Monday, March 3, 2014

Happy Kids!

We have been having so much fun in Coding Club. It is so wonderful to hear the kiddos get excited when they solve a puzzle. Plus, they help each other when they get stuck -- we love to see that collaborative and supportive spirit in our children.

Another happy note: on Thursday after school, I was heading in as all the students were pouring out the front doors, and one of the boys from Coding Club came up to me and said, "I had so much fun at Coding Club today! I can't wait for next week!" It melted my heart. :)

Thank you all for supporting our Coding Club. Don't forget: if you want to volunteer to help at one of our meetings, you can check the schedule here: Coding Club Schedule

We really need one more parent at the March 16 meeting. If you can help, that would be wonderful! :)

Thursday, February 20, 2014

First Day of Coding Club

Today, we had our first day of Coding Club, and it went really well. The kids all set up their own account at http://learn.code.org. I encourage you parents or siblings to go try out this free online curriculum set up for the Hour of Code project last Fall 2013. It really is a fun way to learn about coding. 
 
The kids are working through the first stages of the lessons and learning how to talk to computers in a way that a computer can understand. It was so fun to see the kids get excited when they solved a challenging puzzle. Each student is working through the exercises at their own pace. We'll pick back up next week and keep working through the lessons. The lessons are all self-paced, so if your child has to miss a meeting, that is totally fine.

We are making one change to our meetings. We found that an hour was just a bit too long to hold all of the kids' attention, so we are changing the start time to 8:15am.
 
Thank you so, so much to Laurel and Melody who were there today to help Byron, Leanne, and myself get the kids set up. It really helps to have more adults there -- we need to help them when they get stuck and solve technical issues. If you can help at future meetings, please add your name to the Coding Club Schedule.
 
We'll be back soon with more updates.

Thank you!
Lissa Mitchell

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Welcome to the Coding Club!

You're ready to register for the Coding Club! We're excited that you're here.

To register, fill out the Registration Form.

We'll send you a confirmation email that says you're definitely in the club. We're limited to the first 35 students to register, so sign-up today.

Remember -- the club is open only to 3rd grade through 6th grade.

Questions? Email lissamitchell@gmail.com.

Thank you and we'll see you soon!