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Year 5 Poetry Day

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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Parent Letter 24th June

Please see the letter below from Dr Jones.


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Mr P is Running a Marathon!

Mr Parkinson is running the Brighton Marathon on 12th September! If you would like to sponsor him you can access the web-page below!

Click here to sponsor!


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PAPERLESS CLUBS!

We will be starting clubs AFTER THE EASTER HOLIDAY and the portal opens tomorrow, Wednesday 24th March, at 8am! Parents will need to download the Arbor app, sign into their child’s profile and you will see all of the clubs that are available for your child. Consents are all given through the app, so there is no paper involved at all!


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World Book Day 2021!

World Book Day is coming up this week – 4th March 2021! There are plenty of activities you can look at and the children will be given a book token in school that will allow them to receive a £1 discount on a book! Click below for more details!


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Orchards Virtual Tour!

We are excited to announce the launch of our first ever virtual tour of the school.

Click the button below to view our video…


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Chestnut Tree House – Thank You!

We have received a letter confirming we raised £7,295.00 from the Reindeer Run – the highest amount raised out of the 76 other schools and groups.

Thank you to anyone who completed the Gift Aid envelopes and for returning them. Chestnut Tree House are now able to claim back an additional £997.99 in Gift Aid from your funds raised!

As ever, we are always proud of what the children have achieved and the support they show to our local charities.




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Brighton Science Festival!

At Home with Science Week!

This half term there are a lot of activities online that the children may enjoy. The Interesting Invertebrates talk at 11am and 11:40am on Saturday is led by James Woodward, who leads the animal talks when we visit Drusillas Park!




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CGP Resources!

CGP’s free resources are ideal for home learning!

Brilliant online tests, printable worksheetschecklists and more.

A huge range of subjects for Preschool to Year 11

…plus money-saving Home Learning Bundles!




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Reindeer Run 2020 – NOW THURSDAY 10TH DECEMBER!

On Thursday 10th December we will be holding our annual Reindeer Run in aid of The Chestnut Tree House – our local children’s hospice. This has always proved to be one of our biggest fundraisers, over the years we have raised over £23,000 which is an incredible amount. This year they need our generosity more than ever, with charity shops closed for most of the year and fundraising events cancelled, their income has been greatly reduced.

The children will be bringing home sponsor forms/envelops this week, please could these be returned with any money raised by Monday 14th so we can give the money to Chestnut Tree House before Christmas.

Every child will be given a pair of antlers and a red nose for the run. It is also Christmas jumper day so they are allowed to wear home clothes with a Christmas theme.

We are all looking forward to a fun day and thank you for your on-going support.

Mrs McCarthy & Mrs Dodson


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