29th March 2023Debate Mate Win Second PlaceDebate Mate Club is pleased to announce that after two rounds of UDL Debate Mate competitions, the... 29th March 2023Great British Clean-UpAs part of the Great British Clean-Up, the Eco-Team and School Council collaborated to help clean up... 24th March 2023Road Safety MeetingThe Junior Road Safety Officers had a special visit from Max Moorcroft, a Road Safety Officer. He di... 23rd March 2023Year 5 Dissect PlantsYear 5 enjoyed dissecting a plant in Science. As part of their new topic on 'all living things', the... 22nd March 2023Eco-Warriors MeetingEco-warriors from Hoxton Garden, Southwold and Orchard came together to have a group meeting. They d... 22nd March 2023Year 5 Experiment pH LevelsYear 5 have been learning about Global Resourcing in Science. They went on a field trip to Victoria ... 22nd March 2023Year 5 Assembly To ParentsYear 5 performed a special assembly to their families today! They showcased their learning of The Tu... 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 2023Year 5 Create PoemsYear 5 enjoyed creating poems in Literacy as part of their topic on 'Cosmic World'. They worked coll... 15th March 2023Year 5 Travel Through TimeYear 5 explored the London Transport Museum further using interactive trail cards. They learned the ... 15th March 2023Head Gardeners Brainstorm IdeasHead Gardeners got together to discuss the importance of having a garden, brainstorming their ideas ... 15th March 2023Year 5 Become Train EngineersYear 5 became engineers for the day at the London Transport Museum. Using coding, they made their ow... 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 2023Online Safety VideoThe Digital Leaders across all three schools enjoyed their cross-site meeting this term. They shared... 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 ... 19th January 2023Year 5 Learn Treble ClefYear 5 have been finetuning their music knowledge, learning how to read the notes on the treble clef... 12th January 2023Year 5 Gardening ExperimentYear 5 took part in a gardening workshop where they actively learnt how plant growth may be affected... 16th December 2022Orchard Choir At Homerton HospitalYear 5 and 6 choir joined Hoxton and Southwold to bring festivity to Homerton Hospital. They sang to... 14th December 2022Christmas Lunch FunChildren enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuf... 24th November 2022Year 5 Explore The 20th CenturyYear 5 have been learning about the 20th century in Humanities this week. They did many activities s... 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... 21st July 2022Year 5 Play BasketballYear 5 learned many new skills in their basketball session such as dribbling, shooting and the three... 21st July 2022Hispanic Day 2022To celebrate Hispanic Day everyone dressed in red and yellow to match the Spanish flag! An exciting ... 21st July 2022Year 5 Visit The Science MuseumYear 5 enjoyed exploring around the Science Museum. They had an entertaining workshop on forces and ... 6th July 2022Hispanic Day Menu - 13th July 2022Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day! 1st July 2022Year 5 Gardening WorkshopYear 5 enjoyed their gardening workshop where they learned about the importance of weather change fo... 1st July 2022Year 5 Create Water CollagesYear 5 have been experimenting with different materials from tissue paper to magazine cut-outs to cr... 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... 30th May 2022Day 5 - Year 5 at Kench HillAnd on our final day at the Kench Hill Centre, we showcased our team working and problem solving ski... 27th May 2022Create Mayan Masks With Year 5Year 5 enjoyed moulding clay masks to create colourful and intricate Mayan masks! Inspired by Day of... 27th May 2022Day 4 - Year 5 at Kench HillAfter breakfast, we went to play before doing our activities. We played basketball, football, ping p... 26th May 2022Day 3 - Year 5 at Kench HillDespite the wind, the children had a fantastic time at the beach on day 3, finding shells, digging h... 24th May 2022Day 2 - Year 5 at Kench HillThe children all slept well last night and after a hearty breakfast of toast, yogurt and Rice Krispi... 24th May 2022Day 1 - Year 5 at Kench HillAfter arriving and making our beds, we began working together in teams to build shelters and perfect... 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 distribut... 1st March 2022Statistics and Data Analysis with Year 5Year 5 have been learning about statistics during their maths lessons. In pairs, they've been applyi... 1st March 2022Year 5 Learn About Global Natural ResourcesIn humanities, year 5 have been learning about what natural resources are and how they are distribut... 