{"id":24671,"date":"2026-08-18T13:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/?p=24671"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:15:26","slug":"welcome-back-to-session-2026-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/08\/18\/welcome-back-to-session-2026-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome back to session 2026\/2027!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good afternoon!<\/p>\n

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We hope you have all had a lovely summer holiday with your families.\u00a0 We are looking forward to seeing all of our children return to school tomorrow, Wednesday 19th August.<\/p>\n

New P1 Pupils:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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On Wednesday 19th<\/sup> August, our new Primary 1 pupils will be met in the playground by Mrs Clarke, Mrs Elliott and Mrs McMurdo at 9.15am. \u00a0We kindly ask that P1 parents refrain from entering the playground before 9am. \u00a0This will allow us to get the P2 – P7 children into the school safely before your arrival.\u00a0 Once our P1s arrive, a maximum of 2 parents of each child will be invited into the school to see them in their new classroom.\u00a0 This should be a quick visit to prevent your child becoming upset.<\/p>\n

P1 parents should collect their child from the playground at the end of the day.\u00a0 The P1 teacher will bring the children out at 2.55pm before the playground gets busy when the rest of the school is dismissed at 3pm.<\/p>\n

Playground Arrangements:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Morning –\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Children should enter the playground at the gate at the front of the school and walk along the path beside the staff carpark or enter via the gate beside the ECC which leads straight into our playground. Please note, that pupils should not enter the playground before 8.45am in the morning. The playground is not manned by staff until 8.45am, therefore children should not be in the playground prior to this time, to ensure their safety.<\/p>\n

There shouldn\u2019t be any parents coming into the playground in the morning (with the exception of new P1 parents on their child\u2019s first day.)\u00a0 Staff will be at both gates to support children into school if needed.<\/p>\n

From Thursday onwards, our P7 buddies will be on hand in the playground to help P1 children get to their zone and into their line at the 9am bell.<\/p>\n

End of the Day –\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please remember that only P1-P3 parents are permitted to pick their children up from the playground at the end of the day to prevent congestion when our children are leaving.\u00a0 P4-P7 parents, please arrange a meeting spot with your child outside the playground if appropriate.<\/p>\n

School Attendance:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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All East Ayrshire Council schools are required to maintain an accurate attendance record for all pupils. When your child is absent from school, parents\/carers are required to notify the school of the reason why. This can be done by:<\/p>\n