Reception

Welcome to the Reception page

20th June 2022
Exploring Outdoors With Reception Class
Reception classes are enjoying exploring the outdoor area in the sunshine. They have been making the...
31st March 2022
Free Lunches Over Easter Provided by Hackney Food Bank
Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribut...
25th February 2022
Have Your Say in Improving Well Street Common Play Area
Dear Parents & Carers, Hackney Council want your input in the design change for the Well Stre...
25th January 2022
Climate Change Awareness Assembly
Our Green Team held a very informative assembly where they educated the school about climate change,...
17th January 2022
Reading Six Dinner Sid With EYFS
This week children in reception have been reading Six Dinner Sid. They have enjoyed exploring simila...
22nd October 2021
Reception Class Learn New Words
The children in reception have been learning to read and spell tricky words this week. To help them ...
30th September 2021
Parents as Partners - Hackney Education Online Event
Parents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say!
25th May 2021
EYFS Gardening
The children in Cherry Class took part in a group activity with our school gardener, who taugh...
8th May 2021
Reception Jack and the Beanstalk
Reception pupils explored the story Jack and the Beanstalk. They used this text to practise wr...
19th January 2021
Holiday Homework
Remote learning has not stopped the children sharing and celebrating their holiday homework projects...
22nd November 2020
Reception Roleplay
The children have been reading ‘Blue Penguin’ this week. They explored the role-play area, pretendin...
12th October 2020
Buy Bees in Reception
The children in Reception have been enjoying a range of activities including counting and recognisin...
20th September 2020
Settling into Reception
This week in Reception the children have had an exciting settling in week. The children have practis...
14th September 2020
Welcome back EYFS!
We are excited to welcome our Early Years children full time today. Last week, all children had a wo...
13th July 2020
Hispanic Day
There was culture and creativity throughout the school during Hispanic Day! The theme was Art & ...
25th June 2020
Sports Day!
Have you tried the virtual challenges on the home learning web page yet? Don't forget to email your ...
21st June 2020
Nursery Spaces Available
9th June 2020
This week the children in Reception have settled back into the school routine brilliantly. They have...
9th June 2020
Home Learning Projects
We have seen a number of holiday projects sent in to the home learning email address. What an amazin...
25th May 2020
Bird's Nests!
Last week, the children attending school read the book 'Mama Built a Little Nest' and learnt about a...
3rd May 2020
Home Learning 2
Some more wonderful examples of creative home learning, well done everyone! ...
28th April 2020
Families' Week
This week is Families’ Week at Orchard, an opportunity to celebrate the diversity both in our school...
28th April 2020
Home Learning Holiday Homework
Well done Orchard! It is wonderful to see such continued commitment to learning. Thank you to ever...
23rd April 2020
Creative Learning
The children attending school this week are enjoying getting creative and linking literacy and art! ...
14th April 2020
Science Fayre
Science Day was a huge success and ended in a wonderful celebration of the experiments undertaken ac...
15th March 2020
Librarians at Work!
As part of World Book Day the Head Librarians organised a book swap. Children brought in books that ...
15th March 2020
Spring Dr Bike and Bikers Breakfast
Spring Dr Bike and Bikers Breakfast event on the 17th March 8.30am - 10.30am
15th March 2020
100th Day!
The children in Reception had a wonderful day celebrating their 100th day of school last week! The c...
9th February 2020
Reception visit the Hackney City Farm!
Reception children had a wonderful time visiting Hackney City Farm. They identified a range of anima...
9th February 2020
EYFS Coffee Morning
Thank you to all the parents who attended the EYFS Early Maths coffee morning. There were some fanta...
19th January 2020
Winter Fayre
Thank you to all the families who contributed donations to the Winter Fayre and to those who came to...
11th December 2019
Dressed in Blue!
In recognition of Anti-Bullying Day, children dressed up in blue as Orchard showed that no bullying ...
17th November 2019
Peace at Last
The children in Reception and Nursery attended the "Peace at Last" opera. They really enjoyed it. ...
10th November 2019
Special Books in EYFS
Thank you for all the parents who came in to view and contribute to the children's Special Books on ...
10th November 2019
Insta - tabletop
The children in Reception enjoyed using ipads to take 'selfies'! ...
10th November 2019
Reception Make Music!
The children in Elm class have been enjoying music lessons with Mrs Batup, where they have been expe...
10th November 2019
Parent Reading Partners
