Issue 422: 28th April 2023

Dear parents and carers,

I hope you have all had another good week. Easter now seems a long time ago! We have had another packed five days in school. 

Honours Award - Concentration

On Tuesday fourteen children, one from each class, received an Honours Award for demonstrating excellent concentration skills in school. Five of our honours awards are linked to the learning tools (Resilience, Perseverance, Teamwork, Concentration and Responsibility) and staff continue to work on helping all the children to develop these tools that will help them in and out of school. We are considering changing the reasons for some of the Honours Awards next year to recognise other areas of school life children can shine in. I will keep you updated on these changes when we have decided. 

Grafham Water - Year Four residential

It was lovely to see so many excited Year Four children arrive at school on Wednesday morning, ready to head off to Grafham Water for three days. Having been on this trip before, I know they will have had a brilliant time. It is a packed three days, full of exciting activities on and off the water. Grafham Water is under half an hour away and is a great place to visit throughout the year. I grew up in a village just down the road from there and spent a lot of time cycling around the reservoir and making the most of the activities they had to offer. I fully recommend a visit if you have not been there before.

Are you smarter than an OWPS Pupil? 

Good luck answering the following questions that have been asked in school this week:

1. What is the present progressive tense? Can you give an example? (Y6 GPS)
2. How have scientists' models of planetary movement changed over time? (Y5 Science)
3. What is 4/12 as a decimal number? (Y6 Maths)

I hope you all have a great long weekend! See you back in school on Tuesday 2^nd May.

Mr. Marks

Headteacher

^{Photo by Annie Spratt  on Unsplash}

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

Fields of Colour Workshop

On Tuesday, Nene Park Trust delivered flower painting workshops at OWPS. Every class took part in the workshops and every child has painted a beautiful flower out of a recycled bottle in the Trust colours. The flowers will be displayed in the Peterborough Celebrates Festival at Ferry Meadows on the 20th & 21st May. Thank you to everyone who donated recycled plastic bottles.

The Fearsome Giant Workshops

On Monday, the Elephants and Cobras had a wonderful day exploring and talking about the feeling of anxiety. Conversation Stamford came to OWPS to deliver an incredible puppet show of ‘The Fearsome Giant’. All the children were captivated and they loved meeting the puppets at the end of the show. The show explored feelings of anxiety and how to manage these emotions. After the puppet show, the children participated in workshops to create their own sensory nest and learnt about practical tools which they can use when they feel anxious.

FOWS Update

Summer Fair

Preparations for our summer fair on Friday 30^th June are under way.  In particular we are looking for raffle prizes, so if anybody owns their own business or works for a generous employer who may want to donate either a prize or cash (there are tax benefits) then please get in contact with FOWS via fows@owps.org.uk or Facebook Messenger.  In return we will promote the business via our normal methods (Facebook, Twitter, Newsletter), a great way to raise a business’s profile to over 400 parents/guardians and the wider community who support our school

Donation Day- Friday 5th May

Discover what is coming up in the OWPS Dining Car, and don't forget, parents and carers are welcome to Join Your Child for Lunch at any time, just call the office on 01733 370646 to book.