Valley News
Valley News is our new blog, to enable you to keep up to date with news and views at our school.
An Absolutely Fantastic Evening!May 17, 2013
It’s that time of year again, and Valley Park School rolls out the virtual red carpet to honour its brightest and best in the world of entertainment!
Yes, Wednesday was Oscars Night at Valley Park School, and for the third year running, Media Studies Mogul Mr Smith pulled the proverbial oscar-shaped rabbit out of his hat. But none of this would have been possible without the dedicated students. ‘The whole event was student led,’ Mr Smith told Valley Park News, ‘from the catering to the technical team, to the presenters and the students that helped out behind the scenes.’
Olivia Frith, 9L, and Amy Lee, 9V, were delighted when they won the oscar for Best Newcomer. ‘I was ecstatic,’ said Amy, ‘I didn’t expect it at all. It was really realistic!’
‘I felt like it was the real Oscars,’ confirmed Olivia, ‘I just could not stop smiling! When a clip of our Western was shown, my family & friends saw it and they were crying with laughter!’
Oli Jordan, 9R & Ben O’Regan, 9K, won the Oscar for Best Western. ‘I was certain I wasn’t going to win,’ said Oli, ‘I was so shocked!’
‘I got up with the biggest smile on my face,’ said Ben, ‘it was a great night.’
The Headteacher, Mr Ashdown, said, ‘I thought it was as enjoyable, if not better than being at the real thing. It certainly stood up in terms of performance. Some of the acceptance speeches were better than the real ones! It was really good to see a cross-curricular event. You had media studies, music with the house band, the catering students; it was a fantastic atmosphere. A really great evening.’
Outstanding & Upstanding… Again!May 10, 2013
As you are probably aware, we had an Ofsted inspection on the 18th & 19th April, the result of which is that Valley Park School was judged as outstanding for a second time. Ofsted judgements are based on four criteria: Achievement of pupils, Quality of teaching, Behaviour and safety of pupils, & Leadership and management, [...]
Grimmy Visits Valley Park!May 9, 2013
Radio 1′s Breakfast Roadshow, presented by Nick Grimshaw, visited Valley Park School last Thursday, broadcasting live from the School Hall, with an audience of 360 students and staff. Nick was joined by The 1975, an indie band, who performed two numbers, but it was the School Band, New Art Riot, who stole the show with [...]
Final Major Projects
Two Final Major Projects reached fruition recently with the performance of Blood Brothers by Year 11 Drama and The Boys in the Photograph by Year 13 Music & Performing Arts. Blood Brothers, by Willy Russell, began life as a school play, then transferred to the West End, and is about fraternal twins who were separated [...]
A Blog Post of Many LettersMay 2, 2013
Please click on the following links to download Letters for various trips taking place on Focus Day (10th May), and the Year 7 Parents’ Evening on 16th May: The Year 7 Trip to the Globe Theatre The Year 8 Trip to the Harry Potter Studios at Warner Brothers The Year 10 Trip to the Historic [...]
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