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17/10/24

Fantastic to hear reading from her book ‘Best Friends Forever’ illustrated by to Yrs 4,5 & 6 at right now pic.twitter.com/kDEtAronrD

08/11/22

Thank you to all the parents and carers who were able to attend our gallery this week. It was wonderful to see so many of you the pupils work. https://t.co/cJyheBCxwr

31/10/22

HPAO have loved learning 'Three Little Birds' in singing assembly. "The song makes me feel calm and is like a warm blanket comforting me" https://t.co/HI8sHt6alK

12/10/22

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07/10/22

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07/10/22

At HPAO we value our staff’s well-being. To recognise the effort they are putting in every week, we provided a hearty staff breakfast for them. https://t.co/dInekgaBOf

07/10/22

Congratulations to our latest award winners! We were delighted to hear about these pupils’ amazing achievements in reading, writing, maths, behaviour and foundation subjects. https://t.co/9sjMtKiPxJ

07/09/22

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05/09/22

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05/09/22

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18/07/22

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14/07/22

Well done to our Y4, Y5 and Y6 students that took part in the Harris combined sports day yesterday. Supporting their team and respect were the subject of the day, playing fairly and congratulating each other and the other schools. Secondary to that, we even won a few medals! 🏅🤝 pic.twitter.com/RNRwgWsL4t

08/07/22

Congratulations to our KS2 award winners https://t.co/JhoQuwrJhG

08/07/22

The stage is set for HPAO Sports Day 2022! pic.twitter.com/l15Abxjv8D

30/06/22

Well done to this week’s EYFS / KS1 Award Winners. We have heard some amazing tales of phonics progress, great collaboration, powerful writing and dazzling maths skills. https://t.co/qLn16h6mcm

17/06/22

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17/06/22

Congratulations for our amazing Award Winners in KS2 this week. Fantastic to hear such positive praise from about their & values led behaviour! https://t.co/cTUKUxib4x

16/06/22

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10/06/22

The Y6 children are back! https://t.co/lATzfXm2VY

10/06/22

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Our Uniform

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All of our pupils are expected to wear full academy uniform correctly at all times of the day and on the way to and from the academy. Our uniform is very smart, practical and reflects the aspirations of our academy ethos.

Our pupils helped contribute to the design of our logo when the academy was preparing to become Harris Primary Academy Orpington, ready for September 2016. All items of clothing must have a name tag, preferably embroidered, sewn in or named using an indelible pen.

Our Uniform

Our uniform providers are Caseys Schoolwear. Items to be purchased through Caseys Schoolwear (Click here to order your uniform online from Caseys Schoolwear) are as follows:.

  • A Harris Primary Academy Orpington grey jumper or cardigan
  • A Harris Primary Academy Orpington tie. 
  • A Harris Primary Academy Orpington book bag

Items which may be purchased through Caseys Schoolwear or other retailers:

  • Grey trousers, skirt or pinafore
  • White collared school shirt (not a polo shirt)
  • In the summer term only, a red checked school summer dress can be worn 
  • Dark grey, black or white tights or socks
  • Black school shoes (not boots or any footwear that comes above the ankle - Wellingtons or other boots may be worn on the way to or from school in inclement weather)Harris Primary Academy Orpington UNIFORM no pantones (002)

Our PE Kit

Items to be purchased through Caseys Schoolwear (Click here for a link to Caseys Schoolwear site) as follows:

  • A Harris Primary Academy Orpington PE t-shirt
  • A Harris Primary Academy Orpington P.E. bag with logo                                               
  • Items which may be purchased through Caseys Schoolwear or other retailers:
  • Black shorts / tracksuit
  • Suitable PE footwear (trainers or plimsolls)
  • Harris Primary Academy Orpington PE KIT no pantones

  • Uniform Swap-Shop

Our Uniform Swap-Shop is now up and running. We have a range of uniform, coats and other clothing items which are available to you free of charge (or in exchange for a small donation – which we would use to help us buy more items for the shop).

The uniform and clothing available is a mixture of new and high quality second-hand items. All clothing is clean and ready to be taken away.

If you would like to come into school to pick up some items of clothing, please pop in or give us a ring and we will make sure someone is available to take you to the swap-shop.  Alternatively, if you have any items which you would like to donate to the shop, please send them into school.

Please Note

  • Jewellery is not acceptable in school. This includes earrings – we have a policy that stud earrings only are allowed.  Children are allowed to wear a watch of appropriate size.
  • Hijab, hair ties or bands should be black or in the school’s colours.  Please note, bows should be of a reasonable size.
  • Hair styles need to be appropriate for school. We do not accept patterns shaved into hair or Mohican style haircuts.
  • Children should not wear artificial nails or nail varnish.  

Our School Uniform Policy

 

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