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…
News
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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!
U11 Hardball Cricket Team
Congratulations to the U11 hardball cricket team who achieved the bronze position in this weeks tournament.
Student Council community litter pick
This week the Student Council asked if they could volunteer for a litter picking session in the local Darley Abbey area. We are very proud they they both recognised the…
Excitement as OVS Orchestra grows
Mrs Hunt has created great excitement with this term’s OVS orchestra. We are very grateful to the parents who have joined the children and played along with them. Playing a…