Category Archives: Achievements

Achievements, After School Clubs, Expressive Arts

Mary Poppins JR

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Cast T-shirts

This year, we are again gifting our School Show cast with Mary Poppins JR T-shirts which they can wear to rehearsals, will wear at the end of the show when all cast are on stage and also as a wee memento to keep to remember their time being part of this experience.

Can parents/carers, please complete the Form below to let us know sizes by no later than Friday 2nd May to let us get the order in.

Rehearsals

Please note that rehearsals will run on a Monday 3-4pm (song practise) and a Wednesday 3-5pm (full stage rehearsals). It is important that all cast members attend. If your child cannot attend a rehearsal, please be courteous and let Mrs McNulty know.

Stage Hands

We are looking for children who would be keen to attend rehearsals to support us with props and staging. If your child would be interested in this, please contact Mrs McNulty by email.

danielle.mcnulty@eastayrshire.org.uk 

Achievements, Whole school, Wider Achievement

FAB Friday 4/4/25

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To celebrate the end of term almost here, on Friday, we will be hosting a whole school FAB Friday Get Together, where we will be recognising the Wider Achievements of our pupils .

We want to hear about your child’s successes! Please bring in your certificates, medals or stories about your achievements from this past term.

To help with the programming of the morning, please complete the form below by Thursday evening to let us know what your child wishes to celebrate. We will use the names gathered on the Form to create the running order.

Achievements, Scot's Language, Wider Achievement

Lapraik Festival 2025

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Today, 3 of our pupils attended the Lapraik Festival in Muirkirk to compete in the verse speaking competition.

We are delighted to share that our pupils were awarded the following prizes:

Runner Up Junior P1/2 Category: Abigail M

3rd Place Middle P3-5 Category: Lewis J

1st Place Upper P6/7 Category: Adele M

Overall Winner: Adele M

Well done to these superstars! We are so very proud of you all!

Achievements, Burns competitions, Choir, Scot's Language

Choral Festival 2025

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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.

Achievements, Scot's Language, Wider Achievement

Barony Burns Festival 2025

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Today, 3 of our pupils attended the Barony Burns Festival at the Barony Campus to compete in their annual verse speaking competition for all feeder Primary Schools.

We are delighted to share that our pupils were awarded the following prizes:

1st Place P1-3 Category: Millar S

2nd Place P4/5 Category: Lewis J

1st Place P6/7 Category: Adele M

Well done to these superstars! We are so very proud of you all!

A huge thank you to Mrs Smith for hosting another successful event for all the local Primary Schools and to the talented classes from Lochnorris Primary who entertained us throughout the morning.

Achievements, Stars of the Week, Whole school

Stars of the Week 14/3/25

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14/3/25

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 – Marcus C for DETERMINATION

P1/2 – Chase W for DETERMINATION

P2/3 – Bayley B for DETERMINATION

P3/4 – Noah F for MUTUAL RESPECT

P4 – Alvinov A for AMBITION and DETERMINATION

P4/5 – Ella B for ALL OUR VALUES

P5 – Olivia M for AMBITION

P6 – Aurelia K for DETERMINATION

P7 – Paige Y for DETERMINATION

Our House winner this week is: HEATHER

Achievements, Stars of the Week, Whole school

Stars of the Week 7/3/25

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7/3/25

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 – Piper M and Emily W for MUTUAL RESPECT

P1/2 – Harper C  for DETERMINATION

P2/3 – Daniel M for DETERMINATION

P3/4 – Alexander M for AMBITION

P4 – Cole M for DETERMINATION

P4/5 – Riley S for DETERMINATION

P5 – Katie H for DETERMINATION

P6 – Abbie K for RESPONSIBILITY

P7 – Hannah-Rose S for ALL VALUES

Our Waste Warriors this week are: PRIMARY 1 and PRIMARY 6

Our House winner this week is: THISTLE

Burns competitions, Primary 6, Primary 7, Scot's Language

Robert Burns World Federation Competitions – Art and Writing

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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.