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...
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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 morning was all schools performing a signed rendition of the...
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...
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!
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 need for taking care of the local area and also...
Titanic Adventure
Year 1 and 2 were transported back in time this week as they recreated a trip on the Titanic. Each child was given a ticket, as well as an identity for the day, both based on the real passenger...
We hope you’ve all had an ‘Eggscellent’ Easter break
It was a wonderful end to our Easter Term, with an Assembly in church, awards in recognition of achievement in and out of school and of course Nursery class in their Easter bonnets. It was lovely that so many parents...
Top of their class! 100%
A huge well done to our incredible kitchen team who achieved an amazing 100% in their annual Navitas Kitchen Audit. The inspector issued an award of excellence and stated that 100% is a rare accolade. The children love their home...
Artificial Intelligence at work in Nursery!
As part of our school wide initiative to introduce artificial intelligence applications to OVS students, they had a special visitor today to show them how it can be done! Mr Watson, from Year 5, joined the children and helped them...