We are excited to be welcoming author, Simon Lamb to school on Wednesday 11th February to work with our P6 and P7 pupils!
Simon will be selling copies of his new book, Mat O’ Shanter, during his visit. Copies are very limited and will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
They are priced at £12.99 each. Cash must be brought in on the day, no change will be available so please send correct money in an envelope.
Our very own Stewart Y, and his big sister Emma, who is also a former pupil of ours, performed at the New Cumnock Parish Church Burns Supper tonight.
Stewart gave a recitation of Willie Wastle and was given the important duty of addressing the haggis.
Both superstars wowed the room with their wonderful recitations! Well done Stewart and Emma!
I am delighted to share that this year’s Ayrshire Regional Burns Competition will be held in Belmont Academy, Ayr on Saturday 28th February 2026.
The competition will take place in 5 different disciplines:
The same pupil may be entered for one, two or more disciplines,
e.g. Singing and Instrumental.
The verse speaking and singing category is open to P1-7 pupils, the other 3 remain available to P4-7 pupils. Please note P1-3 Singing is a new category this year.
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 also 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 Monday 26th January to allow me to make contact with families and complete the official paperwork that is required in order to enter.
Today we held our annual Scots Poetry School Competition. A huge thank you to our 3 judges for coming along and taking the difficult decision off Mrs McNulty’s hands!
Thank you to Christine Wilson, Bobby Jess and Rab Wilson for coming along and supporting us. They were astounded with the level of talent on display!
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
3rd Place: Graeyson M & Josie L
2nd Place: Dalton K
1st Place: Isla M
Primary 2
3rd Place: Emily W
2nd Place: Keegan F
1st Place: Ruby Sh
Primary 2/3
3rd Place: Lucy M
2nd Place: Abigail M
1st Place: Piper M
Primary 3/4
3rd Place: Beth S
2nd Place: Daisy F
1st Place: Caeryn E
Primary 4/5
3rd Place: Ella G
2nd Place: Cayla C
1st Place: Alice M
Primary 5
3rd Place: Jessica S
2nd Place: Daisy M
1st Place: Megan M
Primary 5/6
3rd Place: Thomas M & Connie B
2nd Place: Darcie H
1st Place: Stewart Y
Primary 6
3rd Place: Olivia M
2nd Place: Belle R
1st Place: Chloe M
Primary 7
3rd Place: Arabella S
2nd Place: Kal M
1st Place: Baylee M
Well done everyone!
We were very excited to welcome a dear friend of ours, Joan McDade to the school today to read aloud her new Scots book, ‘The Adventures of Ross and Cromarty’ to our infant classes. Joan was accompanied by Nadia Frew, her illustrator and Tracy Harvey, a local poet.
The children were engrossed in their story telling and are very excited to have a copy of the book in their class libraries.
Thank you Joan, Nadia and Tracy, we are extremely grateful of our partnership working with you.
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!
Following on from our Burns Family Night in school, the newly appointed President of Alloway Burns Club, Jolyn, invited some of our pupils to perform at their annual Youth Concert.
Our young people thoroughly entertained the audience with their verse speaking and singing.
Our Scots poetry and singing superstars had a lovely afternoon whilst visiting and entertaining the residents of our local Afton Court Sheltered Housing complex today.
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.
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.
