A Place to Sparkle
Year 5 had a fantastic day being inspired and entertained by the wonderful Joshua Seigal! We listened to him perform some of his poems and then worked together to draft our own unique creations. The children did us proud, as usual, with their enthusiasm, politeness and willingness to get stuck in! Well done Year 5!
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We have now subscribed to Picture News and will continue uploading their resources until the end of term. Each week there is a theme, activities, a newspaper and specific key stage 1 and 2 learning opportunities.
There are now year group specific tasks in the Home Learning menu under the title Year Group Activities. We will continue updating these, as well as the other sections of the menu to provide a variety of ideas and links to support you at home.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY THOSE PARENTS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATIVE SHOULD BE SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL FROM NOW ON. THIS INCLUDES THOSE WHO ARE LOOKED AFTER AND THOSE WITH EHCPs OTHERWISE IT BECOMES UNMANAGEABLE FOR THOSE WHO REALLY NEED IT. THANK YOU
We are closely monitoring and following the advice of Public Health England and will update you should the need arise. In the meantime, the links below will take you to the NHS and Government websites for the most up to date information
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On Wednesday 11th March 2020, McLaren Group’s STEM ambassadors, Harley Gasson and George Blacker, gave an inspirational talk to Year 6 pupils at Orchards Junior School where they discussed the wide range of possibilities open to young people for a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The children were extremely enthused by the talk and asked some interesting and relevant questions.
Another highlight of the visit was the arrival of a 200mph McLaren 570S roaring onto the playground. Over 500 pupils were given the once in a lifetime opportunity to sit behind the wheel of this amazing sports car; as the car, and noise level, was revved up, the queue to take part snaked across the playground.
“This has been the best day ever” and “My mum won’t believe I’ve sat in a McLaren” were just two of the excited comments overheard from pupils. Even staff jostled to get a seat in the car!
The school have recently been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark for their continued commitment to an excellence in science teaching and learning. They have an enthusiastic after school STEM club who hope to make a visit from McLaren an annual event.
