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- Year 3 had their first chess lesson. They learnt the the different chess pieces and how they move ac...
- EYFS loved exploring the outdoor learning area. They built sand castles, practiced their balancing s...
- Year 3 visited The Horniman Museum to learn about the Stone Age. They explored through valuable arte...
- Year 2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London in History. They used pictorial historical ...
- Year 5 experimented sound in Science by altering the pitch of their voices in order to make grains o...
- Year 2 have been working on their football skills in PE. They practiced tapping the ball between the...
- EYFS used their imagination to build their own cars! They used props such as tyres, a seat and steer...
- Staff enjoyed their last breakfast together to celebrate a successful and enjoyable academic year! ...
- Debate Mate club competed in Debate Mate championship earning 4th place within London Primary School...
- Ready, Set, Read! The Summer Reading Challenge has started across all Hackney Libraries – chil...
- It’s the final bike bus of the term on Tuesday 11th July. Join us for an uplifting 20 minute group ...
- Here are some images from Hispanic Day. Children dressed in traditional Spasnish clothing and comple...
- Year 2 loved Hispanic Day where they dressed in the colours red and yellow and had a fun filled day ...
- Year 6 took part in a parasports workshop during Healthy Living Week. Using their teamwork and coord...
- Head Gardeners enjoyed exploring the school garden, planting and watering the selection growing! ...
- Year 4 visited the Science Museum where they explored a variety of investigations using their prior ...
- EYFS enjoyed learning how to say different members of family in Spanish. They used wristbands to pla...
- EYFS been learning to name the colours in Spanish: rojo (red) azul (blue), amarillo (yellow) and ver...
- In MFL, Year 2 have been learning to name the body parts in Spanish. They perfected the Spanish vers...
- Year 5 have been learning to describe the artwork of Spanish impressionist artist, Joaquín Sorolla. ...
- Eid Muabark! As a kind gift from Ms Taneya, she brought in Eid treats for staff members. Thank you M...
- Year 4 visited the Science Museum where they explored a variety of investigations using their prior ...
- Year 6 visited Queens London as part of their ongoing post SATS celebration. They enjoyed ice skatin...
- Year 4 have been refining their Spanish vocabulary in MFL. They learnt how to name different foods a...
- Pupils in year 5 visited the Tomlinson Centre to represent Viridis Federation at the annual Erasmus+...
- Year 1 used their artistic skills to create seascape pictures inspired by the famous artist, George ...
- It’s competition time! With our summer attendance challenge, children could win a family ticke...
- Year 5 became engineers and mathematicians in their STEM lesson today. They built bridges, ensuring ...
- Day 1 They arrived safely at PGL and went straight into their first activities. They spent the after...
- EYFS enjoyed coffee morning with parents where they taught them how to use Maths frames and make num...
- We are delighted to invite all parents and families of Orchard Primary to join us at the Federation&...
- Our Debate Mate team competed in the National competition, the Debate Mate Cup. Working in teams, th...
- On Wednesday 14th June, eight of our Year 5 children had the pleasure of attending the stunning new ...
- Year 6 had a lovely summer stroll through the park today afternoon. They received free ice lollies ...
- EYFS visited Spitafields City Farm to learnt about different types of animals, their habitats and be...
- Our Year 6 librarians got hands on organising the communal bookshelves making it tidy and easily acc...
- Year 2 and 3 pupils practiced safe cutting and developed their fine motor ...
- Our Art Ambassadors have been busy refreshing and spring cleaning our Art spaces, sorting and organi...
- Year 6 Language Captains have been hard at work teaching Year 1’s how to say the date in Spani...
- Year 3 had a visit from PE coaches from Young Hackney to help improve on their athletic skills. They...
- As part of their plant topic in Science, Year 3 pupils went on a trip to Kew Gardens. They explored ...
- Year 5’s enjoyed their Chill Out game today, with the focus this term being #teamwork and posi...
- Join Cycling Club Hackney on Sunday 11th June at Well Street Common Festival for fun cycle races as ...
- Year 6 enjoyed refining their artistic skills. Using water colours, they painted beautiful Alaskan a...
- Year 5 created their own Day of the Dead masks. They planned out their symbolism and symmetry of the...
- Our KS2 children have been busy designing their very own 3D projects using a program called SketchUp...
- Year 4 visited the Ragged School Museum to travel back in time to the Victorian era. They had an int...
- EYFS enjoyed their animal workshop where they held many different species such as snakes! They learn...
- Orchard peer mediators have been topping up their training recently at Southwold School. They comple...
- Our Times Tables Ambassadors have been supporting peers in Years 3 and 4 three times per week, model...
- Sport Ambassadors have been busy ensuring pupils bring in their PE kits to school, ticking off those...
- EYFS took part in an interactive gardening workshop where they picked out the seeds from apples read...
- Year 5 took part in a gardening workshop where they learnt the life cycle of a plant, from seedlings...
- Year 2 went on a nature walk as part of their Science topic on living organisms and habitats. They n...
- On Earth day, we had a very special guest come to Orchard Primary school. Katherine Wheatley, an aut...
- This term we celebrated Earth Day! It was a wonderful whole school experience. The Eco Team did an a...
- Year 6 continued their post SATs celebration by visiting Laburnum Boat Club. The children took to th...
- Year 4 visited the Ragged School Museum where they experienced a Victorian classroom. It had authent...
- Year 3 have been refining their chess skills with a lesson from a specialist teacher. They learnt de...
- Year 6 created electricity in Science by building their own circuits. They added and removed compon...
- Congratulations to our ‘best crown’ winners for having spectacular creations, selected b...
- EYFS have been celebrating the coronation of King Charles III with a tea party at their small world ...
- EYFS have have been busy observing and taking care of caterpillars, expanding their vocabulary and k...
