Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Just wanted all of you to know what is going on with Coding Club. 

A few weeks ago the PTA agreed to let Code Ladder take over the Brassfield Coding Club. After they did some research, it was determined that WCPSS would not allow us to run the club without renting the space from the county. This is very expensive and would not allow us to offer classes at reasonable prices.

Because I am working full time with Code Ladder, I am not able to commit the hours on a personal basis to run the club.  Therefore I will be stepping down. If you love the Coding Club and think it is worth continuing please reach out to the PTA.

I offered to run this first coding club session independently of Code Ladder, but PTA has decided to cancel the Tracks 2 & 3 sessions coming in September, in order to regroup and see if they can keep it running. If you have submitted an application, I apologize.  Again if you would like to see the Coding Club continue, please contact the PTA!

The last four years running the Coding Club have been incredibly rewarding, it was amazing to see your children learn and grow when they thought they were just playing a video game.  They are the reason I decided to start Code Ladder 

On a brighter side, we had our Workshop today! Kids had a blast making Flappy Bird games, programming Ozobots, experimenting with circuits, making music and more!  I hope your children continue to explore technology on their own, if you ever need any resources, I am more than happy to help you find games, apps, and programs that will provide both fun and educational experiences.

If you have any questions, please email me at brassfieldcodingclub@gmail.com.

Best,
Sara Teristi

Friday, August 3, 2018




Who: Any 1st - 5th grade student regardless of previous Coding Club participation 

When: August 22nd 8:00 am

Where: Brassfield Elementary Media Center

Cost: $0

 Space is limited to 20 students! 

 Come to hang out, play around and see what amazing things you can create! 


Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Workshops are here!

Join us for a morning of coding fun!  
It's time for the first ever BCC Workshop!  



Who: Any Kindergarten - 5th grade student regardless of previous Coding Club participation 

When: May 7th at 8:00 am
and 
May 21st at 8:00 am

Where: Brassfield Elementary Media Center

Cost: $0

 Space is limited to 20 students each day! 

 Come hang out, play around and see what amazing things you can create! 

Is the day you want full? Email us at brassfieldcodingclub@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list. 


Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Don't forget Coding Club tomorrow morning!  

If you didn't bring your forms or $15 last week, please do so tomorrow.  

Tomorrow we will start assigning homework.  
It is optional so don't stress, it may be a challenge, but I promise it will be fun!


Friday, January 26, 2018

We had a great first week of Coding Club!


We will be using code.org this session, students are encouraged to sign on and work on their code.org lessons at home.  Be sure to complete lessons in order, do not jump around.  Make sure you are always logged onto your code.org account, if not your progress will not be saved.

An email was sent to all parents with students passwords, if you did not receive it please contact us at brassfieldcodingclub@gmail.com

Please use the following websites based on your grade:

1st grader
https://studio.code.org/sections/TJQWDB
2nd grader
http://studio.code.org/sections/TGJJLL
3rd AND 4th grader
http://studio.code.org/sections/HDPFKZ
5th graders
http://studio.code.org/sections/PDZXYW

See you all next week!

Monday, January 8, 2018

Just a reminder:
Tracks 1 & 4 meet January 24 – February 28 at 
8am Wednesday mornings in the Media Center 
See you all soon!!! 

We still need volunteers, if you are interested please visit our Memberhub Coding Club Signsups page!

No programming experience is necessary!!  
You will be helping younger students to log on their computers, helping answer basic questions (ex. how do I turn right 90 degrees?), and helping put computers away when we are done.  
 If you have some time we would love to see you! 

Monday, November 13, 2017

Hey Tracks 1 and 4....acceptance emails were sent today.  
Woo-hoo EVERYONE got in!!!!  
If you applied and didn't get your email please contact brassfieldcodingclub@gmail.com and we will get you squared away.  

Can't wait to see you in January!