1. Norwood
19th June 2009
NEWS  Issue No.35
Term Dates
Summer Term 2009
Summer Fair: Saturday 20th June
Teacher Feature
After being tracked down by our intrepid reporters, Mrs. Perrett, our teacher
Taster Day: Tuesday 23rd June being featured this week, surrendered to their questions.
- 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.
Poet from The Peaks: 25th June 09.
Book Sale on the school playground £3 each.
Sports Day: Thursday 25th June.
Juniors 9.30-12pm. Infants 1.15-3.00pm. Weather permitting.
Alternative date for Sports Day: Friday 26th June. Same times apply.
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. Q. Do you have any pets? Q. What football team do you support?
Children return to school: Tuesday 3rd November A. A cat called Muffin, a fish called A. Everton.
School closes for Christmas holiday: Friday 18th December at 2 pm. Bubbles and in 8 weeks I’m getting Q. What do you do in your spare time?
a rabbit (it is still with its mother A. I play badminton.
Please update your diary with new dates which are added each week. at the moment). Q. When you were 9, what did you
School Sports Day... Q. What was your very first job?
A. I had a Saturday job in a fruit
& veg. shop.
want to be when you grew up?
A. A teacher.
Q. Where is the most beautiful place
Parents are invited to come along to due to the British weather! This has
support and encourage the children either been due to rain on the day Q. What were your favourite subjects you have been to and why?
on Sports Day. This will take place or the fact that the ground has just at school? A. Sardinia; the scenery was fabulous
on Thursday 25th June, the session been so wet. For parents taking A. Maths and Biology. and I stayed with my very handsome
for the Juniors is from 9.30am – time off work please be aware that Q. What pop concerts have you been Italian pen friend and his family.
12.00pm and for the Infants 1.15pm we may be forced to cancel due to to in the past? Q. If you won the lottery, what is the
– 3.00pm. As you will remember in conditions beyond our control. The A. Phil Collins and Simple Minds first thing you would buy?
past years, we have struggled to alternative date is Friday 26th June, are the most memorable ones. A. My house.
hold the event on the date intended the same times will apply.
Children in the Spotlight  Jamie Hough proudly shows his
‘Footballer of the Season’ trophy & ‘The
Manager’s Choice’ trophy. Congratulations!
   Ben Gaskell has achieved his Level 8
Swimming Award & has Level 7 in his High Bar
Gymnastics Award & Pommels Award. Fantastic!
 Lucy James is the Rose Queen elect for
St Cuthbert’s Church on Sunday 21st June.
Congratulations!
   Rachael Cresswell has gained her
25m Rainbow Swimming Award. Well done!
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
Shinewaves Competition Time Stars of the week
Last week’s competition was to create an 4CP with a collage that included a real crab shell We would like to congratulate the following
under-ocean scene. There were some really and a 3D pirate ship, the KS2 winner was Ruby children for being Stars of the Week!
creative entries making it very difficult to Fellowes. Congratulations Joanna & Ruby!
judge, so I roped in Mrs Bentley to help me
RD Lucy Peters
Now to this week’s competition. We are heading
again. Special mentions have to go to: Lucie towards the Summer Solstice, which is the RP Jay Curran (gold)
(5M) & Rachael (1B) Cresswell who painted a longest day of the year. So the competition is 1K Brandon Chadwick-Boardman (silver)
huge scene using acrylic paints, Nicole Ferrier to write a poem called ‘Summertime’. You can
from 5M who made a 3D scene with spinning include all the things you like about summer 1B Star Wilkinson (silver)
characters, Joseph Hagan (5M) with a coral such as holidays and ice-cream, or even some 1B Isobel Mills (silver)
reef and Georgia Lonsdale from 3R who had things you dislike, like wasps or sunburn. So
get writing.
2L Hannah Brookfield (silver)
pictures of real fish popping out of her scene.
This week we have selected a KS1 & KS2 Pop your entry in the competition post box, 2M Daniel Mercer-Jones (silver)
winner, so from 2M, with a really bright, detailed outside the hall with your name and class 3B Anya Day (silver)
collage which was literally swarming with fish, on the back by the morning of Tuesday 23rd
the KS1 winner was Joanna Meyler. And, from June. Good luck!
