Special 2nd Birthday

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Witness interviews with the Genie,
Dopey, Jessy and more!
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Our 2nd Birthday Celebration
at Victoria Park Academy
At Victoria Park Academy on 1st April there
was a remarkable swap around as teachers
switched places with magical fairytale
characters. It was not known where these
characters had arrived from... Could it have
been from a different dimension?
After registration we all went into the hall
this however had been transformed into a
court room. Each and every one of us was
totally abbergasted to see every fairytale
character we could think of in one place!
While we were trying to take this
information in, an ugly beast jumped down
from a tower in the court. It was Quasimodo
(the Hunchback of Notre Dame). The day
went on with surprise after surprise and
every child in our school had their time of
their lives. I know everyone will be looking
forward to the next Academy birthday
celebration.
By Usman Hussain 6W
My Experience of
Fairytale Land Day
I really enjoyed the day, as it was
creative, enjoyable and above all -
fun! It really helped Year 6 children to
write creatively about the experience;
especially because we had enjoyed
the day so much. My favourite part
of the day was when Captain Hook
and Robin Hood chased Dopey, the
villainous culprit, around the grand
marquee. I laughed so hard, I nearly
blew my socks off! My favourite
character on the day was Mary
Poppins, she is one of my favourite
story book characters and I like her
costume too. I think it was the best
VPA Birthday EVER! I would de nitely
like to take part in this day again
By Iqra Nassem 6M
Welcome to our very special 2nd birthday Far Far Away edition of VP Zine! Weve
got some exciting articles about what happened on the day, plus interviews with our
fairytale witnesses....and suspects! We hope you enjoy it, and a happy birthday to
Victoria Park Academy!
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Today has been a very exhausting
day. A disaster happened on our
playground; a wooden door had
appeared over night, apparently from
Far Far Away Land. It turned out that
The Genie of the lamp was my teacher.
He told us that we had to rub the lamp
in a certain way and no one other than
himself had the secret! He then went
on to tell us that if we touched it we
would not be granted our three wishes.
Lots of children were talking about
this wacky situation in school; there
was a court hearing as someone had
poisoned poor Snow White. Shall I
tell you what Id heard? I heard that
a year one child thought the Genie
of the lamp was guilty! It was due
to the fact that after watching the
video evidence; it was clear that the
Genie had got very mixed up with
his evidence. First he had said that he
could hear the scraping noises while
he was asleep; then when he was
questioned further his reply was that
he heard the noises just at the time
when he was about to doze off to
sleep.
I heard a rumour going around school
that the Evil Queen had cast an awful,
cruel spell to make many in the school
believe that she was innocent. I keep
on thinking about donkey; it makes
me sad when I think about him. He
was stuck in the closed door on the
playground. It was not fair as he is one
of my favourite fairy tale characters.
When I think about how cruel that was
it makes me want to cry.
Good night Diary, speak to you soon.
By Sara Saeed 5B

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On Tuesday 1st April, Victoria Park
Academy had a truly astonishing,
unexpected visit from many fairytale
characters: Woody and Jessie (from Toy
Story), Merlin the Wizard, Snow White,
Dopey and Grumpy, Nanny McPhee,
Captain Hook and Pirates, Quasimodo,
Belle, Mary Poppins and many many
more! The pupils were stunned as they
walked into the classrooms, only to nd
out that their teachers had all been
replaced by fantasy story characters.
It is alleged, that the arrival of these
characters was most unexpected; even
the schools Head Teacher Mr Morrish
had no idea that this was going to
happen! A very vile rumour has it that,
Mr Morrish became quite defensive
when these characters arrived. He asked
members of staff to help him to eradicate
these people from his OUTSTANDING
school however, it was no use they
ransacked Victoria Park Academy and
completely took over!
As the day progressed various staff
members were found locked up and
dumped in cupboards and behind
doorways eventually the school
returned to normal as the fairytale
characters retreated back to Far Far
Away Land.
