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MAY JUNE BIG ADVENTURE, EVERYBODY
WRITE DAY, ARTSMARK AWARD
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Top left - Mary Adebayo 5SW,
Adam Karim 6MA, Refia Solmaz
6PA, Konrad Hibsz 6MA, Martha
Adebayo 5AP
Middle Row left - Alimaan Taj 5AP,
Sofia Bi 6MA, Ayyat Adigun 6MA,
Lawand Amin 6PA.
Front Row left - Nassim Kassim
6MA, Ryandeep Davit 5SW, Arvin
Bahia 6PA.
My name is Konrad Hibsz and I am in 6MA. I was very excited
to be a part of the VP Zine team, as I was looking forward
to my family and friends seeing my articles published in the
school magazine. I enjoy ICT and English and feel that I could
put my skills to good use! I am looking forward to working
with people I do know and people that I don’t know very well.
My name is Martha Adebayo from 5AP. I wanted to
become a VP Zine member because when I was looking
through the brochure about joining after school clubs,
VP Zine stood out to me. I enjoy using ICT and I knew I
would get to use these skills working with the team. I
also thought it would be a great way to meet new people.
Hello my name is Refia Salmaz. I am in 6PA. I wanted to
be a member of VP Zine because I feel that my strengths
lie in English. I like the idea of being able to help to design
the pages and the outlay of the magazine. I feel that
my sense of colour and artistic quality is great! I enjoy
working with ICT and look forward to using these skills.
SEPTEMBER 2017
TEACHER INTERVIEW
Mr Reed Joined Victoria Park Primary Academy in
September as Deputy Headteacher. He is coming up to the
end of his first year and we thought it was about time we
caught up with him, to see how he’s been getting on…
Q1) What made you decide you wanted to work in our school?
A1) Mr Reed said he was excited by the website.
Q2) How did you feel when you arrived to start your new job, in September 2017?
A2) I felt very nervous like a child would be,
starting school for the first time.
Q3) What has been your most memorable moment since joining VPA?
A3) The Winter Fair - seeing all the children and parents having
fun together and the Bake off where I had to eat all the cake!
Q4) What has been the most challenging part of your job since joining VPA?
A4) I’ve had to learn so much so quickly – it’s a very busy school!
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MEET THIS
YEAR’S TEA
M!
My name is Arvin Bahia and I am in 6PA. I wanted
to join VP Zine because I wanted to be able to show
off my writing and ICT skills. Also I felt excited to
be interviewing children from different year groups
and especially to be able to interview teachers.
I’m Lawand Amin and I’m in 6PA. The reason I wanted to
join VP Zine was because being involved sounded really
interesting. I like ICT a lot and I was thinking that using
these skills in VP Zine would be really helpful with all of
my school work. I wanted to persuade Mrs Peart and Miss
Akhtar to choose me as I wanted to show them that I would
work hard. When I got picked, I was really happy!
My name is Mary Adebayo and I am in 5SW. My reason
for wanting to join VP Zine is that I am interested in ICT.
I enjoy the subject and I love computers and everything
to do with them. I enjoy English work too, so joining
the team was a perfect match. I’m looking forward to
my mum and friends seeing me in the magazine too.
My name is Sofia Bi and I am in 6MA. I wanted to be in VP
Zine so that I could gain more confidence when speaking
to other people. I needed to make sure I could up level all
of my work, as this would help me when I came to writing
for my SATs. I look forward to interviewing people around
school so that we can see their work in the magazine.
MR REED, DEPUTY HEAD
Q5) Please tell us about the jobs you had, before coming to VPA?
A5) I have been a teacher, I’ve worked at Marks and Spencer,
in a science lab and I’ve worked for a football charity.
Q6) If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
A6) It would have to be my grandad, because then I
could introduce him to my newly arrived son.
Q7) If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A7) I would love to go on Safari in Africa; I’d
love to see all of the wild animals.
Q8) What’s the most memorable thing that’s ever happened to you?
A8) Running in a Marathon race as I really
thought I wouldn’t be able to do it!
Q9) If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be and why?
A9) It would be awesome if everyone could speak the same
language, it would be much easier to communicate with people.
