29th March 2023
As part of the Great British Clean-Up, the Eco-Team and School Council collaborated to help clean up...
22nd March 2023Eco-warriors from Hoxton Garden, Southwold and Orchard came together to have a group meeting. They d...
15th March 2023KS2 was visited by the author, Danny Wallace. He shared his experience of how he become an author an...
15th March 2023Head Gardeners got together to discuss the importance of having a garden, brainstorming their ideas ...
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 ...
22nd February 2023Staff celebrated Shrove Tuesday with a spread full of scrumptious goodies and pancakes to enjoy for ...
13th January 2023Year 3 kick started the New Year refining their chess skills. They focused on the technique castling...
14th December 2022Year 3 had a great time experimenting with light in their science workshop today where they created ...
14th December 2022Children enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuf...
23rd November 2022At Orchard, we are focusing on waste reduction and recycling. As a school, we are becoming more awa...
16th November 2022Year 3 loved designing and making waterproof bags as part of DT Day. With the help of parents, they ...
20th October 2022The selected Sport Ambassadors were informed of their new roles this week and were eager to commence...
13th October 2022Year 3 enjoyed their bread workshop where they explored and processed raw materials into ingredients...
29th September 2022Year 3 enjoyed taking turns to teach maths in front of the whole class! They taught the column addit...
22nd September 2022Year 3 examined different types of rocks in Science this week. They enjoyed comparing a range of roc...
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!
13th June 2022The school choir performed very well at the Well Street Common Festival on Sunday 12th June and were...
31st March 2022Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribut...
1st March 2022Year 3 have been learning how to make mosaic art pieces by carefully planning and designing their mo...
25th February 2022Dear Parents & Carers, Hackney Council want your input in the design change for the Well Stre...
23rd February 2022The Digital Leaders from years 5 and 6 helped to create and deliver an assembly to their year groups...
3rd February 2022Year 3 have been learning more about jobs in the food industry. Last week, they visited the school k...
25th January 2022Our peer mediators were incredibly busy during the Autumn term with their peer mediator training. Th...
25th January 2022This term, the Sports Ambassadors have been tasked with reminding their classmates about the importa...
25th January 2022Our Green Team held a very informative assembly where they educated the school about climate change,...
10th January 2022Year 3 have been learning how to make mosaics in their art lessons. They have been looking at pictur...
30th November 2021Year 3 carried out a full-day workshop called 'Lessons in Loaf', linked to their topic on the Stone ...
10th November 2021During literacy lessons, we have been writing autumn poems. After writing their first draft, the stu...
2nd November 2021During World Week, Year 3 attended a workshop on Chinese Flag making, where they enjoyed learning mo...
22nd October 2021The Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) had their first meeting this week. Max Moorcroft, a road saf...
22nd October 2021Year 3 visited the Museum of London, where they looked at artefacts from the Stone Age and identifie...
8th October 2021We have been learning how to play hockey in Year 3. We have learnt how use our sticks to keep contro...
8th October 2021Year 3 explored a range of fables, commenting on the structure and identifying key language features...
8th October 2021Year 3 played a game which helped them to practise their understanding of place value. Each student ...
30th September 2021Parents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say!
19th January 2021Remote learning has not stopped the children sharing and celebrating their holiday homework projects...
19th January 2021At Orchard, cycling is offered to all KS2 children. Here is our Autumn 2020 summary! 63 y...
19th January 2021We are so proud of the engagement in home learning at Orchard. Don't forget all learning tasks for e...
22nd November 2020Year 3 explored a new point of view on gardening! The session linked to their Humanities topic 'Temp...
1st November 2020During Democracy Day, children in Years 1-6 had the opportunity to cast their own vote for Year 6 Sc...
1st November 2020Dr Bike & Bikers Breakfast at Orchard was busy, with 42 bikes receiving a safety check and minor...
12th October 2020Year 3 have started chess this week. We welcomed James, the chess master, who explained basics rules...
25th June 2020Have you tried the virtual challenges on the home learning web page yet? Don't forget to email your ...
15th June 2020A huge thank you to everyone who continues to send in examples of home learning to the email address...
15th June 2020Last week, pupils enjoyed another virtual Debate Mate session, demonstrating significant improvement...
9th June 2020The key worker pupils learned to tear, overlap and layer using various paper and colour types to cr...
