Tomorrow all our children will be going outside to experience a visit with visiting farm animals in the playground. Please can we remind all children to bring a jacket as it’s expected to be quite chilly!
Thanks so much and we are looking forward to tomorrow!
VATTENFALL WINDFARM AND R J MCLEOD
Today we were so excited to welcome representatives from Vattenfall Windfarms and RJ McLeod who took time out of their day at South Kyle Windfarm to dial in to talk to our pupils about STEM careers and local opportunities.
Carol Kane from Vattenfall spoke to pupils about what the windfarm does and why it is an important part of our community. We listened carefully to her presentation which included information about sustainability and renewables, as well as different career roles available at the windfarm.
Ian Sloan, one of the Project Managers, spoke to pupils about his own time at New Cumnock Primary School (the former Castle Building). He told pupils about his job on the windfarm and the subjects he enjoyed at school.
Finally, Rosie Gillan from RJ McLeod spoke about opportunities for girls in STEM careers. She encouraged our girls to take part in science and maths at school, and talked about her job at the windfarm.
We are so excited to take up their offer of a visit to the windfarm in the near future to get real hands on experience at the site!
Thank you to all involved including Tamara Campbell and Christina McKitrick who were integral in setting up this opportunity for our pupils!
Thank you so much to all our pupils and staff who wore blue and yellow today to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine. Everyone looked amazing!
There is still time to donate via ParentPay. A final total will be revealed on Friday 1st April!
Calling all parents of Primary 1 to Primary 3 children. We would like your feedback on our use of Learning Journals in school. Click the following link to access the short questionnaire. Your views are greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.
Mrs Johnstone
We have updated our Outdoor Learning Policy and are looking for some feedback from parents and carers.
Please take the time to read through our policy, then click the link to fill in the GLOW form.
All FORM responses will be entered into a raffle to win a box of chocolates! Raffle will close on Friday 11th March! Good Luck!
We have been really enjoying learning British Sign Language. Here we are signing 2 songs. We hope you are impressed.
Scottish Government are working with Caerus to understand the supply and demand of school age childcare & out of school clubs in Scotland.
The Caerus team is developing software that families will be able to use to find and book childcare, clubs and activities in your area.
As they prepare to launch the software, Caerus need input from families to ensure the platform meets your needs. They are asking families to pre-register via https://parents.caerus.scot/ and share your views.
Scottish Government will use data taken from this software platform to give us a clear picture of where more school age childcare is needed. We won’t see your individual answers, but we will be able to see, for example, how many people from different groups in different areas answered the questions. You can read more about this in the Caerus privacy policy if you click the link.
Using this data will help us as we develop our plans to build a system of wraparound school age childcare in Scotland. This will be free to families on the lowest incomes, and affordable and accessible to others.
Overview Scottish Apprenticeships FREE Webinar Thursday 10 March 2022
Parents and carers can learn more about Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships on a free webinar later this month.
The link to sign up is via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/overview-of-scottish-apprenticeships-tickets-252175282057
Careers Advisers from Skills Development Scotland will talk about the different apprenticeships that are available and how work-based learning can open the door to a wide range of careers. They will also be on hand to answer any questions that you may have about your young person’s career development.
