1. Norwood
25th September 2009
NEWS Issue No.42
Term Dates
AUTUMN TERM 2009
The Photographer: Tuesday 29th September
T.A. Talk
Now that all the teachers have been interviewed, it’s time to introduce
for individual photographs in full school uniform. our brand new feature which we are calling ‘T.A. Talk’. The first teaching
Car Boot Sale: Saturday 3rd October 9.30-12.00 pm. assistant to be ‘grilled’ by our reporters is Mrs. Gore, an invaluable
Harvest Assembly: Tuesday 6th October at 9.15 am. support for the teachers in Year 4.
Parents of children in Infants invited.
Half Term: Monday 26th - Friday 30th October (inc).
School closed: Staff Training day - Monday 2nd November.
KS2 Carol Concert - Leyland Rd Methodist Church: Tues 8th December 7pm.
Year 1 Nativity Play: Tuesday 8th December at 2 pm.
Christmas Dinner: Wednesday 9th December.
Year R Nativity Play: Thursday 10th December at 2 pm.
Year 2 Nativity Play: Friday 11th December at 2 pm.
Jack & The Beanstalk Pantomime: Monday 14th December.
Christmas Fun Day: Thursday 17th December.
School closes for Christmas holiday: at 2 pm Friday 18th December.
SPRING TERM 2010
Children return to school: Tuesday 5th January 2010.
Half Term: Monday 15th – Friday 19th February (inc).
School closes for Easter holiday: at 2pm on Friday 26th March.
SUMMER TERM 2010 Q. What do you do in your Q. What music do you listen
Children return to school: Tuesday 13th April. spare time? to in your car?
Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd May. A. Gardening and reading A. Smooth Radio
Half Term: Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June (inc). Q. What is your favourite food? Q. Who (or what) makes you laugh?
School Closed: Staff Training day - Monday 5th July. A. Lasagne A. Dara O’Briain
School closes for summer holiday: at 2 pm on Wednesday 21st July. Q. Have you had any jobs Q. Is there anything you’ve not
before working at Norwood? done that you would like to try?
Remember you can check out the dates on the website! A. I was head of cash and wages A. Fly a plane
at Metal Box, Aintree. Q. If you could go anywhere in
Children in the Spotlight Q. What were your favourite
subjects at school?
A. Maths and P .E.
the world, where would you go?
A. Austria.
Q. Where did you go on your
last holiday? A. Spain
Stars of the week
We would like to congratulate the following children
for being Stars of the Week!
1D Owen McKenzie 4CP Aimee Crawford
1B Isabelle Hopkins Lane 4JP Joe Rimmer
2W Daniel Martland 5P Alicia Escreet
received a lucky bag for her 2M Rebecca Tomlinson 5M Caitlin Healy
Cerys Valentine took part
in the 2009 Race for Life. picture. Congratulations! 3B Natasha Polansky 5M Jamie Hough
Well done! Ellie Homewood recently 3B Cameron Dodsworth 6C Helena Fletcher-Hill
Caris Dixon came 2nd took part in an International 3K Declan Broadbent 6M Jordan Scutt
in a competition organised by Gymnastics competition in 4CP Abi Wright 6M Callum Roughley
Broadhursts book shop. She London. She proudly shows
Gold and silver is awarded to children who have previously received star of the week
her medals. Wow!
Norwood Crescent, Southport, PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704 211960. Fax: 01704 232712
Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell. Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk
www.norwoodprimaryschool.com
2. Council Elections
Norwood pupils went to vote in the elections on Thursday 17th September.
Jacqueline Wilson Event
Any candidate wishing to stand for election had to prepare & deliver a speech
to their class. (Some politicians could learn a thing or two!) The children voted
secretly & the successful candidates are listed below. Mrs Kenrick is looking
forward to working with the new Council this year.
