issue 71 wednesday 25 march 2020

Railway Parade, Cumnock NSW 2867

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ISSUE 71 Wednesday 25 March 2020

Term 1 – Week 9

What’s on?

Friday 3 April

Harmony Day

Thursday 9 April

Easter Hat Parade @ School

P&C Dates

Saturday 18 April

Working Bee Projects

Bike Track

Play Equipment

Chicken Taj Mahal

WESTERN SWIMMING & THE SMALL SCHOOLS PETER DOBSON RELAY SUCCESS

In a magnificent team effort, Zali, Macey, Abby Armstrong and Charlie

O’Brien blitzed the field at the Western Swimming Carnival in Dubbo last

week to take out first place in the Peter Dobson Relay event.

Sadly, the State Swimming Championships have been cancelled and we

will be left wondering what may have eventuated at the next level.

Congratulations to all our swimmers who recorded personal best times at

the carnival. Well done Angus, Gracie, Charlie D and Rose B in your events

along with Abby, Macey and Zali, who also qualified in breaststroke for the

state championships.

Thank you to all our parents

and friends who supported

our swimming squad!

Left: The PP5 relay team

Below: Macey, Charlie O,

Charlie D, Gracie, Zali, Abby

and Angus (Rose B absent). This

was the largest team Cumnock

has taken to Western Swimming

in many years.

MONSTER P&C RAFFLE

Thank you to all the parents,

businesses and community

friends who have kindly

donated a range of exciting

prizes for the Monster Raffle

to raise funds for our 5/6

Canberra Excursion. The

raffle drawing has been

extended until the end of

the semester to allow time

for tickets to be sold. Thank

you for your support of the

P&C.

NAPLAN ONLINE

Naplan 2020 has been

cancelled.



MISS HANNAH RIVERS PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO

CUDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

It is with great happiness, pride and a tinge of sadness that I inform our

community that Miss Hannah Rivers was successful in her application

and interview for the permanent teaching position at Cudal Public

School commencing at the beginning of Term 2. Hannah has been a

valued member of our teaching staff for

over 2 years and she will be sorely missed

and difficult to replace. Hannah has

become an integral member of our team who has been prepared to

lead in many of the programs and initiatives at Cumnock Public

School. She has made a huge difference in the lives of our students,

colleagues, families and community members. Please join with me to

congratulate Hannah on her much-deserved appointment and wish

her every success in her future endeavors. We are proud that many

of our teaching graduates gain permanent positions and it is a

reflection of the outstanding opportunities available at Cumnock.

Congratulations Miss Rivers!

Life Education Van

Last Wednesday we were excited to welcome

Happy Healthy Harold back to Cumnock Public

School and welcomed Jess to the school to

deliver three exciting health and wellbeing

sessions. K/1 learned about being a good friend

and safety in the community, 2/3/4 focused on

the safe use of medicines and communication,

while the 5/6 students concentrated on respect and positive relationships both online and offline. All the

children were extremely excited (though perhaps not as much as Mrs Nelson) and behaved beautifully.

The learning experiences were engaging and delivered professionally and we look forward to the next

time we have a visit from the Life Education team.

HARMONY DAY AT CUMNOCK

Harmony Day celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. In schools we celebrate

inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for all Australians, from the traditional

owners of the land to those who have come from many countries around the world.

The ongoing theme of Harmony Day is ‘everyone belongs’. Harmony Day is a day of

cultural respect for all. By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and

understand how all Australians equally belong to this nation and enrich it. Orange is the

colour chosen to represent Harmony Day. Traditionally, orange signifies social

communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas

and encouragement of mutual respect. On Friday April 3 students may choose to wear

something orange to show their support.



Sadly the mighty Cumnock Show was

cancelled this year, but we embraced the

opportunity to exhibit our students’ talented

works at our very own Mini Show at school. Mrs

Brodie was kept very busy hanging and

displaying work in a number of sections in our

“Stem Pavilion”. Thank you to our community

chefs who supported the cooking entries last

week and our Judges and Chief Stewards for

supporting this inaugural initiative.

Above: 2/3/4 Bird’s Eye View City Scapes. Right: Andrew Gee

stopped by to check the Cumnock Public Mini Show. Pictured

with 5/6 Cumnock Bird eye View.

THE CUMNOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL MINI SHOW

Above left: 2/3/4 visiting the Mini Show. Above right: K/1’s beautiful Birds Eye View

Paintings, drawings,

garbage art and even

some fruit and vegetables!

Congratulations to all

students and teachers for

participating in the

Cumnock Public School

Mini Show.



THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

Above: best dressed dolls and

painting competitions

Above: Cooking for the Show— Mrs Di Strahan assisted 5/6 in making chocolate crackles.

Above right: Ollie, Matilda and Sienna checking out the results in the pavilion.

Below Left: K/1/2 made decorated arrowroot biscuits; Centre: 3/4 students made edible necklaces;

Right: 5/6 students created chocolate crackles.

Above: Students

exploring the Mini Show.

The lego Sections were

hotly contested! Lego

creations of all shapes

and sizes were on

display. Cumnock

Public School has some

future Lego masters in

the making!



CUMNOCK P & C WORKING BEE

The hardworking and dedicated P & C members are excited about the

working bee to take place at the school on the weekend of the 18th and

19th April. We appreciate the extra loads that our parents and friends are

carrying presently, but are looking forward to all your support. There are a

number of activities planned including the construction of the new

adventure playground equipment and bike trail along with locating our

new Taj Mahal Chicken Coop in the playground. There will be a

free barbeque for all helpers! Please ring Ed O’Brien (0481 129 010)

if you are able to help on either of the two days!

STUDENTS DESIGN CUMNOCK BIKE TRACK

The Cumnock Master Plan commenced in 2015 and continues to

evolve and take shape in an ever-changing environment. The

students have made an important contribution to the future of our

playground and what it will look like moving forward. Over the

past 6 months students have worked hard on their bike and billy

cart trail designs, features and plans. These have been submitted

for discussion in collaboration with staff, community and parents.

During the holidays, the bike and billy cart shed will be constructed next

to the cricket nets. I would like to acknowledge the support we have

received from Andrew Gee, Member for Calare through the Local

Schools Community Grant, the P & C, the many community members

for their input, Cabonne Council staff and our Assets Managers with the

Department who are supporting this exciting development and

initiative.

We look forward to the completion of this first stage of

works in the coming weeks!

We welcomed Mr Andrew Gee, Federal Member for

Calare to our school last Friday to view the proposed site of

the Cumnock Bike and Billy Cart Shed. Our Cumnock

Public School Masterplan was developed in 2015 as a

means of providing a vision for the sustainability and

longevity of the school. The Bike and Billy Cart Project is the

first step in the wider Cumnock Multi-Purpose Precinct to

support and create a community recreational hub that we

anticipate will be utilised by all members of the community into the future. Thank you Mr Gee for

supporting the initial stage of this exciting project!

UNITING’S MOVIES UNDER THE STARS

Congratulations to the Uniting team from Dubbo who initiated the

Outdoor Movie Night and free barbeque for our community. Toy

Story 4 was a great success with many families joining together at

the Cumnock Recreation Oval on a perfect autumn

evening. The new oval is a credit to the

committee and maintenance

crew and a

wonderful space

for our community

members. We look

forward to another

outdoor movie in

the summer months!

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