By Hassan Ali 6A
Far Far Away News
Far Far Away News
On the 1st April, 2014 to be exact, the
outstanding pupils of the legendary
Victoria Park Academy attended their
school, as per usual. Little did they know
what surprises and events awaited them
The unsuspecting students ventured to
school, only to nd their regular teachers
swapped with lively, obscure inhabitants
of a certain Far Far Away Land.After a
short period of time, spent on getting to
know their new teacher for the day, the
pupils attended an ordinary assembly (or
so it seemed!) Instead they were actually
attending a speech by his Honour, Judge
Morrish. Captain Hook told our crew: Ill
pull out guts, the scurvy landlubbers.
Moments after quoting this, Captain Hook
fainted with excitement.
The mystical fairy land creatures (the
replacement teachers for the day)
attended too. During the assembly, Judge
Morrish explained the troubled situation:
someone had attempted to poison the
beautiful Snow White.
All accusations were cast upon The Evil
Queen. As everyone made their way back
to the classrooms, a certain child, Prabhjot
Mangat, quoted on behalf of the assembly.
I am so excited. I have a strange feeling
that The Evil Queen did not poison Snow
White. Maybe its just me?
All of a sudden, an intelligent girl, Iqra
Naseem from 6M, cleverly noticed a
diary which belonged to Dopey. As Lord
Morrish opened the book, his face was
struck with fear. He hastily read out the
entries, revealing Dopeys/Sleet Greys
true feelings. It was Dopey who had
poisoned Snow White. The police are still
investigating this crime.
By Iqra Nassem 6M
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OUR SCHOOL
BIRTHDAY
On Tuesday 3rd April 2014, the whole
school celebrated its 2nd birthday since
becoming an Academy. All the teachers
dressed up as fairy tale characters these
included: The Genie of the Lamp, Woody
and Jessie from Toy Story, Snow White,
the Evil Queen and the Seven Dwarfs.
Merlin the Wizard, Cinderella and the
Ugly Step Sisters, Little Red Riding Hood,
Mary Poppins, Nanny McPhee, Peter Pan
and Pinocchio to name but a few.
Everyone met in the hall in the morning
and were told that the fairy tale characters
had come from Far Far Away Land. In
addition to this, we were told that Snow
White had lost her innocent voice. A
question was raised by the Judge (Mr
Morrish) could this wicked act have been
carried out by the Evil Queen? During the
afternoon we all had lunch in a marquee
and the trial continued.
After we had eaten our lunch the key
witnesses were asked questions which
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Tuesday 1st April 2014
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DESPERATE
DWARF DIPS
APPLE IN POISON
Yesterday at Victoria Park Academy,
fantasy characters appeared at this
outstanding school. Apparently they had
travelled from Far Far Away Land
Characters from fairy tale stories and lms
arrived at the school during the morning.
The likes of: Mary Poppins, Peter Pan,
Merlin, Dopey, Grumpy, Snow White,
Quasimodo and many more appeared as
if by magic...
Still unable to understand what had
happened an unnamed pupil reported,
Why on earth did this happen today?
As the morning proceeded Lord Morrish
summoned the pupils to the court room as
a major crime had been committed in the
fairytale world.
Lord Morrish explained to the children
what had happened and that someone
had poisoned Snow White; the poison had
rendered her speechless! The culprit was
thought to be the Evil Queen.
back onto the stage and cast a spell over
Snow White. Immediately she got her
voice back. What an amazing day!!!
Like hyenas that hunger after the smell of
blood; the children investigated who they
thought had committed the crime. They
listened to various witness statements and
conducted their own investigations.
Later that day the pupils reconvened in
the court room and each of the witnesses
were requestioned. After Dopey had been
questioned for the second time; a member
of the public came forward with new
evidence Dopeys secret diary had been
found.
Shock HORROR a stony silence fell over
the courtroom. As the judge read extracts
from the deceitful dwarfs diary, the court
room was as silent as a grave yard. The
culprit had been found.
It was revealed that Dopey was indeed
Sleet Grey - the long lost hateful cousin of
Snow White.
Merlin and the Genie of the Lamp
used their magic power and wizardry
to create a spell to help snow white to
regain her voice. The evidence had nally
been gathered and the Evil Queen was
released.
As the Judge summed up with his closing
statement he advised the court to NEVER
judge a book by its cover!
By Naeem Mahmadi 6A
the children had put together; so that the
Judge could ask, hoping to catch the real
culprit. Dopey was the last character to
be asked questions. When he walked off
stage his secret diary fell onto the oor.
