This document provides information about upcoming events at Norwood School including parent-teacher conferences, holidays, competitions, and after-school activities. It recognizes students for growing vegetables over the summer and winning recent competitions. It also provides updates about the library schedule, math tutoring for Year 6, netball tryouts, and the newly elected School Council members. The document is a newsletter informing parents and students about current and upcoming events and activities at Norwood School.

1. No. 6 October 2008
Norwood News
Gardens for Life Project
Dates for your Diary
Over the summer holidays,
Autumn Term 2008 Lucy James (4CP) and Emily James
Parents Evening: (1B) took home our tomato,
cucumber and onion sets. Not only
21st October 3.30-6 pm did they take care to feed and water
23rd October 6-9 pm our plants, they have brought back
to school some brilliant vegetables
School closes: Thursday 23rd
for the children of Norwood.
October at 3.15 pm.
Mrs Coleman would like to say a big
Please note: The children thank you to Carol at Churchtown
will not be in school on Village Supplies for donating the
sets and to Mick James (Lucy and
Friday 24th October and
Emily’s Dad) for all of his hard work.
Monday 3rd November
This project would be very difficult without the knowledge and support of our parents
due to staff training. days.
and community links.
Half Term: Monday 27th - Pictured with some our vegetables is Lucy James (4CP), Robert Watson (2L),
Friday 31st October 2008. Brooke McFord (RP) and Joshua Leddy (RP).
Children return to school: Onions Competition — Peel back the layers of your cookery book!
Tuesday 4th November 2008 Mrs Coleman and Mrs McCarthy are running a competition for the most unusual and
delicious recipe for onions. The winner of the competition will receive our very own
Quiz Night: Friday 14th ‘Norwood Onions’. Children, parents, grandparents and staff can enter. The closing
November. date is Friday 17th October.
Christmas Fair: Friday 28th Library
November 6-8 pm. Week 1 Week 2 This is our library rota. Next week
commencing Monday 13th October we
School closes:
will be in Week 2.
Friday 19th December at 2pm. Monday Yr 2 Yr 3
If children have forgotten their books
-oOo- Tuesday Yr 4 Yr 5 on the day they are timetabled to
change them, they can bring them in
on either a Monday or a Thursday
Wednesday Yr 1 Yr 6 during lunchtimes to change them.
Spring Term 2009
If your child has lost their library
Children return to school: Thursday Yr R book, please do not hesitate to
Monday 5th January 2009 at contact Mrs Lonsdale via the school
8.55 am. office. For any lost books, we ask for a voluntary contribution towards the cost of
purchasing a replacement.
School closes:Thursday 12th
‘Shinewaves’ Radio Competitions
February at 3.15 pm. Due to a
staff training day on Friday Tuesday afternoon is now competition time via our very own airwaves. Mrs Bennet is
setting weekly competitions which can be for classes or individuals to enter.
13th.
Congratulations to 3B who won the first competition
Half Term:Monday 16th– for moving in and out of the hall most quietly.
Friday 20th February inc.
Congratulations, also, to Charlotte Fitzgerald (5P)
School closes: Friday 3rd April for winning the book review competition.
at 2pm for the Easter holiday. Conker Competition
-oOo- This week, as the World Conker Championships are coming up,
the competition is to find the biggest conker. Post your conker,
with your name and class on a label, in the competition post box
outside the hall. The winner will be announced at the next com-
petition time broadcast.
Head Teacher: Lee Dumbell Norwood Crescent Tel: 01704 211960
email:admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk Southport PR9 7DU FAX: 01704 232712

2. Mad about Maths
On the run up to SATs, Mrs Coleman will be delivering a series of Maths booster Dates for your Diary
sessions for Year 6 children.
Summer Term 2009
These sessions will take place on a Wednesday afternoon from 3:15 till 4:15pm. All
children will be given an opportunity to attend throughout the year. For those Children return to school:
children who have already returned their slip, but have not yet been allocated a Monday 20th April 2009 at
place, you will be given first priority in November.
8.55 am.
Year 3 & 4 Craft Club
School closed: Bank holiday
Mrs Bentley is running a Craft Club for a group of
Monday 4th May.
Year 3 & 4 children.
During the sessions children will learn about crafts from School closes: Friday 22nd May
around the world and will use a variety of media. at 3.15 pm.
The club will take place after school every Wednesday until
3rd December, finishing at 4.15pm. Half Term: Monday 25th–
Friday 29th May (inc.)
The Start of the School Day
As we take security very seriously and always put the safety of the children first, we Children return to school:
need to make parents and guardians aware of the arrangements for bringing Monday 1st June at 8.55 am.
younger children into school in the mornings.
School closed: Staff training day
When the whistle is blown at 8.50 am, we ask that parents do not come into the Monday 13th July.
classrooms or through to the cloakrooms with their child, unless it is absolutely
necessary. Children are very capable of putting their coats on hooks and School closes: Tuesday 21st
lunchboxes on the trolley and we would like to encourage this independence. July at 2.00 pm.
The class teachers will open the doors at 8.45 am and will remain standing by the
-oOo-
door if parents wish to mention an issue. If you need to discuss an issue in detail,
we will suggest you make an appointment to see the teacher at 3.15 pm. Please keep these
We believe that with cooperation of parents, these procedures will enable members newsletters safe for
of our staff to observe and monitor all the children safely, without being distracted
by discussing any non-urgent information with other parents. future reference.
Netball Trials
After several trial sessions the Netball squad
has finally been chosen. Mrs Kenrick & the Council Election News
girls are now looking forward to the new Last Thursday, Norwood held their elections
season, in the Central & Northern Leagues. for the School Council and as promised the
Euroclub results were announced in Star of the Week
Assembly to a rapturous applause! At the
Euroclub is a language club which takes place after first meeting the children were welcomed
school for children in Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 giving them an and thanked by Mrs Kenrick the link teacher,
opportunity to learn a new language such as Spanish, for the hard work put into their campaigns leading up to
French and Italian. The weekly charge is £3 per session. the elections. The children were given a brief outline of
their role as Council members and of the responsibilities
Year 2 Blackberry Jam of the Executive Committee, who will be elected at the
next meeting. It was evident that we have a very
Year 2 have recently had a wonderful time in the
enthusiastic Council who have lots of ideas about how
woodland picking blackberries to make jam.
school can be improved.
Once the children had made the jam they invited
These are the Council members for 2008-9
parents in to sample the delights. The Year 2
classrooms were bursting as this proved to be a 6M Stephen Barker & Gabbi Langridge
very popular event.
6C George Griffiths & Georgina Walkerdine
5M James Ashton & Nicole Ferrier
Microwave Jam Recipe
5P Liam Campbell & Charlotte Fitzgerald
750g blackberries
4CP Sam Peet & Ruby Fellowes
1 tbs. lemon juice
750g granulated sugar 4JP Tinashe Madzimure & Ashleigh Thomas
Knob of butter 3RJake Pagan & Natasha Leadbetter
1. Put blackberries and lemon juice in a bowl, cover and 3B Lawrence Fredricks & Lauren Morgan
cook on high for 5 minutes.
Watch out Gordon Brown!
2. Stir in sugar, cook on high for 2 minutes or until sugar
has dissolved. Stir frequently.
3. Cook on high for 15 minutes or until setting has
reached.
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4. Stir in butter