Year 6 visited Laburnum Boat Club today for their first kayaking session. The children practised a range of skills including how to hold the paddle correctly, do basic forward and backward strokes and changing directions.
Kayaking
Year 6 visited Laburnum Boat Club today for their first kayaking session. The children practised a range of skills including how to hold the paddle correctly, do basic forward and backward strokes and changing directions.
Related posts
- 26 September 2025
Bring a Significant Male to School 2025
Bring a Significant Male to School 2025
This week, Orchard celebrated Bring a Significant Male to School Day! Year 5 enjoyed rounding number challenges, Year 1 explored body parts, and every year group took part in exciting…
- 22 September 2025
Play Basketball with Year 6
Play Basketball with Year 6
Year 6 worked on their fine motor skills, stretching, and running as they enjoyed warm-ups and activities to prepare for basketball. With the rain keeping them indoors, they cannot wait…
- 15 July 2025
Young Writers Winner
Young Writers Winner
Our Years 4-6 pupils recently took part in a Young Writers competition, with over 140 entries from our school chosen for publication! We are thrilled that one of our pupils…
- 3 July 2025
Sports Day 2025
Sports Day 2025
Sports Day last week was a brilliant day of fun and teamwork! The children took part in a baton relay, egg and spoon challenge, bean bag run, sack hop, overs…
- 3 June 2025
Science Fayre 2025
Science Fayre 2025
Our Science Fayre was a huge success last term! From making slime to explosive volcano eruptions with baking soda — and so much more. The room was buzzing with curious…
- 12 May 2025
Grandparents’ Tea
Grandparents’ Tea
Our Grandparents' Tea was a wonderful success! Grandparents enjoyed cakes, sandwiches, word searches and puzzles with their grandchildren and were treated to a fantastic performance from our Orchard Choir. A…
- 3 April 2025
Easter Bonnet Parade
Easter Bonnet Parade
Orchard had a fantastic time at the Easter Bonnet Parade! The School Councillors had a tough job selecting winners from each year group - a lot of creativity and effort…
- 28 March 2025
Day 5 – Turing Tenerife Trip March 2025
Day 5 – Turing Tenerife Trip March 2025
Today, pupils rounded off their Tenerife adventure with a well-deserved beach day at Playa El Médano. As we travelled south by coach, a surprise rain shower gave pupils the perfect…
- 27 March 2025
Day 4 – Turing Tenerife Trip March 2025
Day 4 – Turing Tenerife Trip March 2025
Today, pupils explored the breathtaking El Teide National Park and saw Tenerife’s iconic volcano up close—and it didn’t disappoint! Our first stop was a dramatic mountain viewpoint. Despite cloudy weather,…
