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On Tuesday, Year 4 visited Ferry Meadows, as part of their History topic of The Romans. It's great to have evidence of Roman life right on the doorstep of OWPS! We visited Roman Point, to see evidence of a Roman farm and military training camp. Everyone enjoyed the walk and found out some interesting facts about our local area.
Please see information shared with children this week. Completed entries should be brought into school by Wednesday 5th November.
St Andrew's is excited to be partnering again with OWPS to design this year's Church Christmas Card. The winner's drawing will be on the front of our card, and will be delivered to every house in Orton Northgate, Orton Southgate, Orton Wistow and Alwalton!
We are looking for:
To enter:
Put your entry (with your name and class on the back) and the reply slip below into the postbox in OWPS reception by home time on Wednesday 5th November.
Any questions?
Speak to Mrs Granville at OWPS.
On Thursday 16th October we hosted a very successful family learning session. We focussed on arithmetic and looked at some of the formal written methods we will be teaching the children this year to help them solve calculations with all four operations. We practiced all the different methods as well as discussing some common mistakes. We had a brilliant turn out of lots of adults and it was lovely to see so many families working together. A massive thanks to everyone who made the effort to come.
On Monday, Year 3 enjoyed a fascinating trip to Flag Fen, where they stepped back thousands of years to explore life in the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages.
The day began with a look at timelines, helping the children understand where these historic periods fit into the past. They then ventured into a reconstructed roundhouse, discovering how Stone Age people lived, worked, and stayed warm.
The children had plenty of hands-on experiences — they tried spear throwing at (pretend!) deer, learned how different parts of an animal were used, and even used berries to create rock art. Later, they got creative making clay pots, met some very unique sheep, and had a go at building a wattle and daub wall — an ancient technique used to make houses sturdy and warm.
Everyone enjoyed investigating real artefacts from the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages, gaining a deeper understanding of how people lived long ago.
Despite a little mud, the class had a wonderful day full of fun, learning, and discovery — truly bringing history to life!
A huge thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our Family Learning today - we really appreciate the support. I hope you found it useful and feel more confident at helping your child with their maths homework.
On Thursday 9th of October, we welcomed the adults of Year 1 to join us for a Family Learning Maths session. We introduced Mastering Number and everyone used a rekenrek to practise subitising (knowing how many without counting) to 5.
We then compared numbers using vocabulary like less than, greater than and equal to. We proved each comparison using cubes and straws. After that, we completed a couple of reasoning questions, finding which statement was false.
Thank you to all those who joined us and we hope you enjoyed learning alongside your child.
Orton Wistow donated 80kg of food which equates to 181 meals as part of Harvest 2025.
Thank you to everyone who donated some food.
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We have recently sorted through the library and have a large selection of books that will be available on the playground at the end of next week. You are free to take as many as you would like, but there will also be a donation jar for those who may wish to make a monetary contribution towards any books taken. This will help us to buy some lovely new books for the library and the classroom book corners!
There will be a table on both playgrounds, between the Years 3 and 4 classrooms, on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th October.
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Congratulations to the following children who received the Honours Award for Settling In.
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We 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 families across the city. Any donation, no matter how small, would be warmly received. See details below directly from the Peterborough Foodbank for your information.
Thank you very much
School Office
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Are you interested in being a parent volunteer at Orton Wistow Primary School? Any time a family member can offer the school is greatly appreciated. I had the same parent helper for about four years when I was a class teacher, and they made such a difference. Whether it is helping out in the classroom, completing some admin tasks or listening to children read, it will positively impact on the school and our pupils. If interested, please contact Miss. Tansley via the school office. Thank you, Mr. Marks.
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