B I G A DV E N TURE -
Y A N D OCTOBER 2017
CE DA
MAD SCIEN ROOM
ESCAPE
As I entered the hall, I wasn’t sure what was going
to happen,
or what we were actually going to see or do. We sat
on the hall
For the Big Adventure this year, we took part floor and were introduced to two scientists who showed
us these
in lots of cool experiments. A scientist came four boxes with several padlocks which were locked
!
into school and she showed us how to make
At first, I was quite puzzled – what were we going to
slime. We were able to use all of the ingredients have to do? The
men explained that the boxes were like mini escape
which she had used, but we needed to be extra rooms and we
had instructions on a card to help us to complete a
careful when handling the equipment. There scientific task, the
completion of this task would generate a number to
were some chemicals which helped to make open a combination
lock. This would reveal an inner compartment with
the slime stretchy and we were not allowed to touch it with our hands. a new task and
a new number to unlock another lock. This continued
until all of the
It was extremely hard to mix the ingredients together, as the slime began to set locks had been opened and a final task had been comple
ted.
very quickly. In no time we had our own pot of slime to take home. We also went
outside and took part in some other funky experiments, which were amazing. We
A timer was set at the beginning, so it was a race agains
t time. We
all had a great day!
also were trying to outwit and complete our tasks before
the other
groups in our class did. It was very exciting and great
fun! I really
Interview enjoyed the tasks and I know my class members did
too.
conducted by
By Ryandeep Davit Class 5SW
Nassim Kassim
Class 5S
NOVEMBER 2017
VPA BAKE-OFF
This year for the VPA Bake-Off, Year 6 linked their entry to their Mad Science Day. 6PA looked at different food
and drinks which they could link to science in some way. We did a lot of research around Thomas Edison and his
invention of the lightbulb. After researching and discussing the class decided to make a funky kind of drink related
to light. We also wanted to design and produce a drink to complement 6MA’s cake. So we made an electricity drink.
In the end, we decided we would make an electric smoothie.
Firstly, we decided to use strawberries and blueberries as our
fruit. Then we added ice-cream and milk to the fruit. Next
we blended all of these ingredients together. After that, we
tasted the smoothie to see if the taste was enjoyable and
if it would be suitable to go with the cake. All of us liked
the taste and we decided that we would use this recipe.
To decorate it on the day, we linked what we were making to
the lightbulb and we added some popping candy to the rim
of the sundae glass, which we used to put the smoothie in.
We also added popping candy to the top of the smoothie, so
that the judges would get a shock of popping candy in their mouths. We also put some
coloured artificial lights into ice cube trays to put in the smoothie when it was finished.
I was thrilled when 6PA came first. There were 3 judges Norman - our head chef,
Mrs Mapp and Mr Reed. They gave scores for the classes and we won! This was an
extremely enjoyable challenge and I will remember it for a long time to come.
Lawand Amin Class 6PA
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DECEMBER 2017 ELF EVERYB
W R I TE DAY
Towards the end of last year, after attending a VP Zine after school club, I stepped out of the classroom
and I was flabbergasted at the state of the corridor; it was completely covered with strips of paper and
tissue! We walked into our classroom and on the board was written, Miss T stinks as well as sprayed
graffiti. I was horrified! When we got picked up by our parents, from VP Zine, I saw Miss Butler and Mr
Daniels – my friends and I began questioning them. I was very suspicious!
The next day, when I arrived at school, I told people in my class that I had seen cheeky elves (Miss
Butler and Mr Daniels). In class, Mr Daniels burst through the door (dressed as an elf) and when the
teachers were not looking he threw Kai’s book, rubber and pencil across the room.
In assembly, Mr Morrish was so angry - like an enraged bull, that he said if we couldn’t find an
explanation for the chaos, he would ban Christmas FOREVER! Suddenly a bunch of elves clambered
through the main hall door, they defaced one of his best pictures due to the fact that he was going
to ban Christmas. After that, Mr Atkinson was ambushed and given a Christmas ‘make over’ which
he hated as he doesn’t normally do Christmas! Suddenly a bunch of elves appeared with Mr Reed
and Mrs Mapp tied to their swivel chairs – they were acting really mean!
points down to help us and when we mentioned elves
When we returned to class, we had been set a task which was to write a newspaper report. Sir wrote some
Head, he didn’t believe us (even though sir was there)! I definitely knew
kidnapping the Head and Deputy
the reason why.
those cheeky elves owned up. Unfortunately, he wasn’t
In the afternoon, Mr Morrish called an assembly to see if he would need to ban Christmas forever. Finally,
legitimate elves; only three elves stood up and were able to perform the elf dance. After that,
convinced. He asked them to perform an elf dance to prove they were
about who they thought had caused all the mayhem. Finally, Mr Morrish had been suitably convinced to let Christmas 2017 carry
some children from Yr3 talked
on! A huge cheer rose up from the children as their excitement could not be contained!
