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Issue 427: 9th June 2023


Issue 427: 9th June 2023



In this Week's Issue...

A Message from OWPS

Achievements 

Children's Work

  • Elephants and Nightingales

School News

  • Eco Awards 2023

Dining Car News

  • Next Week's Menu
  • Father's Day Lunch

Library News

  • The Library Corner- June 2023

OWN Trust Vacancies

  • ICT Technician
  • School Site Handyperson

Coming Up in School

  • Dates for the Diary

Contact us


A Message from OWPS

Dear Parents and Carers, 

It has been lovely to welcome all the children back to school, after the Half Term break and in true Wistow style the work ethic, behaviour and positivity displayed has been superb – like they have never been away! Already, singing from the Year 6 production rehearsals can be heard, many children have welcomed visitors to our Open Day and preparations for transition events are taking place. 

 Open Day 

On Wednesday 7th June, we welcomed just over 130 Wistow families to our Open Day, where the children had an opportunity to share their learning from across the year. It is always lovely to see and hear the children talking about what they have been doing and sharing some of their favourite pieces with their visitors. The atmosphere in the school hall was very calm and ambient, with our Year 6 House Captains helping to organise the room. Thank you to everyone who signed up for a slot at this event, we hope you enjoyed spending some time in school and seeing what your child/ren have been up to. 

New Foundation Stage Parents Evening 

The Summer Term is always a busy one in a school and on Tuesday Evening we welcomed the families (some new and some already part of) the Wistow Family to our New Foundation Stage Parents Evening. We are excited that we are expecting a full cohort again in September 2023 in our FS unit and had a great turn out for the event. This evening was an opportunity for prospective parents to find out a little more about Foundation Stage, the ethos of Wistow and to put faces to names of the staff members their children will be working with when they join the school. Thank you to everyone who joined us. 

I am hopeful that the weather begins to brighten over the next few weeks, as we enter the final half term of this academic year – fingers crossed! Please also, continue to follow Twitter pages for our classes, to see what we get up to. 

Miss Tansley

Year 6 Teacher | English Subject Lead 

Photo by Sugar Bee on Unsplash


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Achievements

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

  • Attendance
  • Wistow Mile
  • House Points
  • Reading Champions
  • Shining Stars
  • Times Table Rock Stars
09 Jun 2023
Achievements 09.06.23
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 Nightingales.

09 Jun 2023
Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2 09.06.23
In English, the Elephants have been hard at work researching all about stick insects. The next step is to write a non-chronological report about them.
Read more
09 Jun 2023
Years 3 & 4 09.06.23
At the start of a science unit we normally start by finding out what children already know about a topic. Here’s Serena from the Nightingales showing what she knows about plants.
Read more

School News

Eco Awards- 2023

By Laura Porter, Teacher/FS Leader/Eco Co-Ordinator | Orton Wistow Primary School | OWN Trust

Ms Porter and the Year 6 Eco Warriors went to the Annual PECT Eco Awards held at ARU in Peterborough.  The children participated in various activities, such as planting seed bombs, dissecting owl pellets, and using VR to identify ways to save energy in the home.  The children then presented the work all the Eco Warriors have been doing in school this year, explaining to a range of VIPs about our recycling options and how we promote sustainable travel and look after our school environment.  The children were a credit to their parents and the school as they eloquently explained what we do.  The representatives from Virador were very impressed with their presentation and invited them to their recycling plant to see how waste is disposed of.  The school was also awarded the prestigious Eco Charter award for promoting ways to be environmentally friendly school-wide.


Dining Car News

Discover what is coming up in the OWPS Dining Car.


09 Jun 2023
Next Weeks Menu 12.06.23
Next week the delicious menu includes Fish Star or Cheese and Vegetable Omlette,Beef Burger or Quorn Burger, Chicken wraps or Quorn Balls in Tomato Sauce, Carrot Cake, Ice Cream Roll and much, much more! 
Read more
06 Jun 2023
Father's Day Luches 2023
We are delighted to be able to invite you into school for Father's Day Lunch from 12th June to 23rd June 2023. 
Read more

Library News

09 Jun 2023
The Library Corner - June 2023
By Mrs Campling, Librarian
Read more

OWN Trust Vacancies

14 Jun 2023
General Teaching Assistant - September 2023
We are excited to announce we are looking to appoint a Level 1 General Teaching Assistant to join our already existing dynamic team. The role involves assisting the classroom teachers in the support and inclusion of children and to encourage them to become more independent.
Read more
08 Jun 2023
ICT Technician
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and successful team within the OWN Trust as an ICT Technician. Salary: Grade 7, Point 12-19 (£24,496 - £27,852 per annum FTE) Hours: 24 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time + 5 training days (Actual Salary...
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Coming Up in School!

A calendar of up-coming events at OWPS. 

Year 6 London Residential
All Day
From 14 Jun until 16 Jun
14
June
Year 2 2 Can Learn
9:00am – 10:00am
15
June
KS2 Sports Day
9:00am – 11:00am
20
June
FS/KS1 Sports Day Practice
All Day
22
June
Honours Award Assembly- Whole Summer Term
9:00am – 10:00am
22
June
FS/KS1 Sports Day
9:00am – 11:00am
23
June
OWPS Clubs End
3:15pm – 3:15pm
23
June

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!