This issue: Skiing In Austria | Boogie Nights | Green Academy | Best Of Beauty March 2012 Vol 2 No 2 Out Of Africa Offering help to schools New Look @ Victory Best facilities in New Build Best Of Business Our students set up shop The Big Freeze Raising money for charity www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk March 2012 Victory Flag: Vol 2 No. 2 Principal Points P3 News in Brief P4 Costessey News P5 New Look @ Victory P6 - 7 The Real Business Challenge P8 - 9 ISSUE Business at Victory P 10 - 11 Aid to Africa/Books for Africa P12 Working With Bayer P13 Steps To Stardom P14 Living The Dream P15 YOUR Victory In The Media P17 school in Costessey. As I have said from Freezing For Charity P18 - 19 Principal Points the beginning, I want Victory to be the Visit By the Lord Lieutenant P20 - 21 We have a very full ÀDJVKLSVFKRRORIWKH(DVWHUQ5HJLRQ IN It is only right that we share what we Elizabeth Truss MP Visit P22 agenda this year, working are doing well with others. Norman Lamb MP Visit P23 hard to build on the It always comes back academic success of last Yvonne Mason Visit P24 to our students. year as well as the many Mathematics Matters P24 - 25 We transformed many hours developing our Victory hits the slopes P26 - 27 young lives last year, New Build plans. Boogie Nights P28 - 29 ,¶PFRQ¿GHQWRIPRUH Green Academy Update P30 - 32 Put simply, we want the best education for our students with the best facilities. this year. Kids' Lit Quiz P33 With this in mind, I have agreed to New opportunities, new horizons, QHZKRSHLQGLI¿FXOWWLPHV Best of Beauty P34 - 35 support the new Sir Isaac Newton Funds For The Tots P36 Free School, a maths and science sixth- Thank you to everyone for your form school in Norwich. It will open brilliant support. Reach For The Stars P37 up enormous possibilities with top Intercollege Cross - Country teaching for our talented maths and and Rugby Results P38 - 39 science students. Our aim is to get them Rachel de Souza into the best universities. I am also very Executive Principal Kicking To Victory P40 keen on sharing our best practice with Victory Academy other schools, both in Norfolk and wider [email protected] Letters to the Editor D¿HOG:HDUHEXLOGLQJDYHU\VSHFLDO tw: @victoryoak Victory Flag welcomes Letters to the Editor. No more than 150 words and the Editor reserves the right to adjust the length. Letters to: The Queen’s [email protected] and marked Letters to the Editor. representative in Victory Flag is printed on matt coated paper and is 100% recycled Norfolk met Words by Geoff Howe. Photography by Dave Goulding, Geoff Howe and Helen Gage. students and toured www.ormistontrust.org www.ormistoneducation.co.uk the Academy. Pages 20 – 21 Designed by 'RAPHICSs7ALLSCAPESs$0HOTOGRAPHY .co.uk 2 www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk 3 March 2012 Victory Flag: Vol 2 No. 2 NEWS IN BRIEF COSTESSEY NEWS KEEP IN TOUCH LADIES CLUB GET-TOGETHER Follow the Principal’s Blog on www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk #OSTESSEY-ETHODIST#HURCH,ADIES#LUBRAISEDaFOR Costessey Baptist Church will be holding a Coffee Morning and our Twitter account at @victoryoak GREEN POWER charity with a concert at their last meeting in December. on March 7. They meet fortnightly on Tuesdays, 7.45pm. Telephone and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ormistonvictoryacademy The Eco council has submitted a bid for solar PV panels to be installed at the COSTESSEY DAY CENTRE ROCK SUCCESS Academy. The centre is looking for people to join the new What an amazing performance by our team at Rock Challenge 2012. Under the GREEN FINGERS -ANAGEMENT#OMMITTEEFROM!PRIL!VOLUNTEERDRIVERIS eagle eye of Ms Driver, they won four awards at Stevenage - community, best set Easton College Gardening Club meets on the third ALSONEEDEDFOR&RIDAYS#ALL!LLAN"EDFORD design, lighting and Spirit of Rock Challenge. Well done everybody involved in our 4HURSDAYOFTHEMONTHATPMATTHE#OLLEGE3PORTSAND entry – students, staff and supporters. #ONFERENCE#ENTRE#ALL3TEPHEN!USTINON BRIC A BRAC The 1st Costessey Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade Companies will TOP JOB THE COSTESSEY SOCIETY be holding a Jumble and Bric a Brac Sale on Saturday, Kirsty Warnes, Year 10, has been successful in winning work placement at *ULIE"ARTONWILLGIVEANILLUSTRATEDTALKTO4RINIDAD4OBAGO March 10, 2.15pm at Costessey Baptist Church Hall. Call the John Innes Centre against tough competition across Norfolk. She spent JUDO CLUB Terns, Tropical Birds, Trogons and Turtles on Friday, March Christmas Eve completing the application form. PMATTHE#OSTESSEY#ENTRE#ALL-RS"ROWNON We are starting a Judo Club for students after school on Thursdays. FREE CHECK Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service is offering a free Home Fire NORFOLK SCHOLARS A lot of interest has been shown by TH students already. 