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WORLDBOOKDAY!

AsIwalkedinto

schoolIwasamazed

toseeteachersand

childrenalikedressed

upasbookcharacters.

Whilewaitingforour

assemblytostart,

itgaveusagreat

opportunitytovieweach

othersefforts!

Throughoutthedaywe

collaboratedwithone

anotherwhiletakingpartinthevarious

activitieswhichhad

beenplannedforusto

do.Wecreatedsome

storybookcharacter

descriptions,tookpart

inroleplayactivities,

completedquizzesand

createdpuppetsusing

variousaspectsofart.

Itwasafascinating

daypackedwithloadsof

excitementandfun.We

workedhardandhadfun

allatthesametime.

ByArmaanAshfaq

Class6F

Onthe5thMarch,wecelebratedWorldBookDay.Mostpeoplearrivedatschooldressedasacharacterfromtheirfavorite

book.Iwasdressedupasoneofthetributesofthe75thHungerGamesfromthebookCatchingFire(thesequeltoTheHungerGames.)TheHungerGamesisabookthatissetinaplacecalledPanem.Warandnaturaldisastersmadesurethatthiswastheonl

yplaceleft;itwasdividedinto12districtsandonerichcitycalledtheCapital.Thedistrictsweretreatedlikeslaves

sotheywarredagainsttheCapitalbutunfortunatelylost.Therefore,theHungerGameswerecreatedtoremindthemaboutthewarandhowtheCapitalcouldnotbe

defeated.WorldBookDaygaveustheopportunitytolistentoothersabouttheirfavouritebooksandcharacters.Itwasafundayanditwasmadeevenmorespecialbyhavingallofthe

teachersdressedupascharactersfrombookstoo!

ByHarpreetMangatClass4E


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Thursday5thMarch2015,was

WorldBookDay.Weweregiven

theopportunitytodressupas

ourfavoritebookcharactersand

tobringourbooksintoschool

tosharewithourteachersand

friends.ItwasGREATfunto

dressupandtoseewhatour

friendshadchosenastheir

favouritecharacterstoo.

Idressedupas`Harriet

Mannersa15(turning16)

yearold,fromthebookseries

`GeekGirl.Itisabout

aperfectionistwhowants

everythingtogoherway.She

isperkyandsassy,alongwith

classy.Nevertheless,sheis

stillthatnerdysmarttypeof

girleveryonemakesfunof.

Ienjoyedworldbookday

immensely.Duringtheafternoon,

wewereabletotakepartin

variousliteracyactivities

plannedaroundourSpiderwick

topic.Wewerechallengedto

createourownvarietyof

goblin,sprite,troll,orc

andotherspeciesfromthe

Spiderwickfantasyworld!We

watchedtheSpiderwickmovie

andreadpartofthebook.

Wecreatedourownfantasy

creaturesandmadeourworklook

likeithadcomefromapageout

oftheactualChronicles(the

FieldGuidefromSpiderwick.)

Overall,thedaywasFANTASTIC

andI,forone,reallyenjoyedit!

ByJaskiratKaurClass6A

On Thursday 5th March 2015,

we celebrated WORLD BOOK DAY! On

this special occasion all of thechildren were allowed to dress up

as a character from their favorite

book. I dressed up as a 16 year old

girl from a book called Mysterious

Chaos.

In the book, a girl called

Chelsea moves to London as her

parents had recently got divorced.

Whilst Chelsea was in London she

met a boy named Nick. Chelsea liked

Nick as he was very well behaved.

However, soon she discovered a big

secret behind his good behavior...

She began to investigate further

and found lots of interesting

clues. In the end, Nick was

punished and Chelsea happily lived

her life discovering a lot more

about the world.My favorite part of the day was

the afternoon as we linked some

literacy activities to our NICER

topic - Goblins and Ghouls. My

favourite activity was when we

combined different creatures from

The Spiderwick Chronicles. Wedid this to make our own mystical

creatures. I drew a Grite which

is half goblin and half sprite.

