In PSHE, we have been learning about how democratic decisions affect us. First, we heard from our Eco Warriors and our School Council Representatives. We discussed how we have pupil voice at OWPS. #OWPSpshe

After that, a new class role was advertised- laptop monitors! We discussed how this democratic decision would affect us, as we wanted to vote for someone who would take care of our laptops! The children wrote a speech and voted for their new monitors. 💻#OWPSpshe

In maths this morning, we practised telling, reading and writing O’Clock and Half Past times. The Turtles were great at telling the time! ⏰ #OWPSmaths

This morning, we had a visitor in to talk to us about Road Safety. We’ve had reminders about crossing the road, wearing seatbelts in our cars and wearing bike helmets on our bikes and scooters.

This afternoon, we learnt about what kind of physical contact is acceptable and how to respond. The children were respectful and responsible when acting out different scenarios. #OWPSpshe

In our art lesson this afternoon, we created collages of Minibeasts inspired by Eric Carle. #OWPSart

We have been exploring our school grounds to sort and classify things according to whether they are living, dead or never alive. #OWPSscience 🐝🍂🪨

In RE this afternoon, we learnt about the story of Hanukkah and why the Menorah is special to Jews. The Turtles played the dreidel game and discussed how this reminds Jews of the story. #OWPSre

We have been busy searching for different microhabitats!

Minibeast Hunting!

Fieldwork Study

Pond dipping to discover what lives in a freshwater habitat! 🐸

We had a great day at Ferry Meadows learning all about living things and their habitats. Thank you to all the members of staff and parent volunteers who came along too! 🐝🦋🐛

In our DT lesson this afternoon, we practised simple sewing skills such as a running stitch and how to sew a button. It required a lot of perseverance and resilience! #OWPSdt

In our English lesson, we looked at the first illustration in our new Power of Reading text. We used this to talk about what we already know about Belle and created predictions for the story. The Turtles created a Role on the Wall for Belle in their table groups. #OWPSenglish

In our 2Can Learn session, the Turtles and Chameleons followed their designs to create a mini-beast hand puppet for a child to play with. They used cutting and sewing skills to create their puppet and used joining techniques to add on embellishments. #OWPSdt

The puppets look great! Thank you to all the adults who joined us for the 2Can Learn event. #OWPSdt

More brilliant puppets 😀

A very sunny Hapa Zome session today, fortunately we have lots of shade in the woods. The children showed great teamwork as they created their own pieces by hammering the leaves and petals into fabric. #owpsforestschool Orton Wistow Primary OWPSturtles OWPS_chameleons

Thank you Turtles for an incredible year! You are all so kind, fun and hardworking and I have loved being your teacher this year! Thank you for all the generous gifts, thoughtful cards and kind messages. Have a wonderful Summer! 🌞🐢