Year 3&4 Boat building day

On Monday 8th November students from year 3 and 4 and a group of year 5 students from Matley Primary School undertook an investigation into the suitability of materials for building boats as part of a wider topic on the Tudors and the Spanish Armada. Staff from both schools were pleased with how open minded the children were and how they co-operated with each other during the day.

Tuesday 19th October 2010

Karate Taster Day Years 1-6

Years 1 to 6 each took part in a 30 minute Karate taster session delivered by a professional instructor who is going to be offering a ten week Karate after school club at OWPS. The children thoroughly enjoyed participating in a range of Karate drills and activities. Watch this space to find out when the club will commence and costings.

Foundation Stage Curriculum Evening

Recently parents of the new Foundation Stage children were invited to attend an informative curriculum evening. It was a great success and over 70% of parents attended. The children have all settled in really well and are all enjoying school life at Orton Wistow!

On the Thursday 7th October 12 children from year 3 were chosen to take part in the Peterborough Year 3 & 4 Tag Rugby tournament at Peterborough Rugby Club. In the morning the children were given training and in the afternoon they played 5 games. They won 2 games and lost 3, but throughout were praised by other schools for their fantastic team spirit and hard work.

My Day at Kentwell Hall

11:00 When we arrived at Kentwell, Caitlin gave a pass to a guard and he opened the gate and talked to us about showing reverence, which was bowing or curtsying.

11:30 We went to the blacksmith's to see them making metal hotter and making it bend.

11:55 We went over to the bridge to feed the fish with fish food and bread.

12:00 We went to the kitchen and saw lots of food on the table and that the cooks had made like gingerbread. There was a very stinky smell.

12:15 In the school room we saw a strict teacher whipping his whip on the table because he said people were being naughty. He said people would be whipped if they were naughty.

12:25 We went to the bedchamber to see an old lady sitting down with lots of pictures around her. She explained what all of the pictures meant and about King Henry VIII and his six wives.

12:40 At the dairy a lady showed us how she made cheese into balls which is quite easy, you just get cheese and roll the cheese into balls. She asked us why we needed a fork to eat instead of using a spoon or her fingers like her.

12:50 After that we went to the bakery and two ladies showed us how to make bread.

13:00 The alchemist showed us eyeballs and sheep skulls. he showed us something you can see but wasn't there. It was a spider's skin.

13:15 We went into the lute room and we heard a man and a girl play some music. They said "You don't need to learn Numeracy and English and that kind of stuff, you just need to learn to play the lute."

13:28 In the still room they told us all kinds of cures like ground stinging nettles to stop the sting of a stinging nettle and I tasted liquorice, it was yellow and really sweet. The lady put a snail on my hand and it was really cold.

KS1 Woburn Safari Park Trip

We had a wonderful time during our trip to Woburn Safari Park and saw lots of amazing animals. Look at our photographs above:

A big well done to all the KS2 children for taking part in our annual Sports Day. You all tried really hard and we are very proud of you. You will all receive a special participation certificate and individuals will be given certificates in assembly for particular areas of skill and achievement.

 Congratulations to Mallard who are the overall KS2 winners

We would like to thank all the parents and family members who came to support the children and all of the adults who gave their time to lead the activities, you helped to make the afternoon a great success!

The children would like to thank Friends of Orton Wistow for supplying the refreshing ice-poles and cold drinks.

Chanelle Wilson and Jacob Butcher did an amazing job in managing the event and were fantastic at motivating the children and making it fun for all!  Great job guys!!!

We have received even more pictures from Mill Rhythe!

It looks as though they are thoroughly enjoying their time away from home.

We are sure that they will feel tired by the time that they get home on Friday.

1st Place for Swimmers!!

Congratulations to the Year 4 and Year 6 children who represented the school at the annual Peterborough schools swimming gala at the Regional pool. They were up against 14 other schools from Peterborough and came first overall. All the children swam brilliantly and were fantastic ambassadors for the school.

Mothers Day Lunch 2010

Year 3 and 4 Roman day Spring Term 2010

OWPS  ART  GALLERY

The hall was transformed today into a stunning art exhibit in order for us to display and share the children's beautiful masterpieces created during 'Big Art Week'. Foundation Stage created a stunning collage by overlapping circles of different patterns and textures. Years 1 & 2 focussed on Aboriginal art to decorate large canvases. Years 3 & 4 produced colourful painted impressions of our school based on the work of Patrick Caulfield. In Years 5 & 6 they used a new form of batik, using masking tape to produce striking patterns and designs on large material. Every child and member of staff in school also designed clay tiles, which were put together to make a large collaborative piece.

We would like to thank Mr Burgess for providing us with special lighting in the hall, which made the children's work look very professional!

I Walk for iPads

Sponsored Walk

A big well done to all the children in the school for walking around the field and playground for a whole hour today. The money they raise from this event will go towards buying iPads to use across the school next year. Some children managed to walk without stopping for the whole hour and many of them walked over 20 laps!! Watch this space to find out which class walked the most laps and which child got the highest total!

Meerkats Class Assembly

The Meerkats put on a brilliant performance of 'Meerkat Mail' by Emily Gravett. All the children remembered their lines and sang wonderfully! The audiences cheeks were aching from smiling the whole way through. Well done to all the Meerkats and thank you to the parents for helping the children learn their lines and organising their costumes. Also a big thank you to Mrs Taylor for her wonderful dancing and singing!

