Parents' Evening was scheduled for the upcoming week and attendance was important as teachers would discuss any issues affecting students' academic progress. An athletics club for 9-11 year olds was starting on Fridays. The school recently held a successful Family Art and Literacy Day with poetry and art activities for families. Stars of the Week were recognized for their achievements.

1. Norwood
NEWS  No.20 February 2009
Information this week Family Art and
Parents’ Evening
As you are aware Parents’ Evening takes place next week.
If you know you are not going to be able to make the allocated
Literacy Fun Day
time it would be helpful if you could ring the school office
before 4.00pm so we are able to pass the message on to
the class teacher. If your child’s academic progress is being
affected by their attendance, staff will be highlighting this as an
issue at Parents’ Evening.
Athletics Club Position of
An athletics club will take
place at Stanley High School CLEANER
Interviews will be taking
for young people aged place next week.
9-11years from 5-6pm If anyone would like to
on Friday evenings. be considered for the
For more information position, please ensure
please contact Mrs L Barron your application form
at Stanley High Tel: 222284. has been submitted by
Monday 9th February.
On Saturday 31st January we had our first Family Art
Due to Parents’ Evening: Book Club and and Literacy Day in partnership with Extended Schools.
Wind Band will not take place this week. We opened the event to Year 3 and Year 4 and a great
day was had by all.
Holiday Dates The day started with two poets performing poetry, getting everyone
involved. A group poem was written and then with support from the
poets, all the families wrote their own poems. Families were invited to
Spring Term 2009
share their poems, if they wanted. In the afternoon, after a free lunch,
Parents’ Evening: two artists supported families to produce an artistic impression of
Tuesday 10th February 3.30-6.00pm
& Thursday 12th February 6-9 pm. the poem they had written in the morning. The families involved all
School CLOSES for half term: produced excellent poems and art work and they enjoyed the fun
Thursday 12th February at 3.15pm day having quality family time together. We look forward to holding
due to a staff training day on Friday 13th. similar events in the future.
Half Term: Monday 16th - Friday 20th February inc.
School CLOSES for the Easter Holiday: Friday 3rd April at 2pm.
Summer Term 2009
Children RETURN to school: Monday 20th April 2009.
Children in the Spotlight
School CLOSED for Bank Holiday:Monday 4th May.
SAT’s: Monday 11th - Friday 15th May 2009 Bethany Heyes aged
School CLOSES for half term: Friday 22nd May at 3.15pm. seven achieved a
Half Term: Monday 25th - Friday 29th May (inc.) Gold award in her
Children RETURN to school: Monday 1st June.
Summer Fair: Saturday 20th June Riverdancing exam.
School CLOSED: Staff training day Monday 13th July.
School CLOSES for Summer holiday:
Tuesday 21st July at 2.00 pm. Seven year old
Autumn Term 2009 Hannah Diss has
Children RETURN to school: Thursday 3rd September 2009. achieved highly
School CLOSES for half term: Friday 23rd October at 3.15pm. commended
Half Term: Monday 26th - Friday 30th October (inc.) in her recent
Children RETURN to school: Tuesday 3rd November 2009. Riverdancing exam
Norwood Crescent, Southport, PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704 211960. Fax: 01704 232712
Headteacher: Mr Lee Dumbell. Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk

2. What’s been happening PTA
in Norwood... The next meeting will take place on
Wednesday 4th March at 7.30pm
- Southport Football Club.
RECEPTION READING SESSIONS Everyone is very welcome to attend the
meeting to see what goes on. Please feel
free to come along. There is a vacancy
The children had a wonderful start for a Treasurer and Secretary if anyone
to the school day last Thursday with is interested.
the very first Reception Reading
Session. Parents were invited into
their child’s classroom to enjoy
sharing a book or two. Dinner Money
The response was fantastic and the children all Ready Reckoner
enjoyed showing Mums, Dads and Grandparents 1 Day = £1.55
their favourite stories. This was the first of what
will be a regular event for Reception. All the
2 Days = £3.10
Reception staff are looking forward to seeing 3 Days = £4.65
more and more parents coming along for 4 Days = £6.20
the first few minutes of the school day each 5 Days = £7.75
Thursday.
Shinewaves Dinner money is £6.20
for the four days we are
Competition Time in school next week.
A recent competition was to create a dragon
as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
This was our most popular competition yet
School Meals Menu
and I had to get Mrs Bentley on board to help After half term there will be a new
me judge the many brilliant entries. In turn, menu. Please feel free to call in
Mrs Bentley had to get some Y4 children to at the school office for your copy.
Stars
help her! After a great deal of deliberation
we decided that we could not single out a
Triumphant
winner: so we have an overall winner and
then winners in the drawing section and
winners in the modelling/collage section from
of the week
We would like to congratulate the
Tunes from Year both KS1 & KS2. The overall winner, with a
full size dancing dragon is a team effort from
following children for being Stars
of the Week!
4 Music Concert Lucie Cresswell, Rachael Cresswell and
Georgia Crawford. RD Abbie King
RP Joshua Leddy & Eliot King
Winners in the drawing section are Alex
It was almost standing room only Day from 1B in KS1 and Hannah Jolly from 1K Hannah Gray
last Friday in the school hall, when 6C in KS2. 1B Cameron Heyes (silver)
the children from Year 4 performed Finally, the winners in the model/collage 2L Astrid Travis & Maddie Hayes
a concert for their parents. The section are Isobel Mills from 1B in KS1 and 2M Georgia Proud
Freya Hanson-Lewis from 3R in KS2. Also,
impressive turn out was treated to an 3B Lucas Thaw
a special mention for Jack Morrison Williams
equally impressive display of talent from 5M for his entry: a dragon on a clay tile! 3R Abbi Boardman
from the violinists of 4JP and the
, Well done to all of you! 4CP Charlie Baugh (silver)
brass and woodwind players of 4CP . Now to next competition: The Victoria Cross 4JP Emily Telford
was introduced on 29th January 1856, by
As an extra bonus, Mrs. Phelps and the Year 5P Abigail Knapton
Queen Victoria, to reward acts of valour or
5 musicians, who attend Band every Tuesday, bravery in the Crimean war. So this week’s 5M Hannah Bushell
delighted the audience with a number of competition is to design your own medal for 6C Elisha Russell (silver)
musical compositions demonstrating the
potential children have when they are given the
bravery. It could be for bravery at school, 6M Joshua Knight
bravery in an emergency, bravery by a pet, Silver is awarded to children who have
wonderful opportunity of learning and pursuing bravery in a war – anything you like! previously received ‘Star of the Week’.
an instrument.
- Mrs Bennet, Deputy Head.
Everyone left with a smile on their face and Pop your entries into the competition box
outside the hall with your name and class. Thank you to the Champion Newspaper for
music ringing in their ears. Well done to
Good luck. their support in developing our newsletter.
everyone involved.