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Issue 507: 9th May 2025


Issue 507: 9th May 2025



In this Week's Issue...

A Message from OWPS

Achievements 

Children's Work

  • Penguins and Sharks

Dining Car News

  • Menu W/B 2nd May

School News

  • Blue Peter Book Club

Sports News

  • OWPS vs Sr Michael's School

Current Vacancies

Coming Up in School

  • Dates for the Diary

Contact us


A Message from OWPS

Dear parents and carers,

Another week has flown by and we are now only two weeks away from half term! It has been a busy and positive week in school and we are gearing up, ready for Year Six to start their SATs on Monday. I met with the year group today to wish them luck, sharing with them that we are very proud of the hard work they have put into the past few weeks, revising for the tests but it is now up to them to 'Do Their Best', show 'Independence' and remember that they are in the performance Zone next week. I am confident that on Thursday, when they are all done, the children and staff will feel that they couldn't have done any else and they can enjoy the final 8 weeks in primary school. 

Year Four Performance

Well done to all the Nighthawks and Giraffes for their year group assembly this week. They performed to the school and to parents and everyone enjoyed learning about the Anglo-Saxons. It was great to see so many family members come to school to watch yesterday, more chairs were required! Every year group has a chance to perform on stage at some point each year, and we have the Year 5 assembly and then the Year Six production to look forward to next! 

Sunny Weather

Looks like we are in for a few sunny weeks ahead! Please make sure your children are appropriately dressed for this weather as they will spend time outside at break and lunchtime as well as during PE lessons. Sun hats or caps are a good idea at this time of year and applying sun cream at home if necessary. There are shady areas available for children including under the canopies and around the edge of the field and we will continue to encourage them to drink plenty of water.

Have a great weekend everyone

Mr. Marks

Headteacher 

Photo by Radek Kilijanek 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
09 May 2025
Achievements 09.05.25
Find out what the children at OWPS have achieved this week....
Read more

Children's Work

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

09 May 2025
Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2 09.05.25
In the Penguins class this week, we have been learning about lifecycles. Shriyan has used his phonics to write a sentence about the lifecycle of a butterfly.
Read more
09 May 2025
Years 3 & 4 09.05.25
During our VE day celebration on the 8th of May, the Shark class watched Winston Churchill deliver his VE day speech, from 1945, and then created a collage over the script of his speech.  Julia took care and attention to create a beautiful piece of art that represented the respect shown to all...
Read more

School News

09 May 2025
Blue Peter Book Club
Written by Mrs Campling, the school librarian.
Read more

Sports News

09 May 2025
OWPS vs St Michael's Church School
Last week, the Year 5/6 netball team welcomed St Michael's Church School for a friendly game. It was a really hot day but this did not stop the girls from giving it their all. They made us all proud and continued to improve as the game went on, scoring the most goals we have scored to date in a...
Read more

Dining Car News

Discover what is coming up in the OWPS Dining Car.

09 May 2025
Menu W/B 12.05.25
This week the delicious menu includes Fishcake or Vegetable Carbonara, Chicken Nuggets or Vegetable Nuggets, Gingerbread, Raspberry Flapjack, Fairy Cake and much, much more! 
Read more

Book an Adult Lunch with your child: Orton Wistow Primary School - Adult Lunch Bookings (owps.org.uk)


Current Vacancies

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Class Teacher-Apply by Midday, Wednesday 14th May 2025  •  Job start: September 2025
Headteacher -Apply by 09:00am, Friday 16th May 2025  •  Job start: September 2025 (but will also consider January 2026 for the right candidate)
Local Governance Committee Member-Apply by Midnight, Tuesday 22nd Jul, 2025
Trustee-Apply by Midnight, Tuesday 22nd Jul, 2025  • Job start: N/A
OWN Trust - Current Vacancies

Coming Up in School!

A calendar of up-coming events at OWPS. 

SATS Week
All Day
from 12 May until 15 May
12
May
School Census
All Day
15
May
Honours Award Assembly 8
All Day
21
May
School Disco
All Day
22
May
FOWS Donation Day
All Day
23
May
May Half Term
All Day
from 26 May until 30 May
26
May
May Bank Holiday
All Day
26
May

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!