ViCtoRia PaRK PRiMaRY BLasts into oRBit as oFstEd giVEs ouR sCHooL an outstanding REViEW!

the Whole school Goes BacK in tiMe on a real steaM train!

did an alien

spaceship crash

land on oUr

playGroUnd?

PRoBaBLY the best sChool in tHE

Known universe

inside

articles, poeMs,

interVieWs,

FilM reVieWs,

GaMes & More!

autumn 2011

After an inspection this autumn

by OFSTED, the people in charge

of inspecting schools in Britain,

our school has been recognised as

outstanding. To celebrate this great

achievement, we’ve been working

hard to make our magazine bigger,

better and more exciting to read

than ever! We have poems, reports,

drawings, film reviews, and best

of all, a load of new editors who

have joined our team. VP ZINE has

gotten bigger and we also have a

new associate editor, Mrs. Akhtar.

This is going to be our second

magazine ever and our best. We

hope you can join us and send

us your stories, jokes and pic-

tures to publish in VP ZINE.

Being a VP ZINE editor is outstand-

ing, and really fun! First of all I

felt extremely nervous but when I

found out it was so much fun I put

on my thinking hat and became a

little cheeky. It’s really, really great

and if you were a VP ZINE Editor

you might feel the same way too.

outstanding!

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All pupils say that they feel safe and that there is always an adult they can

turn to for help. They are proud of the school’s healthy lifestyle awards

and enjoy the school dinners and wide variety of sporting activities

The diversity of the school popula-

tion is celebrated and, as a result,

the school is an extremely cohe-

sive and harmonious community.

The stimulating, mo-

tivating and highly

relevant curriculum

results in pupils’

evident love

of learning.

“The pupils of Victoria Park...

bubble over with enthusiasm

when talking about the things

they learn, the experiences

they are offered and the out-

standing care they receive.”

All pupils are known and

cared for as individuals.

Pupils make an outstanding

contribution to their school

and local community.

What the inspectors said...

Some quotes from the OFSTED report

on Victoria Park Primary School

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tHE LiVing MusEuM

4

On Tuesday 1st November a Year Six

class from VPPS were lucky enough

to visit the Black Country Living

Museum. The children arrived at

school at 8:50 AM. We were fi lled

with excitement! Mr. Wynne, our

wonderful, funny class teacher put

us into groups, we had a maximum

of 5-8 per group due to the fact

we had quite a lot of children.

We travelled by coach and it took

40 minutes however it seemed like

25 minutes. It was really big, I was

surprised. Mr. Wynne had to go and

pay so that we could participate

in the trip. After a while we all got

out of the coach with our groups.

When we arrived there at the

Black Country living museum, our

tour guide called Roger came

to meet us. We lucky enough to

have a guide who actually grew

up there. First he took us to the

Victorian houses and showed

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us the differences between our

modern life and the Victorian life.

Our guide told us why the Black

Country museum was called the

Black Country museum. The man

had told us it was called the Black

Country because there was a lot

of black fog surrounding the sky.

He then took us to a cottage who

we met an old lady. She then told

us how the mothers would clean

the clothes and how they dried

them. “In the Victorian days we

did not have a washing machine,”

she said, “we had to use things

mainly made out of wood.”

The first cottage we went in was

quite poor therefore it was crooked

and bent. We then went in a rich

cottage which was nice and very

posh. The posh one had wallpa-

per and the poor one did not.

A lady was there who showed us

how clothes were cleaned during

the Victorian period. There was

lots of factual information that the

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lady told us. She showed us the

different parts of a Victorian house.

During our journey, we went to a

place where our guide let us have

lunch. Mr Wynne ran to the chip

shop to get two bags of chips

for him and Mrs Clarke however

the children didn’t get any!

Next we went to a historical

Victorian school where we ex-

perienced what life was like as a

Victorian schoolchild. Mr. Wynne

was caught talking and conse-

quently the teacher whipped him

to show us what it was like!

A man called Tony took us into

the mine. First of all everybody

put on green hard hats and we all

had a torch to share in our small

group. The mine was very dark

and consequently it was very

scary. in the darkness there were

models of people, which spoke

every time we got near each one.

we had to

use things

mainly made

out of wood

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While walking we saw a model

of a Victorian miner called Bill.

