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• Technology Team NI Challenge

  Thu 30 Mar 2017

  The King’s Park Technology Team which recently qualified for the Northern Ireland Primary Schools STEM Challenge Finals to be held at the EEC Arena on 12^th June 2017. The team is Joshua Martin, Samuel McCullough and Jack Marks.

   

   

  On 22^nd March 2017 The King’s Park Technology Team took part in one of eight STEM Challenge heats to be held across Northern Ireland between March and May. The team travelled to St Paul’s High School, Newry where it competed against thirty six (36) other Primary Schools in the challenge organised by Sentinus. Having managed to secure runners up spot the team has now progressed to the overall Northern Ireland STEM Challenge Finals to be held on 12^th June 2017 at the EEC Arena.

  

• ABC Futsal Champions!

  Mon 13 Mar 2017

  The King's Park boys football team entered the Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon area futsal tournament this month. This is the first time the tournament has taken place which is in association with the Irish FA. The main difference between futsal and traditional football is that the ball is heavier which emphasises foot skills during the game. The boys showcased an excellent attitude which translated into an excellent performance in all of their games, scoring 24 goals and conceding 0. They will now compete in the Northern Ireland finals next month. Congratulations to CALUM, FRASER, JOSHUA, DANIEL, CHRISTOPHER, JESSE and DYLAN.

   

  The results were as follows:

  KPS 6 - 0 Carrick

  KPS 4 - 0 Tandragee

  KPS 2 - 0 St Patrick's Armagh

   

  SEMI FINAL

  KPS 5 - 0 St John the Baptist

   

  FINAL

  KPS 7 - 0 Bridge Integrated

   

   

  An excellent performance and attitude all round!

   

  The boys will now compete in the National finals this April. 

  

• UEFA Women Road Show

  Fri 10 Mar 2017

  Today some of our P5, P6 and P7 girls had a very enjoyable morning at the UFEA Women’s Under 19 Championship Road Show.

  The Road Show involved skills, drills, small sided games and competitions. All participants received a free goodie bag which included a ticket to this years Under 19 Euro's @ Windsor Park. Thank you UEFA!

  

• Girls Hockey A Team

  Thu 09 Mar 2017

  On Thursday 9^th March the girls played a league match against Bocombra at home. We played really well and had a great 6-0 win. Goals came from Megan, Taylor, Chloe and Kate.

   

  On 16^th March we played another league match at home against Markethill PS. Again, the girls played some great flowing hockey, with great passing and positioning. We again came away with a 6-0 win. Goals in this match came from Taylor, Lucy, Catherine, Emily and Megan.

   

  We narrowly missed out on the league play offs unfortunately, as we came away with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

   

  Next up was the NI Qualifying Tournament at Brownlow on 22^nd March. We won our first 2 matches comfortably against Bocombra and Magherafelt. Next up was Armstrong. We started off really well and played some great attacking hockey, and narrowly missed the goals several times. We defended well, but unfortunately we conceded 2 goals in quick succession, and we simply ran out of time to score back. We were all very disappointed, and unfortunately didn’t then progress to the finals at Garvey. Armstrong went on to be runners up in the NI Finals, so we can be very proud of our efforts.

   

  This team have played some great hockey, and have shown tremendous skill on many occasions this season. I would like to wish all the P7s the very best for their new schools, and make sure you continue playing hockey! Well done girls.

   

  Team- Sophie Beattie, Lucy Latimer, Catherine Cowan, Taylor McKinley. Emily Alexander, Megan Hampton, Chloe Gordon and Kate Holmes

• Portadown Speech Festival

  Fri 03 Mar 2017

  Well done to the Primary 3 Choral Speaking Team were successful winning first place at Portadown Speech Festival.

  

• Lurgan Hockey Success

  Wed 01 Mar 2017

  A big congratulations to Kate, Hannah, Martha, Aimee, Haydn, Megan, Chloe, Emma, Grace, Ellie, Jemma, Lucy and Taylor who won the Premiership League Cup and the Ulster Shield!  

   

  The Premiership League cup dates back to the 1930's and this is the first time that Lurgan Ladies have won it! The Ulster shield dates back to the 1920's and this is also the first time that Lurgan Ladies have won it! 

   

  Well done girls!

  

• Northern Ireland Champions!!

  Wed 22 Feb 2017

  Congratulations to the Boys' and Girls' cross country teams who both became The Northern Ireland Champions at the Cross Country Finals!

   

  The boys and girls are both the 2017 Northern Ireland Cross Country Champions. The boys won by a huge margin, which is likely a record, and the girls won by a convincing margin. A special mention has to go to Dylan Alexander who, having won all three events this year, ran in to third place overall in Northern Ireland. Best placed girl was Emily Anderson who came  14th overall in Northern Ireland.

  The boys have won the Southern Area League for the past three years and have won each of their last 11 events, an unbeaten record stretching back three years. The Girls have won the Southern Area league for the last two years and have won their last 6 competitions.

  Between them they have 4 Northern Ireland Titles in the last 5 years.

  http://www.kingsparklurgan.com/cross-country/

   

  

• Football Finals Winners

  Wed 15 Feb 2017

  Congratulations to Fraser, Joshua ,Jesse, Christopher, Dylan and Daniel who won the Jones Shield Finals on Friday.

   

  The boys were unbeaten throughout the qualifying stages and the finals, an excellent performance from everyone.

   

  King's Park 2 - 1 Hart
  King's Park 3 - 0 Mullavilly
  King's Park 1 - 0 Millington
  King's Park 2 - 0 Bocombra 

  

• All Ireland swimming success

  Tue 14 Feb 2017

  A massive congratulations to Leon Ruddy for his excellent performance in the Swim Ireland competition.

  Leonn finished 10th in the back crawl and 15th in the freestyle. Well done!

  

• FREE Online Safety training for parents

  Wed 08 Feb 2017

  Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI) are delighted to be partnering with the PSNI to launch a series of FREE cyber-safety workshops for parents in venues across the country in March 2017. The courses are open to parents and carers of children, including grandparents.

  It will cover, among other things, the following:

  • Cyberbullying
  • Sexting
  • Social Media Risks
  • Adult Content
  • Gaming
  • Online Grooming

   

  Places are limited so click on your closest venue below and book now to avoid disappointment!

  
  Belfast City Hall: 8th March 2017 6:30-9pm
  
  Lisburn Civic Centre: 15th March 2017 6:30-9pm
  
  Craigavon Civic Centre: 16th March 2017 6:30-9pm
  
  Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey: 21st March 2017 6:30-9pm
  
  The Guildhall, Derry/Londonderry: 29th March 2017 6:30-9pm
   
  Click here to book: http://www.ci-ni.org.uk/cybersafety