The document provides information about upcoming term dates and events at Norwood school. It features an interview with the teacher of the week, Mrs. Bentley, and provides details about extracurricular activities and achievements of students. It also includes the school menu and names students who received awards for their accomplishments.

1. Norwood
15th May 2009
NEWS  Issue No.31
Term Dates
Summer Term 2009
Car Boot Sale: Saturday 16th May 10am-12noon
Teacher Feature
This week’s featured teacher was spotted planting bulbs in the school grounds
earlier in the week, but fortunately, she was able to find time to talk to our
School closes for half term: Friday 22nd May at 3.15pm
reporters. Unlike the daffodils however, we won’t have to wait until Spring to
School closes for half term: Friday 22nd May at 3.15pm.
Half Term: Monday 25th - Friday 29th May (inc.) find out all about Mrs. Bentley.
Children return to school: Monday 1st June.
Meeting for parents of children starting in September:
7 pm - Wednesday 3rd June.
Group & Classes Photographs: 9am Thursday 4th June.
Summer Fair: Saturday 20th June
Taster Day: Tuesday 23rd June
- Year 6 invited to spend time at their chosen High School
Residential Trip to Llangollen:
Monday 29th June returning Thursday 2nd July
American Theme Day: Friday 3rd July
School closed: Staff training day Monday 13th July.
School closes for Summer holiday: Tuesday 21st July at 2.00 pm.
Autumn Term 2009
Children return to school: Thursday 3rd September
Year R start part time: Monday 7th September Q. What is your favourite food? Q. What did you want to be when
Year R start full time Monday 21st September A. Vegetarian lasagne. you were little?
Half Term: Monday 26th - Friday 30th October (inc.) Q. Who is your favourite singer or group? A. A mechanic (like Kylie was in
School closed: Staff Training day - Monday 2nd November. A. Take That. Neighbours)! But by Year 6 I knew I
Children return to school: Tuesday 3rd November wanted to be a teacher.
Q. What is your favourite T.V. programme?
School closes for Christmas holiday: Friday 18th December at 2 pm. A. Hollyoaks and comedy shows. Q. If you won the lottery what would
Please update your diary with new dates which are added each week. you spend the money on?
Q. Do you have any pets?
A. I would buy a new house with
A. Two naughty cats called Bert
Shinewaves Competition Time and Bernie.
Q. Which clubs are you involved in
a swimming pool and take my
friends on holiday.
Last week’s competition was a class competition for the tidiest classroom. Mrs Q. Can you speak any languages?
Twist, Mrs Norris and Mrs Brown cast their eyes over the classrooms each day. after school?
A. A TINY! bit of French and Spanish.
They decided that second place went to 4CP and the winning class was 5P. A. Craft Club and Friends of the
Green Planet. Q. Who is your favourite celebrity?
WELL DONE! Now to this week’s competition. As May 12th is Limerick Day this
A. At the moment it is James Corden.
week’s competition is to write a limerick. A limerick is a special type of humorous
poem. Get tips on how to write one from www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/
limerickcontesthelp or get some ideas from Edward Lear, a prolific limerick writer
by visiting: www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/learwk Pop your entry in the competition The School Menu for
post box, outside the hall, with your name and class on the back by the
morning of Tues 19th June. Good luck! this week is Menu Two
Children in the Spotlight  Jakob Young received the Tigers
Training Award for football from Hesketh
Colts U6’s.
     Natasha Polansky achieved her
100 metres swimming certificate.
 Lauren Morgan was awarded the
Coach’s Player of the Day at a recent
Soccer Camp.
 Ruby Fellowes came 2nd in the Malano
Invitational Gymnastics Competition for her
floorwork routine.
Norwood Crescent, Southport, PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704 211960. Fax: 01704 232712
Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell. Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk

2. NEWS from around and about Norwood
Intraclass/Interschool Stars of the week
Multiskills Competition We would like to congratulate the following
children for being Stars of the Week!
On Tuesday 5th May, Mrs Belford the School Sport Co-ordinator from Meols Cop organised this event RD Dylan Lawrence
for Year’s 1-4.The children took part in a range of timed activities, working as a team Blue, Red, Green RP Jamie Roberts
& Yellow with the aim to beat the clock! The winners will be announced next week. 1K Nicholas Moore (gold)
1K Malika Guenini (gold)
1B Brooke Shotton
1B Natasha Watkins (silver)
2L Owen Campbell (silver)
2M Holly McQuillan (silver)
Hannah Casey & Brandon are 3B Hannah Diss (silver)
prepares to developing their agility 3R Thomas Lawson (gold)
catch the ball & co-ordination skills. 4CP Ashanai Hignett
4JP Melissa Heyes
4JP Lucy Cottier (gold)
5P Jade Badley (silver)
5M Joshua Young
5M Hannah Bushell (silver)
6C Anisa Bailey
6M Sammy Travis (silver)
Malika is Gold and silver is awarded to children who
developing have previously received star of the week
David takes careful aim! ball agility
Car Boot Sale
Please send in any items of bric-a-brac and unwanted
It’s All in the Mix!
Year One have started their baking sessions with the
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gifts (but no clothes) for our Norwood Primary School
stall. Come along on Saturday between 10 am -12 noon
and see if you can bag a bargain!
help of mums Mrs Morgan, Mrs Wilkinson & Miss
Whitehead. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning
how to weigh, mix, bake & decorate their fairy cakes. The Norwood N team have played 2 league
The children were great at washing up too! matches recently. Although playing well, they
were beaten at home by Larkfield 4-0. On Friday
they played an away match and held St John’s to
 a 5 all draw. Well done girls!
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Charity News
Staff are taking part in the Ladies Night
Walk (7 mile) tonight, to raise money for
Queenscourt Hospice. If you would like to
make a donation to their collection please
send it in an envelope for the attention
of Mrs Gregson in the school office. We
would be grateful for any support.
Mr Kipling eat your heart out
 Jakob, Joshua, Nicholas & Ryan
Thank you to the
 Niamh, Emily, Brooke, Sian with Mrs Wilkinson Champion Newspaper for their support
 David, Katie, Emma & Bethany in developing our newsletter.