18th July 2024JOIN the Great Hackney Libraries QuestJOIN the Great Hackney Libraries Quest! We are calling all young adventurers. This summer, children... 15th July 2024Celebrate Our Federation's Music Festival - 16th July 2024We are delighted to invite all parents and families of Orchard Primary to join us at the Federation&... 4th July 2024Healthy Living Week 2024Orchard had a fun-filled Healthy Living Week with activities such as rock climbing, golf, gymnastics... 3rd July 2024Sports Day 2024We had an amazing Sports Day last week, where pupils showcased their incredible skills and sportsman... 2nd July 2024Hispanic Day - 9th July 2024Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day! Children are also wel... 21st June 2024Year 1 Enjoy The Sun At SouthendYear 1 loved their visit to Southend seaside! They enjoyed building sandcastles, paddling in the wat... 24th May 2024Year 1 Travel Back In TimeYear 1 travelled back in time at the Museum of the Home. They explored the changes through the centu... 13th May 2024Pirate Day Menu - 16th May 2024Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Thursday 16th May for Pirate Day. 7th May 2024Grandparents Tea Party 2024A huge thank you to all of the grandparents and grown-ups who came to our grandparents tea party to ... 26th April 2024Pen Licence Awards From Mr O'BrienIt has been a busy Friday for Mr O’Brien receiving visits from many children ready for their pen lic... 19th April 2024Easter Holiday Homework WinnersOur first golden award assemblies of the half term celebrated the fantastic models and projects that... 19th April 2024Year 1 Interactive Maths LessonYear 1 enjoyed their interactive Maths lesson where they learnt how to recognise and share equal qua... 15th April 2024St George's Day Menu - 23rd April 2024Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Tuesday 23rd April for St George... 25th March 2024Easter Bonnet 2024 WinnersOur School Councillors were impressed with the entries from our Easter Bonnet Competition. Excited p... 13th March 2024Bike Bus Tuesday 19th MarchCome join us for our next bike bus on Tuesday 19th March for an uplifting 20 minute group #cycle rid... 12th March 2024Kidical Mass 24th March 2024Join Kidical Mass on the 24th March at 12:00pm to encourage safer streets for children in London. ... 8th March 2024World Book Day 2024World Book Day was again a huge success! With creative costumes from all year groups and staff, ever... 1st March 2024Assembly By Year 1Year 1 performed brilliantly to all parents/carers in their class assembly, the theme being ‘p... 26th February 2024World Book Day Menu – 7th March 2024Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served Thursday 7th March for World Book Day.... 21st February 2024Gardening With Year 1Year 1 enjoyed getting hands on in their gardening workshop. They explored the life cycle of differe... 21st February 2024World Book Day 7th March 2024Count down to World Book Day 2024 begins! We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7th Marc... 9th February 2024Dr Bike Fixes Your BikeOur mechanics oversaw a Dr Bike check at each of the Viridis schools this term, checking over 50 bik... 8th February 2024Fire Fighters Meet Year 1Year 1 had a special visit from our local fire fighters as part of Work and Enterprise Week. They le... 2nd February 2024Enterprise Fayre 2024Thank you to all the families who attended yesterday’s Enterprise Fayre. The children loved se... 31st January 2024Free English Courses For Parents/CarersDear Parents/Carers, EFA London are holding an English Language Fair where they will provide with f... 13th December 2023Christmas Activities Coffee MorningThank you to all the parents and carers who joined us last week for our Christmas activities coffee ... 13th December 2023Little Red Riding Hood PantoEYFS loved watching their Christmas panto performance of Little Red Riding Hood this week. They had ... 29th November 2023Animal Classification With Year 1Year 1 have been exploring the features and classification of animals in Science. They used comparis... 3rd November 2023Annual Seasonal Performance Dates 2023Dear Parents/Carers, you have been invited to attend our annual seasonal performance. Please make a ... 