We have noticed an increase in Parents using our staff car park at the beginning and end of the school day. 

We have a limited amount of spaces in the car park which are required for our staff and for families who need to use our school car park for accessible parking, and external visitors such as those companies running after school sports clubs.

Therefore, please can we ask that parents refrain from using the school car park unless you have a prior arrangement with school for accessible parking and use the alternative parking provisions around the area such as Tesco Car park or the parking bays on Wistow Way. 

Thank you for your co-operation.

School Office

On Thursday 7^th of November, the Year 1 grown-ups and children flooded the hall for the first time to attend their Family Learning.  It was an English focus, linking to the story, ‘The Jolly Postman’.  We re-read the story, and then focused on the letter to Cinderella.

Miss Wyatt modelled how to write a sentence using adjectives, Year 1 then had a go at completing one together to describe the wicked stepmother and stepsisters before practising writing their own.  Thank you to all the grown-ups who came to support us, and we hope you found it helpful learning alongside your child.

On Friday 15th November we will be raising funds for Children In Need.

Pupils can join in by donating £1 and having a non-uniform day, dressing in yellow or something spotty if possible.

Pudsey Biscuits will be available at break time for a donation of 50p.

Donations can be made directly to our justgiving page, by clicking the following link: OWPS Children in Need Donations.

We will not be collecting any cash on the day.

By Mrs Terreblanche

Artist of the Term- Celebration of Artwork

Over the past few weeks, children across the school have been keen to show me their amazing outer space and rocket artwork inspired by Peter Thorpe as part of the Autumn Artist of the Term Project. In Think Time Thursday assemblies this week, the children shared and celebrated their artwork with their class. It was brilliant to see how many children took part in the project and the incredible artwork that was created. Artwork included vibrant paintings, detailed drawings, colourings, collages and sculptures of rockets and planets all showcasing great creativity! Thank you to all the pupils who completed the project and all the adults involved with supporting their child to create the artwork. I look forward to launching the Spring Term Artist of the Term project in the new year. 

^{Photo by Shayna Douglas on Unsplash}

The week commencing 4^th November, poppies and other related goods will be on sale in school at break and lunch.

Children will need to bring in the correct money as no change can be given.

Suggested Donations

Paper Poppies        20p

Wrist Bands            £1:00

Snap Bands            £2:00

Zip Pulls                   50p

Poppy Reflector     50p

Here at Orton Wistow Primary School, we recognise that success comes in all different shapes and sizes! We celebrate the children's achievements in school in the Achievements section of the newsletter and website.

Many of the children, however, are also achieving things outside of school.  We would like to recognise these successes too.

It might be that your child has passed a music or dance exam, gained a karate belt, starred in a show, volunteered, taken part in a sporting event, or done something that they didn't think was possible!

If you would like to share your child's achievements with us so that we can celebrate their success, please complete the Celebrating Success form which can also be found below.  Contributions will be considered for inclusion in upcoming editions of the newsletter.

We look forward to hearing about your children's extracurricular achievements!

This Week's Successes!

Indie took part in the 5km fun run to raise money for Sue Ryder in memory of her grandad-she did an amazing time of 31 minutes-we are really proud of her!