VPZine Summer 2013

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Summer 2013 Edition

Inside Victoria Park

Primar y A cadem y

T he Summer F ai r !

The TES 2013 School A wards! P l us Li f e Af t e

r S at s,Y ear 6 Leav i ngMessages and Mor e!



Wednesda y 10th of Jul y sa w

the occasion of our summer fair.

At the e vent we had man y fun

acti vities for people to take part in. These consisted of; A

Grand

Rafe, cake stall, tombola, bric -

a -brac, bounc y castle assault

course, face painting, mehndi,

stor ytelling, hook a duck,

coconut sh y and Victoria Park’s

ver y o wn talent sho w to name

but a fe w.

Man y children, parents and visitors

attended the fair as it was a glorious sunn y

afternoon. Mr W ynne was selling rafe

tickets and gentl y persuading people to

bu y tickets as there was a superb prize for

the main winning ticket ; a Famil y Holida y

(for up to 8 people.)

T he t alent show w ent on f or t he w hole af t er noon and included singer s, dancer s, r apper s and a hint of comedy ; it pr ov ed t hat V ict or ia P ar k r eally does hav e t alent !

T he summer f air w as br illiant ; ev er y one w ho at t ended had GREAT f un!

B y K ashi f Mohammed , 5B and Ru pi nd er K aur , 4E

SU M M E R F A I RSU M M E R F A I R

S U M M E R I S H

E R E !

S U M M E R I S H

E R E !

W i t h t he sun ou t i t na l l y fe

e ls l i ke summer is here, w h

ic h a lso means t he end o f t h

is

sc hoo l year is upon u

s! I t’s been an amaz ing yea

r, fu l l o f in teres t ing and exc

i t ing

pro jec ts and e ven ts, and we’ ve s t i l l go t some mor

e to s hare w i t h you in t h is e

d i t ion!

Read on to nd ou t a bou t t h

e Summer Fa ir, ho w t he teac hers go t on a t t he TE

S

a wards and muc h more!

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Out of 20,000 schools in the country we were shortlisted tothe nal 6. The winner was chosen at an exclusive awardsceremony in London on Friday 5th July. It was a spectacular event with over 600 guests in attendance, includinggovernment ministers and many of the great names from theworld of education.

Staff from Victoria Primary Academy had a very earlystart that morning in preparation for attending the awardsceremony. As a school we feel most proud and privilegedto have been nominated for this prestigious award and dueto all our achievements throughout the school; we knowthat we are true winners – Simply the BEST!Some of the staff who attended have shared their thoughts from the day....

“Being nominated for best school in the country was a realhonour and I felt very proud to be part of the team. It really

hit home how well we’d done when we got to the awardsceremony venue right in the heart of London - it was so posh!I felt like a movie star at the Oscars! I had my speech readyand a long list of who to thank, but alas, it wasn’t to be.Never mind - it was a day I will never ever forget.”Mr A Morrish (Headteacher)

“I was so excited to be part of something really special andthe fact we didn’t win didn’treally matter ... We are still inthe top six schools, Amazing!Overall a great day out for all the staff at Victoria ParkAcademy. I will have veryfond memories of that day for a long time to come...”Ms K Fowler

(Deputy Headteacher)

“We had a fantastic timetravelling to London andbeing so close to the Housesof Parliament, it made us feelreally important! It was a realhonour to represent our schoolat the event and when our video was shown it revealed

we were by far the best!!”Mrs A Dhesi

(Assistant Headteacher)

“The trip down to London was fantastic and althoughwe didn’t win I think we were much deserved runners-up! It’s a GREAT achievement for everyone”Mrs H Mapp (Assistant Headteacher)

“In my 8 years at Victoria Park, I have beeninvolved in a number of great events butgoing to London for the TES awards wasmy best day yet! A day that will be verydifcult to top. It was an amazing day, onethat will live in the memory of those lucky

enough to be there for a very long time.”Mr A Batham (Business Manager)

“It was a fantastic day! I was so proud to be a part of the big celebration. It was amazing to be shortlistedand an experience which I will never forget. The wholeday was excellent and very well organised. I am sohappy to be part of an OUTSTANDING school!”Mrs G Samra (Learning Support Assistant)

“It was early when I woke with butteries in mystomach! It felt a bit like a mini Christmas. Smartlydressed I felt so proud being a teacher and beingpart of something so special. Even though wedidn’t win, it didn’t really matter to me as we hadalready won in my eyes by being nominated and

getting there! Couldn’t be happier – this job is easywhen you work with OUTSTANDING children!”Mr M Wynne (Assistant Headteacher)

