- Being responsible for documenting the work of their classes throughout the year
- Developing an understanding of food and how things grow
- Taking responsibility for ensuing the garden in the Backlands is well maintained
- Attending community events to sell produce
Head Gardeners
The Head Gardeners are responsible for:
- 5 November 2025
Head Gardeners Plan, Plant and Grow Together!
Head Gardeners Plan, Plant and Grow Together!
Our Head Gardeners have been busy exploring the new outdoor classroom! They have been investigating the different planting areas, discussing which plants will thrive best, and sharing ideas about what…
- 25 September 2025
Pupil Voice Fayre 2025
Pupil Voice Fayre 2025
Our Year 1 to 6 pupils explored Pupil Voice stalls to learn about roles such as Junior Road Safety Officers, Peer Mediators and Eco-Team. They then cast their votes! Keep…
- 1 October 2024
Pupil Voice Fayre 2024
Pupil Voice Fayre 2024
Our Pupil Voice Fayre was buzzing with excitement as KS1 and KS2 shared which roles they want to apply for and why. Huge thank you to our subject leaders for…
- 22 February 2024
Gardeners Hard At Work
Gardeners Hard At Work
Our Gardeners enjoyed spending time in the school's garden. They cleaned and hunted for minibeasts in the soil to which they found beetles and worms. Fun fact: worms help to…
- 10 January 2024
Our Gardeners 2024 Goals
Our Gardeners 2024 Goals
Our gardeners explored through the school garden to see the resources available. They shared future goals, listed fruits and vegetables that they would like to grow and brainstormed ideas on…
- 5 July 2023
Head Gardeners Explore School Garden
Head Gardeners Explore School Garden
Head Gardeners enjoyed exploring the school garden, planting and watering the selection growing!
- 15 March 2023
Head Gardeners Brainstorm Ideas
Head Gardeners Brainstorm Ideas
Head Gardeners got together to discuss the importance of having a garden, brainstorming their ideas and responsibilities all on a poster. They look forward to sharing their progress with the…
- 25 May 2021
EYFS Gardening
EYFS Gardening
The children in Cherry Class took part in a group activity with our school gardener, who taught the children about plants and the necessary steps to take when planting sunflower…
- 8 May 2021
Year 3 Gardening
Year 3 Gardening
Last week, Year 3 children enjoyed taking part in a gardening workshop with our school gardener, where they learned about the germination process of plants. The children had the opportunity…
- 8 May 2021
Year 6 Photosynthesis
Year 6 Photosynthesis
Year 6 took part in a gardening session about photosynthesis, creating a photo sensitive sun print using plastic, a black marker pen and leaves. The pupils produced effective outcomes and…
- 8 May 2021
Year 4 Mini-beasts
Year 4 Mini-beasts
Year 4 have been studying mini-beasts. During this unit, they made predictions about a range of mini-beasts that may live around the school. They then went on a hunt to…
- 22 November 2020
Weather Fun for Year 3
Weather Fun for Year 3
Year 3 explored a new point of view on gardening! The session linked to their Humanities topic 'Temperatures around the World'. The children learnt about different ways to measure the…
- 28 April 2020
Families’ Week
Families’ Week
This week is Families’ Week at Orchard, an opportunity to celebrate the diversity both in our school community and modern society! How will you be celebrating? #familytime @stonewalluk
- 2 February 2020
Family Gardening Club
Family Gardening Club
Join us each Tuesday 3.30pm to 4.30pm!
- 17 November 2019
Garden Delights!
Garden Delights!
Look what we harvest from the school garden!
- 17 November 2019
Lovely Linen!
Lovely Linen!
Year 4 took part in an exciting workshop demonstrating how linen is produced. Starting from flax as a raw material, the children had to break, scutch, heckle and spin to create…
- 10 November 2019
Baking Bread
Baking Bread
Year 3 had a fantastic experience learning how to make bread from scratch. They had to make sure they worked as a team, so that we could make a perfect…
- 29 September 2019
Year 1 Gardening
Year 1 Gardening
Year 1 had a lovely visit from the Gardening Team. The children learnt about the different parts of a plant and played a fun game sorting and identifying a selection…
- 22 September 2019
Pupil Voice Fayre
Pupil Voice Fayre
This week Orchard hosted the annual pupil voice fair to explore the responsibilities children might like to lead on this academic year. Children visited different stalls in the hall to talk…
- 29 May 2019
Minibeast Madness
Minibeast Madness
Year 2 children have been learning about minibeasts in science. They discussed the different species they might see in our local area and did a tally chart survey in the…
- 28 May 2019
Green Fingered Gardeners
Green Fingered Gardeners
The Nursery children have been learning about 'new life'. It was an exciting half term as the caterpillars arrived. The children were fascinated with how the caterpillars grew and waited…
- 12 May 2019
Garden Explorers!
Garden Explorers!
Year 1 classes took part in gardening workshops with our resident gardeners. They focussed on the parts of plants as and introduction to photosynthesis and pollination including the role that…
- 7 February 2019
Flaxman Returns!
Flaxman Returns!
Flaxman has his hat on! Hip hip hip hooray!
- 27 January 2019
Flax Man Update
Flax Man Update
Year 4 learnt how to turn their homegrown flax fibre into linen yarn which will be knitted into a hat for our Flaxman.
