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KING'S PARK PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL
(EDUCATION AUTHORITY – SOUTHERN REGION)
31 December 2020
Dear Parent/Carer,
We have received correspondence from the Minister of Education today at 4.55pm to inform us that Primary Schools will now re-open for all children on Monday 11th January.
Nursery schools will open on their planned start date which in our case will be on Tuesday 5th January.
Key Worker/Vulnerable children will be offered supervised learning in school, if no other child care can be provided at home, on the 6th, 7th and 8th January. All other children will receive remote learning at home on the above dates. Further details on the above will be sent to Parents/Carers on the 4th January.
So at this late hour on 31st December we would wish everyone a Happy New Year.
Yours sincerely
W Jennett (Chair of the Board of Governors)
T Shields (Secretary to the Board of Governors/Principal)
KING'S PARK PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL
(EDUCATION AUTHORITY – SOUTHERN REGION)
21 December 2020
Dear Parent/Carer,
As you will be aware the Minister of Education announced on Friday 18 December that schools will open as planned in January 2021. Consequently, as things stand all children will return to King’s Park on Tuesday 5 January at the normal staggered arrival times beginning at 8.45am. Teachers’ have an in-service training day on the 4 January.
As we all know things are changing almost on a daily basis and should we receive new instruction from the Minister over the holidays, which change the above plan, we will contact you directly by email and through our “news” section on our website.
Finally, in these worrying and challenging times we hope all of our children and families will have an enjoyable Christmas and we look forward to everyone returning safely on the 5 January.
Yours sincerely
T Shields
……………….
Principal
We had a special visitor in school today! He loved our festive lights and was pleased to see everyone was being good. Looks like everyone is on the nice list!!
Our Virtual Carol Service is now available to view at the following link:
https://www.kingsparklurgan.com/virtual-carol-service/
We hope that you enjoy this online celebration of Christmas, involving over 60 pupils from P4-P7.
KING'S PARK PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL
(EDUCATION AUTHORITY – SOUTHERN REGION)
11 December 2020
Christmas Holidays – letter to schools from the Minister of Education dated 8 December 2020
Dear parent/carer,
The following extract is taken from the above letter.
“I have previously stated that there are no plans to extend the Christmas holidays for schools, indicating that this would only cause further disruption to children’s education and lead to an increase in levels of stress and anxiety. It is, therefore, my expectation that, unless advised to do so by the Public Health Agency (PHA) due to health related reasons, or other non-health emergencies …………………… , all schools should remain open to all year groups for face-to-face teaching for the remainder of this term until their planned Christmas holiday.”
It is our intention to comply with the Minister’s expectation. School will therefore remain open as planned until the staggered home time on Monday 21 December. Dinners will be served as normal on this date.
Staggered times: 12.00 Nursery, P1, P2
12.15 P3, P4
12.30 P5, P6, P7
Yours sincerely,
Mr W Jennett Chairman of the Board of Governors
Mr T Shields Principal
Road Safety:
We would ask all parents/carers to remind your child/ren of the road safety rules and the importance of using the marked crossings, outside the school, properly at all times.
Should you require any information regarding this year’s admission into Nursery please refer to the following website. Here you will see a range of presentations to assist you when applying for a Pre-school place for September 2021.
Copies of this year’s Nursery prospectus are available from our office. Please telephone the school to request your own copy. In addition to the prospectus we have added a link to our Nursery page. We would ask that you take the time to look at our fabulous facilities and see photos of our Nursery staff.
https://www.kingsparklurgan.com/nursery-26/
Please see below our staggered finishing times for Monday 21st December.
Nursery, Primary 1 and Primary 2: 12.00 noon
Primary 3 and 4: 12.15pm
Primary 5, 6 and 7: 12.30pm
To view our Admissions Presentation Video please go to: Key Information; Admissions
Kidz Patch - Tel: 028 3834 5339
Full Day Care 7.30am-6pm spaces still available for Monday 4th January 2021
1st Child £28
2nd Child + £20
Spaces still available for Breakfast and Afterschool Club
7.30am Breakfast Club £5
8.20am School drop off £3
2pm-3pm Club £6
2pm-6pm Afterschool Club 1st child £17.50
2nd Child + £15