Newsletter King’s College Alicante
PRIMARY
MAY 2014 / THIRD TERM
Basketball Tournament
Message from the Head of Primary Education is a complex matter. It is not just about academic excellence, although this is clearly at the heart, but about preparing our children to take their place in a fast changing, often confusing world. At the beginning of this term I was reminded of how often some of the best learning for life can take place outside the classroom. The occasion was the very first Basketball Tournament between ourselves and King’s College, Murcia. The tournament involved two teams of Year 5 and 6 children from both schools. The standard of basketball was good and every game was hard fought by the children – sometimes very hard fought indeed! At the end of the tournament final, between the Alicante and Murcia teams with most points, I was delighted that King’s College, Alicante emerged as winners and that they did so without either of our school teams losing a single game. The children were delighted and I was very proud of them all. It wasn’t a matter of just winning, but also that they were so positive in the way they conducted themselves throughout the day. The children worked hard together as a team, they didn’t give up when things got tough, their behaviour was fantastic, they didn’t moan at each other
when mistakes were made and they showed excellent sportsmanship. These are qualities that are so important in our lessons and in life. Our children were a credit to themselves, their families and to the school. I must thank our parents who were able to come along and support, their presence was a great encouragement to the children. Many thanks too, to Sr. Castillo who was kind enough to organise the use of Pabellón ‘Pitiu Rocher’ for the event. As I said at the beginning, education is complex and it is important that we sieze every opportunity in the classroom, on the patio, on a school visit or during a sporting event to help our children be the very best they can be.
Best wishes
Mr. P.B. Sloan Head of Primary