NORWOOD NEWS ISSUE NO 10 19TH MARCH 2010

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

Goodbye and Good Luck Mrs GriffithsTERM DATESSpring Term

School closes for Easter holiday: at 2pm on Friday 26th March.

Summer TermInset Day: Monday 12th April

Children return to school:Tuesday 13th April.Friday 16th April PTA Race Night

Bank HolidayMonday 3rd May.

Thursday 20th May PTA Children’s Fashion Show

Half Term:Monday 31st May-Friday 4th June (inc)

Thursday 24th June Sports Day KS2 am KS1 pm

Saturday 26th June 12-3pm Summer Fair

School closed:Staff Training day-Monday 5th July

Friday 16th July PTA BBQ + Barn Dance

Wednesday 21st July.School closes for summer holiday at 2pm: Y6 Leavers Assembly 9.30am Leyland Rd Methodist Church

Autumn Term 2010Children return to school:Wednesday 1st September 8.55am

Half term:Monday 25th -Friday 29th October

News Team:Katy Watkinson, Milly Rigby, Ishbel Cooke, Megan Powderly, Ruby Fellows & Luke Dempster

Everyone in the office would like to say a particular thank you for all the support she has given to them, they will all miss her very much.

We are also very grateful to Mrs Griffiths and her family who have served the Norwood community; her two children Mark and Amy came to Norwood School and her husband

Martyn was a founder member and Chairperson of the PTA.

Now it’s time for Mrs Griffiths to experience and enjoy some new and exciting opportunities in the summer sunshine. So, when you see her out and about, don’t forget

to say “Hello!”

After 20 years, our very own Mrs Vicky Griffiths will be retiring. She has been a dedicated member of staff

working tirelessly in the school office counting dinner money, dealing with the registers, doing all the photocopying and supporting children and staff in

many ways for a long time.

Year one Quail Chick VisitLast week Yr1 took a break from learning about dinosaur eggs to see some real

eggs...quail eggs to be precise and the newly hatched quail chicks. The proud parents (Mr & Mrs Rigby) came into school to show all the children in Yr1 how small and lively newborn quail chicks are, they also brought a two day old chick for us to

see, it was much younger than the quail chick but twice the size!

RP: Callum Morris

RT: Taylor Dearnley Davidson

1B: Jack Armitage Silver

1D: Selina Lloyd

1D: Brooke Mcford Silver

2M: Emily Berry

2W: Ryan Queenan

3K: Chloe Wareing Silver

3K: Holly McQuillan Silver

3B: Kate Bishop Silver

4CP: Matthew Vansprang-Rimmer

4CP: Bethany Heyes Silver

4JP: Zarin Kashem Silver

5P: Keira Rimmer Silver

5M:Laura Pendlebury Silver

5M: Alice Crook Silver

6M: Charlie Gray Silver

6M: Joshua Wright Silver

6C: Daniel Edwards

Star of the Week

Children in the Spotlight

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

Swimming Successes

Isabelle has passed her 10m

Rainbow Swimming Award. Well done!

Jamie has passed his 25m Rainbow Swimming Award. Wonderful!

Luke has passed his Stage 6

Swimming Award. Wow!

Jordan has passed his 25m Rainbow Swimming Award.

Fantastic!

Rebecca received commended for

her Bronze Level River Dancing.

Excellent!

Matthew was awarded Man of the

Match for Southport Trinity's U9's Football

Team.

Congratulations!

Wind Band

Last Friday, year 4 and the windband, played at the Floral Hall with many other schools and the famous Windgates

Brass Band! The children enjoyed the concert but were nervous as the audience was huge. The children's favourite pieces were Harry Potter (The Philophers

Stone) and The Mamma Mia Remix. You could tell because we were singing to Mamma Mia and were

speechless for Harry Potter!

Written By Megan Powderly and Ishbel Cooke.

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

Kew Woods Rugby Tournament

Last Wednesday a team of Y5/6 boys and girls took part in the annual Tag Rugby tournament and performed brilliantly and finishing 2nd in their group of 4.

Kew Woods A 4 Norwood 32 tries by Mattie Howard and one from Luke Dempster were not enough to beat Kew Woods, despite the fact that we had a number of chances to score tries. Great tagging by Lucy Dutton kept it very close, but we were to rue this defeat.

Norwood 4 St. William of York 02 more tries from Mattie Howard, a debut try form Daniel kelly and one from Lucy Dutton gave us an easy win. Our defence and especially our tagging was impressive particularly from Tom Stewart, whose dives to make tags were

extremely athletic.Norwood 2 St. Nicholas 1

Simon Gradwell and Luke Dempster each scored a try to give us what was a more comfortable win than the score

suggests.Despite these 2 wins the loss against Kew meant that they went through to the semi finals, which was particularly frustrating as our defending had become better as the games had gone on. However it was a lovely afternoon of rugby

with all the children receiving medals for participating and enjoying themselves representing the school. To round the day off We played a friendly match against Ainsadle St. Johns and won 7-0 with 2 tries from Emma Martin and one try each from Daniel Kelly, Luke Dempster, Tom Stewart, Lucy Dutton and Simon Gradwell.

KS2 Chess Club

After 8 weeks of hard practice, 25 children have successfully completed learning all the names of the pieces, how they

move and have started to play chess. Their enthusiasm has been wonderful and if anyone is interested in learning chess or improving then please visit www.chesskids.com, where there are loads of resources to help improve all abilities. This

beginners group will continue after the Easter holidays as a lunchtime club in the Activities suite.

TEAMEmma Martin, Luke Dempster, Lucie Cresswell, Tom Stewart, Simon Gradwell, Hannah Bushell, Lucy Dutton, Daniel Kelly

and Matthew Howard.

Shinewaves Competition

After School Clubs

Children will be discharged from the nearest exit to where the

club is being held.

Parents must not wait for their child in the foyer, they must

wait on the playground.

PTAEaster Egg Raffle

Tickets cost 20p only one ticket per child. Draw will take place Friday 26th March.

PTA

Guess the baby quiz. £1 to enter and all the babies are members of

staff. There will be a cash prize. The quiz will be sold on the playground in the mornings or if you want you could send your £1 into the office in an envelope with your child's name and class on it and we

will pass the entry onto you. Good Luck!

A big thank you to everyone who supported

the cake sale on Monday 15th March as we made over £50!

Junior Charity Cake Sale in Aid of Southport Lifeboats

Monday 22nd March 10.15-10.30 am Yr 3 Central

Area.

Eco committeeThe Eco committee have organised for

Richard Joynson to create some Living Willow structures on the school field.

These will provide shade for the

children when playing on the field during summer lunchtimes. The Eco committee have enjoyed helping to

weave the willow.

The Eco committee are currently judging the 'Save water' competition. The results will follow

shortly.One of the flowers most associated with March is

the narcissus (wild daffodil). These flowers

inspired William Wordsworth to write his famous poem about daffodils:

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Find the rest of the poem and get inspired to illustrate it. You can take a photograph, use

pictures from magazines, paint, draw or collage it's up to you.

Pop your entries into the competition post box,

outside the hall by next Tuesday morning (23.3.10), with your name and class on the back.