Hi,

We are all very excited for our school trip tomorrow to Dean Castle Country Park!

Please remember to wear school uniform and weather appropriate clothes. Lots of children took home their puddle-suits and wellies for the occasion!

Any snacks/drinks/lunch should be brought in a disposable plastic bag. Any lunches ordered through the school app will be handed to learners in class in the morning. Ideally, learners should bring drinks in a disposable bottle or carton. School bags will be left in school. Feel free to put a change of clothes in learners bag for when they return to school, but please note (unless you ask the teacher otherwise), this change of clothes will not come on the trip with us.

We will be leaving at 9am sharp, so please make sure everyone arrives on time! Look forward to seeing you all then!

Thanks, Miss Ronald and Miss Barrett

Hi all,

Next week, P1R and P1B will be visiting Dean Park in Kilmarnock for our school trip, linking in with our current STEM topic on Plant Growth and Plant Care.

Please note the new date of our school trip is Tuesday 17th March: this is different to the original date of Wednesday 18th March. P1 will be away for the school day and will be travelling by school bus. Please ensure that all learners wear their uniform and dress weather appropriate, as well as bring snacks/lunch/drinks in a disposable plastic bag. If any learners want to order a packed lunch from the school, then please do this through the lunch app as soon as possible. We would also really appreciate if you can ensure that all names are on uniform and jackets, to support with smooth transitions between workshops and areas.

The cost of this school trip is £4. This is now up on Parent Pay and available to pay.

If you have any questions regarding this, then please speak to Miss Ronald or Miss Barrett. Thanks!

This afternoon, P1R enjoyed some paired reading. Learners read and explored their story with a peer from another reading group. Everyone is doing so well on their reading journey! How lucky are we to have such a nice library space to use too?! 😊

This Friday is our Scottish Assembly. All children are invited to wear something tartan (a piece of clothing, an accessory etc) to celebrate the day.

Well done to all our hard workers in P1R who have spent weeks preparing for this special event. A special good luck to our three finalists!

Thanks,

Miss Ronald

P1R have been enjoying learning about position and direction, as well as computer programming when using the Bee Bots. Today, we built mazes for our bee bots to work their way through and programmed them with left, right, forwards and backwards. Learners worked in small groups to build their maze. I think they are a-maz-ing!

A huge thanks to Hollie’s Gran for visiting our class as a “Mystery Reader” today. Everyone loved listening to “The Girl, The Bear and the Magic Shoes” and discussing their favourite parts 

Thanks again!

Merry Christmas to all our P1R families! We hope you have a happy, safe and relaxing Christmas holiday. Look forward to being back together on Monday 5th January 😊 thanks for your continued support! Miss Ronald and Miss Whiteford

We loved going Christmas shopping this week. We can’t wait to give our presents to our families 😊 9 sleeps to go!

And just like that the 2025 nativity season comes to a close! Our learners were amazing and we are so proud of them – some even proclaimed Tuesday to be “the best day ever” 😊

Please find below individual nativity pictures for all our learners with blog permissions. Any issues, just let me know.

Thanks, as always, for your continued support!

P1 did so well in their afternoon nativity performance today! We are so proud of them.

If children want to bring a snack for after their evening performance, then please provide a small snack for them to enjoy with a Christmas movie.

Any questions, catch us at the door! Thanks,

Miss Ronald and Miss Barrett

P1 PARENTS/CARERS ONLY

For our nativity, can all P1 children please bring in a white t-shirt/polo shirt and black leggings/shorts by Monday 8th Dec.  Please put this in a plastic bag with their name written on it.  Children will be able to change into their performance outfits, from their school uniform, on performance days. Please speak to your class teacher if there are any issues.

Thanks!

Our P1 photos go on sale tomorrow. Get to the shops quickly and bag your Kilmarnock Standard, as they always go fast!

Just a gentle reminder that P1R will be visiting Stewarton Library this Thursday 20th November for our Bookbug Session    We’re really looking forward to it!

Thanks, Miss Ronald

P1R have been very busy again this week. From learning new sounds and starting time in numeracy, reading and exploring “Cinderella” and spending time with friends, we’ve had a very successful week. We’re looking forward to next week already!

It was also lovely to meet all our P1R families over the last two weeks at parents’ appointments. Thanks, as always, for your co-operation and support 

Miss Ronald

“I didn’t just like today Miss Ronald, I loved it” – We had a great time celebrating Halloween altogether on Friday! 🎃 Everyone’s costumes were amazing. Hope you’ve all had a great weekend and didn’t eat too many sweeties!! Miss Ronald 😊

P1R had a wonderful visit to Stewarton Library last week. We enjoyed exploring the library, reading for enjoyment and listening to a class story read by Miss Ronald. We can’t wait to go back!

We’ve had a wonderful week in P1R! We’ve worked on our fine motor skills, using playdough, sand and lego. We also had lots of fun searching for our sounds in stories! Have a lovely holiday everyone 😊

Our sponsored Danceathon is taking place this Friday! P1R and P1B will be dancing from 11am to 11:30am. Jam Street will be there too!

Children can come “dressed as you please” and may also come dressed in dance clothes if they’d prefer. Please bring extra water and any sponsor money to school on Friday. Please note that sponsor money can be given by cash or through ParentPay. The winning sponsor form will receive a gift voucher for the Book Nook 🙂

Thanks in advance for your support. Any questions, please just be in touch! Keep dancing!

P1R enjoyed taking their learning outdoors this week for Maths Week Scotland. Learners completed a shape hunt and a number scavenger hunt in partners. Everyone did so well!

We were super busy in the classroom too – learning new sounds, reading new stories and attending a very yummy MacMillan Coffee Morning.

We’re looking forward to the week ahead and everything it brings! See you soon, Miss Ronald

Hi everyone,

Please find attached a copy of the P1 Information Session Powerpoint, from Thursday evening:

Parent Workshop PowerPoint

You will also find a copy of it in the ‘Yearly Overview’ tab, so it can be easily referred back to at any time.

Thanks,

Miss Ronald

NRPS are delighted to be hosting our Macmillan coffee morning on Friday 26^th September in the gym hall from 9:30am – 12pm. P1R will be visiting the coffee morning from 9:30am to 9:50am, if you wish to pop along and join your child all in the name of a very worthwhile cause. All children will be given a piece of baking and we would ask that children bring in a donation with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.

We would also be very grateful for any baking donations, either homemade or shop bought. Donations can be handed in from today (Wednesday 24^th September) onwards. Please ensure any Tupperware/containers are labelled with your child’s name and class so that they can be safely returned after our coffee morning.

As we are a nut free school, please do not hand in any donations containing nuts. Children with an identified food allergy will be provided with a piece of baking from the catering team.

We very much look forward to seeing you. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

Our P1 information session is taking place this Thursday 25th September from 5pm to 6pm.

Please come along to hear more about class learning and daily routines. Class teachers will be happy to answer any questions you have as well.

Hope to see you then. Thanks!

Miss Ronald

Hi all,

Some parents were enquiring about our Rocket Phonics resource. P1 learners have not been assigned books for homework yet. However, if you wish to check your child’s log-in and explore the resource, then please feel free to do so!

To find out more, please use the below link:

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/netherrobertland/rocket-phonics-reading/

This will take you to our school blog where you will find the parent guides, explaining the logging in process step-by-step.

You might also need our Centre ID code – 151765.

Thanks,

Miss Ronald