News and updates about Orchard Mead Academy, an 11-16 secondary school located in Hamilton, Leics. Proud to be part of
@TMETrust
& making a positive difference!
Today our premises team delivered vital PPE to the Facilities Mgt Team @ LRI. They will redistribute to all our hospitals, care homes & GP surgery’s in Leicestershire. Items were gratefully received. If any schools still have PPE please donate. PM us for contact details. Thanks
We are delighted to introduce our new Principal, Mr Patel. He shares with you the
#OrchardOath
as well as his love of football!
Mr Patel & all our staff are very much looking forward to welcoming students back to school in Sept.
Until then
#WorkHard
#BeKind
#BeResponsible
We wanted to share some fantastic news!!
A team of our year 10 students participated in the Lego League Competition and won the Leicestershire regional competition, they have been invited to the national competition that will take place next week.😀
Well done!!
We are excited to announce that our Business Manager has been nominated for School Business Leader of the Year at this year's
@tes
School Awards 2020. This is a brilliant achievement and very well deserved. We can't wait to watch the ceremony!
#tesawards
Congratulations to these year 11 students who have secured a
place at Cambridge University’s summer school this year. They will be
experiencing what life is like as a student at this elite university and we are
sure you will enjoy this fantastic opportunity!
Come and see this amazing piece of artwork at our Open Evening this Thursday 26th September, 6-8pm. Have a tour of our facilities, talk to our staff and students, find out what makes us special & discover how Orchard Mead really is improving outcomes for our students.
A huge thank you to the kind volunteers & donors from
@Th3PeaceCentre
for supplying food parcels for our families most in need. These will be sent out next week with our
#NSPB
breakfast club deliveries. Please contact us at safeguarding
@orchard
-tmet.uk if you need a helping hand.
Today our year 11’s start their exam leave, we wish you every success as you finish the exam season and look forward to celebrating with you on results day in August.
#Classof2019
It’s
#GCSEResultsDay
tomorrow! Thinking of our students and TMET pupils
@RusheyMeadAcad
@KibMeadAcad
, good luck! Staff will be on hand to help students collect results between 10 & 11.30 am, and answer any questions students might have.
It was a pleasure to host
@ClaudiaWebbe
, MP for Leicester East, today. She spent time talking to students and staff about current issues facing our community and we look forward to meeting with you again soon. Thank you for listening and inspiring our students.
We said goodbye to our Year 11s today, who will only be attending for exams from Monday, and want to congratulate them on their journey with us so far, and to wish them the very best for the next part of their adventure.
We have really enjoyed meeting our new Year 7 students today. It's great to be back in school and we hope you have enjoyed your first day at Orchard Mead Academy. We look forward to getting to know you and seeing you progress throughout the year.
#WeAreOMA
#BackToSchool
The first ever meeting of the 'BookTok' club took place today lead by
@Miss_NRoberts
.A good book, a cup of tea and home baked snacks- what could be better?
UPDATE - college will be CLOSED on Friday 2nd March due to the continuing adverse weather conditions. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Thanks.
We would like to say thankyou to Karen & Jabzz
@sainsburys
who kindly donated vital supplies for our most vulnerable families. We will be delivering these with the
@family_action
breakfast parcels tomorrow! If you need some help please get in touch safeguarding
@orchard
-Tmet.uk
What a wonderful evening celebrating all that is great at Hamilton Academy. A huge congratulations to all the students who won awards and thank you
@RosemaryConley
for joining us to deliver a key note speech and present awards.
Our incredibly generous and thoughtful young people have donated 56 Christmas Boxes to help to brighten up the Christmas of homeless young people in Leicester. We are so proud of your community spirit
Pupils and staff gathered outside today to recite In Flanders Field together, & mark the two minute silence at 11,
@moldman83
shared a poem by a yr 7 pupil & celebrated another yr 7 pupils act of courage that was commended by local police with an award.
#RemembranceDay
The second group of Orchard Oracles enjoyed hot chocolate with the Principal on Friday, in recognition of their efforts above and beyond the Orchard Oath during the week. Well done!
#OrchardOracles
#TMET
A huge thank you today to our talented students and VPA team who kept morale up during break and lunch today with some impromptu and much needed musical merriment!
