We had a familiar visitor in our whole school assembly this week. Bryony from Bristol City Council's Active Travel team launched our "Walk to School Week". This is a national campaign to highlight the benefits of active travel - helping healthy lifestyles and improving air quality in our communities. At Vicky Park, we do a lot to encourage this each day and have had recognition through our Modeshift Stars award so it was great to have Bryony back with us with ideas of what more we could do. There is more information below about the various activities the children took part in various activities this week to promote active travel. 

This week children were awarded Values Certificates for being "caught" showing any of our school values. Well done the following children who were given Value Certificates this week: Reid, Alice, Ezra, Armani, Ephraim, Will, Dylan, Shane, Lillyann and Felix.

Term 6 Curriculum Newsletters

Each term we provide a Curriculum Newsletter per year group. These are written by class teachers and give an overview of the learning that will be taking place each term in your child's class. The term 6 newsletters for each year group from Reception to Year 6 can be found here.

Attendance and Punctuality

Congratulations to Beech class who are the winners of the attendance for the second week running.  Well done also to Juniper class who had no children late to school last week.

Updates from CST

Please have a look at the latest CST parent and carers' newsletter and an update on the proposed merger which are below.

Walk to School Week

We've had a great week raising awareness of active travel in school as part of Living Streets' Walk To School Week. It is a national campaign to highlight the benefits of active travel - helping healthy lifestyles and improving air quality in our communities.

Active Travel Assembly - Bryony from Bristol City Council's Active Travel team, launched the week with an assembly all about why and how we can travel more actively.

Reception made a graph of how they all got to school and talked about all the different ways of travelling.

Shoesday - We had a lot of fun celebrating walking and wheeling to school with some brilliant and whacky shoe accessories! Thank you for all your support and creativity with this initiative - it certainly got us talking about how we get to school!

Pedometer Challenge

Year 5 have been taking part in a pedometer challenge, seeing if they can collaboratively walk the distance from Bristol to London and Bristol to Loch Lomond in Scotland. Well done Year 5 for pounding the playgrounds to get your steps up!

Green Team Litterpick

Our amazing Eco Warriors went out litterpicking around our local area last week. They found all sorts of exciting items amongst all the rubbish and did a brilliant job of cleaning up the streets, making our neighbourhood look nicer and protecting wildlife.

Quadkids Event

On Wednesday, eight children from Year 6 represented the school at a Quadkids event. Each child participated in four events: 75m sprint, 600m run, long jump and howler throw. They all demonstrated amazing determination to compete in each event and they should be incredibly proud of their efforts. All of the scores were compiled to create a team score with Victoria Park narrowly missing out on third place. A brilliant achievement by all and a special mention to Elsa and Ellen who came third and fourth individually out of all of the girls. 

Gromit Unleashed

We are excited to announce that Victoria Park Primary will be taking part in the Gromit Unleashed trail again this summer.  The PTFA have kindly supported us to buy a Norbot the Gnome for our school who will form part of the trail and then return to us next academic year to sit alongside Gromit and Shaun the sheep who are already popular features within our school.

Today the children should have come home with a sheet for them to submit their designs for our Norbot.  The deadline for designs to be handed in is Friday 13th June.  If you need a spare copy you can download one here.

We have set a fundraising target of £1000 (to pay for the sculpture and donate to the Wallace and Gromit appeal) and the school council will be letting you know next term how you can get involved.

Summer Fayre Preparations: Important Dates from the PTFA

Next term the PTFA will be collecting donations for the Summer Fayre. They will on the playground before and after school on the days below seeking the following donations:

 Friday 6th June - bottles and chocolates 

 Friday 13th June - teddies 

 Friday 20th  June - cake donations and non-uniform day for jolly jars donations

The summer fayre itself will be on:

 Saturday 21st June - Summer Fayre 

We appreciate all donations you can give and REALLY appreciate any volunteers who can sign up to help at the at the Summer Fayre itself. 

For more information on the preparations for the Summer Fayre and all the PTFA's activities please have a look at the information below.

