PRIMARY 1-3

We are really looking forward to welcoming our P1-3 children back to school on Monday morning!  Routines regarding entering and exiting the building, play times and lunch times are as they were prior to Christmas.

Please drop your child off between 8.50am and 9am.  They will then be supervised by staff in the playground. Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 children, please use the pedestrian gate nearest to the Main Entrance.  This is to prevent congestion with the upper primary pupils accessing the ‘in-school provision’.  Parents and carers are not permitted to be in the school grounds due to the current pandemic.   Can I also remind you that Parents/Carers need to wear a mask and  stay 2m apart in order to avoid transmission of the virus when dropping their child/children off for school?

We would appreciate it if parents/carers could also have a conversation with their children prior to returning, regarding precautions against COVID.  The posters below may help you to structure this conversation.

PRIMARY 4-7

Primary 4-7 will continue to access Remote Learning from home.   Please encourage your child to complete their work every day and to send it to their teacher via Teams or email.

KEYWORKER/VULNERABLE CHILDREN-IN SCHOOL PROVISION

Those children from P4-7 who are accessing in school provision (this must have been discussed previously and agreed with a member of the management team) will access the gym hall via the Breakfast Club door.  Please use the pedestrian gate nearer the car park entrance.

We know this is a very challenging time for everyone just now and appreciate that everyone is doing the best they can in a very difficult situation.  Remember, if we can support you in any way possible please don’t hesitate to get in touch.  A member of our management team will be in school every day should you wish to speak with someone.  Take care everyone and stay safe!

Mrs McMurdo (Head Teacher)

Physical Education

LO. I am learning to celebrate Sport and Physical Activity. 

When you click on the link below, it will take you to a video with today’s PE lesson which will focus on celebrating sport and physical activity. Take part in the activities and remember to share examples of your learning to Mr Hastings; gary.hastings@eastayrshire.org.uk or share on your Teams Page.

PE- Celebrating Sport and Physical Activity

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Thank you so much to everyone who took part in our Big Schools Bird Watch! It was amazing to see how many different birds are in the area! I have submitted our results to the RSPB by calculating an average number over the 5 days. Below I have attached our certificate and a couple of charts so you can see the data we collected.

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Here are some pieces of work submitted by P2/3.

One of our tasks this week was to create a Dog Poo Bag Holder to support the community with tackling the current dog fouling issue.  We will be working with the New Cumnock Development Trust to place these Dog Poo Bag Holders throughout New Cumnock. If you wish your Dog Poo Bag Holder to be used, please drop it off at the school at our designated drop off zone.  This can be found at the entrance of the front office.  Please drop off your Poo Bag Holder and a member of staff will collect at the end of the school day. The drop off zone will be here Friday 12 Feb, Tuesday 16th Feb, Thursday 18th Feb and Friday 19th Feb. This will be available during school hours (9.00am-3.00pm).

Physical Education

1. I am learning to improve my reactions.

When you click on the link below, it will take you to a video with today’s PE lesson which will focus on reactions. Take part in the activities and remember to share examples of your learning to Mr Hastings; gary.hastings@eastayrshire.org.uk or share on your Teams Page.

PE-Reaction Game

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Please click on the link below to view the latest edition of Picture News weekly newspaper!  This is a resource we have recently purchased to keep our young people up to date with international news.  Enjoy!

Picture Newspaper 10.02.21

Scientists say that ten rules for tree planting must be top priority for all nations this decade.  This week’s Get2gether explores the question ‘How important is it plant more trees?’  Please click on the link below to view!  If you manage to complete any of the challenges below please send your work to joanna.mcmurdo@eastayrshire.org.uk 

https://player.vimeo.com/video/507503333

See how this week’s Get2gether link to the UN Rights of the Child below!

Please watch the video below to find out about our whole school campaign against dog fouling!

Step by Step Poo Bag Share Station:

This weeks right of the fortnight is:

Article 38: Governments must do all they can to protect and care for children affected by war. Governments must not allow children under the age of 15 to take part in war or join the armed forces!

Here is Emma from P6-7 explaining what this right is:

& here is an excellent example of an informative poster by Mary highlighting the key parts from the article:

Rights Respecting Schools: Dog Fouling Campaign!

As a whole school, we are going to fight against the smelly dog poo that gets left on the streets of New Cumnock. As the week progresses, I will release a video explaining in more detail as to what the campaign is. However, the first thing we need to do is to choose a poster that is going to go alongside the campaign. Below are a couple of super examples that other communities have used.. but we want to have a bit of New Cumnock to ours so be as creative as you possibly can! Your teacher will send your poster to Mr McClure and he will then put the best posters to a vote to decide which one we will use! Good luck!