Blog by Tag: Team Orchard

Orchard have been working exceptionally hard on their DT project this half term. They have designed and made their own waistcoats and this week have completed them. We are so proud of what they have accomplished and the super craftsmanship they have displayed. Well done everyone!

This week in maths we have been making links to our times table knowledge and learning all about common multiples, common factors and prime numbers. Well done everyone you have been really resilient!

The children have been thinking deeply in computing about staying safe online and cyberbullying. This week they have considered different online cyberbullying scenarios and have thought about how they might help a target, both publicly and privately, in a safe way.

This week in Science the children have wowed me when creating their own branching keys to classify different leaves. They have worked hard to identify the similarities and differences between them and come up with suitable questions to sort them. Well done everyone!

Orchard team have been super stars in gymnastics over the last couple of weeks. They have worked hard to create counter balances, rolls and shapes in the air (such as tuck and star) when performing a jump. They have also been challenged to include different apparatus in their routines, ranging…

In our RE learning, team Orchard have been exploring Muslim faith including their thoughts about family and community as well their belief in fasting and why they do this.

Orchard have been working really hard in History, learning all about Muhammad's life, his teachings and why they worried some of his followers.

This week the Orchard team have taken part in some wonderful learning in both PSHE and English. In PSHE we have been thinking about being a global citizen and what life looks like for children in other countries. In English we have read more of our story King Kong. We have written narratives about…

This week in Orchard the children completed their first French lesson where they began to learn the vocabulary for different sports and the Olympics. They also began the exciting and immersive topic of Earthquakes in Geography. 

A warm welcome to Year 6! 

This week the children have been completing some wonderful artwork based around their class name 'Orchard'. They have used the techniques of collage and pointillism to create leaves and apples which will cover an orchard tree in the classroom. They children have also…