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KPS swimming team travelled the short distance to Waves Leisure Centre Lurgan to participate in the local interschools Gala. Over recent years this has become a very competitive event and this year 11 local schools competed. The races were held over 2 heats with the winning times receiving a medal.
The following children placed 1st 2nd or 3rd in their heat:
Nicole Penny P6 2nd Back Crawl.
Alfie Speers P6 1st Back Crawl
Christopher Dickson P7 2nd Back Crawl
Grace Cochrane P6 1st Breast Stroke
Matthew Girvan P6 Breast Stroke
Joel Todd P7 3rd Breast Stroke
Madison McShane P6 1st Front Crawl
Leon Ruddy P6 1st Front Crawl
Ellie Cousins P7 3rd Front Crawl
Aaron Kincaid P7 2nd Front Crawl.
Well done in the heats!!
The following swimmers received a medal for the fastest time overall:
Alfie Speers P6 3rd Back Crawl
Grace Cochrane P6 1st Breast Stroke
Madison McShane P6 3rd Front Crawl
Leon Ruddy P6 1st Front Crawl
Aaron Kincaid P7 2nd Front Crawl.
P6 Girls Relay team 1st place
P6 Boys Relay team 2nd place.
The following swimmers also competed and helped KPS receive enough points to achieve 3rd overall, Sophie Tate P5, Martha McTernaghan P7, Charlotte Cooke P6, Emma Latimer P6, Matthew Lamont P5, Rhys McCreanor P6, Michael Robinson P5.
Well done swimmers!!!
The following pupils have been selected to take part in time trials for the Waves Inter Area Gala Team: Grace Cochrane, Leon Ruddy and Aaron Kinkead.
REMINDER
Every child now has access to Microsoft Office free of charge. With Office 365, you will now have access to the latest version of Word, for writing; Excel, for spreadsheets; PowerPoint, for presentations; OneNote, for organisation and note taking; and much more.
•Install on up to 5 compatible PCs and Macs, plus 5 tablets (including iPad!)
•Gain valuable skills on the world’s most popular productivity software
•Office subscription lasts for as long as the student remains in school and the programme continues
Follow these simple steps to get Office:
1.For PC and Mac:
a.Visit http://portal.office.com
b.Login with your C2k username and password
•username must be in the format username@c2ken.net
(please note the @c2ken format – the usual @c2kni.net format will not work)
You will be asked again for your credentials a second time
c.On the installation page select your language and click Install-Run
•You will be asked to sign in 1 more time (username@c2ken.net and password)
2.For iOS and Android:
a.Download from your app store
•iPad: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
b.Sign in with your school credentials for full editing capability
Congratulations to Noah Jamison who has become the Southern Area Schools Under 10 Table Tennis Champion.
Noah played 7 matches in all and didn't drop a set.
Noah is pictured here with Arnold Morgan of Table Tennis Ulster.
Keep up the training Noah!
A short musical evening has been organised by Miss Spiers for parents and friends. It will take place on 24th May. To ease congestion in the hall there will be two performances - one starting at 7pm and one at 8pm. This short concert will involve many of the P4 children who take music tuition in school plus our guitar groups and children taking individual lessons. Further information will follow.
The Annual Fun Night and Craft Sale – Starts at 7.00pm until 8.30pm.
Family Passes are now available to purchase in advance from Reception at a cost of £3.00 for 2 adults and up to 4 children.
There will be a variety of excellent craft stalls in the Canteen during the evening.
Tickets for the Summer Competition are still available at the office. All entries should be returned to school on/before 7th June. The draw will be made at 8.30pm that evening. We hope to see you there!
Mantella – Interactive Animal Encounters
Mantella will be at our Summer Fete this year again and letters will be going home week commencing 28th May with every child. Please complete and return the form at the bottom of the letter with payment to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
The Supporting King's Park group would appreciate help on the evening of our Fete. Any parent or friend who could give a few hours of their time to help out please contact the school office with your name and contact number.
Well done to all those children who have achieved a "Reading Detective" award this school year. These awards are presented to children who have demonstrated good reading comprehension skills during class. Well done boys and girls, keep reading and learning.