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This week we have introduced the self registration board. The children look for their own name card and can put it near the happy face 🙂or the unhappy face😔depending on how they are feeling. #PSEDatOrchard Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team.

We are starting a very rainy Monday learning about how our brain works with ‘ Our Happy Mind’. We have learnt that sometimes our brains need a rest and had a try at calm breathing techniques! Orchard Pastoral Team Orchard Primary

Our focus book is ‘Peace at Last’ so this week the children have been creating their own bear pictures either at the creative area using mixed media or at the mark making area. #ExpressiveArts #ArtatOrchard Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

Today to celebrate #WorldAnimalDay we listened to and identified animal noises in our phonics session. In P.E we did Cosmic Yoga and moved around like animals. #PrePhonics #PEatOrchard Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

This morning we had a stay and learn session with our parents and carers for our guided reading. We read a lovely fictional text about Halloween 🎃 👻 Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team #ReadingaOrchard

We really enjoyed yesterdays local walk around our local area. We spotted lots of the local features and buildings that we have been talking about in our topic sessions and drawing on maps. #TopicatOrchard Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

Today we came to school wearing something yellow 💛🟨🟡☀️for #WMHD24. We talked about how the yellow made us feel happy. Each child was asked to draw a picture of someone that makes them feel happy and say why. #ArtatOrchard #PSHE Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

We are looking after the children’s Mental Health in nursery this afternoon by letting them choose which playground they would like to play in. #WorldMentalHealthDay Preschool playground was very popular! Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team preschool_Orchard_PA

A big well done to everyone in 4 Pine today as we all got a Bronze certificate for each reaching 100 points on class charts! I am super proud and every single one of you deserve it! ⭐️🌟💫 Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

We completed our PANTS lesson. We looked at different types of respectful and disrespectful behaviour including different scenarios 👍 Orchard Pastoral Team Orchard Primary NSPCC

This morning all year 5 and 6 had the privilege of the community police visiting us to deliver a ‘hate crime’ talk. The children were very engaged and mature, contributing and listening. 👮👮‍♂️⭐️👍 Orchard Pastoral Team Orchard Primary West Yorkshire Police

For Hate Crime Awareness week, officers from Dewsbury NPT attended Orchard Primary and spoke to the children in Years 5 and 6. Officers attended to give the children a better understanding of hate crime, and there were lots of good questions.

We enjoyed our extra break time this afternoon. This was our reward for having the highest attendance last week ✨ Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

Strengthening our fine motor skills while having fun hammering 🔨 matchsticks into the pumpkin.🎃 There was a lot of ideas about what would be inside the pumpkin... We will see 👀tomorrow! #finemotor Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

Ivy class had a blast at the Halloween disco 🎃 Happy Halloween 👻 Orchard Pastoral Team Orchard Primary

Welcome to our field hospital in honour of Mary Seacole. We know that Mary Seacole was from Jamaica. We know that Mary Seacole was a nurse. We know that Mary Seacole was important. #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #smscatorchard Orchard Pastoral Team Orchard Primary

Today the children dressed scarily for an Halloween themed session. Activities included: pumpkins🎃,spiders🕷️, dancing🕺and the most popular - biscuit decorating. We even had a party snack of crisps and brownies😋 #Halloween #Festivals Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

Today we had great fun watching fireworks and then identifying and copying the sounds🎆We also made and ate 😋our own edible sparklers!🎇😋 #celebrations #pre-phonics Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

We really enjoyed our ‘what is bullying?’ talk with the Police this afternoon. We learnt that bullying is when we do something to upset somebody on purpose. What a great Police Ed lesson! Orchard Primary Orchard Pastoral Team

Friday Y7s played their first round of the Yorkshire Plate 🏉 After lots of hard work, resilience and determination. Unfortunately WCM came out on top, knocking MCA out of the cup. Well done to everyone who played 👏🏼 MOM: Blake W 🌟🏉 Manor Croft Academy #TeamMCA