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WEB LINKS

We have done our best to ensure that all these links are child safe but please be aware that we have no control over the contents of these sites.

You can access our recent HMIe report here.

Aberdeen authority school dates page Latest information about holidays and school closure dates.

Parentzone is a government website containing lots of useful information about Scottish schools and ideas for helping your child. http://www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk

Visit the Aberdeen City Council Education Department website to find out more about events in our city.

For fun, help with homework, general interest and information

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Parents/ReadingTips.aspx Advice on helping your child to read

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk Practise sounds and early reading skills

http://www.rigbystar.co.uk/phonemes Click on the letter or combination of letters to hear the sound.

http://www.northwood.org.uk/literacy.htm A range of spelling games and good links to other language activities and handwriting exercises.

www.spellingcity.com This is an American site and so some words such as 'colour' are spelt differently! However, you can put in the words you are learning to spell and the site will generate games to help you to learn them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/search/ Search for games, activities or worksheets to help your child learn at home.

Ask Jeeves! For Kids Ask him about anything! Jeeves will search for websites which may be able to give you an answer.

http://www.bizzikid.co.uk/ This site claims to be the most brilliant site in the whole world for kids. Bizzikid is all about providing learning games and fun activities for kids, which are safe, stimulating and educational. Kids spend a lot of time on the internet, so the Bizzikid site is fun, includes great resources and provides a great set of reference and learning tools. All content is carefully reviewed and links to other sites are regularly checked.

Pupils in the upper stages enjoyed Sid's Online Safety Show in school last year. This site reminds them of the important internet safety rules.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/The BBC site especially for children offers Information, games and lots of activities.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html American site that offers lots of support with all areas of the curriculum.

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/index.htm Activities for younger children

http://www.counton.org/ Maths challenges and fascinating facts

http://www.mathszone.co.uk/ Follow the KS1/KS2 tag to find games that reinforce maths facts.

NRICH Online Maths Club The site provides new magazines for school students of all ages with an emphasis on mathematical activity.
www.nrich.maths.org

KidsClick! USA based web directory and search engine created especially for children - choose from over 600 subjects, or search for information, pictures or sounds.
www.kidsclick.org

Topmarks Acts as a gateway with over 800 links to education websites on a wide range of subjects across all levels.
www.topmarks.co.uk

Yahooligans! The web guide for kids. www.yahooligans.com

Fact files header PlanetArkive is the place to find out about all types of living things - http://www.planetarkive.org/home.html

An American site that claims to be a thousand sites in one! Mr Nussbaum has maths, reading and science activities and games as well as lots of information to help with projects. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/