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Trafalgar Day Dr Liz Sidwell Our Eco This issue: Victory Open Evening | Sixth Form Trip | Council Visit |<U 3UR¿OHV November 2011 Vol 2 No 1 Trafalgar Day Celebrations Galore over 2 days Dr Liz Sidwell Full visit report Our Eco Day We show our true green colours www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk November 2011 Victory Flag: Vol 1 No. 6 Principal Points P3 News in Brief P4 Costessey News/Beauty Blog P5 Celebrating Trafalgar Day P6 - 11 Reach For The Stars P12 - 13 Beauty Transformational A-Levels P14 Eton @ Norfolk P15 School Commissioner Visit P16 - 17 ISSUE Pen to Paper P18 VIP Roll Of Honour P19 Victory Goes Green P20 - 21 @Victory Green Academy Update P22 - 23 VIP Visit - Peter Swift P24 Lights, Camera, Action P25 7KH¿UVWEHDXW\VDORQZLWKLQDQ$FDGHP\ Welcome Year 6s Victory Open Evening P26 from across the county. It was a Victory In The Stars P27 Principal Points brilliant day. State of the art facilities, The Stars @ Victory P27 Sixth Form Sojourn Trip P28 - 29 So much has happened I said from the outset that my goal was Family Memories P30 WRPDNH9LFWRU\$FDGHP\WKHÀDJVKLS latest technologies in the last few months. school of the Eastern Region. By any Sixth Form Makeover P31 measure, we are well on the way to Open Thursday 1pm-4pm and Friday 9.30am – 2.30pm Inside Science P32 Our GCSE results were achieving this. Beauty @ Victory P33 We offer a full range of beauty treatments. Full price list available outstanding with a Above all, everything we do is for County Council Visit P34 Ring for appointments on 01603 742310 ex 3312 our students. The reward is to see Scouting Sagas P35 27% jump in 5 A*-Cs, the pride in their faces. What was a Victory Academy, Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0PX. Mathmatics Matters P36 special measures school is now a top CELEBRATION including English and Energetic Entrepreneurs P37 school, in their words. And all in a Beauty Work P38 maths. We are one of year. Victory In The Media P39 the most improved Thanks to everyone Our Prefects P40 schools in Britain. Life In Year 7 P40 for all your support. Life In Victory Sixth-Form P41 Our A-levels were transformational Art @ Victory P42 too. Our A*-Cs jumped 17% and A*-As Rachel de Souza Inter-College Results P39 19%. The A*-Cs are 80% and A*-As Victory Mile P44 45%, well above the national averages. Executive Principal Victory Academy Diary Dates P44 On Trafalgar Day, we celebrated the ¿UVWDQQLYHUVDU\RIRXURI¿FLDOODXQFK SULQFLSDO#RUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN IN YOUR with our parents, students and VIPs WZ#YLFWRU\RDN Letters to the Editor Victory Flag welcomes Letters to the Editor. No more than 150 words and the Editor reserves the right to adjust Top Appointment the length. Letters to: [email protected] and marked Letters to the Editor. Mrs de Souza has been invited to join the Victory Flag is printed on matt coated paper prestigious Academy Principals Steering Group, and is 100% recycled Words by Geoff Howe. Photography by a top advisory body. Dave Goulding, Geoff Howe and Helen Gage. The group steers the work of the academies team at the Schools Network, acts as a consultative group for the Department for Education and government agencies and liaises with the work of the National Headteachers Steering Group. www.ormistontrust.org www.ormistoneducation.co.uk Mrs de Souza said: ³$SDUWIURPEHLQJDJUHDWSHUVRQDOKRQRXUWKLVUROH Designed by 'RAPHICSs7ALLSCAPESs$0HOTOGRAPHY UHFRJQLVHVWKDWZHDUHWUDQVIRUPLQJHGXFDWLRQ .co.uk DW9LFWRU\:HZLOOEHFRPHWKHÀDJVKLSVFKRRO Follow us Beauty@Victory Printed by RIWKH(DVWHUQ5HJLRQ´ 2 www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk 3 November 2011 Victory Flag: Vol 1 No. 6 NEWS IN BRIEF COSTESSEY NEWS Beauty KEEP IN TOUCH ART CLASSES &OLLOWTHE0RINCIPALS"LOGONwww.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk STOP PRESS Local artist Jenny Leonard is running fun interactive art classes at Grays Fair and our Twitter account at http://twitter.com/#!/victoryoak #OURT .EW#OSTESSEY#ALL*ULIEON Blog: and Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Victory-Oak We have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag by Eco Schools. Thanks for hard work by Dr Allen and Eco council. KNITTING SITE VISITS Costessey Knit and Natter meets at 2pm on the first and third Tuesday of the Parents visiting the Academy must register with our main reception for safety 2XU&HOHEUDWLQJ$JH¿OPPDGHE\$UW&/ month at the Garden Rooms, Catholic Church, Townhouse Road, Costessey. reasons. No-one is allowed to visit parts of the Academy or approach staff or Mrs Mizon and her team, has been selected #ALL$OLORES%DMEADESON students without registering. to represent Norfolk at a special viewing by Prince Charles and the PM in London on CAR BOOT SALES )HEUXDU\7KH¿OPZDV¿QDQFHGE\WKH THANK YOU NNUH. West Norwich Lions are looking for bric-a-brac in reasonable condition for their Our hard-working Finance Department has saved a massive £10,000 by FUND