FP in Year 1 decided last year that she wanted to donate her hair to The Little Princess Trust after hearing about their work. She’s been growing her hair for a year, waiting for it to be long enough. The...
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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 the OVS garden. With the money raised we have been...
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 all schools with excellent play. Congratulations to all who took...
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 whole school on a glorious morning and also enjoyed a...
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 races. Thank you to our hosts Derby Rugby Football Club...
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 morning was all schools performing a signed rendition 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 on the Great British Bakeoff in 2016. Andrew’s explanation of...
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 trumpet. The children showed great character and kindness to all...
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 sportmanship and teamwork. They supported each other throughout the day...
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 a space adventure, investigating different planet and even exploring what...
