It’s Rights time again! We have another “Article of the Week” for you to explore.
If you have any time to complete any of the activities, please remember to share them with us by sending your work in to your class teacher or to Mrs McNulty at –
eadanielle.mcnulty@glow.sch.uk
Thank you
Mrs Armour
Hello my eco warriors! I hope you are all well!
When we finished up in March the eco group had started to plan ‘Waste Week’. As we missed out in school I have some activities for you to complete at home if you would like to. Once again anything you do will help our Green flag application so I would be very grateful if you could give it a go and send me your findings.
Today’s activities focus on energy. They will help you to understand ways we waste energy in our homes and what we can do to save energy.
This first activity is suitable for P1-7
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This second activity might be a bit tricker for P1-3 so they would need the support of a grown up. P4-7 should manage.
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If you complete any of these then please send your teacher or myself a picture of your work.
eacorrine.mason@glow.sch.uk
I hope you enjoy completing these missions and look out for more!
It’s time to think about our Rights again! We have a new “Article of the Week” for you to think about. If you have time to complete any of the activities please share them with us by emailing –
eadanielle.mcnulty@glow.sch.uk
Enjoy!
Mrs Armour
We were delighted to receive some great news this morning! Our P5-7’s have been taking part in The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) Faraday Competition and so far we have 3 first round winners!
The competition is being run by the IET and Airbus. The challenge is to design a new technology to help a disaster zone in the world.
Well done to Brooke Murray, Emma Johnstone and Emma Young.
Brooke designed a PPE vending machine for use in the current Covid-19 global pandemic.
Emma J designed an all terrain rescue vehicle which can be a boat or a land vehicle powered by a quad, fully fitted to provide emergency medical treatment .
Emma Y designed a hurricane shelter equipped with resources needed to survive. Emma’s shelter can be moved anywhere by plane and lowered into an area using a winch line.
Well done girls – we are all really proud of you! We eagerly await to see if your entries are selected for the next round.
P5-7’s you can still enter the competition until the end of this week.
Our staff would like to share a quick message with all our families and pupils. We hope this video brightens up your day.
Mr Hastings
We have a new Right of the Week to explore! If you have time to try out any of the activities, please send in your work/photos to –
eadanielle.mcnulty@glow.sch.uk
We have a new “Article of the Week” for you to have a think about. Click on the link below to access the Power Point and activities. Remember, please get in touch and share your work with us if you manage to complete any of the activities. Enjoy!
RRSA Article of the Week Part 3
Mrs Armour
On Saturday 7th March, Mrs McNulty, parents/carers and 33 of our pupils attended Irvine Royal Academy to participate in the Ayrshire Schools Burns Competition.
We had pupils entered in Verse Speaking, Singing and Instrumental sections.
For the first time ever there was a P1-3 Verse Speaking section and we were not restricted to how many entries we could submit so Mrs McNulty thought, the more the merrier!
A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to get our children ready for this competition, a huge well done to our pupils and parents/carers for the work you have put into being prepared.
A great day was had by all. The standard of talent was exceptionally high and not only did our pupils shine with their singing, speaking and musical talents, but also with their positive attitudes and excellent behaviour! We couldn’t be prouder of you all! A huge well done to all our participants.
Under normal circumstances, our 1st and 2nd place prize winners Alex M and Lucy W would represent Ayrshire at the National Competition in Carluke, however, due to COVID-19, unfortunately there will not be a Nationals Competition this year.
Team New Cumnock!
Our Verse Speaking performers
Our Singing performers
Our Instrumental performers
We were delighted to enter 2 former pupils, who are now at Cumnock Academy. Casey K was entered in S1/2 singing and Adana W was entered in S1/2 Verse Speaking
Emma Y made it to the final 6 in P4/5 Verse Speaking and got to perform again in front of a big audience
Lucy W made it to the final 6 in P6/7 Verse Speaking and got to perform again in front of a big audience 
As we weren’t able to track down everyone for photos at the event, it was a great excuse for Mrs McNulty to have another photo shoot with us all back at school!
Our proud Verse Speakers with their certificates
Our proud Singers with their certificates 
Our proud Instrumentalists with their certificates 
Our proud prize winners!
1st place P4/5 Singing – Alex M
2nd place P6/7 Verse Speaking – Lucy W
3rd place Instrumental – Hayley C
Certificate of Merit P4/5 Verse Speaking – Emma Y
Mrs McNulty hopes to get copies of the official photos taken on the day and will get these to you all when she does.
To support our children and families during the upcoming weeks we have sent children home with Learning Packs filled with activities and access to online resources to support their learning.
In addition to this, we will be using our class blogs within the school website to upload materials and share information with you all.
To access your child’s class blog, select the menu tab as shown below…
Select your child’s class from the drop down menu…
Within their class page, click on the live link to take you to their class blog…
Here you will see the feed of posts from the class, uploaded by their class teacher…
Within the blog, there are further pages, one of which is a ‘HOMEWORK’ tab. The class teacher will upload information and tasks here if the closure of school is prolonged…
In addition to the Class Blogs, we have also been very fortunate to receive a wealth of resources to support our learners in the event of school closure. Please select the ‘Home Learning’ tab found in the main menu…
Within this page there are a wealth of resources, sorted by level and curricular area. We hope these will be of use to our children in a spell of absence from school…
Not one to miss out on the blogging fun, Mrs Bradford, our Home Link Worker, has her own page within our school website. Her page can be accessed as shown below, within the Parent Zone tab of the main menu…
Here, Mrs Bradford will post useful links and contact information for any families needing support during the school closure period…
Parents/Carers,
If you wish to contact us during the spell of School Closure, please find our Senior Management Team’s email addresses below, should you need advice/support in the coming weeks.
Mrs McMurdo: eajoanna.mcmurdo@glow.sch.uk
Mr Hastings: eagary.hastings@glow.sch.uk
Mrs McNulty: eadanielle.mcnulty@glow.sch.uk
Over the coming weeks, we will be using our school app as the primary means of communication with our parents/carers. Please follow the instructions below to ensure you have downloaded it to your device.
To download your school app, search for School App for Parents in the Apple or Google Play app store.
It should be the first search result, but if you’re unsure see the correct logo below! Alternatively, you can scan the QR code below.
Once you’ve found the app, just press download (all downloads of the app are completely free!) Once the app has finished downloading, open it and type in the name of your school/nursery and press ‘Select’. You may be prompted to type in a username and PIN, if you are unsure what this is contact us.
