We work hard to obey our school rules of ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’ as promoted by Paul Dix. We work hard to become successful learners by always trying to be accurate, talking to others about what we have learned, feeling excited by what we’re learning, getting different things right and feeling good that we are learning, often so that we feel tired (in a good way!) after school.
Sometimes, the weather in Orkney means that our school has to close at very short notice. We’re able to access learning from home however using some of our favourite websites.
Maths Fun and Games
- Sumdog – Every child has a log-in at home for this self-adjusting differentiated provision
- Count On! – NCETM site with lots of links and high jinks.
- The NRich Maths project – Resources for parents, teachers and children.
- Paper Polyhedra – Nets and names for hundreds of 3D shapes.
- The Universal Currency Converter – Convert any country’s currency into any other, at today’s exchange rates.
- World Maths Day – Start practising for the next one.
- TopMarks Maths Games – This site contains games for all abilities and topics within maths.
Creative Writing and Literacy
- Scottish Book Trust – Teens and Young People – Creative Writing Tasks
Ideas for starting, polishing and ending stories - Scottish Poetry Library – Education – Ideas bank
Ideas for poems of all different forms and subjects - TopMarks Literacy – Just like the maths games above, TopMarks also has plenty of literacy games for you to browse!
- Pobble365 – Pobble is a free resource that changes every day for literacy stimulus ideas.
Sciences
- NASA Kids Club – Space science and discovery.
- BBC Science and Nature – Pictures, documentaries and links.
News and Events
- Newsround – BBC CBBC site.
- The Orcadian – Local news, weather, tide times, moon phases, cartoons.
- ShipAIS – Ship Plotter – Movement of ships around Orkney.
Peedie Folk
Everything Else
- Login to GLOW – More resources, information, games and email.
- Innovations Learning – Great Art, English, Geography, History, Maths, RME and Science links.
- Superclubs – Make a web page, send an email, write a book review.
- Art Attack!
- Catch a Penguin – It’s not easy.