FS & KS1 Sports Day Friday 24.6.11

We are very proud of all the infant children for taking part in their annual sports day. We had a beautifully sunny afternoon, which made the day even more enjoyable! All the children showed great enthusiasm and represented their team houses brilliantly. The results were as follows:

The following children were awarded for demonstrating particular skill or enthusiasm in specific activities throughout the afternoon:

KS2 Sports Day Thursday 23.6.11

Well done to all the KS2 children for taking part in their annual sports day. We were really lucky with the weather as the rain stopped just before we began. The children participated in all the running, throwing and jumping activities with great tenacity! The results were as follows:

The following children were awarded for demonstrating particular skill or enthusiasm in specific activities throughout the afternoon:

A big thank you to all the staff and parents who helped manage the activities and to the FOWS Association for providing the icepoles and refreshments!

Well Done to all the Year 6 children for being excellent Sports Leaders during the KS1 sports day, you were amazing!

     KS1 Trip to Hunstanton    

Monday 13th June

The children in KS1 had a fabulous day at Hunstanton where we visited the Sea Life Sanctuary and played on the beach. We saw lots of amazing sea creatures including Japanese spider crabs, reef sharks, stingrays, seahorses, penguins and much more! The children enjoyed handling starfish, anenomes and crabs in the touchpool room and learning interesting facts, such as how starfish eat and how to identify male and female crabs. The weather was beautiful and enabled us to have some time building sandcastles and collecting seashells on the beach. Many thanks to all the parent helpers that joined us, your support is always greatly appreciated!

KS1 Observational Drawing of Sea Creatures

The children in Hummingbirds and Honeybees have had a fishy time today looking at a range of seafood and carrying out some observational drawing. We looked at mackerel, crevettes, langoustines, rainbow trout, sardines, red gurnard, plaice and tilapia.

They have produced some wonderfully detailed drawings.          

       Mill Rhythe Update - Thursday 9th June

Judging by the tired faces at breakfast this morning, It looks as though the children are making the most of their time away!

Mill Rhythe Update - Wednesday 8th June

The children and staff are continuing to have an amzing time at Mill Rhythe. The adults on the trip have been especially impressed by the children's good manners and that they are remembering their PRIDE code even when they are far away. Perhaps, most amazingly of all, they are brilliant at going to bed and the staff are all tucked up in bed by 10.15!

Mill Rhythe Update - Monday 6th June

The children and adults have all arrived safely in Mill Rythe.Despite a very early start, the children have been keen to throw themselves in to every activity. We will keep you updated throughout teh week as we receive new messages.

OWPS Interhouse Netball Tournament 2011

Children in Year 5 and 6 took part in our first interhouse netball tournament this afternoon (Friday 8th March). The children played well together in their teams and it was great to see their skills and confidence developing throughout the afternoon. A special thanks to Zoe Lawniczak (Louis and Harvey Wrights mum) for umpiring, you were fantastic!

The results were as follows:

 The winning house overall was Dempsey

KS1 Trip to Peterborough Cathedral

We had a lovely time during our trip to Peterborough Cathedral. Our visit included a guided tour around the Cathedral, where we were told lots of interesting facts about the history of the building and shown many beautiful and wonderful things. The children enjoyed searching for points of interest using their photographs and maps of the Cathedral. We also spent time in the grounds learning about how monks used the gardens to grow different herbs and natural remedies. The children enjoyed the practical activities which included reconstructing the Cathedral using wooden blocks, building stone arches using a wooden keystone and exploring some of the materials that had been used to build the Cathedral. We followed up our learning back at school by writing recounts of our visit and sharing key facts that we had discovered.

Our Jump Rope Day

We had a fantastic time during our Jump Rope activity day. Each class from years 1 to 6 took part in skipping sessions throughout the day in order to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. The children enjoyed the day so much that we now have a new skipping craze at break and lunch times!

We raised £190 for the charity.

A big thank you to Mrs Joiner for supporting the children during the skipping sessions and for helping to organise the event.

Ormiston Bushfield Academy Year 1 Dance Festival

Well Done to the Year One children in Hummingbirds class for taking part in a dance festival today. With the help of Miss Hinchliffe and Miss Fisher, they performed a lovely routine based on Spring Time. They were joined by other children in Year One from the surrounding Orton primary schools.

 KS1 '2 Can Learn'

Last week (7th February) KS1 invited parents to a ‘2 can learn’ Design and Technology morning. Inspired by our topic work about our twinned city of Bourges in France, we decided to become bakers for the morning, but with a twist!

Parents came in to help the KS1 children design, knead and then before baking add their choice of topping to decorate including strawberry laces, chocolate drops, dried fruit, jelly tots and cheese!

Once the bread had been baked the children then spent the rest of the morning rating their yummy bread in the big bread taste test and were surprised to find it was actually quite tasty!

The children, staff and parents all thoroughly enjoyed the morning.

Curriculum Evening Autumn 2011

Reading, Writing and Numeracy

70 parents joined us on Wednesday (9.11.11) evening for our 6th annual curriculum event. Each team in the school prepared workshops focusing on reading, writing and numeracy skills aimed at the parents of the children they teach. The feedback forms showed an overwhelmingly positive response and we would like to thank all the teachers for their hard work and effort for making the evening such a success.

 KS1 China Day

 Monday 26th September 2011

The children and staff have had a wonderful time today taking part in lots of Chinese inspired activities such as Tai Chi, fan making, Chopstick challenges, lantern making, origami craft, painting Chinese opera masks, decorating China flag biscuits and a music session where children played instruments and learnt about the Pentatonic scale using xylophones.

We also had the opportunity to taste some delicious Chinese food and drink Jasmine tea.