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- This week the Green Team organised and ran an after school workshop where they invited children from...
- Last week, the Viridis digital leaders met at Southwold to collaborate on and create an e-safety lea...
- Year 3 had a wonderful time during their gardening workshop, they learnt all about the process of ge...
- A wonderful cauliflower! And the paints from plants lesson at orchard today with year 1. We also did...
- Our Samba Band is in full rehearsal using the instruments awarded to us at the Mayor of Hackney Musi...
- Thank you for supporting families week. The children learned about different types of families and o...
- School councils from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Garden held a joint meeting to meet with Hackney ...
- Although a day late due to the snow, World Book Day was again a huge success. With creative costumes...
- The Year 5 and 6 Debate Mate club members took part in Round 1 of the Urban Debate League at William...
- Day 1 in Madrid (Spain) Hola a todos, We have had a great and intense first day of our trip to...
- Apollo Music Project visited us for the second time this year. This time Year 5 enjoyed watching and...
- Official pictures… Well done to our Year 6 pupil, to Mr Evans and the whole school… double winners o...
- This week our year four and five digital leaders delivered an assembly to the whole school. The focu...
- The Year 5 Debate Mate members took part in their first debating competition as part of the Urban De...
- For the second year in a row, Orchard has hosted the Debate Mate Urban Debate League which saw nine ...
- The work of our digital leaders has been celebrated in the Childnet Digital Leaders newsletter, dist...
- Representatives from the Green Team went to the Discover centre in Stratford to a celebration event ...
- Thank you to all the significant males who joined us in school last week to support our learning! ...
- We have held our Pupil Voice Recruitment Fair with applications filled out for many roles... head ga...
- Year 5 have become first aid experts. The children learned a range of skills from bandaging a wound ...
- Our Language Captains for 2018 - 2019 have now been selected and are excited to start their role sup...
- Our Digital Leaders have now been successfully recruited for 2018 - 2019. They are undertaking their...
- Our Debate Mate group has been successfully recruited and are excited to start their journey this ye...
- Our Year 6 representatives have undertaken their presentations and votes have been counted. We cant ...
- Year 4 have had their first gardening workshop. This Year we will be harvesting flax to make a hat f...
- Year 2 took part in an exciting trip to Broadgate Circus. Here they watched an amazing aerial perfor...
- Year 2 have been working really hard on their writing in class. They have been trying to include a r...
- In music, Year 6 are learning about Minimalism. They have talked about how music has changed over th...
- Year 2 have undertaken a gardening workshop to learn about the power of the sunlight and made photog...
- The children enjoyed the playpod new resources last week and created some wonderful structures! &...
- Year 6 visited Natural History Museum today to learn all about Evolution. The children worked in gro...
- This week, year 3 had a fantastic opportunity to learn a Brazilian dance called Capeoria. It was a r...
- As part of our World Week celebrations, we enjoyed a wonderful international evening bringing togeth...
- The 5 week healthy eating project run by Space Embrace and Cordwainers Grow ran from June to July a...
- Children at Orchard have enjoyed cycling this half term including weekly training and race days! ...
- The children in Early Years have been learning about how to look after their world. They have been l...
- Year 6 have been using iMovie to create their own film trailers. Using Kensuke’s Kingdom as their in...
- Year 4 had an exciting World Week. The theme was Our World, Our Responsibility and we reflected ...
- Year 4 classes worked with professional musicians from Apollo Music this week. They worked on their ...
- The Green Team at Orchard visited the We Feed the World at the Bargehouse on London's South Bank. Th...
- Friday 2nd November is our first Design & Technology Day of the year. Parents/carers are welcome...
- Last half term, Year 5 Holly had a fantastic trip to Winchester, where they investigated a real Angl...
- Nursery have been reading the Traditional Tale, Rapunzel. They showed great problem solving skills a...
- Debate Mate children from Years 5 and 6 visited Westminster for the Debate Mate London Launch. The ...
- Year 6 have been learning about heart and the circulatory system. Using the internet and non-fiction...
- Year one had an excellent DT Day! The topic was dips and dippers - children worked as a team to desi...
