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Issue 487: 8th November 2024

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Issue 487: 8th November 2024



In this Week's Issue...

A Message from OWPS

Achievements 

Children's Work

  • Chameleons, Sharks & Nightingales

School News

  • Children in Need
  • Celebrating Success
  • Artist of the Term

Dining Car News

  • Next Week's Menu

Coming Up in School

  • Dates for the Diary

Contact us


A Message from OWPS

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back to one of the busiest times of year in a primary school, yet one of the most enjoyable for many. I hope you all managed to have a restful half-term break, spending time with family and friends and hopefully recharging energy levels and making some autumnal memories. I know I certainly did and dare I say it, I am now thinking about the lead up to Christmas and all the events that are scheduled to take place. OWPS is going to be very busy!

Governor Visits

We have had a number of the OWPS Governing Body visit school over the past week, coming to see how OWPS is in action. Each Governor has attended with a specific focus to look at and feedback on, at upcoming meetings, but the comments many have made about the calm learning environments, children being ready to learn and politeness seen speak for themselves. Well done.

Anti-Bullying Week - Odd Socks Day (12th November)

Next week is the start of Anti-Bullying week. This is a nationwide event, where many of our school tasks, assemblies, think times and PSHE lessons will link to this as a focus. It is an annual event that aims to raise awareness of bullying of young people with a specific emphasis on prevention. This year’s theme is ‘Choose Respect’ which ties in beautifully with your PRIDE Code too.

We would like to invite children to wear a pair of odd socks on Tuesday 12th November, with their normal school uniform as a way of showing our support for this event. I wonder which year groups will have the craziest combinations!

Adult Lunches

We had a lovely bonfire themed lunch on Tuesday this week too, to celebrate Bonfire Night. Please remember that adults can book to come in and share lunches with your child/ren on any day of the week. If you would like to do this, please book online by clicking on the following link: Orton Wistow Primary School - Adult Lunch Bookings

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss R Tansley

Director of Learning

Photo by Evelina Photography on Unsplash


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Achievements

Each week, we publish the latest achievements of the children at Orton Wistow Primary School.

  • Attendance
  • Class Dojos
  • Dojo Masters
  • Wistow Mile
  • House Points
  • Shining Stars
  • Times Table Rock Stars
08 Nov 2024
Achievements 08.11.24
Find out what the children at OWPS have achieved this week....
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Children's Work

This week, we are proud to show you work and learning activities involving  children in the Chameleons, Sharks and Nightingales.

08 Nov 2024
Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2
Here is a poster made by a child in the Chameleons class, explaining how and why the Hindu festival of Holi is celebrated.
Read more
08 Nov 2024
Years 3 & 4 08.11.24
This child in the Sharks class worked hard to complete a plan full of information about Maiden Castle (one of the largest hill forts in Europe) ready for our own non-chronological reports next week.  He used facts from his own research and used bullet points to organise the facts.  He was...
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08 Nov 2024
Years 5 & 6 08.11.24
In Year 6 we started our learning about electricity, by learning how to draw circuits using the correct symbols.  We also recapped our knowledge from Year 4 about how circuits work. Here is some work from our first lesson.
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School News

08 Nov 2024
Children in Need
On Friday 15th November we will be raising funds for Children In Need.Pupils can join in by donating £1 and having a non-uniform day, dressing in yellow or something spotty if possible.Pudsey Biscuits will be available at break time for a donation of 50p.Donations can be made d...
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08 Nov 2024
Celebrating Success 08.11.24
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 s...
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08 Nov 2024
Artist of the Term
By Mrs TerreblancheArtist of the Term- Celebration of ArtworkOver the past few weeks, children across the school have been keen to show me their amazing outer space and rocket artwork inspired by Peter Thorpe as part of the Autumn Artist of the Term Project. In Think Time Thursday assemblies...
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Dining Car News

Discover what is coming up in the OWPS Dining Car.

08 Nov 2024
Menu W/B 11.11.24
This week the delicious menu includes Jumbo Fishfinger or Vegetable Lasagne, Pizza or Beef Nachos, Wistow Sausage Roll or Cheese & Onion Pastry, Fruit Muffin, Jam Scones, Carot Cake and much, much more!  To make an adult lunch booking please click on the following lin...
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Book an Adult Lunch with your child: Orton Wistow Primary School - Adult Lunch Bookings (owps.org.uk)


Coming Up in School!

A calendar of up-coming events at OWPS. 

Anti-Bullying Week
All Day
From 11 Nov until 15 Nov
11
November
Yr4- Family Learning
All Day
12
November
Children in Need
All Day
15
November
Yr5- Family Learning
All Day
22
November
Online Safety Week
All Day
From 25 Nov until 29 Nov
25
November
New FS Tour 6
All Day
25
November
FOWS Donation Day
All Day
29
November

Contact Us

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If there is anything that you or your child would like to share with us for the newsletter, please email digital@owps.org.uk.  Please clearly state in the email if you give your consent to photos being published in the newsletter and on the website.

You can also contact us at digital@owps.org.uk if you have any comments or queries about the e-newsletter or website. We look forward to hearing from you!