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.
Dyslexia Awareness Week!
Next week is Dyslexia Awareness Week! The theme for Dyslexia Awareness Week is “Breaking Down Barriers”. The theme this year will allow us to reflect on the barriers that those living with dyslexia often face, while also focusing on how individuals, organisations and the education system have continued to succeed and break through these obstacles.
Children will be engaged a range of activities. They will be reminded that they have a toolbox in their class which has various resources that can be accessed to help them with their learning. Mrs Frew will be identifying a pupil from each class to form part of our new DFS committee.
As well as being signposted to training opportunities, staff will be asked to complete audits to identify any need for training opportunities.
Please check out your child’s Learning Journal and our school blog at the end of the week to see photos from our week of learning!
EAC School Counselling & Psychological Wellbeing Supports Newsletter
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.