- Great to welcome back pupils from El Caton school in Madrid, who were here to take part in the next ...
- Check out some of the fantastic homework projects created by children across KS1 and KS2, including ...
- Orchard were proud to host the first Viridis Cross Site School Council Meeting of the year. Lots of ...
- In Reception lots of learning has been linked to the story ‘The Gingerbread Man’. The children have...
- Year 4 had the exciting opportunity to engage in a second gardening workshop, aimed at furthering th...
- Nursery have been busy making salt dough bread, painting with hay and building bridges!
- Year 1 took inspiration from Paul Klee's use of geometric shapes to create their own interpretation ...
- Year 6 enjoyed a trip to the London Colliseum in December to take part in an exciting La Boheme work...
- The children did some sketching and printing inspired by nature on their recent visit to the William...
- Year 4 learnt how to turn their homegrown flax fibre into linen yarn which will be knitted into a ha...
- Year 5 Holly performed beautifully in their assembly about Henry VIII and his six wives, with a ...
- A pupil from Year 5 performed at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. A...
- Year 6 took part in a heart dissection workshop, which was truly unique learning experience. The chi...
- Key Stage 2 Choir were busy spreading Christmas cheer at Tesco on Well Street just before Christmas....
- A team of girls and a team of boys from Orchard took part in our second cross country race at Hackne...
- The NSPCC led assemblies on Keeping Safe for Years 1-6 as part of their Speak Out; Stay Safe Pro...
- Lots of Nursery and Reception parents attended the 'fine motor skills' coffee morning. They discover...
- Year 5 visited the Tower of London to deepen their understanding of Tudor History and the developmen...
- Year 2 have been learning about William Morris and the technique of printing. They used Morris's des...
- Last week Year One went on an exciting trip to the V&A Museum of Childhood. This was to enrich o...
- Last week we celebrated our holiday homework winners. All children who participated received cer...
- Southwold and Orchard school bikes getting some much needed TLC. The first step in turning our old s...
- The children met Amy and Phoebe, education officers from Childnet, to plan interactive activitie...
- Year 4 went to visit St John of Jerusalem Church in Hack...
- Year One visited Homerton Fire Station for their work week. Once they arrived, they had a team of fi...
- As part of work week, Year 2 were visited by a vet. He told us about all the work vets do in the loc...
- For the Enterprise Fair, Year 4 designed a photobooth! Can you spot a Viridis Governor enjoying the ...
- We had a safe but long trip as our plane was delayed by an hour and a half. We arrived weary...
- Hola a todos, Our Spanish ambassadors had a really good day today full of excitement. After a res...
- We have had a very intense day working on our second activity for this Erasmus + project visit: des...
- During Work Week the Reception children were visited by Doctor George, an A&E doctor from UCL Ho...
- As part of their work week experience, Year 3 learned all about seafood. Each child explored a varie...
- Year 4 took part in a workshop, as part of Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. They played a ga...
- Well done to our Digital Leaders who participated in the Safer Internet Day. They are at the top o...
- This week reception have been learning about time. We have been discussing our daily routines as wel...
- Last week the Debate Mate team took part in Round One of the Urban Debate League, which was hosted a...
- Y1 Poetry Year 1 have been developing their poetry skills through practising...
- Year 6 are focusing on Ghana for Spring 2. They had to research the topic using the internet or by g...
- Fairtrade Fortnight got off to a great start last week and it all started with a thought-provoking a...
- Year 5 have been learning about water music. The children were challenged to create a 'soundscape' o...
- In music Year 3 have been learning about 'The Carnival of the Animals' by Saint-Saens. This week the...
- Reception children celebrated their 100th day of school in the Spring Term. To mark this special day...
- Our Year 1 and Year 5 pupils celebrated reading for pleasure by swapping classes to share books. Bot...
- Year 6 combined yeast, washing up liquid, hydro peroxide and food colouring to make the 'ultimate me...
- As part of their PSHCE learning about relationships, Year 4 visited St Joseph's Hospice. The childre...
- Year one had a visit from Claire Alexander. Claire is the author of Small Florence, a book about a s...
