This Thursday 25th January, be sure to tune into West FM with Ali and Michael in the morning where you will hopefully hear our P7s recite ‘To a Mouse’ by Robert Burns in honour of our National Bard’s birthday.
Category Archives: Achievements
School Choir perform in Glasgow
On Saturday 20th January, our school choir were invited to attend and perform at the Glasgow and District Wreath Laying Ceremony in George Square, Glasgow. Mrs McNulty with P6 and P7 choir members performed Burns and Scots pieces at Glasgow City Chambers, at the wreath laying ceremony at the Burns monument in George Square and then again at The Merchants House in George Square. In the absence of a piper, the children were even asked to sing as the procession walked through George Square which the children were delighted to do!
It was a wonderful day, and we were all delighted and honoured to have been invited to be part of it! A huge thank you to Mrs Johnstone and Mr Burns for their help and support on the day!
Ayrshire Burns Schools Competition 2024
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
School Choir Event Sat 20th Jan
Our school choir have been kindly invited to perform in George Square in Glasgow next Saturday as part of a Robert Burns memorial event in the run up to Burn’s birthday.
They will not only be singing at the laying of wreaths at Robert Burns statue in George Square but also at City Chambers and then The Merchants House. What a prestigious event and fabulous opportunity for our talented young people!
The Jean Armour Burns Trust who are organising the event, are kindly funding our transport costs and are also providing the lunch for the children next Saturday too.
At the organisers request, spaces are limited so I can only offer this opportunity to P6 and P7 choir members. Letters will be sent home on Monday with consent slips and information about bus times and what chidlren will be required to wear and bring.
The children were informed of this today so I wanted to let families know to give prior warning.
We are very much looking forward to being part of this event and will meet at various times during the school day next week and indeed at Monday’s rehearsal to prepare for this.
Kind regards,
Mrs McNulty
FAB Friday 22/12/23
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.
P7 BBC Burns LA.B Project
What an exciting couple of days we have had in P7 where we have been working with BBC Scotland Learning on a Burns LAB Project.
We have been reciting and recording poetry and creating stop motion animations.
We can’t wait for you to see our work with Jo Hall and her team when it is aired in January. We will keep you posted!
Sportshall Athletics Competition 2023
A huge congratulations to our P6 and P7 pupils who participated in the East Ayrshire Primary Sportshall Athletics at the Barony Campus today!
Our young people took part in many events from javelin to relays.
They were delighted to be awarded 2nd place out of the schools who participated in the Barony heats, well done everyone!
East Ayrshire Children and Young People’s Youth Cabinet Elections 2023
We are delighted to announce that Ruaridh M has been successfully chosen to represent the Barony Education Group as a Youth Cabinet Member for the new school session!
This is a role he is extremely passionate about and we know he will take great pride in this responsibility! We are all so proud of you Ruaridh!
House Captains, Vice Captains and Prefects 2023-24
We are delighted to announce our P7 leadership team for the new school year 2023-24.
Every pupil displayed confidence in not only writing about why they should be chosen, but also in their confident speeches presented in class.
A huge thank you to all school staff and our Parent Council members for casting their votes.
Bracken
House Captain: Aleesha C
Vice Captain: Lily M
Heather
House Captain: Amy J
Vice Captain: Shivani R-S
Pine
House Captain: Isla C
Vice Captain: TJ H
Thistle
House Captain: Quyn F
Vice Captain: Conlyn B
Prefects
Bethany M, Devan B, Lyle P, Ruaridh M, Shaun F, Milly C, Brooke W, Mia O, Darcy H, Ilyssa P, Lucy G, Bailey T, Jorjie M, Jacobi M, Skye D and Trinity I
Prize Giving Ceremony 2023
We were delighted to be able to welcome our families and friends back into our local Parish Church to celebrate our annual Prize Giving ceremony today. A huge thank you to you all for coming to join us.
A big thanks also goes to Rev. Ken Yorke for conducting the service, the church media team for their technical support, Tammy from NCDT, Gus Hart, our school football coach and Kerry Cooper, our Parent Council chair, for helping us to present prizes.
Thank you to Lucy and Mia, our P6 class photographers, for capturing our prize winners pictures.
P1 Mrs Johnstone
Excellence in Numeracy – Arlo R
Excellence in Literacy – Bayley B
Excellence across the Curriculum – Daniel M
Effort across the Curriculum – Ella G
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Alice M
P1/2 Mrs Armour
Excellence in Numeracy – AJ F
Excellence in Literacy – Aliana P
Excellence across the Curriculum – Rylie
Effort across the Curriculum – Noah F
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Perry Kyle
P2 – Miss McQueen
Excellence in Numeracy – Alexander M
Excellence in Literacy – Darcie H
Excellence across the Curriculum – Stewart Y
Effort across the Curriculum – Lexi B
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Annabelle H
P3 – Mrs Elliott
Excellence in Numeracy – Ella M
Excellence in Literacy – Grace B
Excellence across the Curriculum – Katie H-T
Effort across the Curriculum – Emilie Y
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Darcy B
P3/4 – Mrs Petrie
Excellence in Numeracy – Dylan M
Excellence in Literacy – Olivia M
Excellence across the Curriculum – Chloe M
Effort across the Curriculum – Brandon R
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Aurelia K
P4/5 – Miss Nicholl
Excellence in Numeracy – James C
Excellence in Literacy – Summer W
Excellence across the Curriculum – Ava F
Effort across the Curriculum – Bobbie R
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Harry W
P5 – Mrs Frew
Excellence in Numeracy – Ryan H
Excellence in Literacy – Pippa H
Excellence across the Curriculum – Joey H
Effort across the Curriculum – Hollie P
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Logan M
P6 – Mrs McNulty
Excellence in Numeracy – Conlyn B
Excellence in Literacy – Jorjie M
Excellence across the Curriculum – Amy J
Effort across the Curriculum – Lily M
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – TJ H
P7 – Mrs Clarke
Excellence in Numeracy – Ciara B
Excellence in Literacy – Arran J
Excellence across the Curriculum – Bruce G
Effort across the Curriculum – Summer H
Tom Hunter Prize Winner – Thomas W
SPECIAL AWARDS
Community Partnership Award – Aimee F
Outstanding Contribution to the School Choir – Adele M
Football
Player of the Year – Conlyn B
Player of the Year – Orla M
Most Improved Player – Arran J
Most Improved Player – Quyn F
Winning House – Thistle
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