3B Caris Dixon (silver)
3R Joe Rimmer (silver)
Tag Rugby Tournament
10 children form Years 4, 5 and 6 took
SUMMER FAIR 3R Lucy Berry (silver)
4CP Zoe King (silver)
The Fair takes place this Saturday from 12noon to 3pm. We
part in the Sefton Schools Tag Rugby still need some helpers so if you can spare some time please 4JP Alice Crook
Tournament at Litherland Sports Park leave your name and number with a member of the office
last Friday and competed superbly in staff. Don’t forget that fantastic prize of the golf day worth 4JP Kimberley Hickey (silver)
3 very close games. Despite losing £250, for 4 people at Mottram Hall Golf Club, Wilmslow 5P Charlie Gray
the first match narrowly against Cheshire. Sealed bids will be accepted up until 2 pm on
Farnborough Road 6-5, our ‘tagging’ Saturday. The winner will be announced at 2.30 pm. 5P Liam Campbell (silver)
was excellent and if we had taken our 5M Joseph Hagan (silver)
chances we would have won. In the
next match against St. Oswald’s, we
were successful 5-4 with some terrific
National School Grounds Week 5M Luke Threlfall (silver)
Year 1 went into the woods where they enjoyed some tree 6C Reece May (silver)
running and support play. We needed to
win our final match against St. Philips to work & studying minibeasts with Fiona, the Community 6M Hannah-Rose Taylor (silver)
get through to the semi-finals but lost 6- Ranger for Sefton. Taylor McKenzie said “It was like being Gold and silver is awarded to children who
2 as, once again, we made the chances on an adventure looking for the minibeasts.” have previously received star of the week
to score more tries but either strayed too
close to the line or didn’t ground the ball
over the try-line properly.
Brighter Living Partnership
Nevertheless all the children got the Brighter Living Partnership will be re-launching
opportunity to run with the ball and the Crossens Fruit & Vegetable Co-Operative
be involved unlike other schools, who on Wednesday the 1st July 12-4pm and every
seemed to rely on one or two children. subsequent Wednesday. The co-op will allow
Tries were scored by: Lewis (6), affordable access to fruit, vegetables and
Simon (2), Aaron (2), Tom (1) and salad and produce is sourced as locally as
Kayleigh (1) possible and uses little packaging, reducing
Team: Aaron Rimmer, Tom Stewart, damage to the environment. The scheme
Elise Bond, Emily Telford, Lewis continues to sell large bags of produce
Harwood, Simon Gradwell, Luke for £2.50 and is favourably priced when
Dempster, Joshua Young, Kayleigh Wall compared with supermarkets and traditional
and Bryoni Ashton. Bethany Southern & Joe Stewart examine a minibeast closely retailers.
The scheme joins our 2 other venues at
NEW STAFF Website Launch
The school’s website was officially launched
Parenting 2000, 11-2 on Thursdays and
Ainsdale Centre for Health & Wellbeing on
Fridays 11-3. We will also be looking at moving
We would like to welcome Mr Kevan Hefferan into the Formby area over the next few months.
this morning when all the children were given
and Mrs Ruth Thorpe who have joined our team a sneak preview during their SEAL Celebration The Partnership are looking for volunteers to
at Norwood. assemblies. We are pleased with the look and help run the scheme and welcomes customers
Kevan is our new ICT technician and we are very layout of the website and feel it is user friendly both old and new and is open to everyone in
lucky to have him for 3 days a week as he supports our for all ages. We are sure it will act as a useful North Sefton! For more information, please
link between home and school and provide contact Sarah on 01704 501024 x 243
planned developments in ICT.
parents and children with as much up-to-
Ruth, who currently teaches at Woodlands Primary,
Formby is going to be teaching one of our new
date information as possible. Naturally the
website’s development is still in its early stages,
School Menu - Menu 3
Reception classes and officially starts in September, but so if you have any comments or suggestions
she has already been busy meeting her new colleagues as to what you would like to see on it, please Thank you to the Champion Newspaper
let us know. So have a good explore and
and the new children. We are sure they will both enjoy see where the links take you. Happy surfing! for their support in developing
working at Norwood and we wish them every success www.norwoodprimary.co.uk our newsletter.
in their careers here.