King’s Park has been closed now for some two weeks and we are unlikely to open again for some time. While school may be closed I and your teachers trust you have been able to continue with your education. 

It is important each of you, with the help and guidance of your teachers and parents/guardians are following a daily routine to make sure your education is not neglected.

We all need to remember that often out of challenging and difficult times good opportunities present themselves. The situation you find yourself in today gives you the opportunity to take a more personal responsibility for your own learning. It also presents the opportunity for a more ‘whole family’ focus on where you learn, what you learn and how you learn.

Your family home, your garden, for some your farm yard all present many many creative opportunities for learning by doing or what your teachers call, ‘active learning’.

So, my message to you for the days and weeks ahead is, get active, get creative and work together with your brothers, sisters, parents/guardians to make the Easter days and beyond a time to be enjoyed as a family for this is, we hope, a once in a lifetime experience.

Finally, and most importantly please also send a warm and thoughtful message to your grandparents and great grandparents at this especially challenging time for each of them.

Be good and stay safe.

T.Shields (Principal)