Ayyat Adigun Class 6MA
ODY
CHOIR VISIT TO JANUARY 2018
THE LG ARENA
BIRMINGHAM -
YOUNG VOICES
The Organisation which is Young Voices, provide a musical experience for children
that will inspire a love of music, which they will remember for the rest of their
lives - Young Voices selects guest artists to take part in their concerts to sing along
side children from primary and secondary schools all over the country. This year
our newly formed choir, was invited to attend with the choir from St Phillips
School. Martha is a member of VPA’s choir and will tell us about her experience.
Arriving to see inside the LG arena was amazing!
At the start of the day, we arrived at the LG arena
which took us approximately forty minutes to
arrive by coach. It was very noisy there when we
arrived as there was a phenomenal amount of
the teachers had planned this for us, but I didn’t know excited children arriving from many schools up
and down the country. Little did we know, the
amount of people was nothing to the amount who
arrived later to see us perform!
We were guided to our seats by one of the
attendants in charge of the schools. When we
climbed up the mammoth staircase, to get into
the arena itself, the view from the auditorium was like looking out onto a football
field from the stadium – it was staggering!
After a long wait, we were ready to take part in a full rehearsal of the songs!
Song after song was near perfect, but even if you didn’t remember the lyrics,
1,999 other children were there to back you up!
Three hours later, the rehearsals had finished, so we went for a short break.
After no time at all, it was show time, so we went back into the arena to secure
our seats. I was starting to feel a little nervous at this point, but I was also really
excited. The entrance was now open for parents and relatives to find their seats. A
mass of people came flooding into the arena they were like ants in the distance!
When we sang with the other schools, it honestly was amazing! We also had
different artists arriving on stage to perform as singers or dancers, these
included: Natalie Williams a well-known Jazz singer, Alfie Sheard who played
acoustic guitar and sang, The M4GNETS a vocal harmony and beatboxing group
ARTSMARK
AWARDS
CEREMONY
Artsmark has been designed by schools, for schools, giving the curriculum
breadth and balance. As well as recognising schools that are making the
arts come alive, the Artsmark award is a practical and valuable tool for
enriching a school’s arts provision whatever the starting point. It provides
schools with access to enviable networks of leading cultural organisations
that will enable them to use the arts to engage and develop happy, self-
expressed and confident young people and inspire teachers.  Artsmark
supports Arts Award which recognises the creative development of
individual young people. Schools are awarded Silver, Gold or Platinum,
based on their achievements.
Tychique Otete and Maya Elufi
from Class 6AP, will tell us more
about the Awards Ceremony.
In preparation for the day of
the Artsmark Award ceremony, we had to finish off the school board
displaying our arts created from various styles/mediums.
On the day we went on the trip, we had to pick up children from other
schools to go to the Midlands Art Centre in Cannon Hill Park.
Once we had entered, we were given some food which was very tasty and
we waited then until everyone was ready. After a while, Mr Morrish came
out and gave a very good speech on how he never had opportunities like
this as a child.
After his speech, there was some background music played and then they
announced the places of the winners of the awards. We came second for
the second time and felt very proud with our achievement! We had won
Artsmark Gold!
After the announcements, the choir came in and others performed dances
to two different songs. We were very well entertained.
Finally, it was time to leave and we made our way back to school. We
worked hard trying to motivate others in school to feel passionate about

SPOT THE
the arts and we feel that we were successful in our aim – Platinum here
and Urbanstrides Street Dance specialists. The dance troupe were spectacular!
we come!!!
The way that they moved didn’t even look like humans were doing it. Overall the

DIFFERENCE!
performance took 5 HOURS! We ended up coming home at 10pm so we were all Interview conducted by Martha Adebayo Class 5AP
really tired but it was a GREAT experience and extremely good fun!

QUIZ BY By Mary Adebayo Class 5SW

YO
MARY ADEBA
5SW

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FEBRUARY 2018
Year 3’s Pop-Up Museum was set up to link in with their NICER Challenge
Pack – A Day at the Museum.
Hidayatullah Sadaty from Class 3JB
and Anisa Waseem from Class 3TB have
shared their experiences with us.
