Mrs Clapperton and the NCDT group had the privilege of meeting Molly and Woodrow from Fossilfield Centre today. They are therapy horses used for health and wellbeing purposes. The children groomed the horses and had a go at being a jockey on the race horse simulator.

Mrs Clapperton and Mrs Ramsay took along a group of eight children to the intergenerational tea dance at Dumfries House, organised by East Ayrshire Vibrant Communities. We had a delicious afternoon tea followed by entertainment by Fabulous Fraser! We met Councillor Mr Jim McMahon and Depute Provost Claire Leith. The children and adults had the best time. The boys and girls were up dancing and Presley was even chosen to go up with Fabulous Fraser.

Please see below our School Improvement Priorities for this session.  For more detail in relation to this session’s Improvement Plan and last session’s Standards and Quality Report, go to ALL ABOUT OUR SCHOOL, DOWNLOADS AND DOCUMENTS.

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/

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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.