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CUMNOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 52 Wednesday 8 May 2019

Term 2 – Week 2

What’s on?

Friday 10 May

ODPSSA Cross Country at Molong

Friday 10 May

Mothers Day Stall

Monday 13 May

Donna Riles—Music

Tuesday 21 May

CWA Public Speaking at James

Sheahan

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY

Alister, Hannah and I would like to sincerely thank the children,

parents, carers and the wider community for their messages of

sympathy, delicious cooking and thoughtful gestures. We have been

overwhelmed with love, support, friendship and good deeds since

Credi’s passing. Thank you to one and all, and a special thanks to

the staff at Cumnock Public who stepped up to the challenge under

the excellent leadership of Mr Sam West in my absence. We are in

awe of the community in which we live and the support we have

received from the Community of Schools group, the wider Cumnock

community and the many colleagues within the Department of

Education.

CUMNOCK PP5 RELAY 8TH IN STATE

Congratulations to Emily, Zali, Macey

and Charlie O for their outstanding

success in the PP5 Swimming Relay, at

the State Championships in Sydney on

the last Friday of term. Well done to our

team who qualified for the finals under

enormous pressure. We were delighted to be part of this event along with the team from Spring

Hill. What an amazing effort from our Small Schools in the Orange district! A huge vote of thanks

to Sarah Evans who cheered along with me and the wonderful parents, grandparents, and

friends who made this such a memorable occasion.

INAUGURAL CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNITY OF SCHOOL GROUP BRINGS RAIN TO CUMNOCK!

The inaugural OSSA Gold Cross Country Carnival last Friday at the Cumnock Golf Club and

Showground was a HUGE success and the RAIN did fall! Thank you to Peg Rudd for helping me

lay the foundations for the one, two and three kilometre tracks during the holidays. We

welcomed students and families from our COS group to participate in this exciting event and

acknowledge them all for braving the wet conditions. I would like to thank the Cumnock P & C,

and particularly Ray Lewis, for organising the delicious lunches, Paula Rudd for supplying the

coffee cart, Peg Rudd and Craig Whiley for setting up the event and the many community

volunteers including Jan Gibson and Stacey Kramer from the Cumnock Golf Club, who manned

one of the checkpoints. This was a wonderful opportunity to promote our school and village and

we appreciate the support from the Cumnock Golf Club and Show Society. Our special “Bush

Ambulance John Deere Gator” driven by Mr Glyn Bruce was a highlight! Thank you again to the

parents, friends and community members for their support!

Canteen Roster Friday 10 May

Nic Lewis

Friday 17 May

Ray Lewis

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CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

Congratulations to our Champions: Angus O’Brien, Abby Armstrong, Macey Armstrong and

Zali Armstrong.

Runners Up: Ryan Whiting, Charlie Duffy and Thomas Vickers

and our other qualifying students: Kiera Strahan, Jonathan Pottie and Molly Duffy who will

represent OSSA Gold this Friday at Molong. Mrs Schulz will be the team manager for this event.

ANZAC DAY 2019

On ANZAC Day, the children of Cumnock Public led the march to the beat of

the drummer, Ethan Lewis. This is always a special day of remembrance. We

welcomed our outstanding graduate teacher, Miss Eryn Midson, who

returned for our procession. I would like to thank Mrs Hubbard, Mrs McFarland

and Mrs Turner who worked hard to improve our singing capabilities in

preparation for the Anzac Service and to Mrs McFarland, Mrs Vickers and Mr

West who joined the march with our school group. The children sang

beautifully and we received many favourable comments in relation to their

conduct at the service. The readings delivered by Emily, Gracie, Ethan and

Jonathan were outstanding. Thank you again to our parents and friends who

gathered for this moving ceremony.

LONG WHITE LUNCH DATE SET FOR 28TH MARCH 2020

We are very appreciative and humbled that the Long White Lunch

Committee has decided to raise funds to support our Cumnock P & C in

2020 through their amazing white lunch event. This is an enormous

undertaking by a small, talented and dedicated group of ladies to

showcase our food and village and to raise much-needed funds for our

little school. Thank you to this willing and hard-working band of women,

led by Sarah Evans from the Cumnock Preschool, for their enthusiastic

commitment to our school and community! Save the date for this wonderful occasion in 2020!

A RIFLE FOR TROOPER JONES BEAR

We would like to thank the Astill family and their relatives, Terry and Robyn Kiernan

and Gary and Mary McGlone for the wonderful World War 1 replica rifle for

Trooper Jones Bear. We look forward to seeing Trooper Jones in his new glass case

which is under construction by Mr Don Bruce. Thank you again for this special

donation.

CONGRATULATIONS MRS VICKERS

We would like to congratulate Mrs Carmel Vickers for recently graduating from

Swinburne University in Melbourne. We are fortunate that Mrs Vickers is working in

our school each Wednesday for the remainder of the school year. Well done Mrs

Vickers and we wish you every success in your teaching career.

GIRL’S TIMEOUT PROJECT

Mrs Nelson, our Student Wellbeing Officer, has developed a wellbeing project for the Year 5 and

6 female students which will run for 6 weeks during lunchtime this term. The sessions will discuss self

-esteem, puberty, relationships, healthy exercise, healthy food choices and mental health, whilst

incorporating fun activities. The project aims to provide a safe and fun environment for the

female students to explore, explain and discuss various topics that impact on their social,

emotional and physical wellbeing. Thank you to Mrs Nelson for developing this program based

on the Wellbeing Framework for Schools. If you have any questions please contact Mrs Nelson on

Mondays and Tuesdays through the school office.

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GOING, GOING, GONE!

The teacher residence attached to the school has been part of our community for a significant

number of years. During the holiday period, the residence was demolished and the area will

become part of the Cumnock Public school grounds. We have a number of projects in the

pipeline in regards to the Cumnock Public School Masterplan and we are looking forward to

revamping this area in the future. Thank you to Mrs Flick who captured the final resting place of

the residence at our local Cumnock tip. Please watch this space for further exciting

developments of this new area!

BILLIONAIRE BOY AT THE ORANGE CIVIC THEATRE AND A VISIT TO THE REGIONAL GALLERY

We appreciate the support we received from Michelle Pearce, manager of the Performing Arts

and Venues at the Orange Civic Theatre, which enabled our whole school to be part of the

performance of Billionaire Boy at the Orange Civic Theatre yesterday. “Twelve year old Joe has

everything a boy could ever want, from a golden underwater Ferrari to his very own cinema.

What Joe really needs is a friend……….and David Walliams’ best-selling book comes to life on

stage for 6 – 12 year olds – and their adults”. This was a wonderful production for our students

along with the special visit to the Orange Regional Gallery which was organised by Cecilie

Knowles. Thank you again for this opportunity!

NAPLAN ONLINE

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses literacy and

numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in

Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, conventions of

language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy in WEEK 3. The assessment

provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at

the time of the tests. NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process - it

does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance. Please

reassure your child that all that is required of them on the days is to simply try their best. If you

have any concerns or require further information, please come and see me.

PSSA OSSA GOLD SPORTING TEAMS

Congratulations to the many students who have trialled and will represent the OSSA Gold PSSA

sporting teams this term. We look forward to the boys’ and girls’ soccer, hockey and touch

football clashes in the PSSA competition and appreciate the support from the principals and

parents from our COS group for making this happen for our students. GOOD LUCK in your first and

second round clashes!

Spaghetti Bolognese $3 Until Sold Out

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