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ISSUE 83 Wednesday 14 October 2020

Term 4 – Week 1

What’s on?

Wambangalang

K/1/2 Excursion

Thursday 15 October

Wambangalang

3/4/5/6 Excursion

Friday 16 October

Sound Scouts

K-2

Monday 20 October

OSSA GOLD COVID Athletics

& Tabloid Day

Thursday 22 October

Drive By Breakfast

Wednesday 28 October

CANTEEN ROSTER

Lisa Baldwin

Friday 16 October

THANK YOU MR MAC

We appreciate the

wonderful and kind gesture

from our teacher in training,

Mr Mac, who donated two

colourful scooters on the last

day of his practical

experience. Mr Mac joined

with us on the Tour de

Cumnock with Policemen,

Dean and Mitch, to test our

road skills and completed

the timed trials at the oval. Mr Mac has been an outstanding teacher who

will graduate this year and we truly appreciate students who choose to

come further west to make a difference in our difficult to staff schools. All

the best Mr Mac with your final assignments and we look forward to you

returning in Term Four to support our students and staff!

PRIME 7’S TEAM VISIT FOR BIKE SAFETY DAY

Caitlin Donaldson, Prime 7 roving reporter and cameraman Neil captured

some excellent footage of our Bike Safety Day last term. We are indebted

to our local police for supporting our programs and appreciate their

ongoing advice, skill and support. If you missed the Prime 7 footage, you

can view it on our Facebook page.

TOUR DE CUMNOCK

Senior students took to their

bikes and the streets of

Cumnock to test and

showcase their knowledge

and skills riding safely on the

open road. The course

selected was brutal with

puddles, pot holes, mud,

gravel and bitumen to

ensure students were

successful on a range of

surfaces. Congratulations to

Senior Constable Dean who

took out the inaugural

speed time trial competition

around the oval in a

blistering 54 seconds followed closely behind by his colleague Mitch! This

event was a highlight of the completion of our unit in class and we thank

the many parents who brought in bikes to ride at school.

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OVERWHELMING FEEDBACK FROM MULLION CREEK STUDENTS AND STAFF

There was a huge amount of laughter and chatter amongst the students from both school groups for our

gathering last term. We thank the students and staff from Mullion Public for their enthusiastic response to

the bike and billy cart trails and joining the many activities on the day. Thank you to the following staff for

their leadership of the following events: Mr Mac for touch footy, Miss Compton for crab soccer, Miss Knight

for the obstacle race and Mrs Hubbard for the ball games! We are looking forward to joining with our

Community of School group for a day of fun athletics events next Thursday at the Cumnock Oval!

CHECK-IN ASSESSMENTS

Well done Year 3 and 5 children who navigated the online check-in assessments last term. The information

captured will support teachers to plan and implement literacy and numeracy programs more specifically

to student needs. On first analysis, students tended to complete the online tasks at speed without reading

the questions carefully. Teachers will be working with students to improve in managing online assessment

tasks particularly with time constraints and how to check their responses with greater care and

consideration.

WELCOME JOHN EDWARD TURNER

Congratulations to Susan and Chris Turner on the birth of their son, John Edward last week. He will be a

special playmate for sisters Laura and Sarah and we are very much looking forward to meeting him at

school in the coming weeks!

INDIGENOUS ACTIVITY DAY AT CUMNOCK

We welcomed Auntie Yvonne, Uncle Cecil, Uncle Alan and Andrew from the Dubbo Aboriginal

Education Office to a day of Indigenous cultural and sporting activities in the last week of term.

Students across all classes had the opportunity to participate in indigenous games, craft, weapons

and tools and storytelling followed by a delicious barbeque lunch. We value the support and

partnership with the Aboriginal Education and Engagement Officers to further our understanding of

the rich and diverse history and culture of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We thank

the team for their generous support, enthusiasm and expertise.

STEVTECH DRONE VISIT WITH TRISTAN STEVENTON

Check out these drones that visited Cumnock Public School as part of 5/6 technology unit. Here is a link to

the article in the Orange City Life Magazine.

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90 HUGE BIRTHDAY CHEERS FOR MRS SPARKES

What a magnificent achievement to celebrate 90 years of life with your

community. Congratulations to Mrs Sparkes, our highly valued and talented special

friend who reached this milestone on Monday 12th October. We were delighted to

wish her the heartiest congratulations at the Cumnock Oval along with students,

pre-schoolers, staff and community residents for a memorable birthday cake and

morning tea. The event was filmed by Prime 7 today, so make sure you tune in this

evening at 6pm. Once again, thank you to Sarah Evans for her outstanding

organisation.

TAJ MAHAL RENOVATIONS AND EXTENSIONS

The chickens have grown immensely over the holiday period. The Girls were thrilled to be relocated to their

new renovated home during the break. A massive big thank you to Mr Whiley and Peg who surprised us all

with their new quarters and chicken run! We are waiting in anticipation for our first eggs to be laid by our

new feathered friends. We would also like to thank Michael and Kathryn Hammond for keeping an eye on

them over the extended holiday.

EXCURSIONS TO WAMBANGALANG

The excursion for K/1/2 will take place this Thursday for all students. Students will be investigating mini

beasts, bugs and building individual worm farms. On Friday, the primary students will head to the centre to

partake in the Low Ropes Course, Dip Netting and try their skill at Archery. Thank you to Maryann Ebsworth

and the team at Wambangalang for organising these excursions for us!

OSSA GOLD COVID CUP ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

We are thrilled to host the inaugural OSSA Gold Covid Cup along with the Infants Tabloid Sports Day next

Thursday 22 October. Thank you to all our staff who will be working tirelessly across the two sites to make

this a special and memorable event for all the children! Parents are encouraged to support the P&C who

are catering for this mammoth occasion!

GIRLS TIMEOUT PROGRAM WITH MRS NELSON

This is a project that Mrs Nelson, our Student Wellbeing Officer, has developed for year 4,5 and 6 female

students at Cumnock. This project will discuss self-esteem, puberty, relationships, healthy exercise and diet,

mental health, whilst incorporating fun activities. It will run for 6 weeks from Week 2.

TRANSITION TO SCHOOL WITH MISS SARAH

Miss Sarah Evans will commence our transition to school program this Friday 16th October and we are

appreciative of the strong connections we have forged with the Cumnock Village Preschool staff over the

years. We are absolutely thrilled to have 6 new students commencing school in 2021 and wish them the

happiest memories during their foray into their primary school journey!

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CRAZY HAIR DAY

Students embraced the crazy hair day theme for the last day of term. Thank you for all

the creative and whacky hairdo designs that entered the school gate. Charlie O,

Thomas and Dusty created a Friar Tuck hairstyle for Mr West as well! Congratulations to

all the team for making the last day so much fun. The most popular hairstyle was the

Cupcake and the Mohawk. Great work parents and children!