Every Friday morning, Lower School enjoy Parent Reading. It is always a wonderful to see so many adu...
10th November 2019
World Week
World Week is a part of our enrichment programme which celebrates the diversity within our school. O...
10th November 2019
Gold Stars!
We have again received the Gold Travel Stars Award at Orchard Primary School. We are again in the to...
29th September 2019
Significant Males
We were delighted to welcome our significant males into school again this week to join in with learn...
29th September 2019
Things Reception like!
This week Reception have been engaging in a range of activities which explore the different things t...
22nd September 2019
Parent Reading Returns!
We were delighted to welcome our new parents in Nursery to Parent Reading last week. Adults joined c...
14th July 2019
Hispanic Day
Last week Orchard enjoyed celebrating Hispanic Day. The children enjoyed an assembly let by Ms Josep...
29th May 2019
Early Learning
The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Writing Workshop which focused on supporti...
29th May 2019
Happy Chicks
The children in EYFS have been fascinated by our eggs, which have now hatched into chicks. This has ...
28th May 2019
Families' Week
Our annual Families' Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about lots o...
12th May 2019
Maths Masters
The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Maths Workshop. They discovered a range of...
12th May 2019
Mini Scientists
During Science Day, Reception and Nursery explored changes and materials by mixing different ingredi...
2nd May 2019
100th Day
Reception children celebrated their 100th day of school in the Spring Term. To mark this special day...
14th March 2019
Fairtrade Fortnight
Fairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a...
8th March 2019
Tick Tock
This week reception have been learning about time. We have been discussing our daily routines as wel...
8th March 2019
Dr George
During Work Week the Reception children were visited by Doctor George, an A&E doctor from UCL Ho...
27th January 2019
Letters Home!
Reception went on a local walk to Well Street. The child...
27th January 2019
Fine Motor Skills
Lots of Nursery and Reception parents attended the 'fine motor skills' coffee morning. They discover...
21st November 2018
Run run...
In Reception lots of learning has been linked to the story ‘The Gingerbread Man’. The children have...
24th October 2018
Our World
The children in Early Years have been learning about how to look after their world. They have been l...
9th October 2018
Significant Males
Thank you to all the significant males who joined us in school last week to support our learning! ...
3rd October 2018
First few days in Early Years
The children in EYFS have settled in well durin...
1st August 2018
World Book Day
Although a day late due to the snow, World Book Day was again a huge success. With creative costumes...
1st August 2018
Visit from the Mayor
School councils from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Garden held a joint meeting to meet with Hackney ...
1st August 2018
Families Week
Thank you for supporting families week. The children learned about different types of families and o...
1st August 2018
Music Festival
Our Samba Band is in full rehearsal using the instruments awarded to us at the Mayor of Hackney Musi...

Upcoming events

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Parents’ Evening

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Jul 7 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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Parent Reading Session – EYFS

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Jul 8 @ 9:00 am – 9:15 am

We are thrilled to invite you back into our school each Friday to share a book with your child in their classroom. Be sure to join the Parent Coffee morning straight after in the Flexi Space too.

Categories: Coffee Mornings EYFS Nursery Parents Reception

Parent Coffee Morning – Summer Holiday Activities

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Jul 8 @ 9:15 am – 10:00 am

What activities can we try in the holidays and what local places can we visit?

Categories: Coffee Mornings EYFS Nursery Parents Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Jul

Wed

Hispanic Day

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Jul 13 all-day

Categories: EYFS Nursery Parents Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Jul

Fri

Parent Reading Session – EYFS

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Jul 15 @ 9:00 am – 9:15 am

We are thrilled to invite you back into our school each Friday to share a book with your child in their classroom. Be sure to join the Parent Coffee morning straight after in the Flexi Space too.

Categories: Coffee Mornings EYFS Nursery Parents Reception

Parent Reading Celebration Event for EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2

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Jul 15 @ 9:15 am – 10:00 am