The Pastoral Team at school has asked for some donations.

They are currently seeking items such as:

• Small sofa
• Bean bags
• Weighted blanket
• Soft blankets and cushions
• Sensory lights/lamps
• Wholesome nurturing books or ons promoting positive messages
• Plastic storage boxes
• Wipeable tablecloths
• Puzzles
• Games
• Art and craft sets
• Modelling clay
• Magnetic construction set
• Construction sets like Lego or other similar blocks

Thank you for your generosity and support.

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On the 24th July, Poppy will be having her very long hair cut and donated to the Princess Trust to provide wigs for children who lose their hair due to conditions such as Alopecia, cancer treatment, and stress-related conditions, just to name a few.

More than 15 inches will be donated from the haircut, and Poppy is very excited and apprehensive in equal measures, as this is only the second time ever that she will be having her hair cut!

Poppy has given herself an ambitious target of £700, as this is what a full child's wig costs. If you are able to donate to this great cause, please do so on her JustGiving page: justgiving.com/page/poppy-neal-1

The school is proud to support Poppy in this thoughtful and generous act and wishes her the best of luck in reaching her fundraising goal!

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Here at Orton Wistow Primary School, we recognise that success comes in all different shapes and sizes! We celebrate the children's achievements in school in the Achievements section of the newsletter and website.

Many of the children, however, are also achieving things outside of school.  We would like to recognise these successes too.

It might be that your child has passed a music or dance exam, gained a karate belt, starred in a show, volunteered, taken part in a sporting event, or done something that they didn't think was possible!

If you would like to share your child's achievements with us so that we can celebrate their success, please complete the Celebrating Success form which can also be found below.  Contributions will be considered for inclusion in upcoming editions of the newsletter.

We look forward to hearing about your children's extracurricular achievements!

This Week's Successes!

Mae competed in her first gymnastics competition at the weekend and did really well, being awarded two silver medals for floor and beam routines. She also got fourth and fifth place for her bars and vault. Congratulations and well done!

EVERY CHILD AN ARTIST – TUESDAY 8TH JULY

We are excited to invite you to our Every Child an Artist event, taking place next Tuesday after school.

Doors open at 3:30pm.
Please wait in the playground until then. At 3:30pm, you are welcome to enter the school via one of four entry points:

• The back of the hall

• The corridor connecting both playgrounds (accessible from either side)

• The front office

• The Nest

What to expect:

• Corridor Displays: Artwork from the Spring Term will line the corridors, showcasing each class’s creative journey and final masterpieces.

• Self-Portrait Gallery (Hall): A stunning exhibition of children’s developing drawing skills, showing progression from Foundation Stage to Year 6.

• Artist of the Term (Library): Celebrate our pupils’ creativity beyond the classroom with a special Spring collection.

• Live Music: Enjoy performances by some of our young musicians around the school. Many are new to their instruments and bravely sharing their progress — please stop and listen!

• Slideshow (Hall): See highlights from this year’s Art and Music lessons, accompanied by music from our Battle of the Voices competition.

• Choir Performance (Hall): At 4:15pm, our wonderful school choir will perform — a finale not to be missed!

Refreshments will be available to purchase in the hall throughout the event.

Teachers will be stationed around the school to help guide you and share more about each year group’s work if you'd like to learn more.

We can't wait to welcome you and celebrate the incredible Art and Music created by our pupils this year!

Rachel Francis

Year 1 teacher | Music Lead 

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Year 4 had a fantastic day visiting West Stow Anglo-Saxon village, as part of our History learning. We began the day exploring replica houses. These have been created by archaeologists, who are trained to discover the different ways they Anglo-Saxons built houses. In the afternoon, we looked around the museum and handled some rel Anglo-Saxon artefacts. We discussed the artefacts in our groups and then back to the class about what we had discovered.

Congratulations to the following children who were chosen to receive the Whole Summer Term Honours Award.