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VISIT FROM THE EDUCATION MINISTER
Mon 29 Nov 2021On Thursday 25th November we had a visit from the Education Minister, Michelle McIlveen. Minister McIlveen met Miss Brown, members of the Board of Governors and staff. She also met P1 pupils enjoying outdoor play, pupils at the MUGA, P5 pupils during a wellbeing session and the cross country team.
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SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS FAMILY APPEAL
Mon 29 Nov 2021A big thank you to everyone who donated gifts to the Salvation Army appeal. They were collected on Friday 26th and will be distributed to families in need for Christmas. They really will make a difference to someone’s Christmas.
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Another Cross Country win
Sun 28 Nov 2021Congratulations to the Boys' team, Girls' team and the fun runners who all won their their respective races on Thursday at Portadown College.
Special mention has to go to Tom Kerr who won the boys' race, Anaya Patterson who won the girls' race and to Sam Woods who won the fun run boys' race and to Phoebe Rulov who won the fun run girls' race.
A clean Sweep as they say.
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DAILY MILE SANTA RUN
Mon 22 Nov 2021Friday 3rd December is the official date for ‘Daily Mile Santa Run’. At King’s Park Primary School we have championed the ‘Daily Mile’ for quite a few years and all the positive benefits it brings. Everyone at King’s Park is going to walk or run the mile on this date. The children may wear an item of Christmas clothing or even a Santa hat! Look out for information from your class teacher on Dojo.
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Cross Country - King's Park win again!
Fri 19 Nov 2021An exciting morning in Lurgan Park was had by all as two King's Park teams competed in the Flahavans' Cross country Northern Ireland finals' qualifier. There was also a fun run where another 20+ children tried their hand, for the first time, at competitive cross country running.
The standard has been set high over the last 7 or 8 years with the school winning 6 Northern Ireland titles. (Honours are even at 3 a piece! Three boys' titles and three girls' titles) This achievement has not been equalled as yet by any other school, and gives King's Park Lurgan, the honour of being the top Primary School school in Northern Ireland for cross country wins.
With success comes the pressure to maintain. So, today both teams stepped out carrying the weight of that expectation.
The Southern Area has traditionally been one of the strongest areas to qualify from, and today was no exception. Despite the challenges of the current situation, both teams stepped out into a highly competitive field. And we are delighted to say that both teams came through as victors, winning by fairly narrow margins in both cases.
Special mention has to go to Tom Kerr who produced something quite spectacular in the last 100 metres to win the boys' race. Close behind were Luke Wells, Brodie Hull and Noah Roderick. All top 4 runners finishing in the top 7.
Kai McCartney and Harry Sutton were not far behind, finishing 12th and 18th respectively. The girls' team had their work cut out as it was a first competitive race for all but one. Again, a top drawer performance. Special mention has to go to Anaya Patterson who finished second, to new kids on the block, Kamelija Vasilyiev and Emilee White who came third and fourth, and to Bethany Greer who came tenth. Ruby Cousins and Heidi McTernaghan completed the picture finishing 12th and 18th respectively out of a field of 65 runners.
Both teams have qualified for the Northern Ireland final in January.
The Individuals' race (or fun run) is a race for children to gain experience of competitive racing without the pressure of having to qualify for something. There were some 22 children entered into the this race, boys and girls starting together but being timed separately. In this race, (girls' section) special mention has to go to Kayla Mooney, Lucy Brown and Mia Gault who came first, second and third and to Max Wilson and Filip Zembruska who finished second and third respectively (boys section).
https://athleticsni.org/Results
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ODD SOCKS DAY
Thu 18 Nov 2021Some photos from our Odd Socks Day held on Thursday 18th November to show our support for Anti-Bullying!
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Cross Country Training
Sun 14 Nov 2021Photos of the Final preparations for the Flahavans' crosscountry qualifier in Lurgan Park on Friday 19th November.
The children have been working hard to prepare for this and we have entered our top 6 boys and top 6 girls for the competitive races and ten boys and ten girls for the fun run. Runners will be notified on Monday.
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Children in Need
Fri 12 Nov 2021'Children in Need Day’ is Friday 19th November and it will be a NON-UNIFORM DAY for all pupils.
This year the donations from King’s Park can be made online by clicking on this link: https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=5297
£1 per family is the suggested amount however you may donate an alternative amount if preferred.
Thank you very much for helping the school to support this yearly event.
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Anti-Bullying Week
Tue 09 Nov 2021Anti-bullying week is next week (15th-19th November). Teachers will be doing activities with the children to highlight the importance of Anti-Bullying
As part of Anti-bullying week Parenting NI are hosting a session for parents and practitioners, "Working together to stop bullying" on 17th November at 10am to 11am. Places can be booked through Eventbrite (see poster attached)
The session will look at identifying strategies for children and parents to cope with bullying, tips on recognising bullying and promoting kindness and tips on how we can work together to stop bullying.
Please see below for Anti-bullying week resources and events that are coming up.
There are 3 main resource packs this year to support involvement in ABW21;
There will be a stakeholder information event on Monday 8th Nov @4pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anti-bullying-week-2021one-kind-word-niabf-social-media-stakeholder-event-tickets-194402973527
For more information and how to get involved please refer to the website: http://www.endbullying.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/
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Cross Country
Sat 06 Nov 2021Cross Country is back on the agenda. 46 children signed up to be trained and put through their paces.
A paired back Flahavans cross country league is set to commence on 19th November in Lurgan Park.
We hope to ether two very competitive teams and fun runners.
