21st September 2023
EYFS loved exploring the outdoor learning area. They built sand castles, practiced their balancing s...
19th July 2023EYFS used their imagination to build their own cars! They used props such as tyres, a seat and steer...
14th July 2023Staff enjoyed their last breakfast together to celebrate a successful and enjoyable academic year! ...
12th July 2023Ready, Set, Read! The Summer Reading Challenge has started across all Hackney Libraries – chil...
7th July 2023It’s the final bike bus of the term on Tuesday 11th July. Join us for an uplifting 20 minute group ...
7th July 2023Here are some images from Hispanic Day. Children dressed in traditional Spasnish clothing and comple...
30th June 2023EYFS enjoyed learning how to say different members of family in Spanish. They used wristbands to pla...
30th June 2023EYFS been learning to name the colours in Spanish: rojo (red) azul (blue), amarillo (yellow) and ver...
29th June 2023Eid Muabark! As a kind gift from Ms Taneya, she brought in Eid treats for staff members. Thank you M...
22nd June 2023It’s competition time! With our summer attendance challenge, children could win a family ticke...
16th June 2023EYFS enjoyed coffee morning with parents where they taught them how to use Maths frames and make num...
8th June 2023EYFS visited Spitafields City Farm to learnt about different types of animals, their habitats and be...
25th May 2023Join Cycling Club Hackney on Sunday 11th June at Well Street Common Festival for fun cycle races as ...
19th May 2023EYFS enjoyed their animal workshop where they held many different species such as snakes! They learn...
17th May 2023EYFS took part in an interactive gardening workshop where they picked out the seeds from apples read...
10th May 2023Congratulations to our ‘best crown’ winners for having spectacular creations, selected b...
4th May 2023EYFS have been celebrating the coronation of King Charles III with a tea party at their small world ...
2nd May 2023EYFS have have been busy observing and taking care of caterpillars, expanding their vocabulary and k...
28th April 2023On Friday 5th May, we are inviting children to make a crown and wear it to school to celebrate the c...
28th April 2023A massive thank you to the adults who joined us on ‘Bring a #Significant Female to School̵...
27th April 2023EYFS enjoyed eye witnessing the process of eggs hatching. They are excited to take care and feed the...
25th April 2023Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Friday 5th May for the Kings Corona...
30th March 2023EYFS enjoyed spending DT day with their family members. They used a range of colourful materials and...
15th March 2023EYFS have been creating shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day at the outdoor creative area. They sel...
6th March 2023Join Kidical Mass London on 12th March to ride from Stonebridge Gardens, E8 to Tate Modern. There wi...
3rd March 2023Orchard did an amazing job of dressing up in their favourite characters for World Book Day! You all ...
3rd March 2023For World Book Day, Year 6 enjoyed reading their favourite books to EYFS and then they shared who th...
22nd February 2023Staff celebrated Shrove Tuesday with a spread full of scrumptious goodies and pancakes to enjoy for ...
22nd February 2023As part of EYFS new topic on fairy tales, they brought in some fantastic masterpieces they made over...
22nd February 2023As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, EYFS explored and shared their experiences of skills...
22nd February 2023EYFS enjoyed their first week back where they took part in a gardening workshop. They got hands on, ...
8th February 2023EYFS have been enjoying their interactive maths lesson on the topic ‘patterns’. They use...
27th January 2023Reception spent a day learning the role of a Doctor and what their day consists of! They also learnt...
19th January 2023EYFS enjoyed learning about measurements where they compared the lengths of different sticks with th...
14th December 2022EYFS loved playing in snow, creating their own footprint and feeling the texture of it with their fr...
14th December 2022Children enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing,...
8th December 2022EYFS have been celebrating Hanukkah by learning and understanding the significance of the eight day ...
1st December 2022EYFS have been busy creating their Christmas hoop decorations this week. They chose from a range of ...
23rd November 2022At Orchard, we are focusing on waste reduction and recycling. As a school, we are becoming more awa...
23rd November 2022EYFS have been exploring the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’ this week. They completed many activitie...
9th November 2022As part of World Week, Reception participated in many fun activities to celebrate World Week. They d...
14th October 2022EYFS have been exploring the Autumn season by observing and talking about the changes that have noti...
12th October 2022Reception have been busy playing in their fun, designated construction area outside. They learned ho...
28th September 2022EYFS and KS1 loved bringing their Significant Male to school this morning. There was a range of acti...
21st July 2022To celebrate Hispanic Day everyone dressed in red and yellow to match the Spanish flag! An exciting ...
6th July 2022Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day!
20th June 2022Reception classes are enjoying exploring the outdoor area in the sunshine. They have been making the...
31st March 2022Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution...
25th February 2022Dear Parents & Carers, Hackney Council want your input in the design change for the Well Street ...
25th January 2022Our Green Team held a very informative assembly where they educated the school about climate change,...
17th January 2022This week children in reception have been reading Six Dinner Sid. They have enjoyed exploring simila...
22nd October 2021The children in reception have been learning to read and spell tricky words this week. To help them ...
30th September 2021Parents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say!
25th May 2021The children in Cherry Class took part in a group activity with our school gardener, who taught t...
19th January 2021Remote learning has not stopped the children sharing and celebrating their holiday homework projects...
