Whole School Events
Harvest 2021
| This year, St Mary’s Church once again welcomed the children to celebrate Harvest. The focus of the service was to explore the importance of sharing. The children looked at the word HARVEST and their attention was drawn to 5 of the letters which could be rearranged to spell SHARE. |
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As part of the Harvest festival, families from the community kindly donated 50 shoe boxes containing gifts in support of the Rotary Shoebox Appeal. More information on their appeal can be found on the below link.
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Christmas 2019
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Well done to all the children of Overton CE Primary for their performances this December. On the 12th December the key stage 2 children got the community into the Christmas spirit with their Christmas carol concert at St Mary’s church. Everyone braved the horrible weather and we were all treated to a wonderful display of singing and narration of the Christmas story. Thank you to all who attended and our church community who hosted all the visitors after the concert serving refreshments, mulled wine and mince pies. The key stage 1 children took to the stage on the 17th and 18th December to perform their Christmas production. All the children contributed to a wonderful performance in front of a packed audience on both nights. Well done to all. See you all in the new year. |
Overton CE Primary 50th Celebration 2019
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Overton CE Primary opened its doors to the whole community on Friday 22nd July to celebrate its 50th anniversary. It was an opportunity for parents, families and children to see our amazing school following the 18-month reclad project and also see an exhibition of photos and memories of the school since 1969. The children performed a whole-school song to all who attended and they then hosted visitors in their classrooms to see a truly 21st Century school. Thank you to all who attended and we hope the community enjoyed the opportunity to share memories of the school over the last 50 years. |
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Children in Need: Friday 15th November 2019
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| Well done to everyone at Overton CE for taking part in the Big Morning Move for BBC Children in Need. It was great to see our children getting involved and getting active with the Body Coach, Joe Wicks, who was streaming live sessions on the BBC website for schools around the country to join in. The School Council also organised the sale of puzzle books and along with the contribution for wearing own clothes that day, we managed to raise a fantastic £602. Thank you to all involved. |
PE Skills Day 2019
| The whole school was fully active for the annual Skills Progression Day. All the children had a variety of activities and opportunities to show and develop their core skills in throwing, catching, jumping, hand-eye coordination as well as demonstrating teamwork, interdependence and support and encouragement for others. Well done everyone. |  |
Comic Relief: Friday 15th March 2019
| The whole school were involved in raising awareness as well as money for this year’s Comic Relief. The School Council did a fantastic job in organising a host of activities throughout the day including lucky dip raffles, pin the nose on the teacher’s photos and a pupils versus teachers quiz. A lot of fun was had by all and we raised £642 for worthwhile causes. Well done to everyone. | |
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Children in Need: Friday 16th November 2018
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Overton CE Primary are proud to have raised £420 for Children in Need today. The children donated £1 to wear non-uniform and there were very long queues to buy a Pudsey biscuit at break-time. Many thanks to all involved. Click here to find out who your money helps. |
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Bag2School: Thursday 19th October 2018
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Thank you to everyone who donated a bag to the charity and help raise funds for school. Thanks to your efforts, we raised £167.20. Bag2School want to help promote reuse of clothes & shoes to benefit those who rely on 2nd hand clothes as their sole option for good quality clothing. Together they hope to build a sustainable future by using our resources to further the circular economy. Click here for more information about Bag2School.