The Judge had a look inside; all along
it was Dopey who had poisoned Snow
White! Then he revealed his true colours,
he was actually Snow Whites long lost
cousin Sleet Grey. After that, Merlin came
back onto the stage and cast a spell over
Snow White. Immediately she got her
voice back. What an amazing day!!!
By Sabrina Junejo - 5B
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Questions for Genie
What is so special about your lamp?
It has magic powers to grant 3 wishes to the
person who rubs it.
If you let someone else use your lamp
what wish would you not let them
have?
They wouldnt be able to wish for immediate
wealth or any extra wishes to the 3 that are
already given.
If you could be someone else from a
fairy tale who would it be and why?
Id be the Pied Piper of Hamelin because
he taught a good lesson about honouring
promises.
Who is your favourite character from
fairy tale stories?
My favourite character is Rumpelstiltskin.
By Armaan Ashfaq - 5B
Questions for Quasimodo
If you didnt see the evil queen
giving the apple to snow white and
poison her, why are you giving an
account as a witness?
I saw her heading towards the cottage
with the apples; I put 1 and 1 together
and made 2.
When you were ringing the bells did
you see anyone else walking nearby
where you were?
I saw a lot of folk however; no one else
famous springs to mind.
In detail what did you see on the day
of the crime?
Watch the video evidence again and listen
to my statement!
When you were ringing bells did you
see anything peculiar?
Apart from several dwarfs and a wicked
queen, no. DING DONG!
By Jaskirat Kaur 5E
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Witness Interviews
Witness Interviews
Following the mornings initial accusations, where the witnesses provided their original
statements, members of the VP Zine team decided to question the witnesses further. Heres
what they found out!
Questions for Merlin the Wizard
How did you feel when the judge
was asking you questions at the
trial?
I was a little bit scared as the Judge was
sooo serious. But then I just thought about
nice things and the worry vanished into
thin air!
How did it feel when you were
asked to give your statement about
what had happened?
I felt okay for most of the time as I was
just telling the truth. I began to get slightly
worried as the interview went on as the
clerk who was asking me the questions
was also very serious and didnt smile.
How did it feel when you were in
your costume? Did you feel like
your normal self or did you feel
like the actual character?
What do you mean? I was my normal
self... Merlin born and bred!
Was it fun acting as a character
or would you have preferred to be
your normal self on the day?
I had GREAT fun on the day; Merlin
doesnt get out much (I have to stay in
King Arthurs Court conjuring up spells)
so it was lovely for me to meet other
people.
By Sabrina Junejo 5B
Questions for Woody
Initially, did you think that your
suspicions about the evil queen were
right or wrong?
All along, I thought that the Evil Queen
had hurt Snow White, because shes so
evil!
Where were you and Jessie heading
to, while riding on your horses?
We were on a hunt for Stinky Pete the old
prospector, who was stealing diamonds
from the dwarfs mine.
Did you see anyone else apart from
the Evil Queen?
Yes, we saw some rabbits, bulls, short
fellows, mostly animals. We had to be very
quiet.
In detail - what did you see on the day of
the crime? Please be exact.
We were hiding in the long grass and we
saw the Queen go to the cottage door and
knock on it. One of the dwarfs opened the
door and the Queen started shouting at him
about the animals and the messy cottage.
The dwarf just stared back at her while she
went on and on and on at him. He tried to
steal her apples but she stopped him. We
could see Snow White in the background;
it looked like she was asleep on the bed.
Anyway, after ve minutes of bawling and
shouting the Queen got fed up and turned
around and left.
By Rupinder Kaur 5E
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Questions for Grumpy Dwarf
Did you really believe that The
Evil Queen was guilty?
Yes, I did! She has Evil in her name,
so she mustve been guilty!
Why are you so grumpy, when
your brothers are not?
Its just the way I was made. I cant
help it.
Do you enjoy Snow Whites
company, or do you think she
does not like you?
I nd Snow White rather annoying.
All the singing that she does then
the animals appear; even letting
squirrels dry the dishes with their tails!
Disgusting behaviour!
Have you been grumpy all your
life?
Yes, all of my life; in fact all of the time.
Im even grumpy when Im asleep.
By Iqra Naseem - 6M
Questions for Jessie
Why do you think you and Woody make a
good team?
