There are 89 pupils enrolled at the school - similar numbers to those of the last five years, K1 teacher Gillian Park said. 

In addition to the classroom work, Ms Park has taken on a lead trainer position this year, in which she will train teachers to train other teachers in early learning literacy in L3, in a first for the Far South Coast.

A Stephanie Alexander Gardening Project has begun at Cobargo Public this year, which involves teaching children planting, harvesting, cooking and cleaning up. 

“We have also been developing our positive behaviours,” Ms Park said. 

“That means every two weeks we focus on a behaviour to improve, like lining up for the bus, or going to assembly, how to move around school, [and] speaking with adults.” 

School parliament has run once so far and will run again before the end of term, which gives the children a chance to have their say about what they would like to see improved around school.

“So at the moment that is where Year 6 can sit at bus times,” Ms Park said. 

“It is things we as adults probably don’t realise are important.” 

Aussie rules posts have been installed in the grounds, and Cobargo Public’s pupils have been taking part in training clinics.

Pupils have also been getting in training for their fun run to be held at the end of term.

Upcoming major events this year include the fireworks in winter organised by the school’s P&C, and in August a group of children will go to the Sydney Opera House to play with 500 other children in a combined recorder performance for the third time. 

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