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... 19th May 2023Year 4 Travel Back To Victorian PeriodYear 4 visited the Ragged School Museum to travel back in time to the Victorian era. They had an int... 15th May 2023Victorian Classroom with Year 4Year 4 visited the Ragged School Museum where they experienced a Victorian classroom. It had authent... 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... 27th April 2023Special Author Visits Year 4Year 4 had a special visit from author, Katherine Wheatley. They learnt about the process of writing... 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... 22nd March 2023Erasmus Tenerife Trip - March 2023Monday 20th March 2023 The Erasmus trip to Tenerife began today at (an eye-watering) 5am wh... 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 ... 15th March 2023Year 4 Visit Postal MuseumYear 4 visited the Postal Museum and explored the history and journey of postal communication and it... 15th March 2023Year 4 Explore Kew GardensAs part of the Year 4 children’s Rainforest topic in Geography, they went for an exciting trip... 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 ... 1st February 2023Apollo Orchestra Perform For Year 4Year 4 visited the Apollo Chamber Orchestra at The Regent Hall. They enjoyed a live performance from... 14th December 2022Christmas Lunch FunChildren enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing,... 24th November 2022Year 4 Learn Digestive SystemYear 4 enjoyed their science lesson this week where they learned all about animals, including humans... 23rd November 2022Recycling WorkshopAt Orchard, we are focusing on waste reduction and recycling. As a school, we are becoming more awa... 16th November 2022Year 4 Learn About BrazilYear 4 have been learning about the culture and history of Brazil this week. To showcase their knowl... 20th October 2022Sport Ambassadors 2022/23The selected Sport Ambassadors were informed of their new roles this week and were eager to commence... 19th October 2022Year 4 Mental MathsYear 4 have been using the Learn Emile app on their iPads to test their times tables knowledge in Ma... 12th October 2022Year 4 Visit PlanetariumYear 4 visited Planetarium where they had an immersive and thrilling experience on how life would be... 29th September 2022Year 4 Gardening WorkshopYear 4 learned intriguing facts about flax seeds in their gardening workshop. They enjoyed understan... 28th September 2022Year 4 Play NetballYear 4 enjoyed playing netball during PE. They explored and practised new skills such as chest and o... 23rd September 2022Year 4 Sing AlongYear 4 sang along to ‘Living it up in Greece’ in preparation for their class assembly ne... 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! 6th July 2022Year 4 Learn TaekwondoYear 4 participated in a Taekwondo workshop as part of ‘Keeping Healthy Week’. They enjo... 20th June 2022Day 3 - Erasmus Project International Partner Schools VisitThis was the day that they had all been waiting for… Cooking the Spanish and English recipes a... 20th June 2022Day 2 - Erasmus Project International Partner Schools VisitAfter getting to know one another, our international pupils got down to translating some authentic S... 20th June 2022Day 1 - Erasmus Project International Partner Schools VisitThere was excitement and a warm welcome at Southwold with the arrival of children from our ... 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... 13th June 2022Erasmus Project Visit - 13th -1th June 2022From today until Wednesday we will be hosting our partner Erasmus schools at our Southwold site. Chi... 25th May 2022Erasmus - Welcoming our Erasmus Partner Schools to ViridisWith the easing of travel restrictions, children from the partner schools will be visiting us in Jun... 25th May 2022Erasmus - Partnership CompetitionChildren were invited to design a logo for the partnership which will eventually will appear on a we... 25th May 2022Erasmus - Food and Drink ActivitiesYear 4 have continued to work on their food and drink topic with their partners from Portug... 12th May 2022Year 4 Spanish LessonDuring their Spanish lesson, Year 4 learnt how to say and describe where they live. This involved us... 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... 10th February 2022Year 4's Westminster Abbey VisitYear 4 enjoyed visiting Westminster Abbey where they had tour guides show them around the majestic b... 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,... 20th January 2022Gardening Fun With Nursery and Year 4The Year 4 Gardening Ambassadors visited Nursery to help create Bird Feeders using apples and seeds.... 19th January 2022Digital Leaders MeetingDigital leaders had their second cross site meeting this week in order to look at essential work the... 19th January 2022Learning New Spanish Vocabulary With Year 4This week in Spanish, the children in year 4 have started to learn new vocabulary related to familie... 30th November 2021Teeth Workshop With Year 4Year 4 took part in a workshop where they learned about the different types of teeth and what they a... 10th November 2021Year 4 Explore Narrative WritingIn Year 4 our Literacy focus is Narrative writing linked to our topic of Brazil and our DR core text... 2nd November 2021Year 4 Celebrate Different Cultures in World Week 2021During World Week, Year 4 participated in many activities from different cultures, including African... 22nd October 2021Junior Road Safety Officer TrainingThe Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) had their first meeting this week. Max Moorcroft, a road saf... 8th October 2021Year 4 Learn About Greek MythologyYear 4 have been reading and writing about Greek Myths. For our Literacy lesson we broke down the s... 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 4 VictoriansDuring their Victorian unit, pupils in Year 4 have used a variety of primary and secondary source... 8th May 2021Year 4 Mini-beastsYear 4 have been studying mini-beasts. During this unit, they made predictions about a range of ... 2nd March 2021Year 4 Viking ArtDuring their art unit, Year 4 explored different ways to create texture, by using sponges, and var... 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... 6th December 2020Year 4 DT DayYear 4 designed and created juggling balls. After reviewing existing products based on their materia... 22nd November 2020Year 4 Reading ReadyYear 4 have been reading the text The Great Kapok tree which links to their topic on Brazil. The chi... 1st November 2020ChatterboxesYear 4 have been practising asking and answering question about themselves in Spanish and made chatt... 