- As part of Book Links Week, Year 2 had a visit from author and illustrator David Lucas. The children...
- The School Councillors travelled to Southwold to attend ...
- During Science Day, Reception and Nursery explored changes and materials by mixing different ingredi...
- Year 2 children really enjoyed DT Day! They had a fantastic time learning about a balanced diet and ...
- Our Digital Leaders have created a SMART poster for KS2 classes reminding children how to stay safe ...
- Year 1 classes took part in gardening workshops with our resident gardeners. They focussed on the pa...
- The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Maths Workshop. They discovered a range of...
- Year 6 produced excellent holiday homework around their topic 'World at War', which include: posters...
- Parent Reading continues to be a much loved part of our weekly routine at Orchard. We love seeing al...
- In Year 5, we were very fortunate to have a workshop delivered, where we looked at Mayan food and Ma...
- The Nursery children have been learning about 'new life'. It was an exciting half term as the caterp...
- Nursery went on a local trip to Tesco's and bought lots of different exotic fruits to try. The child...
- The new family cycling club got off to a great start this half term. Four children and four adul...
- Check out some of the fantastic Easter holiday homework produced by children across the school. Thes...
- Regional winners and now....we are in the Debate Mate Finals! Well done Team!
- Year 4 have been fortunate to be working with our artist in resident on 3d mythical creature sculptu...
- Our annual Families' Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about lots o...
- Year 4 took part in an interactive and engaging road safety workshop. During this workshop, the chil...
- Year One worked hard to create their final outcomes for our topic on Matisse. They thought carefully...
- Year 5 have made Mexican inspired masks. The children have researched, investigated and observed tec...
- Year 6 celebrated the end of their SATS with football and fun at Victoria Park. A very huge well do...
- The children in EYFS have been fascinated by our eggs, which have now hatched into chicks. This has ...
- Year 2 enjoyed their educational trip to Hampstead Heath, where they explored two different habitats...
- Year 6 visited Laburnum Boat Club today for their first kayaking session. The children practised a r...
- Some children in Year 1 have been widening their vocabulary by taking part in a vocabulary intervent...
- Orchard are proud to have been re-accredited the Inclusion Flagship Award for the third time. Assess...
- The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Writing Workshop which focused on supporti...
- The children visiting Kench Hill got settled in quickly after a long journey still with bags of ener...
- Hola, We had a safe but a bit of a long trip as our plane was a little bit delayed. We arrived in a ...
- What a wonderful Week 2! Ten Year 5 pupils enjoyed their trip to Kench Hill last week along with the...
- Week 3: Day 1 and 2 has seen a range of adventures! Trekking, collecting, football and campfires! Ke...
- Last week Orchard enjoyed celebrating Hispanic Day. The children enjoyed an assembly let by Ms Josep...
- Year 1 started their History learning this week with a trip back in time to meet Florence Nightingal...
- This Summer holiday, pupils from Year 2 to 6 were entered in a Times Tables Rockstars Summer League....
- This week Orchard hosted the annual pupil voice fair to explore the responsibilities children might ...
- We were delighted to welcome our new parents in Nursery to Parent Reading last week. Adults joined c...
- This week Year 1 have continued their learning about the human body by exploring their senses. They ...
- Digital Leaders from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton Gardens, conducted their first cross-site meeting...
- Last week our Deputy Headteacher attended the IQM Awards to receive our re-accreditation for the...
- Year 4 enjoyed their trip to the British museum, where they explored the different aspects of life i...
- Year 2 created their own poetry. The children were able to identify adventurous verbs, interesting a...
- This week in Year 5 we have been using dienes and place value to add number and solidify our knowled...
- Year 1 had a lovely visit from the Gardening Team. The children learnt about the different parts of ...
- Our Junior Road Safety Officers attended a training event at The Round Chapel. They learnt more abou...
- This week Reception have been engaging in a range of activities which explore the different things t...
- We were delighted to welcome our significant males into school again this week to join in with learn...
- We have again received the Gold Travel Stars Award at Orchard Primary School. We are again in the to...
- Congratulations to our Year 6 star who has been awarded a four year scholarship from the London Musi...
