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WEEK 3 AT CUMNOCK PUBLIC

The past few weeks have been action-packed with the majority of our

students returning to school. The teachers have done an outstanding job

supporting your children either here at school or remotely at home with

their individual learning packs. These work folders will continue to be

utilised for the coming week until we have established our three class

structure again. I would like to thank Mrs McFarland and Mrs Hubbard

who have stepped up to support these changes in our school community.

There has been a tremendous collegial spirit and effort moving into the

next phase of teaching and learning at Cumnock.

CONGRATULATIONS MISS KNIGHT

Miss Amelia Knight will be taking on

the lead teacher role of 2/3/4 for

the remainder of this term with a

possible extension to the end of

the school year. We are pleased to

have Miss Knight at Cumnock and

we are looking forward to

supporting her in her new teaching

role. As a result, Mr West will be

teaching K/1/2, Miss Knight will

lead 2/3/4 and Mrs Hubbard and I

will be working with 5/6. A letter

has been sent home this week

outlining these staff changes. If you would like to discuss any issues

concerning your children, please do not hesitate to ring the Office for an

appointment. I value and appreciate your feedback and thoughts during

these difficult periods of change and adjustments.

MISS HANNAH RIVERS

The school community will be interested to know that Miss Hannah Rivers

has settled into her new role at Cudal Public School but is missing her

students, friends and colleagues from Cumnock! We hope to meet with

Miss Rivers at some stage this term to celebrate her engagement to Mr

Oakden when Covid restrictions are eased.

WELCOME BACK MISS MIDSON

Last week I was delighted to visit Miss Eryn Midson in her new school

setting at Molong Central. Miss Midson has spent the last three and a half

years at Moulamein Public School making a difference in the classroom

and rural community of Moulamein. We welcome Miss Midson back to

our network and Community of Schools and look forward to working with

her again! Good luck Miss Midson on your new 4/5 composite class!

ISSUE 75 Wednesday 13 April 2020

Term 2 – Week 3

REMOTE LEARNING Please

keep photos, work samples

and items coming to

incorporate in our

newsletters to capture

YOUR outstanding

contributions as part of

home learning under

COVID-19 in 2020!!

GARDEN CLUB

Garden Club will

recommence again this

term. So far, we have three

very enthusiastic volunteers in

Rosie, Dylan and Austin. They

are pictured here with

Spencer Spinach who we

thought deserved a merit

award for 'Persistence and

Resilience' as this was our

only vegetable who survived

the drought! In the coming

weeks, we will begin planting

our winter vegies.

Miss Knight with Jack.

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BMX BIKE TRAIL

The Leisks have commenced designing and planning

for the BMX Bike Trail on the back oval. Members of

our P&C, students and staff have been part of the

consultation process for this exciting development.

Within the BMX Bike Trail, rollers, berms and a big loop

with spectator seating will be incorporated into the

area! We are appreciative of the guidance we have

received from our Assets Management staff, Mr

James Muller and Mrs Lucy Powell, who are supporting the project with all

the compliance processes required with the Department. Thank you to the

Duffy family, Flick family and Josh Dowler who also spent part of their

Mother’s Day weekend supporting this exciting development with a working

bee.

READING BLITZ AND MORNING MOVEMENT BODY BRAIN BLAST

This term we are introducing two new short programs into our school week. Commencing this week,

students will be reading a levelled text/magazine each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning for 15

minutes. On Tuesday and Thursday, the Morning Movement Body Brain Blast will operate for the same

period of time and will incorporate such skills as skipping, hopping, balance activities, gymnastics, beep

tests and ball skills. The benefits of being active for young children include:

promoting healthy growth and development.

helping to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

building strong bones and muscles.

improving cardiovascular fitness.

improving balance, coordination and strength.

maintaining and developing flexibility.

improving posture.

We anticipate that both these programs will have a positive impact on our students’ wellbeing and

learning capabilities.

The students have enjoyed the lunch time

LEGO challenges during the first two weeks of

Term 2, organised by Mrs Nelson. The students

have worked in teams to design, construct

and build set challenges each day. Some

designs have included, the tallest towers, zoo

animals and

structures from

around the world.

This has been a

great opportunity

for fun and

creative learning

at Cumnock

Public School.

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Staff will be training in The Smiling Mind Mindfulness Program this term.

The program has been designed to equip educators with a framework

and tools to support student well-being. It aims to support students

develop social and emotional skills to thrive in this modern and complex

world. We hope to implement this program with our students and wider

community throughout the year. Thank you to Mr West and Mrs Nelson

who are joining with me in the initial training commencing this week.

FRIDAY FEASTS

Delicious nachos were served up for the entire

school population last Friday which were prepared,

cooked and served by our Year 5/6 students. Thank

you to Mrs Flick and Mrs Dwyer for driving this

initiative for our school community. Due to Covid-19

restrictions, our Canteen has

been out of operation. This

initiative will support our students in

their numeracy and literacy skills each

and every Friday. Students have

nominated meals to prepare from

different countries of the world. The

Year 5/6 Covid-19

Cookbook will be

published with the

scrumptious recipes and

illustrations will be sourced

from students as well.

Happy cooking students

and we anticipate families

will enjoy some of these creations at home! Check out

School Stream for today’s recipe—Mini Quiches!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to purchase a special gift for their mums at our Mother’s Day

Stall last Friday. The gifts were sourced by our hardworking Office ladies and we would like to thank each

of them for making time to prepare and coordinate this event for our students at school and at home. I

am sure that all our mums were spoilt accordingly throughout Sunday!

TOASTY TUESDAYS

It seems food has become a big part of our lives during Covid-19! As a result of the colder days, the staff

have instigated Toasty Tuesdays. Students are asked to bring in their sandwiches, wrapped and clearly

labelled in a lunch order bag to be toasted as a warm lunch throughout this term. Thank you to staff for

implementing this ‘toasty’ opportunity for our school!

SRE learning from home

Hello Cumnock Students! We know lots of our regular activities are not quite the same as they have been,

and SRE on Fridays is one of those things. Until schools get back to certain stage, Mr Pottie, Mrs Pottie and

Mrs Flick are unable to come and teach you SRE on Fridays. That doesn’t mean we haven’t been thinking

about you and your families.

There is a learning from home option for SRE. Our combined Christian SRE link is live and you can view the

video: https://www.christiansre.com.au/learningfromhome

When you follow this link you can also see the other Christian SRE curriculums that are available as

approved by the Department of Education. We hope you might find it useful and check out some of the

videos and lessons. We look forward to being able to see you in person in the future.

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