The document provides information about upcoming events at Norwood school including a netball tournament, summer fair, taster day for year 6 students, and children's university graduation ceremony. It also lists term dates and provides a teacher feature interview with Mrs. McCarthy. At the end, it highlights some students for their achievements and provides information about an upcoming poet visit and summer fair volunteer needs.

1. Norwood
12th June 2009
NEWS  Issue No.34
Term Dates
Summer Term 2009
Netball Tournament: Thursday 18th June at Stanley High School.
Teacher Feature
Mrs. McCarthy, this week’s featured teacher, removed her apron and took
Summer Fair: Saturday 20th June time out from the broken eggs of cookery club to answer the questions put to
Taster Day: Tuesday 23rd June her from our reporters.
- Year 6 invited to spend time at their chosen High School
Children’s University Graduation Ceremony:
Wednesday 24th June at Edge Hill University College.
Children who have earned sufficient credits will be invited.
Residential Trip to Llangollen: Monday 29th June returning Thursday 2nd July
American Theme Day - Lunch: Friday 3rd July
Year 6 Leavers Service: Tuesday 21st July at Leyland Road Methodist
Church. Coffee served for Year 6 parents from 9.15 am.
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
Year R start full time Monday 21st September
Half Term: Monday 26th - Friday 30th October (inc.)
School closed: Staff Training day - Monday 2nd November.
Children return to school: Tuesday 3rd November
School closes for Christmas holiday: Friday 18th December at 2 pm.
Please update your diary with new dates which are added each week. Q. Do you have any pets?
A. A cat called Minnie.
Shinewaves Competition Time Q. What is your favourite food?
A. A lovely home made roast dinner
Last week’s competition was to create a birthday Have a look at www.theoceanproject.org for more with Yorkshire pudding.
card for our Queen. The winner, who included information.
some of the Queen’s favourite things such as Q. What did you want to be when
This week’s competition is to create an under- you were little?
handbags and Corgi dogs, from 3B, was Ria ocean scene. You can do this any way you want,
Milford. Congratulations Ria! A. An archaeologist.
draw, paint, collage and if you are feeling really
World Oceans Day was on 8th June. creative you can go 3-dimensional. You can be Q. What do you do in your spare time?
realistic or fantastical… so you could even have A. Go off in my caravan and hill walk.
Did you know that the world’s ocean:
mermaids or sea-monsters! Q. Have you had any disasters in
Ù Generates most of the oxygen we breathe
Pop your entry in the competition post box, cookery club?
Ù Helps feed us
outside the hall (or hand them in at the office A. Lots of broken eggs!!
Ù Regulates our climate if they won’t fit), with your name and class on Q. What is your favourite thing
Ù Cleans the water we drink the back by the morning of Tuesday 16th June. about Norwood?
Ù Provides limitless inspiration! Good luck! A. Being able to work in such a lovely
environment. I like the building and
the grounds.
Children in the Spotlight Q. Do you like the MUGA?
A. I do like the MUGA because it is
bright and gives the children
 Lewis Harwood &
    Luke Dempster have played
lots of different opportunities.
Q. Do you have a favourite actor/actress?
for Southport Trinity U 10’s football A. Judi Dench.
team, winners of the Craven Minor Q. Where did you go on your last holiday?
League. Well done! A. Spain; to my sister’s house set
 Georgia Lonsdale has in the olive groves.
achieved her silver Swimming Q. What is your favourite sport?
Challenge Award. Congratulations! A. Tennis (but I’m not very good at it!)
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
Changes to Free School Meal Eligibility Stars of the week
Criteria from 6th April 2009 We would like to congratulate the following
children for being Stars of the Week!
