A massive congratulations to Calum, Jesse, Joshua and Christopher who won the Lisburn Shield final, beating Linfield 6-1!
Jesse was also named man of the match.

Well done boys!

In order to help pupils to prepare for success this school year, 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

•iPhone

•Android

b.Sign in with your school credentials for full editing capability

Open Night/Parents Evening will be held on Thursday 8^th December starting at 7.00pm.  All parents, friends and prospective parents are warmly invited.  The evening will begin at 7.00pm in the Assembly Hall with a welcome by Mr Shields followed by a musical item. 

All classrooms and the nursery building will be open and refreshments will be available in the dining hall.   Parents are asked to remember that in the interests of safety, parking within the school grounds is not permitted.  Children should not attend the evening event unless they are performing.

P1 to P3 Christmas Presentations

         P1 to P3 Performances will be on the following dates:

P1 Performance              Wednesday 14^th December at 9.30am

P2 Performance              Tuesday 13^th December at 9.30am

P3 Performance              Wednesday 14^th December at 11.00am  

(The Hall will be open for P3 parents to take their seats from approximately 10.30am) Tea/coffee will be served prior to each Performance

          Please note – each year group will perform once only on the day/time indicated above. Parents are asked NOT to use recording equipment during the performances. The school will produce a DVD as in previous years. (Order forms will be sent home)

Supporting King’s Park - Salvation Army Christmas Family Appeal

         The Annual Christmas Toy Appeal is again being supported by our school.  All such donations can be brought to the class teacher any morning during the week beginning 5^th December through to the close of the appeal on Friday 9^th December.

All the toy donations will be presented during morning assembly on Friday 9^th December.

Children in Need – NON UNIFORM DAY

The school supported Children in Need this year again by holding a non-uniform day.  The tremendous amount of £500.00 was raised and a cheque has been forwarded to the BBC Children in Need Appeal in Belfast.

     A big THANK YOU to all who donated to this worthy cause.

We all deserve to be able to use the internet to learn, explore and connect with each other. But all of us need to be aware of the risks involved in doing so, especially on social media. Our advice is:

• Don’t share personal information or images with people you don’t know.

   

• Don’t accept friend requests with someone you don’t know – not everyone online may be who they say they are.

   

• Set privacy settings on all devices so that only people you know can view your account.

   

• Don’t post anything online that you are not happy to be shared, particularly nude or nearly nude images or videos. It may seem like a bit of fun with friends at the time but there is always a chance those images could be shared or get into the wrong hands and could lead to harmful situations such as stalking, abuse or blackmail.

   

• If someone has made you feel uncomfortable or you have had disturbing interaction online, tell police or a trusted adult. You can ring the police on 101 or for help and advice ring Childline on 0800 1111 or Lifeline on 0808 808 8000.

   

• The internet can be a great place but it is important to remember there are people out there who may wish to abuse, exploit, intimidate or bully you online – if this happens to you, tell someone immediately.

   

• Remember that if things do go wrong online, there are people who can help.

   

• If you receive any inappropriate images or links, it is important that you do not forward it to anyone else. Contact police or tell a trusted adult immediately. By doing this you could help prevent further such incidents. You will not get into trouble.

   

  General advice to parents:

   

• The most important thing is to have conversations with your children - talk to them about the benefits and dangers of the internet so that you can empower them to use the internet safely.

   

• Cultivate an interest in their online activities - their favourite websites, online games and interests and keep an eye on what they are doing online.

• Don't be afraid to ask your children who they are talking to online and what they are talking about and remind them how important it is to tell a trusted adult if something happens online that makes them feel uncomfortable or worried because there are people who can help.

• Become a ‘net-savvy’ parent - the best safeguard against online dangers is being informed. Jump in and learn the basics of the Internet - read articles, take a class, and talk to other parents. You don’t have to be an expert to have a handle on your child’s online world.

• Go to www.getsafeonline.org for lots of useful advice and information on how to stay safe online. Safeguardingni.org will also provide information for parents and carers on e-safety.

• Links to other sites that can provide information and advice to young people and parents are available from the DE website at: http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/pupils-and-parents/pupils.htm

Congratulations to the boys football team who won their tournament on Friday.

The team was as follows:
Daniel, Dylan, Jesse, Christopher, Calum, Joshua, Jack, Luke and Fraser.

Results:
GROUP STAGE
King's Park 2 - 0 Carrick
King's Park 2 - 0 Edenderry
King's Park 2 - 0 Waringstown
FINALS
King's Park 0 - 0 Bocombra
King's Park 2 - 0 St Brendans

An excellent effort by the boys who did not concede one goal throughout the tournament. Well done! 

After last year's clean sweep of the Southern Area league, both the boys' and girls' teams have started on the right track with a convincing victory in round one of the Flahavan's Porridge Cross Country League.

Click this link for the full result:
http://athleticsni.org/Results

More information to follow...