Year 4 took part in an interactive and engaging road safety workshop. During this workshop, the children developed their skills in map reading and team work, as they were required…

Our annual Families' Week was a huge success. The children had the opportunity to learn about lots of different family make ups and celebrated their own family backgrounds. We welcomed…

Year 4 have been fortunate to be working with our artist in resident on 3d mythical creature sculptures. Our final designs are now hung in pride of place in the…

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…

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. These include a brilliant pyramid from the Mayan ruins in Mexico and a minibeasts made out of…

The new family cycling club got off to a great start this half term. Four children and four adults attended. Six bikes safety checked and fixed or adjusted. A further…

Nursery went on a local trip to Tesco's and bought lots of different exotic fruits to try. The children were able to feel the texture of the different fruits and…

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…

In Year 5, we were very fortunate to have a workshop delivered, where we looked at Mayan food and Mayan culture. We then, using corn and corn meal, made tortilla…

KS2 pupils completing their Arts Award participated in an artist led workshop at Tate Britain. They recorded soundscapes inspired by paintings on display, disrupted the tempo and rituals (with permission!)…

Parent Reading continues to be a much loved part of our weekly routine at Orchard. We love seeing all the parents coming in to read with us and we would…