Q1. Why did you set up a Pop-Up Museum?
A1. We set up the Pop-Up Museum to be able to show
Mrs Mapp and Mr Read, what we had been learning
as part of our challenge pack. – Hidayatullah
Q2. How did the Pop-Up Museum fit into your NICER Challenge?
A2. The Pop-Up Museum displayed everything that we had
learnt about Ancient Greece and the Romans. - Hidayatullah
Q3. How long did it take for you to set up the Pop-Up Museum?
A3. We have been working towards the Pop-Up Museum for a
long time, because we have had to gain factual information to
be able to make the displays for the museum. When we actually
put the Museum up, it took around 4 hours. - Hidayatullah
Q4. How did you obtain inspiration for your Pop-Up Museum?
A4. We got inspiration for our Pop-Up Museum by researching
and learning about Greek Gods and Goddesses. - Hidayatullah
FEBRUARY 2018
SYMPHONY HALL CHOIR TR
VPA’s choir were selected to attend the School’s Music Service Concert held at the
Symphony Hall, in Birmingham. Martha is a member of the choir and she has taken
time out to share her thoughts about a very special day and evening.
On 12th February 2018, I went on a trip to the Symphony Hall with VPA’s choir.
When we arrived and entered through the doors, it actually looked as though it was
a regular shopping mall. As I looked round, I could see there were many ways to
enter the hall.
To begin with, we had to wait for them to call us up before we were able to enter. It
took a while but we were eventually lead through to a separate room – this was all
due to security checks.
As we were the first people there, it was pretty quiet and we got to sneakily eat a
few snacks. Eventually, the room began to fill with so many other schools. It was a
bit overcrowded and awkward due to the fact that we didn’t know them, but after a
while we got used to it.
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YEAR 3 RECEPTION VISIT MARCH 2018
POP UP MUSEUM ASDA CAFÉ
The children in reception visited ASDA Café in Windmill Lane, as part of their at the counter and they were given
Q5. How did you feel when visitors attended the Pop-Up Museum?
NICER Challenge Pack – People who help us. They went to find out first-hand change. After they were given their
A5. I was feeling a little nervous before everyone arrived
how an organisation is run. The children visited the tills and purchased items change, they made their way upstairs
and scared also, because I was slightly worried that Mrs
and looked at the stock on the shelves. They spoke to members of staff and to the café to sit down. All of the
Mapp and Mr Read wouldn’t like our work. - Anisa
enjoyed a snack whilst sitting children sat at different tables with
Q6. Was there anything which could be improved for next time? in the café. Aijia Shi from their friends. Some children got to sit
A6. Some of the things we made like the shields, swords and RL, Dana’e Thomas from RS with the teachers. The adults gave all
artefacts could be improved if we had used better materials. - Anisa and Nissma Kassim from RU of the children different coloured crayons and plain paper to draw and colour.
explained to me all about
Q7. What did you need to organise and make for your Museum? Nissma explained that she ate Hoola Hoops crisps, chocolate biscuits and
their visit.
A7. Using our task wheel we thought of all the different ideas a jam sandwich. Aijia had crisps and red apples and Dana’e purchased
we could for our displays. We then decided and organised which All of the children explained that when they arrived at ASDA, they looked pineapple juice and ate a jam sandwich.
ones we wanted to make and who was going to do each one. We around for a basket to carry the food to eat at the café. They brought white Interview conducted by Nassin Kassim Class 6MA
decided to make shields, helmets and armour. We then organised chocolate, crisps, drinks and apples. After that, they went to pay the money
how we were going to arrange and present our displays. - Anisa.
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Q8. What was the main thing you needed to do, to make sure your own Museum
was a success? Y1 MOSQUE VISIT
A8. The main thing we needed to make sure was that we
were well prepared and that we had fully researched all the Year 1 went to the Mosque to Q4) What was your favourite part of the day and why?
relative information. We also needed to have interesting help them to compare religious A4) Talking about the mosque with someone who knows
things to look at as well as interesting information. - Anisa buildings. Children in Year 1 so much and looking at different parts of the mosque.
want to share their experiences
Interview conducted by Sofia Bi Class 6MA Q5) How would you describe your trip? Give reasons for your answer.
with us: Maryam Sadatay and
Faiza Saeed from 1MA, Zainab A5) It was nice going to the actual mosque and
Nasseem 1CH and Mohammad wonderful as we learnt so many different facts.
