21/4/23
Our Clean Green Schools Team have some weekly awards to share:
Our Waste Winners are:
Our Fuel Free Friday winners are: Primary 6
Earth Day 2023
With Earth Day this Saturday 22nd April, our Clean Green Schools Group would like to mark the occasion on Friday 21st April.
They would like everyone to wear blue and green that day. There is no charge for this.
We will also be hosting a community litterpick that day at various spots throughout New Cumnock, so please ensure your child has appropriate outdoor clothing and footwear for this. A huge thank you to our Parent Helpers who have volunteered to support us with this event.
P7 Residential Trip – 1 more sleep!!!
Reminder for all parents/ guardians, tomorrow Primary 7 will be leaving at 1pm for their Residential trip to Lockerbie Manor. Pupils should arrive at school at normal time with all their packed belongings for the trip, including a sleeping bag and pillow with pillowcase. Pupils do not need to be in school uniform and can wear their own clothes for travelling.
All medications required for the trip can be handed in to Mrs Hope at the office from 9am. Please ensure that all medications have a pharmacy/ prescription label for your child and parents have completed the relevant medical form.
Parents are welcome to come along and wave the bus off at 1pm from the front of the school. Please keep up to date with our residential fun on our school Twitter page!
Yipworld – Moving on Up (P6 and P7 pupils)
Yipworld have a wonderful opportunity for our P6 and P7 pupils to meet new friends, who they will be transitioning to Robert Burns Academy with in the near future. Please see information below. Parents are required to complete a membership form hen their child attends. A tuck shop will also be available.
Sticky Fingers After-School Club
Dear Parent/Carer
New Cumnock Primary School are 
delighted to inform you that we will be running a new after-school club based around Emotional Literacy which will be open to all p2 and p3 children. This will help support our children to understand and express their emotions and feelings in a positive and helpful manner, within a safe, nurturing and fun environment.
Each session will include an after-school healthy snack which children will be able to enjoy during the delivery of a specific emotion based story. This will then be followed with a linked craft.
Sessions will take place every Tuesday from 25th April until 23rd May from 3:00 till 4:15.
If you would like your child to take part, please sign the slip attached to the letter which your child will be given tomorrow and hand back in to school before Friday 21st April. You will be contacted on Monday 24th if your child has been allocated a space.
Kind Regards
Mrs L Ramsay and Mrs T Bradford
Spring Fling in full swing!!!
A huge thank you to our Parent Council for a wonderful fund raising disco held tonight at school. It was lovely to have everyone attend and have lots of fun dancing the night away. The playlist catered to the children’s requests was a huge hit, what a wonderful varied music taste we have at New Cumnock Primary. There was something for everyone! 🤩💃🕺
Easter Church Service 31/3/23
Our Easter Church service will take place tomorrow, Friday 31st March at 10.30am at New Cumnock Parish Church. All are welcome to attend. ❤️
Parents’ Wednesday Tea and Chat group
How amazing is the mindfulness artwork from this week’s parent’s group? Group has never been so quiet. 
FREE – Defibrillator/CPR, Water Safety and Fire Safety Training for Parents
Our partners from Vibrant Communities, Adam and Dugie, who both also run our Parental Empowerment Programme every week, have managed to organise training opportunities for parents at New Cumnock Primary School. The training is free and will be delivered by Scottish Fire and Rescue. Due to limited spaces available if you would like to participate in this extremely worthwhile training please complete the attached form before 28th April. Thank You.
Tracey Bradford
Home-Link Practitioner
Dates are as follows:
Friday 5th May 9:15-10:45 (Water and Fire safety)
Friday 12th May 9:15-10:45 (CPR/Defib)
Planet Picnic
The Eco Rich Task Group have been planning and organising a Planet Picnic for Thursday 30th March 2023. This will be a celebration of ways in which we can look after the environment. This picnic will run from 11-11:30am and the children are being asked to bring in snacks and drinks that are packaged in a sustainable way. It would also be good if the food brought could be locally produced as food miles are a big consideration when thinking about protecting our planet. The Rich Task Group have created activities to be done during the event and there will be a competition to design and win a ‘customised’ reusable bottle! As it is a picnic it would be great if the children could bring a picnic blanket.
Thank you again for your continued support!
Mrs Petrie and Mrs Clapperton
