This session New Cumnock Primary School are taking part Anti-Bullying Week Scotland and in the Respect Me, ‘Listen Up!’ campaign.  Watch the video below to find out a bit more about the event.

We will start the week with an Anti-Bullying Get2gether, led by Mrs McMurdo.  Throughout the week all classes will take part in activities that will promote anti-bullying messages.

This session we will also be working on the pledge below to ensure we are tackling bullying effectively should it occur in our school.  We promise to keep you up to date with our progress across the session.

We were delighted to welcome Christine Wilson and our local minister Ken Yorke to NCPS to our Friday Get2gether.  They spoke to the children about special memories, including what we should remember when we see the poppy.  The children were reminded that poppies are worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces community.   The poppy is a well-known and well-established symbol, one that carries a wealth of history and meaning with it.  House Captains will continue to go round classes this week to collect donations for Poppy Scotland.

Primary 3/4 to Primary 7 Leadership Groups were re-established on Friday 3rd November.  This year we have 5 groups:

• Communication Friendly Award
• Eco-Schools Award (6th Flag)
• Inclusive Practice Award (Gold Award – Previously known as Dyslexia Friendly Schools Award)
• Rights Respecting Schools Award (Gold Award)
• Green Clean Schools Award

Ask your child which group they belong to!

Our group of parents and teachers who have formed to create our Respect Me, Anti-Bullying group, attended training last Wednesday 2^nd November from 6.30 till 7.45, run by the Scottish Attainment Challenge team.

Please follow our Blog in the near future for more information.  This session we are working together to raise awareness of respectful relationships and anti-bullying.

A massive well done to our very own Mrs B (Mrs Bradford) who graduated last Saturday with a SCOTACS Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork.  Everyone at New Cumnock PS is so proud of you and all you have achieved.

Please see below our School Improvement Priorities for this session.  For more detail in relation to this session’s Improvement Plan and last session’s Standards and Quality Report, go to ALL ABOUT OUR SCHOOL, DOWNLOADS AND DOCUMENTS.

We are delighted that the community within New Cumnock has recently benefitted from the installation of a life-saving defibrillator being installed at New Cumnock Primary School.

Around 70 people each week in Scotland have a cardiac arrest, but currently, only one in ten survive.  The use of a defibrillator, particularly within the early stages of a cardiac arrest, dramatically increases the chances of survival.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, in collaboration with East Ayrshire Council, New Cumnock Primary School and Parent Council gained funding and assisted with the installation of the device as part of their drive to improve survival rates from cardiac arrest within the local area.

The device has been installed within one of the special cabinets on the outside of the New Cumnock Primary School building, meaning it can now be accessed 24/7 by any member of the public in an emergency.

As well as helping to provide the defibrillator, the local fire station at New Cumnock will also be providing a training input on the use of this vital life saving equipment. This will be undertaken on a Wednesday evening at 7pm over the next two weeks.  Members of the public will learn what to do in an emergency and see a demonstration of the defibrillator in use.

Another way to save a life is by becoming an ‘On Call Firefighter’ within Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.  We would urge anyone interested to contact their local stations or even visit a station drill night and see what the role is all about.  New Cumnock drill night is every Wednesday, with Cumnock on a Tuesday, both running from 18:30 until 21:30hrs.

Further information is also available within the link below:

https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/careers/on-call-firefighter-recruitment/

Good Afternoon,

Not long now everyone!  Myself and all the staff can’t wait to see you on Thursday morning!  I hope you have all had a well earned rest with your families.

Please see below new entrance and exit points for you to make yourself familiar with.  There will be an adult at each of these points to help you if needed.

New P1’s start at the later time of 9.30am and finish at 12.30pm on Thursday only.  Could you please enter the gate identified above instead of the community entrance, as identified in earlier correspondence.  P1’s can then gather with parents in the back playground before class teachers lead them into their classes.

Should you wish to speak to a member of staff before Thursday, the school will be open for our in-service day on Wednesday 17th August.

See you soon,

Mrs McMurdo