Ayaan 1KK will tell us more. Q6) What things did you see?
Q1) How did the visit link to your A6) We saw the holy book, where people
challenge? pray and statues and paintings.
A1) It was to compare religious buildings. Q7) If you could go there again what would you
Q2) What things did you learn? want you do?
A2) Muslims go to a mosque to pray and to learn A7) Read the Holy Quran and pray.
more about Islam and it is important to them. Q8) Would you recommend this visit to other people?
A8) Yes, because we learnt so many thing that we
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Q3) What things did you like and why?
A3) We enjoyed listening to being told about praying because think other people would be interested in.
it is very interesting why Muslims pray so often. Interview conducted by Ayyat Adigun Class 6MA
After about an hour had passed, they started calling the schools names out to be led It got hot in there very quickly, but once we made it through the 5 practice songs,
into the main auditorium. When Miss Butler thought she heard Victoria Park’s name we were allowed to take a break and have a quick drink which was exceptionally
being called, she put her hand up… but it wasn’t our school, so she quickly put her refreshing.
hand down as if she was brushing her hair. It was hilarious!
Then came the real challenge! It was time for the show to begin. When we started
When they actually called our school’s name, there was a buzz of excitement. On singing it sounded absolutely amazing and goose bumps ran all up my arms
entering the main hall, it took my breath away - it was so amazing! The hall was like someone had put ice down my back. Some of the other choirs got to sing by
huge! Well, not quite as big as the last choir venue, the LG arena where the choir themselves and they were very good indeed! When the evening came to an end, the
sang for the Young Voices concert. However, the Symphony Hall was still very audience gave us an enormous round of applause and we all felt extremely proud
impressive as it was beautifully decorated with gold and red. The interior of the hall of ourselves.
had a second level for the audience to sit and there was a special reserved area for
VIP guests. As we got on the coach to go back to school, everybody was talking about how
brilliant the afternoon and evening had been. We arrived back to school very late
Where we sat, on the stage, there were thick red padded seats they were really and when I got home I told my family all about it before I fell fast asleep.
comfortable and very posh. When all of the other schools had eventually filtered
in, we were finally able to sit down. We took part in a rehearsal with all the other By Martha Adebayo Class 5AP
schools – this helped us to warm our voices up!
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A R 5 V I S IT THE
YE Y THEATRE
R
R A T O
OLD REPA
Jay’Anna Headley from 5AP and Imani Dawkins from 5SW
visited the Old rep in Birmingham and have agreed to tell
us a bit about the most memorable parts of their visit.
Q1) What were you doing at the theatre and what did you
do to prepare before performing?
A1) We went to the Old Rep Theatre to recite a
poem which we had orchestrated with the help
of a professional poet. We practised our stances
and how we were supposed to act - Imani
We prepared by practising our lines and
memorizing them -Jay’Anna
Q2) What was the topic of the poems which you were reciting?
A2) We had four groups with a different topic focus for
each; ‘What makes me different?’, ‘Martin Luther King’,
‘Rosa Parks’ and ‘Welcome to Birmingham’- Jay’ Anna
Q3) What was the best thing about the trip? Why?
A3) The best thing about the trip was going backstage
and instantly getting that amazing feeling of
performing on stage – Imani Dawkins 5SW
The best thing about the trip was getting to see
all the other children preform – Jay’Anna
Q4) What was interesting about the venue?
A4) The interesting thing about the venue was how fancy the
place was. The chairs were very comfortable! – Jay’Anna
I really liked the beautiful architecture/
decoration next to the stage - Imani
Q5) Were there other people there? If so, who were they?
A5) There were other children there from some of the
schools in the Victoria Academy Trust - Imani
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The poet that helped us create the poems was
also there to see us perform – Jay’Anna
Q6) How did this trip link to your Challenge?
A6) Our NICER Challenge was
‘Change Makers’ and we were
there to see if we could be change
makers ourselves - Imani
We went there to inspire other
people to be change makers
themselves – Jay’Anna
Q7) If you had the chance to go there
again what would you do differently?
A7) I would go back and recite my
own poem, hopefully this would
also inspire people – Jay’Anna
If I went back to the Old Rep,
I would swap poem topics with
a different group -Imani
Q8) What was the most memorable
moment for you, why?
