The children visiting Kench Hill got settled in quickly after a long journey still with bags of energy to go on a trek! They walked through a wood where wild garlic was growing, through a field of a local farmer and met some live stock,...
The parents of Nursery and Reception children enjoyed our Writing Workshop which focused on supporting children in their journey from mark makers to confident writers. Parents developed strategies and discovered resources to support their children to write for purpose and pleasure. After the workshop, the...
[gallery ids="4379,4380,4381,4382"] Year 6 visited Tate Modern to view the artwork of some of the famous artists they have learnt about this year including Dali, Picasso and Moore....
Orchard are proud to have been re-accredited the Inclusion Flagship Award for the third time. Assessors spent a day in school reviewing inclusive practice in classrooms and talking to leaders, parents, teachers and children. Well done to everyone for this fantastic achievement....
Some children in Year 1 have been widening their vocabulary by taking part in a vocabulary intervention based on Word Aware, which was introduced by our speech and language therapists. Last week the children learned words related to their curriculum topics. [gallery ids="4373"]...
[gallery ids="4367,4368,4369,4370"] Our peer mediators went to Hoxton Garden for training on emotion coaching and a refresher in playground games. They learnt new games, ‘Through the hoop’ and ‘Drop it, catch it’, which they have since been facilitating in the playground with other children. They were...
Year 6 visited Laburnum Boat Club today for their first kayaking session. The children practised a range of skills including how to hold the paddle correctly, do basic forward and backward strokes and changing directions. [gallery ids="4359,4360,4361,4362,4363"]...
[gallery ids="4352,4353"] As part of the Year 1 RE topic on places of worship, they went to visit our local parish church St John of Jerusalem. They were particularly interested to notice the stained glass of Florence Nightingale which linked to our learning in the autumn...
Year 2 enjoyed their educational trip to Hampstead Heath, where they explored two different habitats: a woodland and a pond. They observed and classified different mini-beasts using scientific equipment. [gallery ids="4344,4345,4346"]...
A [gallery ids="4338,4339,4340"] selection children from Year 3-6 competed in the Hackney Half Marathon Schools Challenge. Over the past 12 weeks they have run a mile a week and completed their final mile of the Half Marathon on Sunday and received their medals. Well done to all children...
