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Welcome to our Orchard Class page

Here you will find lots of pictures, videos and documents relating to the learning that is going on in our Orchard Class this year.

Keep checking back for new articles and enjoy reading!

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As it has been our last day altogether for a while, we have had a few treats in Orchard class today!

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As a class we have filled our marble jar for great work and behaviour so the children chose to watch CBeebies with a few treats during their "Afternoon of Happiness!"

Term 4 - Seasons and the Weather!

This term we are going to be learning all about the four seasons!

We will be learning the key signs for each season as well as learning about the life cycles that happen throughout the year. We are going to tie learning about the weather into our topic as well this term, as they fit so well together! Here's hoping for lots of better weather this term so we can have lots of outdoor learning - otherwise wellies and rain suits here we come!

We used the song "My Four Seasons Tree," to help us make our trees look correct for the season they are in. I think you'll agree, all of our children have shown great understanding in their use of colour and shapes on the trees.

Take a look at our amazing "Holiday writing" about our half term activities.

Term 4 Curriculum Letter

Our topic for Term 3 is.......

OUTER SPACE!

We have had our first go at designing in Orchard class. We all designed our very own space rocket using recycled materials and then made it afterwards. I think you will agree - the results are out of this world!

An out of this world scientific investigation from the Aliens!

As part of our learning about planets, we have baked EARTH COOKIES! They were delicious!

Term 3 timetable for Orchard Class

"Get up and boogie," for Buddy at NSPCC - "Speak out, Stay safe."

We created our own posters to encourage everyone to follow "Buddy's" message - "Speak out, Stay safe!"

"The boy who switched off the sun," was our story focus for this week's Scientific investigation. "How can you melt your ice-cube to get the hidden object out?"

Doubling with a slice of magic - We used mirrors to see "double" the amount of objects to help us with our Maths calculation work!

"Whatever Next" - We found our own space helmets, space boots and rockets for our class teddy bears, just like Baby bear did in our story.

Term 3 Curriculum Letter

Look who came to visit us at our Christmas Party!

Experimenting with movement in gymnastics!

Road Safety Week - "Stop, Look, Listen, Think!"

As part of Road Safety Week, we have been learning - "Be Bright, Be Seen!"

Practical measuring in Maths - How many paper clips long is the ...?

Our Class Bear Sydney has been on his travels again!

Orchard Class Curriculum Plan for the Year.

Term 2

We made our own pinwheel poppies before going to find the plaque of remembrance in our local church for Armistice day!

Five-a-day Fitness

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Orchard children are loving their five-a-day fitness!
#Wellbeing #GetActive

Halloween Science

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After reading the story of "Funnybones" we made our own magnetic skeletons which we could make dance and jump around the paper.

Halloween fun!

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We are looking forward to welcoming the children back tomorrow for another exciting, creative and fun packed term of learning leading up to Christmas.

This term's topic is : "All about me and Celebrations."

Term 1

STEM challenge - How can the goats get across the water?

Today we have been experimenting with the Beebots as part of our work on "Little Red Riding Hood."

This week we have been learning about 2D shapes. Each child had a go at making the gingerbread man out of shapes on the carpet. We were super impressed with their efforts!

This week's story is... "The Gingerbread Man," so we have been busy baking!

Orchard class were this week's "ECO award" winners. Well done!

This week is ... HARVEST WEEK!

"The Little Red Hen"

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Orchard class performed this story as part of our Harvest festival celebrations.

"The Little Red Hen." We have had a go at grinding and sieving our own flour - wow it was hard work!

R, r, rainbow toast - Phonics, Letter formation and cooking all rolled into one!

Thank you Dale and Ollie from Grimme for bringing a Sugar Beet Harvester to show us - it was so interesting and we all loved it!

Harvest and Autumn based child initiated learning.

We have been experimenting with different ways of moving in P.E - action rhymes, traffic light travelling game, group races and lots of parachute fun!

As part of our Goldilocks week, we had a teddy bears picnic at snack time.

Sorting and measuring our teddy bears in maths.

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