This document provides information about term dates and events at Norwood Primary School. It includes the dates for the autumn term 2009, upcoming events like the Macmillan Coffee Morning fundraiser, and teacher features highlighting new staff at the school. It also reminds parents about policies around attendance, medicines, and head lice checks. The newsletter aims to keep parents informed about what's happening at the school.

1. Norwood
NEWS
17th September 2009
 Issue No.41
Term Dates
Autumn Term 2009
Year R start full time: Monday 21st September.
Teacher Feature
Our roving reporters were on the trail of another new teacher this week.
Coffee Morning Macmillan Appeal: Friday 25th September from 9.15 am. Their target was Miss Wainwright, who has recently joined Norwood as
Half Term: Monday 26th - Friday 30th October (inc). 2W’s class teacher.
Harvest Assembly: Tuesday 6th October - Time – TBC
Parents of children in Infants invited.
School closed: Staff Training day - Monday 2nd November.
KS2 Carol Concert at Leyland Road Methodist Church: Tuesday 8th
December.
Year 1 Nativity Play: Tuesday 8th December at 2 pm.
Christmas Dinner: Wednesday 9th December.
Year R Nativity Play: Thursday 10th December at 2 pm.
Year 2 Nativity Play: Friday 11th December at 2 pm.
Jack & The Beanstalk Pantomime: Monday 14th December.
Christmas Fun Day: Thursday 17th December.
School closes for Christmas holiday: at 2 pm Friday 18th December.
Spring Term 2010
Children return to school: Tuesday 5th January 2010.
Half Term: Monday 15th – Friday 19th February (inc).
School closes for Easter holiday: at 2pm on Friday 26th March.
Summer Term 2010
Children return to school: Tuesday 13th April.
Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd May.
Half Term: Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June (inc). Q. What are your hobbies? Q. Who is your favourite singer
School Closed: Staff Training day - Monday 5th July. A. Drawing, painting and swimming or group?
School closes for summer holiday: at 2 pm on Wednesday 21st July. A. James Morrison
Remember you can check out the dates on the website! Q. What did you want to be when
you were little? Q. What pop concerts have you
A. A teacher been to in the past?
Morrison’s Let’s Grow Vouchers Q. What do you most like about
A. The Killers and The Magic
Numbers.
We are now collecting the Morrison ‘Let’s Grow’ vouchers. Last year we being a teacher?
collected enough vouchers to allow us to buy gardening tools, equipment A. Meeting so many lovely children. Q. What was the last movie
and a small greenhouse. These items have been really useful for classes you saw?
and the Green Planet gardening club. Q. What is your favourite food? A. Funny People.
A. I like pizza even though it’s
The 2009 vouchers are being given out to shoppers at Morrisons now and really unhealthy. Q. Do you have a favourite actor?
we would be really grateful for any vouchers collected. A. Johnny Depp
Children in the Spotlight  Anya Day took part in a gymnastics
competition & was awarded 3rd place overall,
   having come 2nd on the vaults & 3rd on the
floor. Congratulations!
 Lucy Pettifer was awarded the
Scientist’s badge from the cubs. Well done!
 Emily, Lucy & David Berry have had
success in ballroom, Latin & Hip Hop dancing.
Fantastic!
Norwood Crescent, Southport, PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704 211960. Fax: 01704 232712
Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell. Email: admin.norwood@schools.sefton.gov.uk
www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

