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Choir Success at the Choral Competition 2024

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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

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Ayrshire Burns Competition Success 2024

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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! 🤩

 

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Ayrshire Burns Competition 2024

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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

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School Poetry Competition 2024

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On Wednesday 24th 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!

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

Primary 1/2

Primary 2/3

Primary 3

Primary 3/4

Primary 4/5

Primary 5/6

Primary 6

Primary 7

Well done everyone! 

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Ayrshire Burns Schools Competition 2024

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I am delighted to share that this year’s Ayrshire Regional Burns Competition will be held in Belmont Academy, Ayr on Saturday 2nd March 2024. 

The competition will take place in 5 different disciplines:

  • Verse Speaking
  • Singing
  • Instrumental
  • Bagpiping
  • Chanter

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 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 26th 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

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National Burns Primary Schools Competition 2023 Success

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Today we had 4 of our school pupils representing Ayrshire at the Nationals Primary Schools Burns Competition held at Belmont Academy in Ayr.

Every pupil performed with such confidence and received wonderful feedback from the judges.

We are delighted to have brought home the following prizes out of the whole of Scotland:

School Choir – 1st place

P4/5 Singing – Adele M 3rd Place

Overall Singing Team – Ayrshire (3 of the 4 entrants were from our school)

Overall wining team – Ayrshire

We couldn’t wait to share our awards with the rest of the school choir!

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Ayrshire Burns Schools Competition 2023

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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 P4/5 Singing: Adele M

🥈2nd place P6/7 Singing: Aleesha C

🥉3rd place P6/7 Verse Speaking: Arran J

🥈2nd place P6/7 Instrumental: Devan B

🥉3rd place P6/7 Instrumental: Aleesha C

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:

🏆🥇1st place S1/2 Verse Speaking: Emma J

🥈2nd place S3/4 Verse Speaking: Adana W

🥈2nd place S1/2 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 to represent Ayrshire later this year! 🤩

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School Poetry Afternoon

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This afternoon we hosted our school poetry competition. We were delighted to welcome all our classes and families and friends of our finalists in to watch.

Every one of our finalists showed such bravery, courage and wonderful performance skills, and the cheers from our audience were testament to how proud our school community are of you all.

A huge well done to you all!

A big thank you goes out to Mr and Mrs Skilling from the Ayrshire Burns Association for coming along to show their support and to our 3 judges, Iain Burgoyne (better known as Budgie), Reverend Ken Yorke and Billy Hastie for coming along to help us with the difficult job of judging the wonderful talent on display.

Prize winners are noted below:

P1

1st: Millar S

2nd: Skye J

3rd: Amelia W

P1/2

1st: Brooke F

2nd: Megan M

P2

1st equal: Riley S & Stewart Y

2nd: Daisy M

3rd: Bryce W

P3

1st: Ella M

2nd: Honor P

3rd: Darcy B

P3/4

1st: Olivia M

2nd: Ciara O

P4/5

1st: Kal M

2nd: Baylee M

P5

1st: Adele M

2nd: Riley B

3rd: Joey H

P6

1st: Amy J

2nd: Quyn F

3rd: Shaun F

P7

1st: Bruce G

2nd: Arran J

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Ayrshire Burns Schools Competition 2023

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I am delighted to share that this year’s Ayrshire Regional Burns Competition will be held in Belmont Academy, Ayr on Saturday 4th March 2023. 

The competition will take place in 5 different disciplines:

  • Verse Speaking
  • Singing
  • Instrumental
  • Bagpiping
  • Chanter

The same pupil may be entered for one, two or more disciplines,
e.g. Singing and Instrumental.

The competition is open for P1-P7 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 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 attached contact form by no later than next Friday 3rd February 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

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Burns Competition Success Shared

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24/6/22

At Friday’s Get Togethers, we were entertained by pupils who competed in the Ayrshire Burns Competition this month, showcasing their talents in singing, poetry and instrumental to their peers.

Everyone was amazed by and in awe of the talent displayed by our young people! Many pupils have since voiced an interest in competing next year after seeing what can be achieved.

Mrs Wilson was presented with a beautiful bunch of flowers to say thank you for all her help in support in accompanying our singers with the piano. We are so grateful for her help!

Well done again to all our talented children, we are so proud of you all!