- On Friday 5th May, we are inviting children to make a crown and wear it to school to celebrate the c...
- A massive thank you to the adults who joined us on ‘Bring a #Significant Female to School̵...
- Year 5 have been gaining new skills in Maths, learning how to use protractors and measure angles acc...
- Year 3 have been refining their tactical and strategic skills by competing with each other in a game...
- EYFS enjoyed eye witnessing the process of eggs hatching. They are excited to take care and feed the...
- Year 4 had a special visit from author, Katherine Wheatley. They learnt about the process of writing...
- Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Friday 5th May for the Kings Corona...
- EYFS enjoyed spending DT day with their family members. They used a range of colourful materials and...
- Debate Mate Club is pleased to announce that after two rounds of UDL Debate Mate competitions, they...
- As part of the Great British Clean-Up, the Eco-Team and School Council collaborated to help clean up...
- The Junior Road Safety Officers had a special visit from Max Moorcroft, a Road Safety Officer. He di...
- Year 5 enjoyed dissecting a plant in Science. As part of their new topic on ‘all living things...
- Year 2 visited St John’s Church as part of their RE topic on Easter and Christianity. They lea...
- School Councillors from across Viridis Federation gathered for their termly cross-site meeting. The ...
- Eco-warriors from Hoxton Garden, Southwold and Orchard came together to have a group meeting. They d...
- Year 5 have been learning about Global Resourcing in Science. They went on a field trip to Victoria ...
- Year 5 performed a special assembly to their families today! They showcased their learning of The Tu...
- Monday 20th March 2023 The Erasmus trip to Tenerife began today at (an eye-watering) 5am wh...
- EYFS have been creating shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day at the outdoor creative area. They sel...
- KS2 was visited by the author, Danny Wallace. He shared his experience of how he become an author an...
- Year 5 enjoyed creating poems in Literacy as part of their topic on ‘Cosmic World’. They...
- Year 5 explored the London Transport Museum further using interactive trail cards. They learned the ...
- Head Gardeners got together to discuss the importance of having a garden, brainstorming their ideas ...
- Year 4 visited the Postal Museum and explored the history and journey of postal communication and it...
- Year 5 became engineers for the day at the London Transport Museum. Using coding, they made their ow...
- Year 2 have been working in pairs and groups to create a dance sequence in PE. Role-playing as sea-c...
- As part of the Year 4 children’s Rainforest topic in Geography, they went for an exciting trip...
- Year 2 loved their visit to the National Gallery. They toured around and saw still life paintings fr...
- Join Kidical Mass London on 12th March to ride from Stonebridge Gardens, E8 to Tate Modern. There wi...
- The Digital Leaders across all three schools enjoyed their cross-site meeting this term. They shared...
- Orchard did an amazing job of dressing up in their favourite characters for World Book Day! You all ...
- For World Book Day, Year 6 enjoyed reading their favourite books to EYFS and then they shared who th...
- Year 2 have been learning about Continents and Oceans in Humanities. They used an atlas to locate th...
- Staff celebrated Shrove Tuesday with a spread full of scrumptious goodies and pancakes to enjoy for ...
- As part of EYFS new topic on fairy tales, they brought in some fantastic masterpieces they made over...
- Year 2 enjoyed exploring the topic on ‘everyday materials’ in Science. They loved feelin...
- As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, EYFS explored and shared their experiences of skills...
- EYFS enjoyed their first week back where they took part in a gardening workshop. They got hands on, ...
- Year 1 visited the Science Museum this week. They explored through the museum and learned about the ...
- EYFS have been enjoying their interactive maths lesson on the topic ‘patterns’. They use...
- Year 4 visited the Apollo Chamber Orchestra at The Regent Hall. They enjoyed a live performance from...
- Reception spent a day learning the role of a Doctor and what their day consists of! They also learnt...
- Nursery enjoyed catching the breeze as they went for a walk to their local Tesco. They explored thro...
- Year 2 loved getting flexible in their gymnastics lesson. They learnt new skills such as mastering t...
- Year 5 have been finetuning their music knowledge, learning how to read the notes on the treble clef...
- EYFS enjoyed learning about measurements where they compared the lengths of different sticks with th...
- Year 2 have been learning about money in Maths. They did a fun activity which included coins; identi...
- Year 3 kick started the New Year refining their chess skills. They focused on the technique castling...
- Year 2 researched and learnt all about Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer. They designed and ...
- Year 5 took part in a gardening workshop where they actively learnt how plant growth may be affected...
- EYFS enjoyed exploring their new topic on transport. They role-played in their creative airport area...
- Year 5 and 6 choir joined Hoxton and Southwold to bring festivity to Homerton Hospital. They sang to...
- Year 2 took part in an enjoyable gardening workshop this week. They learned the differences between ...
- Year 3 had a great time experimenting with light in their science workshop today where they created ...
- EYFS loved playing in snow, creating their own footprint and feeling the texture of it with their fr...
- Children enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing,...
- EYFS have been celebrating Hanukkah by learning and understanding the significance of the eight day ...
- EYFS have been busy creating their Christmas hoop decorations this week. They chose from a range of ...
- Year 1 loved their workshop where they looked at different types of mini beasts in Science. They use...
- Year 5 have been learning about the 20th century in Humanities this week. They did many activities s...
- Year 4 enjoyed their science lesson this week where they learned all about animals, including humans...
- At Orchard, we are focusing on waste reduction and recycling. As a school, we are becoming more awa...
- Year 2 enjoyed their Maths lesson this week where they took part in a practical division lesson. Thi...
- EYFS have been exploring the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’ this week. They completed many activitie...
- Year 4 have been learning about the culture and history of Brazil this week. To showcase their knowl...
- Year 3 loved designing and making waterproof bags as part of DT Day. With the help of parents, they ...