RAISINGCARBOOTSALES#ALL%RNIE0ARSONSON renegotiating our site maintenance contract. CHRISTMAS IS COMING PARENTS FORUM Taverham and District Lions Club is looking for help with its annual Christmas float. PRINCIPAL’S SURGERIES #ALL2OGER(ORNON The meetings will be held on December 1, 4HEDATESARETH.OVEMBER ST&EBRUARYANDND-AY PMBY February 3, March 22, May 24, July 5; APPOINTMENT#ONTACT3ADIE.ICHOLSONOR 5.45pm - 6.30pm. ST EDMUND’S & ST HELEN’S [email protected] EVENTS %\$QQD%DOO/HDGHU COFFEE MORNING .OVEMBER1UIZANDCHIPS3T(ELENgS(ALLPM$ECEMBER#HRISTMAS &AYRE3T(ELENgS(ALLnPM ALLTHEUSUALGIFTS CRAFTSANDMINCEPIES RI9RFDWLRQDO(GXFDWLRQ Our Macmillans Coffee Morning, organised by Dr Allen, raised more than £155 for 4ICKETSFORFUNCTIONSFROM-ARGARET#HAMBERLAIN the charity. GREEN AWARD Fast fading summer, fast fading tan. As soon as I stepped off the aircraft Victory has won an Eco Style Kit for TODDLER GROUP and back into Blighty I felt my tan was taking part in Green Britain Day earlier MINDFUL EMPLOYER A new Mother and Toddler Group has started at Costessey Baptist Church, rapidly disappearing. As soon as our skin in the year. MEETINGON4HURSDAYSAM NOON#ALL*ULIE-EARSONOR,ISA We have been awarded our Mindful Employer Charter for employers who are is no longer exposed to daily sunshine, positive about mental health. Visit www.mindfulemployer.net "URNETT the melanin production slows and with CHRISTMAS CONCERTS it our suntan. WORLD SKILLS Taverham Brass Band will be performing at Taverham Village Hall on December Follow these top tips for helping to Forty Sixth-Formers visited World Skills 2011, held at the ExCel Centre in London. AND PMAND3T%DMUNDS#HURCH4AVERHAMON$ECEMBERAND maintain your glow for as long as possible. #ONTACT)AN#OLMAN $SSO\DJRRGK\GUDWLQJERG\ORWLRQ KETTLE GIFT morning and evening, my favourite Kettle Foods of Bowthorpe has donated some polo-shirts and safety work boots to ZUMBA DANCING LV/DQFDVWHUWDQPD[LPLVHUɊ the Academy. Sessions for children are being held at the Costessey Centre on Tuesdays, for 125ml. I use this amazing product PM PM#ONTACT&RANKIEON as my after sun while on holiday and TOP RUNNERS continue to do so for at least two weeks The Victory Team came fourth in the UEA Super Sprint Relay Triathlon at the first 4TH COSTESSEY BROWNIES after I return. The cream soothes and The hard-working Horatio’s Crew has attempt. 0LACESAREAVAILABLEATTH#OSTESSEY"ROWNIESWHOMEETATTHE3COUT(UTIN moisturises your skin repairing any slashed food wastage from 3% to 1.5%, THE3TREET /LD#OSTESSEYON4HURSDAYSPM PM#ALL,EE!NN"REWSTERON sun damage and helping to prevent below the commercial benchmark. peeling. Another excellent body lotion HERB GARDEN for a fraction of the price is Vaseline B and Q Norwich has given us a £250 grant for a fresh herb garden. LADIES GROUP intensive care aloe vera body lotion, a The Ladies Club at Costessey Methodist Church meets fortnightly on Tuesdays, EDUJDLQDW IRUPO7KHDORH SCIENCE DONATION PM#ALL vera is soothing for sun-damaged skin The Teacher Scientist Network has donated £150-worth of glassware to the Science and the light texture makes it perfect to Department. FIRE CHECK apply both morning and evening. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service is offering a free Home Fire Safety Check and 2QH¿QDOWLSZKHQ\RXUVNLQVWDUWV ECO WIN SMOKEDETECTORlT#ALL WRSHHODQGÀDNH\RXPXVWUHPRYH Our brilliant Eco Committee has won a solar heating kit. The committee voted to the dead skin cells, any body lotion donate it to the Science Department. DANCE CLUB you apply to peeling skin will sit in the dead skin cells and not offer you Costessey Modern Sequence Dance Club meets on Fridays, 2pm at the any hydration until they are removed. BEAUTIFUL BULBS RECYCLING #OSTESSEY#ENTRE#ALL*OHNON Costessey Parish Council has given us 1,000 daffodil bulbs for planting on our site PROGRESS Remove dead skin cells with a gently and the roundabout in Middleton Crescent. GREEN FINGERS body exfoliater, Garnier body tonic Two large recycling bins have been VFUXE IRUPORUDVDUHDOWUHDW installed in Horatio’s and the packed Easton College Gardening Club meets on the third Thursday of the month at splurge on Clarins smoothing body GREEN FLAG PMATTHE#OLLEGE3PORTSAND#ONFERENCE#ENTRE#ALL3TEPHEN!USTIN lunch area for collecting plastic bottles VFUXE IRUPO Email [email protected] if you want to receive the Victory Flag ON electronically. and drink cans. 4 www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk 5 November 2011 Victory Flag: Vol 1 No. 6 Celebrating Trafalgar Day The day was marked with balloons, musical performances and achievement awards for 30 pupils. A spectacular Community Fireworks Our record-breaking year was was held the previous evening with record celebrated in style with visits by attendance. Norfolk explorer Edward Parker (left), founder of Walking with the Wounded, led an expedition to the North Pole, featured by Channel 4 as Harry’s Heroes, named after an Arctic adventurer and many Prince Harry who walked part of the way.
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