After we drew our creatures, we

picked a character from The

Spiderwick Chronicles and we

prepared ve questions for them

to answer. I picked the character

Thimbletack (the Brownie who

protects the Chronicles). One of my

questions was: when and where did

you rst meet Arthur Spiderwick? We

created these resources to make our

own story sack to share with other

classes in the school.

The whole day was

extraordinarily fun and I really

enjoyed dressing up. In addition

to this, I enjoyed seeing all ofthe teachers dressed up in fun

(storybook character) clothes too!

By Rupinder Kaur Class 6A


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Year2AttendedBirminghams

BiggestPantomine,heldatthe

BirminghamHippodromeTheatre.

Thetripwasorganizedtolinkin

withtheirNICERtopicUp,Up&

Away.

ArmaanAshfaqClass6F

interviewedImaniDawkinsClass

2AandMarthaAdebayoClass2MS.

Q1.Whichcharacterwasyourfavouriteandwhy?

A1.Jackwasourfavouritecharacterbecausehewasbraveand

clever.

Q2.Whatcharacterwasyourleastfavouriteandwhy?

A2.Theevilguybecausehewasmean,wecant quiteremember

hisname.

Q3.What wasyourfavouriteaspectoftheproductionandwhy?

A3.Ourmostfavouritepartofthepantomimehastobewhen

allthegiantshadafight.Thiswasinthesecondhalfofthe

performanceanditsatthetimewhenwegottowearthe3D

glassesthatweweregivenwhenwearrivedatthetheatre.We

alsoenjoyedhavingicecreamatthebreak!

Q4.Wouldyourecommendthispantomimetoanyoneelse?

A4.Yes,becauseit isexciting, ithadbrilliant special effectsand

itsgoodforallthefamilytogoandseetogether.

Q5.Canyougiveabriefsummaryofwhat happenedinthe

play?A5.Initially,itstartedoffanditwasquietwithjustsomemusic,

thenthereweresingersanddancersonthestage.Therewere

lotsofmagicaleffectsanditwassocolourfulonthestage.The

costumeswereall bright coloursandthefairyhadabeautiful

dressandamagicwand. Shegot toflyintheskytoo.The

beanstalkwasreallytallandthegiantwashugeandscary! There

werelotsof songsandwelaughedalotasitwasquiteamusing.

Q6.Describetheplayinonesentence.

A6. Itwasabsolutelyamazing!

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Q1. What did you see at Birmingham Airport?A1. We saw lots of airplanes taking off and making a WHOOSH

sound as the wheels left the runway. We saw all the equipment and the

machines that the crew use. We saw the Captain of a plane, who was very

friendly and helpful and who took us on one of the airplanes.

Q2. What did you do at the airport?A2. We did lots while we were there. We had a snack of biscuits, we

watched a film about airplanes. Also, we played for a short time, coloured

in pictures of airplanes and we were able to design our own plane.

Q3. What was your favorite part of the day?A3. (Rhianna) My favourite part of the day was when I got to design my

own plane. (Amelia) My best bit of the day was when we went on the

airplane and the Captain flew it!

Q4. If you could describe the day in one word what would you say?Q4. Its hard to use one word, as there are so many words to describe the

day But we definitely had Fun.

Q5. If you could y anywhere, where would you go?A5. (Rhianna) I would want to go to Brazil. (Amelia) I would want to go to

Germany or Poland.

Q6. Why would you choose those countries to visit?A6. (Rhianna) I dont really know why I would like to go to Brazil, its just

the place I know I want to go. I would go to Germany or Poland because I

have family who live there.

Year2visitedBirminghamAirportaspartoftheirNICERtopic-Up,Up&Away.Wecompiledsomequestionstoseehowtheyenjoyedtheirday.

