Weather Station

In 2005 we received a grant which enabled the school to purchase a weather station that displays and records a multitude of weather conditions at our school. The weather station allows the children to monitor the current weather conditions, including temperatures, wind speeds and directions, wind chills, dew points, humidity, barometric pressure, rain fall, solar and ultra violet radiation, as well as graphing historical data on all the above conditions. The data is then automatically updated to this website, for the local and wider communities to view. The weather station is automatically updated every 15 minutes 24hrs 7days a week.

http://www.orfordschoolweatherstation.orfordschool.org.uk/Weather

Outdoor learning Spaces

We have just re-designed our playground which consisted of a wooden fort and shelter, new playground markings and we are now in the process of developing a more stimulating and exciting outdoor space for our foundation stage pupils.

Projects

Eastfeast

Eastfeast offers a model for artist-teacher partnership work based on children working an allotment. Culminating in a celebratory feast for the local community, the artists enable the children to express their thoughts and experiences in a range of art forms through the growing cycle of seasons.

www.eastfeast.co.uk

Ebb and Flow

Ebb and Flow

Classroom Kitchen

A classroom kitchen installation is being piloted at Orford Primary School in 2008/09, integrating growing and cooking in the curriculum. A local cookery consultant, working in partnership with the school’s designated teacher/gardener/artist team, will teach the children the necessary skills to prepare and cook a range of meals from their own garden produce. If the pilot is successful, the classroom kitchen programme will be expanded.

Visits

We place a huge emphasis on outdoor learning and have visited the following in the last year alone...

Saxon Village

Trip to London to visit the war museum

Sudbourne Printmakers

Sutton Hoo

Nottcutts

Ipswich Town Football Club

Orford Castle

Crown and Castle (where the children learned how to cook from an experienced chef)

High House Farm where class 2 and 3 camped overnight

School Productions

Every year the children are given the opportunity to take part in the school productions. In Key stage One we perform a Christmas Nativity in the Autumn term and a whole school production in the Summer term. Past productions have included 'Oliver', 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' and Bugsy Malone. This year we performed Hoodwinked to a packed crowd at Orford town Hall. Photographs can be viewed online at

www.tonypickportraiture.co.uk (Click on view portraits... password available from the school)