4 COSTESSEY BROWNIES 3AFETY#HECKANDSMOKEDETECTORlT#ALL 3EVENOFLASTYEARS9EAR! ,EVELSTUDENTSHAVERECEIVEDTHEPRESTIGIOUS The pack still has places available. It meets at the scout hut .ORFOLK3CHOLAR!WARDS4HEYARE#HLOE#OUSINS !LICE$OVER (ANNAH$UNNE IN4HE3TREET /LD#OSTESSEYON4HURSDAYS PM PM#ALL Brandon Hatch, Jack Ogorman, Heidi Preston and Bethany Simmons. ,EE!NN"REWSTERON DANCE CLUB Costessey Modern Sequence Dance Club meets on Fridays, KEEP FIT FREEZE-OVER TAVERHAM & DISTRICT PMATTHE#OSTESSEY#ENTRE#ALL*OHNON 7EEKLY:UMBALESSONSHAVESTARTEDAFTERSCHOOL!LLWELCOME The annual Freeze-Over, involving 40 students, LIONS ST HELEN’S CHURCH BRILLIANT BEAUTY plus members of staff, 4HECLUBRAISEDANIMPRESSIVEa WITHTHEANNUAL3ANTA !NIMPRESSIVEaWASRAISEDFORTHE#HILDRENS3OCIETYAT raised £600 for Shelter, COLLECTION4HENEXT1UIZN#HIPSISON3ATURDAY-ARCH the Christingle Service. The Beauty Team have been given direct claims status, only normally awarded to PMATTHE#OSTESSEY#ENTRE centres that have been running for six years or more. Because of our high standards plus funds for our and the way the department is run, we are trusted with claiming the students’ Duke of Edinburgh BIRDWATCHING achievements and certification without them being checked. programme. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society has an exciting The Costessey and District Branch raised a magnificent programme for 2012 including several interesting talks a INTHEANNUAL0OPPY!PPEAL4HEBRANCHMEETSON including one by artist Steven Cale. Field trips include visits FRIENDS OF VICTORY Full report on THElRST4HURSDAYOFTHEMONTHATTHE"USHATPM to Holkham, Hickling, Foxley Wood and the North Norfolk The new group has got off to a flying start with fund-raising plans already in the pages 14 – 15 #OAST#ALL#OLIN7RIGHTON pipeline. Contact [email protected] TAVERHAM BAND The Spring Concert will be held on Friday and Saturday BABY GROUP PUDSEY BEAR -ARCH PMAT4AVERHAM6ILLAGE(ALL4ICKETS ,ITTLE!CORNSMEETON7EDNESDAYSAND4HURSDAYS 4HE!CADEMYRAISEDaFOR#HILDREN)N.EED TOP TECHNICIAN FROMWWWTAVERHAMBANDORGOR AM AMATTHE(EBRON#HAPEL#ALL Amanda Bradford, our Senior Science DAFFODIL DISPLAY Technician, has been short-listed for the The Gardening Club planted daffodil bulbs, donated by Costessey Parish Council, Gratnells Science Technician of the Year. on the roundabout in Middleton Crescent. Star TOP SCIENTIST Dear Victory Academy (ANNAH"EAVIS 9EAR HASBEENNOMINATEDFOR3ENIOR9OUNG3CIENTISTOFTHE9EAR I am writing to express my thanks to you and your team at KETTLE GIFT Letter Victory for welcoming the Progress Team from Old Buckenham High School and giving us such informative visits. +ETTLE&OODSOF"OWTHORPEHASDONATEDFOURWHITEBOARDSTOTHE!CADEMY SHROVE TUESDAY We were all very impressed with your set-up and the way in KLM LINKS which you have ensured the systems have been implemented and, The Business Department is forging links with KLM for the Unit 5 BTEC assignment Courage won the more importantly, consistently maintained. following discussions with Peter Mahony, Director of Finance of KLM. Pancake Day Sixth-Form race. Our Progress Team have come away with a great many ideas HEALTH ADVISER which will hopefully improve the behaviour of students in our *ILLY'OURLAYHASBEENAPPOINTED(EALTH!DVISER*ILLYHASMANYYEARSEXPERIENCEIN school and, as a result, the quality of learning experiences within all aspects of health and well-being. the classroom. TESCO HELP Once again we do appreciate the time and quality of information 7EHAVEAPPLIEDFORAa GRANTFROM4ESCO#HARITY4RUSTTOFUNDARTWORKFORTHE you gave. Victory Orchard. Mrs N. Tarrant, Progress Leader. Old Buckenham High School 4 www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk 5 March 2012 Victory Flag: Vol 2 No. 2 New Look 7KH¿UVWVRGRQRXU spectacular £14 million New Build could be turned @ Victory this June or July. The design includes a dance studio, theatre, sports hall, seven science labs, a science lecture theatre, a science terrace with an observatory, open art terrace, engineering workshop and a hair and beauty salon. Mrs de Souza said: “ Right at the centre is the dining area and the purpose-built theatre. That will be used for all our fantastic productions but we also want it ttoo rrunun aass a theatre ooutsideutside school hours.hours.”” 6 www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk 7 March 2012 Victory Flag: Vol 2 No. 2 The Real Business Challenge … is an annual enterprise competition for Year 10s. 7KHUHJLRQDO¿QDOWRRNSODFHDW1RUZLFK&LW\ Football Club at the end of last year. 6WXGHQWVLQWKH¿QDOWHDPZHUH5HHFH&ROOLVRQ5\DQ0RUOH\-DPLH7KRPSVRQ $EELH0RUOH\/HZLV6ZDWPDQ&KDUORWWH1XQQ'HPL6LVWHUQ/RXLV/RFNH $OVRSLFWXUHGLV0UV%DOOHQWLQH+HDGRI%XVLQHVV7UDYHO 7RXULVP The Challenge is linked to the curriculum;