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.

• Keep it up Kyan!

  Thu 23 May 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  As a keen parkrunner himself, Mr Ryden was delighted to see Kyan, one of our P5 pupils, down at Victoria Park Junior Parkrun at the weekend. Not only that, he placed 11th out of 52 runners with a super time of 10:07. The junior parkrun is a weekly timed 2 kilometre run for juniors (4-14 year olds) that takes place every Sunday at 9.30am. We are so lucky to have this fantastic event on our doorstep so if you think your child may be interested in giving it a go, see the link below for more information:

  https://www.parkrun.org.uk/belfastvictoria-juniors/

  

• Picture book hamper

  Tue 14 May 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  Congratulations to Jessica from P2 for winning our fabulous picture book hamper! Jessica’s mum attended our 'Coffee and Crafts' literacy workshop last Friday for parents of children in P1, P2 and P3. A big thank you from Mrs Lennox to everyone who came along and created a paper collage inspired by the book 'Leaf' by Sandra Dieckmann. It was wonderful to hear all about the books that your children are reading at home and to share a wee cuppa together!

  

• Mason in Barcelona

  Mon 13 May 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  Well done to Mason, one of our P5 pupils. He plays for Glentoran 2010s and they recently played in the Football Cup in Barcelona. Over 100 teams were involved and they managed to reach the final only to lose against Aurore Sportive Saint Gilloise from France. A big well done to him and the rest of his teammates!

  

• Families First People and Business Awards

  Mon 13 May 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  We're certainly on a roll at the moment! After all our recent award-winning success, Mrs Gourley has only gone and picked up another one! She won the Amazing Women in Education award at the Families First People and Business Awards last night at the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel. Thanks to everyone who nominated her and to everyone else who took the time to vote for her by leaving a comment. It means a great deal to her and the school. Well done Mrs Gourley!

  

• Families First Awards

  Thu 09 May 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  Please remember to vote for Mrs Gourley by commenting on the page below. Voting closes today. Your amazing support is very much appreciated.

  https://www.familiesfirstawards.com/…/families-first-peopl…/

  

• Edtech 50 Schools

  Thu 09 May 2019 Mr Hutchinson
  We are very excited to announce that we are one of only 5 schools in Northern Ireland to be included in the 2019 Edtech 50 Schools. Mrs Gourley and Mr Bleakley were delighted to be able to attend the launch event this afternoon at the House of Lords. One Edtech 50 judge deemed Victoria Park 'outstanding in every way'. Run by the Education Foundation and EdtechUK, the national Edtech 50 Schools programme finds and recognises the top 50 schools across all of the UK that are making exemplary use of educational technology. Its report shines a spotlight on the schools in the UK that are doing amazing things every day to support, enhance and transform teaching and learning with technology to help children get the very best out of our education system.

  

• School Closure

  Wed 01 May 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  A reminder that the school is closed on Thursday (school used as polling station for local elections), Friday (staff training day) and Monday (bank holiday). We reopen on Tuesday as normal.

• Journey of Wheat to Flour

  Wed 17 Apr 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  Mr Ryden's class really enjoyed their recent workshop on the journey of wheat to flour with Keavy and Matty from Neill's Flour. They also carried out an experiment with yeast with rather dramatic results!

  

• P4 VE Day

  Tue 16 Apr 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  P4 had a great day on Friday celebrating VE Day as part of their World War 2 topic. Thanks to all the parents for making such a huge effort with costumes and accessories. The children loved it!

  

• Wizard vs Lizard

  Tue 16 Apr 2019 Mr Hutchinson

  Mrs Walker's Chatterbooks book group were delighted to receive ten free copies of 'Wizard vs Lizard', a brand new book by Simon Philip, in exchange for honest reviews and some artwork. Instead of keeping the books themselves, they have decided to donate a copy to each P4-7 classroom and the library. They all really enjoyed the book and are hoping the publishers send us some more!
  @SimonkidsUK @SummerReadingChallengeUK