This week the teachers in KS1 have seen children taking part in a wide range of exciting hands on activities from fishing and gardening to dress making. Year 2 are studying Rosa Parks and the teachers have enjoyed reading interesting and carefully considered thank you letters to Rosa Parks. Year 1 have been learning about seasons and some children have made rain gauges to measure the rainfall in Hackney.
This week the teachers in KS1 have seen children taking part in a wide range of exciting hands on activities from fishing and gardening to dress making. Year 2 are studying Rosa Parks and the teachers have enjoyed reading interesting and carefully considered thank you letters to Rosa Parks. Year 1 have been learning about seasons and some children have made rain gauges to measure the rainfall in Hackney.
Year 1 enjoyed their very first trip to the library! The children listened to a story read by the librarian and explored a range of books to develop their love…
Orchard hosted its annual Pupil Voice Fayre, giving children the opportunity to explore the different pupil voice groups and discover how they could contribute to school life. Children then applied…
Year 3 visited the Natural History Museum, where they had the exciting opportunity to become palaeontologists! They explored how fossils are formed and took part in a fossil dig, carefully…
Year 3 had the exciting opportunity to take part in a bread-making workshop. They learnt about the process of making bread and had the chance to make their own loaves…
Year 4 enjoyed a Managing Emotions session with our Education Mental Health Practitioner, Hannah Graham. They explored the Zones of Regulation, learning about different emotions and simple strategies to help…
Our first golden assembly of the academic year celebrated the fantastic models and projects that children completed during the holidays linked to their new topics and learning. Congratulations to our…
Our Viridis Music Festival was a fantastic celebration that brought our school community together through the power of music. We were treated to an incredible variety of performances from Orchard,…
Orchard was delighted to have the honour of hosting the launch of the Hackney Sustainability Education Framework this week. Leaders and teachers from primary schools across Hackney, alongside colleagues from…
As part of Healthy Living Week last week, our in-class council sessions focused on the importance of staying healthy. They shared ideas and discussed ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle,…
