18th July 2024JOIN the Great Hackney Libraries QuestJOIN the Great Hackney Libraries Quest! We are calling all young adventurers. This summer, children... 17th July 2024Viridis Music Festival 2024Thank you to all our parents/carers, families, mayors, and special guests who joined us for the Viri... 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 2024Boxing And Football With Year 3Year 3 loved learning new ball skills and improving their fitness through warm-ups and exercises in ... 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... 24th June 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&... 20th June 2024Year 3 Test Out Colour TheoryYear 3 tested out colour theory in Art. They used a variety of mediums to practise their colour blen... 12th June 2024Largest Bike Bus In HackneyOrchard had an AMAZING turnout for this weeks bike bus with 56 pupils and 9 parents joining. The la... 15th May 2024Year 3 IT WizardsYear 3 became IT geniuses using Google sheets. They used this to create a table of data which they t... 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 ... 3rd May 2024Cycle To SchoolAn amazing turnout at this week’s bike bus considering our year 5 riders were away on resident... 2nd May 2024Year 3 Travel Back To Ancient EgyptYear 3 took a trip to the British Museum to discover the history of Egypt! They explored and discuss... 1st May 2024Year 3 Play With ClayYear 3 have been practising their clay modelling techniques in Art. They used their pinching, pullin... 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... 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... 4th March 2024Year 3 Locate Reoccurring EarthquakesYear 3 have been learning all about earthquakes in Humanities. They identified where they frequently... 1st March 2024Year 3 Visit Natural History MuseumYear 3 visited the Natural History Museum as part of their topic on earthquakes. They learned all ab... 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 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 2024Year 3 Become ChefsYear 3 became chefs at Hackney School of Food. They followed the instructions from a professional an... 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... 25th January 2024Learn Spanish With Year 3Year 3 enjoyed their Spanish topic on ‘animales en el bosque tropical’ meaning ‘an... 24th January 2024Year 3 Plant SeedsYear 3 got stuck in to their gardening workshop, planting their own lettuce, carrot and basil seeds.... 23rd January 2024Year 3 Create MosaicsYear 3 loved getting creative, designing their own Roman mosaics. They cut and shaped different colo... 9th January 2024Year 3 Create Weather WeavesYear 3 created weather weaves using a range of art materials such as coloured wool, paint and card p... 14th December 2023Final Bike Bus Of 2023On Tuesday we held the final bike bus of 2023. It was the biggest bike bus yet with 25 pupils and 4 ... 6th December 2023Year 3 PoetryYear 3 enjoyed using #online thesauruses in Literacy. They searched synonyms of words to use for the... 29th November 2023Play Chess With Year 3Year 3 have been enjoying their chess lessons. They learnt tips and tricks on how to get your oppone... 9th November 2023Year 3 Dance AwayYear 3 have been getting their #dance on in PE. They developed their flexibility, technique, control... 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... 3rd November 2023Spelling Bee Finals CommenceYesterday the finale of the Spelling Bee was held at Orchard with Viridis semi-finalists competing. ... 20th October 2023Spelling Bee WinnersAfter the class heats last week, nine pupils from each KS2 year group took part in Spelling Bee. Big... 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 2023Morning Cycle With ChildrenParents and children enjoyed the most recent bike bus where they cycled to school, catching the cool... 12th October 2023Year 3 Play HockeyYear 3 have been refining their hockey skills in PE. They practice a variety of techniques including... 12th October 2023Language for Leaders ProgrammeWe held our first Language for Leaders session on Thursday 12th October at Orchard Primary Schools. ... 9th October 2023Pen License Award Autumn 2023Well done to our first set of pupils from Year 3 to get a pen licence this academic year for showing... 9th October 2023Harvest Festival DonationsA massive thank you to everyone who donated goods for our 2023 Harvest Festival! The picture shows j... 4th October 2023Year 3 Science ExperimentYear 3 conducted a Science experiment to investigate decomposition. They buried objects in soil and ... 4th October 2023Year 3 Become Bread BakersYear 3 became bakers for the day! They got stuck in, making bread from scratch using wheat that was ... 29th September 2023Year 3 Teach SpanishHola! As part of Bring a Significant Male day, Year 3 gave their adults a Spanish lesson. They taugh... 21st September 2023Play Chess With Year 3Year 3 had their first chess lesson. They learnt the the different chess pieces and how they move ac... 20th September 2023Year 3 Travel Back To The Stone AgeYear 3 visited The Horniman Museum to learn about the Stone Age. They explored through valuable arte... 