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Orchard Primary & Pre-School

"Small enough to care, Big enough to inspire"

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  • Bellboating Regatta

    Mon 29 Jun 2015
    Congratulations to our Year 4 crew who took part in the Bellboating Regatta on the River Avon in Pershore on Saturday!  Ably assisted by Mr Bitcon and Mr Hassall each team took part in 3 races (2 heats and a final) and, after a very close final, we were narrowly beaten by Upton Snodsbury First School and came a very credible second out of 16 school teams!  The pressure was then on our parents to keep up the high standard!  Our parents team paddled extremely well to come second to Holy Redeemer!
  • Sports Day

    Mon 29 Jun 2015
    Despite a nervous wait while we kept an eye on the weather, we were very pleased to be able to have our rearranged Sports Day on Friday afternoon!  There was a lot of excitement as the children took part in a variety of sporting activities including Long Jump, High Jump, Throw and Dash.  Thank you to all the parents who came to support the children and to KO Sport for helping to organise the event.
  • Music Concert

    Thu 25 Jun 2015
    Yesterday afternoon parents, carers and friends of the children who have been having music lessons with Mr Komor were invited into school for a music concert.  The children were able to showcase their talent for playing the piano or the clarinet in front of the whole school!  Everyone performed really well and Mr Komor was very proud of your performances and the hard work you have all put in.
  • Summer Fayre

    Fri 19 Jun 2015
    Thank you to everyone who supported our Summer Fayre this year by buying raffle tickets, donating items for the tombola or coming along during the evening; it was lovely to see so many of you there despite the poor weather! The Friends are very pleased to announce that they raised over £800 this year!
  • Drowning Prevention Week

    Thu 18 Jun 2015
    Please have a look at the 'Drowning Prevention' page on the Parent tab of the school website.  This is particularly relevant because of our close proximity to the River Avon.
  • Green Flag Award!

    Wed 17 Jun 2015
    Today we received our letter and certificate confirming that we have been awarded the Green Flag for our Eco work!  Thank you to Mrs Hadley and the whole Eco-Team who have worked really hard to achieve this.  Look on our Eco-Council page for more information and the assessor's comments!
  • Sports Day

    Mon 15 Jun 2015
    Unfortunately we had to cancel Sports Day on Friday evening due to the weather and slippy conditions!  We know that the children really look forward to this event so we will be rescheduling it and will let you know the new date as soon as possible.
  • Celebration Assembly

    Fri 12 Jun 2015

    Thank you to all our parents who came to our Assembly this morning to help us celebrate the achievements of the following children: Alice (invested as a Beaver Scout and gained her Experiment Badge and Culture Badge, Stage 6 Swimming Award and 25m Distance Award), Farah (gained her Musician, Swimming and Silver Swimming Badges at Brownies), Anya (made her Rainbow Guide Promise and Stage 5 Swimming Award), Carla (Level 5 Gymnastics Proficiency Award and Grade 4 Duckling Award), Liam (Grade 4 Duckling Award), Alex H (Stage 5 Swimming Award), Sophia (Stage 6 Swimming Award), Jemima (Stage 4 Swimming Award), Joseph (100m Swimming Award and Stage 7 Swimming Award), Sasha (Swimming Challenge - Silver Award and 800m Distance Award), Connie (gained her Wildlife Explorer Badge at Brownies and Rainbow Ribbons at Pershore Cricket Club), Chloe (member of Pershore Penguins Swimming Club), Frankee (highly commended for her drawing in Pershore Carnival Cover Competition) and Millie S (for volunteering to join Fladbury Bellboating Team - her team finished second in the race!).

     

    We also celebrated the birthdays of all the children born in May - thank you Evie for playing Happy Birthday on the piano for us!

     

    Mrs Bitcon presented all the children who attended school every day last term with an Attendance Certificate.

     

    Well done everyone - we are very proud of you!

  • Tea Party with Mrs Bitcon!

    Tue 09 Jun 2015

    Yesterday afternoon, 36 children were invited to Mrs Bitcon's Tea Party to celebrate "80 reads"! The children gathered in the school hall and were treated to fruit juice, cake and biscuits while they talked about their favourite books.  Congratulations to: Aaron, Alice, Anya, Charlie, Emily, Frankee, George, Isabel, Jemima, Lilly, Maisie, Sophie and William (Year 1), Isabel, Joseph, Emma, Richard, Cerys, Olivia, Casie-Leigh, Ross, Alfie, Leah and Samuel (Year 2), Farah, Sienna, Connie, Millie S, Rowyn, Milly M and Sasha (Year 3) and Stephanie, Tyler, Cain, Lexi and Reece (Year 4).

  • Monks Day

    Mon 08 Jun 2015
    On  Friday afternoon our Year 4 class visited Pershore Abbey to discover more about the life of Monks.  Dressed in Monk's habits, the children walked in silence to the Abbey where they given a guided tour before taking part in a feast of bread, cheese, strawberries and squash!  The children where taught how to use sign language to ask for anything they needed as no talking was allowed!
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