Please find below the link for our September newsletter. It is jam packed with a wealth of information, resources and supports so please share widely amongst colleagues and parents.
Village Defibrillator!
We are delighted that the community within New Cumnock has recently benefitted from the installation of a life-saving defibrillator being installed at New Cumnock Primary School.
Around 70 people each week in Scotland have a cardiac arrest, but currently, only one in ten survive. The use of a defibrillator, particularly within the early stages of a cardiac arrest, dramatically increases the chances of survival.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, in collaboration with East Ayrshire Council, New Cumnock Primary School and Parent Council gained funding and assisted with the installation of the device as part of their drive to improve survival rates from cardiac arrest within the local area.
The device has been installed within one of the special cabinets on the outside of the New Cumnock Primary School building, meaning it can now be accessed 24/7 by any member of the public in an emergency.
As well as helping to provide the defibrillator, the local fire station at New Cumnock will also be providing a training input on the use of this vital life saving equipment. This will be undertaken on a Wednesday evening at 7pm over the next two weeks. Members of the public will learn what to do in an emergency and see a demonstration of the defibrillator in use.
Another way to save a life is by becoming an ‘On Call Firefighter’ within Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. We would urge anyone interested to contact their local stations or even visit a station drill night and see what the role is all about. New Cumnock drill night is every Wednesday, with Cumnock on a Tuesday, both running from 18:30 until 21:30hrs.
Further information is also available within the link below:
https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/careers/on-call-firefighter-recruitment/
Learning Journal Support
Please complete the following form if you have ANY issues with using Learning Journals and we will do our best to resolve the issue for you.
Mrs Johnstone
S1 Biscuit and Blether
A wee message for our former pupils who are currently in S1…
Today’s 3pm Biscuit and Blether with Mrs Clarke and Mrs Bradford is cancelled and will now be next Friday 30th September. This will be the final session.
Apologies for the short notice.
Additional public holiday arrangements for Tuesday 20 September 2022
Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen on Thursday 8 September 2022 we are observing a period of National Mourning.
The UK Government has announced an additional one-off Bank Holiday on the day of Her Majesty’s State Funeral – Monday 19 September 2022.
As this falls on our September Public Holiday we can confirm that East Ayrshire Council will move this Public Holiday from Monday 19 September 2022 to Tuesday 20 September 2022.
School will reopen on Wednesday 21st September at 9am.
Additional public holiday arrangements for Tuesday 20 September 2022 (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)
Parent’s Phonics Presentation
Next Wednesday 21st September, before you are invited to visit your child’s class for Bring a Parent to School Day, P1, P1/2 and P3 parents/carers are invited along to hear about how Phonics is delivered at the early Primary stages. We are keen to show you how you can support your child at home in order to improve their Literacy abilities.
Please enter via the Community Entrance to join us at 1.45pm in the hall before visiting your child’s class at 2.15pm.
⚽️Glenafton Athletic Official “Kids Kick About Sessions”⚽️
Thanks to a recent successful funding bid Glenafton Athletic FC are delighted to offer FREE community football sessions.
This is a 4-week trial period where we are excited to bring sessions for kids aged 2 to primary 4.
Fingers crossed that the trial period is a success, and we can look at continuing this into the future.
Sessions will be on a Monday and will begin on 26th September 2022 at Loch Park with coaching from first team signing Dylan O’Kane and sessional staff.
– Mini Kickers (Age 2 to Pre School) @ 4.15pm to 5pm *Adult Supervision and Participation ESSENTIAL*
– Primary 1 & Primary 2 Kids @ 5pm to 6pm
– Primary 3 & Primary 4 Kids @ 6pm to 7pm
Look out for special guest appearances! And a celebration event at the end of the 4wks!
These are fun filled and relaxed sessions with no pressure to commit to anything more at this stage 🙂
Place confirmation will be emailed to the appropriate parent/carer no later than 23/09/22
Register here NOW: https://forms.office.com/r/zeZFv7A5v0
Bring a Parent to School Day is back!!!
We are delighted that Covid mitigations have now eased and we can welcome our families back into school!
We would like to invite parents/carers into school to visit your child’s class, see their work and meet their teacher.
This will take place over a series of Wednesday afternoons leading up to the October holidays. (Classes, dates and times can be found below).
Please enter the school via the Community Entrance. At the end of each session, parents/carers will be able to leave, to go to their child’s exit point. This will allow our Covid cleaning procedures to take place before the school bell rings and children are brought outside.
Wednesday 14th September 2.15-2.45pm: P1 (Mrs Johnstone) & P1/2 (Mrs Armour)
Wednesday 21st September 2.15-2.45pm: P3 (Mrs Elliott)
Wednesday 28th September 2.15-2.45pm: P2 (Miss McQueen) & P3/4 (Mrs Petrie)
Wednesday 5th October 2.15-2.45pm: P4/5 (Miss Nicholl) & P5 (Mrs Frew)
Wednesday 12th October 2.15-2.45pm: P6 (Mrs McNulty) & P7 (Mrs Clarke)
Our classes will be showcasing our Active Literacy and Numeracy resources and we will have parental information packs available for you to take away, to help you when supporting your child’s learning at home.
We look forward to welcoming you all back into the school building and thank you in anticipation of your support with this.
P7 Residential Trip- Lockerbie Manor
Thank you to all our parents who were able to come along on Wednesday evening to our Residential Information Session. I hope everyone found it useful and are excited about our P7 adventure!
For those who were unable to make it, I have attached the PowerPoint that was shown on Wednesday to this post. All P7 pupils have been shown this PowerPoint and should be able to talk their adults through it.
All P7’s have also received a letter today outlining details of the trip. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Mrs Clarke at the school.
The Parent Pay link has gone LIVE today. the link is for the MAXIMUM COST, but only £50 is needed as a non-refundable deposit to secure a spot on the residential. Deposits must be paid by WEDNESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER. If you have any questions around this please contact the school.
We are hoping to keep the cost as low as possible, but as I’m sure you will understand, we are obligated to tell you what the maximum cost is in case we cannot secure additional funding.
We are all looking forward to this amazing trip to make memories that will last a lifetime!
Silver Rights Respecting School!
We are so excited to announce that following a successful accreditation visit, we are now officially a SILVER RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL!
We have all worked so hard for this achievement and we are so proud of our learners who shared their thoughts and opinions today with our assessor.
We are now looking forward to our banner being delivered, and getting started on our JOURNEY TO GOLD!