We heard voice clips, recordings

from diff erent Victorians explan-

ing their jobs in the mine. The

ceiling in the mine was vely low,

however we had safety helmets

so that we would not hurt our

heads. We then turned off our

torches and experienced complete

darkness... I was fl abbergasted.

At the end when we left the

mine we went to the gift shop.

Mr. Wynne chose me to go fi rst.

When we all went in the shop we

looked around and it was very

hard to choose something to buy.

I bought sweets and a beauti-

ful bracelet for my mother.

We all had a good day at Black

Country museum, the best thing

about our trip was when we went to

the Victorian school. I recommend

this place to anyone who needs to

know anything about the Victorians.8

I absolutely LOVE this movie/

book because in it, it contains

moments of love, hate, grief and

joy. It knows how to grab emo-

tions and it is marvellous!

The plot contains heart-breaking

devotion from William to Mister

Tom and scenes of friction between

William and his mother. You can

see how much he is determined

to prove that he is responsible

for Trudy, his baby sister, when

he takes the blame for her death

and refuses to give her to the

warden when he is rescued.

In addition to this, you can see

that he is a shy and very quiet boy,

without the movie/book telling you,

so that means that there is fantastic

‘SNOT’ (Show Not Tell) in this

storyline. If I had to pick a book/

movie to watch/read over a million

times, it most certainly, without a

doubt, be Goodnight Mister Tom.

review

goodnigHt MistER toM

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tHE KidstaKE oVER

On 14 November 2011 5 children of

Victoria park primary school were

chosen to gather information about

how to make our school better.

The children went in to the teach-

er’s meeting room and decided

to type up their ideas in a table.

They started by looking at the

last year’s ideas to get a basic

idea of what it is like. The children

had diff erent roles, the roles of

diff erent teachers. (Jamie and

Junayd as Mr. Wynne, Jastej and

Wait, We’re still in

charGe thoUGh. aren’t We?!

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Abbie as Mrs. Dhesi, Hasiba as

Mrs. Fowler and Abdimalik as Mr.

Morrish) Then we all chose what

part of the school we want to make

better so then we went away and

all tried our best to think about

how to improve the school.

Then the day arrived...

We walked in to the room with

fear striking our hearts. As we sat

down the teachers looked at us

with a great big grin on their faces.

We started on our fi rst paragraph

which was all about healthy eat-

ing which was lead by Junayd.

As time was passing the teach-

ers said that they were going to

add our ideas to their plan. Mr.

Wynne said that it was tradition

to have a toast on such great

work therefore we fi lled up our

cups with juice and drank them.

It was a great experience being a

teacher and I want to do it again.

Uh oh!

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A hive of activity during breaks

and lunchtimes at Victoria

Park Primary School, the hut

can be the best place to spend

time in the playground

VP ZINE reporters ventured out

to the hut one lunchtime and

interviewed the pupils they found

there. They told us what they liked

about the hut, and shared their

thoughts on how the playground

could be made even better.

What WoUld yoU liKe

to add to the hUt?

There should be more seats,

maybe more room to sit down.

WoUld yoU liKe to

redecorate the hUt?

Maybe, make it more lively.

What WoUld yoU liKe

to call the hUt?

I don’t really know. Keep it as

“The Hut” but maybe make it

more green, more creative.

WELCoME to tHE Hut

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What Kind oF eQUipMent

WoUld yoU liKe For

the hUt?

We could have more footballs,

maybe hard ones because

we don’t get many footballs

for school even when they

get kicked over the fence.

so yoU’re sayinG yoU Want

a FootBall traininG area?

Yeah maybe, or maybe we could

go on the school fi eld to play

so there’s not so many kids

and the ball won’t hit them.

so yoU Want to MoVe the

hUt to the Field and pUt

FootBalls in there?

No, but we should go out on the

fi eld to play because it would give

the children more area to play,

and for us to play football and

the children won’t get injured.

What WoUld yoU do iF it

Was yoUr hUt?

I’d make it a relaxing area, maybe

put some plastic windows around

so you don’t get a lot of wind

inside. People might want to sit

down inside because they’re cold.

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In the second part of their inves-

tigation, daring VP ZINE report-

ers Junayd and Faith venture

into mysterious and forbidden

territory of the Victoria Park

Primary School staff room.

It was 1pm exactly when daring VP

ZINE journalishs Junayd and Hafsa

were taking photos of the mischie-

vous teachers planning their cun-

ning plans for the next half term.