National Sports Week and Sports Day Plans

Monday 16th June - Friday 20th June is National Sports week. During this week, the children will be taking part in various sports during the day as well as their normal P.E. lessons. For this week, please send your child to school wearing their P.E. kit. This must follow the school P.E. kit policy (no football shirts etc.) and a link can be found below as a reminder. 

https://www.victoriaparkprimary.co.uk/school-uniform/

Sports day will be held on Wednesday 18th June at Victoria Park near the entrance on the corner of Hill Avenue and Nutgrove Avenue. Please see the times below for when your child(ren) will be taking part. You are more than welcome to come and watch. 

AM: 9:15 - 10:00: Reception

AM 10:00 - 11:30: Maple, Mulberry, Bay, Birch, Mangrove, Elder

PM 1:15 - 2:45: Beech, Magnolia, Eucalyptus, Lime, Juniper, Hazel   

Thank You Miss Simpson!

Year 1 said "Goodbye" to Miss Simpson today. She is leaving VPPS to teach English in a language school over the summer holidays before she starts a teacher training course in September. Miss Simpson has worked in Year 1 since September. We are really grateful for Miss Simpson's contribution to the school this year and we know how popular she is with the children in Year 1. However, we also know she has been offered a really exciting opportunity and we all wish her all the best for her new challenge!

Important Dates for Term 6

• Monday 2nd June 2025 First day of Term 6
• Friday 13th June  School Photo day
• Friday 20th  June  PTFA Jolly Jar donation non-uniform day
• Saturday 21st June PTFA Sumer Fair
• Wednesday 25th June SEND parents evening
• Friday 27th June 2025 INSET DAY
• Thursday 15th July Sumer Big Sing
• Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Last day of term

Remember that you can see all of the term dates and INSET days on the term dates page of this website. 

Calling all artists and river lovers age 7-16!

Here's a brilliant art competition for you to help highlight how important our rivers are (flyer Link below)

World Bike Day at Sparks – 31^st May

On Saturday 31 May, at Sparks in Broadmead we are celebrating World Bike Day with a day of FREE events. Pedal your way on down to Sparks in Broadmead to join us for World Bike Day on Saturday 31 May. All events are spoke-tacular and free. Please note, booking is required.

·Want to be your own bike mechanic? Sign up for a bike maintenance session this World Bike Day at Sparks in Broadmead. Sessions include puncture repair and brake maintenance. There is also a session for children and parents to learn together.

·Bring your kids down to our Active Travel Workshop and Bling Your Bike event at Sparks in Broadmead for World Bike Day.

All events are free, but booking is required (follow the links below to book your place!):

12pm to 1.30pm: active travel workshop and ‘bling your bike' session (ages 8 to 12)

1pm to 2.15pm: free bike maintenance class (for children with parents)

2pm to 3pm: bike maintenance class puncture repair (for adults)

3pm to 3.45pm: bike maintenance class brakes (for adults)

Half Term Soccer Fun with Soccer Shooters Bristol East!

Get ready for an action-packed May Half Term! Soccer Shooters are running an exciting and active Soccer Camp that's perfect for children of all abilities. It's a fantastic opportunity for boys and girls to:

Supercharge their football skills: Our experienced and enthusiastic coaches will help children improve their dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork through fun, engaging drills and games.
Stay active and healthy: We’ll keep children moving and energised with fun soccer games and activities, promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.
Make new friends and build confidence: It's a great way for children to socialise, build friendships in a supportive environment, and develop their confidence on and off the pitch.
Have a blast! Our emphasis is on creating a positive, inclusive, and enjoyable experience for every child.

For all the details, including a full schedule and booking information, please check out the attached leaflet or scan the QR code below.

Who: Boys and girls of all abilities, aged 5 -14 years old
When: 27th & 28th May 2025
Where: SBL Academy BS30 8TS

Ready to Play?
For more information and to book your child's place, please check out the attached leaflet or scan the QR code. Spaces are limited, and we don't want anyone to miss out on the fun, so early booking is highly recommended!
We look forward to welcoming your children to the Soccer Shooters team this half term!

Bristol Parent Carers offer practitioner led support sessions designed to support parents and carers of children with SEND.
It's easy to book, just visit  https://bit.ly/Getbookednow to secure your place!