

End of Term Reflections
We have reached the end of the Autumn term and have answered 53,000 questions in both English and maths this term. It has been a very...


Word of the Week
improvise (verb) Meaning – to create or preform something spontaneously or without preparation. Example of using it in a sentence: “We...


Homeschool Garden Club - Top 10 Tips for Caring for Real Christmas Trees
If you are reading this, then like many of the Homeschool Garden Club you have picked a real Christmas tree. Did you know that the...


Reading for Pleasure Over Christmas
Reading for Please doesn’t stop just because we have reached the Christmas Holidays. We start with the picture books and work upwards to...


Mischievous Moral Mayhem
This week’s Mischievous Moral Mayhem is: You have accidently found the secret hiding place for the Christmas presents your aunty has put...


November is for our Design and Technology Month
We have had a busy November with woodwork, metal work, sewing and gingerbread houses. We started with woodwork, making a pyrography...


Weekly Maths Problem
Don’t forget to write out the problem at the top of the page, date the work and show all your workings out (even the wrong answers) and...


Pastry Day
Pastry Day is celebrated by the catering industry each year on December 9. The pastry is a name given to a large variety of baked goods...


Word of the Week
honorary (adjective) Meaning – something given as an honour, without the usual efforts to require it or the functions that go with it....


Homeschool Garden Club - How to Choose a Real Christmas Tree
Now, here at Orchard Training, we have a ban on the C word - you can not mention it before the 6th December. So, we should be ok this...