COVID-19 guidance was changed recently.  Here is some information to help you and your children on return to school.

MIS21-066-CC Returning to school_education – A4 info sheet

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I wanted to touch base with you all prior to starting back at school next Thursday 19th August.  I hope you all have had a fantastic holiday, spending time with your loved ones.  The summer holidays have gone in so fast!

Our Head of Education sent out letters via our school app on Friday 6th August, outlining the updated national guidance.  I hope you feel reassured by these.  All staff are ware of the new guidance and will be further briefed on the in-service days, reinforcing what this means in practice for New Cumnock Primary School.

Playground Supervision

The school day begins at 9am and there will be supervision in the playground from 8.45am.  Please ensure your child/children are not arriving before this time.

Entrance and Exit Points

Please see the table below to identify which gate your child should enter in the morning.  Siblings must enter via their own class entrance/exit point.  I would advise parents at the end of the day to pick up the youngest sibling first and ask the other child/children to wait inside the school gates until you walk  to their gate to collect them.

Primary 1 Arrangements

On both Thursday 19th and Friday 20th August, all new P1’s will attend school from 9.30am to 12pm.  From Monday 23rd August all pupils will be in school from 9am to 3pm.

As outlined above, P1’s should come in via the Community Entrance at the front of the school building.  Staff will be waiting there on the first day to support the children and direct parents/carers where needed.

We appreciate that it is a big moment for both pupils and parents and we want to make the transition into school  as special/easy as possible for everyone.   Therefore, there will be an opportunity for our new starts to get their pictures taken at our ‘First Day at School’ photobooth should they wish to access this.  Staff will organise this ensuring COVID procedures are in place.

School Uniform

We have always prided ourselves on how smart our children look in their school uniforms and hope you will support us with this.   Our uniform consists of:

Skirt, pinafore, trousers (leggings on PE days only)

                                                                                                   black or grey         

Blouse/shirt                                                                      white

Sweatshirt/Jumper                                                      red, black or grey               

Polo shirt                                                                           white or red

Tie                                                                                           red and white        

Sweatshirts, polo shirts, fleeces and rain jackets can be purchased anytime from Donsport and Kenny’s within 0290 in Cumnock.   Local supermarkets also tend to sell some of the items listed above.

Within our school reception area we have a Uniform Recycling Station where we stock a wide range of good quality uniform that has been washed and packaged.  Please contact the school office on 01290 338404 or our Home Link Practitioner on tracey.bradford@eastayrshire.org.uk should you wish to access this.

Physical Education

PE can now take place in school.  However, children should come to school dressed in jogging bottoms/leggings on PE days only, along with school polo shirts.  School shoes can still be worn and children can change into trainers once in school.

PE will not take place during the first two days.  Class teachers will notify parents when  their class PE sessions are to give parents time to get kit organised.

Personal Belongings

Can I ask that all personal belongings have names on them.  This makes it easier to identify lost items.  Keeping in line with COVID guidance, toys etc, should not be brought into school.  If a child requires a transition object from home, this should be kept in their school bag and not be passed amongst their peers.

Children are encouraged to bring in a a bottle of water to school which can be kept in schoolbags and accessed if needed.  Pupils will need a small snack for interval.

A reminder that children in P1-P4 receive free school meals, as well as those entitled to a free meal in P5-P7. Remember to top up your Parentpay account if you pay for your child’s meal. If they would prefer, your child may bring a packed lunch instead.  Please do not send your child to school with any nuts, as we have children with nut allergies.

Throughout the session, the main forms of communication will be via the school app and on our GLOW website, please check regularly.

COVID Safety Reminders

Staff will remind the children on return to school about the actions they can take to keep themselves safe.  It would be great if parents and carers could also reinforce the main messages below prior to our children returning.

Thank you for your ongoing support and I look forward to another successful year working in partnership with you!

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the school office (01290 338404)  on the 17th and 18th August when staff will be in school during our two in-service days, should you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Mrs Joanna McMurdo

(Head Teacher)

We are taking part in the Heritage Hero Award and we are learning about schools in New Cumnock in the olden days. We would like you to answer our questionnaire to tell us about your time at school in New Cumnock.  We would be delighted, grateful, honoured and pleased if you would take time to fill it in. Thank you for your time.

From Primary 4

 

This year at NCPS, we are celebrating the Euro 2020 (21) kick off! Each class has been given a country participating and on Friday 11th June we will be coming to school in the countries national flag colours!

An example of this would be if a class were given Scotland, they would need to come in wearing blue and white! Unfortunately no football tops are allowed!

In addition to this, each class will complete an activity based on that country! This will link to diversity! Have a look below at which country your class have been given!

 

Primary 1 (Mrs Johnstone): France

Primary 1/2 (Mrs Armour): Sweden

P2/3 (Mrs Elliott): Spain

P3 (Miss McQueen): Scotland

P4 (Mrs Petrie): Belgium

P4/5 (Mrs Frew): Netherlands

P5/6 (Miss Mason/Mrs Ramsay): Wales

P6/7 (Mr McClure): Germany

P7 (Mrs Clarke): Portugal

 

Child Transition Booklets June 2021(Click Here)

Please find attached above, our information story for the children who are moving into Primary 1 in August.  This is a story that can be read with the children a number of times from now until August to help support them with the new routines and become familiar with adults they will meet.

Please point any ECC child’s parents towards this post if you know of anyone who has a child starting P1 in August.

Much appreciated

Mrs Johnstone

Watch the video below to find out who the winning house is! (no surprise..!)

 

1st: Thistle (4925 points)

2nd: Pine (3900 points)

3rd: Heather (3875 points)

4th: Bracken (3575 points)

Well done to all participants! Have a look at the placed finishes for every class below!

Thank you all for completing our Walk to School Week at New Cumnock Primary School this year! This week our focus was Article 12 and Article 31:

Each day we completed a different activity when walking to school!

Can you guess what each day consisted of?

This year at New Cumnock, unfortunately we will still not be able to complete our usual sports day over at the Glens Park. However, we have followed Covid protocols and came up with a super alternative! We are going to take part in sports day at school within our class bubbles. All of the information is explained in the video below as well as the document attached!

Good luck to all and remember to wear your house colours on the day you are completing the activities if you can!

NC Sports Day 2021

 

We are celebrating Walk to School week from the 17th of May to the 21st of May! This is linking to our Rights of a Child as we are wanting the school to get thinking about Article 12 and Article 31 during this week! These rights are:

Have a look below with our informative video detailing what we need from you!

Monday 17th: Crazy Hair Day!

Tuesday 18th: Walk with a Teddy!

Wednesday 19th: Pyjama Day!

Thursday 20th: Whole Colour Day!

Friday 21st: Back to Front Day!

NCPS have took the first step in making New Cumnock a poo-free zone! This morning P6-7 went a walk around the village and set up some of the poo bag dispensers that we made alongside an informative poster as to why you should lift your dog poo!

A big thanks to NCDT as they provided us with the poo bags! Please feel free to use any of the bags and let us know if they run out and we will fill them back up!

Have a look below at our Dog Fouling campaign video!