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Issue 491: 6th December 2024


Issue 491: 6th November 2024



In this Week's Issue...

A Message from OWPS

Achievements 

Children's Work

  • Foxes, Sharks & Nightingales

School News

  • FOWS News
  • Celebrating Success
  • Book Fair

Dining Car News

  • Next Week's Menu

Sports News

  • Yrs 5 & 6 Football Tournament

Current Vacancies

  • Teaching Assistants
  • Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Community News

  • Christmas Magic-Peterborough Cathedral

Coming Up in School

  • Dates for the Diary

Contact us


A Message from OWPS

Dear parents and carers,

As we edge ever closer to Christmas, with decorations and trees adding cheer to the building, here at Orton Wistow we are mindful of the distractions that this can cause to some of our pupils.

Your children’s education is key to their success as they move through their primary school journey. We will continue to work hard all the way up to the end of the term. Yes, there will be Christmas Jumper days, Christmas dinners, and festive treats to look forward to in these final couple of weeks, but continuing our school routines has proven to be the most effective for our children.

EYFS Nativity

I had the pleasure of introducing and watching the Early Years Nativity this week. It was a spectacular event. Thank you to all the parents and family members who turned up to watch the play. Another reminder about keeping any photos and videos private and not to share them on social media – many thanks.

The children were amazing, with their singing, acting and speaking. Considering they are only 4 or 5 years old; they performed confidently on stage. Well done to all the children in Early Years.

Year 2 trip to the New Theatre

Our year 2 children had an exciting morning on Wednesday, when they visited the New Theatre to watch The Snowman and Snowdog. This was a live orchestra on stage playing to the film, shown in the background. What a curious but mesmerising experience. The children (and adults) had a fabulous time.

Have a lovely weekend

Mr T Goakes

Photo by Marina Dina 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
06 Dec 2024
Achievements 06.12.24
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 Foxes, Sharks and Nightingales.

06 Dec 2024
Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2 06.12.24
In DT, the Foxes have been creating their toy cars in preparation for the Annual Teddy Bear Grand Prix.
Read more
06 Dec 2024
Years 3 & 4 06.12.24
Children in the Sharks class made some posters this week. The first poster below is for younger children, about the spreading of germs. The second poster is of a teradactyle, and some dinosaurs, living in their habitat.
Read more
06 Dec 2024
Years 5 & 6 06.12.24
In our English lessons we have been reading about the Suffragettes.  This week we have written newspaper articles about the time in 1912 they took action by smashing shop windows in London. Here is Arthur's article. 
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School News

06 Dec 2024
Celebrating Success 06.12.24
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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06 Dec 2024
FOWS News 6.12.24
By Hannah Bass, FOWS Secretary
Read more
06 Dec 2024
School Book Fair
We will be having the Book Fair in school again soon, just in time for the FOWS Christmas Fayre on Friday 13th Dec, and after school on Monday 16th. Every purchase raises money for us to buy books for school, and this year for the first time we will have a card machine for contactless payments -so i...
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Dining Car News

Discover what is coming up in the OWPS Dining Car.

06 Dec 2024
Menu W/B 09.12.24
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)


Sports News

06 Dec 2024
Year 5 & 6 Football Tournament
Last Thursday, a group of boys from Year 5 and 6 had the chance to represent the school at a football tournament at Jack Hunt School.  Despite having never played together as a team before, they worked really well together and went from narrowly losing their first game 2-1, to winning the rest...
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Current Vacancies

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  • Teaching Assistants - Woodston Primary School
    Closing Date - Friday 13th December 2024 
  • Level 2 Teaching Assistant - Nene Valley Primary School
    Closing Date - Friday 29th November 2024 12:30 pm
Orton Wistow Primary School - Current Vacancies

Community News

06 Dec 2024
Christmas Magic Event- Peterborough Cathedral
The popular Christmas Magic event returns to Peterborough Cathedral on Saturday 14th December with a family-friendly matinee at 2.30pm and an evening performance at 7.30pm. With something for everyone young and old, it's the perfect start to the festive season in a truly wonderful...
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Coming Up in School!

A calendar of up-coming events at OWPS. 

Yr2 AM and Evening Play
All Day
11
December
School Christmas Fair
All Day
13
December
Yr5/6 Alwalton Church
All Day
16
December
Honours Award Assembly 3
All Day
17
December
Christmas Dinner
All Day
18
December
FOWS Xmas Sale
All Day
18
December
TERM ENDS
All Day
19
December
Toy Day
All Day
19
December
Professional Day
All Day
20
December

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!