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Issue 522: 10th October 2025


Issue 522: 10th October 2025



In this Week's Issue...

A Message from OWPS

Achievements

School News

  • Honour Awards
  • Harvest Collection

Dining Car News

  • Menu W/B 13th October 

Children Work

  • Nighthawks, Tree Frogs & Nightingales

Sports News

  • OWPS vs Nene Valley

Community News

Current Vacancies

Coming Up in School

  • Dates for the Diary

Contact us


A Message from OWPS

As we move further into the term, it’s been wonderful to see our children so settled, enthusiastic, and ready to learn. A huge thank you to all our families for your continued support and involvement — it really makes a difference to the sense of community we share at Orton Wistow.

Year 1 – Family Learning Success

What a fantastic turnout we had for our Year 1 Family Learning session! It was wonderful to welcome so many family members into school to explore maths methods together — including the use of the trusty abacus! The children loved sharing their learning with you, and we’re so grateful for your engagement and enthusiasm.

We are already looking forward to Year 5 Family Learning coming up next week, and can’t wait to welcome those families into school next.

Clubs in Full Flow

Our clubs are now in full swing, offering children a great range of lunchtime and after-school opportunities. A big thank you to all the staff who give up their time to run these sessions — your commitment ensures our pupils have such rich and varied experiences beyond the classroom.

If your child is signed up for a lunchtime club, please encourage them to look out for the picture cards held up by our midday supervisors, so they know when it’s their turn to go in. A gentle reminder at home can really help children get to the right place at the right time.

Honours Awards – Celebrating Settling In

This week we also held our first Honours Award of the school year, recognising pupils who have made a fantastic start and settled in so positively. Congratulations to all our worthy winners — we are so proud of you!

Thank you to the parents and carers who joined us for the celebration; we hope you enjoyed the occasion. We look forward to welcoming more families next time when our Honours Award theme will be “Creativity.” Teachers are actively looking for someone to celebrate in their classes who shines in a creative subject, such as; art, dance, drama or music.

As always, thank you for your continued support and encouragement. We are so proud of our pupils and grateful for the strong partnerships we share with our families. Have a restful weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Monday!

Miss R Tansley -Assistant Headteacher

Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash


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Achievements

10 Oct 2025
Achievements 10.10.25
Find out what the children at OWPS have achieved this week....
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School News

10 Oct 2025
Honours Award 03.10.25
Congratulations to the following children who received the Honours Award for Settling In.
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10 Oct 2025
Harvest Collection
Dear allWe are still collecting for Harvest donations until the end of next week, with our contributions going to the Peterborough Food Bank. Donations are to be placed in the school hall on the table. All proceeds will be given to the Peterborough Foodbank to support familie...
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Dining News

Discover what is coming up in the OWPS Dining Car.

10 Oct 2025
Next Week's Menu W/B 13.10.25
Next week the delicious menu includes Battered Fish or Quiche, Chicken Drummer or Macaroni Cheese, Beef Nachos or Pizza, Fruit Crumble & Custard, Chocolate Brownie, Chelsea Bun and much, much more! 
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Book an Adult Lunch with your child: Orton Wistow Primary School - Adult Lunch Bookings (owps.org.uk)


Children's Work

This week, we are proud to show you work and learning activities involving  children in the Nighthawks, Tree Frogs and Nightingales.

10 Oct 2025
Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2 10.10.25
This week, we created some artwork using the leaves we collected last week. We carefully decided how best to arrange them on the page. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, the children have produced some lovely and thoughtful pieces of work.
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10 Oct 2025
Years 3 & 4 10.10.25
In Year 3, the Tree Frogs have been comparing life in the Stone Age, with things from the modern day. Jack wrote a letter to UG, the main character from our Stone Age text, to explain the differences. Great job, Jack! 
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10 Oct 2025
Years 5 & 6, 10.10.25
In Year 5 this week we have been writing adventure stories about a magic sandwich who escapes from a boat, based on the story A Boy, A Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton.  We've then made our stories into sandwich shaped books. Here is Isla's sandwich story.
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Sports News

10 Oct 2025
OWPS vs Nene Valley Primary
Congratulations to our boys football team who won their first match against Nene Valley Primary 17-1!! An amazing team effort and some spectacular goals were scored.Photo by Peter Glaser on Unsplash
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Community News

10 Oct 2025
YDP-Cheerleading Club
YDP are introducing a brand new Cheerleading Club.The sessions introduce children to the exciting world of Cheerleading, helping them develop a strong foundation and understanding of the sport.Cheerleading combines elements of gymnastics, stunting, and dance - and co...
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26 Sep 2025
Be a Choister for a Day
Please see the poster below for information regarding am opportunity for your child.
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26 Sep 2025
YDP October Half Term Camps
Please see the posters below giving information about half-term camps being run by YDP in October.Photo by Peter Glaser on Unsplash
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Current Vacancies

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Finance and HR Officer – Apply by Midnight, Friday 17th Oct, 2025  •  Job start: ASAP
OWN Trust - Current Vacancies

Upcoming Events

A calendar of up-coming events at OWPS. 

New FS Tour 3
All Day
16
October
Y5 Family Learning
All Day
16
October
Individual Photos
All Day
23
October
Halloween Lunch
All Day
24
October
FOWS Donation Day (house colours)
All Day
24
October
Holidays
All Day
from 27 Oct until 31 Oct
27
October

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!