NicoleEcclesClass6WinterviewedRhiannaTia-FrancisandAmeliaKozubskiClass2MS


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Year3visitedBirminghamMuseumaspartoftheirNICERtopicADayattheMuse

um.Theywereabletoseewhatamuseumlookedlikeandhowthingsaredisplayed.TheypaidparticularattentiontohowinformationandGreekartefactsweresetup,duetothefactthattheyarepreparingfortheirNICERchallengeofsettinguptheirveryownpop-upmuseum.

Interviewtookplacewith:AbdirahmanAhmedClass3CandT

ychiqueOtteteClass3FconductedbyJaskiratKaurandRabiaAkhtarClass6A.

Q1.WhydidyouvisittheBirminghamMuseum?

A1.Wewenttothemuseumbecauseweneededto

learnaboutAncientGreece, thiswasbecausewewere

usingtheinformationtohelpustosetupourownpop-up

museum.

Q2.Didyouhavefunatthemuseum?Whatwasyour

favouritepartofthevisit?A2.Itwasreallygoodfun, ourfavouritepartw

asvisiting

theplayroom.Wealsoenjoyedlookingattheold

jewellery.

Q3.Whenyouvisitedthemuseum,whatdidyousee?

A3.Wesawlotsofoldjewellery,Greekcoinsandweapons

fromWW1.Thereweresomeoldcostumes,booksand

loadsofothercoolartefactstoo.

Q4.Couldyoushareaninterestingfactwithuswhichyou

learnedonyourvisit?

A4.Yes,Greeksworshipthingsthatwedontworship.They

have12gods:Hercules, Zeus,Zeus sonandlotsofothers!

Q5.Didyouhavetodoanyresearchbeforethevisit?

A5.Welearntaboutwhat typesofmuseumsthereare

beforeandafterthetrip.

Q6.Whatworkhaveyoucarriedoutsinceyourvisittothemuseum?A6.Afterthetripwelearntaboutlotsofdiffere

ntthings

todowiththeGreeks:Greekfood,clothesandallabout

theirlifestyle.Wehaveproducedlotsofworktohelpusto

beabletoportraylifeinamuseum.

Birmingham Museum Trip Interview Year 3

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FreshwaterTheatreCompany

InterviewYear4

Year 4begantheir newNICER

topicwithavisit fromFreshwaterTheatreCompany. Theytookpart inanumberofworkshopstointroducethemtoTime Travellers/TheEgyptians.

DaanishAziz andAkashSalhanClass5BinterviewedWiktor Kozubski andZainDin Class4J.

Q1.Whydidthetheatrecompanycomeinto

school?A1.Theycametohelpustofindoutnewand

interestingfactsabouttheEgyptiansaswewere

startinganewtopic.

Q2.Whatwasthemostinterestingfactthatyou

learnedontheday?

A2.ThattheEgyptiansripyourinternalorgansoutof

yourbodyandwashthem;aftertheyhavedonethis

theykeeptheheart.

Q3.Whydotheydothis?

A3.Theydothisastheybelieveitwillhelpthemto

surviveintheafter-life.Theykeeptheheartinthe

bodyastheybelievetheywillnotbeabletoliveinthe

after-lifewithoutit.

Q4.Inyouropinion,whatwasthebestpartofthevisit

fromFreshwaterTheatreCompany?

A4.Findingoutlotsof interestingandfunfactssuchas,

thelongestriverintheworld,theNile, runsthrough

Egypt.

Q5.Didyouenjoytheactivitiesthatyoutookpartin?

A5. Yes, theactivitieswerereallyfuntotakepart in.

Welearnedlotsofnewfactsanditwasextremely

interactivesoallofthechildrengottotakepart in

differentactivities.WegottoholdEgyptianartefacts,

dressupandtakepart inrollplayactivities.

Q6.Howlongwasthetheatrecompanyinschoolfor?

A6.Theystayedforthewholeday.