22nd November 2020The children have been reading ‘Blue Penguin’ this week. They explored the role-play area, pretendin...
12th October 2020The children in Reception have been enjoying a range of activities including counting and recognisin...
20th September 2020This week in Reception the children have had an exciting settling in week. The children have practis...
14th September 2020We are excited to welcome our Early Years children full time today. Last week, all children had a wo...
13th July 2020There was culture and creativity throughout the school during Hispanic Day! The theme was Art & ...
25th June 2020Have you tried the virtual challenges on the home learning web page yet? Don’t forget to email...
9th June 2020We have seen a number of holiday projects sent in to the home learning email address. What an amazin...
25th May 2020Last week, the children attending school read the book ‘Mama Built a Little Nest’ and le...
3rd May 2020Some more wonderful examples of creative home learning, well done everyone! ...
28th April 2020This week is Families’ Week at Orchard, an opportunity to celebrate the diversity both in our school...
28th April 2020Well done Orchard! It is wonderful to see such continued commitment to learning. Thank you to every...
23rd April 2020The children attending school this week are enjoying getting creative and linking literacy and art! ...
14th April 2020Science Day was a huge success and ended in a wonderful celebration of the experiments undertaken ac...
15th March 2020As part of World Book Day the Head Librarians organised a book swap. Children brought in books that ...
15th March 2020Spring Dr Bike and Bikers Breakfast event on the 17th March 8.30am – 10.30am
15th March 2020The children in Reception had a wonderful day celebrating their 100th day of school last week! The c...
9th February 2020Reception children had a wonderful time visiting Hackney City Farm. They identified a range of anima...
9th February 2020Thank you to all the parents who attended the EYFS Early Maths coffee morning. There were some fanta...
19th January 2020Thank you to all the families who contributed donations to the Winter Fayre and to those who came to...
11th December 2019In recognition of Anti-Bullying Day, children dressed up in blue as Orchard showed that no bullying ...
17th November 2019The children in Reception and Nursery attended the “Peace at Last” opera. They really e...
10th November 2019Thank you for all the parents who came in to view and contribute to the children’s Special Boo...
10th November 2019The children in Reception enjoyed using ipads to take ‘selfies’! ...
10th November 2019The children in Elm class have been enjoying music lessons with Mrs Batup, where they have been expe...
10th November 2019Every Friday morning, Lower School enjoy Parent Reading. It is always a wonderful to see so many adu...
10th November 2019We have again received the Gold Travel Stars Award at Orchard Primary School. We are again in the to...
29th September 2019We were delighted to welcome our significant males into school again this week to join in with learn...
29th September 2019This week Reception have been engaging in a range of activities which explore the different things t...
22nd September 2019We were delighted to welcome our new parents in Nursery to Parent Reading last week. Adults joined c...
14th July 2019Last week Orchard enjoyed celebrating Hispanic Day. The children enjoyed an assembly let by Ms Josep...
29th May 2019The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Writing Workshop which focused on supporti...
29th May 2019The children in EYFS have been fascinated by our eggs, which have now hatched into chicks. This has ...
29th May 2019Our annual Families’ Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about ...
12th May 2019The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Maths Workshop. They discovered a range of...
12th May 2019During Science Day, Reception and Nursery explored changes and materials by mixing different ingredi...
2nd May 2019Reception children celebrated their 100th day of school in the Spring Term. To mark this special day...
14th March 2019Fairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a...
8th March 2019This week reception have been learning about time. We have been discussing our daily routines as wel...
8th March 2019During Work Week the Reception children were visited by Doctor George, an A&E doctor from UCL Ho...
27th January 2019Lots of Nursery and Reception parents attended the ‘fine motor skills’ coffee morning. T...
21st November 2018In Reception lots of learning has been linked to the story ‘The Gingerbread Man’. The children have...
24th October 2018The children in Early Years have been learning about how to look after their world. They have been l...
9th October 2018Thank you to all the significant males who joined us in school last week to support our learning! ...
1st August 2018Although a day late due to the snow, World Book Day was again a huge success. With creative costumes...
1st August 2018School councils from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Garden held a joint meeting to meet with Hackney ...
1st August 2018Thank you for supporting families week. The children learned about different types of families and o...
1st August 2018Our Samba Band is in full rehearsal using the instruments awarded to us at the Mayor of Hackney Musi...
Upcoming events
Sep
25
Mon
Sep 25 @ 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
We run tours of the school every Monday for Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2 with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher at 2.45pm
Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make it to the school on a Monday, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 020 8985 7785 or email AdminOrchard@vs.hackney.sch.uk
Oct
2
Mon
Oct 2 @ 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
We run tours of the school every Monday for Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2 with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher at 2.45pm
Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make it to the school on a Monday, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 020 8985 7785 or email AdminOrchard@vs.hackney.sch.uk
Oct
9
Mon
Oct 9 @ 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
We run tours of the school every Monday for Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2 with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher at 2.45pm
Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make it to the school on a Monday, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 020 8985 7785 or email AdminOrchard@vs.hackney.sch.uk
Oct
16
Mon
Oct 16 @ 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
We run tours of the school every Monday for Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2 with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher at 2.45pm
Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make it to the school on a Monday, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 020 8985 7785 or email AdminOrchard@vs.hackney.sch.uk
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