Mr English was outside the staff

room helping us get a close picture

of the teachers. He went inside

and distracted the teachers so we

could get a close-up picture of

EntERing anotHER WoRLd

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the evidence. Mrs. Try was having

her lunch when detective Hafsa

came in and said to Mr. Atkinson

“Can I take a photo please?” Mrs.

Try said, “ don’t you dare take a

photo of me!” but Hafsa quickly

snapped a photo and fl ed!

The sky was bright and the sun was

fading as the teachers’ short lunch

break was passing by rapidly. We

overheard conversations giving

us a glimpse into how the teach-

ers lives are at home, and much

more. The teachers were aware of

me and Hafsa fl owing about the

room taking photos but at that time

they were too busy to stop us!

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an odE to ViCtoRia PaRK

School, school, is good for you,

It educates me and it will for you,

Don’t be frightened of the children,

They might be noisy but soon you’ll

see,

they’ll help you be as good as can be.

If you see the wonderful teachers,

Especially the ones with

smiling faces, they’ll help you

learn, at least until dinnertime...

LOOK OVER THERE!

Yummy, scrumptious snacks and cakes!

Children run to fi ll their faces,

Crumbs everywhere, it’s such a mess!

School, school, is good for you,

Especially this one, V.P.P.S.

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Ten golden stars tumbling by.

Nine silver astronauts exploring the solar system.

Eight colourful planets fl oating.

Seven sparkly moons glowing around.

Six blasting rockets, zooming across Saturn.

Five gooey aliens shimmering in their sparkly space ship.

Four colourful martians jumping high up in the sky.

Three silver asteroids burning across the sky.

Two suns shining twinkling.

And one lonely astronaut leaping,

up up and away.

oBsERVing tHE uniVERsE

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Cold cold winter here you are,

Your white cloak of snow covers

near and far.

Plunge in the deep drifts

and toss it up so!

Christmas bells are chiming,

they sound so lovely as the

rhythm fl ows.

Winter winter here you are.

CoLd WintER

taLKing toEs

I‘ve got ten talking toes,

the big ones like to say hellos.

My pinkie toes like to pinkie swear,

They go together everywhere.

The others aren’t quite so bold,

They curl up when they get too cold.18

tHE MontHs January cold desolate;

February all dripping wet;

March wind ranges;

April changes;

Birds sing in tune

To fl owers of May,

And sunny June

Brings longest day;

In scorched July

The storm-clouds fl y

Lightning-torn

August bears corn.

September fruit;

In rough October

Earth must disrobe her;

Stars fall and shoot

In keen November;

And night is long

And cold is strong

In bleak December.

This poem is by Christina

Rossetti, who was a poet during

the Victorian era. She was part

of a group of poets called “The

Romantics” who liked to write

about nature and emotions.

To get started writing your own

poem, think about something

that’s very important to you. On

a piece of paper, write down the

words and feelings which pop into

your head. Jumble those words

around and add more words to

connect them into lines. Your poem

does not have to rhyme, it can be

happy or sad, serious or silly.

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When the teacher told us we

were going to the sevren valley

railway, I felt excited. The Severn

valley railway experience was

rather fabulous. It was very brave

of them that they were willing to

take the whole school on the trip.

When I got out of bed I was a bit

jumpy. I calmed down and got

dressed for school in my uniform.

When I got out of the house I felt

curious to get to the Severn Valley

Railway. I skipped onto the coach

with excitement as I was led to my

seat. I was with my partner and

the rest of my class. When I got to

school, my heart started to race. I

was so anxious to get on that train.

I wanted to know what it felt like

to be on a steam train. We waited

for the coach to come as we stared

through the window. Soon we left

out and a boarded the coach.

stEaM PoWEREd sCHooL

viCtoria ParK taKes a triP

through the severn valley

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stEaM PoWEREd sCHooL

they’d never

had a whole

sChool fit

on one train

before!

At 8:45 in the morning the bell

rang. We were all so excited about

the trip. We came into the class-

room. After the register our class

went out and sat on the coach. On

the amazing journey we saw trees,

trees more than a sheep! Then a

Horse! Then a Cow! Some people

were acting like they had never

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seen animals before. Everyone was

shouting then I asked them “Have

you ever seen an animal before?”

