6:30 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-29 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Today We:

Continued the Name Animation project
Edited codes with errors
Learned how to make a sprite grow and shrink forever when the sprite is clicked
Reset the sprite when the game starts

Important Reminders:

There are new homework rules. After you finish your homework in Scratch, you have to send an email the night before the day of the class.
Since our class is on Tuesday, send an email to allison@ayclogic.com by Monday at 8 PM. In that email, write down your name and a link to your shared Scratch project homework. Make sure to share your Scratch project.

Homework:

Bring this paper to our next class (click here to see the picture). Ask your parents, guardians, or family for help printing if needed.
Contact us at gamas@ayclogic.com or allison@ayclogic.com if you have any questions or need any help

6 PM – Scratch 2 – Yitong
2022-11-29 18:00 - 19:00
Today we:

Added the draw_stalk MyBlock.
Finished the Fantastic Flowers project.
Started the Intro to List project.
Learned about lists and how to use them.

Homework:

HOMEWORK IS DUE MONDAY NIGHT!! Please submit by emailing your homework to: yitong@ayclogic.com and Mr. Gamas’s email: gamas@ayclogic.com

Don’t forget to share your project, otherwise, I won’t be to see your code.
Don’t forget to include the project link in the email. Otherwise, I cannot see your project.

Do page 119, #1 in your pink coding book.

6 PM - Scratch Level 1 - Alex Lee
2022-11-29 18:00 - 19:00
Today We Did:

We continued and finished the Window Cleaner by adding a Timer and a Times Up banner.
Started the Virtual Snow project and was able to create clones for the snow.

Homework:

Do homework from pages 148 to 149 inside your scratch book.
It will be to stamp the clones onto the screen so that it will pile the snow up.

4:30 PM – Scratch Level 2 – Allison
2022-11-19 16:30 - 17:30
Today we:

Used the ghost effect for the Level Banner
Used “My Blocks” to switch costumes for the Level Banner
Coded the Ghost sprite to move faster at level 2
Coded the Mouse, Ghost, and Beetle sprites to go to a specific spot when the second level starts
Coded the game to finish when the score is equal to 50
Created a “You Win” banner costume, and coded it to show when the player wins the game
Coded the entire game to stop when the player wins the game
Added a background
Finished the Cheese Chase project

Important Reminders:

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the school will be closed from Monday 11/21 – Sunday 11/27. There is no class next week. Our next class will be on Saturday 12/3.

Homework:

In the Cheese Chase project:
When the game is over and when the player wins, use “My Blocks” to code the Banner sprite to switch costume, show, and stop all
Hint: Look at the Level Banner’s codes for help
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help

12:30 PM - Scratch 2 - Abigail
2022-11-19 12:30 - 13:30
What we did today

We started working on the Jumpy Monkey project.

Homework

Do page 93 on your yellow Scratch book.

11 AM - Scratch 1 - Abigail
2022-11-19 11:00 - 12:00
What we did today

We continued working on the Animal Race project.

Homework

Finish up modifying your Dog/Bat win banners.
Finish up the code if you’re not done. (“When green flag clicked -> hide” and “When I recieve Dog/Bat -> show”)

10:30 AM – Scratch 1 – Yitong
2022-11-19 10:30 - 11:30
Today we:

Learned about coordinates.
Found the coordinates for the square and the rectangle.
Started the Draw Shapes project.

Homework:

Draw the 5th letter of your name. Make the 5th letter spin the opposite way of your 2nd letter.

PRINT OUT THE IMAGE I HAD YOU GUYS SAVE IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT!!

Email me if you need help: yitong@ayclogic.com

6 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:00
Today we:

Finished the Animal Crossing project
Started the Spiralizer project
Learned about clones
Coded the Ball sprite to forever create clones while rotating
Coded the Ball clones to forever move
Coded the Ball clones to delete if they touch the edges

Important Reminders:

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the school will be closed from Monday 11/21 – Sunday 11/27. There is no class next week.

Homework:

Code clones to delete when the player presses the space key
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help.

5 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-16 17:00 - 18:00
Today we:

Finished the Mary Had a Little Lamb project
Started the Virtual Snow project
Created a background and Snowflake sprite
Coded the Snowflake sprite to forever create a clone
Coded the Snowflake clones to forever move down

Important Reminders:

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the school will be closed from Monday 11/21 – Sunday 11/27. There is no class next week. Our next class will be on Wednesday 11/30.

