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ISSUE 92 Wednesday 17 March 2021
Term 1 – Week 8 IMPORTANT DATES
OSSA Gold Athletics
Waratahs Orange
Friday 19 March
OSSA Gold Cross Country
Friday 26 March
Hockey Gala Day
Wednesday 31 March
Easter Hat Parade & Raffle
Thursday 1 April
CANTEEN
Lisa Baldwin
19 March 2021
WESTERN PSSA SWIMMING CARNIVAL
CONGRATULATIONS to all the students who represented the Orange
District at the Western PSSA Carnival last Friday in Dubbo. This was an
outstanding event with exemplary behaviour and sportsmanship
displayed throughout the carnival. Six students represented our school in
Dubbo and each of the six have qualified for the State Championships
in Homebush in Week 10 for the following events! Our heartiest
congratulations to:
• Macey Armstrong: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke,
50m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley.
• Abby Armstrong: 50m Breaststroke
• Ryan Whiting and Charlie O’Brien: OSSA GOLD Senior Boys Relay
• Charlie Duffy and Angus O’Brien: Peter Dobson PP5 Relay
PP5 PETER DOBSON RELAY BLITZ
The Cumnock PP5 relay consisting of Macey and Abby Armstrong, Charlie Duffy and Angus O’Brien
continued the tradition of fierce competition with our western small schools’ counterparts! Cumnock was
seeded with the fastest time for the carnival but there was no holding back this awesome foursome taking
out first place with a blistering speed of 2:27:11!! Well done to all the members for holding their nerve on
the blocks and slashing their times by a further 9 seconds! Students and staff back at school were able to
see live footage of the carnival. Thank you to Amanda Thorpe Vice President of the WSSA and Convenor
for an amazing 2021 Carnival!
GOOD LUCK to all of our swimming champions at State!
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ROSIE FLICK AND CHARLIE DUFFY SUPPORT THE LEUKAEMIA FOUNDATION
We are proud of Rosie Flick and Charlie Duffy who took part in the World’s
Greatest Shave for the Leukaemia Foundation at the Cumnock Bowling
Club last Friday evening. The Cumnock community have been extremely
generous in their support with over $5000 dollars raised to give families
facing blood cancer the emotional and practical support they need. Every
day, 47 Australians are diagnosed with blood cancer and sadly, an
Australian loses their life to blood cancer every two hours. Well done to
Jeremy Duffy, Josh Fitzgerald, Rosie and Charlie for their amazing efforts! If
you missed seeing the article in this week’s The Land newspaper, the link is
www.theland.com.au/story/7156806/shearers-get-set-to-be-fleeced/
STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN
We are in the process of writing our new school plan called the Strategic Improvement Plan (SIP). Last
week at Clergate Public School, Mrs Philpott and I met with Dafydd Thomas, Principal School Leadership,
to support our collaborative development of this document for our schools. This plan is a working
document that details the steps our school will take to improve learning outcomes, and the achievement
and growth of all students. To ensure continuous improvement, the Strategic Improvement Plan (SIP)
reflects where our school is at and how it will further improve learning, teaching and leading.
Our Strategic Plan is:
• based on our school’s situational analysis and the School Excellence Framework
• a recognition of the importance of a sharp, deep focus on strategic areas to address improvement
in order to meet system-negotiated and school-determined targets
• improvement focused with a clear vision for student achievement
• a consultative process including all stakeholders
• based on authentic school practice and reflections on practice
• focused on collection, analysis, reflection and evaluation of evidence
• based on improvement measures aligned to our school’s current state.
I would like to thank Mrs Philpott for hosting this day and Mr Thomas for his guidance, support and
expertise in the development of our 2021 Strategic Improvement Plan.
WOOLLY AND MOOSE VISIT CLASSROOMS
Students enjoyed a visit from reading wonder
dogs Woolly and Moose, the Schulzs’ friendly
border collies on Monday.
SHARE OUR SPACE INITIATIVE
Over the coming school holidays, School
Infrastructure NSW is rolling out Share Our Space at
many schools across the State. Through the program,
we are opening up our outside learning areas, oval
and bike trail for the whole community to enjoy.
Signage will be placed at entrances and security
personnel and cleaners will operate during the
holiday period. Thank you again for your anticipated
support of this exciting initiative which aims to place
our school at the heart of our community these
holidays. ENJOY OUR SPECIAL SPACES!
P&C WORKING BEE
On that note the P&C will be having a working bee
to make sure our playground is in top notch
condition. We need your help! More info to come in
the next newsletter and on school stream.
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WATER POLO
All students have just completed two weeks of
instensive Water Polo with coaches from Water
Polo NSW. One coach was ex-Olympian, Nikita
Williams. Nikita brought her Bronze medal and
uniform from the Beijing Olympics to inspire our
students. After our last session on Friday we had
some extra coaches from Water Polo NSW
assisting and they were impressed with the
swimming skills of our students, especially their
core strength. Students and staff all had a huge
amount of FUN and learnt some amazing skills!!
CHARLIE O’BRIEN SELECTED FOR WESTERN CRICKET TEAM
Our heartiest congratulations to Charlie O’Brien who was selected as a reserve for the Western Region
Boys Cricket team in Dubbo. This was a rigourous process of more than 80 boys trying out for the 15 places
on the team. Well done Charlie O and good luck!
RUGBY DIVISIONAL TRIALS
This week we wish Charlie Duffy, Ollie Horkings and Ryan Whiting all the best of luck as they trial for the
Rugby Eastern Division boys team at the Orange Emus Rugby Club on Wednesday convened by Drew
Bale. Thank you to our parents who will transport the boys to this event!
WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY WITH SARAH GODWIN
Sarah Godwin, our Work Health and Safety Advisor, has been supporting Mrs Bruce review and develop
our work, health and safety management programs for 2021. Well done Mrs Bruce for the mammoth task
undertaken and thank you to Sarah Godwin for her expertise, guidance and supportive role on site and
through zoom meetings.
OSSA GOLD ATHLETICS AT WARATAHS
Our Community of Schools principals continue to lead and support each other through the many sporting,
cultural and leadership events throughout the hectic school year. This Friday, Mullion Creek and Spring Hill
Public Schools are coordinating the OSSA Gold Athletics Carnival and barbeque at Waratahs Oval in
Orange. Thank you to all of the parents for helping with transport to the event and good luck to all the
competing students.
HARMONY DAY AT ATHLETICS
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. Harmony Day occurs on 21 March each year and coincides with
the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 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 students may choose to wear something orange to show
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their support and staff will prepare platters of orange fruit and vegetables for Crunch and Sip to share at
the Waratahs Oval.
PROGRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Online Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) will be completed this term and I thank Mrs McFarland for
leading in the coordination and delivery of tests in our school. The testing approach focuses on assessing
and monitoring student growth over time. These tests are designed to provide objective, norm-referenced
information to teachers about students’ skills and understanding. We are supporting students to develop
strategies to complete online tests with greater confidence and skills.
CRUNCH & SIP
We are becoming more sustainable and aware of where our food comes from. This week Mrs Brodie boiled
eggs from our profilic layers to add to the crunch and sip platters. The Crunch and Sip ladies peeled and
cut up eggs for the students to enjoy. In the coming weeks students will be able to try pears and apples
from our fruit trees as they come into season.