- In Year 3 our children are receiving lessons in how to play chess from a respected International Mas...
- The children in Year 3 had a lovely time exploring real prehistoric artefacts from the Stone Age in ...
- World Week is a part of our enrichment programme which celebrates the diversity within our school. O...
- Every Friday morning, Lower School enjoy Parent Reading. It is always a wonderful to see so many adu...
- Year 3 had a fantastic experience learning how to make bread from scratch. They had to make sure the...
- The children in Elm class have been enjoying music lessons with Mrs Batup, where they have been expe...
- The children in Reception enjoyed using ipads to take 'selfies'! ...
- Year 5 were very lucky to have the chance to engage in a workshop making African masks for world wee...
- Thank you for all the parents who came in to view and contribute to the children's Special Books on ...
- KS1 have been showing their creativity and engineering skills by constructing imaginative places to ...
- Year 6 were been learning about African music. As a class, the children created music using the djem...
- The eco team have been busy creating a new Eco Code for the school to follow. They are passionate ab...
- The children in Reception and Nursery attended the "Peace at Last" opera. They really enjoyed it. ...
- In year 2 we were learning movement through exploring vehicles in dance. We thought hard about how t...
- Look at the fantastic holiday homework created by pupils in Year 1 - 4. As geographers, the children...
- Year 4 took part in an exciting workshop demonstrating how linen is produced. Starting from flax as ...
- Year 4 were visited by Apollo music. Apollo music are professionally trained musicians that perform ...
- In Nursery the children have been learning about Diwali. They were very excited to learn something n...
- Pupils from Year 5 visited The Emmanuel Centre in Westminster for this year's Debate Mate launch. Th...
- The Eco Team presented assemblies to the whole school this week. They gave top tips on how we can al...
- A big congratulations to everyone who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge!
- In recognition of Anti-Bullying Day, children dressed up in blue as Orchard showed that no bullying ...
- Year 5 had the opportunity to visit Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy last week. The children got to ...
- Year 4 watched BBC news to learn more about deforestation in Brazil. We recorded what the journalist...
- Year 2 had a fantastic day out orienteering at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. They were able to read ...
- Orchard hosted the first cross site School Council meeting of the academic year last week. School Co...
- Our Arts Ambassadors took their ambassadorial duties beyond the school walls this week when they wer...
- Year 2 travelled to the Barbican to watch the London Symphony Orchestra. They listened to lots of di...
- The children in Nursery have been enjoying taking part in physical activities in the outdoor area. T...
- The Orchard Eco Team decided they want to focus on tackling litter around our school and in our loca...
- Hazel Class assembly this half term was 'A-Z of Brazil', sharing learning about the location, the cu...
- Year 3 enjoyed a trip to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, where they learned about how the temple ...
- During a sustainability workshop, Year 6 participated in a range of activities related to climate ch...
- Year 6 have been busy learning about the heart and had a great time dissecting the hearts during a w...
- During Design and Technology Day, Year 6 researched, planned and created excellent mobile phone cove...
- Year 3 had the opportunity to make waterproof bags for DT day. They first looked at a range of diffe...
- As part of their topic on humans in science, Year 4 learned about the wonders of teeth and how they ...
- Thank you to all the families who contributed donations to the Winter Fayre and to those who came to...
- Year 4 have studied the life and work of Oscar Niemeyer. With the use of photography, they have expl...
- Our school choir were busy spreading festive cheer around Hackney before Christmas. They performed a...
- Our Nursery children have enjoyed going to the post office and sending letters to their families. Th...
- This week Year 6 started their new music production unit of work. They are developing their understa...
- Year 3 took part in another session of chess this week. Pupils continued to develop a range of skill...
- Year two have been looking at animals, because of this we were lucky enough to get to meet some very...
- In Year 2, we explored germination and what the word meant before dissecting a bulb and labelling ea...
- Year 2 have been reading different stories about Paddington. As part of their learning they have res...
- This week our digital leaders presented to the whole school about the importance of staying safe onl...
- Year 6 extended their knowledge of the weather by using comparisons to describe different weather pa...
