for moving files
Function
A set of commands in computer programs that are grouped together and given a name so that they can be used more than once in a program
Generalisation
Adapting solutions already found to solve new problems
Hub
A device that joins a group of computers together
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language: the 'code' used to create and lay out web pages
Information
Data processed and/or presented to users in a meaningful way. For example, a large list of numbers is meaningless unless it is presented as, say, the ages of pupils in a class
Input
A method of computers receiving data (Eg. keyboard, mouse, touch, sensors etc,)
Internet
A network of connected computers
IP Address
Numerical label assigned to each device on a computer network
ISP
Internet Service Provider. The company you pay to connect you to the Internet
LAN
Local Area Network. Computers connected together that are geographically close to each other (e.g. home or school)
Logical Reasoning/Thinking
Using rules to solve problems
Network
A group of computers that are connected (including the Internet)
Output
A response made by computers to the user (Eg. audio (sound), visual (images), motion)
Packet
Small pieces of data (text, pictures, sound)
Pattern
Finding and using repetition
Program
Instructions written in a language (code) computers can understand
Repetition
Instructions that can be repeated until a condition is met – i.e. a loop
Search
Finding data that satisfies condition(s)
Selection
A way in computer programs to make choices (e.g. IF..THEN)
Sequence
A set of instructions that are followed in order
Simulate
Using computers to imitate real-world scenarios
Software
Computer programs and applications (apps)
TCP/IP
Language computers use to communicate
URL
Uniform Resource Locator: a nickname (address) for a website
Variables
Names given to things we want the computer to store (remember). Eg. scores.
WAN
Wide Area Network. Computers connected together that are geographically far apart, even in different countries. The Internet is an example.
Web Server
A computer connected to the Internet that provides access to (hosts) websites
Web Site
A collection of web pages
World Wide Web (WWW)
All of the web pages on the Internet, accessed using a web browser
Wired
Devices that are connected using wires, usually cables
Wireless
Devices that are connected without wires or cables. They communicate via radio waves