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.

• Families First finalists

  Tue 15 Mar 2022

  Parents, thank you again for all of your nominations to send us to the finals of the Family First Awards again.

  We have been nominated finalists as Best School, Mr Bleakly is a finalist as Best Teacher and we’re delighted to carry over nominations for two of our outstanding classroom assistants form the postponed event in 2020. Mrs Karen Kane and Miss Carla Ferguson were both nominated for Gold Star Awards for their outstanding contributions in our school.

   

  Now we need all of your votes. Please vote for each  finalist-it’s the quality of the comments that will impress the judges rather than quantity.

  Thanks for getting us this far and let’s build on the fabulous success we had here 3 years ago.

  Voting comments are now open at   www.famliesfirst.com

   

  

• Scholastic Book Club

  Mon 14 Mar 2022

  Mrs Luke would like to thank parents for their generous support of our new online Scholastic book club. The £640 spent means we now have £135 to spend on new books for the library.

• Helping Refugees From Ukraine

  Sat 12 Mar 2022

  P4 Room 8 have been collecting some baby supplies over the last few days as Adam from the class and his dad are heading to Poland to distribute them to refugees from Ukraine. Such a thoughtful gesture Room 8!

  

• Relax Kids

  Thu 10 Mar 2022

  Sinead from Relax Kids joined P7 & P5 in school today

  

• P4 trip to the Oval

  Wed 02 Mar 2022

  P4 had a very informative trip to the Oval today to learn about the pill box and the effects of the Blitz on East Belfast.

  

• Creative Writing Workshop

  Wed 02 Mar 2022

  Mr Ryden's class became authors for a morning after taking part in a creative writing workshop run by Fighting Words Belfast at the Skainos Centre. After working collaboratively on the start of a story, each child then went off and finished it using their own ideas. They were each given a copy of their own individual stories in a special storybook. Thanks to Mícheál from Fighting Words Belfast for organising the workshop, all the volunteers who helped mentor the children during the morning and Katie's granny and Elsie's grandad for accompanying the class.

  

• Relax Kids

  Thu 24 Feb 2022

  Sinead from Relax Kids joined P2-4 in school today. The children developed practical, easy and fun strategies to improve their mental health and well-being. As you can see they LOVED taking part in these interactive and engaging activities. We are looking forward to welcoming Sinead back next month to work with more VPPS pupils. Thanks to Mrs McKnight for organising these fantastic sessions. #wellbeing #mentalhealth #relaxkids #VictoriaParkPrimarySchool

  

• Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

  Thu 24 Feb 2022

  Today P5 had a visit from Teddy and Adam from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. They reminded us all about fire safety in the home and even took the time to show us their fire engine. We are really grateful to both of them taking the time out of their busy schedules to share this important message with us as we strive to keep our home and communities safe.

  

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  Tue 22 Feb 2022

  We love this fantastic painting of Aslan from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe that Rosa from P4 produced during an art class she attended with her nanny. Well done Rosa!

  

• Post-Primary Admissions

  Wed 16 Feb 2022

  Can you help us spread the word?

  Don’t delay – apply today! The Post-Primary Admissions process closes on Wednesday 23 February at 4pm and we want to make sure that we reach anyone who has not applied.

  Parents of P7 pupils need to apply for their Post-Primary place for September 2022. If you know a family with a child due to transfer to post-primary in September, please let them know about this post.

  You can view our admissions guide, and access the Online Admissions Portal via our website: https://www.eani.org.uk