Category Archives: Wider Achievement

Achievements, Burns competitions, Expressive Arts, Literacy, Wider Achievement

Ayrshire Schools Burns Competition Success 2025

Leave a comment

We couldn’t be more proud of Team New Cumnock today! ❤️

Each and every one of our pupils who represented the school at the Regional Ayrshire Burns Schools Competition is a superstar. The performances they gave in front of a large audience and the feedback from the judges on their adjudication sheets is testament to that.

We are delighted to be bringing home the following prizes:

3rd place P1-3 Verse Speaking: Alice M

3rd place P4/5 Verse Speaking: Stewart Y

1st place P6/7  Verse Speaking: Adele M

1st place P6/7  Singing: Arabella S

Millar S was also in the top 6 who had to compete again in a head to head for the P1-3 Verse Speaking.

Our P1-3 Verse Speaking entries – Millar S, Alice M and Annika S

Our P4/5 Verse Speaking entries – Daisy M, Connie B, Stewart Y, Olivia M and Lewis J

Our P6/7 Verse Speaking entries – Adele M and Harry W

Our P6/7 Singing entries – Paige Y, Jorja K, Arabella S and Adele M

Also a huge well done to our former pupils who are now at Robert Burns Academy and bringing home the following prizes to New Cumnock:

3rd place S1/2 Verse Speaking: Amy J

3rd place S1/2 Singing: Aleesha C

2nd place S3/4 Verse Speaking: Emma Y

3rd place S3/4 Verse Speaking: Emma J

1st place S3/4 Singing: Emma J

1st place S5/6 Verse Speaking: Adana W

Well done everyone, you are all stars! ⭐️

Mrs McNulty would like to extend her thanks to Mrs Wilson for coming in to school to accompany our singers to help them rehearse on the run up to the competition. ❤️

We are delighted that our 1st and 2nd place winners have now been invited to attend the National Burns Competitions in Dumfries to represent Ayrshire later this year! 🤩

Community Engagement, Community Partnership, Scot's Language, Whole school, Wider Achievement

Noo that’s whit a ca’ a Burns Nicht!

2 Comments

A huge thank you to our talented young people, brilliant local performers and all in our school community who joined us for our 3rd annual Burns Family Night!

We love having the opportunity to welcome everyone in to showcase the work and talents of our young people, and with the title of ‘Scots Schuil and Scots Teacher of the Year 2025’ to our name, we really do have a lot of talent to share!

The evening was a huge success, the profits of which will go towards our P7 Residential Trip.

We thank you for your continued support!

Tasty treats for our guests to enjoy.

David Bunten from EPIC bagpiping.

Our school choir.

A jammed packed hall.

Local poet, Stuart Paterson.

Local musician, Ciaran McGhee.

Chloe and Adele shared their own poems they had written.

Local musician, Joan McDade.

Wullie Dick from New Cumnock Burns Club.

Our Scots poetry competition class winners.

Local poet, Rab Wilson.

Musical duet, Jolyn and Davie, otherwise knows as Brigadoon.

Our interactive Kahoot! quiz is always a huge success! Well done to our winning player, ‘Tea Cakes’.

Simon Thoumire from ‘Hands Up For Trad’ gave the closing words.

Everyone gathered singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ to finish off the evening.

Community Engagement, Community Partnership, Wider Achievement

New Cumnock Burns Club – Burns Supper 2025

Leave a comment

Today, our class poetry winners and school choir performed at the New Cumnock Burns Club, Burns Supper at the Town Hall. It was a wonderful afternoon, with a wide array of talent on display. From wonderful singing to recitations and a lovely meal provided free of charge, there was something for everybody!

Well done to each of our talented youngsters for being such confident performers!

A huge thank you to New Cumnock Burns Club for their very generous donation to our school too, we are extremely grateful for this and appreciate the partnership we have.

 

Achievements, Burns competitions, Wider Achievement

School Poetry Competition 2025

Leave a comment

Yesterday, Wednesday 22nd January, we held our annual Scots Poetry School Competition. A huge thank you to our 4 judges for coming along and taking the difficult decision off Mrs McNulty’s hands!

Thank you to Billy Hastie, Stuart Paterson, Christine Wilson and Jim Wilson for coming along and supporting us.

     

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: Addison D & Arran J

2nd Place: Copelin B

1st Place: Piper M

Primary 1/2

3rd Place: Juana A & Jaxson J

2nd Place: Humza H

1st Place: Abigail M

Primary 2/3

3rd Place: Sophie C

2nd Place: Beth S

1st Place: Millar S

Primary 3/4

3rd Place: AJ F

2nd Place: Ella G

1st Place: Alice M

Primary 4

3rd Place: Daisy M

2nd Place: Stewart Y

1st Place: Lewis J

Primary 4/5

3rd Place: Megan M

2nd Place: Lexi B

1st Place: Connie B

Primary 5

3rd Place: Ella M & Belle R

2nd Place: Chloe M

1st Place: Olivia M

Primary 6

3rd Place: Kal M

2nd Place: Harry W

1st Place: Baylee M

Primary 7

3rd Place: Carson B & Billie F

2nd Place: Riley B

1st Place: Adele M

Well done everyone! 

Achievements, Burns competitions, Whole school, Wider Achievement

Ayrshire Schools Burns Competition 2025

2 Comments

I am delighted to share that this year’s Ayrshire Regional Burns Competition will be held in Belmont Academy, Ayr on Saturday 1st March 2025. 

The competition will take place in 5 different disciplines:

  • Verse Speaking
  • Singing
  • Instrumental
  • Bagpiping
  • Chanter

The same pupil may be entered for one, two or more disciplines,
e.g. Singing and Instrumental.

The verse speaking category is open to P1-7 pupils, the other 4 remain available for P4-7 pupils.

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 this Friday 24th January to allow me to make contact with families and complete the official paperwork that is required in order to enter.

I look forward to working with our talented pupils once again!

Mrs McNulty

Achievements, Whole school, Wider Achievement

FAB Friday 13/12/24

Leave a comment

Image result for fab friday

To celebrate the end of term almost here, on Friday, we will be hosting a whole school FAB Friday Get Together, where we will be recognising the Wider Achievements of our pupils .

We want to hear about your child’s successes! Please bring in your certificates, medals or stories about your achievements from this Term.

To help with the programming of the morning, please complete the form below by Thursday evening to let us know what your child wishes to celebrate. We will use the names gathered on the Form to create the running order.

Achievements, Whole school, Wider Achievement

FAB Friday 4/10/24

Leave a comment

Image result for fab friday

To celebrate the end of term, next Friday, after the P3/4 Get Together, we will be hosting a whole school FAB Friday Get Together, where we will be recognising the Wider Achievements of our pupils .

We want to hear about your child’s successes! Please bring in your certificates, medals or stories about your achievements from this Term.

To help with the programming of the morning, please complete the form below by Thursday to let us know what your child wishes to celebrate. We will use the names gathered on the Form to create the running order.