- Year 2 enjoyed their English lesson where they created their own story! Using inspiration from the s...
- As part of DT Day, Year 2 had the opportunity to create their own moving cars. They used constructiv...
- EYFS loved having their parents come in for DT Day. They used a range of materials and resources to ...
- As part of World Week, Reception participated in many fun activities to celebrate World Week. They d...
- EYFS have been exploring their new role-play ‘desert’ area. They used their sensory skil...
- The Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) had their first meeting this week, delivered by Max Moorcrof...
- The selected Sport Ambassadors were informed of their new roles this week and were eager to commence...
- Year 4 have been using the Learn Emile app on their iPads to test their times tables knowledge in Ma...
- Year 2 visited the Great Fire of London exhibition at the Museum of London. They enjoyed touring aro...
- EYFS have been exploring the Autumn season by observing and talking about the changes that have noti...
- Year 3 enjoyed their bread workshop where they explored and processed raw materials into ingredients...
- Year 4 visited Planetarium where they had an immersive and thrilling experience on how life would be...
- Year 6 have been studying and analysing the artwork of Henry Moore. With inspiration from his style ...
- Reception have been busy playing in their fun, designated construction area outside. They learned ho...
- Year 2 enjoyed their visit to Hackney Library. They attentively listened to a story read by the libr...
- Year 1 loved reading ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ during Literacy. They completed fun tas...
- Year 3 enjoyed taking turns to teach maths in front of the whole class! They taught the column addit...
- Year 2 loved their Science lesson involving circuits. They were given electrical components, includi...
- Year 4 learned intriguing facts about flax seeds in their gardening workshop. They enjoyed understan...
- Year 2 enjoyed learning how to use child-safe search engines in ICT. They used the search engine ...
- EYFS and KS1 loved bringing their Significant Male to school this morning. There was a range of acti...
- Year 2 enjoyed learning about Sikhism in RE. They learned about the different Sikh symbols and looke...
- Year 4 enjoyed playing netball during PE. They explored and practised new skills such as chest and o...
- Year 4 sang along to ‘Living it up in Greece’ in preparation for their class assembly ne...
- Year 1 loved acting out the story of ‘Owl Babies’ in Literacy. They rehearsed using the ...
- Year 3 examined different types of rocks in Science this week. They enjoyed comparing a range of roc...
- Year 6 began their journey back in time to 1939, where they learned the history of World War II. The...
- Year 5 learned many new skills in their basketball session such as dribbling, shooting and the three...
- To celebrate Hispanic Day everyone dressed in red and yellow to match the Spanish flag! An exciting ...
- Year 5 enjoyed exploring around the Science Museum. They had an entertaining workshop on forces and ...
- Day 1 The children conquered their fears of heights straight away this afternoon,...
- Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day!
- Year 6 spent the afternoon baking and decorating scrumptious cupcakes. Well done to our bake off win...
- Year 4 participated in a Taekwondo workshop as part of ‘Keeping Healthy Week’. They enjo...
- Year 5 enjoyed their gardening workshop where they learned about the importance of weather change fo...
- Year 5 have been experimenting with different materials from tissue paper to magazine cut-outs to cr...
- This was the day that they had all been waiting for… Cooking the Spanish and English recipes a...
- After getting to know one another, our international pupils got down to translating some authentic S...
- Our Art Ambassadors recently came together and judged work submitted during the Summer art competiti...
- Reception classes are enjoying exploring the outdoor area in the sunshine. They have been making the...
- There was excitement and a warm welcome at Southwold with the arrival of children from our ...
- The school choir performed very well at the Well Street Common Festival on Sunday 12th June and were...
- From today until Wednesday we will be hosting our partner Erasmus schools at our Southwold site. Chi...
- Nursery class are enjoying their new topic this term on superheroes by role playing in the superhero...
- And on our final day at the Kench Hill Centre, we showcased our team working and problem solving ski...
- Year 5 enjoyed moulding clay masks to create colourful and intricate Mayan masks! Inspired by Day of...
- After breakfast, we went to play before doing our activities. We played basketball, football, ping p...
- Despite the wind, the children had a fantastic time at the beach on day 3, finding shells, digging h...
- With the easing of travel restrictions, children from the partner schools will be visiting us in Jun...
- Children were invited to design a logo for the partnership which will eventually will appear on a we...
- Year 4 have continued to work on their food and drink topic with their partners from Portug...
- The children all slept well last night and after a hearty breakfast of toast, yogurt and Rice Krispi...
- After arriving and making our beds, we began working together in teams to build shelters and perfect...
- During their Spanish lesson, Year 4 learnt how to say and describe where they live. This involved us...
- Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution...
- Year 5 have been learning about statistics during their maths lessons. In pairs, they’ve been ...
- Year 3 have been learning how to make mosaic art pieces by carefully planning and designing their mo...
- In humanities, year 5 have been learning about what natural resources are and how they are distribut...
- Dear Parents & Carers, Hackney Council want your input in the design change for the Well Street ...
- The Digital Leaders from years 5 and 6 helped to create and deliver an assembly to their year groups...
- Year 4 enjoyed visiting Westminster Abbey where they had tour guides show them around the majestic b...
- Year 2 had a fantastic day visiting the Van Gogh Immersive Experience. They learnt all about Vincent...
- Year 6 became young entrepreneurs during Work and Enterprise Week, presenting their proposed idea/in...
- Year 3 have been learning more about jobs in the food industry. Last week, they visited the school k...
- Year 2 have been learning about jobs around caring for animals. They had a visit from Zoo Lab who sh...
- Our peer mediators were incredibly busy during the Autumn term with their peer mediator training. Th...
- This term, the Sports Ambassadors have been tasked with reminding their classmates about the importa...
