This document is a school newsletter from Norwood Primary School dated January 25th, 2010. It contains information about term dates and events, highlights of students, and announcements. It provides details on upcoming parents' evenings, assembly themes, a SEAL theme on goals, and notices about lost property and cross country practice starting. It also profiles a relative of a teacher appearing on a dancing competition show.

1. NORWOOD NEWS ISSUE NO 3 25TH JANUARY 2010
News Team: Jamie Russell, Megan Powderly, Gabriel Angay,
Charlotte Fitzgerald, Heather Weights, Thomas Lawson, Lucy
Cottier & Luke Dempster
TERM DATES TA Talk
Q. What do you most like about This week our roving reporters went to Year 1 in search
Spring Term your job? of Mrs. Halsall. Leah Barry, Liam Healey, Bethany
A. Getting to know all the Hefferan and Jack Redshaw were armed with their
Half Term: Monday 15th – children. questions and can be seen here posing for a
Friday 19th February (inc). photograph with Mrs. Halsall.
Q. What did you want to be when
you were a child?
Parents Evenings A. A nurse.
Tuesday 23rd February
Q. If you were an animal what
Thursday 25th February would you be and why?
A. An eagle, because I would like
to be able to fly!
School closes for Easter
holiday: at 2pm on Friday Q. What is your favourite T.V.
26th March. programme?
A. Lark Rise to Candleford.
Summer Term Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Reading and cooking and I
Children return to school: would like to learn how to sew.
Tuesday 13th April.
Q. What was the best thing you
did in the snow?
Bank Holiday A. Sledging in the park.
Monday 3rd May.
Half Term:
Star of the Shinewaves Competition Time
Monday 31st May-Friday 4th Week
June (inc)
RP: Charlie Clayton
School closed:
Staff Training day-Monday RT: Amy Farquharson Welcome back to competition time. This week’s
5th July
1B: Billie Rodwell competition is to design a police mascot. Merseyside
School closes for summer 1B: Elliot Howard Police are looking for a fun character or animal to
holiday: promote the work they do in the community. Draw
1D: Nancy Whiteside
at 2pm on Wednesday 21st your idea on paper no bigger than A4. Post it in the
July. 1D: Owen McKenzie Silver
competition post box outside the hall, with your
2M: David Regan name and class on the back by Tuesday 26th
Autumn Term 2W: Rhys Fyles January. The winner will receive a competition time
2010 prize, but all entries will be sent on to Merseyside
Children return to school: 3K: Georgia Proud
Police to have the chance of winning a mega
Wednesday 1st 3K: Joanna Meyler
September 8.55am drawing set and having your design turned into the
3B: Robert Watson new Merseyside Police Mascot. The winner from all
Half term: 3B: Natasha Polansky Silver Merseyside Schools will be notified by 26th February.
Monday 25th -Friday 29th Good luck!
4CP: Megan Powderly Silver
October
4JP: Luke Ashton Lost Property
INSET Day: 4JP: Thomas Lawson Silver There are several unclaimed items in the lost property
Monday 1st November
5P: Luke Donnelly box, which is situated under the stairs by Year 3.
Term Ends: 5M: Joe Davenport Please encourage your child to come and look if items
Friday 17th December at
6M: Jessica McNamara have been lost. It is very helpful if all school uniform
2pm
6C: Lewis Harwood and P.E./games kits are clearly labelled with your
child’s name. Thank you. Mrs Topping
Norwood Crescent, Southport. PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704211960. Fax 01704 232712. Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell.
Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

2. Children in the Spotlight Assembly Themes
Katie has received this
rosette from her drama Week beg. Monday 4th January - New Year, New Beginnings
club. Well done!
Week beg. Monday 11th January - Friends
Week beg. Monday 18th January - Going for Goals (SEAL)
Week beg. Monday 25th January - Commitment
Week beg. Monday 1st February - Taking Responsibility
Week beg. Monday 8th February - Celebrating with Music
Week beg. Monday 22nd February - The Winter Olympics
Week beg. Monday 1st March - Saints' Days
Week beg. Monday 8th March - Celebrating our Environment
Aaron now
Week beg. Monday 15th March - Getting On and Falling Out
has a purple Borys completed
(SEAL)
belt in a 5k Santa Dash
Cerys & Rhian took part
Martial Arts. for Cash for Kids. Week beg. Monday 22nd March - Easter Stories
in the Santa Sprint to
Wow! Fantastic!
raise money for the
Hospice. Well done girls!
SEAL Themes
Here are our News Teams reviews of Y5‘s Radio
This half term's SEAL theme of "Going Space Last weeks broadcast was
for Goals" was introduced to the Y5’s broadcast was all about space all about space. I thought
children and staff by Mrs. Baron at and they told us all about planets that it was very informative
Monday's assembly. Each family will and stars. and interesting. They told
receive information about activities to by Heather Weights us about planets, stars, the
try at home as well as the children moon and the sun. In case
carrying out work in school on this This weeks broadcast was brought to us you missed it here are a
theme. As usual this will culminate in live from the space station 5M. We few facts: Saturn has a
our SEAL Celebration assembly at which received this transmission which was jam moon called Fabi. Neil
groups of children from all classes will packed with fabulous facts from out of Armstrong was the first
present their thoughts and ideas on this this world! We felt like we were up there person to walk on the
SEAL subject, as well as the awarding of amongst the stars. moon.
our special Norwood Citizenship by Charlotte Fitzgerald & Luke Dempster by Megan Powderly
certificates. This Celebration assembly
So You Think You Can Dance...
will take place on the afternoon of
Thursday 11th February at 1.30 pm for
KS2 children and parents and 2.30 pm Mr Postlethwaite's
for EY/KS1 children and parents. cousin Alastair
does! He's one of
Refreshments and a creche will be the finalists in the
available on the day, so please look out BBC's hit show ‘So
for further information in the next few You Think You Can
Dance’ which goes
weeks.
out Saturdays on
BBC1.
Cross Country Practice
Starts next week Last Saturday Alastair and his partner danced the Cha Cha Cha.
After the public vote they ended up in the bottom four and had to dance
Tuesday lunch time Y3/Y4
solo for survival, both were saved by the judges!
Thursday lunch time Y5/Y6
Show your support and let's see if he can and be a winner!
Norwood Crescent, Southport. PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704211960. Fax 01704 232712. Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell.
Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk www.norwoodprimaryschool.com