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charity, Diary, New Cumnock, Rights Respecting Schools, School Life, Whole school

Scotland Supports Ukraine Refugees

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Scotland is well known for supporting people in need of refuge and safety.

Article 38 of the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child says that “governments around the world must do everything they can to protect and care for children affected by war and armed conflicts.”

This Friday (25/3/22), we are asking all children to come to school dressed in the colours of the Ukrainian flag- YELLOW and BLUE.

We are asking all those who are able, to pay a £1  donation via ParentPay for the Ukrainian Refugee Appeal.

Let’s raise as much money as possible and show our support for Ukrainian refugees.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone in their YELLOW and BLUE outfits!

Diary, School Life, Whole school

WORLD BOOK DAY- 3RD MARCH

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World Book Day

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE CELEBRATING WORLD BOOK DAY ON THURSDAY 3RD MARCH!

To make our World Book Day Celebrations as accessible as possible, we are offering pupils a choice for how you can celebrate!

On Thursday 3rd March, pupils can choose either:

  • To come to school dressed in a costume of their favourite book character!
  • To come to school dressed in their pyjamas for a bedtime story!
  • To come to school in uniform and bring a copy of their favourite book!

All classes will take part in World Book Day activities in class with their teachers!  We are looking forward to celebrating with all the children!

Eco Committee, Eco Group, School Life, Wider Achievement

Tidy Friday Launch

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Our Natural Environment group were really excited to kick start the TIDY FRIDAY initiative this week with a playground litter pick!

To support our Eco Schools and Clean Green Schools award, Tidy Friday will involve to whole school on a rota, actively engaging in keeping our school and playground looking the best it can be!

Thanks for doing such a super job in wet conditions boys!

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Give Your Views- School Age Childcare

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Scottish Government are working with Caerus to understand the supply and demand of school age childcare & out of school clubs in Scotland.

The Caerus team is developing software that families will be able to use to find and book childcare, clubs and activities in your area.

As they prepare to launch the software, Caerus need input from families to ensure the platform meets your needs. They are asking families to pre-register via https://parents.caerus.scot/ and share your views.

Scottish Government will use data taken from this software platform to give us a clear picture of where more school age childcare is needed. We won’t see your individual answers, but we will be able to see, for example, how many people from different groups in different areas answered the questions. You can read more about this in the Caerus privacy policy if you click the link.

Using this data will help us as we develop our plans to build a system of wraparound school age childcare in Scotland. This will be free to families on the lowest incomes, and affordable and accessible to others.