Please find below the link to the April newsletter from the Exchange Counselling Service for Young People. In it you’ll find staff updates and info on resources to use with Young People in class and home.
We Need Your Help!
As a school we are keen to involve the wider school community in the decision making process regarding the running of our school. We are currently planning our School Improvement Plan for next session (2022/2023) and would like your input. Please click on the link below to take you to our GLOW Form.
Uniform Bank FRIDAY 29th outside MAIN OFFICE
Are your children growing out of their uniform? Don’t want to waste money buying new uniform so late in the school year? Why not visit the UNIFORM BANK this Friday (29th April) outside the MAIN OFFICE from 2.30pm onwards!
The Clean Green Schools Award team have been thinking of ways to recycle, reduce and reuse throughout the school. One of the ways they have decided to do this is through the development of a school uniform bank.
There will be sweatshirts and jackets available in a variety of sizes. Come along and pick up any items FOR FREE!
The uniform bank will be available on the last Friday of each month from now until the Summer break!
Friday 29th April 2.30-3
Friday 27th May 2.30-3
Friday 24th June 2.30-3
NCDT With Foundation Scotland
NCDT have been awarded funding from Foundation Scotland for you g people to spend in their community.
After an open consultation session and voting through NCDT youth work sessions and Easter program, the winning activity was SWIMMING at New Cumnock Open Air Pool!
NCDT have booked x5 sessions open to young people from P1-S3. Sessions are FREE and take place between 12.30pm-1.30pm.
We ask that you select your preferred date of session, but we cannot guarantee your child(ten) will be given a place on your selected date.
Click the link below to register your interest for your child. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and initially only one session per young person.
*PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM NEW CUMNOCK*
Feedback for Video Parent Calls- P1A and P7
We are looking for feedback around the use of video calls for parents evening from P1A and P7 parents.
If you could take a few minutes to complete the survey below, this will help us decide whether to take forward video calls in the future and roll out as an option for other classes.
Calling All New Cumnock Kids for NCDT!
New Cumnock Community Kids
As New Cumnock Development Trust continue to develop youth work and youth provision in our community, we are delighted to let you know that we are on the look out for NCDT Community Kids 2022! In days gone by we had a Royal Gala Party but NCDT want to bring you Community Kids!
Our community kids will represent the community at wide range of NCDT events from April 2022 to April 2023! They will attend activities and have a special range of duties to carry out over the year!
We will be recruiting:
x2 junior Community Kids from the CURRENT primary 3 or 4
and
x2 senior Community Kids from the CURRENT primary 5 or 6.
If you think you know a young person up for the challenge and who can represent New Cumnock for the year with a smile on their face and ready to be involved then please mail our Facebook page or email tammy.ncdt@outlook.com for more information or an application form.
*Please note applicants will be expected to come along for a chat with a couple of members of team NCDT.
We cannot wait to see who is chosen!
World of Work Week – Farming Visits
Our final day of World of Work week was extremely exciting as we welcomed local farmers into our school playground!
A huge thank you to Emma and Stevie Guild, Elaine and Allan Young, and John Murray for a fantastic day enjoyed by all pupils and staff. We are so grateful to learn about the career opportunities in farming and agriculture, as well as how farming hugely benefits our community here in New Cumnock.
Take a look at our video to see our amazing day!
World of Work Week – Author Visits
Before the holidays, all our children enjoyed learning about the world of work through a variety of visitors.
On Wednesday 30th March, we were visited virtually by 2 authors; Shirley Husband and Lindsay Littleson!
Shirley Husband is a local author who is known for her Harris McCoo books. Shirley and her illustrator Maurice Hynds created the Harris McCoo series of books based on art works by Steven Brown Art.
Shirley spoke about her career as a children’s author and her process for writing picture books. She answered lots of questions from our P1-3 children, and spoke about her journey into writing with our P4-7 classes.
Lindsay Littleson is an award winning Scottish author who writes middle grade fiction novels. Our P5 class were even studying one of her books last term… “The Secrets of the Last Merfolk”.
Lindsay did a long Q and A session with our P4-7 classes answering a variety of questions from pupils about her inspiration for writing, how she became a writer and her favourite books.
Thank you so much to both these talented authors for inspiring our children!
The Exchange March Newsletter
Please find below the link to the March newsletter from the Exchange Counselling Service for Young People. In it you’ll find staff updates and info on resources to use with Young People in class and home.
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Easter Service at New Cumnock Parish Church
All our families are warmly invited to bring your child/children for a Blessing on Easter Sunday Morning at 11am in New Cumnock Parish Church.
Children can be accompanied by their parents/carers/adult family member. If they would like to, they can be brought forward during the short service of celebration for a blessing.
Easter pictures drawn by children at the school will be on display and prizes will be handed out to children who are there. In addition books telling the Easter story will be available.
The service is designed for all ages and will last about 35 minutes.
We hope you can manage to come along on this very special day.
Rev Ken Yorke, Interim Minister