A8) The best memory for me,
was going on stage, which
made everyone happy - Imani
The most memorable
moment for me was Mr
Morrish getting an award
at the end – Jay’Anna
Interview conducted by
Mary Adebayo Class 5SW
LIFE AFTER SATs – MAY 2018
YR 6 CINEMA AND BOWLING
BOWLING
On Friday 25th May the whole of Year 6 went on a very thrilling trip
in celebration of us completing our SATs. Both Mr Atkinsons, Miss
Thompson and Mrs Peart came on the trip with us and it was an After lunch, we made our way to the bowling alley, which was
amazing experience. incredible. Before we actually began bowling, we were allowed to
explore the arcade. There were lots of different things to choose
CINEMA from, I decided to play on the various machines and games with
my friends.
At 9 o’clock, we left to go to the Show Case cinema in Dudley. It
took us approximately 20 minutes to get there. It was great fun as When we were finished in the arcade, it was time to bowl! We were
we were allowed to take our phones and we were watching YouTube split into groups so that there were 6 children on each lane. We
and playing games on the journey. When we finally arrived, had so much fun that the time completely flew by and before we
everyone was really excited. There were 3 VIPs from each class – knew it, it was almost time to leave. However, just before we went
from 6MA there were: Kai, Gaganpreet and me. This was pretty to get back on the coach, we managed to convince our teachers to
cool because it meant that we got given a free McDonalds later and let us exchange our tickets from the arcade for prizes. Danny from
we got to choose wherever we wanted to sit in the cinema, before 6MA had the most tickets with 720 in total! We got to choose which
anyone else! We watched a film called ‘Early Man’ which was a very things we wanted to exchange our tickets for, including sweets and
entertaining film about cave men playing football, it was very funny toys. If you had have collected many more, you’d have been able to
in parts and I thoroughly enjoyed it!. get yourself a Nerf gun!
MCDONALDS As we stepped back onto the coach, the day had finally come to an
At lunch time, we got to go to McDonalds. As I was a VIP, Mr end. It was super fun and a day that I will remember for a long,
Atkinson gave me, along with Kai and Gaganpreet, £5 to spend long time.
on our lunch! I chose the 3 piece chicken select meal and it was
By Konrad Hibsz Class 6MA
absolutely delicious! What’s more, I didn’t have to pay for anything!
JUNE 2018
RECEPTION FOLLOW
THE GREEN FAIRY TRAIL
IN LICHFIELD
Reception children went to Lichfield to walk along
the Green Fairy Trail looking for magical happenings
in the woods. This was to help launch their NICER
Challenge Pack – How Can We Make Our Outdoors
Magical? Hidden amongst the trees somewhere deep down in the woods in Lichfield, is the Green Fairy Trail, home to
the green Fairies who make the doors and homes from recycled materials discarded locally. Hunting for the fairies is
fun whatever the weather. Even on a rainy day, the fairies can be spotted playing and resting in the woods. Amaya
Groce from RU, Accaciah Brown from RS and Japleen Hansra from RL want to tell us about their magical adventure!
Amaya explained that she saw lots of trees and pretty fairies and there were also some pigs on the trail! She has enjoyed
looking at different fairies and talking about their homes and doors and making things to make our outdoors magical.
Accaciah stated that she could hear the fairies singing and it made her start to sing as she loves singing
as when she grows up, she wants to be a Superstar! I learned that fairies are pretend but there are real
mushroom houses. My favourite part of the whole day was when we went on a ride on a carriage.
Japleen remembered that she was really happy because she saw a lot of different fairies
and she saw lots of pretty fairies flying around. She noticed lots of fairy doors. She didn’t
like it when she had to do lots of walking around, as this made her very tired!
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 YEAR 1 VISIT TO
JUNE 2018 Weston-super-Mare
Year 1 travelled by coach to Weston-super-Mare which, at
that time, was the hottest day of the year. The children
had fun in the sun and had to look for shade to keep them
comfortable and safe! William Guest and Jenine Khan from
1CH delight in telling us about their trip far, far away!
Q1) How did the visit link to your NICER challenge?
A1) We went to Weston-super-Mare because our
NICER Challenge Pack is called Buckets and Spades.
Q2) What did you enjoy and why?
A2) The things we liked the best were the rides on the
donkeys and eating ice cream. It was all really great fun!
Q3) How would you describe the trip and why?
A3) We would describe the trip as being amazing and
crazy at the same time, because we had so much to fit
JUNE 2018 YEAR 2 VISIT ASH END FARM
in to our time there, but we had lots of fun indeed!