3rd November 2023DT Day Dates To SaveWe are welcoming parents and carers to come support their child and their peers to make exciting d... 18th October 2023Harvest Festival Foodbank DonationA massive thank you to everyone who donated goods for our 2023 Harvest Festival! Thanks to your gene... 18th October 2023Harvest Festival DonationsThe Hackney Food bank were amazed by the generosity of the Orchard community when they came to colle... 12th October 2023Language for Leaders ProgrammeWe held our first Language for Leaders session on Thursday 12th October at Orchard Primary Schools. ... 9th October 2023Harvest Festival DonationsA massive thank you to everyone who donated goods for our 2023 Harvest Festival! The picture shows j... 4th October 2023Create A Story Map With Year 1For Bring a Significant Male to School day, Year 1 created a story map for their core text ‘Th... 28th September 2023KS1 Multi-Skills Festival RunA few children from KS1 visited Hackney Wick for the Multi-Skills Festival Run. They practiced vario... 14th July 2023Summer Spread For StaffStaff enjoyed their last breakfast together to celebrate a successful and enjoyable academic year! ... 12th July 2023Summer Reading Challenge 2023Ready, Set, Read! The Summer Reading Challenge has started across all Hackney Libraries – chil... 7th July 2023Final Bike Bus - Tuesday 11th julyIt’s the final bike bus of the term on Tuesday 11th July. Join us for an uplifting 20 minute group ... 7th July 2023Celebrate Hispanic Day 2023Here are some images from Hispanic Day. Children dressed in traditional Spasnish clothing and comple... 29th June 2023Eid Breakfast For StaffEid Muabark! As a kind gift from Ms Taneya, she brought in Eid treats for staff members. Thank you M... 23rd June 2023Pointillism Painting With Year 1Year 1 used their artistic skills to create seascape pictures inspired by the famous artist, George ... 22nd June 2023Summer Attendance Competition!It’s competition time! With our summer attendance challenge, children could win a family ticke... 25th May 2023Cycle Races And Free Bike Checks On Sunday 11th JuneJoin Cycling Club Hackney on Sunday 11th June at Well Street Common Festival for fun cycle races as ... 10th May 2023Best Crown WinnersCongratulations to our ‘best crown’ winners for having spectacular creations, selected b... 28th April 2023Crown Competition - Friday 5th MayOn Friday 5th May, we are inviting children to make a crown and wear it to school to celebrate the c... 25th April 2023Kings Coronation Day Menu – 5th May 2022Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Friday 5th May for the Kings Corona... 15th March 2023Head Gardeners Brainstorm IdeasHead Gardeners got together to discuss the importance of having a garden, brainstorming their ideas ... 6th March 2023Kidical Mass - Sunday 12th March 2023Join Kidical Mass London on 12th March to ride from Stonebridge Gardens, E8 to Tate Modern. There wi... 3rd March 2023World Book DayOrchard did an amazing job of dressing up in their favourite characters for World Book Day! You all ... 22nd February 2023Pancakes For BreakfastStaff celebrated Shrove Tuesday with a spread full of scrumptious goodies and pancakes to enjoy for ... 9th February 2023Year 1 Explore Science MuseumYear 1 visited the Science Museum this week. They explored through the museum and learned about the ... 14th December 2022Christmas Lunch FunChildren enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing,... 30th November 2022Year 1 Hunt For MinibeastsYear 1 loved their workshop where they looked at different types of mini beasts in Science. They use... 23rd November 2022Recycling WorkshopAt Orchard, we are focusing on waste reduction and recycling. As a school, we are becoming more awa... 20th October 2022Sport Ambassadors 2022/23The selected Sport Ambassadors were informed of their new roles this week and were eager to commence... 5th October 2022Year 1 ReadingYear 1 loved reading ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ during Literacy. They completed fun tas... 28th September 2022Bring Significant Male To School DayEYFS and KS1 loved bringing their Significant Male to school this morning. There was a range of acti... 22nd September 2022Year 1 Perform Owl BabiesYear 1 loved acting out the story of ‘Owl Babies’ in Literacy. They rehearsed using the ... 