Newsletter King’s College Alicante
PRIMARY
FEBRUARY 2014 / SECOND TERM
Carnival of Fun!
Message from the Head of Primary At a recent assembly with Year 5 and 6 pupils we talked about why children come to school. Very quickly we had the obvious answer that children come to school to learn. We agreed that learning about academic subjects was at the heart of our school life and that it was very important to study hard and do well in these areas. We also discussed the fact that we have to learn about responsibility and that we must work hard to become good learners. We then went on to talk about the other things we learn at school, lessons that help to prepare us for life. Our football team’s trip to Murcia to take part in the Football Tournament there reminded us that in addition to the academic side of school, there are all sorts of other things we need to learn. Sport helps us to learn about being part of a team, working together and the importance of practice. It helps us to develop a range of attitudes from wanting to be a winner, to
learning how to deal with those occasions when we don’t win. The world our children is growing up in is fast paced and ever changing and will demand well qualified, confident young people who know how to manage change. At King’s we are focused on ensuring that we give children a top quality education that will allow them to achieve high standards academically, that gives them an excellent command of English, but that also helps to prepare them for life in the 21st century. Best wishes
Mr. P.B. Sloan Head of Primary