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.

• International Day

  Tue 19 Jan 2016

  On Thursday 17th December 2015 we had Christmas around the World Day! Each class spent the day learning about a different countries Christmas traditions. Lots of fun was had by everybody. Among the many highlights of the day was the sampling of traditional foods, learning key phrases in other languages, Malawian dancing, making lights for Saint Lucia and designing traditional Spanish Christmas cards. Next month the whole school will be celebrating Chinese New Year Day on Monday 8th February 2016.

• Music

  Mon 18 Jan 2016

  Places are still available for School of Music tuition in school for violin, percussion and guitar. Fees are £50 per term. An insurance & hire charge is paid for violin whilst guitar pupils provide their own instrument. Please see school office if you are interested.

• Swimming

  Fri 15 Jan 2016

  P4 and P7 will begin their swimming sessions this term. The children will go to

  Templemore Pool every Monday morning. Please ensure your child remembers their swimming things (including swimming cap-these are compul­sory) and payment for the pool every week (£3.00). Please note that swimming is not an optional activity but is a statutory part of The Northern Ireland Primary Curriculum (CCEA 2007).

• PE

  Wed 13 Jan 2016

  Parents, may I ask you to please ensure that your child brings their PE kit on the correct day. Many pupils are for­getting these, they are unable to take part and have to be supervised in other classrooms. PE is a legal requirement and all children must take part. Can I ask you to also prevent piercing ears as earrings must be removed by the children for PE lessons due to health and safety.

• Winning House

  Mon 11 Jan 2016

  Congratulations to Peters House for winning the last term's house competition. A special trip will be ar­ranged for all of the house members to attend the Strand Cinema for the morning.

• P7 Transfer Procedure

  Fri 08 Jan 2016

  Our Primary 7’s will be receiving their transfer results on Saturday 30^th January.

  The Department of Education has suggested that schools no longer provide meetings to complete the trans­fer forms. However, I wish to inform you that I will be continuing to offer you an interview time to discuss your child's options and to ensure that all essential criteria is put on the transfer forms - missing infor­mation could result in your child not being admitted to your choice of school.

   

  All P7 parents - You will be receiving a letter from me listing available dates. If you wish to arrange a meet­ing please contact the school office to book a suitable time. Your child has already received a list of all Open Nights - please try to visit as many of the school Open Evenings as you can.

• P1 Open Day – Sept 2016 Intake

  Wed 06 Jan 2016

  We had a very good turnout for our Open Day for new Pl pupils. It's hard to believe it's that time again and we're planning for next September!

   

  If you know of any other parents with children due to start P1 please encourage them to contact the school. If they missed the open morning an appointment can be made to see around the school. Closing date for appli­cations is Wednesday 13th January at 12.00 noon.

• January 2016

  Mon 04 Jan 2016

  Happy New Year and welcome back to a new term in Victoria Park. I hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing Christmas. As always in school we look forward to a new term, the events and challenges it brings. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Christmas celebrations. It was wonderful to see the very packed audiences supporting our children. I'm sure you will agree that the children were terrific in every event or performance that they took part in. The Choir went to George Best Belfast City airport for their annual visit to entertain travellers as they passed through the terminal. It was also lovely to see so many parents there to support the choir.

• Primary Mathematics Challenge

  Wed 16 Dec 2015

  Congratulations to the P7s who participated in the primary Mathematics Challenge. They were all presented with certificates in Assembly. Katie Morrison achieved the highest score and she was presented with a Gold certificate. Well done to all who took part.

• East Belfast Football Club

  Tue 15 Dec 2015

  East Belfast Junior 2008 team has been running from August this year and the boys have exceeded all expectations with come great results against some of the biggest boys clubs in the city and they continue to progress week by week sitting at the top of their IFA Glassroots League. This team is captained by Victoria Park Primary's very own pupil Kameron Black who is pictured receiving Player of the Month Award for November for the second time this season !! Well done Kameron and we wish all our boys from East Belfast Football Club great success for the rest of the season!!!