- Our Green Team held a very informative assembly where they educated the school about climate change,...
- Year 5 worked as teams to develop a climax for their Tudor narrative. Their protagonist was a poor T...
- The Year 4 Gardening Ambassadors visited Nursery to help create Bird Feeders using apples and seeds....
- Digital leaders had their second cross site meeting this week in order to look at essential work the...
- This week in Spanish, the children in year 4 have started to learn new vocabulary related to familie...
- This week children in reception have been reading Six Dinner Sid. They have enjoyed exploring simila...
- Year 5 have been applying their ICT skills in PSHCE lessons by using Google slides to create present...
- Year 6 have been using the app Garageband to start composing their own songs. To do this, they’...
- Year 3 have been learning how to make mosaics in their art lessons. They have been looking at pictur...
- Year 5 really got into the festive spirit by spending an afternoon making some fantastic Christmas d...
- Year 4 took part in a workshop where they learned about the different types of teeth and what they a...
- Year 3 carried out a full-day workshop called ‘Lessons in Loaf’, linked to their topic o...
- In science, year 1 are learning about the different animal groups and the similarities and differenc...
- Year 2 have been using atlases in Geography to identify the seas around the UK with the help of comp...
- In nursery the children are thinking about different types of homes. The children have enjoyed fishi...
- Children in years 5 and 6 visited the Emmanuel centre in Westminster last week to receive their indu...
- In Year 4 our Literacy focus is Narrative writing linked to our topic of Brazil and our DR core text...
- During literacy lessons, we have been writing autumn poems. After writing their first draft, the stu...
- During World Week, Year 3 attended a workshop on Chinese Flag making, where they enjoyed learning mo...
- During World Week, Year 4 participated in many activities from different cultures, including African...
- The Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) had their first meeting this week. Max Moorcroft, a road saf...
- Year 6 had an amazing time when they visited the zoo. They attended a workshop where they looked at ...
- In nursery this week, the children have been exploring the sizes on composition of objects and mater...
- The children in reception have been learning to read and spell tricky words this week. To help them ...
- Year 3 visited the Museum of London, where they looked at artefacts from the Stone Age and identifie...
- Well done to our Year 6 Homework Winners who presented amazing work based on ‘World at WarR...
- In Year 5, we have started reading Beowulf. We have been reading the texts in pairs, predicting the...
- Year 4 have been reading and writing about Greek Myths. For our Literacy lesson we broke down the s...
- We have been learning how to play hockey in Year 3. We have learnt how use our sticks to keep contro...
- Year 3 explored a range of fables, commenting on the structure and identifying key language features...
- Year 3 played a game which helped them to practise their understanding of place value. Each student ...
- In RE, Olive Class have been studying Sikhism. They have looked at the 5K’s of Sikhism and dis...
- Year 2 have been finding the missing numbers in number sequences by using cubes, number lines or the...
- In Science, Year 2 have been looking at circuits. They have been using the different components of a...
- Year 1 have started to learn about the human body. Pupils labelled and discussed the importance of t...
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- The children in Cherry Class took part in a group activity with our school gardener, who taught t...
- The School Council promoted one of their charities, The Marine Conservation Society through a Ma...
- In ICT, Year 2 have been creating their own branching database about minibeasts, The children wor...
- Last week, Year 3 children enjoyed taking part in a gardening workshop with our school gardener, w...
- During Families Week, children in Nursery explored their own families, through images and by shari...
- During their Victorian unit, pupils in Year 4 have used a variety of primary and secondary source...
- Year 6 took part in a workshop learning more about the Blitz in London during WWII. They learned m...
- Year 5 have started learning the ukulele. They have learned three chords and will be putting thes...
- Year 2 have been exploring and classifying 2D shapes based on the number of sides they have. They ...
- Our Nursery pupils have been undertaking a variety of construction opportunities. They have been ...
- Year 6 took part in a gardening session about photosynthesis, creating a photo sensitive sun prin...
- Year 6 linked their dance unit to their topic of Ghana. During their lesson they listened to trad...
- Year 4 have been studying mini-beasts. During this unit, they made predictions about a range of ...
- Year 2 have been exploring a range of natural, man-made and manufactured materials. During their ...
- UKS2 took part in the Urban Debate League competition. Our pupils enjoyed the experience, develo...
- Reception pupils explored the story Jack and the Beanstalk. They used this text to practise writi...
- In science, Year 2 are exploring different types of materials. They took turns describing t...
- During their art unit, Year 4 explored different ways to create texture, by using sponges, and var...
- Year 6 have been learning to read and play music on a glockenspiel. They have been practicing note...
- Pupils at Orchard took time to thank our school crossing patrol, who keep children safe when travell...
- This term Year 1 are learning about sculptures, we used clay and modelling tools to explore and prac...
- Remote learning has not stopped the children sharing and celebrating their holiday homework projects...
- At Orchard, cycling is offered to all KS2 children. Here is our Autumn 2020 summary! 63 year 4 ch...
- We are so proud of the engagement in home learning at Orchard. Don’t forget all learning tasks...
- This week, the children currently accessing school in Year 1 used concrete resources to create graph...
- Redwood Class had the pleasure of having a P.E lesson with our PE Specialist Teacher Mr Mulvaney fro...
- Year 4 designed and created juggling balls. After reviewing existing products based on their materia...
- The holiday homework for Year 1 was to create a model or write about our local area of Hackney. We h...
- In Geography this half term, Year 2 are learning about the UK and for their half term homework, were...
- Year 5 are creating Tudor style houses using Sketch Up. They used the rectangle and push/pull tools ...
- Year 6 took part in the Youth Climate Summit. This year the summit was being held online, which mean...
- Year 3 explored a new point of view on gardening! The session linked to their Humanities topic ̵...