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Harvest Festival & Basingstoke Foodbank Appeal 2018
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Thank you for all the donations to our Harvest Festival Basingstoke Foodbank Appeal 2018. All the children walked to our local church, St Mary’s, for the annual Harvest Festival Service whilst all the food donations were boxed up ready for collection. The Basingstoke Foodbank have three phrases which encapsulate ALL that they do and hope to offer: Restoring Dignity – Showing empathy and respect for those experiencing crisis. Reviving Hope – Promoting the message that God loves and cares for those in crisis and can bring hope where there is none. Building Community – Enabling the wider community of Basingstoke and Deane to partner with us in supporting those in crisis, through donations of food, money and time. More information about Basingstoke Foodbank can be found by clicking here. |
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Basingstoke Schools Cross Country Event 2018
| We had a fantastic afternoon at Down Grange with brilliant achievements by all. |
| Our Year 3/4 girls came 3rd in the whole of Basingstoke and one of our girls came 2nd in the Year 3/4 girls race! |
| The Year 3/4 boys race was the busiest of all the races with over 120 children in the race. Our boys all did well and showed brilliant stamina throughout the race! |
| We had two boys entered into the Year 5/6 race and they both ran a hard race. |
Children in Need 2017
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We had lots of fun dressing up to support Children in Need and completed some fun activities like spotty obstacles, spot the difference and spot the teacher. Overall we raised £ 772.66. Thank you to everyone who helped us |
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Harvest Breakfast and Service: Monday 2nd October 2017
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Today was our annual Harvest Breakfast for children and families. Thank you to all those who attended. The breakfast was followed by the whole school service at St Mary’s. |
Arts Week 3rd-7th July 2017
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The theme of Arts Week this year was “Love, Hope and Faith” and provided an opportunity to use the creative arts to link directly to our Christian Core Values here at Overton CE Primary. The children were in mixed groups across the whole school providing a chance to work with new friends and peers. Different experiences were provided in each class they rotated around over the course of the week. |
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Sports Day Tuesday 27th June 2017
| Well done to all the children on their fantastic attitude and skills on Sports Day. The weather was perfect and the support from the families and community was great. Well done in particular to Sycamore who won the Sports Day trophy by the closest margin for many years! |  |
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Sitting with Jane: School Book Bench Project
| Sitting With Jane is a unique public art trail to celebrate Jane Austen’s connections with Basingstoke as part of a global commemoration of her life 200 years on from her passing. Overton CE Primary was one of the local schools who produced work for their own mini book bench for display in Festival Place. We are very proud of the final piece! | |
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“Same but Different” Day: Friday 12th May 2017
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On Friday, Overton CE held a “Same but Different” Ugandan themed day. The aim of the day was to build upon and support our link with our friends in Mityana. During the day, awareness was further raised about what Mityana is like; remove stereotypical perceptions of Africa; and to look at the similarities and differences we share. The day also provided an opportunity to fundraise by allowing non-uniform in the colours of the Ugandan flag. The money raised will further help the aim of Mityana to become self-sufficient. Well done to all the children, staff and families for supporting us on this day. An amazing £360 was raised. Thank you.
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Red Nose Day: 24th March 2017
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Well done to all the children, families and staff who have donated money for dressing in non-uniform along with their red noses. A total of £407.20 was raised. Thank you to all! |
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Fairtrade Breakfast: 1st March 2017
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Thank you to all who attended our Fairtrade breakfast which raised £134. |
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Book Week: 27th February 2017
| The focus of the week was the celebration of Jane Austin, as part of the county-wide project “Sitting with Jane”, as well as a chance to appreciate story-telling, writing and illustrating. All classes were involved in exploring authors and their work which culminated in a whole school open afternoon. |  |
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The children were also lucky enough to listen to and work with Ruth Galloway, author of Smiley Shark and Fidgety Fish amongst others. She shared the experience of the story making process. |
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Sports Day: 28th June 2016
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Our annual whole-school Sports Day was a huge success and it was made all the better due to glorious weather all morning. Children were representing their houses in mixed-age teams. As ever, it was great to see the older children supporting and helping their young team mates through, over, under and across a huge variety of competitive events. This was followed by the finals to the flat races. Thank you to all the staff who made the day run like clockwork. Thank you to all the parents for your support. And a huge thank you to all the children for taking part with enthusiasm, respect and a healthy slice of competition! |
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Well done to Oak team for a fantastic effort over the whole morning. |
Basingstoke Carnival: 17th June 2016
| On Friday 17th June, a group of Year 3, 4 and 5 children participated in the Basingstoke Carnival. After weeks spent preparing colourful Jellyfish costumes from recycled material and umbrellas, the children (and teachers!) paraded with hundreds of other performers around the centre of Basingstoke. They were joined by a giant purple robot, some huge pigeons and two enormous bouncing kangaroos! It was a vibrant and fun evening for all involved. |  |
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Arts Week: 23rd-27th May 2016
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The focus of our much loved Arts Week is “It’s Good to be Me!” The children are enjoying working with other children from across the whole school and are experiencing a wide variety of art techniques in the different classes. |
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Happy Shoesday: Tuesday 17th May 2016
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Another successful fundraiser for charity! Happy Shoes Day was a fantastic success. Both children and staff at Overton came to school in a pair of shoes that made them happy. They could be bright, glittery, comfy whatever they wanted and in return they gave £1 for the Living Streets Charity. The Living Streets charity want to create a walking nation, free from congested roads and pollution, reducing the risk of preventable illness and social isolation and making walking the natural choice. Living Streets’ ambition is to ensure that our streets are fit for walking. |
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We raised an amazing grand total of £287. Thank you to everyone who participated.