FreshwaterTheatreCompany

InterviewYear4

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Akash Salhan

Class 5B

Jack & The Beanstalk

Pantomime

Harpreet Mangat

Class 5E

Mr Atkinson 2A Collage

Rabia Akhtar

Class 6A

Mummy and Egyptians

Armaan Ashfaq

Class 6F

Birmingham Museum


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Year5visitedLudlowCastleaspartoftheirCastleAttackNICERtopic.Letsseewhatwefoundoutabouttheirday

SaraSaeedClass6FinterviewedMikaylaSmithClass5E.

Q1.WhatwasthemostinterestingfactthatyoulearnedatLudlowcastle?

A1.IlearnedthatLudlowcastleisactuallyinLudford,notLudlowitself!

Q2.WhatdoesLudlowCastlelooklike?

A2. Itishugeandlookslikeanoldmansion, mixedinwithanoldchurchbuilding.

Q3.Didyougoupintothetower?Ifso,howdidyoufeel?

A3. I didgoupintothetower. ItfeltamazingwhenIreachedthetopof all thosesteps.The

weatherwascalmandsunny.Thescenerywascompletelybreathtaking; itwasreallycool

tobesohighup!

Q4.Whatwasyourreactionwhenyousawthecastle?

A4.Iwasrelievedtoactuallyhavearrivedasitseemedlikealongjourneyfromschool.

IwasalsoveryexcitedonceIgotthereandsawtheenormouscastlestandinginfrontof

me.Inadditiontothat,IfeltsurprisedtooasIwasalittlebitscaredwiththecastlebeing

sobig!

Q5.Ifyoucoulddescribethedayin1wordwhatwouldyousayandwhy?

A5. Phenomenal! Becausethecastlelookedfantas

ticandplayingwithmyfriendsand

exploringwasGREATfun!

Q6.DidanyoneactuallyliveinLudlowCastle?Ifyes,who?

A6.Yes,Royalsusedtoliveinthecastle.KingHenrysdaughterlivedthereinthewinter

andothermembersof theRoyalfamilystayedtherewhentheytravelledaroundEngland.

LudlowCastleInterviewYear5


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Q1.WhydidyougototheHousesofParliament?

A1.We(School Council)went totheHouses

ofParliamenttomeetourlocalMP(JohnSpeller).

Unfortunatelywedidntgettomeet himintheendasthere

wassomeconfusionabout thetime.

Q2.HowlongdidittakeyoutogettoLondon?

A2.Itwasexactlyfourandahalfhoursaswehadtocollect

childrenfromDevonshireJuniorSchoolontheway.Italso

tooklongerastherewasalotof trafficonthewaythere.

Q3. Asyoudidntgettomeet theMP,whatdidyou

doinstead?A3.Weweregivenatouraroundthebuilding.

ATourGuide

fromtheHousesof Parliamenttookusaroundthebuilding

andexplainedtouswhopeoplewere,whattheirjobroles

wereandwhat thedifferentroomsandhallswereusedfor.

WealsovisitedtheHouseof Commonswhileadebatewas

inprogress!

Q4.Wereyoudisappointedthatyoudidntget tomeetMrSpeller?A4.Yes,aswewerereallylookingforwardtom

eetingand

interviewingourlocalcouncilor.Wehadallprepared

questionsandwewantedtoseeifhisrolewassimilarto

ours.

Q5.WhatquestionswouldyouhaveaskedtheMP?

A5. (Akash)IwouldhaveaskedhimhowhebecameanMP

inthefirstplace. (Caroline)Iwouldhaveaskedhimwhat

hisdutiesareasanMPanddoeshelikehisjob.

Q6.Didyoumeetanyotherpeopleontheday?

A6.Yes,wemetchildrenfromDevonshireJuniors.They

wereallverykindandpolite.

Recently,anumberofourSchoolCouncillorswentto

LondonbyminibustovisittheHouseso

fParliament.Thisiswhatwefoundoutabouttheirday.

