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!
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.
Mrs McNulty will start afterschool Choir rehearsals from Monday 2nd October.
This will be held every Monday from 3-4pm in the school gym hall. Children will head straight down at the end of the day and can be collected from the door at the rear of the school park, at the end of the session.
This is available to children from P4-7. (An infant singing group will be made available in Term 2 on the run up to Christmas).
We already have our first booking to perform at the Parish Church Thanksgiving Service but will hold some rehearsals during school time to allow us to prepare for this. (Children will be lettered about this event prior.)
If your child wishes to attend, please complete the contact form below.
This weekend has been fun filled with our pupils entertaining the local community at two Burns events.
Firstly, on Friday evening, Arran, Bruce and Quyn performed poetry recitations for the locals at the Afton Lily Burns Supper. They kick started the evening with super performances which were thoroughly enjoyed by their audience.
Following that, on Saturday afternoon, members of our school choir and 1st place poetry winners from each class were invited to perform at the Town Hall for the New Cumnock Burns Club centenary community concert. The children were very well received by the packed hall and were showered with wonderful compliments on their performances!
It was a wonderful afternoon and not only did the children display wonderful performance skills but their behaviour and enthusiasm made each of them a credit to the school!
Our school choir visited the Afternoon Tea group at the Town Hall yesterday to entertain them with Scots songs to celebrate Burns Day. A huge thank you to Mrs Wilson for her piano accompaniment. Well done everyone! 🌟
Our school choir have been spreading Christmas cheer all over New Cumnock this festive period!
We have enjoyed performing for many local groups this month. Thank you so much to everyone who kindly donated to our choir bucket, we have raised an incredible amount of £119.81!
Not only have our children sang beautifully but they have delighted everyone with their wonderful manners and behaviour. We are so proud of them all!
30/11/22 – Afton Court Sheltered Housing
1/12/22 – Coffee Bean at New Cumnock Parish Church
5/12/22 – New Cumnock Baptist Church
6/12/22 – Women’s Guild at New Cumnock Parish Church
We are delighted to be able to run our school choir again this session, and we already have several events in our diary to perform at on the run up to Christmas and we cannot wait!
At the start of this month, we were honoured to be asked to perform at the New Cumnock Parish Church Harvest Service.
It was lovely to sing in front of the congregation which included many of our families and friends.
Calling all singers! We are making a virtual choir video of two songs for Primary 6 & 7. The songs are “Somewhere Only We Know” and “Eye of the Tiger”. The idea is that you would record your video at home on a phone and send it in. The resulting choir would be posted on East Ayrshire Twitter/Facebook pages.
To participate fill in the form (by clicking the link below). You will be added to a TEAM where you will receive instructions what to do.
We hope you all managed to catch tonight’s episode of Blue Peter to see our wonderful school choir represent Scotland in their Christmas Special.
It was so exciting to hear and see our wonderful singers in action, having the time of their lives! What an amazing opportunity for them to be part of, they really are superstars! We are so incredibly proud of you all!
In case you missed it, here are some snapshots and a recording from the show. You can also watch it again on BBC iPlayer.