We make a good team because we get on
so well and we use our collaboration tool to
help us work together. We notice a lot too
as his eyes are my eyes and my eyes are his
eyes!
What do you like to do as a hobby when
youre not with Woody?
I have lots of hobbies; riding my horse, quad
biking, rock climbing and paintballing (I love
shooting!)
What did you ACTUALLY see at the crime
scene, on the day that Snow White was
poisoned?
Well, to tell you the truth I didnt feel too well
that day; I had a poorly eye and I couldnt see
out of it too well. All I know is that something
suspicious was going on that day!
Do you over exaggerate when you are
with Woody?
Well Im not sure thats how Id describe
it... When I see that Woody, my heart goes
bumpety, bumpety, bump!
Do you think you and Woody would ever
get married?
Well, I wouldnt rule out marriage to Woody,
but somehow I dont think he would want to
marry me I think hes looking for someone
far more sensible than silly ol me!
By Coy Hetherington-Ricketts 6W
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Questions for the Judge
Why did you choose to become a
judge?
Sadly, I didnt become one, because
I am from Far Far Away Land, I am
created.
Why do you hate the Evil Queen?
Because she has never done anything
for our land and well, shes evil!
What is the most important thing in
your life?
Well, it is the hickory dickory dock!
Why do we have judges?
To keep law and order and to make
sure that no crime is being caused.
By Daijon Brown 6W
Questions for Snow White
How did you feel while you were dressed
up? Did you feel like the real character?
On that day I didnt feel very well at all I
had lost my voice a little as I truly had got a
sore throat; all in all, I felt that I could have
been poisoned for real! I was pleased with
my costume as it made me feel as though I
was in character on the day.
Did you think it was the Evil Queen at
first who had poisoned you or someone
else?
I think like most people, I thought it was The
Evil Queen because it seemed like something
she would have been up to rather than
anyone else.
Did you enjoy the day? If yes was it fun?
Although I wasnt feeling my best, I
thoroughly enjoyed the day especially when
we attended the court case in the afternoon
and we had a sing and a dance. It was great
to see all of the questions which the children
had come up with to ask the witnesses I
was really intrigued by them.
Why do you think we all thought it was
the Evil Queen who had poisoned you?
Most people assumed it was her because
they are aware of the reputation of her character and the way she behaves and of course
her mean streak. We are all guilty sometimes of judging a book by its cover so, thinking
about what kind of person she has been like in the past people would presume that she
was more than capable of committing this awful crime. I think it was a big surprise to
people to nd out the big twist at the end, with the culprit actually being Dopey!
By Rabia Akhtar 5E
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Questions for the Evil Queen
Why are you such an evil person?
I am not evil at all, people think I am
because I wear dark clothes and I very
rarely smile.
What is the background to your
evilness?
Well, when I was a little girl, I did
something bad and people havent
forgotten it so, they judge me but I know
the truth and I am actually a really nice as
a person deep down inside!
Do you deny that you poisoned Snow
White?
Of course I do! Why would I poison Snow
White? After all she is my stepdaughter; I
cant say that we get along particularly
well, but I would never do such thing as
that!
Who did you think had committed
this evil crime and why?
I thought it was Woody and Jessie
because they have weird accents; also
they were there in the woods acting very
shifty indeed!
By Kashif Mohammed 6W
Questions for Dopey/Sleet Grey
Why do you carry your diary
everywhere with you?
It has important dates in and helps me to
remember things.
Why did you want to poison Snow
White? Was it just because she called
you Dopey?
No, that is not only the reason She knew
I was Sleet Grey but never told anyone.
When she refers to you as Dopey,
Why dont you turn around and tell
everyone who you really are?
When we came to Far Far Away Land, I
was called Dopey - no one believes me
when I tell them Im Sleet Grey.
Why dont you live with your family?
They banished me to Far Far Away Land
- They said that Im bossy!
Which dwarf do you like? Why do
you like that particular dwarf?
I like grumpy, she makes me happy.
What would you do if you had killed
Snow White?
Then I would fake my own death, return
to Far Far Away Land, where I would
have been the true leader.
By Usman Hussain 6W
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Can you name all of
the fairytale characters
from Far Far Away Land?
Can you name all of
the fairytale characters
from Far Far Away Land?
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