Mrs Watson accepts a donation on behalf of Marie Curie.  In July Mrs Watson will cycle from London to Paris for Marie Curie and we wish her all the best with this endeavour!  Included in the photo are:  P1:  Bella and Lucia McMullan, Sadie Moorehead, Rebecca Graham, Raef and Caeden Cousins, Amber Glenn and Lily Patterson.  P2:  Zack Stewart, Issac and Grace Neville and Luke Benitez Lopez.  Nursery:  Luke Hunter, Emily Rose Matchett and Harry Uprichard.

This year we are hoping to promote the sporting achievements of all our pupils. The children will take part in a variety of events.

Due to the popularity of Sports Day there will be limited seating. You are therefore encouraged to bring along your own chairs or rug. Activities will take place on the MUGA pitch, hockey pitch. You can watch your child at all the activities but please try to remain outside the coned off competitive areas.

There will be an ice-cream van. Pupils can purchase an ice-cream at the cost of 50p. (Money should be forwarded to the child’s class teacher before Sport Day)

 

Weather permitting Sports Day will take place as follows:

Nursery - Monday 4th June - 10.30am to 12 noon on the MUGA Pitch

P1 – P3 - Tuesday 5th June - 10am to 12 noon (approx.)

P4 - P7 - Wednesday 6th June - 10am to 12 noon (approx.)

King’s Park School will be used on the 2nd June to display all the Art and Craft entries; parents and pupils are encouraged to visit the school to view these exhibits.

This year all entries are to be collected at the Show on Saturday 2nd June after 4pm. Prize winners are invited to bring their winning entries back in to school on Monday 4th June (all except the fruit and vegetables entries, as they start to decay).

This year’s nominated charities are: Cancer Fund for Children NI - £2000, Angel Wishes - £2000, Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI - £1000, Marie Curie Cancer Care - £1000, Reach Team - £800, The Wings Appeal - £400, Poppy Appeal - £400, RNLI - £400 and Guide Dogs for the Blind - £50. Cheques will be presented to the charities over the coming weeks.   Once again, thank you for your generous support!

A group of fifty Primary 7 pupils and five teachers have just returned from the annual school trip to Holland. In a packed itinerary over five days they really enjoyed sampling the culture of another European country. The school party stayed at the Hotel Sea You, a one school hotel, in the coastal resort of Noordwijk which formed the base from which a wide variety of activities and visits were undertaken. The trip provides a tremendous opportunity for pupils to transfer their curriculum knowledge and understanding into practical real life skills. Thankfully the weather was good, food was plentiful, lots of fun was evident and the whole experience will be remembered for years to come. Once again the pupils should be thanked for their excellent behaviour and manners which were commented on from fellow airline passengers, airline crew, coach drivers, shop keepers and hotel owners. Organising the trip for 2019 is now under way so all those pupils interested in Primary 6 keep alert!

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 1^st 2^nd or 3^rd in their heat:

Nicole Penny P6 2^nd Back Crawl.

Alfie Speers P6 1^st Back Crawl

Christopher Dickson P7 2^nd Back Crawl

Grace Cochrane P6 1^st Breast Stroke

Matthew Girvan P6 Breast Stroke

Joel Todd P7 3^rd Breast Stroke

Madison McShane P6 1^st Front Crawl

Leon Ruddy P6 1^st Front Crawl

Ellie Cousins P7 3^rd Front Crawl

Aaron Kincaid P7 2^nd Front Crawl.

Well done in the heats!!

The following swimmers received a medal for the fastest time overall:

Alfie Speers P6 3^rd Back Crawl

Grace Cochrane P6 1^st Breast Stroke

Madison McShane P6 3^rd Front Crawl

Leon Ruddy P6 1^st Front Crawl

Aaron Kincaid P7 2^nd Front Crawl.

P6 Girls Relay team 1^st place

P6 Boys Relay team 2^nd place.

The following swimmers also competed and helped KPS receive enough points to achieve 3^rd 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.

Click here to view the latest photos from the Holland trip

Mr Mawhinney phoned today at lunch time.  Everyone had a reasonable night's sleep!  They were on a canal trip today and the sun was shining.  Everyone happy