Orchard Junior School Dibden Purlieu Hampshire

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Welcome To Year 3

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Calendar and Term Dates

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Community Help

Keeping Safe Online

School Dinner Menu

5DW CET River Trip

Despite the weather, 5DW had a brilliant river trip last Friday. We enjoyed taking river measurements, pond dipping and finding out more about ant hills and fungi!

5IU CET River Trip

5IU had a fabulous day following a tributary of the Beaulieu River. They completed 2 different river surveys and also found lots of different creatures while pond dipping.

Year 3 Trips to Dibden Purlieu

Year 3 used their geographical skills on their trips to Dibden Purlieu using maps, data, field sketches and seeing the changes over time within our local area.

Celebration Assembly
3rd October 2025

We have just celebrated our Stars of the week, Well done to all!

Year 3

Year 3 have been learning about Mondrian and have begun creating our own versions. We have started with paper and did a silent gallery today and then will be moving on to painting in the upcoming weeks!

Sports Leaders

This morning, our first wave of new Sports Leaders took part in their Leadership Training with Mr. Drake from The New Forest School Sports Partnership and Testwood School.

During the session, they joined in with a variety of PE activities while developing key leadership skills. They learned how to take on different roles, select fair teams and adapt games and activities to make them more or less challenging. To guide their decisions, they used the acronym PACES:

People/Participation
Area
Communication
Equipment
Safety

A huge thank you to Mr. Drake and NFSSP for delivering such excellent training, and congratulations to our new Sports Leaders, who all passed with flying colours!

The Magic of Yet!

Each year, when our soon-to-be Year 3 pupils visit at the end of Year 2, they take part in a magical activity based on the story character Beegu.

Each child designs their own "Beegu" ready to land on the alien land of Junior School. Three lucky designs are chosen at random and transformed into cuddly toys that live in Reception alongside creations from previous years.

Mrs Taylor reads them a special story on the fist assembly of September about the magic of "yet", and each Beegu design turns into "Yet" creature — the idea that even if you can't do something now, you will be able to in the future!

These adorable Yets serve as a daily reminder to our pupils: You might not know it YET, but you will soon!

A huge well done to this year’s brilliant creators — your Yets are amazing!

During the year 6 Show last term you raised £311 for SCARF, a local charity. once children are back at school they’ll be re-starting all our term time clubs which include a Saturday morning Multi Sports Club, a Youth Club, a Drama Club and an art club.

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We’re proud to announce that Orchard Junior School has achieved the Gold School Games Mark for the second year in a row! A huge well done to all our pupils and staff for their outstanding commitment to sport and physical activity.

This year, we’ve further expanded sporting opportunities across the school - boosting the number of intra-school events and setting a new participation record in inter-school competitions!

#TeamOrchard #SchoolGames #GoldMark2025

Whilst we appreciate these dates are nearly a year away, CAMHS have shared with local schools today so we expect that they may book up quickly. Earlier dates are available if you are able to travel, please follow the attached link

Other sessions are planned further afield within Hampshire focusing on ADHD and embracing autism. Please follow the attached link for more information

For information and to book a place go to www.hampshirecamhs.nhs.uk/events/ -

some events have a small charge to cover costs, some discretionary free tickets are available.

Details are:

How to cope when your child can’t: one-day event focused on parents/carers

understanding their own needs, and learning strategies to look after themselves as they support a young person with their own mental health needs.

Tickets £25 incl coffee and lunch.

9.30am - 3.15pm

• Thursday, 23 October 2025 Colbury Memorial Hall, 133 Main Rd, Totton, Southampton SO40 7EL

PACE – Parent and Carer Events:

• Friday, 7th November 2025 Lyndhurst Lyndhurst Community Centre, Central Car Park, High Street, Lyndhurst SO43 7NY 2025

Seatbelt Safety

Click here to see some information about Seatbelt Safety from the Road Safety Team

Year 6 Multiplication Support

If your child would like some support with Multiplication or would like to do some more multiplication work. Please use the QR Codes Provided.

PTFA Update

Thank you so much to the hard work fundraising by our PTFA, We have now taken delivery of our new minibus! Our first outing will be a cross country race next week.

Thanks again to the PTFA.

School Notices

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The Road Safety Team are responsible for educating young people and their families on the importance of keeping safe when travelling in a vehicle. Part of this education includes ensuring young people are travelling with correct restraints. Are you aware that 37% of children are in the wrong type of seat for their age and/or height? The Road Safety Team would like to share this car restraint leaflet with you to ensure you know how to always keep your child(ren) safe – in the correct restraint. There are also hints and tips about choosing the right seat, transporting other people’s children and how to fit different types of car seat. To read this informative leaflet, please visit – In car safety parent guide.

📣 Introducing: Athletic Youth Club 🏃‍♂️⚡ Weekly athletic performance training for boys & girls aged 7–16 - led by Mr Ramsey's Football Clinic. This programme helps young athletes build confidence, develop fundamental movement skills and improve overall athleticism - all in a fun, structured environment. 🧠 Sessions are tailored to each child’s stage of development, led by coaches who specialise in youth training and physical literacy, built around the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model: 🔹 Ages 7–9: Movement discovery, agility, coordination & motor skills 🔹 Ages 9–12: Strength, mobility, bodyweight power & refined agility 🔹 Ages 12–16: Power, speed, strength training & advanced movement mechanics 👟 What to Expect: ✅ Speed & Agility ✅ Plyometrics & Power Development ✅ Functional Strength & Mobility ✅ Coordination & Balance ✅ Endurance & Fitness Games 📍 Location: Noadswood School, Sports Hall 🕔 Time: Thursdays | 5–6PM (Starts September 2025) 📧 Contact: footballclinicuk@gmail.com 🌐 Book now: thefootballclinicuk.com Perfect for children involved in any sport looking to add to their physical performance - or anyone wanting to move better, feel stronger and grow in confidence.

Enjoying football in PE this half term? Why not join Mr Ramsey and The Football Clinic this October Half Term at Orchard Junior School for action-packed days for football development, fun games and challenges and of course lots of match practice to apply those new skills! Book here: thefootballclinicuk.com

Is your child wanting to get faster, fitter and stronger? Athletic Youth Club starts on Thursday 11th September at Noadswood School, again with Mr Ramsey's Football Clinic. This session is designed to help young athletes of any sport or activity develop their fundamental movement skills and build all-round athleticism. A weekly structured, age appropriate programme, full of fun activities and challenges.

Book here: https://www.thefootballclinicuk.com/service-page/athletic-youth-club