School Council Car Wash
The OVS School Council car wash raised £36 yesterday. The money raised is going towards our current sustainability project which involves the regeneration of a vegetable and flower patch in…
News
There is always something exciting happening at OVS! A selection of our news stories may be found below. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram for your daily update!
ISA U9 Kwik Cricket Champions!
Owzat! OVS hosted the ISA U9 Kwik Cricket Tournament this year and over ten schools were able to attend. The day was filled with great team spirit and sportmanship from…
90th Birthday celebration concert and cream tea
There were many smiles and a few happy tears at our 90th Birthday celebration concert and cream tea this week. Neighbours, past pupils, friends and family were entertained by the…
Sports Day in the sunshine
It was a perfect day for our annual Sports Day, this year won by Amber House – go Amber! All the children from Nursery upwards participated in sprints and fun…
Local choirs attend OVS Summer Choral Concert
It was an absolute delight to host a morning of music at OVS with choirs from Portway, Walter Evans and Derby Royal School for the Deaf. A highlight of the…
The Art of Bakineering!
Wem welcomed Andrew Smyth to OVS this week to present the art of bakineering to Years 1 and 2. Andrew is an aerospace engineer, producer, presenter and was a finalist…
Performing for the Darley Abbey community
Today our Junior and Senior choir performed to our local Sight Loss Group, at St Matthew’s Church. In addition to sung pieces, soloists performed on the flute, clarinet, piano and…
Winning ISA Midlands Athletics Team
We are so proud of the OVS athletes who competed at the ISA Midland Athletics meet this week. Everyone performed exceptionally well, showcasing not only their talent but also incredible…
Mission to Mars
The theme for STEM Day this year was ‘Mission to Mars’. The Pre Prep children worked in collaborative groups to complete a range of Space based activities; flying off on…
Prehistoric playtime!
Nursery have been finding out about dinosaur fossils this week. Our budding palaentologists made fossils with playdough and connected moving paper dinosaur skeletons! It was a roaring success!