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.

• Cinema

  Tue 23 Feb 2016

  A big thanks to all the parents and grandparents who helped accompany the children to the cinema this last week. Hopefully the Chipmunks weren't too annoying!

• Rainbow Communications

  Mon 22 Feb 2016

  Thanks to Rainbow Communications for the great photo of our footballers with David Healy at the 5-a-side finals a couple of weeks ago. They will be in action again  in the semi-finals (and hopefully final!) of the Victor Sinclair Cup at Olympia Leisure Centre if you want to come down and cheer them on.

• World Book Day

  Fri 19 Feb 2016

  We are hoping to make this World Book Day one to remember! Our annual Scholastic book fair will be in school in the P3/P4 resource area from Monday 29th February to Friday 4th March. Each child will receive a £1 book voucher which can be used for any book over £2.99. As well as that, we are encouraging the children to dress up as a character from any book on World Book Day itself (Thursday 3rd March) if they wish to. The children will also enjoy a visit from storytellers and there is also a competition to design a bookmark to encourage reading with lots of great prizes. Thanks to Mrs Walker, our school librarian, for organising all these different events and activities.

• Friends of Victoria Park Primary School

  Thu 18 Feb 2016

  A big thanks to all the parents who came along to the recruitment meeting for our PTA, Friends of Victoria Park Primary School. Without their hard work, we would not be able to host the discos and other fundraising activities that the committee organise for the benefit of all our pupils. We really do appreciate you giving up your time to come along and offer your support.

• Attendance Matters

  Wed 17 Feb 2016

  Please remember that parents/carers are required by law to ensure that their children attend school, unless they are ill or there are other exceptional circumstances.

   

  Only by coming to school each day can pupils make the most of the wonderful LEARNING EXPERIENCES available to them at Victoria Park!

   

  Please remember to:

  • Contact us as soon as possible if your child is unable to attend school
  • Send a note to your child's teacher to explain the reason for their absence.
  • Avoid making any non-urgent medical or dental appointments during school hours

   

  Avoid arranging family holidays during term time.

   

  All absences and late arrivals are recorded on the attendance roll which is forwarded to Education Welfare every month and may lead to our Education Welfare Officer visiting homes where lateness and /or absence is becoming a concern.

• School Reminders

  Tue 16 Feb 2016

  Parking

  If you drive children to school please use our car park carefully. The drop off area is purely to drop and go - no cars are to remain here or be left unattended. If you must leave your car to come up to the playground or office - park up in the designated area.

   

  Parents may park on the right hand side of the playground on entering the car park. The area beyond the ramp with parking on both sides is for staff only. New signage has gone up to make this area clear to drivers. Please avoid this area as many of our staff are unable to get parked in the morning to get into work. All areas are clearly signed.

   

  Disabled I Accessible parking is provided for those who need to leave the car to come into school. If you are not leaving your car then spaces at the top in the main car park should be used. These disabled spaces should only be used if the blue badge holder is actually in the car.

   

  No dogs please.

  Please do not bring any dogs into the school playground. We continue to have dogs dirt left in the playground which the children have walked through and into school.

• Belfast Primary Schools Representative Squad!

  Mon 15 Feb 2016

  Cole Killops & Ryan Mackay have been selected for trials for the Belfast Primary Schools Representative Squad! Well done and good luck!!!

• Egypt projects

  Mon 15 Feb 2016

  We were blown away by the amazing effort that the P5 children put into their Egypt projects when they brought them into school on Friday. A lot of the work is on display in the P6/P7 resource area if you would like to have a look. Thanks to all the parents and other family members who helped the children. They should be very proud of themselves!

• New Kit

  Fri 12 Feb 2016

  The new kit must have inspired the team! They topped their group with three wins and a draw and have reached the finals next week of the Rainbow Communications 5 aside football tournament!  Well done boys and thanks to Mr Dunlop for leading the team and to Jonny Mackay for helping out.

• Footballers in Action!

  Thu 11 Feb 2016

  There was no stopping the boys on 15th January at Ashfield where they braved both their opponents and the arctic weather!