Our school football team took part in the Bill Shankly festival at the Robert Burns Academy today. They had a great time and played extremely well.
Well done to Drogan PS who won the event!
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Voyage To Venus
Our Voyage to Venus is well and truly taking off this term. With every active travel journey you make to and from school earns s-miles which we then add to our whole school total. Plus, don’t forget bonus s-miles when you travel to and from school with someone! As always, we appreciate your support with this travel initiative.
NCPS Attendance February 2026
Please find information below regarding our school attendance this month.
Your child’s class teacher will soon be sharing their ‘magic number’ with them.
We hope you can support us on our journey to improving school attendance and ultimately, positive leaver destinations for our young people.
Ayrshire Schools Burns Competition Success 2026
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 Singing: Ruby Sh
3rd place P4/5 Singing: Megan M
1st place P4/5 Singing: Lexi B
2nd place P4/5 Verse Speaking: Stewart Y
1st place P4/5 Verse Speaking: Daisy M
3rd place P6/7 Singing: Arabella S
Isla M, Piper M and Chloe M were also in the top finalists of their Verse Speaking categories who had to compete again in a head to head and were awarded a golden certificate.
Alice M was asked to perform her poem in front of the whole audience during the results segment of the day, as she entered the competition reciting a poem which was written by her Great Papa, who sadly passed away last year.
What a truly wonderful legacy he has left behind in his talented Great Granddaughter.
Our Verse Speaking entries – Isla M, Ruby Sh, Piper M, Alice M, Daisy M, Stewart Y, Chloe M, Olivia M and Kal M
Our Singing entries – Ruby Sh, Lexi B, Megan M, Darcy B and Arabella S
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:
3rd place S1/2 Verse Speaking: Adele M
1st place S3/4 Verse Speaking: Emma Y
2nd place S5/6 Verse Speaking: Emma J
1st place S5/6 Singing: Emma J
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 in Gourock to represent Ayrshire later this year! 🤩
P7 Leavers Hoodies
Our Primary 7s were delighted to be presented with their leavers hoodies at Get Together today and are already wearing them with pride!
Stars of the Week 27/2/26
27/2/26
Well done to our Stars of the Week who demonstrated one of our school VALUES this week! We are extremely proud of you all for working hard to display our school values.
P1 – Ben F for DETERMINATION
P2 – James C for DETERMINATION
P2/3 – Piper M for AMBITION
P3/4 – Isla M for MUTUAL RESPECT
P4/5 – Niko C for DETERMINATION
P5 – Elias B for RESPONSIBILITY
P5/6 – Dain D for AMBITION
P6 – Zak D for DETERMINATION
P7 – Aurelia K for DETERMINATION
Our House winner this week is: BRACKEN
Noo that’s whit a ca’ a Burns Nicht! 26/2/26
A huge thank you to our talented young people, brilliant local performers and all in our school community who joined us for our 4th annual Burns Family Night!
We love having the opportunity to welcome everyone in to showcase the work and talents of our young people, and with the title of ‘Scots Schuil and Scots Teacher of the Year 2025’ to our name, we really do have a lot of talent to share!
The evening was a huge success, the profits of which will go towards our P7 Residential Trip. A huge thank you to our P7 pupils, Abbie, Arabella, Kal and Baylee who compared the night for us.
Tasty treats for our guests to enjoy. Thank you to P5 for helping to decorate the hall with our lovely Scots word placemats.
Former pupil, Ruaridh McMeekin joined us from EPIC bagpiping to play for our guests and young people as they entered.
Our wonderful school choir sang at the start and end of our evening, even giving the audience a sneaky peek of our Choral Festival entry for this year.
A jammed packed hall! We are extremely grateful to our friends, family, local community and invited guests for coming along to support us.
Local musician, Lewis Cedar entertained us with songs and had the children joining in. A huge thank you to Lewis who supported us with the PA system on the night.
Former pupils Emma Young, Amy Johnstone and Emma Johnstone, entertained us through verse speaking, instrumental and song.
Local musician, Joan McDade entertained us with some songs.
Tracey Harvey entertained us and had the kids in stitches with her poem, ‘Tattie’.
Our Strings Music Teacher Mrs Hill and her 2 children, Maeve and Adam, entertained us with their music and even had us up dancing along.
‘Weel kent face’, Wullie Dick from New Cumnock Burns Club spoke for us.
Our talented Scots poetry competition class winners.
Our interactive Kahoot! quiz is always a huge success! Well done to our winning team, ‘The Young Team’.
A huge thank you to our local community, friends and family for your continued support!
Football NCPS V Dalmellington 26/2/26
Our school football team played a home game today against Dalmellington. They were delighted with their 11-3 win. A huge thank you to Dalmellington for travelling to join us.
Stars of the Week 20/2/26
20/2/26
Well done to our Stars of the Week who demonstrated one of our school VALUES this week! We are extremely proud of you all for working hard to display our school values.
P1 – Noah B for AMBITION
P2 – Ruby Sh for DETERMINATION
P2/3 – Dylan J for AMBITION
P3/4 – Brodie B for DETERMINATION
P4/5 – Lucas D-S for DETERMINATION
P5 – Riley for DETERMINATION
P5/6 – Jacob H for DETERMINATION
P6 – Ella M for MUTUAL RESPECT
P7 – Summer W for DETERMINATION
P6 Bikeability
Our Primary 6s have undergone their Bikeability Level 1 training.
We are extremely grateful to Courtney and Miss Nicholl for working with our young people to gain this award.
Bikeability Level 1 teaches us to:
- Maintain our cycle: making sure our ride is in tip-top condition and make simple repairs
- Glide: smooth, calm and collected
- Control our bike: including setting off, cruising, slowing down, braking and stopping. (You’ll even learn to pedal one handed!)
- Pedal: without feeling wobbly or out of control
- Be aware of our surroundings: looking behind and turning around obstacles