We saw countless farms. We finally

reached our destination. We got all

our photos taken by a photogra-

pher and got onto our own steam

train. I was more excited than ever.

The train was absolutely massive!

In the entire history of the Severy

Valley Railway, they’d never had

a whole school fit on one train

before! It felt frightening for the

whole school to fit on one train,

because the train might have

been too flimsy to carry 400

people or more. But luckily the

train itself weighed over 2 tons!

We went under a tunnel- it was

so dark. I got so scared. To

pass the time, we kept playing

games. Someone said that they

saw a ghost but I told them that

ghosts are not real. Or are they?

the train was

absolutely

massive!

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Reluctantly, we got off of the train

and went to the engine house.

In the engine house there were

lots of amazing and interesting

facts, like what a pump cart is and

other things. The engine house

was full of trains; Trains that were

in the World Wars, trains that

royal people have travelled in. They

showed us how the trains looked

during World War 1 and how they

look now. I was simply amazed...

When we had our lunch we

went into the play area and had

a look at the trains and then

got on the coach to go back

to school. When we got to the

coach it started to rain and Mr.

Atkinson got drenched so we all

went to school and watched a

DVD and after that exhausting

day we all went home to rest.

are We nearly

there yet?

23

An exhilarating movie which

I have recently watched is-

called “Aliens in the Attic.”

I really enjoyed this fi lm due to

the fact it was humorous and

interesting. It was really exciting

because when the hideous aliens

attack the family (The Pearson’s),

I really wanted to know if they

would take over there house or

not. The repulsive aliens were

really diminutive and petrify-

ing. At the start I thought that

they were pleasant, nevertheless

they were really malicious! The

fi lm made me really sit on the

edge of my seat since I wanted to

know what would happen next.

I think this fi lm is suitable for all

ages, however maybe not for

review

aLiEns in tHE attiC

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children under three, as they

might get terrifi ed by the re-

volting aliens.The characters in

this fi lm are really amusing.

The actors have been really well

chosen and they did a really

good job. My favourite actor

was Ashley Tisdale (Bethany)

due to the fact that her parts

were really entertaining.

I asked Maariya for her thoughts on

the fi lm’s characters. “I like Nana

because she is very old, conse-

quently she is very funny,” she

said, “It was funny when she was

fi ghting with Ricky.” She continued,

“I do not like Ricky because he is

really mean to Tom especially, but

then at the end he gets controlled

by the Aliens and the twins.”

seriousness

and Comedy

miXed into one

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My favourite part of the movie

was when Tom’s Nan (Nana

Pearson) has a battle with Ricky

when she gets controlled by the

aliens. It is really hilarious!

I really enjoyed this fi lm and

would love to watch it again. I

really like this movie because it

is not dull or boring. It contains

a lot of thrilling parts. The story

is adventurous and exciting, it

has diff erent characters with very

inconsistent personalities. It has

an interesting start and ending,

it can be watched over and over

again without getting inattentive.

The one thing I disliked about this

fi lm is that it doesn’t always talk

about the gruesome aliens and

the aliens don’t get involved much

other than the end, only the main

characters trying to defeat them,

but at the end it does involve the

Aliens. Additionally, the movie

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takes too long to actually talk

about the aliens. I also thought

the fi lm was a bit slow, it needs

to catch up and be quick and get

to the exciting part, I understand

the tension but it’s too long and it

needs to be much more quicker.

Overall, I think this movie is

amusing, fascinating and amaz-

ing. I hope that more movies

come out similar to this one.

sEnd us YouR oWn REViEW!Do you have a favourite fi lm?

Maybe you saw something good

at Victoria Park’s very own Film

Club. Have you read a book,

listened to an album or been to

an exhibition recently? Was is

amazing? Boring? Life-changing?

You can write a review of practi-

cally anything, and we’d love

you to share your thoughts.

These points might help you

write your own review for a

future edition of VP ZINE.

What is it yoU’re reVieWinG?

What did yoU liKe aBoUt it?

Was there anythinG yoU disliKed?

hoW coUld it haVe Been Better?

What FeatUre do yoU

reMeMBer Most stronGly?

hoW did it MaKe yoU Feel? 27

a PRoPosaL Fit FoR a QuEEn?I wonder what it would be like

to be one of the wives of King

Henry VIII. I think that if I was

married to Henry VIII, it would

be really good and really bad.