2. Come Dine With Us Forgotten
Kits
Last term parents and a grandparent of
the current Year 3 children were invited We have had a number of children
to “Come Dine With Us” to sample our at the office, who have asked us
delicious healthy meals and see how our to contact parents, as they have
lunchtimes are organised. After dining out forgotten their swimming kit, Forest
on Chicken Tikka and sponge and custard, Schools clothes or football kit.
the response from the children and the 12 Because it has been the first couple
adults who attended, was overwhelmingly of weeks of these activities, we have
positive with comments particularly about telephoned parents to send the kit
the high quality of food and the variety of in. However this is not standard procedure and we will not be able
choice. One of the suggestions was about to do this from Monday. Please ensure your child has the required
having photographs of the meal on offer to clothing for whichever activity they are doing, as they will be extremely
help the children with their choices and was such a good one that it has been disappointed to miss out on the super activities on offer.
passed onto Sefton Catering Services.
Coffee Morning
Thank you to all those who were able to attend and we will try to offer this
event to other year groups every term.
Reports Feedback We are having a coffee morning next
Friday, 25th September from 9.15
We were really delighted to receive a high number of returned report slips at – 11.00 am, in aid of the national
the end of last term with 80% of parents responding. Of that number less than fund raising event for the ‘Macmillan
1% were disappointed with the report. A good number added comments and Appeal’. It would be great to see
we feel it is very important to acknowledge the time and effort parents have parents, grandparents and carers
put into writing comments and every slip has been read. A few of the more supporting this event.
common themes were:
• Closer monitoring of pupil’s punctuality and making parents aware of our This is an opportunity for parent
concerns helpers old and new to come along
• Acknowledging children with 100% attendance and meet with Mrs Taylor, one of our
• What the Foundation Stage Profile scores mean Parental Coordinators and chat with
Such comments help us to continually evaluate our role in supporting children her about how they can support us in school this year. We are looking
and parents and we will look at how we can respond to the general and for people who are willing to donate some of their spare time and
individual questions. energy to help out with all aspects of school life.
Parental Support If you really can’t come along you can help in a number of ways by
either donating a raffle prize, sending in some cakes for the cake stall
Over the last year, we have been very times every week for an informal or by sending in a donation. Felicity Knight would be very grateful to
pleased with the improvements in chat, so please approach them as hear from you.
our communication and support for they are very willing to help.
parents. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Piggott • Wed 8.45 am - Mrs. Piggott So please support us, this is a great opportunity for everyone to get
are Norwood’s Parental Support • Fri 8.45 am - Mrs. Taylor together and show their support for a very worthy cause.
Co-ordinators and their role is to • Fri 3.15 pm - Mrs. Taylor
offer support/ideas/suggestions/
information to parents on any number
If none of these times are suitable,
please contact the office, who will Asthma
of matters. They will be available
on the playground at specific
pass on the information to them.
Reminder
Last year the staff received an asthma update
Be In and Be On Time from our school nurse Hayley Taylor. We would
like to remind you that if your child has been
diagnosed with asthma and they have a brown
Next week’s assembly theme is ‘preventer’ inhaler at home it is essential that
looking at the importance of good you send in a named blue ‘reliever’ inhaler to
attendance and good punctuality. school.
It is in your child’s best interests and
educational future for you to ensure If you only have one inhaler please go back to your GP to ask for
that they attend school all the time, as another one which can be kept in school.
last year a number of children missed
nearly 6 weeks of school taking into If you have any questions about asthma or any other medical issue
account family holidays and illnesses. you can contact Hayley on 544766 or catch her on Fridays, in school
Please try to plan appointments starting Friday 25th September after dropping your child off. If you
and trips after school or at weekends, would like a copy of our asthma policy please ask at the school office.
and to arrange family holidays during
school breaks. arriving after 8.55 am will receive a
As a reminder, Mr. Dumbell or a
member of staff is on the playground
‘late’ mark.
Please encourage your child to be on
Medicines
from at least 8.45 am. The whistle the playground before 8.50 am as it No medicines should be sent into school. If your child needs to be
is blown at 8.50 am and the gives them to play and socialise with given medicine during the day we ask that parents arrange to call
register marked at 8.55 am. Children their friends before school. in at lunchtime to give the dose.

3. Stars of the week Headlice We have a policy here at Norwood that if headlice
are seen crawling across your child’s hair, we will be
contacting you to take your child home to treat the hair.
We would like to congratulate the following
children for being Stars of the Week! Remember you must check hair regularly paying
1D Naomi Mckee particular attention to the hair behind your child’s ears
and in the nape of their neck – the warmest areas - for
1B Adam Diss live lice and eggs. Use conditioner and a fine toothed
2W Morgan Dodsworth comb to dislodge the eggs and this will ensure that
the live lice cannot grip the hair. Be patient, have a
2M Ryan Graham routine when you can check your child’s hair regularly,
3B Ollie Rimmer comb it through with conditioner and this will act as
a preventative measure - it’s worth it! Or, see your
3K Ben Drummond chemist for further information about using lotions.
4CP Lauren Morgan
4CP Matthew Gregson
4JP Joshua Thistlethwaite
Wet Play School
5P Samantha Curry DVD Appeal Photographer
5P Joseph Edmunds
5M Thea Moore
6C James Ashton
6M Abigail Knapton
Gold and silver is awarded to children who
have previously received star of the week
Welcome to
Shinewaves
We are purchasing some DVDs to
add to the range of activities available
Competition time
for use during lunchtimes when the
weather is wet. If you have any suitable
DVDs, which you no longer need, that The photographer will be in school on Tuesday
This is Norwood’s weekly radio competition could become part of our library we 29th September to take individual photographs.
set by Mrs Bennet. would really appreciate it if you donate Children should be in full school uniform.
The 8th September is International Literacy them to our resources.
Day. The International Reading Association
SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
estimates that more than 780 million of the
world’s adults (nearly two-thirds of whom
are women) do not know how to read or
write, and between 94 and 115 million
children lack access to education.
So this week’s competition is using
newspapers to go global — it is a
scavenger hunt for country names. You
need newspapers to find and cut out the
names of as many different countries as Monday 7th Sept Rules and Promises
you can. Don’t forget to ask permission Monday 14th Sept New Beginnings (SEAL)
before chopping up today’s newspaper!
The winner will be the person who has Monday 21st Sept Be In and Be On Time
collected, cut and stuck, the names of most
countries they have found in newspapers. Monday 28th Sept Responsibility
Pop your entry in the competition post box Monday 5th Oct Harvest
outside the hall, with your name and class
on the back by the morning of Tues 22nd Monday 12th Oct Heroes and Villains
September. Good luck! Monday 19th Oct Diwali and Hindu Stories
Remember these competitions are an Tues 3rd Nov Firework Safety
opportunity for parents, carers and even
grandparents to complete a learning activity Mon 9th Nov Remembrance
which has a fun element. You don’t always
have to win the competition in order to Mon 16th Nov Say No to Bullying (SEAL)
benefit! Go on, get involved with your child, Mon 23rd Nov Road Safety
enjoy and learn together!
Mon 30th Nov St. Andrew’s Day
Thank you to the Champion Newspaper for
and Scottish Stories
their support in developing our newsletter. Mon 7th Dec Christmas Round the World