- Year 2 are learning about Christopher Columbus in history. To help find out more information they co...
- Year 1 are learning about everyday materials in science. The children investigated materials and dis...
- The School Council launched a whole school Book Corner and Inspiration Station competition. This wee...
- The children had the opportunity to sell products made during Work Week at the Enterprise Fayre. The...
- Thank you to all the parents who attended the EYFS Early Maths coffee morning. There were some fanta...
- In music Year 5 have been learning about 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst. This week they created their...
- Year 6 successfully completed the annual Dragons' Den project, where groups of pupils researched and...
- Year 2 have been learning how to describe what they are wearing in Spanish and practised their phras...
- Year 4 have been learning how to convert analogue to digital using 24 and 12 hour times handling han...
- Some of our children participated in a KS2 drama workshop. Watch it here! A big, big thank you to...
- Reception children had a wonderful time visiting Hackney City Farm. They identified a range of anima...
- This half term Year 6 have learnt how to compose and produce music using the Garageband app. They ha...
- Viridis joined Hackney teachers for excellent CPD on how to use Spanish in other curriculum subjects...
- Year 5 have tried their first try at directing and preparing a role play - En el Restaurante! htt...
- To support Fairtrade Fortnight the Eco Team organised ‘Fairtrade Friday’. Children were asked to dre...
- The children in Reception had a wonderful day celebrating their 100th day of school last week! The c...
- Spring Dr Bike and Bikers Breakfast event on the 17th March 8.30am - 10.30am
- This term the digital leaders have been busy raising the profile of e-safety. They have designed and...
- The School Council visited Hackney Town Hall. They met the Speaker and were given a tour around the ...
- As a school, the children have chosen to support Shelter this year as the school charity. The target...
- Children in Year 2 took part in a special World Book Day workshop run by the publishing house, Pengu...
- As part of World Book Day the Head Librarians organised a book swap. Children brought in books that ...
- In Literacy this week Year 2 have been reading the text Crown: An Ode to a Fresh Cut. Inspired by th...
- The resident gardeners visited Year 2 this week and all children took part in a workshop. The childr...
- A huge congratulations to our Debate Team who successfully participated in last month's League compe...
- Year 5 are enjoying cycling this term and are learning the basic skills of riding a bike. Children r...
- The Eco Teams from Orchard, Hoxton Garden and Southwold met up to discuss Eco issues and what each s...
- Science Day was a huge success and ended in a wonderful celebration of the experiments undertaken ac...
- The children in KS1 and EYFS have been enjoying the sunshine and experiencing outdoor learning. &...
- The children attending school this week are enjoying getting creative and linking literacy and art! ...
- Don't forget, if you need to change home reading books, the parent room has been set up as a library...
- Well done Orchard! It is wonderful to see such continued commitment to learning. Thank you to ever...
- This week is Families’ Week at Orchard, an opportunity to celebrate the diversity both in our school...
- Some more wonderful examples of creative home learning, well done everyone! ...
- As part of Booklinks, children from Year 2 were visited by the author and illustrator Karin Littlewo...
- Year 4 were visited by Salvatore Rubbino author and illustrator of A Walk in London. He shared his s...
- Last week, the children attending school read the book 'Mama Built a Little Nest' and learnt about a...
- The KS2 pupils attending school had great fun last week using Puppet Pals, an animation app on the i...
- Last week the younger children in school started the day off with a Joe Wicks PE lesson. They then p...
- We have seen a number of holiday projects sent in to the home learning email address. What an amazin...
- The key worker pupils learned to tear, overlap and layer using various paper and colour types to cr...
- Last week, pupils enjoyed another virtual Debate Mate session, demonstrating significant improvement...
- A huge thank you to everyone who continues to send in examples of home learning to the email address...
- Year 6 used Garage Band to create their own song using a range of instruments. The children learned ...
- Pupils in Year 2 have been taking part in some hands on home learning. Children and their families h...
- Have you tried the virtual challenges on the home learning web page yet? Don't forget to email your ...
- Children in Year 1 have been busy learning about their new topic, ‘Seasonal Changes’. Across the las...
