A huge well done to our school football team who played against Lochnorris today. We are very proud of how well you all played and the sportsmanship you displayed. A huge thank you to Gus and Mrs Donnelly for attending and our parents/carers who came along to cheer the team on! Well done to Lochnorris on their 4-2 win!
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.
Our dedicated school choir members are wearing their new choir badges with pride!
We are very grateful for the money raised by and gifted to our school choir, which enables us to purchase items like these, which make our young people feel special! 
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!
Dear parent/carer,
As part of our commitment to make maths exciting and high profile in our school, we are taking part in a friendly competition involving schools in across the UK. The competition runs from 07:30 GMT Friday 7th February 2025 to 19:30 GMT Friday 7th February 2025. It’s all done online via play.ttrockstars.com.
Children can play in any gamemode with every correct answer to a multiplication or division question, earning themselves, their class and the school a point. The Times Tables Rock Stars platform will calculate the class average (the number of correct answers per pupil in the class who play during the competition hours, subject to a daily 60-minute limit (see below)). Winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average.
To support player wellbeing, there is a daily time limit of 60-minutes per player. In other words, each player can earn competition points for up to 60-minutes between 07:30 GMT and 19:30 GMT on 07:30 GMT Friday 7th February 2025 to 19:30 GMT Friday 7th February 2025. Once the player goes beyond 60-minutes of play on that day, they will still earn coins but will no longer earn points towards the competition.
In the spirit of the competition, please don’t play on their behalf but by all means encourage and support them to the extent that it doesn’t cause high stress levels or impact on family plans.
Our P7 helpers, school choir members and class winners from our school Poetry Competition will soon be lettered to invite them to perform at our next annual Burns Family Night on Thursday 20th February 6-8pm. (Please see the poster above for more information)
Tickets to attend must be purchased prior to the event. Performers do not require a ticket to attend.
We would encourage family and friends to purchase a ticket to come along and show their support. Be quick so as not to miss out!
The quick link to purchase tickets can be found below. It’s sure to be wonderful night, jammed pack with entertainment from our talented young people as well as invited guests!
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/new-cumnock-primary-school/t-eanjjpq
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:
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
