Welcome to Abacus Primary School
We are a community focused Primary School located in Wickford (Essex), accommodating 420 pupils, aged 4-11 years. We have been rated as a 'Good' school by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
We hope you enjoy looking at our website, and sharing in our daily learning journeys.
Our Mission Statement & Aims
Aspire Believe Achieve Create United Success
To be welcoming, friendly and caring, so that pupils feel secure, safe, happy and purposefully employed.
To provide a stimulating and varied curriculum.
To achieve high standards and expectations.
To provide access to an ICT rich environment.
To ensure children develop confidence, independence, self motivation,
concentration and high self esteem thus achieving their potential.
To inspire all who contribute to the life of the school to be successful.
Parents to be treated as partners in education, to be courteously received, listened to, fully informed and asked to use a similar code of conduct as that employed by the school.
To involve the community to participate in the life of the school.
To value one another in an ever changing world.
Home Learning
Below are general ideas for all our children. To access your year groups weekly learning opportunities please scroll down using the menu bar above (You may need to hover your mouse over the Home Learning-Whole School menu option)
KS1 Materials
Maths Homework Challenge
Creative Writing Tasks Part 1
Creative Writing Tasks Part 2
KS2 Materials
Creative Writing Tasks Part 1
Creative Writing Tasks Part 2
Creative Writing Tasks Part 3
Generic worksheets
Bingo Fun
Weekend Fun
Non Screen activities
STEM activities
Reading
We are allowing children to take reading books home during their time away from school, however, these must be brought back when we return. Teachers have kept a list of the book that each child has and parents will be expected to replace any that are lost.
There a number of websites where children can access free e-books:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/
https://www.freechildrenstories.com/
Audible are offering a range of free books for children to listen to while the schools are closed. These can be streamed on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
Year Group Home Learning Packs
Foundation
EYFS Home Learning Introduction
Foundation School Day
Home Learning Challenges
Numbers and Shapes Worksheets
Writing Worksheets
Year 1
Year 1 Home Learning Pack
Year 4
Year 3
Year 3 Home Learning Pack
Year 4 Home Learning Pack
Year 4 Spelling Games
Year 2
Year 2 Home Learning Pack
Year 5/6
Year 5/6 Home Learning Pack
Ideas 30/3/2020
Topic
Maths
English
Twinkl Year Group Resource Packs
Foundation resources
Year 1 resources
Year 2 resources
Year 3 resources
Year 4 resources
Year 5 resources
Year 6 resources
Children's Cookery websites
http://happychickenslayhealthyeggs.blogspot.com/
http://blog.superhealthykids.com/
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/category/family-kids
Whole School Opportunities
Here is a website that contains lots of free work packs across all year groups.....
Teach Active Resources
Free trial containing Activities and activity cards....
Letter explaining how to use the Teach Active website
You Tube Lego Activities
Yoga and Mindfulness
Family Mindfulness Schedule
How to practice mindfulness
What is mindfulness?
Worrying coping cards
Calm Down exercise
Mindfulness for children
Science & Nature
Live daily shows for your children to watch. This week is Garden week and the first topic is Garden birds.
https://www.facebook.com/365751960120245/posts/3284140411614704/?substory_index=0
Holiday Pirates are offering free live streams to 13 different zoos where you can watch the animals in real time. You can access them via the link below:
Dyson engineers have designed these challenges specifically for children. Ideal for home, they encourage inquisitive young minds to get excited about engineering.
History
History lovers can use the link below to go an a virtual tour of various museums across the world:
Get moving!
'Dough Disco' is a fun activity which combines the use of play dough with a series of hand and finger exercises designed to improve fine muscle control. The movements develop children's fine and gross motor dexterity, hand-eye coordination and self-esteem.
https://www.facebook.com/169984396514681/posts/1380405558805886/
Useful websties
Some useful websites to support our children's individual needs.
Phonics
