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ODD SOCKS DAY MONDAY 14TH NOVEMBER

Thu 10 Nov 2022

Children are allowed to wear 'Odd Socks' on Monday 14th November in support of Anti Bullying Week.

Hockey

Wed 26 Oct 2022

BOYS' HOCKEY

A great first outing for Kings Park boys’ hockey teams at the Ulster Hockey Blitz at Edenvilla, Portadown on Monday 24th October. The ‘A’ team had a fantastic tournament and remained undefeated, winning three matches, and drawing two. With special mention going to Brodie Hull who scored 10 goals and Bobby Gardiner scoring 9. In their five matches the boys scored 21 goals and only conceded one! The ‘B’ team had an enjoyable afternoon and got plenty of pitch time to work on their skills. A big well done to all the boys who played!

GIRLS' HOCKEY

A great first outing for Kings Park girls hockey teams at the Ulster Hockey Blitz at Portadown on Tuesday 25th October. The girls had plenty of pitch time to develop their skills against other local schools. Goals came from Mia Gault, Sadie Moorhead, Sarah McClughan, Lucia McMullan, Daisy Gordon, Bella McMullan, Ruby Cousins and Chloe Wilson. Special mention to Aimee Mackay on her goal keeping debut. Well done to you all. Thanks to Ulster Hockey for a great day out!

Parenting NI - Parenting Week

Mon 17 Oct 2022

Parenting NI - Free On-line Opportunties

Wed 12 Oct 2022

Cross Country

Fri 07 Oct 2022 Mr Martin

Congratulations to all the King's Park
Cross Country teams who gave an
excellent account of themselves at
Chambers Park Portadown, in the first
competition of the season.
The girls' team won the competition
against 20 other teams and the boys'
team were second out of 22. (corrected result)
Top places were Kayla Mooney 4th out
of 128 runners and Brodie Hull 3rd out
of 148 runners.
The fun runs were well represented
with Kings Park taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the girls' race and 1st, 2nd and 4th in the boys' race.
Special mention here for Hannah
Mooney 1st, Connie Kinkaid 2nd, Maisey-Jane Brown 3rd and Bella McMullen
4th.
For the boys, it was David Borc 1st,
Matthew McClure 2nd and Joe Dowds
4th.
A great day was had by all.

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II - Monday 19th September

Tue 13 Sep 2022

As you will be aware, Monday 19^th September has been declared a Bank Holiday and an Exceptional Closure for Schools to mark the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11.

King's Park Primary and Nursery School will be closed on Monday 19^th September to enable our school community to join with the nation in mourning the loss of The Queen.

Letter from Miss Brown - Return to School

Tue 30 Aug 2022

KING'S PARK PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL

(EDUCATION AUTHORITY – SOUTHERN REGION)

30^th August 2022

Dear Parent, Carer,

We have now reached the start of another school year and I trust you have been able to enjoy some quality time during the holidays with your family.

I hope your child is looking forward to getting back to school again and seeing his/her friends and getting to know their new teacher/s. I am looking forward to seeing the children back at school on 31^st August. This will be a Transition Day for the pupils. P2 children will finish at 12.10pm, P3 and P4 will finish at 12.15pm and P5, P6, and P7 will finish at 12.20pm. There will be NO school meals served on this day.

Please note* For our new pupils in Nursery and Primary 1 they will start back on the date given to them by their teacher. Their end of day times will also have been given to you for the first few weeks.

The following are important points for you to read and be familiar with, before your child/ren return to school. As always if you have any questions or would like further information please contact me through the office on 38322450 or by email- hbrown539@c2kni.net

SCHOOL UNIFORMS- All pupils from Primary 1 to Primary 7 are expected to wear full school uniform every day except for PE days (class teachers will inform you of the PE Days when tracksuits may be worn)

STAFFING – We are pleased to welcome Mrs Laura McIvor to the staff. She will be teaching in Primary 7 and in Primary 4 each week.

SCHOOL MEALS – These MUST be paid for in advance ( see also the letter sent on 26/8/22)

END OF DAY TIMES:

Primary 1 children finish for the first few weeks at the times given to you by their teacher.
Primary 2 children finish each day at 2.00pm
Primary 3 children finish at 3.00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 2.00pm on Thursdays and Fridays.
Primary 4, 5, 6 and 7 children will finish at 3.00pm each day.

PARKING – Parents are NOT permitted to drive into or park in the school grounds. Exceptions will be made for those with disabled blue badges only. I ask that all parents follow this to protect all of the children in the school.

DOJO – Your child’s class teacher will communicate with you via dojo on a regular basis. For new parents, the teacher will send you a link to this app. The teachers are happy to answer any important questions you may have via the dojo app before 4.00pm each day if possible. Please note: They may not be able to respond during the school day when they are teaching.

COVID -19- If your child tests positive for Covid 19, the latest guidance is that they should stay at home for 3 days following a positive test or from start of symptoms.

MORNING ENTRANCE DOORS – Pupils from P6S, P6F, P6M, P5W and P5G should enter the school by the outside door nearest Mrs Grey’s class.

Pupils from P4O’H, P7M, P7M/B, P7R, P7K/McI, P4F/McI should enter the school by the door nearest Mrs’O Hara’s class (this is close to the Reception area)

Pupils from P2McB, P2C, P3D, P3M, P3CH and P4T should enter the school by the door down the steps at the 2 story building.

Pupils from P2W and P2S should enter by the outside area in the hard play area near the MUGA.

All other pupils in P1 and outside mobiles should enter by their classroom door with the exception of Miss Porter’s class who should enter by the door nearest Mrs Grey’s class and wait in the ICT Room for a few minutes. Miss Porter will bring them over to her class.

There will be staff on duty at the doors each morning to assist you if needed.

Pupils must enter the school by the appropriate door indicated above. There will be a rota of staff on duty from 8.30am-8.45am each morning to supervise pupils. All teachers will be in their class from 8.45am.

HOLIDAYS - A list of the school holidays will be included within the Information Bulletin to be sent home in this week.

Further information will be sent home in the next day or so and I would ask that you keep this safe so that you may refer to it as the school year progresses.

I would like to wish you and your child/ren an enjoyable and rewarding school year and a healthy one for you and your family.

Sincerely,

H Brown

Principal

Useful Flyers

Thu 25 Aug 2022

Transition Day for pupils

Thu 18 Aug 2022

TRANSITION DAY FOR PUPILS

31^st August will be a transition day for pupils.
Please note: Nursery and Primay One pupils will start on the date already given by the teacher.
There will be NO school dinners served.
Children will leave at the following times:
Nursery – Parents will be informed of finish time.
P1 & P2 – 12.10
P3 & P4 - 12.15
P5, 6 & 7 – 12.20