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Issue 443: 24th November 2023


Issue 443: 24th November 2023



In this Week's Issue...

A Message from OWPS

Achievements 

Children's Work

  • Iguanas, Nightingales and Flamingoes

School News

  • FOWS Christmas Fair

Dining Car News

  • Next Week's Menu

Current Vacancies

Community News

  • HAF Programme
  • Inspire Gymnastics

Coming Up in School

  • Dates for the Diary

Contact us


A Message from OWPS

Dear parents and carers,

As well as hearing the nativity and Christmas production songs being practiced regularly at school, there is another way you can tell it is getting close to that special time of year and that is when you start to find glitter stuck to everything. Another week has flown by at Orton Wistow and there has been a lot to celebrate this week including further success for our school football teams. Well done to all the boys and girls that have represented the school recently.

Online Safety Week

Next week is this half-term's online safety week in school. During this week, all classes will have a lesson focussed on this important part of our curriculum, plus there may be further activities and discussions about how to keep themselves and others safe when they are online. Most children will spend time on devices connected to the internet when they are outside of school, both my own children enjoy time playing games online with their friends. Next week would be a great time to talk with your children about how to keep safe online and discuss what they have learnt at school. This will help them to retain some of that important knowledge shared with them at school and hopefully support them to make good choices and stick to the PRIDE Code when they are online. 

Road Safety Assembly

My assembly on Monday is all about how we can keep safe when travelling along roads and pavements, whether that be walking, cycling or scooting. It now gets dark very early and it is vital that we all play our part to keep ourselves and others safe. We will talk about choosing safe places to cross the road and the importance of wearing bright and reflective clothing. 

Looks like we are about to experience a drop in temperature over the next week. Please make sure the children come to school wearing appropriate clothes for break and lunch times and please name all those extra things like scarves, gloves and hats! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. 

Mr. Marks

Headteacher 

Photo by Simon Berger 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
24 Nov 2023
Achievements 24.11.23
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 Iguanas, Nightingales and Flamingoes

24 Nov 2023
Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2
Following on from the walk last week, the Iguanas class have been writing about the local area. 
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24 Nov 2023
Years 3 & 4 24.11.23
In the Nightingales English lessons, we have been reading Krindlekrax by Philip Ridley. This week we made predictions about what we think is going to happen next in the story. Here is a piece of Alex's writing.
Read more
24 Nov 2023
Years 5 & 6 24.11.23
In the Flamingoes class today, we have been writing motivational speeches. This is a great example by Emma.
Read more

School News

FOWS Christmas Fair

A massive thank you to everyone for their donations this morning. Your support means that we can run a truly enterprising Christmas Fair. So here it is: 

We've got loads of exciting stalls, starting from 50p a turn, so please remember to bring lots of cash to support FOWS.

If anyone is available to help set up in the afternoon on the day of the fair, please send an email to fows@owps.org.uk or send a Facebook Messenger message to the FOWS Facebook account.

The posters may have come down so here's a final reminder that its not too late to enter our easyfundraising November competition, especially if you're shopping for Black Friday bargains. Here is a link to the easyfundraising page. Remember it doesn't cost you a penny and you could win £25, with the winner to be announced at the Christmas Fair. 

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ortonwistowps/?fbclid=IwAR05R4y-f80ZfZfSR0wgWc5y7xiE9l3-PP3W-IJo0t4He4ldaksEsTeCiss

By Hannah Bass, FOWS Secetary


Dining Car

Discover what is coming up in the OWPS Dining Car.

24 Nov 2023
Next Weeks Menu W/B 27.11.23
Next week the delicious menu includes Mince & Dumpling or Macaroni Cheese, Sausage Roll or Vegetable Pasta Bake, Chicken Drummer or Vegetarian Brunch, Doughnut, Chocolate Brownie, Fresh Fruit and much, much more! 
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Current Vacancies

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Current OWPS Vacancies:

Midday Supervisior                    Deadline - Monday 27th November 2023 10 am

Catering Assistant                   Deadline: Friday 1st December 2023 10am

General Teaching Assistant    Deadline: Friday 8th December 2023 12pm

Current OWN Trust Vacancies:;

HR Administrator                     Deadline: Monday 11th December 2023 9am

Current Vacancies


Community News

Read about what is happening in the local community.

24 Nov 2023
Christmas Holiday Activity & Food Programme
City of Peterborough Sports club will be running a FREE HAF programme for children who receive free school meals.  It will run over 2 days on the 21st and 22nd December.  For more details, please view the attached poster.
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03 Nov 2023
Inspire Gymnastics
Inspire Aerial and Gymnastics Studio (based in Orton Southgate) runs children’s gymnastics, circus and aerial classes. We run adult classes too! Please see our website for more details – www.inspireaerial.co.uk. We also have a few spaces in our Inspire gymnastics club that we run at...
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Disclaimer: Orton Wistow Primary School does not endorse any products, services or activities that appear in the Community section of this newsletter, and is not responsible for any contract entered into by either party. We would recommend all parents check with any providers regarding the status of these services, activities and clubs


Coming Up in School!

A calendar of up-coming events at OWPS. 

Online Safety Week
All Day
From 27 Nov until 01 Dec
27
November
New Foundation Stage Tour 6
All Day
27
November
Foundation Stage Dress Rehearsal
All Day
28
November
Foundation Stage Nativity
All Day
30
November
Clubs End
All Day
01
December
Yr 2 Dress Rehearsal
All Day
05
December
Yr 2 PM & Evening Play
All Day
06
December
Christmas Fair
All Day
08
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!