Tonight was our final choir session for the term as we recorded our entry for the Robert Burns World Federation Choral Competition.
A huge thank you to Mrs Wilson for coming along to help us by playing the piano for us each week to help us prepare, we couldn’t do it without her!
Our Parent Council have decided to hold a drawing competition and a Dress Down Day to raise funds for class trips next term.
Your child will be bringing home an entry sheet today, where they are to design either an Easter egg or an Easter bonnet. The closing date for entries is Friday 22nd March. All entries should be handed in to class teachers and the winners will be chosen later that day by the Parent Council and will be awarded a prize which has kindly been donated by the Gospel Hall.
This Friday 22nd March, the Parent Council will be hosting a Dress Down Day. The cost for this is £2 a child. Please note, no football strips should be worn. When your child hands in their donation, they will be given a raffle ticket which will enter them into a draw to win one of our Easter hampers.
A huge thank you to our Parent Council for organising these events!
Thursday 21st March is World Down Syndrome Day and we would like to celebrate and raise awareness by joining the #lotsofsocks campaign, coming to school wearing odd socks, or bright and colourful socks!
Donations can be made through ParentPay and all money raised will be sent to the charity Down Syndrome Scotland.
Our school choir are once again entering the National Burns Choral Competition this year.
This is a digital entry which is recorded in school, submitted online and the winner is announced at the National Burns Primary Competition in Gourock on Saturday 1st June.
We have been practising for weeks on our test pieces and will be recording these at our rehearsal this Monday 18th March 3-4pm.
Please complete the Form below to support Mrs McNulty’s preparations for the recording. Please note this Form must be completed for your child to be included in the recording.
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The time is getting closer for our P7s to head away on their Residential Trip, so to help with preparations, please find a Kit List attached with suggestions of what to pack.
Please remember, that children are responsible for taking their own luggage, so be wary to not overpack!
Please also note, all medication which is required to be taken which is not currently kept in school, must have a medical form completed by a parent/carer (these can be sourced from the main office) and medicine handed into school the Monday before we leave. Children should not be packing any medication in their luggage, this will be the responsibility of staff to carry.
Mobile phones and other forms of technology are not permitted. Mrs McNulty and Mr Burns will be taking lots of videos and pictures which will be shared on our communication platforms throughout the trip. Should you need to contact your child in an emergency, please contact the school and the school will contact Mrs McNulty or Mr Burns.
Our days and evenings will be filled with lots of activities, however should your child wish to take something to entertain themselves with, I would encourage bringing cards/dominoes/a book. Something that is small to fit in their luggage.
If you have any questions or queries. Please contact Mrs McNulty or Mr Burns.
We couldn’t be more proud of Team New Cumnock today! ❤️
Each and every one of our pupils who represented the school at the Regional Ayrshire Burns Schools Competition is a superstar. The performances they gave in front of a large audience and the feedback from the judges on their adjudication sheets is testament to that!
We are delighted to be bringing home the following prizes:
🏆🥇 1st place P1-3 Verse Speaking: Daisy M
🥉 3rd place P1-3 Verse Speaking: Connie B
🥉 3rd place P6/7 Verse Speaking: Adele M
🥉 3rd place P6/7 Instrumental: Devan B
Also a huge well done to our former pupils who are now at Robert Burns Academy and bringing home the following prizes to New Cumnock:
🥈 2nd place S1/2 Verse Speaking: Emma Y
🥈 2nd place S3/4 Verse Speaking: Emma J
🥈 2nd place S3/4 Singing: Emma J
🥈 2nd place S5/6 Verse Speaking: Adana W
Well done everyone, you are all stars! ⭐️
Mrs McNulty would like to extend her thanks to Mrs Wilson for coming in to school to accompany our singers to help them rehearse on the run up to the competition. ❤️
We are delighted that our 1st and 2nd place winners have now been invited to attend the National Burns Competitions to represent Ayrshire later this year! 🤩
Apologies for the error in the previous post, World Book Day will be celebrated on THURSDAY next week, 7th March.
A wee reminder that chidlren are encouraged to come to school dressed as a book character or wearing their pyjamas and bringing their favourite bedtime story.
On Monday next week, children will be visiting the Book Fair with their class to make their wish list. Parents/carers then have the opportunity to purchase the books online. (Instructions will be noted on the wish list sent home.)
Next Tuesday, we will be selling Bargain Books from the Book Fair, priced £2 or less. These will be cash only sales as these books cannot be reordered once purchased. Children will be given the chance to purchase from the Bargain Books stall on Tuesday only, so please send them with money on this day, should they wish to look.
We will be holding our Big Book Swap on Thursday. If you have any old books in good condition that your child no longer reads, please send them into school, any day from Monday. Mrs Clarke will issue your child with a ticket which will enable to be first to visit the book swap on Thursday to choose a new book.
In addition to this, running all of next week, we are having a ‘GET CAUGHT READING’ competition, where children are to upload a photograph of themselves reading in a different or unusual place, and add this to their Learning Journals as a Parental Contribution.
Our P7 Reading Schools Champions will then review the uploads and will choose a winner to receive a free book from the Book Fair! These photos must be uploaded by Wednesday and the winner will be shared on World Book Day, on Thursday.
