As you know we are developing our Relationships Policy this session. This involves exploring our current practice with regards to developing positive relationships within the school community, managing behaviour and promoting our school vision and values.
A big thank you to those parents who managed to attend our focus group last week. As you know we are keen to involve the whole school community in school improvement opportunities and appreciate your time and commitment.
During Get2gether on the 24th February, we will be discussing our Right of the Fortnight:
Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
Please ask your child how this right is met within New Cumnock Primary School.
Please see below for information a public meeting being held on Wednesday 26th February from 11am-1pm in the Town Hall to gather suggestions on how we can commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Knockshinnoch Disaster.
As part of our Rights Respecting School initiative each fortnight we learn about a particular article. Tomorrow during our Get2gether we will be exploring article 30 of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child. This states that children and young people who belong to a minority group have the rightto share their culture, language, and religion with other people in that group. Please ask your children about what they have learned.
On Monday Mrs McMurdo explained to us that all over the USA 🇺🇸 on Wednesday 15th January, children will be celebrating this special day. In 1964 King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end racial prejudice in the United States. The US Government brought in laws to ensure equal rights for all US citizens and to give everybody the chance to vote. It is because of Martin Luther King, and others like him, that people in the United States have equal rights today.
Mrs McMurdo carried out a sketch where she gave the children with blue eyes the opportunity to vote. The audience quite rightly pointed out that this was not fair. We were then able to discuss that in order to demonstrate EQUALITY, Mrs McMurdo should have given all the children taking part the same opportunities.
Through this assembly the children were made aware of ARTICLE 1 (Everyone under the age of 18 has all the rights of the Convention on the Rights of the Child) and ARTICLE 7 (The Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to everyone without exception against all forms of discrimination) from the UN Convention on the Rights ofnthe Child.
Look at what we received today! 🥇 We are so proud to have been presented with our GOLD Sport Scotland award! Huge thank you to Mr Hastings for leading us on this journey and for our staff and pupils for their hard efforts! A lovely warm welcome was given to our visitors today 😁
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