#TeamOMA
On Thursday, our pupils had an inflatables day as part of the Celebrations week of reward activities, and
@moldman83
& our VP Ms Johal took part in a bit of Sumo wrestling! Not sure who won? 🤔
We are delighted to share some photos of our Diwali art display which is currently at
@Tesco_2819LH
. Students created the artwork during lunch time art sessions and some even took it home to work on.
Did you see our Young Enterprise Students on
@bbcemt
tonight demonstrating their product
@companion_ye
. Listen out for them on
@BBCLeicester
tomorrow morning too!
We have taken the decision to close the school on Mon 11th Dec due to poor weather conditions. We expect to reopen as usual on Tues 12th Dec. We apologise for any inconvenience. Thank you.
Staff were thoroughly entertained at this mornings briefing as students started the day with a rendition of “Last Christmas”. All students received awards for their continued contribution to life at OMA
#Proud
#WeareOMA
#MerryChristmas
Our breakfast club had an extra special treat this morning with eggs, sausage and bacon from
@FareShareUK
&
@family_action
. Thanks Caterlink for supporting this initiative. Happy Friday Everyone!
What a fabulous day our students & staff have had supporting others who are more in need. We have raised funds for
@SavetheChildren
with
#ChristmasJumperDay
& look how many boxes we have made; these will go to the YCentre next week for handing out to the homeless. Well done OMA!
Thank you to the families who came along to hear all about the wrap around provision being put into place at Orchard Mead, including Cozy Club and family movie nights!
Well done to all of our students who received their results today. We are very proud of you! If you have any queries about next steps just get in touch and we can help.
#gcseresultsday2022
We are excited to share with you the new Orchard Mead Academy logo. The leaves represent our varied curriculum & commitment to diversity. The bird symbolises our students in their upwards journey, using the academy leaves (which are also our house colours) as a launchpad.
Today we received this surprise delivery from the Peace Centre, a gift of appreciation to our fantastic
#KeyWorker
staff! Thank you so much! We know there is great need in the community at this difficult time so will be sharing some with our students and families.
#Kindness
😊
Today we welcomed some specially invited new year 7 students who will be joining us in the autumn term. They enjoyed making some pizza pinwheels in DT. We look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday.
Our new year 7’s have enjoyed their first few secondary lessons, had lunch and an exciting game if induction day bingo. They are now heading off for their last lesson of their day before prizes and goodie bags are given out.
Good luck to all students collecting their GCSE results today.
We will miss seeing you open your envelopes and would love to be there with you for this milestone. Get involved by filming your reaction to your results and sending it to us.
#MakingAPositiveDifference
#WeAreOMA
Our Gold and Silver status students have had an amazing day ice skating and riding the Wheel of Light as part of their rewards celebrations. A huge well done to all our students and Ms Samrai would like to thank you all for such a memorable day!
Well done to our sister school
@RusheyMeadAcad
on being named the best school in Leicester!
We are proud to be working alongside both
@RusheyMeadAcad
&
@CastleMeadAcad
sharing best practice & offering a first class education to all children in our community.
Team
@TMETrust
Celebrating our teaching staff today who are embracing remote teaching & continuing to deliver lessons despite not being able to be in the building.
Well done also to our amazing students who have adapted to new covid school routines & continue to engage with their learning.
All the students who took part in todays bake off were brilliant! They paired up with staff to create some epic & delicious creations! Well done all. 😋🧁🎂🥮🍰
What an amazing week!
We have truly enjoyed welcoming our students back into school, all of whom have returned happy & ready for learning.
A huge thank you also to our fantastic staff team who have worked tirelessly to support a smooth return for all.
Well done Team OMA!
Congratulations to another of our year 7 summer competition winners, she also received a kindle from Ms Gair for her great summer scrapbook project. Well done! ⭐️🌟⭐️
We are excited to be welcoming our new year 7s today for their first day at Orchard Mead Academy.
We can't wait to meet you!
#WeAreOMA
#Firstdayofschool
Tonight our subject leaders worked together with
@rusheymeadnews
to discuss subject intent, implementation and impact. There was some really positive and constructive conversations.
@TMETrust
#collaboration
Residential update! We have arrived, and what a lovely back drop! We are all settled into our bedrooms and students are rearing to go for the first activity!
#TeamOMA
#OMAResidential