“I felt honoured to be there with my friends andcolleagues. It was wonderful that our children’shard work, enthusiasm and love of learning wereacknowledged. As a bonus, I received a lovelysurprise gift presented by Mr Morrish for 25 yearsof service to teaching!”Mrs P Malhi (Class Teacher)

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“An outstanding experiencemeeting staff from other schools who have worked

their way up to being anoutstanding school. Sharing theopportunity and excitement of the day was awesome!”Mrs J Rose

(Learning Support Practitioner)

“I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunityand experience of visiting London on sucha prestigious occasion. Just knowing thatwe were in the nal six was so exciting. Aday to remember!”Mrs K Kainth (SENCO)

“Wow, what an experience! I was so proudthat we had been selected as a runner upin the TES awards. It was a great way toshare so many positive feelings with peoplewho work with who are also my friends!”Mrs S Mahal (Learning Mentor)

“It was for me a great experience,where I had the opportunity to spendtime with colleagues reecting onour achievements and sharing this

with others. It was also great beingaround other outstanding schoolsand institutions in Education whereindividuals and teams dedicate their lives to change and have positiveinuences on the children theyteach...very touching indeed.” Mrs S Bentley (Class Teacher)

“To have won the award would havejust been the icing on the cake, maybesomewhat gutted but, why do we really

need a trophy to tell us something that wealready know? We ARE the BEST schoolin the country, now and for years to come,who knows we could all be in for an awardnext year too!? “ Mrs T Herbert (Class Teacher)

“On arriving in London we all met up and enjoyed acup of tea, looking out for the other teachers - not toodifcult to spot, teachers rarely are. Meeting up witheveryone else - we were all quite excited to be thereand the room was lled with the hubbub of happy

teachers, eagerly anticipating the ceremony. As theceremony began we all looked through the programto see where in the proceedings our section was andfound it to be near the end. The build up just addedto the anticipation and nerves which I think we all felt.As our section was announced, we watched short clipsthat represented each school - ours was fantastic -much more interesting than others and a true reectionof the school - exciting and ambitious. They read outthe winner - it wasn’t us - gutted! I’m glad I went down

there and am proud to be part of a shortlisted school -that’s an achievement in itself. Well done Victoria Park- we deserved it even if we didn’t get it!”Mrs N Try (Class Teacher)

“What a great experience we had in London! Iwas so proud that we were chosen as one of the6 best primary schools in the country out of the20,000 that applied. I had a lovely time withmy work colleagues. It was a very special Day!”Mrs P McDonald

(Learning Support Assistant)

“What a memorable day. I had a fantasticjourney down to London with the Birminghamto Euston crew before travelling on the ‘Tube’and meeting up with the rest of the VPA staff.The awards ceremony was very entertainingand enjoyable. It was an extremely hot dayand I was very thirsty so it was a good job thatthere were lots of free drinks! It didn’t matter tome so much that we didn’t win as I think just to

be nominated is an incredible achievement initself. Everyone else who I have spoken to alsohad a thoroughly enjoyable day so I supposethe only question now is which category will weenter in next year...?”Mr H English (Class Teacher)

“It was a lovely experience toshare with colleagues whomI wouldn’t necessarily chat toon a day to day basis and anexperience not to be missed!”Mrs M Kaur

(Learning Support Assistant)

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2013 has seen the Launch of our very special ViP Members’ andPartners’ Scheme!

‘And what is this?’ - You might be thinking...

Our ViP’s are very special businesses and organisations based in the localregion who want to work with Victoria Park Primary Academy to help us achieveamazing things with children, and help us to work very well as a school.

In April we had a very special meeting where important people from theseorganisations came to join us and discuss interesting ways of working together.

The ViP’s who have joined us this year at different levels are:

Commitment Level:Aspire People, Dunton Environmental, and RIO – The Real Ideas Organisation

Collaboration Level: Anthony Collins Solicitors, Regent Digital Printing, Creative Alliance,Wright and Co Accountants, and CMC School Food

Community Level:Infamous Community Arts and Worth Unlimited

All of these organisations are helping in different ways and will over the nextyear continue to do so. Look out for special articles on these organisations,including interviews by children with our Commitment Level partners!

You can also see them featured on our Digital Honours Board on the Screen inthe main reception area and in the ViP area of the School website – look out for the logo! Many of our ViP’s will also be joining us for special events such as the

Year 6 Production and Prom.

And from September, we are looking for more organisations to join our ViPScheme. If you work for or know of a Business or Organisation that you thinkwould like to get involved, please let us know!



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COL L A BOR A T I ON

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LI FE A FTER SATS!

