Touch Typing
Pupils of 4th.
And 5th. Years attended a course of touch typing at the beginning of
the year. This was a four week course in which they used a touch typing programme
and learnt how to type with both hands, without looking at the keyboard.
During the course they have to take the
lessons , and for each lesson there is a skill check. To be able to pass from
lesson to lesson, they should .
Once they
finish taking all the lessons and skill checks, they can practice in the
challengerīs option, where they type paragraphs and once they finish, the
programme informs the speed and the accuracy.
The ideal final
speed to have at the end of 5th. Grade is 15 words per minute and at
the end of 6th. year they should type at least 20 words per minute.
At the end of
the year, pupils receive Touch Typing Diplomas of different levels :
Begginers
- Between 15 wpm and 20 wpm (5th. grade desired speed)
Intermediate
- Between 20 wpm and 30 wpm (6th. grade desired speed)
Advanced
- Between 30 wpm and 50 wpm
Master
- More than 50 wpm
Typing tests
were taken to see the improvement of typing speed of the pupils.
Interhouse
Competitions take place during the year.
House points
were granted like this :
Personal
Housepoints :