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... 22nd June 2023Summer Attendance Competition!It’s competition time! With our summer attendance challenge, children could win a family ticke... 7th June 2023Cooking Club FunYear 2 and 3 pupils practiced safe cutting and developed their fine motor ... 7th June 2023PE Coaches Visit Year 3Year 3 had a visit from PE coaches from Young Hackney to help improve on their athletic skills. They... 7th June 2023Year 3 Explore Kew GardensAs part of their plant topic in Science, Year 3 pupils went on a trip to Kew Gardens. They explored ... 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 ... 22nd May 2023KS2 3D Printing ProjectOur KS2 children have been busy designing their very own 3D projects using a program called SketchUp... 12th May 2023Play Chess With Year 3Year 3 have been refining their chess skills with a lesson from a specialist teacher. They learnt de... 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... 28th April 2023Year 3 Play ChessYear 3 have been refining their tactical and strategic skills by competing with each other in a game... 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... 29th March 2023Great British Clean-UpAs part of the Great British Clean-Up, the Eco-Team and School Council collaborated to help clean up... 22nd March 2023Eco-Warriors MeetingEco-warriors from Hoxton Garden, Southwold and Orchard came together to have a group meeting. They d... 15th March 2023Guest Author Visits KS2KS2 was visited by the author, Danny Wallace. He shared his experience of how he become an author an... 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 ... 13th January 2023Play Chess With Year 3Year 3 kick started the New Year refining their chess skills. They focused on the technique castling... 14th December 2022Year 3 Create LightYear 3 had a great time experimenting with light in their science workshop today where they created ... 14th December 2022Christmas Lunch FunChildren enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing,... 23rd November 2022Recycling WorkshopAt Orchard, we are focusing on waste reduction and recycling. As a school, we are becoming more awa... 16th November 2022Creating Waterproof Bags With Year 3Year 3 loved designing and making waterproof bags as part of DT Day. With the help of parents, they ... 20th October 2022Sport Ambassadors 2022/23The selected Sport Ambassadors were informed of their new roles this week and were eager to commence... 13th October 2022Year 3 Bake BreadYear 3 enjoyed their bread workshop where they explored and processed raw materials into ingredients... 29th September 2022Year 3 Teach MathsYear 3 enjoyed taking turns to teach maths in front of the whole class! They taught the column addit... 22nd September 2022Year 3 Investigate Rock SamplesYear 3 examined different types of rocks in Science this week. They enjoyed comparing a range of roc... 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... 1st March 2022Mosaic Art with Year 3Year 3 have been learning how to make mosaic art pieces by carefully planning and designing their mo... 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... 3rd February 2022Year 3 Learn About Jobs in the Food IndustryYear 3 have been learning more about jobs in the food industry. Last week, they visited the school k... 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,... 10th January 2022Mosaic Tiles With Year 3Year 3 have been learning how to make mosaics in their art lessons. They have been looking at pictur... 30th November 2021Lessons In Loaf With Year 3Year 3 carried out a full-day workshop called ‘Lessons in Loaf’, linked to their topic o... 10th November 2021Autumn Poems with Year 3During literacy lessons, we have been writing autumn poems. After writing their first draft, the stu... 2nd November 2021Year 3's Chinese Flag Making WorkshopDuring World Week, Year 3 attended a workshop on Chinese Flag making, where they enjoyed learning mo... 22nd October 2021Junior Road Safety Officer TrainingThe Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) had their first meeting this week. Max Moorcroft, a road saf... 22nd October 2021Year 3 Visit The Museum of LondonYear 3 visited the Museum of London, where they looked at artefacts from the Stone Age and identifie... 8th October 2021Year 3 Learn to Play HockeyWe have been learning how to play hockey in Year 3. We have learnt how use our sticks to keep contro... 8th October 2021Year 3 Explore FablesYear 3 explored a range of fables, commenting on the structure and identifying key language features... 8th October 2021Year 3 Learn About Place ValueYear 3 played a game which helped them to practise their understanding of place value. Each student ... 30th September 2021Parents as Partners - Hackney Education Online EventParents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say! 25th May 2021Marine DayThe School Council promoted one of their charities, The Marine Conservation Society through a Ma... 8th May 2021Year 3 GardeningLast week, Year 3 children enjoyed taking part in a gardening workshop with our school gardener, w... 5th February 2021Get Caught Reading! 