Today our school choir recorded their entry for the Robert Burns World Federation, National Choral Festival.
Well done everyone, you sang beautifully!
We sang ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ as our Scots piece and ‘Comin’ Thro’ The Rye’ as our Burns piece.
We presented Mrs Wilson with a gift to thank her for playing the piano for us all term in preparation for this competition.
I would like to bring to your attention the following National level competitions, which run alongside the Schools competitions we currently enter in Singing, Verse Speaking and Instrumental.
Competition 1 – Art
For P6 & P7 pupils
A scene from Scottish History or from a Burns song or poem.
Art may be a painting, or drawing using any medium, excluding computer generated images. Artwork should be no greater than A3 in size.
Competition 2 – Writing in Scots Language
P7 Pupils
The content should be about Robert Burns or any poem, animal or event in his works and may be written in any of the languages of Scotland. Pupils are invited to write a short story no more than A4 size and 300-500 words in length. The work may be handwritten, or computer generated and should be signed by the entrant as their own work.
Should your child wish to enter, please return completed entries to Mrs McNulty by Monday 24th March to enable them to be posted off by the deadline.
There are certificates, trophies and a monetary prize to the winning school for winning entries.
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:
3rd place P1-3 Verse Speaking: Alice M
3rd place P4/5 Verse Speaking: Stewart Y
1st place P6/7 Verse Speaking: Adele M
1st place P6/7 Singing: Arabella S
Millar S was also in the top 6 who had to compete again in a head to head for the P1-3 Verse Speaking.
Our P1-3 Verse Speaking entries – Millar S, Alice M and Annika S
Our P4/5 Verse Speaking entries – Daisy M, Connie B, Stewart Y, Olivia M and Lewis J
Our P6/7 Verse Speaking entries – Adele M and Harry W
Our P6/7 Singing entries – Paige Y, Jorja K, Arabella S and Adele M
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: Amy J
3rd place S1/2 Singing: Aleesha C
2nd place S3/4 Verse Speaking: Emma Y
3rd place S3/4 Verse Speaking: Emma J
1st place S3/4 Singing: Emma J
1st 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 in Dumfries to represent Ayrshire later this year! 
Yesterday, Wednesday 22nd January, we held our annual Scots Poetry School Competition. A huge thank you to our 4 judges for coming along and taking the difficult decision off Mrs McNulty’s hands!
Thank you to Billy Hastie, Stuart Paterson, Christine Wilson and Jim Wilson for coming along and supporting us.
We are amazed each year at the talent and confidence displayed by our young people when they perform for us! A huge well done to every one of them!
Primary 1
3rd Place: Addison D & Arran J
2nd Place: Copelin B
1st Place: Piper M
Primary 1/2
3rd Place: Juana A & Jaxson J
2nd Place: Humza H
1st Place: Abigail M
Primary 2/3
3rd Place: Sophie C
2nd Place: Beth S
1st Place: Millar S
Primary 3/4
3rd Place: AJ F
2nd Place: Ella G
1st Place: Alice M
Primary 4
3rd Place: Daisy M
2nd Place: Stewart Y
1st Place: Lewis J
Primary 4/5
3rd Place: Megan M
2nd Place: Lexi B
1st Place: Connie B
Primary 5
3rd Place: Ella M & Belle R
2nd Place: Chloe M
1st Place: Olivia M
Primary 6
3rd Place: Kal M
2nd Place: Harry W
1st Place: Baylee M
Primary 7
3rd Place: Carson B & Billie F
2nd Place: Riley B
1st Place: Adele M
Well done everyone!
I am delighted to share that this year’s Ayrshire Regional Burns Competition will be held in Belmont Academy, Ayr on Saturday 1st March 2025.
The competition will take place in 5 different disciplines:
The same pupil may be entered for one, two or more disciplines,
e.g. Singing and Instrumental.
The verse speaking category is open to P1-7 pupils, the other 4 remain available for P4-7 pupils.
As always, I will be volunteering my time to work with pupils who are keen to enter. This time however, will be limited, therefore pupils will be required to also spend time practising at home.
I have very much appreciated the efforts of pupils who have entered these competitions in previous years. We have experienced lots of success in these competitions due to the high standard of talent in our New Cumnock Primary pupils!
If your child wishes to enter the competition, please complete the form below by no later than this Friday 24th January to allow me to make contact with families and complete the official paperwork that is required in order to enter.
I look forward to working with our talented pupils once again!
Mrs McNulty
As you have already been informed, our school choir have placed in the top 3 in Scotland for the choral competition and will be awarded our medals on stage on Saturday 1st June at Clydeview Academy, Gourock.
Please complete this Form to let Mrs McNulty know if your child plans on attending, to give her an idea of numbers of expect. Please be aware that transport on the day will be down to parental responsibility.
A huge congratulations to our school choir who have been placed in the top 3 in The Robert Burns World Federation school choral competition!
With a lot more schools having entered this year and the standard being extremely high, it is a wonderful achievement to have made it to the top 3 in Scotland for another year!
The results of the competition will be announced at the Primary Festival on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Clydeview Academy, Gourock.
I am inviting any members of the choir, who were in the recording, who wish to attend the festival for the announcement of the results. We will listen to the recordings of the top three choirs ahead of results, and medals for the choir will be presented on the day.
Please note that this will be down to parental responsibility to arrange transport, should you wish to attend. The awards ceremony is usually held about 3pm, therefore I would encourage you to come along for no later that 2.30pm where you will be entertained in the main hall.
Please find attached the bio for the adjudicator, Kerry has also given feedback in the form of an adjudication sheet, these will be released once the results are announced.
Bio for Kerry Burley Adjudicator
Well done everyone, this is an amazing achievement!!!
If you do wish to attend or have any questions, please contact me via email. danielle.mcnulty@eastayrshire.org.uk
Kind regards,
Mrs McNulty
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!
Dear parents/carers of children who are entered in the Ayrshire Burns Schools Competition this Saturday.
I have received updated information regarding timings of the event. Please see below from Schools Convenor, Beth Kerr:
Numbers are high, especially in the Primary Verse Speaking sections and as a result we have decided to start registration earlier to allow time to process all entries. Registration will now start at 11am and close at 12.30pm.
We are also going to hold two welcome sessions, 12.35 and 12.50. It’s important that all families attend a welcome session in the Main assembly hall as vital safety information will be given at this time. The children will be informed at registration which welcome session they should attend.
In light of this information, I ask families to meet me in the main reception area at 11.30am. Bring a packed lunch with you and you can eat this whilst you wait before the welcome meeting. This will also give me time to meet with children and get photographs before we are all split into the different disciplines.
I have met with all children this week as part of our final preparations and they know which areas to work on, if any. I’m so proud of the progress they have made and the confidence they show in their performances!
Please remember children should be dressed in full school uniform on Saturday with a touch or tartan if they have any. I have tartan sashes should anyone need something on the day. We also have a bank of school shirts and ties here. Please email me or contact me at the school should you need any prior to the weekend.
Kind regards,
Mrs McNulty
