Welcome to the News section of the website. I hope you find it interesting and useful in keeping you informed of the many events that happen in Victoria Park School.

• P5 Celebrate Harry and Meghans Royal Wedding

  Wed 23 May 2018 Mr Rankin

  P5 marked Harry and Meghan's big day by completing numeracy and literacy activities on Friday and then they had lots of fun using toilet roll to create their own wedding dresses and modelling these for the class. We ended the day with a tea party fit for a prince and his future princess!

  

• Couch to 5K - Victoria Park Junior Parkrun

  Mon 21 May 2018 Mr Rankin

  A massive well done to all the members of Mr Ryden's 'Couch to 5K' club who managed to get out of bed on Sunday morning to come down to Victoria Park and take part in the Victoria Park Junior Parkrun for the first time. The junior parkrun is a weekly timed 2 kilometre run for juniors (4-14 year olds) that takes place every Sunday at 9.30am. Despite the drizzle, we had a great turnout and it was also great to see Chloe and Abigail from the school along with past pupil Angie taking part. Thanks to all the parents and family members who came down to support the kids as well.

  

• P7 Professor Fluffy @ QUB

  Fri 18 May 2018 Mr Rankin

  The P7 classes enjoyed a guided tour of Queen’s University and finding out about university life as part of their 'Professor Fluffy' programme. They also got the opportunity to build their own parachutes as part of a STEM challenge. Thanks to Queen's for inviting us to be part of this project.

  

• Young Enterprise P4 Room 8

  Fri 18 May 2018

  P4 Room 8 really enjoyed their recent Young Enterprise workshop

  

• VE Day Celebrations P4 Room 8

  Fri 18 May 2018 Mr Rankin

  P4 Room 8 really enjoyed their recent VE Day celebrations

  

• Musicians and choir

  Mon 14 May 2018 Mr Rankin

  Thursday was a busy day for our school musicians. Firstly, the children who receive woodwind tuition in school performed during hymn singing. Jessica, Shade and Mya played beautiful pieces on their flutes and Leah and Katie-Leigh played their clarinets excellently. The girls have made superb progress this year and as a school we are very proud of each of them. During hymn singing we also congratulated Gavin on his recent selection for the CBSM Junior Strings Orchestra. Gavin is in P4 and has only been learning the violin since September which makes his achievement even more incredible. Well done to all of our performers and a special thanks to Mrs Foreman, our woodwind tutor, for all her hard work with the girls.

  After school, our choir welcomed Ed Jones, the Assistant Organist of St. Anne’s Cathedral, along to their practice. Mr Jones was very impressed with our singing and would like to invite some of our children to join the Cathedral choir. This is an amazing opportunity for our children and will mean that they will have access to a free musical education which would ordinarily cost thousands of pounds. Mr Jones will return to school with letters of invitation over the next few days. He had intended to only select 8 children but was so impressed with the choir that he’s selected more than this! Miss Boyd and Mrs Mitchell are so proud of the whole choir.

  

• Walking on EggShells

  Tue 01 May 2018 Mr Rankin
  Please see attached image for details of the Walking on Eggshells Programme