DaanishAzizClass5BandArmaanAshfaqClass6FinterviewedAkashSalhan5BandCarolineSmith4J

HousesofParimentInterviewSchoolCouncil


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CoreyBrothersonwasinvitedintoschool tosharewith

Year6abouthisexperiencesofcomicbookwriting;

priortothechildrenembarkingonanewgenreof

writinglinkedtotheirNICERtopicofGhostsand

Ghouls(Spiderwick).CoreyhasadegreeinEnglishand

Journalismandhaswrittenmanybooksforexample:

MagicandMythsandVampireBoogietonamebuta

few.Hehaswrittencontentforwebsites,publishers,

magazinesandTV.Coreyhasworkedasaneditor,

staffwriter,producerandcriticformanypublications

andcompaniesincluding:Channel4,Sony, Ofcial PS2Mag,Sky1andCentral/ITV.

InterviewconductedbyArmaanAshfaqand

NicoleEcclesClass6F.

Interview

withCory

Brotherson

Q1. What is your favourite part of the job thatyou do?

A1. Being creative, being able to do what I enjoyand telling other people about it.

Q2. Who is the most famous person youvemet?

A2. The most famous person Ive met to date

is Neil Gaiman, the best-selling author of theSandman comic book series.

Q3. Why is he your favourite famous person?A3. Neil Gaiman is a big role model for me; thatis why he is my most favourite famous person.

Q4. What area of writing do you enjoy themost?

A4. I like writing about drama, television andmovies.

Q5. If you hadnt have followed the path ofbeing a writer, what other profession would you

have liked to have been involved in?A5. First, I wouldve liked to have been a doctorbut, Im not clever enough. So Id have loved tohave been an actor (even though I cant act)!

MrAtkinson(Junior)joinedVPAinSeptember2014.Hehadtaughtatourschoolpreviouslywhilestudyingtobecomeaqualifedteacher.HespentalotoftimeonhisplacementinYear3.HeistheyoungerbrotherofMrAtkinsonwhoteachesinYear6!

Teacher

Interviewwith

Mr.Atkinson

fromClass2A.

Q1. What inspired you to be a teacher?A1. My own Year 6 teacher, Miss Hill, inspired me tobe a teacher because she was extremely nice and

was very good at teaching. Also she knew how tohandle children very well.

Q2. Where did you work before you came to VPA?A2. Before I arrived at VPA, I worked at Currys(electrical store). I also worked at a high school

and another primary school.

Q3. How long did you work at your previous joband what made you leave?

A3. I worked at my previous job for 2 years and Ileft that job because Miss Fowler (VPAs old DeputyHead Teacher) asked me to come and work here at

Victoria Park.

Q4. In your career so far, which year group haveyou enjoyed teaching the most and why?

A4. I have enjoyed teaching Year 2 the mostbecause every single day I get the opportunity tosee the enjoyment the children are having whilst

coming to school.

Q5. Out of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest), whatrating would you give our school and why do yourate it at that score?

A5. I would rate this school with a score of 10 out of10 because it is at the forefront of teaching.

Q6. What is the most exciting moment you haveexperienced here in this school and why was ityour most exciting experience?

A6. Thats probably when we learnt about NeilArmstrong (the astronaut). This is because it wasnice to see the enthusiasm on the childrens faces.

Q7. Do you have any hobbies, what are they andwhat is your favorite hobby?

A7. I like to draw, play computer games, I go tothe gym and I also go skateboarding. My favoritehobby has to be playing computer games becausethey are just really GREAT fun!

Q8. What is your favorite food and drink?A8. My favorite food is Hawaiian pizza because itis extremely tasty and makes me feel spiritual onthe inside. My favorite drink is milk because whenI come back from the gym it feels good and healthyto have a nice cold glass of milk.

Interview conducted by Harpreet MangatClass 5E and Rupinder Kaur Class 6A


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