Learning from home
Welcome to our ‘learning from home’ page. Please see below for how to access to our home learning platform, ‘Seesaw’, Ark school’s home learning resources on SPArk and a list of useful websites to support learning at home.
Seesaw
For remote learning, we are using the ‘Seesaw’ platform. You should have received a ‘home learning code’ for your child to log into Seesaw. If you have not received this then please contact the school immediately.
Please click on the link here to access Seesaw: https://app.seesaw.me/#/login
Then, click on ‘I’m a student’ to sign in with your home learning code. You can also download the Seesaw app and login via this.
Please click here to see our parent guide to using Seesaw.
SPArk
SPArk is a new fantastic online learning portal available to all Ark pupils from Year 2 to Year 6. Pupils can independently access a wide range of resources to support and extend their learning.
Learn more by logging in to https://www.ark-spark.co.uk with your child’s Ark email address and school password.
SPArk content currently includes:
Curriculum
- Curriculum linked content focussed on providing wider reading and curriculum enrichment
- Resources including apps that focus on practising core skills
Extended curriculum
- Virtual tours, virtual library (e-books and audio books), audio-visual content (plays, talks)
- Music enrichment
- Ark events, celebrating excellence across Ark and connecting our Ark community of students
- Safeguarding, mental health and wellbeing
- Online safety resources
Useful websites
If you would like some ideas to use the internet with your child, please visit this site before allowing your child access.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Yourchildshealthandsafety/Internetsafety/index.htm
Click on the links below to visit some useful learning resources:
Oak National Academy provides a range of videos, resources and lessons for primary curriculum subjects
https://www.thenational.academy
A free library of e-books to support your child’s reading at home
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/free-ebooks/
Phonics videos and resources linked to the Read Write Inc Phonics programme in school
https://youtube.com/c/RuthMiskinTrainingEdu
Maths games used by the children in class
http://www.mangahigh.com/en_gb/
Maths games that are being trialled by several London schools
A series of maths challenges linked to different areas of the maths curriculum
https://nrich.maths.org/primary
Maths, spelling and algebra
Games information and programmes
Online galleries and games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/
More from the BBC's vast archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/nina/
Science experiments, games, colouring and song
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/
As part of our software package we have been given a free 3-year home use licence for the following programme:
http://content.2simpleonline.com/programs/
School login name: "u103514"
School password: "86L95E84"