- The children have been reading ‘Blue Penguin’ this week. They explored the role-play area, pretendin...
- In Year 5, we learnt to design picture frames. The process involved designing a frame that was fit f...
- Year 6 have been making music! They explored playing chords then performed a chord sequence. They le...
- Year 4 have been reading the text The Great Kapok tree which links to their topic on Brazil. The chi...
- Year 6 used Chromebooks to annotate and look closely at examples of tapestries ready for designing t...
- Year 4 have been practising asking and answering question about themselves in Spanish and made chatt...
- Children in Nursery have learnt about germs and the importance of washing hands. All children took p...
- Year 4 have been taking part in their weekly daily mile around Well Street Common as part of their P...
- The children enjoyed learning all about fire safety in school and at home. They were able to share w...
- During Democracy Day, children in Years 1-6 had the opportunity to cast their own vote for Year 6 Sc...
- Dr Bike & Bikers Breakfast at Orchard was busy, with 42 bikes receiving a safety check and minor...
- Year 2 children have been learning how to name some fruit in Spanish and have used their Spanish num...
- Year 3 have started chess this week. We welcomed James, the chess master, who explained basics rules...
- The children in Reception have been enjoying a range of activities including counting and recognisin...
- In music, Year 4 used a virtual piano to compose and play a leitmotif for Hades, the Greek god of th...
- Year 6 have been reading and discussing Kensuke’s Kingdom. The children have been practising point, ...
- Year 6 have been developing their dribbling and shooting techniques in basketball over the past two ...
- Year 2 had their first music lesson of the term last week. The children learned lots of body percuss...
- This week in Reception the children have had an exciting settling in week. The children have practis...
- Over the summer break, Year 5 and 6 pupils prepared for their new topic learning by undertaking proj...
- In Year 1 the children are learning to add and subtract 1 from any number. To support their learning...
- The children in Year 2 are very excited to be learning about The Great Fire of London. They have bee...
- Back to learning in KS2! Year 4 are exploring the Greek myth of ‘Perseus and the snake-haired...
- Year 1 enjoyed exploring their new playground last week. They are particularly excited to try out th...
- We are excited to welcome our Early Years children full time today. Last week, all children had a wo...
- This term our Year 4 pupils have been leaning to code on scratch. They have developed their understa...
- This week during their music lesson, KS2 pupils learnt how to read and play a piece of music from Be...
- In today’s Debate Mate session, pupils continued to practise defining the motion, sharing opin...
- During Keeping Healthy Week, Year 6 participated in the Sports Day, which included various tasks suc...
- There was culture and creativity throughout the school during Hispanic Day! The theme was Art & ...
- This week the teachers in KS1 have seen children taking part in a wide range of exciting hands on ac...
- Children in Year 1 have been busy learning about their new topic, ‘Seasonal Changes’. Across the las...
- Have you tried the virtual challenges on the home learning web page yet? Don’t forget to email...
- Pupils in Year 2 have been taking part in some hands on home learning. Children and their families h...
- Year 6 used Garage Band to create their own song using a range of instruments. The children learned ...
- A huge thank you to everyone who continues to send in examples of home learning to the email address...
- Last week, pupils enjoyed another virtual Debate Mate session, demonstrating significant improvement...
- The key worker pupils learned to tear, overlap and layer using various paper and colour types to cr...
- We have seen a number of holiday projects sent in to the home learning email address. What an amazin...
- Last week the younger children in school started the day off with a Joe Wicks PE lesson. They then p...
- The KS2 pupils attending school had great fun last week using Puppet Pals, an animation app on the i...
- Last week, the children attending school read the book ‘Mama Built a Little Nest’ and le...
- Year 4 were visited by Salvatore Rubbino author and illustrator of A Walk in London. He shared his s...
- As part of Booklinks, children from Year 2 were visited by the author and illustrator Karin Littlewo...
- Some more wonderful examples of creative home learning, well done everyone! ...
- This week is Families’ Week at Orchard, an opportunity to celebrate the diversity both in our school...
- Well done Orchard! It is wonderful to see such continued commitment to learning. Thank you to every...
- Don’t forget, if you need to change home reading books, the parent room has been set up as a l...
- The children attending school this week are enjoying getting creative and linking literacy and art! ...
- The children in KS1 and EYFS have been enjoying the sunshine and experiencing outdoor learning. &nbs...
- Science Day was a huge success and ended in a wonderful celebration of the experiments undertaken ac...
- The Eco Teams from Orchard, Hoxton Garden and Southwold met up to discuss Eco issues and what each s...
- Year 5 are enjoying cycling this term and are learning the basic skills of riding a bike. Children r...
- A huge congratulations to our Debate Team who successfully participated in last month’s League...
- The resident gardeners visited Year 2 this week and all children took part in a workshop. The childr...
- In Literacy this week Year 2 have been reading the text Crown: An Ode to a Fresh Cut. Inspired by th...
- As part of World Book Day the Head Librarians organised a book swap. Children brought in books that ...
- Children in Year 2 took part in a special World Book Day workshop run by the publishing house, Pengu...
- As a school, the children have chosen to support Shelter this year as the school charity. The target...
- The School Council visited Hackney Town Hall. They met the Speaker and were given a tour around the ...
- This term the digital leaders have been busy raising the profile of e-safety. They have designed and...
- Spring Dr Bike and Bikers Breakfast event on the 17th March 8.30am – 10.30am
- The children in Reception had a wonderful day celebrating their 100th day of school last week! The c...
- To support Fairtrade Fortnight the Eco Team organised ‘Fairtrade Friday’. Children were asked to dre...
- Year 5 have tried their first try at directing and preparing a role play – En el Restaurante! ...
- Viridis joined Hackney teachers for excellent CPD on how to use Spanish in other curriculum subjects...
