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.

• Well Done Charlie!

  Fri 31 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Charlie from P3 recently took part in a Valentines gymnastics competition where she received a gold medal for the floor and a bronze medal for the vault. Well done Charlie!

  

• Online Safety

  Thu 30 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Our P7 classes took part in an interactive workshop about online safety last Friday with Dervla and Orla from Beam Creative Network. They shared some great tips to help the children keep themselves safe when using their favourite apps and websites.

  

• Mathematics Mastery Packs

  Tue 28 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  If you are a P1-P4 parent, there are new parent packs available that explain more about the Mathematics Mastery topics your child will be learning about this term. They also include games that you can play at home. There are paper copies available in the office or they can be found on the 'Information for Parents' section of the school website.

  

• Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz

  Tue 28 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Our amazing P7 team won the Belfast heat of the Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz for the second year in a row at the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Training Centre yesterday morning. Despite being a team member short due to sickness, Sebastian, Jay Jay and Lauren still finished top of the scoreboard after eight gruelling rounds and now go on to the Northern Ireland finals in March along with St Claire's. Well done guys!

• Go Green Coffee Morning

  Mon 27 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Victoria Park is holding a Go Green coffee morning on Tuesday 28th January from 9-10am. All are welcome, see poster for details

  

• Winter Winners

  Mon 27 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Well done to all the children who were named as 'Winter Winners' by Maths with Parents. If you have a child in P1-P4 and you haven't registered them for access to this innovative resource that helps you support their mathematical understanding, please contact Mr Ryden at school or email him (dryden451@c2kni.net) and he'll be more than happy to help you get set up. He will also be sending a reminder of how to do this through the school app.

  

• 2018-2019 Annual Report

  Fri 24 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Our 2018-2019 Annual Report is now available on the school website. Hard copies are available from the school office if you prefer.

• Good Luck

  Fri 24 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Good luck to two of our footballers, Evan and Lewis, who have been selected for trials this afternoon for the Belfast Primary Schools Representative Squad. They will be competing with children from primary schools all over Belfast for places on the team. We wish the boys all the best.

  

• Well Done Kai!

  Thu 23 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  Kai from P3 took part in a football tournament at Linfield's training ground last weekend and his East Belfast team came out winners. The score in the final was 9-3 and he scored a brace. Well done Kai!

  

• Health Fair

  Mon 20 Jan 2020 Mr Hutchinson
  We would like to invite you to come along to our Health Fair on Thursday morning (9-12.30) in the hall organised by Mrs Howe. There will be a range of stands on display including Disability Sport NI, Family Support Hub, Cancer Focus and more. This year we will also have a stand manned by pupils from our Victoria Park Eco Committee showing you some of the work that they have been doing. All families are welcome to attend.