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

Issue 39 Friday 15th July 2011

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1RememberSchool closes 2pmFriday 22nd July.

Darcy and Thea attended the Sefton Learning Partnership Conference at theRamada Hotel in Southport, on Thursday. They took part in a presentation to

Headteachers and Governors from many Southport Schools. A number of schools have been working together in different groups trying to address local issues or concerns. Norwood has been a member of the group The Green Machines, with Holy Family,

Holy Trinity, Larkfield and St Philips. There have been meetings at the different schools and joint ventures, which have included planting bulbs at the Hospice and litter picking on the seafront, as well as developing projects at the individual schools.

School Council News

The work of The Green Machines will continue next year and they hope to extend their links with the wider community.

Swimming 1st day back!

The current Y3 children going into Y4 in Sept will start their swimming lessons on the first day back after the summer holidays (5/9/11). They will need their kit-

including googles and a hat.

TERM DATES

Autumn Term 2011School ClosedThursday 1st September Friday 2nd September(Staff training days)

Children return to schoolMonday 5th September

New reception children part time 8th-21st full time from 22nd

Half TermMon 24th-Fri 28th October

Monday 31st October (Staff training)

Term Ends: Friday 16th December at 2pm

Spring Term: 2012Tuesday 3rd January(Staff training day)Children return to schoolWednesday 4th January 2012

Half Term: Monday 13th-Friday 17th February

Term ends for Spring Break: Friday 30th March at 2pmGood Friday & Easter Monday fall during Spring Break

Summer Term 2012Children return to schoolMonday 16th April at 8.55am

School closed: Bank Holiday Monday 7th MayHalf Term: Monday 4th June –

Friday 8th JuneTerm ends for Summer Break: Wednesday 18th July at 2pm

Don’t forget to check out our website over the holidays for up to date information.

News team Mrs A. Gore, Hannah Tear, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie, Megan Powderly & Finn Cromack

Next Week’s Clubs (15/7/11) Monday School Council meeting (lunchtime)

Forthcoming EventsThursday 21st July Leavers Disco 6-8 pm

Friday 22nd July Leavers service 9.30 am Leyland Rd Methodist Church.

Dinner Money Increase September 2011Please note there is an increase to school meals from 1st September 2011.

Costs will be £1.70 per day/£8.50 per week. To help you work out how much

to owe use the ready reckoner below.Dinner Money Ready Reckoner

1 day = £1.70

2 days = £3.403 days = £5.104 days = £6.805 Days = £8.50

If your child is absent for any reason please remember to deduct £1.70 from

the following weeks money, as we carry forward these as credits and you will owe less money. In future we will be ringing parents, whether at home or at

work to ask them to bring late money into school.

FUSS (Free Uniforms for Schools)

FUSS is a Southport Charity offering nearly

new items of school uniform to low income families, free of charge.

We will be at Christ Church, Lord Street, on

THURSDAY 18th AUGUSTTHURSDAY 25th AUGUST

THURSDAY 1st SEPTEMBERBetween 12 - 3 pm for you to collect or

donate uniforms.For more information contact your school or

Nicola - 01704 553531

Calling Past Pupils

Are you a past pupil? Do you have any interesting memories, stories or

photographs from your time at Norwood;

either here at Norwood Crescent or at our previous home on Norwood Road?

If the answer is yes then we'd love to hear from you, as we are currently looking for

information to put on the Old School section of our website.

We can be contacted by phone on 01704 211960 or by email at

oldschool@norwoodmail.co.ukMrs Gore was invited to the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London and treated to

a fantastic meal and award ceremony as recognition for the educational

resources that she has uploaded to TES, (Times Educational Supplement). Rory Bremner hosted the event and Mrs Gore had a fantastic time.

TES had this to say about the awards,

"Not even a royal wedding is as good at lifting the gloom as hearing about

the inspirational work going on in our schools. While the economic downturn is squeezing budgets everywhere and more cuts are on the way - schools across the UK are still managing to push the boundaries. Now in their third year, the TES Schools Awards or Tessas aim to celebrate this

work. This year’s awards attracted a record number of entries, extolling the achievements of teachers, school leaders, support staff and pupils

alike. If there is one principle underlying the awards it is that success is a

team effort. It is rarely the product of one person acting alone."

TES Schools Awards 2011

News team Mrs A. Gore, Hannah Tear, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie, Megan Powderly & Finn Cromack

Children in the Spotlight

Charlotte has passed her Stage 4

National Swimming Award. Wonderful!

Emily has passed her Water Skills Level 6

Award. Marvellous!

Jack has been a player for Hesketh

Colts U7's Football Team. Terrific!

Matthew has passed his 100m

Rainbow Swimming

Award. Brilliant!

Mia has passed her Bronze Sprint

Swimming Award. Fantastic!

Morgan took part in a Gymnastics Competition

organised by SouthportYMCA working on the

floor, bars & vault.

Congratulations!

Sian came 2nd in a recent Quadkids

Competition. Super!

Four of Norwood’s best writers from Years 5 and 6 were chosen to attend a Writing Activity Day at Kew Woods Primary School, with other children from the Southport

area.

During the day, one of the tasks given to the children was to write a film review and at the end of the day there was an awards ceremony and awards were given for the

best pieces of writing.

The standard of work produced was amazing and the teachers commented on how it had been a very difficult task to decide upon the winners.

Mr Dumbell was overjoyed when he realised that there was a winner from Norwood!Hannah Tear from 5B won an Oscar for her fantastic film review.

Well done Hannah! Keep up the good work.

Oscar Award Winner

News team Mrs A. Gore, Hannah Tear, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie, Megan Powderly & Finn Cromack

We even stopped traffic...

N Netball Team

Apologies

Apologies to Alex Day

whose name was omitted from ‘The

Fiestaval’ in last weeks

newsletter.aye carumba!

Cake SaleIn Y3

(Y5/6 baking)Monday 18th 20p upwards.

Money collected will go to the Heart Foundation in memory of

Lauren Merryfield’s Grandad.

After 6 weeks of training in Quadkids athletics, a team of Y3/4 and a Y5/6

children were selected to represent Norwood in the Southport Primary

Schools Quadkids event.

With each child throwing a vortex howler, doing a standing long jump, sprinting and running a distance, points were

awarded for how well everyone did in each event.

Quadkids Tournament at Formby High

The Y3/4 team came 3rd overall with Joe Langford coming an excellent 2nd in the boys competition, Ollie Rimmer coming 4th and Maddie Hayes finishing 5th out of 28 competitors.

The Y5/6 team came 4th overall with the best performance coming in the individual boys competition with Jamie Hough finishing 6th.

Y3/4 boys team was Ben Newport, Jamie Marsh, Ollie Rimmer and Joe Langford.

Y3/4 girls team was Emily Berry, Maddie Hayes, Joanna Meyler and Astrid TravisY5/6 boys team was Tom Stewart, Tom Langford, Tom Lawson and Jamie Hough.Y5/6 girls team was Elise Bond, Amie Blundell, Anya Day and Natasha Leadbetter.

As always it was an excellent competition with great enthusiasm and dedication from the children who did a super job representing the school.

Reports

Thank you to all parents who have sent in their reply slips

from their reports. Please make sure these are sent in by next Friday as Mr Dumbell will read

every one of the replies and will respond to any questions or queries mentioned in them.

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Well done to Katie Halsall and Rebecca Tomlinson from 3H!

They raised £52.00 for Cancer Research, one of our school’s

charities, from selling ice cream cones and ice pops

after school. A big thank you also goes to the people who

bought them!

Fund Raising Cancer ResearchCheck This Out!