P7 Residential Trip – Day 1
What an amazing first day we have had!
Today we have enjoyed crate climbing, outdoor laser tag, rafted canoeing and windsurfing. Everyone has shown such determination and enthusiasm for the activities, it has been great to see!
We have been so lucky with the weather too, we hope it remains for the duration of our stay.
We enjoyed some kick ball rounders tonight and are getting ready to enjoy marshmallows around the campfire soon.
Sticky Fingers After-school Club
Mrs Bradford and Mrs Ramsay are delivering a 4 session block after-school club for P6 and P7, focusing on…
Supporting Social and Emotional Learning
This will be held in the Den, and run every Tuesday from 30th April until 21st May from 3-4.
Please complete the form below if you wish your child to attend as spaces are limited.
Mrs Bradford and Mrs Ramsay
Fireskills Training
A wee reminder for children attending Fireskills training at New Cumnock Fire Station Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Children will be leaving from school and returning to school so drop off and pick up arrangements do not need to change.
If you have requested for your child to take their own packed lunch, please ensure they bring this with them. Orders are in for those receiving one from school. Children will collect these from the kitchen before leaving.
If your child is responsible for carrying their own inhaler and does not keep one in school, please ensure they have this with them.
Children are NOT required to wear school uniform, they are encouraged to wear jogging bottoms/leggings and a t-shirt and thick socks (to ensure the kit boots are comfortable when on)
Parents/carers are invited to attend a ceremony at the end of their training block at 1.30pm on Wednesday. Invites for this will be sent home from the station tomorrow.
RSHP Parent Workshop 22/4/24
Parents/carers,
Prior to the holiday, we shared with you via the app and school blog that in Term 4, we will be delivering Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenting (RSHP), as part of our Health and Wellbeing curriculum, across all stages of the school.
In line with East Ayrshire guidance, we contacted you to inform you of this.
The programme of study is generated in accordance with National guidelines. The contents of which, form a key element of personal, social and health education in our school and is an important part of children’s preparations for adult life.
Parental guidance letters can be found on the original post or within the Curriculum – Health and Wellbeing – RSHP tab on our school blog.
I write to invite you attend a Parent Workshop session where we can discuss the content of this curricular area at each stage and share with you the resources our staff will be using to support its delivery.
This will be held on Monday 22nd April 4-5pm.
I hope you can make it. Should you be unable to attend and would like to meet to discuss at another point, please contact me via email to let me know. danielle.mcnulty@eastayrshire.org.uk
Kind regards,
Mrs McNulty
P7s – Gala King and Queen
Primary 7 parents/carers,
The New Cumnock Events Group have asked us to appoint a ‘King and Queen’ to be part of the upcoming community Gala Day.
Due to the success of last years event to celebrate King Charles Coronation, the New Cumnock Events Group are busy organising another Gala Day for the local community. This will be held on Saturday 1st June.
Names of children who wish to be entered will be added to a hat and chosen randomly at Monday’s Get Together next week.
Children must be willing to dress up, happy to be part of a parade through the town and must be available on Saturday 1st June.
This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a huge community event!
Please speak with your child about what is expected of them if chosen and if they wish their name to be entered, please complete the Form below to submit their details by 8.30am on MONDAY 22ND APRIL please.
Choir Success at the Choral Competition 2024
A huge congratulations to our school choir who have been placed in the top 3 in The Robert Burns World Federation school choral competition!
With a lot more schools having entered this year and the standard being extremely high, it is a wonderful achievement to have made it to the top 3 in Scotland for another year!
The results of the competition will be announced at the Primary Festival on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Clydeview Academy, Gourock.
I am inviting any members of the choir, who were in the recording, who wish to attend the festival for the announcement of the results. We will listen to the recordings of the top three choirs ahead of results, and medals for the choir will be presented on the day.
Please note that this will be down to parental responsibility to arrange transport, should you wish to attend. The awards ceremony is usually held about 3pm, therefore I would encourage you to come along for no later that 2.30pm where you will be entertained in the main hall.
Please find attached the bio for the adjudicator, Kerry has also given feedback in the form of an adjudication sheet, these will be released once the results are announced.
Bio for Kerry Burley Adjudicator
Well done everyone, this is an amazing achievement!!!
If you do wish to attend or have any questions, please contact me via email. danielle.mcnulty@eastayrshire.org.uk
Kind regards,
Mrs McNulty
P1 Kilmarnock Football Afterschool Club (Thursdays 3-4pm)
Kilmarnock FC are hosting a 4 week block of football for P1 children commencing Thursday 18th April from 3-4pm. (Dates are 18/4/24, 25/4/24, 2/5/24, 9/5/24)
To register your child to attend this afterschool club, please complete the Form below.
Please provide a contact email address and Mrs McNulty will notify you to confirm your child has a space.
Please note that spaces are limited.
New Cumnock Primary School’s Anti-Bullying ‘respectme’ Scottish Government Initiative
If you remember, we posted a parental questionnaire at the beginning of our ‘respectme’ journey last year, and now we are asking for this to be done again as we need to measure impact and change based on responses across the whole school community. The questionnaires are not lengthy and shouldn’t take long to complete – so PLEASE could you spare five minutes for this, as we need this data to apply for the ‘respectme’ school award. We really appreciate your help and support.
We will have a stand/workshop at Parent’s afternoon/evening that will be supervised by our parent group members and prefects. They will be there to share the good work that has been going on in school to promote this initiative and to answer any questions you may have. They will have fliers for the website and media channels, which contain a wealth of excellent resources. As well as this, there will be iPads available should you wish to complete the questionnaire after familiarising yourselves with what we’ve been working on as a whole school community.
As well as the questionnaire, we have posted below, our ‘respectme’ policy statement for New Cumnock Primary School. This will be available to all staff, children, parents/carers and visitors to the school.
We appreciate your time and support – many thanks,
Miss McQueen
Mrs Armour
PARENTAL/CARER Questionnaire:
RSHP Parent/Carer Information
Parents/carers,
In Term 4, we will be delivering Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenting, as part of our Health and Wellbeing curriculum, across all stages of the school.
In line with East Ayrshire guidance, we are contacting you to inform you of this.
The programme of study is generated in accordance with National guidelines. The contents of which, form a key element of personal, social and health education in our school and is an important part of children’s preparations for adult life.
The age and stage of our young people is taken into account in the delivery of RSHP. The content and vocabulary of which is outlined in the parents letters attached below.
Primary 1:
Early Level Parental letter updated April 2021
Primary 2-4:
First Level Parental letter updated April 2021
Primary 5-7:
You, as parent/carer, are your child’s first and most important teacher. With your child at school there is the opportunity for parents/carers and schools to work together to help your child to learn. In the links below, there are examples of how you might support their learning. There are also some ideas from parents who have been asked about what they do to support their child’s learning. Click on the links below to find out more.
We are keen to seek your views on the delivery of this curricular area. Please click on the link below to complete our Form questionnaire, this should take no longer than 5 mins.