Q4) What is the reason you went there?
A4) We went there to learn all about the beach in modern
times as we looked at beaches in past times in class.
Q5) What was your most favourite part of the day?
A5) When we were eating our ice creams
and riding on the donkeys.
Q6) How did you feel when you were there?
A6) We felt very happy and extremely excited.
Q7) Would you go there again and why?
A7) Yes, we would definitely go again, because there
were a lot of activities and it was really nice there.
Interview conducted by Konrad Hibsz Class 6MA
JUNE 2018 YR 5 VISIT
KENILWORTH CASTLE
Year 5’s NICER Challenge Pack is entitled Castle
Attack. For a number of weeks, Year 5 have
been researching all aspects of castle life. It
was their turn to experience a real castle and to
investigate further. Junaid Mohammed, Saeed
Sheikhnoor from 5AP and Fatimah Barati from
5SW will tell us more about their adventures.
Q1) How did the trip link up to your work in class?
A1) The trip was part of our NICER work,
as it linked up to our Challenge Pack,
Castle Attack. We have been learning about
castles for about two months now - Junaid
Q2) What information did you learn from the trip?
A2) We learned a lot of information
about the castle including features
such as the Gate House and the gardens. As we
were going around we filled in a question sheet. We
looked at the famous tapestry and the amour and
from this, we gained lots of knowledge – Fatimah
Q3) What was your favourite part of the trip?
A3) My favourite part of the trip was when we got
to go to the top of the Elizabethan Tower, as we got
to take a good look at the views of the Elizabethan
gardens and the surrounding countryside – Saeed
Q4) What was interesting about the information you learned?
A4) The thing that was most interesting to me
was the fact that I didn’t know Robert Dudley was
the Earl of Leicester and was gifted Kenilworth
Castle from Queen Elizabeth I – Junaid
Q5) From what you learned on the day, what can you tell me about
Kenilworth Castle?
A5) I learned that blue was a very royal colour back
then and when the Queen wore something no one
else could wear it as that was the law! Also, if anyone
broke the law they would be sent to the dungeon
where there was no light or food – Fatimah
Q6) What was the most memorable moment of the day?
A6) The most memorable moment was when we all
ate together and after that we played a football match
on the grass, it was really nice because we were all
together and it was very nice weather - Saeed
Q7) What would you recommend to a visitor
if they wanted to go?
A7) I would recommend that people went there because
it is very educational and there is a lot to learn
about British history. It is good for the family to visit
together as there is something for everyone to do.
There is a nice gift shop where you can buy souvenirs
for you and your family to take home – Junaid
Q8) If you could go there again, what would you do there?
A8) If I went again, I would go to the top of the castle
because it is a great view and it would be good for
drawing and painting the scenery. You could create
some wonderful art, as you’re not just looking
at a picture - it’s a real life setting - Fatimah
Interview conducted by Martha Adebayo Class 5AP

Year 2 End of their NICER Challenge by putting on a 100% ATTENDANCE TRIP TO

JUNE 2018
animal was the small pony - Ekamjot

Really Rural Show by organising the school’s Summer
fayre and bringing the countryside to the city. Part
of this educational visit was to familiarise themselves
with aspects of the countryside. Oliwia Brzostowska
and Georgina Lewis from 2AP and Xavier Simpson and
Ekamjot Kaur from 2JD will tell us more about their day.
Q1) What animals did you see while you were at the farm?
A1) We saw some ponies, rabbits/
bunnies, goats and even snakes! - All
Q2) Did you like going to the farm? Please share your reasons?
A2) I liked going there because there
were a lot of animals and we were allowed
to pet them and feed them - Oliwia
Q3) Why did you go there? And how did it link to your NICER
Challenge?
A3) Our Challenge was ‘The Really Rural
Show’, so we went to Ash End Farm to
find the difference between the city and
the countryside - Oliwia and Georgina
Q4) What was your favourite part of the whole trip?
A4) My favourite part of the trip was
9 touching the animals, my favourite
Q5) How would you describe the day?
A5) It was an adventurous day, we got to see
how hard it is to take care of animals - Xavier
Q6) Did you get a chance to touch the animals, if so which
ones?
A6) We got to stroke the ponies and
horses and we also got to hold the baby
chicks and ducklings - Ekamjot
Q7) If you got a chance to go there again would
you? Give reasons for your answer.