21st July 2022Hispanic Day 2022To celebrate Hispanic Day everyone dressed in red and yellow to match the Spanish flag! An exciting ... 6th July 2022Hispanic Day Menu - 13th July 2022Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day! 13th June 2022Orchard Choir Perform at the Well Street Common FestivalThe school choir performed very well at the Well Street Common Festival on Sunday 12th June and were... 31st March 2022Free Lunches Over Easter Provided by Hackney Food BankHackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution... 25th February 2022Have Your Say in Improving Well Street Common Play AreaDear Parents & Carers, Hackney Council want your input in the design change for the Well Street ... 23rd February 2022Digital Leaders Deliver an Online Safety AssemblyThe Digital Leaders from years 5 and 6 helped to create and deliver an assembly to their year groups... 25th January 2022Peer Mediators Ready To Go!Our peer mediators were incredibly busy during the Autumn term with their peer mediator training. Th... 25th January 2022Sports Ambassadors Working HardThis term, the Sports Ambassadors have been tasked with reminding their classmates about the importa... 25th January 2022Climate Change Awareness AssemblyOur Green Team held a very informative assembly where they educated the school about climate change,... 30th November 2021Animals Workshop With Year 1In science, year 1 are learning about the different animal groups and the similarities and differenc... 22nd October 2021Junior Road Safety Officer TrainingThe Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) had their first meeting this week. Max Moorcroft, a road saf... 7th October 2021Year 1 Learn About Human Body PartsYear 1 have started to learn about the human body. Pupils labelled and discussed the importance of t... 30th September 2021Parents as Partners - Hackney Education Online EventParents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say! 5th February 2021Get Caught Reading! 2nd February 2021Year 1 as sculptorsThis term Year 1 are learning about sculptures, we used clay and modelling tools to explore and prac... 19th January 2021Holiday HomeworkRemote learning has not stopped the children sharing and celebrating their holiday homework projects... 19th January 2021Cycling Autumn 2020At Orchard, cycling is offered to all KS2 children. Here is our Autumn 2020 summary! 63 year 4 ch... 19th January 2021Home LearningWe are so proud of the engagement in home learning at Orchard. Don’t forget all learning tasks... 19th January 2021Year 1 MathsThis week, the children currently accessing school in Year 1 used concrete resources to create graph... 22nd November 2020Year 1 Holiday HomeworkThe holiday homework for Year 1 was to create a model or write about our local area of Hackney. We h... 1st November 2020Democracy Day 2020During Democracy Day, children in Years 1-6 had the opportunity to cast their own vote for Year 6 Sc... 1st November 2020Dr BikeDr Bike & Bikers Breakfast at Orchard was busy, with 42 bikes receiving a safety check and minor... 12th October 2020Dr Bike is coming! 20th September 2020Practical Maths!In Year 1 the children are learning to add and subtract 1 from any number. To support their learning... 14th September 2020Year 1 ExplorersYear 1 enjoyed exploring their new playground last week. They are particularly excited to try out th... 13th July 2020Hispanic DayThere was culture and creativity throughout the school during Hispanic Day! The theme was Art & ... 25th June 2020KS1 Home LearningThis week the teachers in KS1 have seen children taking part in a wide range of exciting hands on ac... 25th June 2020Seasonal ChangesChildren in Year 1 have been busy learning about their new topic, ‘Seasonal Changes’. Across the las... 25th June 2020Sports Day!Have you tried the virtual challenges on the home learning web page yet? Don’t forget to email... 21st June 2020Nursery Spaces Available 21st June 2020Timestable Rockstars Competition! 9th June 2020Home Learning ProjectsWe have seen a number of holiday projects sent in to the home learning email address. What an amazin... 26th May 2020Bubbles!Last week the younger children in school started the day off with a Joe Wicks PE lesson. They then p... 25th May 2020Bird's Nests!Last week, the children attending school read the book ‘Mama Built a Little Nest’ and le... 3rd May 2020Home Learning 2Some more wonderful examples of creative home learning, well done everyone! ... 