Overbury Grasshoppers News

Autumn

Autumn

  • 24 Nov 2023
  • Countryside education, Latest News

The children have had lots of fun playing in the leaves after the wind blew them off of the trees.


Combining in the fields

Combining in the fields

  • 21 Aug 2023
  • Countryside education

The children have been very excited today as the combine was in the field bringing in the wheat. 


Time to leave

Time to leave

  • 21 Jul 2023
  • Countryside education

The sad time of year has arrived again when we say good bye to our school leavers.


Growing crops

Growing crops

  • 13 Jun 2023
  • Countryside education

The children were lucky enough to have farmer Jake talk to them about the crops he is growing this year on the farm. He showed them some plants and explained what each one would go to make.


Gardeners in the making

Gardeners in the making

  • 18 May 2023
  • Countryside education

The children have been visiting Harry, the head gardener, in the kitchen gardens each week on a Tuesday.


Fun in the open

Fun in the open

  • 9 Feb 2023
  • Countryside education

The children have had lots of fun exploring the woods now that the weather has started to improve.  There are so many benefits to being outside and especially surrounded by trees for more information click here


Lambs and Spring

Lambs and Spring

  • 25 Apr 2022
  • Countryside education, Understanding of the World

The children enjoyed a lovely trip to the farm to see the new born lambs


Signs of Spring

Signs of Spring

  • 10 Feb 2022
  • Countryside education

Today the children were lucky to be invited to plant a tree for the Queens platinum jubilee with our Head Gardener Harry and his team. 


British Food fortnight

British Food fortnight

  • 14 Oct 2021
  • Countryside education, Overbury Farms

The children have been learning about where our food comes from during British food fortnight. We have talked about the sheep and pigs on the estate being turned into food as well as watching the combine harvester collect the wheat earlier in the year.


Incy Wincy spider

Incy Wincy spider

  • 29 Jun 2021
  • Countryside education

Today the children have been out and about on a spider hunt.