6C Alex Nevins & Georgia Halcrow 4JP Joshua Thistlethwaite
6M Callum Roughley & Emma Martin & Bethany Hefferan
5M Gabriel Angay & Molly Glinn 3B George O’Driscoll
5P Sol Wilkinson & Emily Marshall & Hannah Brookfield
4CP Charlie Marshall & Aimee Crawford 3K Lewis Taylor & Heather Weights
Intervention All parents, even if your child is
Strategies not involved in an intervention
programme, are invited to attend
a drop-in session. Here staff will
During the course of this year, outline the interventions for each
children may be supported by year group and explain how you can
additional members of staff working support your child.
in the year group. These members
of staff are here to enhance and These sessions will take place in
support learning, through appropriate the Activities Room on Monday
intervention programmes working 28th September from 8.45-9.30am Sefton Libraries are delighted including: Bad Girls, Double act,
with small groups of children. This and Thursday 1st October from to announce that former The Lottie Project, The Suitcase
support is in addition to normal 2.30–3.15pm. Children’s Laureate Jacqueline Kid, The Story of Tracy Beaker,
Literacy and Numeracy sessions Wilson will be visiting Crosby The Illustrated Mum and a
planned by the class teacher. If you are unable to attend these Library and Civic Hall complex on quartet for slightly older readers,
Current interventions include Max’s sessions, but would like to know 5th October. which includes Girls in Love,
Marvellous Maths, Early Literacy more, feel free to contact Mrs Bennet The event, will begin at Girls Under Pressure, Girls Out
Support (ELS), Additional Literacy by phone or e-mail, or talk to your 5.30pm, Jacqueline will speak Late, and Girls in Tears.
Support ALS, Further Literacy child’s class teacher. Alternatively, about what inspires her to write In June 2002 Jacqueline
Support (FLS) and Springboard look out for details of our support, and why she thinks reading is was given an OBE for services
Maths. coming soon, on our website. so important to young people. to literacy in schools, and from
She will also talk about her latest 2005 to 2007 she was the fourth
Family fun and Fitness Day
novel ‘Hetty Feather’, advanced children’s laureate. In the New
copies of which will be on sale Year’s Honours List for 2008,
during the evening. she was made a Dame of the
A family fun and fitness day will take place on Saturday 3rd October at Meols Upon arrival at the event British Empire.
Cop High School. All activities are free and there will be a free prize draw. a draw will take place, and Tickets for the evening event
All children who would like to attend must be accompanied by a parent. All the 150 lucky people who select a will go on sale at Sefton Libraries
family can go along and join in new activities together and meet new people. golden voucher will get to meet and Pritchard’s Bookshops week
Jacqueline and have any books beginning 7th September, priced
Welcome to Shinewaves purchased on the night signed.
Jacqueline Wilson is a multi-
at £3 each. The ticket will entitle
the bearer to £1 discount off any
Competition time award winning author who has
sold over 20 million books in the
UK alone, including many firm
book purchased on the night
or pre-ordered via Pritchard’s
bookshops in Crosby or Formby.
Last week’s competition was a With 60 countries each the favourites amongst young people
scavenger hunt for country names winners were Joanna Meyler
found in newspapers. I was very from 3K and Jay Curran from 1D.
impressed with the quality of
entries. To be fair, I didn’t count
Congratulations!
This week’s competition is to School Office Opening Times
countries if they appeared more find the biggest conker. That is
Please remember the office will We would ask that parents either
than once and I didn’t count the it! In the event of a tie breaker
open at 8.45am and will close at access the website or just keep
names of cities. It was very close Mr Hesketh will help decide with
3.45pm. We will be unable to take the most recent newsletter handy
– a special mention goes to Daniel his precision measuring tools.
any enquiries after this time. All so they can refer back to it for
Lawrence from 4CP with 55 Tape your name and class to
late money or reply slips can be reminders about forthcoming
countries. I usually say there can your conker and put it in the
sent in on the next school day. dates and events.
only be one winner… but on this competition box outside the hall
occasion we had a draw. by Tues 29th September.
As you will appreciate staff are Staff in the office always aim
constantly kept busy working to to help and support wherever
Milk in Schools strict deadlines. Many enquiries
can be dealt with during the
possible, please help us by
reading the letters, items on the
Schools have an obligation to value of milk and dairy products day and some of these can newsletters and posters on the
make all parents and carers aware which provides energy, protein sometimes be unnecessary. notice board!
that when free milk is distributed and a wide range of vitamins and
in schools it is thanks to an EU minerals, including calcium which
subsidy. Subsidised milk is made is essential for the development of Thank you to the Champion Newspaper
available to promote the nutritional strong bones and teeth. for their support in developing our newsletter.