28th April 2020Families' WeekThis week is Families’ Week at Orchard, an opportunity to celebrate the diversity both in our school... 28th April 2020Home Learning Holiday HomeworkWell done Orchard! It is wonderful to see such continued commitment to learning. Thank you to every... 23rd April 2020Changing Home ReadersDon’t forget, if you need to change home reading books, the parent room has been set up as a l... 23rd April 2020Creative LearningThe children attending school this week are enjoying getting creative and linking literacy and art! ... 17th April 2020In the sunshineThe children in KS1 and EYFS have been enjoying the sunshine and experiencing outdoor learning. &nbs... 14th April 2020Science FayreScience Day was a huge success and ended in a wonderful celebration of the experiments undertaken ac... 15th March 2020Librarians at Work!As part of World Book Day the Head Librarians organised a book swap. Children brought in books that ... 15th March 2020Pyjama Day!As a school, the children have chosen to support Shelter this year as the school charity. The target... 15th March 2020Digital Leader Safety FocusThis term the digital leaders have been busy raising the profile of e-safety. They have designed and... 15th March 2020Spring Dr Bike and Bikers BreakfastSpring Dr Bike and Bikers Breakfast event on the 17th March 8.30am – 10.30am 2nd February 2020Enterprise FayreThe children had the opportunity to sell products made during Work Week at the Enterprise Fayre. The... 2nd February 2020Competition Winners!The School Council launched a whole school Book Corner and Inspiration Station competition. This wee... 2nd February 2020Year 1 investigate materials!Year 1 are learning about everyday materials in science. The children investigated materials and dis... 2nd February 2020Family Gardening ClubJoin us each Tuesday 3.30pm to 4.30pm! 19th January 2020Creative Choir!Our school choir were busy spreading festive cheer around Hackney before Christmas. They performed a... 19th January 2020Winter FayreThank you to all the families who contributed donations to the Winter Fayre and to those who came to... 11th December 2019Eco Team ActivityThe Orchard Eco Team decided they want to focus on tackling litter around our school and in our loca... 11th December 2019School Council Cross Site MeetingOrchard hosted the first cross site School Council meeting of the academic year last week. School Co... 11th December 2019Dressed in Blue!In recognition of Anti-Bullying Day, children dressed up in blue as Orchard showed that no bullying ... 17th November 2019Hackney Summer Reading ChallengeA big congratulations to everyone who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge! 17th November 2019Eco AssemblyThe Eco Team presented assemblies to the whole school this week. They gave top tips on how we can al... 17th November 2019Garden Delights!Look what we harvest from the school garden! 17th November 2019Holiday Homework!Look at the fantastic holiday homework created by pupils in Year 1 – 4. As geographers, the ch... 10th November 2019Creativity in the Play PodKS1 have been showing their creativity and engineering skills by constructing imaginative places to ... 10th November 2019Parent Reading PartnersEvery Friday morning, Lower School enjoy Parent Reading. It is always a wonderful to see so many adu... 10th November 2019World WeekWorld Week is a part of our enrichment programme which celebrates the diversity within our school. O... 10th November 2019Gold Stars!We have again received the Gold Travel Stars Award at Orchard Primary School. We are again in the to... 29th September 2019Significant MalesWe were delighted to welcome our significant males into school again this week to join in with learn... 29th September 2019Year 1 GardeningYear 1 had a lovely visit from the Gardening Team. The children learnt about the different parts of ... 29th September 2019Flagship Again!Last week our Deputy Headteacher attended the IQM Awards to receive our re-accreditation for the Fl... 22nd September 2019Smelly Science!This week Year 1 have continued their learning about the human body by exploring their senses. They ... 