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Fairtrade Breakfast: Tuesday 8th March 2016
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The School Council organised and ran another hugely successful Fairtrade breakfast to help raise the profile of buying Fairtrade products. The theme for this year’s Fairtrade fortnight is “Sit down for breakfast, stand up for farmers!” There is an increasing variety of Fairtrade products available to buy, many of which are sold by the Co-op. Did you know you can get the following Fairtrade products? Bananas, tea, coffee, flowers, sugar and chocolate…even Cadburys support Fairtrade. Thank you to all who came and supported our event. The £120 raised will be given to Fairtrade to help Farmers like Foncho and Teresa. |
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Young Voices: 27th January 2016
| Once again, the Young Voices were a credit to themselves and the school through their involvement in an awe-inspiring performance at the O2 Arena in London. |  |
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Months of hard work and dedication paid off as they performed to a capacity audience. Parents, families and friends made the journey to witness this amazing event. |
| Well done to all those who helped and a huge thank you to Mrs Stewart and Miss Parsons for their enthusiasm and desire to give the children an experience they will never forget. |  |
Be Bright Be Seen Fundraiser for Uganda: Friday 11th December 2015
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The whole school dressed up in their brightest clothes to raise awareness of being seen when out in the dark nights. Each child paid £1 and there was also a Ugandan craft sale at lunchtime. An amazing £406 was raised and the proceeds will be used for resources for our partnership Ugandan school. Thank you to all who donated. |
2015 Poppy Appeal
| We received confirmation this week from The Royal British Legion that we collected £82.18 from the poppy appeal. Thank you to all who donated. |  |
Children in Need Day: Friday 13th November 2015
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Friday 13th November saw the culmination of a week of Children in Need fundraising events. The School Council worked extremely hard to organise and run:
An amazing £880 was raised! Thank you to all the children, families, friends and volunteers who made this possible.
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Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal
| We received our thank you certificate from Samaritan’s Purse confirming we had collected 105 shoe boxes. Thank you. |  |
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Collection day for the Shoeboxes. Thank you for all the donations. |
Harvest Breakfast and Service: Monday 5th October 2015
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Today was our annual Harvest Breakfast for children and families. Despite the rain, many families enjoyed their start to the day. Thank you to all those who attended. |
| The breakfast was followed by our annual Harvest service at St Mary’s Church. The whole school was welcomed by St Mary’s and the meaning of Harvest was explored through readings, song and prayer. We were all provided with the opportunity to reflect on all that we have and how we can share with others less fortunate than ourselves. |  |
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Our Head Boy and Head Girl presented a shoe box on behalf of the school in support of the Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal. The rest of the school have been invited to donate a shoe box with gifts in by Friday 6th November 2015. More information on the charity can be found by clicking on the link below https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/ |