1. No. 3 September 2008
Norwood News
Dates for your Diary Intervention Strategies
During the course of this year, children may be supported by additional members of
Autumn Term 2008 staff working in the year group. These members of staff are here to enhance and
School closes: Thursday 23rd support learning, through appropriate intervention programmes working with small
groups of children. This support is in addition to normal Literacy and Numeracy
October at 3.15 pm.
sessions planned by the class teacher.
Please note: The children will Current interventions include Max’s Marvellous Maths, Early Literacy Support (ELS),
not be in school on Friday 24th Additional Literacy Support ALS, Further Literacy Support (FLS) and Springboard
October and Monday 3rd Maths.
November due to staff training. Staff will outline the interventions for each year group and explain how you can
days. support your child at home during an information evening will take place in the
school hall on Tuesday 30th September at 2.30pm and Thursday 2nd October
Half Term: Monday 27th - at 6.00pm.
Friday 31st October 2008.
If you have any concerns or would like to know more details, please don’t hesitate
Children return to school: to contact your child’s class teacher.
Tuesday 4th November 2008 ‘A’ & ‘B’ Football Teams
School closes: This week Mrs Rigby and Mr Dumbell have concluded the first
Friday 19th December at 2pm football trials for the Y5/6 children, who have shown an interest
for Christmas holiday. in being in one of the school teams. Over 50 boys and girls
attended and the successful first group will be playing the first
-oOo- match on Wednesday, 24th September at home against
Linaker’s A and B teams.
Spring Term 2009
Those children, who were not successful at this stage, will be
Children return to school: invited to attend the weekly practices for the B team with a
Monday 5th January 2009 at view to getting an opportunity to play for one of the teams
8.55 am. during the season.
School closes:Thursday 12th Camlyn Rangers Football Club
February at 3.15 pm. Due to a This football club based in the Churchtown area of Southport have a number of
staff training day on Friday places available for the following teams:
13th. Under 6s - Y1 boys and girls
Half Term:Monday 16th– Under 8s - Y3 girls
Friday 20th February inc. Under 11s - Y6 boys
School closes: Friday 3rd April They train on Preston New Road or in winter at Stanley High. If you are interested,
at 2pm for the Easter holiday. please collect a leaflet from the school office or contact: Mike Lynch on 07789
487670 or visit www.camlynrangers.fc.co.uk
-oOo-
Y5 Boxercise
Summer Term 2009 Year 5 have recently added a new activity to their P.E. lessons with the introduction
Children return to school: of boxercise sessions. This activity, extremely popular in local gyms for its fun and
its high energy levels, is being brought to Norwood by Steph Roberts, the
Monday 20th April 2009 at
Community Coach in partnership with Stanley High School. Steph is working with
8.55 am. the two Year 5 classes on Wednesday afternoons, so expect some very tired
children at the end of the day!
School closed: Bank holiday
Monday 4th May. Year 6 Dance Club
School closes:Friday 22nd May Miss McCarthy will be holding a Dance Club for children in Year 6 who
love to disco dance. This is a fun club, where children can dance to
at 3.15 pm.
their hearts content. The club will take place after school until
Half Term:Monday 25th– 4.15pm every Tuesday until 14th October. Places have been
Friday 29th May (inc.) allocated on a first come first served basis.
Head Teacher: Lee Dumbell Norwood Crescent Tel: 01704 211960
email:admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk Southport PR9 7DU FAX: 01704 232712

2. Year 1 Educational Visit to Farmer Ted’s Farm
The children in Year 1 are involved in a theme of work Dates for your Diary
on ’The Farm’ and in connection with this a visit has
been arranged for them to go to Farmer Ted’s Farm Summer Term 2009 cont:
Park. The visit will take place on Wednesday 24th Children return to school:
September. The cost of the trip will be £10.00 per
Monday 1st June at 8.55 am.
child. Contributions as always, are made on a
voluntary basis, however this can be paid in School closed: Staff training day
instalments. Cheques should be made payable to Sefton M.B.C. and all Monday 13th July.
payments should be sent in an envelope clearly marked with your child’s name.
During this visit the children should wear their play clothes (it is a working farm School closes: Tuesday 21st
and can be messy), strong sensible outdoor footwear and something waterproof July at 2.00 pm.
to keep out the rain. Each child will need a packed lunch in a disposable bag,
PLEASE KEEP IN A
with non-fizzy drinks (don’t forget the plastic spoons with any yoghurts).
Children in Year R General Reminders SAFE PLACE
Children in Year R have been enjoying school on a part time basis for the last
fortnight and now it is time to prepare them for full time. Here are some
general points to remember:
• School starts at 8.55 am. Children need to be in class by this time for registration.
• Any child arriving after the classroom doors have been closed must come into school via the main
entrance and inform the staff in the school office that they have arrived. Anytime after 8.55 the class
register and the dinner registers will have been collected from the classes so for reasons of health and
safety it is important for us to know that your child has arrived here in school and they are recorded in the
dinner register if they are having a school dinner.
• It is important that your child is in school on time. Please bear in mind this can distress children to arrive
late, cause disruption to the class and distress to other children. It is important for children to have a
good start to their day. Children arriving after 8.55 am will receive a ‘late’ mark.
• If you choose for your child to stay for school meals this must be for a minimum of a week at a time. The
kitchen staff serve up to 140 school meals per day, this is a popular choice by the children and parents.
Please find the menu attached. As of Monday 22nd we will be Week 4.
• School meals need to be paid for on Monday morning. Please send exactly £7.75 in an envelope,
clearly marked with your child’s name and class. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Sefton
MBC’. If your child is absent for any reason please remember to deduct £1.55 from the following weeks
money. It is most helpful if the correct money is sent as this saves a lot of precious administration time.
• If your child prefers a packed lunch, please send a lunch box clearly marked with your child’s name and
class. Don’t forget a lot of boxes can have the same design, please make it clearly identifiable for your
child to recognise their own box. We would like to avoid any child picking up the wrong box and eating the
wrong lunch.
• Book bags need to be brought to school each day so we can send reading books, pictures and letters
home. Pump bags should now be in school with a PE kit with all items clearly marked with your child’s
name and class. Children need to have a water bottle to keep in school to enable them to refill with
water to drink throughout the day. All bottles must be marked with your child’s name and class.
• School finishes at 3.15 pm. If you are going to be late for any reason it is vital parents ring the school
office so we can get this message to your child as it saves any unnecessary distress. Please keep us
informed by letter or email about any additional adults who have permission to pick up your child.
‘Early Birds’ Breakfast Club
Breakfast club opens at 7.50 am. Due to health and safety children must be brought directly into the club and
handed over to a member of staff and not dropped off outside. Fees are to be paid on the first day of any
sessions which have been booked. If your child will not be attending due to sickness or appointments etc please
telephone 211959 to let us know. Fees can then be carried forward if we are notified by 8 am. There are still
some places available. If anyone is interested please feel free to pop in, introduce yourselves to us and we can
show you what is available. We look forward to seeing you. Think of all that extra time on those Christmas
shopping days!
Open Evenings for High Schools
Meols Cop High School -Tuesday 23rd September from 6.30 pm.
Birkdale High School - Tuesday 30th September from 6.30 pm.
Christ The King High School - Wednesday 1st October from 6.00 pm.
Greenbank High School - Thursday 2nd October from 7 pm.
Stanley High School - 25th September from 9.30 –11am and from 6 pm.