Blog by Tag: Team Orchard

This half term Orchard have looked at music from World War II. They have thought about the meaning behind the songs and have even learnt to sing The White Cliffs of Dover considering change in pitch.

Orchard have worked exceptionally hard this half term creating artwork that allowed them to have their voice heard. They have thought about different artists and techniques they could imitate that focus on light and have created some very powerful pieces of work. Well done everyone!

Orchard have been learning all about fractions and decimals in maths over the last few weeks, including how to turn a fraction into a decimal. 

Team Orchard have been using their coding skills in computing this half term to plan their very own computer game. They have had to think carefully about the aim of their game as well as the number of sprites and backgrounds they will need. We are looking forward to playing them in a couple of…

Orchard have been learning about street dance in their PE lessons this half term and have been incorporating parkour moves into their dance routines to travel from one location to another. They have used a lot of imagination and improvisation to create some super work - well done!

Orchard have been learning all about Islam this half term and have focused on stories of the prophets. They have found it really interesting to learn about these and see the links between many Christian stories they already new.

Orchard have been learning all about Islamic Civilisations in History this half term and they have been thinking about the big question 'How did worlds come together in Muslim Corboda'.

This week in English we have focused on identifying and using modal verbs and adverbs to show possibility. We have then used these to write sentences about the Windrush.

Orchard have been learning all about celebrating difference this half term. So far we have considered why the word normal means different things to different people and thought about why it is positive to be an individual.

Orchard have begun their new unit in Geography this week all about deserts. They have been learning how to identify a desert and what the climate is like there.

This week Orchard have begun their new French topic all about French football champions. We have started to learn some key vocabulary which the children will use throughout the unit and made some flash cards to help us retain the knowledge.

Orchard have really enjoyed their music learning this half term where they have explored dynamics, pitch and texture. Along with appraising the work of classical composers, they have worked together in small groups to improvise and then create group compositions.