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.

Afterschool Clubs will begin on Tuesday 8th May for 4 weeks. (Weeks Beginning: 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th May). Please note the clubs this term are on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the 4 weeks identified above.

9 Tommy Jackson – Football Coaching

Football coaching for Primary 4 children with Tommy Jackson will commence on Tuesday 29th May for 5 weeks; 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th June. These sessions will be held in the school Assembly Hall or on the MUGA depending on the weather from 3.00pm to 4.30pm and parents should collect their children at 4.30pm sharp. A booking letter will be sent home with all P4 children.

We are collecting good quality hats, gloves, long socks, school jumpers, cardigans, skirts and trousers for primary aged children on behalf of Mission Africa. They are for the pupils of the Cornerstone Academy in Nigeria who experience periods of very cold weather due to the region/climate conditions and often have to wear all their clothes at once to try to keep warm.

If you can donate any of the above items of clothing, please send them into school by Friday 25th May when they will be collected by a representative from Mission Africa for transportation. You may also consider knitting some hats or scarves.

Your donations will help make a difference to these children.

Boys Futsal Report

Congratulations to the boys’ futsal team who represented the ABC Area at this year’s IFA National Finals. The boys played their part in a very competitive tournament losing only once and drawing to the eventual winners. Unfortunately, they did not gain enough points to progress to the semi-final. An achievement in itself in reaching the finals, well done! Thanks also to the teachers and parents who went with the boys during their Easter holidays.

Team: Luke Adair, Alex Dillon, Rhys McCreanor, James Wright, David Ward, Caleb Lyle and Dean Bradbury.

Boys 5-A-Side Football Report

NISFA 5 A-Side finals – Well done to the boys who participated in the National Football Finals in Lisburn. The boys played some good football in a tough environment. There was no trophy this year but a good day was had by all. Team: Luke Adair, Alex Dillon, Rhys Crooks, James Wright,

David Ward, Caleb Lyle and Dean Bradbury.

Girls Futsal Report

Semi-finalists! King’s Park girls’ futsal team for the first time reached the IFA National Finals. The girls won 3 out of 4 of their group games and progressed to the semi-final. Despite going 1-0 up their journey unfortunately ended there with a 2-1 defeat. The girls want to express their thanks to all the teachers and parents who made it possible for them to attend the tournament during the Easter holidays.

Team: Hannah Watts, Tilly Douglas, Emma Latimer, Chloe Gordon, Ellie Cousins, Grace Cochrane and Grace Mackay

Sponsored "Glow for it!" day has raised the amazing amount of £8014.30. The named charities will be receiving their donations shortly and we hope to involve as many of our children as possible in the photographs to celebrate this excellent charity collection. Our sincere thanks is due to all parents and friends of the school for your generosity again this year.

Alfie Speer, Euan Wilson, Jake Johnston and Alexander Wilson represented King’s Park Primary School in the 11 years and under brass solo section at Portadown Music Festival. Euan won first prize for his trumpet solo and Alfie was awarded third prize for his trumpet solo. All 4 boys played very well and were a real credit to the school!