1. NORWOOD NEWS ISSUE NO 14 30TH APRIL 2010
MENU WEEK
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News Team: Katy Watkinson, Milly
Rigby, Ishbel Cooke, Megan Powderly,
Ruby Fellows & Luke Dempster
Yr2 Beatrix Potter Morning
TERM DATES
Summer Term
Bank Holiday
Monday 3rd May School
closed
Wednesday 19th May
New to Reception
Parents Meeting 7pm Hall
Thursday 20th May PTA
6.30pm Children’s Fashion
Show
Half Term:
Monday 31st May-Friday 4th
June (inc)
Thursday 24th June Sports
Day KS2 am KS1 pm
Saturday 26th June Year Two are studying Beatrix Potter as part of their Literacy. They were delighted to
12-3pm Summer Fair welcome Mrs James, a member of the ‘Beatrix Potter Society’. She enthralled the
children with her fluffy characters and PowerPoint presentation of Beatrix’s life. After
School closed: reading about Tom Kitten and Jeremy Fisher, the children had to find Tom Kitten’s
Staff Training day-Monday 5th missing buttons that were hidden around the class and then played a magnetic fishing
July game. The children learned a lot and great fun was had by all.
Friday 16th July PTA BBQ Time To Talk
+Barn Dance This week our reporters Kane
Baggaley, Georgia Lonsdale, Annie
Wednesday 21st July.
School closes for summer McCoid and Joe Rimmer allowed Mrs.
holiday at 2pm: Y6 Leavers Norris a rare moment of stillness to
Assembly 9.30am Leyland
answer their questions. Usually seen
Rd Methodist Church
around school with a bucket in one
Autumn Term 2010 hand and a cloth in the other keeping
Children return to school: our school ship-shape, Mrs. Norris is a
Wednesday 1st September
valuable member of our cleaning staff.
8.55am
Let's hope she gets that robot soon!
Half term:
Monday 25th -Friday 29th
October Q. What would you like to see invented to make your job easier?
A. I would like a robot!
Inset Day Monday 1st
Q. How long have you worked at Norwood?
November School closed
A. I have worked at Norwood for 8 years.
Term Ends:
Q. What do you like to do in your spare time?
Friday 17th December at 2pm
A. I like going to Antique Fairs and eating nice meals.
Contact Numbers Q. Where else have you worked?
Breakfast Club 211959 A. I have worked at Holy Family
After School Club
Q. Have any of your family attended Norwood School?
07724708015
A. My children all went to Holy Family School.
Norwood Crescent, Southport. PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704211960. Fax 01704 232712. Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell.
Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

2. Star of the Children in the Spotlight
Week
RP:Harvey Ashworth Dawson
RT:Jasmine Kamel Silver
RT:Bethany Russell
1B: Tyler Scutt Silver
1D:Jack Barton
Swimming Successes
1D:Joshua Leddy Silver
Sean has passed his Level 5 Swimming Award. Terrific!
2M:Azure Hope
Ruby has passed her 5m Rainbow Swimming Award. Great!
2M:Emily Murray Silver Jordan has passed his 100m Rainbow Swimming Award. Wow!
2W:Morgan Dodsworth Silver Emily has passed her 800m Rainbow Swimming Award. Wonderful!
2W:Millie Rimmer Silver Heather has
3K:Emily Hagan Silver received a special Nicholas has
3K: Stephanie Hendry Gold certificate for her received the
3B:Lucy Fraser Silver performance in Sunday Club
3B:Lauren Merryfield Silver George's Award for 2009.
Marvellous Congratulations!
4CP:Nia Paganga Silver
Medicine.
4CP:Dannon Lavelle
Fantastic!
4JP:Kane Baggaley Silver
4JP:Annie McCoid
RSPCA Rabbit visits
5P:Lucy James Silver
Year One
5M:Molly Glinn Silver
Our Year One pupils
5M:Jaydon Lavelle were delighted by a
6M:Jade Badley Silver visit from Mischief the
rabbit.
6M:Emma Martin Silver Mischief, was rescued
by the RSPCA and has
now been re-homed
with the O’Driscoll
PTA Meeting family. We all learnt
The next meeting is on how to look after a
rabbit and about the
Thursday 6th May at
RSPCA five freedoms.
3.30pm in the school library. We all had the chance
Why not come along and to stroke him and are
get involved in school life? pleased to report that
he was as good as gold
All welcome. and did not get into
any mischief at all!
Shinewaves Competition
Last week’s competition was to design an A4 sized poster to encourage Tesco customers to adopt a healthy lifestyle. All
entries will be forwarded to Tesco, but the Shinewaves winner is Abi Wright from 4CP. Congratulations Abi.
Now to this week’s competition. Samuel Morse was born on 17th April 1791. He invented Morse code. He translated every
letter of the alphabet into a combination of dots and dashes. Morse Code can be transmitted using sound or light, as
sometimes happens between ships at sea. Probably the most well known Morse Code Message is the distress signal:
"dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot." ...___...
1. What does this message mean?
2. Invent a morse code signal to show you are fine and explain what it means.
Pop your entries in the competition postbox, with your name and class on the back, by the morning of Tuesday 4th May.
Norwood Crescent, Southport. PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704211960. Fax 01704 232712. Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell.
Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

