Chestnut Class - Morse Code workshop
During the Spring term, Chestnut Class have been learning about the Titanic. As part of the topic, they took part in a Morse code workshop run by Mr Kevin Wood C.Eng. Mr Wood is a Cyber Design Authority who originally trained as a Morse Code operator before working on ships radios for the Marconi company. The class learnt about the different distress call signs, CQD and SOS, how to both send and receive Morse and about the importance of keeping a message short - every letter cost money! Everyone had a go using a real Morse key and used the knowledge they have gained over the term to write their own telegrams from the Titanic. They then listened to Mr Wood sending Morse and decoded his message. Mr Wood said "The class were so knowledgeable, I was very impressed." The children greatly enjoyed the workshop, especially when they received a morse code message from a book character they had been learning about in English - 'Johny Trott saved Kaspar'. Everyone agreed it was a most enjoyable afternoon.
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