Last week the Debate Mate team took part in Round One of the Urban Debate League, which was hosted at Orchard. Five schools debated two motions, including ‘School summer holidays should be reduced to three weeks’, a debate which proved highly controversial! Our Debate Mate children worked fantastically as a team, and were successful in winning 4 out of the 6 debates. Well done to all who took part!
Last week the Debate Mate team took part in Round One of the Urban Debate League, which was hosted at Orchard. Five schools debated two motions, including ‘School summer holidays should be reduced to three weeks’, a debate which proved highly controversial! Our Debate Mate children worked fantastically as a team, and were successful in winning 4 out of the 6 debates. Well done to all who took part!
Year 6 enjoyed their first kayaking session, where they learned how to use their paddles effectively and began developing their kayaking skills. The children took part in a range of…
Our JRSOs took part in a recent meeting where they joined in with road safety demonstrations for Orchard’s upcoming road safety music video.
After noticing that rubbish had been scattered outside the school, our Eco Team were eager to help tidy the area and clear away the remaining mess. Although Hackney Council had…
For Earth Day, our Eco Team members helped to share the message of protecting our planet when they delivered an assembly to the rest of the school. The assembly focused…
During Families Week, Year 1 discussed how all families are different and how these differences make each of us unique. They talked about who is in their family, where they…
EYFS had the opportunity to interact with a range of exotic animals and learned interesting facts about each one. They enjoyed safely holding and observing creatures such as a millipede,…
After breakfast and packing their bags ready for home, the children returned to their activities before lunch. In fencing, they refined their footwork, practised precise lunges and parries, and further…
After enjoying a delicious breakfast, we returned to our activities, starting with Sensory Trails. The children worked in pairs to develop their communication and listening skills by giving instructions to…
Our Debate Mate Team had a fantastic time at the London Primary Debate Mate Cup, the final event of this year’s programme. They showed great confidence, teamwork, and critical thinking…