22nd September 2019Parent Reading Returns!We were delighted to welcome our new parents in Nursery to Parent Reading last week. Adults joined c... 22nd September 2019Pupil Voice FayreThis week Orchard hosted the annual pupil voice fair to explore the responsibilities children might ... 11th September 2019Florence visits Year One!Year 1 started their History learning this week with a trip back in time to meet Florence Nightingal... 14th July 2019Hispanic DayLast week Orchard enjoyed celebrating Hispanic Day. The children enjoyed an assembly let by Ms Josep... 29th May 2019Language LearnersSome children in Year 1 have been widening their vocabulary by taking part in a vocabulary intervent... 29th May 2019Church VisitAs part of the Year 1 RE topic on places of worship, they w... 29th May 2019MatisseYear One worked hard to create their final outcomes for our topic on Matisse. They thought carefully... 29th May 2019Families' WeekOur annual Families’ Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about ... 29th May 2019Homework CreationsCheck out some of the fantastic Easter holiday homework produced by children across the school. Thes... 28th May 2019Family CyclingThe new family cycling club got off to a great start this half term. Four children and four adults ... 13th May 2019Parent ReadingParent Reading continues to be a much loved part of our weekly routine at Orchard. We love seeing al... 12th May 2019Garden Explorers!Year 1 classes took part in gardening workshops with our resident gardeners. They focussed on the pa... 12th May 2019Claire Alexander visits Orchard!Year one had a visit from Claire Alexander. Claire is the author of Small Florence, a book about a s... 12th May 2019Celebrating ReadingOur Year 1 and Year 5 pupils celebrated reading for pleasure by swapping classes to share books. Bot... 14th March 2019Fairtrade FortnightFairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a... 11th March 2019Poetry PerformersY1 Poetry Year 1 have been developing their poetry skills through practising t... 7th February 2019Fire!Year One visited Homerton Fire Station for their work week. Once they arrived, they had a team of fi... 27th January 2019Spring Winners!Last week we celebrated our holiday homework winners. All children who participated received certif... 27th January 2019V&A Museum of ChildhoodLast week Year One went on an exciting trip to the V&A Museum of Childhood. This was to enrich o... 27th January 2019NSPCC AssembliesThe NSPCC led assemblies on Keeping Safe for Years 1-6 as part of their Speak Out; Stay Safe Progra... 8th January 2019Local LandmarksYear 1 took inspiration from Paul Klee’s use of geometric shapes to create their own interpret... 21st November 2018Holiday Homework Champions!Check out some of the fantastic homework projects created by children across KS1 and KS2, including ... 21st November 2018Dips and DippersYear one had an excellent DT Day! The topic was dips and dippers – children worked as a team t... 1st November 2018DT DayFriday 2nd November is our first Design & Technology Day of the year. Parents/carers are welcome... 14th October 2018International EveningAs part of our World Week celebrations, we enjoyed a wonderful international evening bringing togeth... 12th October 2018Magical Mathematicians!Maths in Year 1 is always fun when we are using lo... 12th October 2018Senses in Science!Year 1 had a fantastic time using their senses to explore d... 9th October 2018Significant MalesThank you to all the significant males who joined us in school last week to support our learning! ... 1st August 2018World Book DayAlthough a day late due to the snow, World Book Day was again a huge success. With creative costumes... 1st August 2018Visit from the MayorSchool councils from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Garden held a joint meeting to meet with Hackney ... 1st August 2018Families WeekThank you for supporting families week. The children learned about different types of families and o... 1st August 2018Music FestivalOur Samba Band is in full rehearsal using the instruments awarded to us at the Mayor of Hackney Musi... 30th March 2018Wonderful Cauliflowers!A wonderful cauliflower! And the paints from plants lesson at orchard today with year 1. We also did...