It would be good because I would

be married to the King! I would be

very rich, but on the other hand I

might get my head chopped off !

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My dearest Anne,

You are the most attractive woman yet. You are just the kind of girl I was looking

for. I am Henry VIII, king of England and you have caught my eye. I want you

to marry me. For you are outstanding and gorgeous. If I could choose a woman

to marry, I would choose you. You’re intelligent, smart and funny. If you marry

me, you will get anything and everything you want. If you marry me all your

dreams will come true. You will get anything in the world. You are magnifi cent.

I will do anything for your hand in marriage. Your face is more beautiful than

a diamond ring. Our honey moon is going to be where ever you want it to be. I

could search the world and fi nd no one like you.

I hope you will accepted my off er.Yours sincerely Henry the VIII

Yours sincerely Henry the VIII

Dear Henry,

I have read your letter and was persuaded to marry you,

only if you agree to follow all my rules. I want the following

done for me: my own personal servant, personal chef, and

you have to promise not to chop my head off . I want half

your wages, I want you to keep calm, you have to trust

me and you must get more activities in your agenda.

I like the way you say “all your dreams will come true”, so

when you marry me promise to take care of me and fulfi ll my

dreams. My ring must be a massive ruby. Although you are a

little obese, I will accept your off er to be queen.

Anne29

On 26th September children

entering the playground were met

with a great shock. They all said,

“what’s going on?” Someone,

or something trashed the VPPS

playground! We went in our class

and it was trashed. We sorted out

our tables and went to assembly.

After that we investigated. We saw

alien goo, broken computers, a TV

with a remote control and a car

seat. I thought to myself, are there

reall aliens in our school? In assem-

bly Head Teacher Mr. Morrish said it

might have been a sattelite that had

crashed. We were worried because

slooby yucky blue aliens might be

roaming the school corridors!

did aLiEns CRasH Land at ouR sCHooL?uneXPlained event Causes Playground Chaos!

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did aLiEns CRasH Land at ouR sCHooL?

WrecKaGe!

When the CCTV camera turns

on again, the playground is a

mess! A shadowy fi gure can

be seen leaving the crash site.

BeFore the crash

This was the school

playground before the

CCTV camera malfunc-

tioned for several seconds.

cctV interFerence

The camera stops working!

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i’M FloatinG in a

Most pecUliar Way

Who could be the fi rst

VPPS pupil into space?

i am writing to you with

regards to beComing the

first Child astronaut32

I think I am perfect for the job, due

to the fact, I have been specially

trained. I think the best skill to have

for the job is being courageous. I

am extremely fearless because in

the dark, I can go outside to get

the washing, therefore I won’t be

frightened in space as it is dark.

In addition to that, I am very

reliable and polite; consequently,

I am the teacher’s personal

assistant. Would you want an

unreliable person for the job?

Obviously not. Furthermore, I

have been rewarded the politest

and cleverest child in the school.

An intelligent person would be

great for the job, as you would

need to be able to know the

directions to the alien planets.

Additionally, if a satellite is about

to crash on Earth, you would

need to work out how fast it is

travelling in order to stop it.

I can also speak one hundred dif-

ferent languages; therefore, if I

meet an alien, I would be able to

communicate with him/her. Surely,

you would like someone who can

speak to the aliens, and fi nd out

if they are pleasant or malicious.

Obviously, someone as intelligent

and sensible as you would surely

choose the right person. I have

heard that you are really bright

and you are the best manager, so

I would love to work under your

orders. I look forward to your

reply. I appreciate you for tak-

ing your time to read this letter.

Yours sincerely,

Sahdia

dEaR nasa

i’M FloatinG in a

Most pecUliar Way

Who could be the fi rst

VPPS pupil into space?

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JUnayd

Birthday: 26th Feb

Favourite Subject: PE, be-

cause you get to run about

issac

Birthday: 24th Nov

Favourite Subject: Art, be-

cause I want to be an artist.

Qasid

Birthday: 1st Jun

Favourite Subject:

Numeracy, because if I

go to a shop i can see

how much things cost.

Maariya

Birthday: 13th Sep

Favourite Subject: Art,

because you get to draw,

sketch and experiment.

saleh

Birthday: 5th Nov

Best VPPS Experi-

ence: Going on the

Severn Valley Railway.

