The Orchards School

Reception Height and Weight Checks
2024-03-19 09:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | The Orchards School
Reception – Height and Weight Check.
Tuesday 19th March 2024.

Oaker Wood Information Meeting
2024-03-18 14:20 - 15:00 | The Orchards School
Oaker Wood Information Meeting.
Monday 18th March 2024 2.20pm.
Parents / carers are invited to attend an information meeting, with their children, in the school hall from 2.20pm.

Forest School Friday - Year Nursery, RY and 1H
2024-03-15 | The Orchards School
Forest School Friday – Year Nursery, RY and 1H.
Friday 15th March 2024.
Children can come to school wearing their Forest School clothes.

Forest School Friday - Year 3
2024-03-15 | The Orchards School
Forest School Friday – Year 3.
Friday 15th March 2024.
Year 3 children need to bring a bag of clothes to change into.

Angie's Animal Antics Visit
2024-03-13 | The Orchards School
Angie’s Animal Antics Visit
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Angie's Animal Antics Visit
2024-03-12 | The Orchards School
Angie’s Animal Antics Visit
Tuesday March 12th 2024

Year 1&2 Spring Show Performance 3
2024-03-11 16:00 - 17:00 | The Orchards School
Year 1&2 Spring Show Performance 3.

Monday 11th March 2024 4.00pm

Year 1&2 Spring Show Performance 2
2024-03-11 14:00 - 15:00 | The Orchards School
Year 1&2 Spring Show Performance 2.

Monday 11th March 2024 2.00pm

Year 1&2 Spring Show Performance 1
2024-03-11 10:00 - 23:00 | The Orchards School
Year 1&2 Spring Show Performance 1.

Monday 11th March 2024 10.00am

Angie's Animal Antics Visit
2024-03-11 | The Orchards School
Angie’s Animal Antics Visit
Monday 11th March 2024

Forest School Friday - Year RE and 1S
2024-03-08 | The Orchards School
Forest School Friday – Year RE and 1S.
Friday 8th March 2024.
Children can come to school wearing their Forest School clothes.

Forest School Friday - Year 3
2024-03-08 | The Orchards School
Forest School Friday – Year 3.
Friday 8th March 2024.
Year 3 need to bring a bag of clothes to change into.

World Book Day - Parent/Carer Participation
2024-03-07 14:45 - 15:10 | The Orchards School
World Book Day – Parent/Carer Participation.
Thursday 7th March 2024 2.45pm-3.10pm.
All parents/carers are invited to come into school and read with their children.
Main gates and classroom doors will be opened at 2.45pm.
We ask all parents/carers to kindly leave the classrooms via the playground door at 3.10pm to enable the class teacher to dismiss classes as normal at 3.15pm.

World Book Day
2024-03-07 | The Orchards School
Thursday 7th March
World Book Day.
Children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character or can bring in an item/s related to a character for us to ‘Guess Who?’

Taster Cricket Session
2024-03-05 | The Orchards School
Tuesday 5th March 2024
Reception, Year 1 and 2.
Children in Reception, year 1 and 2 have a wonderful opportunity to experience a taster cricket session.

Forest School Friday - Year Nursery, RY and 1H
2024-03-01 | The Orchards School
Forest School Friday – Year Nursery, RY and 1H.
Friday 1st March 2024.
Children can come to school wearing their Forest School clothes.

Forest School Friday Year 3
2024-03-01 | The Orchards School
Year 3 Forest School Friday.
Friday 1st March.
Year 3 need to bring a bag of clothes to change into.

Half Term
2024-02-12 - 2024-02-16 | The Orchards School
Monday 12th February – Friday 16th February 2024

Staff INSET day
2024-02-09
Friday 9th February 2024
No pupils required in school

PTFA Valentine's Disco
2024-02-02 15:15 - 18:00 | The Orchards School
Friday 2nd February 2024
PTFA Valentine’s Disco
3.15pm-4.30pm Nursery, Reception and Year 1
4.45pm-6.00pm Years 2, 3 & 4
Please check book bags for more information

Reception Phonics Workshop
2024-01-25 15:30 - 16:00 | The Orchards School
Thursday 25th January 2024 3.30pm-4.00pm
Phonics Workshop.
Parents and carers of Reception children are invited to come into class and see how Phonics is delivered to children in school.

Young Voices Concert
2024-01-23 | Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Young Voices Concert

Hearing Screening for Reception Children
2024-01-09 | The Orchards School
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Hearing screening for Reception children

Last Day of Term
2023-12-22 | The Orchards School
Children can wear a Christmas jumper along with their school uniform.

Christmas Party Day, Christmas Lunch & Grotto Visit
2023-12-21 | The Orchards School
Party clothes can be worn all day.
All children are provided with a lunch, no food is required (please ensure you have ordered your choice via forms).

Awe and Wonder Worcester Cathedral Visit Reception -Year 4
2023-12-20 09:30 - 14:00 | Worcester Cathedral
Pupil only event. Taking place at Worcester Cathedral all Trust schools attending during school time. Opportunity to visit the Christmas Tree Display in the cathedral.
Drop off and collection time as normal.
Further information to follow in the newsletter closer to the time.

The Orchards Carol Concert Years 1 - 4
2023-12-18 14:00 - 15:00 | New, New Song Community Church, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 8LW, United Kingdom
We are delighted to be working with New Song Community Church in Bromsgrove, to enable us to hold a Carol Service concert where we can invite our parents.
We will walk the children the short distance to the church, in time for the ceremony to start at 2pm. You are welcome to collect your children from the church after the service. Specific information on how to sign up to do this will be issued closer to the date.

EYFS Nativity
2023-12-12 | The Orchards School
Performances 10am, 2pm and 4pm
All EYFS parents have been allocated 2 tickets for each performance, which will be sent home with your children. Subject to availability, additional tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. Please return any tickets you do not need.

Summer Term 6 Ends
2023-07-21

Year 4 Leavers Celebration
2023-07-20 14:00 - 16:00 | The Orchards School
2pm, Year 4 Leavers Celebration, Parents invited, followed by fizz and strawberries in the courtyard.