Homework:

Code the Ball sprite to hide when the game starts
Read and do the codes from the Scratch book pg. 148
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help

6:30 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-15 18:30 - 19:30
Today We:

Finished the Ask Gobo project
Started the Name Animation project
Coded one sprite to change colors and play a sound effect when the sprite is clicked
Coded another sprite to forever spin to the right when the sprite is clicked

Important Reminders Pt. 1:

There are new homework rules. After you finish your homework in Scratch, you have to send an email the night before the day of the class.
Since our class is on Tuesday, send an email to allison@ayclogic.com by Monday at 8 PM. In that email, write down your name and a link to your shared Scratch project homework. Make sure to share your Scratch project.

Important Reminders Pt. 2:

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the school will be closed from Monday 11/21 – Sunday 11/27. There is no class next week. Our next class will be on Tuesday 11/29. Make sure to send your homework by Monday 11/28 8 PM.

Homework:

Print out this picture on paper (click here to see the picture) for your next project. Ask your parents, guardians, or family for help if needed.
Add the next sprite (it should be the third letter of your name). Code the sprite to forever spin to the left and change colors when the sprite is clicked.
Add the next sprite (it should be the fourth letter of your name. Code two special effects to happen when the sprite is clicked.

You can add any special effects you want as long as it is not the same as the other sprites. (Ex: you can add ghost effect, add whirl effect, add sound effect, or other effects).

Add a background. My project uses the “Boardwalk” background, but you can use any background you want.
Contact us at gamas@ayclogic.com or allison@ayclogic.com if you have any questions or need any help

6 PM – Scratch 2 – Yitong
2022-11-15 18:00 - 19:00
Today we:

Added the parameters number_of_petals, petal_color, and center_color.

Homework:

HOMEWORK IS DUE MONDAY NIGHT!! Please submit by emailing your homework to: yitong@ayclogic.com and Mr. Gamas’s email: gamas@ayclogic.com

Don’t forget to share your project, otherwise, I won’t be to see your code.
Don’t forget to include the project link in the email. Otherwise, I cannot see your project.

Do page 116, #21-22 in your pink coding book.

NO CLASS NEXT WEEK!

6 PM - Scratch Level 1 - Alex
2022-11-15 18:00 - 19:00
Homework:

Create a countdown for the game so you only have 60 seconds to clean the screen.
Create a new variable called countdown.
Get a new “green flag clicked” and set the countdown to 60 under it.
Figure out a way to decrease the countdown by 1 second until it reaches 0.
When it reaches 0, stop all.

4:30 PM – Scratch Level 2 – Allison
2022-11-12 16:30 - 17:30
Today we:

Continued the Cheese Chase project
Coded the Ghost sprite to chase the Mouse sprite while disappearing and showing
Created a Game Over Banner
When the Mouse sprite touches the Beetle sprite or Ghost sprite, coded the Game Over Banner to show and stop the entire game
Coded Level 2 to start when the score is equal to 30
Created and coded Beetle2 and Beetle3 sprites to show and move at Level 2
Coded the Game Over Banner, Beetle2, and Beetle3 sprites to hide when the game starts

Homework:

Create a sprite named “Level Banner”.

Draw the first costume with a banner that says “Level 1”.
Draw the second costume with a banner that says “Level 2”

Code the Level Banner to use the first costume and show for two seconds when the game starts. After that, code it to hide.
Code the Level Banner to use the second costume and show for two seconds when the second level starts. After that, code it to hide.
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help

11 AM - Scratch 1 - Abigail
2022-11-12 11:00 - 12:00
What we did today

We finished working on the Dino Dance project.
We started working on the Animal Race project.

Homework

Do pages 54-55 on your pink scratch book.
Make sure to add all the necessary sprites and background. (Dog2, Bat, Block-b, Block-d, and Blue sky).

10:30 AM – Scratch 1 – Yitong
2022-11-12 10:30 - 11:30
Today we:

Added special effects to the accessory sprites.
Finished the Funny Faces project.
Started the Name Animation project.
Made the first 3 letter sprites.

Homework:

Make the 4th letter in your name slowly get brighter, and then slowly fade back to normal.
PRINT OUT THE IMAGE I HAD YOU GUYS SAVE FOR NEXT WEEK!!!

Email me if you need help: yitong@ayclogic.com

6 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-09 18:00 - 19:00
Today we:

Reviewed coordinates
Started the Animal Crossing project
Learned how to make sprites move left and right while switching costumes
Coded a Mouse sprite to say hello when it reaches the right border
Coded another Mouse sprite to broadcast a message when it reaches the left border
Coded the background to listen to that message and play music

Homework:

Create a Banner sprite that has the text “Finish!” in its costume.

Code it to hide when the game starts.

Add a Bat sprite.

Code the Bat sprite to start at the middle of the bottom edge when the game starts. Code it to forever go up while switching costumes.
When this Bat sprite reaches the top border, code it to play the sound pop.

Add another Bat sprite.

Code it to start at the middle of the top edge when the game starts. Code it forever go down while switching costumes.
When this Bat sprite reaches the bottom border, code the Banner sprite to show up.