- This half term Year 6 have learnt how to compose and produce music using the Garageband app. They ha...
- Reception children had a wonderful time visiting Hackney City Farm. They identified a range of anima...
- Some of our children participated in a KS2 drama workshop. Watch it here! A big, big thank you to Ms...
- Year 4 have been learning how to convert analogue to digital using 24 and 12 hour times handling han...
- Year 2 have been learning how to describe what they are wearing in Spanish and practised their phras...
- Year 6 successfully completed the annual Dragons’ Den project, where groups of pupils research...
- In music Year 5 have been learning about ‘The Planets’ by Gustav Holst. This week they c...
- Thank you to all the parents who attended the EYFS Early Maths coffee morning. There were some fanta...
- The children had the opportunity to sell products made during Work Week at the Enterprise Fayre. The...
- The School Council launched a whole school Book Corner and Inspiration Station competition. This wee...
- Year 1 are learning about everyday materials in science. The children investigated materials and dis...
- Year 2 are learning about Christopher Columbus in history. To help find out more information they co...
- Year 6 extended their knowledge of the weather by using comparisons to describe different weather pa...
- This week our digital leaders presented to the whole school about the importance of staying safe onl...
- Year 2 have been reading different stories about Paddington. As part of their learning they have res...
- In Year 2, we explored germination and what the word meant before dissecting a bulb and labelling ea...
- Year two have been looking at animals, because of this we were lucky enough to get to meet some very...
- Year 3 took part in another session of chess this week. Pupils continued to develop a range of skill...
- This week Year 6 started their new music production unit of work. They are developing their understa...
- Our Nursery children have enjoyed going to the post office and sending letters to their families. Th...
- Our school choir were busy spreading festive cheer around Hackney before Christmas. They performed a...
- Year 4 have studied the life and work of Oscar Niemeyer. With the use of photography, they have expl...
- Thank you to all the families who contributed donations to the Winter Fayre and to those who came to...
- As part of their topic on humans in science, Year 4 learned about the wonders of teeth and how they ...
- Year 3 had the opportunity to make waterproof bags for DT day. They first looked at a range of diffe...
- During Design and Technology Day, Year 6 researched, planned and created excellent mobile phone cove...
- Year 6 have been busy learning about the heart and had a great time dissecting the hearts during a w...
- During a sustainability workshop, Year 6 participated in a range of activities related to climate ch...
- Year 3 enjoyed a trip to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, where they learned about how the temple ...
- Hazel Class assembly this half term was ‘A-Z of Brazil’, sharing learning about the loca...
- The Orchard Eco Team decided they want to focus on tackling litter around our school and in our loca...
- The children in Nursery have been enjoying taking part in physical activities in the outdoor area. T...
- Year 2 travelled to the Barbican to watch the London Symphony Orchestra. They listened to lots of di...
- Our Arts Ambassadors took their ambassadorial duties beyond the school walls this week when they wer...
- Orchard hosted the first cross site School Council meeting of the academic year last week. School Co...
- Year 2 had a fantastic day out orienteering at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. They were able to read ...
- Year 4 watched BBC news to learn more about deforestation in Brazil. We recorded what the journalist...
- Year 5 had the opportunity to visit Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy last week. The children got to ...
- In recognition of Anti-Bullying Day, children dressed up in blue as Orchard showed that no bullying ...
- A big congratulations to everyone who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge!
- The Eco Team presented assemblies to the whole school this week. They gave top tips on how we can al...
- Pupils from Year 5 visited The Emmanuel Centre in Westminster for this year’s Debate Mate laun...
- In Nursery the children have been learning about Diwali. They were very excited to learn something n...
- Year 4 were visited by Apollo music. Apollo music are professionally trained musicians that perform ...
- Year 4 took part in an exciting workshop demonstrating how linen is produced. Starting from flax as ...
- Look at the fantastic holiday homework created by pupils in Year 1 – 4. As geographers, the ch...
- In year 2 we were learning movement through exploring vehicles in dance. We thought hard about how t...
- The children in Reception and Nursery attended the “Peace at Last” opera. They really e...
- The eco team have been busy creating a new Eco Code for the school to follow. They are passionate ab...
- Year 6 were been learning about African music. As a class, the children created music using the djem...
- KS1 have been showing their creativity and engineering skills by constructing imaginative places to ...
- Thank you for all the parents who came in to view and contribute to the children’s Special Boo...
- Year 5 were very lucky to have the chance to engage in a workshop making African masks for world wee...
- The children in Reception enjoyed using ipads to take ‘selfies’! ...
- The children in Elm class have been enjoying music lessons with Mrs Batup, where they have been expe...
- Year 3 had a fantastic experience learning how to make bread from scratch. They had to make sure the...
- Every Friday morning, Lower School enjoy Parent Reading. It is always a wonderful to see so many adu...
- World Week is a part of our enrichment programme which celebrates the diversity within our school. O...
- The children in Year 3 had a lovely time exploring real prehistoric artefacts from the Stone Age in ...
- In Year 3 our children are receiving lessons in how to play chess from a respected International Mas...
- Congratulations to our Year 6 star who has been awarded a four year scholarship from the London Musi...
- We have again received the Gold Travel Stars Award at Orchard Primary School. We are again in the to...
- We were delighted to welcome our significant males into school again this week to join in with learn...
- This week Reception have been engaging in a range of activities which explore the different things t...
- Our Junior Road Safety Officers attended a training event at The Round Chapel. They learnt more abou...
- Year 1 had a lovely visit from the Gardening Team. The children learnt about the different parts of ...
- This week in Year 5 we have been using dienes and place value to add number and solidify our knowled...
- Year 2 created their own poetry. The children were able to identify adventurous verbs, interesting a...
- Year 4 enjoyed their trip to the British museum, where they explored the different aspects of life i...