1st November 2020Weekly Mile!Year 4 have been taking part in their weekly daily mile around Well Street Common as part of their P... 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... 1st November 2020Bike Loans! 12th October 2020Year 4 Making MusicIn music, Year 4 used a virtual piano to compose and play a leitmotif for Hades, the Greek god of th... 12th October 2020Dr Bike is coming! 14th September 2020Back to learning in KS2Back to learning in KS2! Year 4 are exploring the Greek myth of ‘Perseus and the snake-haired... 19th July 2020Timestable Rockstar Competition 19th July 2020From Scratch!This term our Year 4 pupils have been leaning to code on scratch. They have developed their understa... 13th July 2020Year 5 MusicThis week during their music lesson, KS2 pupils learnt how to read and play a piece of music from Be... 13th July 2020Hispanic DayThere was culture and creativity throughout the school during Hispanic Day! The theme was Art & ... 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 2020In today’s Spanish lesson , Year 4 and 5 children practised asking and answering familiar ques... 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... 25th May 2020AnimationThe KS2 pupils attending school had great fun last week using Puppet Pals, an animation app on the i... 25th May 2020Year 4 Author VisitYear 4 were visited by Salvatore Rubbino author and illustrator of A Walk in London. He shared his s... 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 2020Eco Team Cross Site MeetingThe Eco Teams from Orchard, Hoxton Garden and Southwold met up to discuss Eco issues and what each s... 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 2020School Council visit the Town HallThe School Council visited Hackney Town Hall. They met the Speaker and were given a tour around the ... 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 15th March 2020Fair Trade FridayTo support Fairtrade Fortnight the Eco Team organised ‘Fairtrade Friday’. Children were asked to dre... 9th February 2020Shakespeare!Some of our children participated in a KS2 drama workshop. Watch it here! A big, big thank you to Ms... 9th February 2020Time to Learn!Year 4 have been learning how to convert analogue to digital using 24 and 12 hour times handling han... 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 2020Digital Leaders Stay Safe CampaignThis week our digital leaders presented to the whole school about the importance of staying safe onl... 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 2020Oscar NiemeyerYear 4 have studied the life and work of Oscar Niemeyer. With the use of photography, they have expl... 19th January 2020Winter FayreThank you to all the families who contributed donations to the Winter Fayre and to those who came to... 19th January 2020Year 4 investigate...teeth!As part of their topic on humans in science, Year 4 learned about the wonders of teeth and how they ... 11th December 2019A to Z of BrazilHazel Class assembly this half term was ‘A-Z of Brazil’, sharing learning about the loca... 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 2019Brazil News BitesYear 4 watched BBC news to learn more about deforestation in Brazil. We recorded what the journalist... 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 2019Apollo Music in Year 4Year 4 were visited by Apollo music. Apollo music are professionally trained musicians that perform ... 17th November 2019Lovely Linen!Year 4 took part in an exciting workshop demonstrating how linen is produced. Starting from flax as ... 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 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 4 at the British MuseumYear 4 enjoyed their trip to the British museum, where they explored the different aspects of life i... 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 2019Road SafetyYear 4 took part in an interactive and engaging road safety workshop. During this workshop, the chil... 29th May 2019Families' WeekOur annual Families’ Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about ... 29th May 2019Mythical CreaturesYear 4 have been fortunate to be working with our artist in resident on 3d mythical creature sculptu... 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... 12th May 2019Caring for our communityAs part of their PSHCE learning about relationships, Year 4 visited St Joseph’s Hospice. The c... 14th March 2019Fairtrade FortnightFairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a... 8th March 2019Mental Health AwarenessYear 4 took part in a workshop, as part of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. They playe... 7th February 2019Enterprise Envy!For the Enterprise Fair, Year 4 designed a photobooth! Can you spot a Viridis Governor enjoying the ... 7th February 2019Flaxman Returns!Flaxman has his hat on! Hip hip hip hooray! 7th February 2019Understanding our communityYear 4 went to visit St John of Jerusalem Church in Hackney... 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... 27th January 2019Christmas ChoirKey Stage 2 Choir were busy spreading Christmas cheer at Tesco on Well Street just before Christmas.... 27th January 2019Flax Man UpdateYear 4 learnt how to turn their homegrown flax fibre into linen yarn which will be knitted into a ha... 21st November 2018Flax Again...Year 4 had the exciting opportunity to engage in a second gardening workshop, aimed at furthering th... 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... 24th October 2018We Feed The WorldThe Green Team at Orchard visited the We Feed the World at the Bargehouse on London’s South Ba... 24th October 2018Apollo MusicYear 4 classes worked with professional musicians from Apollo Music this week. They worked on their ... 24th October 2018Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!Year 4 had an exciting World Week. The theme was Our World, Our Responsibility and we reflected on ... 23rd October 2018CyclingChildren at Orchard have enjoyed cycling this half term including weekly training and race days! ... 14th October 2018International EveningAs part of our World Week celebrations, we enjoyed a wonderful international evening bringing togeth... 14th October 2018Flax ManYear 4 have had their first gardening workshop. This Year we will be harvesting flax to make a hat f... 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 2018Year 4 & 5 Digital Leaders deliver assemblyThis week our year four and five digital leaders delivered an assembly to the whole school. The focu... 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...