INTERNET LINKS

Here are some useful links we have found on the internet.

Looking Things up

Ask Jeeves

Type in a question and Jeeves will try to find some answers for you.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Probably the world's most famous English-language encyclopaedia, now more than 200 years old.

Encarta Encyclopedia

Not just an encyclopaedia, an (American) dictionary and a dictionary for translating foreign languages too.

Fast Facts

Links to a huge number of places to look things up.

Homework Help

Maths Homework Help

You'll never guess what - this site helps you with your numeracy.

B J Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

A mass of references to places to help you with your homework.  A lot of them are American though.

Fun if You like It

CBBC

There is always something going on at this BBC site for Kids.  Jokes, games, TV, sport, music .... it's great.

Big Books

Some of Sebastian Swan's easy to read stories with pictures.

Kids Ark

Lets collect things for the Ark.  A great site for outdoors - fossils, mucking about in ponds and for collecting things.

Windows to The Universe

Everything about the Universe - including all about life on Mars and Space missions.  It has its own area for children and some amazing pictures.

Virtual Tourist

If you can put up with a bit of reading you can go almost anywhere in the world from this site (and find out how much it costs to stay there).

Word Wizard

If you like to know things about words there's a lot for you at this site.  It includes a huge list of insults and a dictionary of slang as well as a list of quotations and something that tells you where interesting words came from.

 

Other Information

Department Of Health Fruit And Veg Scheme

The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme is part of the 5 A DAY programme to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Under the Scheme, all four to six year old children in LEA maintained infant, primary and special schools will be entitled to a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day.