Parents/carers,
Please see the school app to access the Form link for you to complete, if you wish to book an appointment at Parents Evening on Wednesday 27th March 2024.
NCPS Parents Evening 27/3/24
Category Archives: Parental Engagement
Tartan Trek Success!
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!!!
P6 Open Afternoon 7/2/24
Primary 6 will be hosting an Open Afternoon drop in for parents/carers in the P6 classroom next Wednesday 7th February 2-3pm. Both Mrs Ramsay and Mr Douglas will be there. We hope you can join us. Please enter via the main entrance.
Tartan Trek 25/1/24
A wee reminder that we will be going out on our sponsored Tartan Trek tomorrow (Thursday).
All sponsor money will be collected in the morning by class teachers, alternatively, if you would prefer, you can hand in your child’s sponsor money at the main office, if you would rather drop it off yourself, but this must be done in the morning to allow us to get it counted and banked.
Don’t forget to wear your tartan tomorrow but to also dress appropriately for the outdoors as we intend to head out, even if it is raining. (That way we will have really earned our sponsor money!)
When we arrive back at school, each child will be given a drink and a snack which has been kindly donated from the New Cumnock Development Trust. Thank you again to Tammy and the team for this kind gesture!
We will be heading out at 1.30pm so if you are out in your car or we walk past your window, give us a wave or a toot!
NCDT Lets Go Group
NCDT Lets Go Group – Block 2 – Jan/March 2024
After a successful 1st block we are back!
Our Lets Go Group is a group where we offer activities for children alongside a parent/carer encouraging participation and confidence building! Our hope is that by completing our sessions children and young people are able to attend NCDT and other activities on their own with their peers.
Open to children of primary school age. The group will run from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on a Thursday in the Hunter Suite, Loch Park.
Week 1 25/01/24 for 6wks.
If you are interested in being considered for this group please complete the following questionnaire.
*All information provided is private and confidential and will be destroyed in compliance with NCDT GDPR Policies*
Journey to Jupiter continues…
Parents/carers,
We are continuing to encourage our young people to walk, cycle, scoot or park and stride to school as part of our Journey to Jupiter challenge in partnership with Clean Green East Ayrshire.
We will continue to log S-Miles gained by those who have travelled to school in an environmentally friendly manner each day. These results are then sent away to the Clean Green EA team who will collate the results of all participating schools in the local authority in the hope that we gain enough S-Miles to power our rocket all the way to Jupiter!
As we shared previously, we have concerns with the dangerous parking we have witnessed around our school grounds which makes it difficult for our children to safely use the footpaths around our school.
Click on the link below to our previous post which highlighted the 5 safe car parks within walking distance of our school which we encourage all our families to use when travelling by car.
Please listen to the message from our young people to help keep everybody safe and healthy as we encourage environmentally friendly travel to school!
Trailblazers Evaluation Surveys
Dear Parent/Carer,
Since the summer break, New Cumnock Primary School has been participating in the Trailblazers trial – a joint Ayrshire project looking to improve road safety and increase active and sustainable travel to school. To understand the impact of the trial, a short survey has been prepared to understand views on the trial and any changes in travel behaviours and attitudes. I would be most grateful if you could take a few minutes to share your thoughts via the short survey provided at the following link:
Trailblazers Parent/Carer Survey
The deadline for the survey response is the 15th of December.
Thanks in advance for your support.
Windy Widnae Waste Water Week 6-10th Nov 2023
Our Clean Green Energy Team were hard at work during Rich Tasks on Friday to create our ‘Windy Widnae Waste Water’ video to highlight Windy’s top tips from this week.
What changes can you make to save water?
Christmas Fair 2023 – Donations Wanted!
Our Parent Council are hosting our highly anticipated Christmas Fair on Saturday 25th November 10am-12pm.
Having a clear out before Santa comes?!
We are looking for pre-loved toys, which are in good condition, for our second hand toy stall, and would welcome any donations.
Can these please be handed in to the main office next week (Mon 13th Nov-Fri 17th Nov).
Thank you in advance for your continued support, and we hope to see you at the Fair!
RSHP Parent Steering Group
Members of our parent body have raised concerns about the content of Relationships Sexual Health and Parenting (RSHP) lessons and have already highlighted their intention to extract their children from this area of the curriculum.
As part of our School Improvement Plan, Mrs McNulty is therefore looking to create a Parent Group to develop knowledge and understanding, as well as confidence, within our parents and carers, to ensure effective delivery and outcomes of RSHP here at New Cumnock Primary.
Is this something you feel strongly about or feel you have little knowledge of? Do you have time to join us to share your thoughts or questions?
Please complete the Form below and Mrs McNulty will contact all parents who have registered, to arrange a meeting in the near future.