We have been updated with information regarding  Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled RD Kyla Blackburn
a change to the income ‘threshold’, which forms to Working Tax Credit and have an annual
part of the ‘Tax Credit’ free school meal eligibility income (as assessed by Her Majesty’s RP Nicole Helsby (silver)
category. As of 6th April 2009 the new threshold Revenue and Customs that as of 6 April 2009 RP Jamie Roberts (silver)
figure is £16,040. does not exceed £16,040.
 the Guarantee element of the State Pension 1K Ben Lancaster (silver)
Children whose parents receive the following
support payments are entitled to receive free Credit. 1K David Regan (silver)
school meals: If you think you may be entitled to receive the 1B Rhys Fyles (silver)
 Income Support (IS); meals please ask a member of the office staff for
 Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA);
an application form. If you feel unable to complete 1B Ryan Queenan (gold)
the form and would like some help, Mrs Gregson 2L Ellie Pritchard
 an income-related employment and support
is available and all information will be treated in the
allowance (this benefit was introduced on strictest confidence. 2M Chloe Wareing (silver)
27 October 2008);
It does benefit the school if you make an 2M Jamie Russell (gold)
 support under part VI of the Immigration
application even if your child chooses not to take
and Asylum Act 1999; or the hot dinners and prefers for you to still make
3B Luke Jackson (silver)
them packed lunches as usual. 3R Conner Peters
4CP Errin Telford (gold)
Heartstart Family First Aid Course 4JP Harry O’Driscoll (silver)
We are now affiliated to the Heartstart programme which is run by the British Heart Foundation. Several 4JP Ashleigh Thomas (gold)
members of staff have been trained as instructors meaning the course can now be offered in school. The
course teaches basic emergency life support skills and encourages children and their families to learn 5P Ben Mills
together. Year 2 families have started their training this week and have enjoyed finding out some new 5M Simon Gradwell (silver)
important first aid skills. Mrs Topping, who is a Heartstart instructor, would like to thank everyone who
responded for their interest. Anyone not offered a place on this course has been put on a waiting list and it 6C Max Nevins
is hoped that another group can be organised in the Autumn term. 6C Bethan Todd (silver)
The Bug Man Visited! Broadhursts 6M Katy Rigby (silver)
Gold and silver is awarded to children who
Wow! We’ve had an incredible visit in Year R from The Poster Competition have previously received star of the week
Summer Fair
Bug Man – Roger Swailes. He was just fantastic when he
brought in the bugs to show us. Some of us got to hold a Broadhursts Bookshop in Southport has a
competition to design a summer themed
variety of insects including a Giant Snail, Praying Mantis, poster which will be enlarged and displayed in
Rose Tarantula, Scorpion, Stick Insects and a Giant the children’s window of their shop in Market We are really in need of Summer fair helpers
Millipede and we didn’t have to hold them if we didn’t Street. This competition is aimed at children for just a couple of hours either setting up
want to we could just look! We all had a great time! aged between 1-10 years. The 1st prize is a on Friday 19th or actually on Saturday 20th
£5 Broadhursts book voucher, a goody bag June. As we are all well aware the success of
and the poster displayed in the window. The these events depends of the amount of people
2nd prize is a goody bag. The closing date is
who can contribute to the organisation and
July 18th and the winner will be announced on
July 25th. For further information call in at the preparation. A lot of time has been spent so
shop 5-7 Market Street or Tel: 01704 532064. far with the organisation of this event and we
are now in the final stage of the preparations
Tesco Vouchers
and we need to rely on others to help us. If
you can just help us out for a short while it
would be very much appreciated. Please
leave your details with staff in the office and
members of the PTA will contact you shortly.
Items are needed for the various stalls
especially the 2nd hand uniform stall,
Thank you to everyone who has supported tombola and bottle stall and of course
The Poet from The Peaks the school by sending in Tesco vouchers,
so far we have collected just over 35,000
don’t forget to send your cakes in on the
Friday before!!! So try to enlist the help of
Andy Tooze the ‘Poet from the Peaks’ will be coming to vouchers! Tescos have now stopped issuing grandparents, aunties, uncles and neighbours
visit our school on the 25th June. He will be with us all vouchers and the deadline for orders is fast who may be able to make us some of those
day sharing his poems and encouraging our children to approaching. If you have any remaining delicious delights!
write creatively. Hopefully at the end of the day, Andy will vouchers, please check in bags, purses, with
be selling his books for £3 on the school playground. We grandparents, family, friends and in pockets
are looking forward to seeing him inspire us all! to find any loose ones and send them into Thank you to the Champion Newspaper
school as soon as you can. The last day for their support in developing
School Menu - Menu Two for sending vouchers into school is Friday
19th June.
our newsletter.