- Last week our Deputy Headteacher attended the IQM Awards to receive our re-accreditation for the Fl...
- Digital Leaders from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Gardens, conducted their first cross-site meeting...
- This week Year 1 have continued their learning about the human body by exploring their senses. They ...
- We were delighted to welcome our new parents in Nursery to Parent Reading last week. Adults joined c...
- This week Orchard hosted the annual pupil voice fair to explore the responsibilities children might ...
- This Summer holiday, pupils from Year 2 to 6 were entered in a Times Tables Rockstars Summer League....
- Year 1 started their History learning this week with a trip back in time to meet Florence Nightingal...
- Last week Orchard enjoyed celebrating Hispanic Day. The children enjoyed an assembly let by Ms Josep...
- Week 3: Day 1 and 2 has seen a range of adventures! Trekking, collecting, football and campfires! Ke...
- What a wonderful Week 2! Ten Year 5 pupils enjoyed their trip to Kench Hill last week along with the...
- Hola, We had a safe but a bit of a long trip as our plane was a little bit delayed. We arrived in a ...
- The children visiting Kench Hill got settled in quickly after a long journey still with bags of ener...
- The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Writing Workshop which focused on supporti...
- Orchard are proud to have been re-accredited the Inclusion Flagship Award for the third time. Assess...
- Some children in Year 1 have been widening their vocabulary by taking part in a vocabulary intervent...
- Year 6 visited Laburnum Boat Club today for their first kayaking session. The children practised a r...
- Year 2 enjoyed their educational trip to Hampstead Heath, where they explored two different habitats...
- The children in EYFS have been fascinated by our eggs, which have now hatched into chicks. This has ...
- Year 6 celebrated the end of their SATS with football and fun at Victoria Park. A very huge well do...
- Year 5 have made Mexican inspired masks. The children have researched, investigated and observed tec...
- Year One worked hard to create their final outcomes for our topic on Matisse. They thought carefully...
- Year 4 took part in an interactive and engaging road safety workshop. During this workshop, the chil...
- Our annual Families’ Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about ...
- Year 4 have been fortunate to be working with our artist in resident on 3d mythical creature sculptu...
- Regional winners and now….we are in the Debate Mate Finals! Well done Team!
- Check out some of the fantastic Easter holiday homework produced by children across the school. Thes...
- The new family cycling club got off to a great start this half term. Four children and four adults ...
- Nursery went on a local trip to Tesco’s and bought lots of different exotic fruits to try. The...
- The Nursery children have been learning about ‘new life’. It was an exciting half term a...
- In Year 5, we were very fortunate to have a workshop delivered, where we looked at Mayan food and Ma...
- Parent Reading continues to be a much loved part of our weekly routine at Orchard. We love seeing al...
- Year 6 produced excellent holiday homework around their topic ‘World at War’, which incl...
- The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Maths Workshop. They discovered a range of...
- Year 1 classes took part in gardening workshops with our resident gardeners. They focussed on the pa...
- Our Digital Leaders have created a SMART poster for KS2 classes reminding children how to stay safe ...
- Year 2 children really enjoyed DT Day! They had a fantastic time learning about a balanced diet and ...
- During Science Day, Reception and Nursery explored changes and materials by mixing different ingredi...
- The School Councillors travelled to Southwold to attend the...
- As part of Book Links Week, Year 2 had a visit from author and illustrator David Lucas. The children...
- Year one had a visit from Claire Alexander. Claire is the author of Small Florence, a book about a s...
- As part of their PSHCE learning about relationships, Year 4 visited St Joseph’s Hospice. The c...
- Year 6 combined yeast, washing up liquid, hydro peroxide and food colouring to make the ‘ultim...
- Our Year 1 and Year 5 pupils celebrated reading for pleasure by swapping classes to share books. Bot...
- Reception children celebrated their 100th day of school in the Spring Term. To mark this special day...
- In music Year 3 have been learning about ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ by Saint-Saens. T...
- Year 5 have been learning about water music. The children were challenged to create a ‘soundsc...
- Fairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a...
- Year 6 are focusing on Ghana for Spring 2. They had to research the topic using the internet or by g...
- Y1 Poetry Year 1 have been developing their poetry skills through practising th...
- Last week the Debate Mate team took part in Round One of the Urban Debate League, which was hosted a...
- This week reception have been learning about time. We have been discussing our daily routines as wel...
- Well done to our Digital Leaders who participated in the Safer Internet Day. They are at the top of...
- Year 4 took part in a workshop, as part of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. They playe...
- As part of their work week experience, Year 3 learned all about seafood. Each child explored a varie...
- During Work Week the Reception children were visited by Doctor George, an A&E doctor from UCL Ho...
- We have had a very intense day working on our second activity for this Erasmus + project visit: des...
- Hola a todos, Our Spanish ambassadors had a really good day today full of excitement. After a restfu...
- We had a safe but long trip as our plane was delayed by an hour and a half. We arrived weary but...
- For the Enterprise Fair, Year 4 designed a photobooth! Can you spot a Viridis Governor enjoying the ...
- As part of work week, Year 2 were visited by a vet. He told us about all the work vets do in the loc...
- Year One visited Homerton Fire Station for their work week. Once they arrived, they had a team of fi...
- Year 4 went to visit St John of Jerusalem Church in Hackney...
- The children met Amy and Phoebe, education officers from Childnet, to plan interactive activities f...
- Southwold and Orchard school bikes getting some much needed TLC. The first step in turning our old s...
- Last week we celebrated our holiday homework winners. All children who participated received certif...
- Last week Year One went on an exciting trip to the V&A Museum of Childhood. This was to enrich o...
- Year 2 have been learning about William Morris and the technique of printing. They used Morris’...