D ra y to n Ma no r

Year 6 had been wai ting and wai ting

to go to Dra y ton Manor this year long

before SA Ts had nished! We all kne w

tha t usuall y Yr 6’s end of term trip w

as

a visi t to this magnicen t theme park

and we were jus t so eager for the da y

to arri ve!

Frida y 19 th Jul y was nall y here and

we were all ex tremel y exci ted. We were

all discussing which rides we would

be

going on and who we were going to go

around the park wi th. We were looking

for ward to spending a relaxing soci

al

da y ou t wi th our friends. I couldn’ t

wai t

to go on all the rides especiall y the

scar y ones. Mos t of all though,

I was so

looking for ward to ha ving a good time

wi th m y friends as in a fe w da ys time we

would be breaking up for our summ

er

holida ys. A fe w of us will be going

to

differen t schools and possibl y ne ver

seeing each o ther again.

I’m glad we’ ve had this time toge the

r

to share our though ts from the pas t

and to ha ve fun. I will ne ver forge t m y

classma tes and teachers.

Issac Ashfaq , 6W

Wac k y Science Lessons

Some of the most exciting lessons

that Year 6 ha ve been taking part in

recentl y are the Wack y Science lessons

which ha ve contributed to the content

for our Wack y Science Assembl y which

took place on Frida y 14th June. Both

Year 6 classes ha ve been acting and

producing a script and learning ho w to

put together some fascinating and fun

experiments for the audience to see.

By Arusah Hannan , 6A

Both Year 6 classes took part in an

assembl y which was all about

WACK Y SCIENCE!

6A researched and rehearsed differ -

ent experiments to those of 6 W. Some

science experiments contained an

element of m yster y and won

der and

items of food were used to carr y out the experiment while other experiments

contained an element of surprise and

shock as explosions were seen and

heard. There was a mix of craz y and

sensible scientists which added a bit of

humour to the whole thing. We had

fun while we prepared for the assembl y

and b y the reaction of the audience –

the y did too!

Luqmaan Hannan , 6W

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Cinema and Bow ling ! Just af t er nishing SAT ’s t he t eacher s ar r anged f or Y ear 6 t o go on a t r ip t o Br oadw ay P laz a in Bir mingham. T he lm w e w er e going t o w at ch w as ent it led Epic; af t er w ar ds w e w ould be

going bow ling. T her e is only one w or d t o descr ibe t his out ing AW ESOME. So her e’s how it w ent ……W e ar r iv ed at t he cinema; w e w er e all v er y excit ed. Some of us w ent t o buy sw eet s and popcor n ev en t hough w e alr eady had a pile of junk in our bags! Af t er t ak ing a f ew minut es t o select w hat w e w ant ed t o eat , w e nally made our w ay t o t he scr een w hich w as show ing our lm. It w as t he moment w e had all been w ait ing f or ‘Epic’ and by t he end of t he lm w e k new t hat it w as t r uly t hat ! W e lef t t he cinema r oom w it h a buz z ; ev er y one w as discussing t he lm, ev en people w ho had not pr ev iously been

excit ed w er e amaz ed at how good t he lm w as!Shor t ly af t er t he lm had nished, w e w ent t o t he ar cade and bow ling alley . W e w er e allow ed t o t r y out t he games

and machines in t he ar cade w hilst w e w ait ed f or our lunch. It w as a gr eat place t o hav e f un but unf or t unat ely I didn’t w in any pr iz es. Af t er a scr ummy lunch w e made our w ay t o t he bow ling lanes. Dur ing t he bow ling session I f ell ov er and st ill managed t o scor e, t he same t hing happened t o Shar if ullah t oo. I suggest y ou t r y it ; t he same may w or k f or y ou!

At t he end of t he day ev er y one w as lef t w it h no money in t heir pock et s. How ev er , it w as an amaz ing day in my opinion and a gr eat t r eat f or us f or w or k ing so har d dur ing SAT s.I ssac Ashf aq , 6W

F un L essonsLif e af t er SAT s pr ov ed t hat w e could st ill hav e f un in t he classr oom. As a t r eat , t he day af t er w e had complet ed our SAT s w e w er e able t o w at ch W r eck it Ralph. T he f ollow ing w eek w e w ent t o t he cinema t o w a

t ch a new lm ent it led EP IC – t he lm w as f ant ast ic! Af t er t hat

w e w ent t o t he bow ling alley w her e w e w er e allow ed t o play on t he ar cade machines and t hen w e made our w ay t o t he bow ling lanes af t er lunch. I w as t he only one in my gr oup of 6 play er s t o get a st r ik e and t o add t o t hat I came r st on t he leader boar d!

