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.

• New Nurture Room!

  Tue 20 Jun 2023

  We were delighted to celebrate the official opening of our new Nurture room, The Den, this morning. We welcomed Claire McClelland, Director of Raising Aspirations, Supporting Learning and Empowering Improvement at the Department of Education, to cut the ribbon. She was welcomed by Mrs Gourley; our governors; our Nurture Teacher, Mrs McKnight and our Nurture Assistant, Mrs Dawson; as well as our Nurture pupils and school prefects.

  

• 3rd place in the Bloomfield Football Club Primary Schools Cup!

  Sat 27 May 2023

  It was a truly memorable birthday for Mason from P6 as he scored a fabulous last-minute winner for our boys’ football team which saw them win the 3rd place final at the Bloomfield Football Club Primary Schools Cup at Orangefield Park

  

• Belfast Giants Player, Mark Garside, Visits Victoria Park!

  Sat 13 May 2023

  We were delighted to welcome Belfast Giants player, Mark Garside, to the school yesterday. He spoke to our P7s about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and the importance of nutrition, hydration, sleep and physical activity amongst other things. He was also more than happy to pose for photos and sign autographs afterwards. Thanks Mark!

  

• Coronation Celebration!

  Fri 05 May 2023

  To celebrate the Coronation in 2023, we recreated a period style photo of our current P7 classes to match the previous Coronation class of 1953.

  Don’t they look great!

  

• Congratulations to Oliver!

  Thu 06 Apr 2023

  Well done to Oliver from P4 Room 8 who was picked as player of the match as well as being captain for Larne FC 2015s. Fantastic Oliver!

  

• Congratulations to Charlie!

  Mon 03 Apr 2023

  Congratulations to Charlie from P6 who was taking part in the NI Gymnastics Championships at the weekend. She won a gold medal for 1st place on the beam and finished 3rd in the overall competition.

  

• Families First NI Awards

  Fri 31 Mar 2023

  Thank you to everyone for the nominations and lovely comments on our success at the Families First NI awards at the weekend at the Titanic Centre. Mrs McGifford was nominated by the parent of the child she supports and received an award as an Inspirational Classroom Assistant. Mrs Gourley also received an award for Outstanding Contribution to Education for 33 years in East Belfast – and counting!

  

• Congratulations to Poppy!

  Tue 21 Mar 2023

  Congratulations to Poppy from P4 Room 7 who achieved a level 1 silver in her progress week at Rainbow Gymnastics. Well done Poppy!

  

• Belfast Primary Schools Representative Squad

  Fri 10 Feb 2023

  Good luck to two of our footballers, Alfie and Jaxon, 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.

  

• Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz

  Tue 07 Feb 2023

  After a two year hiatus because of covid, our amazing P7 team of Abigail, Holly, Lydia and Meral helped Victoria Park win the Belfast heat of the Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz at the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Training Centre this morning for the third time in a row. After eight gruelling rounds, they finished top of the scoreboard and now go on to the Northern Ireland finals in March along with Lisnasharragh. Thanks to the Abigail's mum for accompanying Mr Ryden and the team.