- This week the teachers in KS1 have seen children taking part in a wide range of exciting hands on ac...
- There was culture and creativity throughout the school during Hispanic Day! The theme was Art & ...
- During Keeping Healthy Week, Year 6 participated in the Sports Day, which included various tasks suc...
- In today's Debate Mate session, pupils continued to practise defining the motion, sharing opinions a...
- This week during their music lesson, KS2 pupils learnt how to read and play a piece of music from Be...
- This term our Year 4 pupils have been leaning to code on scratch. They have developed their understa...
- We are excited to welcome our Early Years children full time today. Last week, all children had a wo...
- Year 1 enjoyed exploring their new playground last week. They are particularly excited to try out th...
- Back to learning in KS2! Year 4 are exploring the Greek myth of 'Perseus and the snake-haired mons...
- The children in Year 2 are very excited to be learning about The Great Fire of London. They have bee...
- In Year 1 the children are learning to add and subtract 1 from any number. To support their learning...
- Over the summer break, Year 5 and 6 pupils prepared for their new topic learning by undertaking proj...
- This week in Reception the children have had an exciting settling in week. The children have practis...
- Year 2 had their first music lesson of the term last week. The children learned lots of body percuss...
- Year 6 have been developing their dribbling and shooting techniques in basketball over the past two ...
- Year 6 have been reading and discussing Kensuke’s Kingdom. The children have been practising point, ...
- In music, Year 4 used a virtual piano to compose and play a leitmotif for Hades, the Greek god of th...
- The children in Reception have been enjoying a range of activities including counting and recognisin...
- Year 3 have started chess this week. We welcomed James, the chess master, who explained basics rules...
- Year 2 children have been learning how to name some fruit in Spanish and have used their Spanish num...
- Dr Bike & Bikers Breakfast at Orchard was busy, with 42 bikes receiving a safety check and minor...
- During Democracy Day, children in Years 1-6 had the opportunity to cast their own vote for Year 6 Sc...
- The children enjoyed learning all about fire safety in school and at home. They were able to share w...
- Year 4 have been taking part in their weekly daily mile around Well Street Common as part of their P...
- Children in Nursery have learnt about germs and the importance of washing hands. All children took p...
- Year 4 have been practising asking and answering question about themselves in Spanish and made chatt...
- Year 6 used Chromebooks to annotate and look closely at examples of tapestries ready for designing t...
- Year 4 have been reading the text The Great Kapok tree which links to their topic on Brazil. The chi...
- Year 6 have been making music! They explored playing chords then performed a chord sequence. They le...
- In Year 5, we learnt to design picture frames. The process involved designing a frame that was fit f...
- The children have been reading ‘Blue Penguin’ this week. They explored the role-play area, pretendin...
- Year 3 explored a new point of view on gardening! The session linked to their Humanities topic 'Temp...
- Year 6 took part in the Youth Climate Summit. This year the summit was being held online, which mean...
- Year 5 are creating Tudor style houses using Sketch Up. They used the rectangle and push/pull tools ...
- In Geography this half term, Year 2 are learning about the UK and for their half term homework, were...
- The holiday homework for Year 1 was to create a model or write about our local area of Hackney. We h...
- Year 4 designed and created juggling balls. After reviewing existing products based on their materia...
- Redwood Class had the pleasure of having a P.E lesson with our PE Specialist Teacher Mr Mulvaney fro...
- This week, the children currently accessing school in Year 1 used concrete resources to create graph...
- We are so proud of the engagement in home learning at Orchard. Don't forget all learning tasks for e...
- At Orchard, cycling is offered to all KS2 children. Here is our Autumn 2020 summary! 63 y...
- Remote learning has not stopped the children sharing and celebrating their holiday homework projects...
- This term Year 1 are learning about sculptures, we used clay and modelling tools to explore and prac...
- Pupils at Orchard took time to thank our school crossing patrol, who keep children safe when travell...
- Year 6 have been learning to read and play music on a glockenspiel. They have been practicing n...
- During their art unit, Year 4 explored different ways to create texture, by using sponges, and ...
- In science, Year 2 are exploring different types of materials. They took turns descri...