YES I CAN CHALLENGE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED 2025

There are 25 "I cans" for children this week. Parents are helping by telling children all the things that they CAN do. "Yes you can share you toys...yes you can make your bed...yes you can do your homework" On Friday children will bring back to school their decorated tin can, their I cans and a donation for charity. Don't forget to dress up too!

REMEMBERANCE @ ORION

We take part in our traditional minutes silence altogether by lining the corridors. We remember and show gratitude and respect for all those who lost their lives in the first world way and subsequent wars.

GIRLS FOOTBALL TRIP!

Thirty lucky girls from the Orion and Goldbeaters football teams, along with a few staff members, had the amazing opportunity to watch Arsenal take on Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.

It was an incredible experience for our students, inspiring them to see top-level women’s football in action. Events like this highlight the importance of promoting girls in sport and show that with determination, you can achieve anything you put your mind to.

Our girls left feeling motivated, proud, and ready to take their own football skills to the next level!

GOLDSTAR FEDERATION FIREWORKS NIGHT @ THE ORION 

A super evening for our school community. 1800 children and families together watching a sensational firework display. Thanks to all the staff for helping make a special evening. Our community is truly wonderful when we are altogether! 

Black History Week: Superheroes

Our world needs harmony heroes! We are celebrating Black History at school this year by recreating some art and writing to some significant artists of our time. 

After- school art with Miss Hindle

A wonderful after school opportunity this week for lots of  Y3 children who enjoyed a very special art session. Thanks Miss Hindle!!

Miss Hindle's Big Art Lessons

Miss Hindle LOVES art and is super creative and talented herself. This half term many Orion children have had the opportunity to be taught be Miss Hindle in our amazing new art room! Being immersed in an artistic experience has resulted in some incredible outcomes for ALL children. 

World Mental Health Day : 10/10/25

Today we launched the myHappy Mind Parent App. We do so much at school for our mental health and well-being and through our new scheme myHappy Mind we are learning about how our brain works and ways that we can help all parts of it to work as a team.  Lots of classes did yoga, Y6 made very thoughtful posters, children shared time with their buddy classes and parents did self affirmations. 

A Wish for a Smile: 4th October 2025

In keeping with tradition our staff did a meet and greet this morning to children coming into school in honour of World Smile Day. Y6 children were a new and welcome addition on the paths to school. We really do have the smiliest community.

A Wish for a Cure - Macmillan Day 26.09.25

The Do More Task this week was to bake cupcakes at home. Keep one for yourself and donate 3 or 4 to the bake sale. WOW WOW WOW! Our school community showed their very very best for this event. There are many star bakers in our school!

A Wish for Peace: International Day of Peace 19.09.25

Celebrating the International Day of Peace is a long tradition at Orion and Goldbeaters.  Another beautiful event together. Look at our message!

A Super New School Year

A big welcome to the school community all our new children and parents. We are so happy to be back TOGETHER for a very exciting new school year. We are ready to SUPERPOWER our skills for learning and for like and we are going to be more CURIOUS about the world and our own interests and passions.

Look at the photos below to see how happy Orion pupils are at the start of term.