A7) Yes, we would definitely want to go there again,
because it was fun and we got to interact with
animals and even see deadly ones like snakes - All
Q8) Was there anything you wanted to do but you didn’t get
the chance to?
A8) I wanted to touch the rabbits but the instructor
said we might scare them, so we couldn’t - Georgina
We didn’t get to ride the horses and
I really wanted to - Xavier
Interview conducted by Mary Adebayo Class 5SW
EDGMOND HALL
As a treat, children who gained 100% attendance this year were chosen
to attend a fun day out with a member of their family. Abegael Asamoah
from 5AP was lucky enough to go along, this is an insight into her day.
Q1) What did you enjoy about this trip?
A1) I enjoyed collaborating with my dad and my brother
on the trip, usually on trips you don’t get to take family
along with you. This was an amazing experience for me.
Q2) Would you ever go on the trip again? Give a reason for your answer.
A2) I would like to go on the trip again, because we got
to build a canopy in the woods, which was so exiting.
It was also cool to be on a trip with family members!
Q3) Was there anything that you didn’t really enjoy
about the trip and why?
A3) I didn’t really like the fact that we had to go
through the woods to set up the canopy, because while
we were there - so many bugs kept on touching me.
Q4) Who would you take on the trip if could go again and why?
A4) I would take my mum next time, as she has
never been on a trip with me and it would be nice for
her to go as my dad has been with me already.
Q5) Why did you get to attend this trip?
A5) I attended the trip because I got 100% attendance
in school and I was very honoured because this was my
second time going to Edgmond Hall. I am so surprised
that I managed to be awarded again as there were other
people who could have gone, but thankfully I got picked.
Q6) What activities did you take part in while you were there?
A6) I took part in the zip line and I thought it was kind
of scary but it was fun also, especially after I had been
on it for a while, as I had got used to it by then. Another
activity I took part in was lighting the fire, at first I
was kind of scared using flint and steel to light it, but
it wasn’t scary after a while as I got the hang of it.
Q7) What was your favourite part of the whole trip?
A7) My favourite part of the trip was when we came
together and ate and when we collaborated with each
other and made a hut. I thought it was nice because
the people who went on the trip were people who I
wouldn’t usually mix with at school, so it was nice to
be around different people and get to know them.
Interview conducted by Martha Adebayo Class 5AP
10
 BEST, WORST AND FUNNIEST
MEMORIES AT VPA
The Year 6 children have many memories of their time here at Victoria Park. After completing their SATs tests, they have a few more fun memories
to create. They are looking forward to their Prom, Graduation and Leavers’ Performance. We will miss all of our Year 6 Leavers and we wish
them every success at Secondary school and beyond! Here are a few of the Year 6 VP Ziners Best, Worst and funniest memories…

I remember my best moment being when I went to

The best memory I am taking with me from Victoria
the cinema and bowling, as a Year 6 after SATs treat. I
Park, is when we were auditioning for our leavers’
especially liked the bowling as I had lots of fun and to
production and I got given one of the main parts!
make it even better I came 3rd out of my group.
My worst memory is that someone got to play the Genie
My worst moment here at VPA, was when I couldn’t do PE
in Aladdin, as I desperately wanted that part.
due to the fact that I have a really bad hayfever allergy.
My funniest memory was when I first started attending the I love sports, but sometimes in the summer I suffer
school in Year 5, everyone was saying ‘hello’ and I had no idea terribly by going outdoors, so I have to stay indoors.
what to do or what to say, I could barely understand anyone!
The funniest moment was also in Year 6, when I was given a piece
Konrad Hibsz Class 6MA of music to listen to when we were planning our Dragon’s Den pitch.
The best memory I have of my time at VPA I shouted out, “Where are my lyrics?” as I wanted to sing along to
is that I have made really good friends the track. But I didn’t realise I had my headphones on and a little
and they have been exceptionally nice to shout had turned into a BIG shout! Mia tapped me on the shoulder
me. I enjoyed the after SATs trips too. and said my name. I noticed that everyone in the class was looking
at me. I just burst out laughing as I then realised I had shouted
My worst memory was having to stand on really loudly. The rest of the class were already laughing at me!
the wall in the playground in Years 4 and 5
for talking when my teacher was talking! Ayyat Adigun Class 6MA
The funniest memory I have is when
Mahnoor makes really funny faces in
class – it always makes me laugh!
Sofia Bi Class 6MA

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