Every week in assembly, we explore one of our school values. The children know our school values really well, and they influence the way we behave, learn and interact with each other. Our four school values are unique to our school. However this week, we looked at a different set of values - British Values. These are promoted in every school in Britain, so it's important that children know what they are. There are five British Values, which are:

We will be seeing if children can learn and remember these British Values alongside our school values.

Schools Triathlon 2024

This year, children from Victoria Park Primary School once again competed in the Knight Frank schools triathlon at Clifton College. Between them the children have raised over £3000 for the Restless Development charity. Each team completed all three triathlon disciplines; swimming, cycling and running, in a relay format. The event is for all sporting levels, and is first and foremost a fun event combining sport and fundraising. All the children worked hard and showed determination and teamwork, as well as encouraging competitors from other teams. Thank you to all the parents and carers who registered the teams, supported fundraising and transported their young triathletes to the event!

Victoria Park Food Drive

Victoria Park foodbank is running low on food and need our help! Please join in and support our food drive. The school council have arranged for each class to collect a specific item and boxes will be in each classroom for donations.

Cherry - tinned tomatoes
Willow - toothpaste and toothbrush
Beech - pasta sauce
Mulberry - sweetcorn
Magnolia - bottle of squash
Walnut - packet of biscuits
Birch - tinned soup
Bamboo - tinned fruit
Oak - shower gel
Nutmeg - box of cereal
Juniper - tinned spaghetti
Mangrove - baked beans
Elder - rice
Hazel - packet of pasta

Please bring in donations by Monday 20th May.  THANK YOU!

Chickens in the School Pond!

Not really, but we've had our results back from the GenePools citizen science project. We sent off a pond water sample which was analysed using novel DNA sequencing methods. Here's a snapshot of our school pond results, including traces of chicken, dog and fox as well as some cool invertebrates like the Hairy Back, Hydra and Springtail:

To see our school pond results in more detail, you can visit this webpage and search for our pond number GP11244. Find out more about the GenePools project here.

Green Team and Butterfly Conservation

Following our survey looking at how to improve the school grounds for pollinators, our Green Team got planting last week. We have planted up the bed by the Key Stage 1 gate with tall growing meadow plants for pollinators. The recent rain and sun will be perfect to help them grow. We hope you can enjoy them along with the bees and butterflies!

Other Information

• Knowle West Media Centre is hosting a free music festival called Soundwave on Wednesday 22nd May - this will be a fun evening of great performances and activities. More details and the sign up link are on the poster below, or here.

• Bristol Family Blog have published their May Half-Term Guide; a roundup of everything going on around Bristol over half-term! You can find it here.
• Drama with Hannah Rose are running workshops in May half term and through the summer holidays, including a range of themes, locations and options for wraparound care. For full details, visit their website or check out the flyers below.

We've all enjoyed the sun this week, but next week is looking a little unpredictable with rain forecast. Please remember that children should have a waterproof coat in school labelled with their name, so they can be returned to children who accidentally leave them outside. Have a lovely weekend!