9th June 2020We have seen a number of holiday projects sent in to the home learning email address. What an amazin...
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 ever...
23rd April 2020Don't forget, if you need to change home reading books, the parent room has been set up as a library...
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 2020As a school, the children have chosen to support Shelter this year as the school charity. The target...
15th March 2020This term the digital leaders have been busy raising the profile of e-safety. They have designed and...
15th March 2020Spring Dr Bike and Bikers Breakfast event on the 17th March 8.30am - 10.30am
2nd February 2020The children had the opportunity to sell products made during Work Week at the Enterprise Fayre. The...
2nd February 2020The School Council launched a whole school Book Corner and Inspiration Station competition. This wee...
19th January 2020Year 3 took part in another session of chess this week. Pupils continued to develop a range of skill...
19th January 2020Our school choir were busy spreading festive cheer around Hackney before Christmas. They performed a...
19th January 2020Thank you to all the families who contributed donations to the Winter Fayre and to those who came to...
19th January 2020Year 3 had the opportunity to make waterproof bags for DT day. They first looked at a range of diffe...
11th December 2019Year 3 enjoyed a trip to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, where they learned about how the temple ...
11th December 2019The Orchard Eco Team decided they want to focus on tackling litter around our school and in our loca...
11th December 2019Our Arts Ambassadors took their ambassadorial duties beyond the school walls this week when they wer...
11th December 2019Orchard hosted the first cross site School Council meeting of the academic year last week. School Co...
11th December 2019In recognition of Anti-Bullying Day, children dressed up in blue as Orchard showed that no bullying ...
17th November 2019A big congratulations to everyone who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge!
17th November 2019The Eco Team presented assemblies to the whole school this week. They gave top tips on how we can al...
17th November 2019Look at the fantastic holiday homework created by pupils in Year 1 - 4. As geographers, the children...
17th November 2019The eco team have been busy creating a new Eco Code for the school to follow. They are passionate ab...
10th November 2019Year 3 had a fantastic experience learning how to make bread from scratch. They had to make sure the...
10th November 2019The children in Year 3 had a lovely time exploring real prehistoric artefacts from the Stone Age in ...
10th November 2019In Year 3 our children are receiving lessons in how to play chess from a respected International Mas...
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 2019Last week our Deputy Headteacher attended the IQM Awards to receive our re-accreditation for the...
22nd September 2019Digital Leaders from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Gardens, conducted their first cross-site meeting...
22nd September 2019This week Orchard hosted the annual pupil voice fair to explore the responsibilities children might ...
22nd September 2019This Summer holiday, pupils from Year 2 to 6 were entered in a Times Tables Rockstars Summer League....
14th July 2019Last week Orchard enjoyed celebrating Hispanic Day. The children enjoyed an assembly let by Ms Josep...
28th May 2019Our annual Families' Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about lots o...
28th May 2019Check out some of the fantastic Easter holiday homework produced by children across the school. Thes...
28th May 2019The new family cycling club got off to a great start this half term. Four children and four adul...
12th May 2019The School Councillors travelled to Southwold to attend ...
14th March 2019In music Year 3 have been learning about 'The Carnival of the Animals' by Saint-Saens. This week the...
14th March 2019Fairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a...
8th March 2019As part of their work week experience, Year 3 learned all about seafood. Each child explored a varie...
27th January 2019Last week we celebrated our holiday homework winners. All children who participated received cer...
27th January 2019The NSPCC led assemblies on Keeping Safe for Years 1-6 as part of their Speak Out; Stay Safe Pro...
21st November 2018Orchard were proud to host the first Viridis Cross Site School Council Meeting of the year. Lots of ...
21st November 2018Check out some of the fantastic homework projects created by children across KS1 and KS2, including ...
1st November 2018Friday 2nd November is our first Design & Technology Day of the year. Parents/carers are welcome...
14th October 2018As part of our World Week celebrations, we enjoyed a wonderful international evening bringing togeth...
14th October 2018This week, year 3 had a fantastic opportunity to learn a Brazilian dance called Capeoria. It was a r...
10th October 2018We have held our Pupil Voice Recruitment Fair with applications filled out for many roles... head ga...
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...
3rd August 2017Year 3 had a wonderful time during their gardening workshop, they learnt all about the process of ge...