Faith

Birthday: 21st Aug

Favourite Activity: Singing,

dancing, reading, sleeping.

arMaan

Birthday: 27th Sep

Pets: None, but I

would like a rabbit.

KashiF

Birthday: 17th Jul

Favourite teacher: Mr.

Wynne because he loves

sport and so do I.

aBBie

Birthday: Top secret

Favourite animal: Iguana.

Maria

Birthday: 27th Sep

Favourite part of the

school: The library,

it’s very posh, you can

explore and research.

coy

Birthday: 8th Nov

Favourite part of the

school: The Star Wars

Room, because it’s

like being in space.

JasiM

Birthday: 21st Jan

Favourite Subject:

Science, because you

learn about nature.

UsMan

Birthday: 10th Jan

Favourite part of the

school: Playground,

because I like fresh air.

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Unfortunately, when an alien

spaceship crash landed on the

playground, the editor’s secret

fi les got jumbled up! The names

fell off the editor’s photographs,

and some information and pictures

went missing, probably taken

by the aliens on their spaceship.

Can you help match the names

to the faces? Who is missing?

ouR EditoRs

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tHE sCHooL Run

Ever wondered how your teacher gets to school in the

morning? Well, VP ZINE can today unveil the results

of our rigourous investigation.* Here is a list of all the

teachers and how they come to teach you each day!

Mr. Morrish

Has been seen

dashing by on a

pink bicycle!

Ms. FoWler

Flies in her own

private jet!

Mrs. Bently

Races here in a

rocket powered

shopping trolley!

Miss. eades

Rides a horse!

Mrs. MUllaney

Drops onto the

roof by parachute!

Mrs. try

Cruises to work

in a Limousine!

Mr. enGlish

Speeds to school

on a skateboard!

John

Lands in a space ship!

Mr. Wynne

Arrives by helicopter!

Miss. aKtar

Goes by canal boat!

* Facts May haVe Been altered For oUr aMUseMent

land speed record

Was that our head

teacher rushing by?

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VP JoKEs

What’s sMall and cUddly

and BriGht pUrple?

A koala holding his breath!

What happens When

a cat eats a leMon?

It becomes a sour puss!

Why are elephants WrinKled?

Have you ever tried to iron one?

What do yoU Get iF yoU cross

a Fish With an elephant?

Swimming trunks!

Where do coWs Go on

satUrday niGhts?

To the MOOO-vies!

What tiMe is it When an

elephant sits on yoUr Fence?

Time to get a new fence!

* Facts May haVe Been altered For oUr aMUseMent 37

hello, What is

yoUr naMe?

My name is Miss Akhtar.

Where do yoU liVe?

I live locally. Not far from the

school, ten minutes walk, and if

you’re driving, two minutes.

Where are yoU FroM?

I was born in Birming-

ham at City Hospital.

When did yoU coMe

to this school?

On the 9th of September 2011, and

I started on the 12th of September.

What JoB did yoU

haVe BeFore this JoB?

I was studying as a

teaching assistant.

What priMary school

did yoU Go to?

Cape Primary School

What colleGe did

yoU Go to?

I didn’t go to college. I went to

sixth-form which is part of high

school. It was okay, really friendly

and the teachers are good.

tEaCHER FEatuRE

Miss. aKHtaR

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hoW Many Brothers a

nd sisters do yoU haVe?

I have three brothers and one sister.

are yoU an alien?

Not as far as I know!

What is yoUr Best MeMory?

When I went on the trip on my fi rst

day here at Victoria Park Primary. It

was to the Severn Valley Railway.

What do yoU Want to

Be When yoU GroW Up?

I wanted to be a teacher and

work with children. That’s

what I’m doing now.

What’s yoUr FaVoUrite

chocolate or sWeets?

I don’t like sweets, but I do like

Galaxy Hazelnut. I also like Fanta.

Were yoU eVer

BUllied in school?

No, not that I remember.

What Was yoUr

FaVoUrite school?

I liked Shireland Collegiate Acad-

emy. We had trips that we’d go

on for a few days, like camping.

I had more options in my sub-

jects and there was more vari-

ety in the languages on off er.

For example I could have picked

Chinese, Japanese, German. It was

good, I enjoyed my high school. I

learned Urdu. As a Muslim myself, I

had problems understanding Urdu

as I was brought up speaking Eng-

lish with my brothers and sisters.

So I learned the proper Arabic way,

Urdu and everything in high school.

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