The children have been reading ‘Blue Penguin’ this week. They explored the role-play area, pretending to journey to Antarctica, drawing maps and making ‘fires’. They used collage materials to create their own blue penguins.

The children have been reading ‘Blue Penguin’ this week. They explored the role-play area, pretending to journey to Antarctica, drawing maps and making ‘fires’. They used collage materials to create their own blue penguins.
The children have been reading ‘Blue Penguin’ this week. They explored the role-play area, pretending to journey to Antarctica, drawing maps and making ‘fires’. They used collage materials to create their own blue penguins.

Year 1 visited the V&A Museum to explore how toys have changed over time! They compared old and modern toys, discussed materials, and learned which eras they came from.

This week, Orchard celebrated Bring a Significant Male to School Day! Year 5 enjoyed rounding number challenges, Year 1 explored body parts, and every year group took part in exciting…

Year 3 explored Stone Age artefacts in Humanities, discussing their uses and understanding their importance.

Year 1 have been enjoying Owl Babies, one of the Big Six texts. They used picture cues to retell the #story in their own words.

Our Years 4-6 pupils recently took part in a Young Writers competition, with over 140 entries from our school chosen for publication! We are thrilled that one of our pupils…

During DT Day, EYFS and their parents enjoyed a fun, hands-on activity, building their own boats! Using corks tied together with string, carefully cut felt sails, and masts to hold…

Today’s EYFS induction was a great success! We loved welcoming our new starters, giving them a goodie bag, a taster of our school dinner menu, and a warm welcome from…

Our Science Fayre was a huge success last term! From making slime to explosive volcano eruptions with baking soda — and so much more. The room was buzzing with curious…

EYFS had a lovely time celebrating their significant females! They talked about who is in their families, shared special moments together and created their own family trees.