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 Stre... 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,... 20th January 2022Tudor Stories With Year 5Year 5 worked as teams to develop a climax for their Tudor narrative. Their protagonist was a poor T... 19th January 2022Digital Leaders MeetingDigital leaders had their second cross site meeting this week in order to look at essential work the... 17th January 2022Year 5 Incorporate ICT into PSHCEYear 5 have been applying their ICT skills in PSHCE lessons by using Google slides to create present... 10th December 2021Year 5's Handcrafted Christmas DecorationsYear 5 really got into the festive spirit by spending an afternoon making some fantastic Christmas d... 10th November 2021Year 5 and 6 Receive Their Debate Mate InductionsChildren in years 5 and 6 visited the Emmanuel centre in Westminster last week to receive their indu... 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 5 Become BeowulfIn Year 5, we have started reading Beowulf. We have been reading the texts in pairs, predicting ... 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... 8th May 2021Year 5 UkuleleYear 5 have started learning the ukulele. They have learned three chords and will be putting the... 8th May 2021UKS2 Debate MateUKS2 took part in the Urban Debate League competition. Our pupils enjoyed the experience, dev... 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 y... 19th January 2021Home LearningWe are so proud of the engagement in home learning at Orchard. Don't forget all learning tasks for e... 22nd November 2020Sketch Up in Year 5Year 5 are creating Tudor style houses using Sketch Up. They used the rectangle and push/pull tools ... 22nd November 2020Photo Frames in Year 5In Year 5, we learnt to design picture frames. The process involved designing a frame that was fit f... 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 2020Settling into ReceptionThis week in Reception the children have had an exciting settling in week. The children have practis... 20th September 2020Project LearningOver the summer break, Year 5 and 6 pupils prepared for their new topic learning by undertaking proj... 14th September 2020Back to learning in KS2Back to learning in KS2! Year 4 are exploring the Greek myth of 'Perseus and the snake-haired mons... 19th July 2020Timestable Rockstar Competition 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 your ... 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 questions ... 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... 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 ever... 23rd April 2020Changing Home ReadersDon't forget, if you need to change home reading books, the parent room has been set up as a library... 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 2020Year 5 CyclingYear 5 are enjoying cycling this term and are learning the basic skills of riding a bike. Children r... 15th March 2020Debate Mate UpdateA huge congratulations to our Debate Team who successfully participated in last month's League compe... 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... 15th March 2020Year 5 Spanish RoleplayYear 5 have tried their first try at directing and preparing a role play - En el Restaurante! htt... 9th February 2020'The Planets' by Gustav HolstIn music Year 5 have been learning about 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst. This week they created their... 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 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 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 2019Secondary Science!Year 5 had the opportunity to visit Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy last week. The children got to ... 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 2019Debate Mate LaunchPupils from Year 5 visited The Emmanuel Centre in Westminster for this year's Debate Mate launch. Th... 17th November 2019Garden Delights!Look what we harvest from the school garden! 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 2019Mask Making in Year 5Year 5 were very lucky to have the chance to engage in a workshop making African masks for world wee... 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 2019Y5 Road Safety OfficersOur Junior Road Safety Officers attended a training event at The Round Chapel. They learnt more abou... 29th September 2019Place Value Practise!This week in Year 5 we have been using dienes and place value to add number and solidify our knowled... 29th September 2019Flagship Again!Last week our Deputy Headteacher attended the IQM Awards to receive our re-accreditation for the... 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... 