Welcome to Birchgrove Primary School's Website "Always be the best that you can be" Croeso i safle we Gelli Fedw "Eich gorau glas bob amser"

Links To Other Websites

Here are a few websites that you may find interesting - they are not linked to the school in anyway and we have no control over what is on the site or the views they express. Always remember to stay INTERNET SAFE when visiting any website and don't give out details that you would not like seen by the whole world (that is what "www" stands for after all!).

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SUPERVISE YOUR CHILDREN WHILST THEY ARE ON THE INTERNET AS NO SITE CAN BE GUARENTEED TO BE 100% SAFE.

http://www.wisekids.org.uk/ this site will give you information about PROMOTING INNOVATIVE, POSITIVE AND SAFE INTERNET USE

http://www.learn-ict.org.uk/intsafety/index.asp this site gives information about E-Safety in Swansea Schools

Site title	Description
BBC Schools	Lots of information about all subject areas. Look at the section for 4-11 year old and you are bound to find something that will be of use to you. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Birchgrove Community Website	Local information about your village. Details of meetings and plans. Well worth a visit.
Bob the Builder	Can you use it? Yes you can! This site is another favourite to help the younger children develop their ICT skills. Suitable for Infants
Bobinogi	A great Welsh language site aimed at younger children But don't panic adults can use this too as it has an English site option too. Go on give it a go - you will be surprised how much Welsh your child knows. Suitable for Infants
CBeebies	An old favourite that most of you use already but this site is very useful for promoting ICT skills, directions, maths, reading and so much more. Suitable for Infants
Channel 4 Schools	An interactive site that will allow you to search for subject areas to help your child with their school work. Remember to look at KS1 and 2 items. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Crickweb	Lots of resources here, you can access Early Years, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Parent information and games so is suitable for every child in Primary Education. You are bound to find something you like here. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Cyber Camp	An American site that lets the children research nature and animals as well as making things (in the kitchen and in the craft area). Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Dottie and Buzz	Great site for the younger children in the school. Puppet characters Dotty and Buzz lead the children through the site, there is a section for parents/carers and the children to access. Suitable for Infants
Easy Fundraising	This is a great website for everybody who buys over the internet. Log onto this site and register for free then buy as you usually would EXCEPT - and here is the BRILLIANT bit! - the stores donate a percentage to the money you spend to the school. Everybody is a winner. So go on and don't forget when you register to put BIRCHGROVE PRIMARY HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SWANSEA down to receive the donation.
Enchanted Learning	Quite a large site with lots of nursery rhymes and games to help the younger children to practise their reading. Suitable for Infants
Family Education	Great site with useful tips to help your child in school. Practical activities to carry out at home for reading, writing, numeracy and lots of other areas relating to school - you can even sign up for regular emails to be sent to you. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Film Street	A fun website all about films and how they can be used to help your child extend their literacy skills Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Fun with Spot	Spot has come to help our younger children to learn new skills through fun games and activities. Suitable for Infants
Funschool	The motto of this site is "We make learning fun" so off you go and have lots of fun whilst you learn. Suitable for Infants
Guided Reading Activities with Roy the Zebra	Lots of games and activities that will help your child with their reading and spelling. Well worth a visit. Suitable for Infants
ICT Games	More interactive activities that help the children with Literacy and Numeracy. Learning through fun games is always the way to go! Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Kent ICT	An LEA website from Kent that has lots of Literacy, Numeracy and ICT games on. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Ladybird Books	Is Peppa Pig one of your favourite characters? Here are some activities for you to do at home and some sheets that you could dowload. Suitable for Infants
Lil' Fingers	An American site aimed primarily at toddlers - there are games to teach colours, numbers and for stories. Suitable for Infants
Maths Zone	Lotsof activities for children to play and learn at the same time. We use these in school.Handy for parents too so they can see different formats we use to teach the children. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Nature Grid	Some lovely ideas for nature projects and activities that you can do at home OR to help you with projects in school. Suitable for Infants
NGFL Cymru - Songs and Rhymes	Foundation Phase Music – Songs, rhymes and readings (NGfL) A series of traditional songs rhymes and readings to help develop literacy, numeracy and singing skills. Suitable for Infants
NRich Maths	A really useful website that will let you find activities for your children right up to A Level (just incase you wanted to really challenge the children!) Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Oxford Owl	A great site that is for parents which gives you tips for ways in which you can help your child to read at home. Suitable for Infants
Parents in Touch	So many good resources for parents to help them understand what is going on in school. This website covers all aspects/areas of school. Focuses on children from 3 years upwards so you can choose things that are suitable for your children dependent on ability as well as age. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Peter Rabbit	Lots of fun activities that are based on the character Peter Rabbit, extend your ICT skills as well as those all important thinking skills. Suitable for Infants
Phonics Games	Lots of phonic games to help with word building and spelling, good for all age groups and for revising spelling patterns learnt in previous terms/years. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Postman Pat	Another old favourite - Postman Pat and his friend Jess the cat help the children to navigate around the village learning new skills with every letter Pat posts.
Primary Resources	Activities for all areas of the curriculum and for a range of year groups and abilities. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
RE Online	A website that is for teachers, students and parents alike. Lots of information and activities that are directed at Infants and Juniors - perfect for our RE topics every term. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Religious Education	Pictures and information about churches and the items found in church as well as other major world religions. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
School Links	You can use this site for lots of different areas of the curriculum - games, activities and resources take your pick. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
Sebastian Swan	Come and read lots of interactive books with Sebastian. Suitable for Infants
Sid the Science Kid	Lots of fun science activities. Suitable for Infants and Juniors
The Magic Key	Activities that will help with literacy linked to the characters from the Oxford Reading Tree scheme Suitable for Infants
Woodlands Junior School	Lots of maths activities that will challenge all of the children in a wide variety of mathematical areas. Scroll down a little and then on right hand side click on Maths Zone. Great site for Literacy -try out WHOMP I am addicted to this! - and science too. Suitable for Infants and Juniors