- Year 5 visited the Tower of London to deepen their understanding of Tudor History and the developmen...
- Lots of Nursery and Reception parents attended the ‘fine motor skills’ coffee morning. T...
- The NSPCC led assemblies on Keeping Safe for Years 1-6 as part of their Speak Out; Stay Safe Progra...
- A team of girls and a team of boys from Orchard took part in our second cross country race at Hackne...
- Key Stage 2 Choir were busy spreading Christmas cheer at Tesco on Well Street just before Christmas....
- Year 6 took part in a heart dissection workshop, which was truly unique learning experience. The chi...
- A pupil from Year 5 performed at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. A...
- Year 5 Holly performed beautifully in their assembly about Henry VIII and his six wives, with a fan...
- Year 4 learnt how to turn their homegrown flax fibre into linen yarn which will be knitted into a ha...
- The children did some sketching and printing inspired by nature on their recent visit to the William...
- Year 6 enjoyed a trip to the London Colliseum in December to take part in an exciting La Boheme work...
- Year 1 took inspiration from Paul Klee’s use of geometric shapes to create their own interpret...
- Nursery have been busy making salt dough bread, painting with hay and building bridges!
- Year 4 had the exciting opportunity to engage in a second gardening workshop, aimed at furthering th...
- In Reception lots of learning has been linked to the story ‘The Gingerbread Man’. The children have...
- Orchard were proud to host the first Viridis Cross Site School Council Meeting of the year. Lots of ...
- Check out some of the fantastic homework projects created by children across KS1 and KS2, including ...
- Great to welcome back pupils from El Caton school in Madrid, who were here to take part in the next ...
- Year one had an excellent DT Day! The topic was dips and dippers – children worked as a team t...
- Year 6 have been learning about heart and the circulatory system. Using the internet and non-fiction...
- Debate Mate children from Years 5 and 6 visited Westminster for the Debate Mate London Launch. The ...
- Nursery have been reading the Traditional Tale, Rapunzel. They showed great problem solving skills a...
- Last half term, Year 5 Holly had a fantastic trip to Winchester, where they investigated a real Angl...
- Friday 2nd November is our first Design & Technology Day of the year. Parents/carers are welcome...
- The Green Team at Orchard visited the We Feed the World at the Bargehouse on London’s South Ba...
- Year 4 classes worked with professional musicians from Apollo Music this week. They worked on their ...
- Year 4 had an exciting World Week. The theme was Our World, Our Responsibility and we reflected on ...
- Year 6 have been using iMovie to create their own film trailers. Using Kensuke’s Kingdom as their in...
- The children in Early Years have been learning about how to look after their world. They have been l...
- Children at Orchard have enjoyed cycling this half term including weekly training and race days! ...
- The 5 week healthy eating project run by Space Embrace and Cordwainers Grow ran from June to July a...
- As part of our World Week celebrations, we enjoyed a wonderful international evening bringing togeth...
- This week, year 3 had a fantastic opportunity to learn a Brazilian dance called Capeoria. It was a r...
- Year 6 visited Natural History Museum today to learn all about Evolution. The children worked in gro...
- The children enjoyed the playpod new resources last week and created some wonderful structures! &nbs...
- Year 2 have undertaken a gardening workshop to learn about the power of the sunlight and made photog...
- In music, Year 6 are learning about Minimalism. They have talked about how music has changed over th...
- Year 2 have been working really hard on their writing in class. They have been trying to include a r...
- Year 2 took part in an exciting trip to Broadgate Circus. Here they watched an amazing aerial perfor...
- Year 4 have had their first gardening workshop. This Year we will be harvesting flax to make a hat f...
- Our Year 6 representatives have undertaken their presentations and votes have been counted. We cant ...
- Our Debate Mate group has been successfully recruited and are excited to start their journey this ye...
- Our Digital Leaders have now been successfully recruited for 2018 – 2019. They are undertaking...
- Our Language Captains for 2018 – 2019 have now been selected and are excited to start their ro...
- Year 5 have become first aid experts. The children learned a range of skills from bandaging a wound ...
- We have held our Pupil Voice Recruitment Fair with applications filled out for many roles… hea...
- Thank you to all the significant males who joined us in school last week to support our learning! ...
- Representatives from the Green Team went to the Discover centre in Stratford to a celebration event ...
- The work of our digital leaders has been celebrated in the Childnet Digital Leaders newsletter, dist...
- For the second year in a row, Orchard has hosted the Debate Mate Urban Debate League which saw nine ...
- The Year 5 Debate Mate members took part in their first debating competition as part of the Urban De...
- This week our year four and five digital leaders delivered an assembly to the whole school. The focu...
- Official pictures… Well done to our Year 6 pupil, to Mr Evans and the whole school… double winners o...
- Apollo Music Project visited us for the second time this year. This time Year 5 enjoyed watching and...
- Day 1 in Madrid (Spain) Hola a todos, We have had a great and intense first day of our trip to Madri...
- The Year 5 and 6 Debate Mate club members took part in Round 1 of the Urban Debate League at William...
- Although a day late due to the snow, World Book Day was again a huge success. With creative costumes...
- School councils from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Garden held a joint meeting to meet with Hackney ...
- Thank you for supporting families week. The children learned about different types of families and o...
- Our Samba Band is in full rehearsal using the instruments awarded to us at the Mayor of Hackney Musi...
- A wonderful cauliflower! And the paints from plants lesson at orchard today with year 1. We also did...
- Year 3 had a wonderful time during their gardening workshop, they learnt all about the process of ge...
- Last week, the Viridis digital leaders met at Southwold to collaborate on and create an e-safety lea...
- This week the Green Team organised and ran an after school workshop where they invited children from...
- The Green Team feature in a Guardian news article, ‘Pupil power: how students are turning scho...