19th June 2019Kench Hill 3Week 3: Day 1 and 2 has seen a range of adventures! Trekking, collecting, football and campfires! Ke... 19th June 2019Kench Hill 2What a wonderful Week 2! Ten Year 5 pupils enjoyed their trip to Kench Hill last week along with the... 4th June 2019Spanish Studies!Hola, We had a safe but a bit of a long trip as our plane was a little bit delayed. We arrived in a ... 4th June 2019Kench Hill begins....The children visiting Kench Hill got settled in quickly after a long journey still with bags of ener... 29th May 2019Peer Mediator Training Our peer mediators w... 29th May 2019Hackney Half MarathonA selection children from Year 3-6 competed ... 28th May 2019Mexican MasksYear 5 have made Mexican inspired masks. The children have researched, investigated and observed tec... 28th May 2019Families' WeekOur annual Families' Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about lots o... 28th May 2019Debate Mate Regional Winners!Regional winners and now....we are in the Debate Mate Finals! Well done Team! 28th 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 adul... 28th May 2019Mayan LifeIn Year 5, we were very fortunate to have a workshop delivered, where we looked at Mayan food and Ma... 12th May 2019SMART LeadersOur Digital Leaders have created a SMART poster for KS2 classes reminding children how to stay safe ... 12th May 2019Cross Site School Council Meeting 2The School Councillors travelled to Southwold to attend ... 14th March 2019Water MusicYear 5 have been learning about water music. The children were challenged to create a 'soundscape' o... 14th March 2019Fairtrade FortnightFairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a... 8th March 2019Urban Debate LeagueLast week the Debate Mate team took part in Round One of the Urban Debate League, which was hosted a... 8th March 2019Safer Internet DayWell done to our Digital Leaders who participated in the Safer Internet Day. They are at the top o... 7th February 2019Cross Site Digital Leader MeetingThe children met Amy and Phoebe, education officers from Childnet, to plan interactive activitie... 27th January 2019UKS2 Homework WinnersEven more winners! 27th January 2019Spring Winners!Last week we celebrated our holiday homework winners. All children who participated received cer... 27th January 2019Tower TripYear 5 visited the Tower of London to deepen their understanding of Tudor History and the developmen... 27th January 2019Stay SMART online!Our Digital leaders delivered a powerful message to pare... 27th January 2019NSPCC AssembliesThe NSPCC led assemblies on Keeping Safe for Years 1-6 as part of their Speak Out; Stay Safe Pro... 27th January 2019Cross Country ChampionsA team of girls and a team of boys from Orchard took part in our second cross country race at Hackne... 27th January 2019Christmas ChoirKey Stage 2 Choir were busy spreading Christmas cheer at Tesco on Well Street just before Christmas.... 27th January 2019Classical meets Jazz!A pupil from Year 5 performed at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. A... 27th January 2019Holly Class AssemblyYear 5 Holly performed beautifully in their assembly about Henry VIII and his six wives, with a ... 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 ... 21st November 2018Debate Mate LaunchDebate Mate children from Years 5 and 6 visited Westminster for the Debate Mate London Launch. The ... 18th November 2018Year 5 in Winchester!Last half term, Year 5 Holly had a fantastic trip to Winchester, where they investigated a real Angl... 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 Bank. Th... 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 2018Digital LeadersOur Digital Leaders have now been successfully recruited for 2018 - 2019. They are undertaking their... 12th October 2018First Aid AlertYear 5 have become first aid experts. The children learned a range of skills from bandaging a wound ... 10th October 2018Pupil Voice Recruitment FairWe have held our Pupil Voice Recruitment Fair with applications filled out for many roles... head ga... 9th October 2018Significant MalesThank you to all the significant males who joined us in school last week to support our learning! ... 2nd August 2018Orchard makes its debut in the Urban Debate LeagueThe Year 5 Debate Mate members took part in their first debating competition as part of the Urban De... 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 2018Apollo MusicApollo Music Project visited us for the second time this year. This time Year 5 enjoyed watching and... 1st August 2018Debate ChampionsThe Year 5 and 6 Debate Mate club members took part in Round 1 of the Urban Debate League at William... 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...