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Railway Parade, Cumnock NSW 2867
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CUMNOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 53 Wednesday 22 May 2019
Term 2 – Week 4
What’s on?
Thursday 23 May
PSSA Girls Hockey Match
Friday 24 May
District Athletics Carnival
Wednesday 29 May
PSSA Boys Hockey Match
NAPLAN ONLINE
Well done to our NAPLAN ONLINE students from Years 3 and 5 who
sat and conquered the online NAPLAN tests last week. These
students are to be congratulated for their patience and
perseverance to complete the tests in the time and manner
required by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Unfortunately, some connectivity issues were experienced during the
tests and these issues are being investigated. National test authorities
have advised they regret any inconvenience this caused to schools
and students, and are working to rectify the issues as soon as
possible in preparation for NAPLAN in 2020.
WESTERN CROSS COUNTRY AT GEURIE
It appears that each time a Cross Country event occurs we are blessed with precipitation and
freezing temperatures. Our OSSA Gold team was outstanding with the girls in the 10 year division
braving hail, sleet and squalling wind conditions. Thank you to all the parents who helped and
cheered for our students throughout the day. This was the largest cross country squad that has
participated at District so congratulations to the team: Abby Armstrong, Angus O’Brien, Ryan
Whiting, Charlie Duffy, Macey Armstrong, Thomas Vickers, Zali Armstrong, Jonathan and Molly
Duffy. Huge accolades to the following students who qualified for the Western Region Cross
Country at Geurie on June 12:
Zali Armstrong, Macey Armstrong, Abby Armstrong and Freya Keegan (Clergate)
Canteen Roster
Friday 24 May
No Canteen
Friday 31 May
Bron Flick
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ORANGE DISTRICT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL AT WARATAHS
Thank you to our parents and grandparents who will be transporting their children to the Orange
Athletics Carnival at Waratahs Oval in Orange this Friday. We are taking another large squad of
competitors and wish the students the best of luck. Please come and see Mrs Schulz, Mrs Dwyer
or Mrs Allcorn at the event for attendance procedures. Thank you again to our amazing parents
for their support and the early start that will be necessary to arrive in time for the Carnival. Mr
West and Miss Rivers will be at school with the remaining students.
KIDS LIT
Motivating, fun, challenging and intriguing!
These are words that describe the KidsLit Quiz. Next year Cumnock will again be entering a team
in the KidsLit Quiz. The quiz will be open to students who will be in Years 5 and 6 in 2020. Questions
come from a wide range of topics and genre including nursery rhymes, science fiction, Greek
myths, poetry, authors, settings, characters and literary terminology. This year’s questions came
from books including Harry Potter, Muppets, Robin Hood, Minions, Roald Dahl and Rudyard
Kipling books and many more. So start reading now, anything and everything!
PSSA GIRLS AND BOYS OSSA GOLD SOCCER RESULTS
We are proud of the efforts of our OSSA Gold soccer teams at this high level of competition. The
OSSA Gold soccer squads competed against Orange Public School’s teams of highly skilled club
players, predominantly from Year 6. We gave our best and came away with a 12-nil defeat in the
boys’ match and only an 8-nil deficit in the girls’ game. Thanks again to our parent supporters
who froze on the sideline and cheered heartily to keep warm. The OSSA Gold boys’ and girls’
hockey matches will take place in the coming weeks. We look forward to hearing of these results!
CWA PUBLIC SPEAKING ALL SCHOOLS COMPETITION
Yesterday, Jonathan, Zali Armstrong, Charlie Duffy and Angus O’Brien represented our school at
James Sheahan in Orange for the Central West CWA Competition. The students have worked
hard to refine their speeches and we were delighted to hear they all enjoyed the mammoth task
of standing before an unknown audience on stage. Once again, thank you to the parents for
transporting their children to this event. Well done Jonathan, Zali, Charlie D and Angus!
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Our staff are committed and dedicated to improving their knowledge, teaching practices and
understanding of the students in their care. Throughout the year, staff take the opportunity to
attend important professional learning courses. This week, Mrs Hubbard represented our school at
the Live Life Well at School initiative. Through Sparke, Miss Rivers attended the Early Careers
Network and Mrs Brodie a session entitled, “Secondary Trauma and the Teachers that it Affects”.
Next week, Mrs Vickers and Mr West will travel to Orange for information in the implementation of
the new PDHPE syllabus and Mrs Schulz will be present at “Leading Curriculum Monitoring for
Continuous School Improvement”. Mrs Allcorn and Mrs Dwyer have upskilled their understanding
of Athletics and Swimming Meet Manager and Cross Country procedures and processes. Thank
you to all our staff who are prepared to continually improve in their practices and forever strive in
their own learning to ensure our school motto is upheld and “there will be no limit to what we can
achieve” at Cumnock Public School. Great work, team Cumnock!
WELLINGTON EISTEDDFOD 2019
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Many students have expressed an interest to participate in individual verse speaking again this
year from Kindergarten to Year 6. I have submitted their entries and in due course a note will be
sent home as to entry fees and what events they have nominated.
This year, I will also be taking stage three (i.e. year 5/6) for verse speaking choir, which will be
held on, Wednesday 31st July.
The whole school, will be participating in the small schools choir vocal section, to be held on, Tuesday 13th August.
Any queries please don't hesitate to ask.
HAPPY HUNGRIES DESIGN COMPETITION
You can help by being part of our new Breakfast Club Mural project!
Draw “Happy Hungry Monsters” on an A4 piece of paper and you could
be selected for the final design!
Thankyou to our amazing artistic directors, Mrs Bron Flick & Mrs Jill Brodie
who are leading this project.
A flyer will be sent home with all students this week! Thank you for your
anticipated entries. This is open to our whole community!
GIRLS TIME OUT
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is
Youer than You”, Dr Seuss. This term the female year 5 and 6 students started participating in the
Girls Time Out program, with Mrs. Nelson (Student Wellbeing Officer) on Monday lunchtimes. The
program has been developed to provide a safe and fun environment for the young female
students to explore, explain and discuss various topics about their social, emotional and physical
health and wellbeing. At Cumnock we understand the importance of students connecting with
their own wellbeing, and the wellbeing of others, of which this program strives to achieve for the
students.
THANK YOU
We would like to thank Dimitri and Jenny Anikin who have lent a sewing machine to Mrs
McFarland’s sewing group.
EARN & LEARN
Please remember to collect your Earn & Learn stickers
from Woolworths when doing your groceries. Earn & Learn
only runs for a limited time between May 1 and June 25,
so spread the word and get everyone help you collect
stickers.
Please Note:
No Canteen this Friday
Due to no available volunteers
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