Hint: if you don’t know what coordinates to use for the bolded and underlined text, look at your coordinate grid paper (click here to see a picture)
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help.

5 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-09 17:00 - 18:00
Today we:

Continued the Mary Had a Little Lamb project
Added the rest of the sprites that will play music
Added a Conductor sprite
Started coding the “Mary Had a Little Lamb” song to play when the game starts

Homework:

In the project “Mary Had a Little Lamb”:
Finish coding the Conductor sprite to play the rest of the “Mary Had a Little Lamb” song
Hint: you can find the music notes for the song in the image below
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help

6:30 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-08 18:30 - 19:30
Today We:

Continued the Ask Gobo project
Coded the variable ReplyNumber to be equal to a random number from 1-6
Coded Gobo to have different responses depending on which number is picked

Important Reminders:

There are new homework rules. After you finish your homework in Scratch, you have to send an email the night before the day of the class.
Since our class is on Tuesday, send an email to allison@ayclogic.com by Monday at 8 PM. In that email, write down your name and a link to your shared Scratch project homework. Make sure to share your Scratch project.

Homework:

Print out this picture (click here to see the picture) for your next project
If the ReplyNumber is 7, code Gobo to say “Certainly”
If the ReplyNumber is 8, code Gobo to say “Nope”
If the ReplyNumber is 9, code Gobo to say “I don’t know”
Contact us at gamas@ayclogic.com or allison@ayclogic.com if you have any questions or need any help

6 PM – Scratch 2 – Yitong
2022-11-08 18:00 - 19:00
Today we:

Started the Fantastic Flowers project.
Learned how to draw a flower using the Ball sprite.
Added a draw_flower MyBlock.

Homework:

HOMEWORK IS DUE MONDAY NIGHT!! Please submit by emailing your homework to: yitong@ayclogic.com and Mr. Gamas’s email: gamas@ayclogic.com

Don’t forget to share your project, otherwise, I won’t be to see your code.
Don’t forget to include the project link in the email. Otherwise, I cannot see your project.

Do page 110, #6-8 in your pink coding book.

6 PM Scratch Level 1 - Alex Lee
2022-11-08 18:00 - 19:00
Today We Did:

We continued with the Tunnel of Doom project and were able to complete it.
Talked about how to use AND and OR

For Homework:

Add background music to the Tunnel of Doom project.
Also, create a new project called Window Cleaner.
Inside the project, create a new sprite called “Splat” and look to page 135 in the book on how to create your own splat.

4:30 PM – Scratch Level 2 – Allison
2022-11-05 16:30 - 17:30
Today we:

Continued the Cheese Chase project
Drew the Cheese sprite
Coded the Cheese sprite to go to a random spot when the game starts
Created a Score variable
Coded the Score to increase by 10 when the Cheese sprite and Mouse sprite touch
Added a Beetle sprite
Coded the Beetle sprite to go to a specific spot when the game starts
Coded the Beetle sprite to forever move
Coded the Beetle sprite to turn a random direction if it touches the Maze sprite

Homework:

Code the Beetle sprite to point in the direction right when the game starts.
Read and do the codes in the yellow Scratch book pg. 56 step #14
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help

12:30 PM - Scratch 2 - Abigail
2022-11-05 12:30 - 13:30
What we did today

We worked on the Christmas Card Project.

Homework

Add two banners that say “from {your name}” and “Merry Christmas”.
The starting coords for the “from {your name}” banner is (x=-240, y=180). Then it glides to (x=-150, y=-130).
The starting coords for the “Merry Christmas” banner is (x=-70, y=100). Then it glides to (x=140, y=-100).
The Merry Christmas banner wiggle left and right. (look at the code from you Birthday Card project.)
Record audio of you saying “Merry Christmas” or “Ho ho ho” or whatever Christmas related phrase you want to say.

11 AM - Scratch 1 - Abigail
2022-11-05 11:00 - 12:00
What we did today

We continued working on the Dino Dance Party project.

Homework

Pick a human sprite that has a lot of costumes. (make sure the costumes are not still)
Do pages 44-45 on your pink Scratch book. (You don’t have to use the ballerina)

10:30 AM – Scratch 1 – Yitong
2022-11-05 10:30 - 11:30
Today we:

Recorded audio for Gobo’s responses.
Finished the Ask Gobo project.
Made a Face sprite.
Made the Eyes sprite.
Made a Nose sprite.
Made costumes for the Nose sprite and added animation.
Made a Mouth sprite.

Homework:

Make at least 2 accessories for your character.

Ex: hat, hair, bowtie, glasses, etc.

