As part of Booklinks, children from Year 2 were visited by the author and illustrator Karin Littlewood. Karin told the children how some of her ideas started and discussed the writing process. Children then created their own story circles inspired by the illustrations from the story Immi.
As part of Booklinks, children from Year 2 were visited by the author and illustrator Karin Littlewood. Karin told the children how some of her ideas started and discussed the writing process. Children then created their own story circles inspired by the illustrations from the story Immi.
Year 3 visited the Natural History Museum, where they had the exciting opportunity to become palaeontologists! They explored how fossils are formed and took part in a fossil dig, carefully…
Year 3 had the exciting opportunity to take part in a bread-making workshop. They learnt about the process of making bread and had the chance to make their own loaves…
Year 4 enjoyed a Managing Emotions session with our Education Mental Health Practitioner, Hannah Graham. They explored the Zones of Regulation, learning about different emotions and simple strategies to help…
Year 3 have been building their understanding of 3-digit numbers using Base 10 resources, exploring how hundreds, tens and ones work together to make a number.
Our first golden assembly of the academic year celebrated the fantastic models and projects that children completed during the holidays linked to their new topics and learning. Congratulations to our…
Our Viridis Music Festival was a fantastic celebration that brought our school community together through the power of music. We were treated to an incredible variety of performances from Orchard,…
Our school librarians loved visiting nursery to share some of their favourite stories. They read with confidence and enthusiasm, bringing each story to life. The nursery children listened beautifully, joined…
Last week, EYFS enjoyed exploring colours and colour mixing as they designed and decorated special cars for the significant males ahead of Father’s Day. Using their fine motor skills, the…
Orchard was pleased to welcome Deputy Mayor Dylan Law to speak with our Year 5 and 6 pupils. He shared his journey into local government, explained how he came to…
