Our fabulous summer fete returns this Saturday 24th June and will run from 12:30-3:00. Join us for fete fun including bouncy castle, BBQ, dance performances and much more! 🌞
Delighted to have retained our Platinum School Games award. Proud of our sporting offer and thankful for the team of adults and sporting stars who represent @ojsinfo#teamojs
It was great to welcome you to @ojsinfo to meet Y6 students transitioning to @ManorHighSchool lovely to see confident, happy ex students presenting too! Come again soon!
Today, staff and students visited @ojsinfo to inform Year 6s about the transition to Manor High School - it was great to meet the students joining us later this year, and thanks to Overdale for being so welcoming! #ManorHighWay
An absolutely incredible morning of music @ojsinfo Thank you so much to your talented staff and students for performing for us! Please come again soon! 🎼
As part of British Science Week, our outreach team has been out and about at KS2,3 & 4 schools training up the next generation of Scientists.
Check out some Year 3 and Year 6's fantastic creations of bugs
#BritishScienceWeek2023@uniofleicester@ojsinfo
We were delighted that so many of our KS2 children entered this competition and very excited to hear that an OJS entry has been chosen as a winner! Thank you @EcoSchoolsLCC ✨️
Congratulations to our 100 species art competition winners from @ojsinfo@SJNCCSchool@stmartin1963 👏
There were some amazing entries so thank you to everyone who entered!
OJS were delighted to welcome Malcolm Smith from @UKParlEducation to school today. In our whole school assembly, Malcolm explained more about how the UK Parliament operates in a fun, informative and interactive way. 📚
It was great to welcome Yasmin and Mark to OJS. We are excited to see the project unfold as the children gain more knowledge about sustainable buildings. Year 5/6 look forward to their next meeting! ✨️
Congratulations to Mrs Scott who won ‘Sustainable Teacher Champion’ at last night's sustainability awards celebration.Thank you, Mrs Scott, for driving this vital and important part of our school curriculum and culture. ✨️
Family Learning - Developing speaking and listening skills in English. Free course starting January 2023. Come along to our coffee morning Friday 13th January 9am-11am to find out more and enrol.
Join us on the Friday 16th December, by wearing your Christmas or winter jumper to raise much needed funds for Save the Children. Donations for Save the Children are kindly received and should be made direct via the website below: https://t.co/ei8An1GtQt
Assemblies this week are being led by our fabulous EcOverdale club who are on a mission to help us become a more plastic clever school! @EcoSchoolsLCC@EcoverdaleOjs
Assemblies this week focus on Anti-Bullying Week. A reminder to come together and reach out to STOP bullying. In Y3/4 today, we reminded each other of the STOP message: Several Times On Purpose and agreed to 'reach out' and Start Telling Other People.
We had two beautiful Remembrance assemblies this week. Our Y6 children shared powerful words with great poise and consideration. At 11am today the whole school respectfully observed a minutes silence. We shall remember them.🌹
Wishing all of our families and friends who are celebrating, a very happy Diwali.
May this Festival of lights, light up your home with happiness, laughter and health.
See Dojo post for info re Wednesday 26th October.
Thank you for joining us for our harvest celebration. Many thanks to our families for your kind donations, we are delighted to be able to support families and the community we serve through our partnership with you 🍂
Thank you to all the pupils, staff and parents at @ojsinfo Overdale Junior school for this fantastic collection. And for letting us be part of your Harvest assembly 😊
Exciting news! 🎶 We recently received this certificate in recognition of our music provision at OJS. Thank you Mrs Thomas for all of your work as music lead.
Monday 10th October is World Mental Health Day. Children are invited to come to school on 10th dressed in YELLOW to stand out and show that how they feel matters. We invite all our families to join us in wearing yellow for the day! 💛 #helloyellow@OverdaleInfant