Email me if you need help: yitong@ayclogic.com

5 PM – Scratch 1 – Yitong
2022-11-04 17:00 - 18:00
Today we:

Finished the Mary Had A Little Lamb project.
Started the Christmas Card project.
Added the Christmas Tree sprite and made it change colors.
Added a gradient background.
Added the Text sprite and made it move across the screen. When it gets to the right side of the screen, it goes back to the left side of the screen and moves down slightly.
Added the Bell sprite. It shows up when the game starts and disappears when the player clicks on the Christmas Tree sprite.
Made a Name Tag sprite.
Changed the Happy Birthday sprite to say Merry Christmas.

Homework:

Make the Name Tag sprite move from the upper right corner to the lower left corner.
Make the Banner sprite move from the upper left corner to the lower right corner.

Email your homework: yitong@ayclogic.com

5 PM - Scratch Level 1 - Allison
2022-11-02 17:00 - 18:00
Today we:

Reviewed the homework
Continued the Mary Had a Little Lamb project
Used “broadcast” and “When I receive” codes
Learned how to code a sprite to play a music note
Coded the video to turn on when the game starts
Coded the video to turn off when the player presses the space key
When the video motion reaches the Ball sprite, we coded the Ball sprite to grow and change colors, then shrink and change colors

Homework:

Everyone:

In the project “Mary Had a Little Lamb”:
Add another Ball sprite
When the mouse pointer touches the Ball sprite, code the Ball sprite to grow and change colors, then shrink and change colors
When the mouse pointer touches the Ball sprite, code the Ball sprite to play the note D (hint: note #62)
Make sure to use the codes “broadcast” and “when I Receive” when doing the above steps

Audrey and Phoenix:

In the project “Practice 3 – Effects and Movement”, add codes so that:

When the O sprite is clicked, code the O sprite to move right 30 steps, wait 0.3 second, move down 30 steps, wait 0.3 second, move left 30 steps, wait 0.3 second, and move up 30 steps.
When the E sprite is clicked, code the E sprite to turn more transparent each time the mouse touches the sprite. (Hint: use the ghost effect)

Contact us if you have any questions or need any help.

6:30 PM – Scratch Level 1 – Allison
2022-11-01 18:30 - 19:30
Today We:

Finished the Funny Faces project
Started the Ask Gobo project
Learned about the “say” code and “say for 2 seconds” code
Coded Gobo to speak

Important Reminders:

There are new homework rules. After you finish your homework in Scratch, you have to send an email the night before the day of the class.
Since our class is on Tuesday, send an email to allison@ayclogic.com by Monday at 8 PM. In that email, write down your name and a link to your shared Scratch project homework. Make sure to share your Scratch project.

Homework:

Read and do the codes from the Scratch book pg. 62-63, steps #5-9
Contact us at gamas@ayclogic.com or allison@ayclogic.com if you have any questions or need any help

6 PM – Scratch 2 – Yitong
2022-11-01 18:00 - 19:00
Today we:

Made the Ghost and Beetle sprites start at different spots on the screen when Level 2 begins.
Added music.
Added the Win Banner.
Added code so that the player wins when they score 50 points.
Made the Ghost and Beetle sprites stop when the player wins.
Made the Win Banner show up when the player wins.
Finished the Cheese Chase project.

Homework:

HOMEWORK IS DUE MONDAY NIGHT!! Please submit by emailing your homework to: yitong@ayclogic.com and Mr. Gamas’s email: gamas@ayclogic.com

Don’t forget to share your project, otherwise, I won’t be to see your code.
Don’t forget to include the project link in the email. Otherwise, I cannot see your project.

Make 2 background costumes. One for Level 1, one for Level 2. When the game starts, start with the first background. When the player moves onto Level 2, change the background to the second background.

6 PM Scratch Level 1 - Alexander Lee
2022-11-01 18:00 - 19:00
Today We Did:

We started and were able to finish up the Spiralizer.
We learned about clones and how we could use them for our projects.

For Homework:

Create your own tunnel of doom for homework.
Make sure that it is a sprite, and not in the backdrops.
To create one, switch the sprite so that it is in bitmap, then you will be able to fill the whole screen with the bucket.
Then you will be able to carve out your own tunnel!

4:30 PM – Scratch Level 2 – Allison
2022-10-29 16:30 - 17:30
Today we:

Continued the Cheese Chase project
Coded the Mouse sprite to move without using “My Blocks”
Created the Maze sprite
Coded the Mouse sprite to not move if it touches the Maze sprite
Coded the Mouse sprite to move using “My Blocks”

Homework:

In your Cheese Chase project, code the Mouse sprite to:

Move up when the up arrow key is pressed, using the block “Move”
Move down when the down arrow key is pressed, using the block “Move”

Read and follow the instructions on the yellow Scratch book pg. 54-55, steps #6-10
Contact us if you have any questions or need any help