3. Sports Relief
Fantastic, all the money has been collected and counted and it came to the grand total of £274.87!
Thank you
Netball News
Both teams had matches last week. The ‘C’ Team were away to Holy Family.
They dominated the game, beating them 30-3. Congratulations girls!
The ‘N’ team were away to St Patricks. Although the team played well and Nikita courageously played on with a severe
knee injury they were beaten 9-4.
Absences
It is vital that you ring the school office on the first day and inform us if your child is
absent for any reason.
We care about all the children and it helps staff if they know why your child is
absent and when they are likely to return. This way we can also ensure any important information is sent home.
Meols Cop High School
Community Dance Festival
Meols Cop have decided to present a celebration of dance on the 13th May 2010 at 7.00pm. This has involved dance
leaders within school and the primary schools in our community. If you enjoy dance or want to support your peers then
come along!
Adults £2
Child £1
Contact Miss Greenhalgh Meols Cop School for tickets 01704 531180
New Play Equipment
School Trips
Please do not let your small pre-school child play on the new
play equipment which has been installed in the playground. Dinner Money Could we take this
Ready Reckoner opportunity to remind
Your pre-school child is NOT COVERED ON INSURANCE if any
1 day = £1.55 parents that children
accident should occur.
2 days = £3.10 are not allowed
This equipment is to be used in school time with staff present
3 days = £4.65 sweets on school trips.
and supervising the children. 4 days = £6.20
It causes us great concern that young children are left to play 5 Days = £7.75
on their own.
Norwood Crescent, Southport. PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704211960. Fax 01704 232712. Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell.
Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

4. Year 2 Trip to Botanic Gardens
Year 2 had a brilliant but very exhausting
day at Botanic Gardens. After walking to
the park we observed the many species
of bird and animals and told our leaders
lots of adjectives and verbs to describe
their appearance and movement. The
long walk there made everyone ravenous
so an early picnic lunch was appreciated
by everyone. Following lunch we were
allowed into the museum where we
looked at how the Victorians lived and
what they wore. We then read all about
the tragic lifeboat disaster when
Southport lifeboat men tried to rescue a
vessel in distress.
Unfortunately only two people survived.
We are honoured that some of our
children are related to those brave
Your Child’s Appearance seamen.
We would like to draw parent’s and children’s
attention to the section on appearance in the
school’s prospectus.
Children are encouraged to wear their hair in a
suitable manner for school. Extremes of fashion,
both in terms
of clothing and personal appearance are not
allowed in school. By drawing attention to
themselves in this way
children can open themselves to potential bullying
and ridicule and distract other pupils from their
work.
All hair longer than shoulder length (regardless of
gender) should be tied back.
1. Trainers and high heeled shoes are not school
uniform.
2. Jewellery (including necklaces, bracelets and
rings) should not be worn in school, with the
After visiting the museum we found time for a short play before setting
exception of watches and stud earrings. off on the long, gruelling walk back. Finally, exhausted but exhilarated
3. Stud earrings must be removed during PE, we arrived back at school.
Games and Swimming lessons
or if this is not possible, the children should cover
these with plasters Asthma Inhalers
provided by home.
4. Nail varnish and makeup are not permitted. If your child keeps an asthma inhaler in school for
emergency use, please make sure that you check that it is
I am sure you will all support us in ensuring one which is ‘In date’. Please remember it is the
that we have high expectations responsibility of parents to ensure that inhalers have not
and high standards of appearance. exceeded their expiry date.
Norwood Crescent, Southport. PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704211960. Fax 01704 232712. Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell.
Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk www.norwoodprimaryschool.com