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... 22nd November 2020Weather Fun for Year 3Year 3 explored a new point of view on gardening! The session linked to their Humanities topic ̵... 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 2020Chess MastersYear 3 have started chess this week. We welcomed James, the chess master, who explained basics rules... 12th October 2020Dr Bike is coming! 19th July 2020Timestable Rockstar Competition 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! 15th June 2020Home LearningA huge thank you to everyone who continues to send in examples of home learning to the email address... 15th June 2020Debate Mate Live!Last week, pupils enjoyed another virtual Debate Mate session, demonstrating significant improvement... 9th June 2020Arty AfternoonThe key worker pupils learned to tear, overlap and layer using various paper and colour types to cr... 9th June 2020Home Learning ProjectsWe have seen a number of holiday projects sent in to the home learning email address. What an amazin... 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... 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 2020Family Gardening ClubJoin us each Tuesday 3.30pm to 4.30pm! 19th January 2020Chess!Year 3 took part in another session of chess this week. Pupils continued to develop a range of skill... 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... 19th January 2020Y3 Design and TechnologyYear 3 had the opportunity to make waterproof bags for DT day. They first looked at a range of diffe... 11th December 2019Y3 Temple TripYear 3 enjoyed a trip to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, where they learned about how the temple ... 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 2019Art Ambassadors Alive!Our Arts Ambassadors took their ambassadorial duties beyond the school walls this week when they wer... 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... 17th November 2019Eco Code created by the Green TeamThe eco team have been busy creating a new Eco Code for the school to follow. They are passionate ab... 10th November 2019Baking BreadYear 3 had a fantastic experience learning how to make bread from scratch. They had to make sure the... 10th November 2019World WeekWorld Week is a part of our enrichment programme which celebrates the diversity within our school. O... 10th November 2019British MuseumThe children in Year 3 had a lovely time exploring real prehistoric artefacts from the Stone Age in ... 10th November 2019Chess Masters!In Year 3 our children are receiving lessons in how to play chess from a respected International Mas... 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 2019Flagship Again!Last week our Deputy Headteacher attended the IQM Awards to receive our re-accreditation for the Fl... 22nd September 2019Digital LeadersDigital Leaders from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Gardens, conducted their first cross-site meeting... 22nd September 2019Pupil Voice FayreThis week Orchard hosted the annual pupil voice fair to explore the responsibilities children might ... 22nd September 2019Rockstars!This Summer holiday, pupils from Year 2 to 6 were entered in a Times Tables Rockstars Summer League.... 14th July 2019Hispanic DayLast week Orchard enjoyed celebrating Hispanic Day. The children enjoyed an assembly let by Ms Josep... 29th May 2019Hackney Half MarathonA selection children from Year 3-6 competed in the... 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 ... 12th May 2019Cross Site School Council Meeting 2The School Councillors travelled to Southwold to attend the... 14th March 2019'The Carnival of the Animals'In music Year 3 have been learning about ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ by Saint-Saens. T... 14th March 2019Fairtrade FortnightFairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a... 8th March 2019Sustainable Food SourcesAs part of their work week experience, Year 3 learned all about seafood. Each child explored a varie... 27th January 2019Spring Winners!Last week we celebrated our holiday homework winners. All children who participated received certif... 27th January 2019NSPCC AssembliesThe NSPCC led assemblies on Keeping Safe for Years 1-6 as part of their Speak Out; Stay Safe Progra... 21st November 2018Cross Site School CouncilOrchard were proud to host the first Viridis Cross Site School Council Meeting of the year. Lots of ... 21st November 2018Holiday Homework Champions!Check out some of the fantastic homework projects created by children across KS1 and KS2, including ... 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... 14th October 2018Capeoria WorkshopThis week, year 3 had a fantastic opportunity to learn a Brazilian dance called Capeoria. It was a r... 10th October 2018Pupil Voice Recruitment FairWe have held our Pupil Voice Recruitment Fair with applications filled out for many roles… hea... 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... 3rd August 2017Head Gardeners learn about germinationYear 3 had a wonderful time during their gardening workshop, they learnt all about the process of ge...