B y Luqmaan H annan , 6W

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Monday 4t h Mar ch w as a usual day at V ict or ia Par k Academy . W e w ent t o assembly as nor mal how ev er , w hen w e ar r iv ed at t he hall w e not iced a lady w it h r ed hair ! As she began t o t alk t o us she int r oduced her self as being Clar e Bell. W e f ound out t hat she is a f amous childr en’s aut hor ! Dur ing t he assembly she shar ed a lot of inf or mat ion about w r it ing st or ies and how t o become a w r it er . She made it all sound v er y int er est ing and it w as quit e f unny t oo. Finally , at t he end of her t alk she t old us t hat some of t he Y ear gr oups w er e going t o pr oduce a book and t he nished books w er e going t o be published and w e w ould hav e t he oppor t unit y t o

buy t hem! Y ear s 5 and 4 w er e ast onished at t he f act t hat t hey w er e going t o be r eal- lif e aut hor s and t hat t heir w or k w ould appear in a r eal book! All w eek w e w r ot e pieces of lit er at ur e f or Clar e t o include in t he books. Y ear 4 w r ot e about t he V ikings and w r ot e st or ies about how t hey at t acked Br it ain and slaught er ed people and animals. T hey also included inf or mat ion about how t he V ikings st ole money f r om t he v illager s and bur nt dow n places such as monast er ies (places w her e monks liv ed). T he t w o Y ear 4 classes w or ked v er y har d, 4E’s book is ent it led ‘Book of V ile V ikings’. T her e is a phot ogr aph on t he f r ont cov er of t he

w hole class and t he back cov er w as illust r at ed by T y r ese. Class 4 J’s book is ent it led ‘V icious V iking T ales... W it h a T w ist !’ T hey pr oduced a comic ef f ect on t heir f r ont cov er and all of t he childr en in 4 J cont r ibut ed. V lada pr ov ided t he illust r at ion f or t he back cov er . 5B’s book w as ent it led ‘Nat ur e and Animals.’ T heir f r ont cov er had a dr aw ing of a snake and w as illust r at ed by Emanuel and t her e w er e lot s of cont r ibut ions f r om t he class. 5T M’s book w as ent it led ‘Chr onicles of t he Cast les.’ It t t ed in w it h t heir pr oject ‘Cast le At t ack’. All of t he ar t in t he book and t hat on t he f r ont and back cov er s w as illust r at ed

by Jelson. Once w e had t y ped up our st or ies, poems and cont r ibut ions and had copied our dr aw ings ont o t he comput er Clar e w as r eady t o t ake our w or k aw ay w it h her . Our books hav e now been edit ed and pr int ed and ar e av ailable t o pur chase online v ia Amaz on f or a cost of £5.25. W e hav e been v er y f or t unat e as a school as w e w er e able t o or der our

books dir ect f r om t he pr int er s at a much r educed pr ice!Many of us hav e or der ed our books and can’t w ait t o r eceiv e t hem – w e r eally ar e looking f or w ar d t o seeing t he nished pr oduct !B y Jask i r at K aur , 4E

W or ld Book DayOur Published Class Book s



I remember the ver y rst time that I recei ved a certicate. It was when

I was in Year 2 and I had added up lots of three digit numbers – m y

teacher was ver y pleased and so was I!

In Year 3 I was quite embarrassed one da y when I arri ved at school

dressed in m y clo wn costume as I thought it wa

s clo wn da y. I could

see that the whole of the school was dressed in their uniform – I’d got

the da ys mixed up!

The rst time that I got into trouble was when I dropped a glass of

water on Mrs Green wa ys foot in Year 1.

B y Issac A s hf aq , 6 W

In Y ear 5 I t ook par t in lot s of assemblies and I r emember being cast in many a comedy r ole! I lov ed mak ing and selling soap w hen I w as in Y ear 5 at t he Chr ist mas Fair .W hen I w as in Y ear 1 I r emember play ing w it h my f r iends and ev er y couple of day s or so w e w ould br eak up f r om being f r iends and t hen mak e up again; t his happened on a r egular basis!W hen I w as in Y ear 4 I t ook par t in an assembly dr essed as Fr ank enst ein t hat w as r eally embar r assing. For my leav er s’ assembly I had t o dr ess and act as a male, but I st ill enjoy ed it !

By A r usah H annan, 6 A

M y most funn y moments were when I kicked the ball in Year 5 and

fell o ver and hurt m y bottom! In Year 4 I was hit o ver the head b y t wo

Vikings in an assembl y and that reall y hurt too!

I reall y enjo yed nishing SA Ts in Year 6 as we were able to watch a

reall y fun lm entitled Wreck it Ralph and we had ice cream too.

B y Luq maan Hannan, 6 W

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