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
To celebrate the end of term, this 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 Term.
To help with the programming of the afternoon, please complete the form below to let us know what your child wishes to celebrate. We will use the names gathered on the Form to create the running order.
Our school choir are once again entering the National Burns Choral Competition this year.
This is a digital entry which is recorded in school, submitted online and the winner is announced at the National Burns Primary Competition in Gourock on Saturday 1st June.
We have been practising for weeks on our test pieces and will be recording these at our rehearsal this Monday 18th March 3-4pm.
Please complete the Form below to support Mrs McNulty’s preparations for the recording. Please note this Form must be completed for your child to be included in the recording.
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
On Saturday, 2 of our pupils were invited to perform at the New Cumnock Parish Church Burns Supper.
Amy addressed the haggis as well as recited ‘To a Mouse’ and Aleesha sang, ‘John Anderson, My Jo’. We are very proud of you girls for taking your talents out into the wider community!
We were delighted to see our former pupil, Emma, on the programme too, who is continuing her love of the Scots language into her Secondary schooling. Keep it up Emma! ⭐
Well done girls! ⭐
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!
A huge thank you to everyone who made our Tartan Trek last week such a success! To everyone who sponsored our children, to the New Cumnock Development Trust for the yummy snacks and drinks provided to us on our return, to our Parent Helpers and Staff for accompanying our children on our walk and to our wonderful children for being such good sports and coming along and singing all the way round the Lagoons and back to school, despite the poor weather that day. A personal favourite was the rendition of ‘Happy Birthday Dear Rabbie!!!’ from Primary 1 as we walked past the Robert Burns Statue.
We are delighted to announce that our Sponsored Walk raised a staggering total of £3871.30!!!
WELL DONE EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Back in December, we reported to our families, sharing the wonderful work Primary 7 did with BBC Scotland on a Burns Project for the BBC L.A.B website where they recited, directed, filmed and created animation for the Burns poem, ‘To a Mouse’.
We are delighted to report that not only do we go ‘Live’ on the BBC LAB website (www.bbc.co.uk/labscotland) this Thursday 25th January in honour of our National Bard’s birthday, but our film will also be included in the TV programme, ‘Burns Night’ which will be broadcast on BBC Scotland Channel at 8pm on Thursday evening too!
Be sure to set your reminders, this is not to be missed!!!
