6C practising their peeling & chopping techniques today as the make harvest vegetable soup today

3D have written some amazing thank you letters to farmers Sandra & Anthony Herbert following a trip to Whetstone Pastures farm. Writing for a purpose👍🏻

Leek and mushroom croustades made by 4C today.

Y6 loudest leavers disco, Dominoes pizza and a sleepover in school followed by Graduation breakfast in the morning - making school memories!

All set - Y6 pupils making Scots berry baskets this morning and a smoothie to follow later!

As a mark of respect of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II we will reduce our social media activity during the period of national mourning.

October is Black History Month - Today, OJS launched our celebration of this. Each class has been gifted a book and will study an inspirational black person from this. At the end of the month, all classes will present their work in an assembly. ✨️

On the menu today - 4 BD making Pumpkin soup this morning.🎃

As part of Anti-Bullying Week next week, children and staff are invited to wear odd socks on Monday 14th November. #whatmakesusallunique

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.

6G made tomato & basil bread this week - a tasty starter.

5D making tasty leek and mushroom croustades this week . Good job team

⁦BBC Children in Need⁩ inspired Doodle competition year group winners -Proud Pudsey ⁦Overdale Junior School⁩

We had over 210 ⁦BBC Children in Need⁩ Spotacular doodle competition entries during anti-bullying week 2022. Winners displayed & some Highly commended entries. Thank you everyone👍🏻

Welsh rarebit - a great winter warmer ( posh cheese on toast ) made by 3A this week. Very popular.

A huge sum for Help the Homeless, Help the Homeless Leicester from Manor High School, raised through Mrs Ghani Ashma Ghani. £846.88 will make a big difference, this Christmas. 🌲🎅

After school Kids Cookery club has restarted week 1 making healthy Muesli breakfast pots. 👍🏻

We’ve partnered up with local company Green Tomato to supply us with wonderful fresh fruit for our new look Snackalicious tuck shop at Overdale Juniors. Don’t forget to sign up for prepayment via ParentPay - starts Tuesday 7 Feb!! Say yes to Healthy snacks.

Snackalicious is back!! Healthy tuck shop run by pupils at Overdale Junior School. Healthy kids = Happy kids

Great honour today to speak at the Schools & Academies Show at the Excel on their first ever T&L Stage. I discussed the importance of modelling, the struggles we face teaching writing & demo’d the use of the I-We-You model. Thank you to all those who supported in the build up😃