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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 18 21st January 2011

Norwood News

TERM DATES

Spring Term 2011

NEW DATESchool closed:

Friday 11th February

(Staff training day)

Half Term:

Monday 14th-Friday 18th

February

Term Ends:

Friday 1st April. School closes

at 2pm

Summer Term 2011

Children return to school

Tuesday 19th April at 8.55am

School closed:

Good Friday 22nd April

Easter Monday 25th April

Children return to school

Tuesday 26th April at 8.55am

School closed:

Bank Holiday Friday 29th

April

School closed:

Bank Holiday Monday 2nd

May

Half Term:

Mon 30th May-Fri 3rd June

School closed:

Friday 1st July

(Staff training day)

Term Ends:

Friday 22nd July. School

closes at 2pm

Autumn Term 2011

School Closed

Thursday 1st September

Friday 2nd September

(Staff training days)

Children return to school

Monday 5th September

Arts Festival Countdown

25 weeks to go

When The Lights Go Out Y2

Y2’s topic work is based on ‘When The Lights Go Out’

When The Lights Go Out

We’ve made a dark classroom.

We can use torches to light it up.

Torches are powered by

electricity.

The lights in the classroom use

electricity.

By Leyla 2M

When The Lights Go Out

We made a circuit.

We used a battery,

a cell, wires, a bulb,

and a lamp. We put

it together to make

the lamp shine.

By Connor 2M

If Your Child is Absent from School

You need to ring the school on the first day of

absence and send in a letter with a brief

explanation for their absence on the day they

return to school.

Year 2 look like they are having a wonderful time learning about all sorts

of things to do with ‘When The Lights Go Out’.

School Closed!

Just a reminder that school is

closed Friday 11th February

for staff training.

News team Molly Glinn, Hannah Tear, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie & Finn Cromack

Next week’s clubs

Monday KS2 Cross Country practice (lunchtime)

Y4 Sports Aerobics in the hall till 4.20 pm

Tuesday School Council meeting (lunchtime)

Eco Committee meeting (lunchtime)

Band Club in 1D till 4.15 pm

B Football Team practice till 4.30 pm

Y4/5/6 Netball till 4.15 pm

Y1 Science till 4.15 pm

Wednesday Library (lunchtime)

Y6 Cookery Club in the hall till 5.00 pm

Y2 Filmclub in YR till 4.30 pm

Y6 Lights Camera Action till 4.15 pm

Thursday KS2 Singing Club (lunchtime)

Library (lunchtime)

Y2 Art Club in Y2 till 4.15 pm

Y3 History Detectives in Y3 till 4.15 pm

Y5 & Y6 Sports Hall Athletics till 4.20 pm

Friday Netball Team practice at Meols Cop till 4.45 pm

Y5 Badminton Club in the hall till 4.30 pm

KS2 Chess Challenge in 3K till 4 pm

Please collect the children from the playground and do not wait

for them by the office.

There will be notification if there are any changes to these clubs.

Inhalers

Have you recently checked the inhaler which your child

keeps in school?

Is it still in date? Is there enough left if they need it?

To check please speak with your child's class teacher.

Advertising Our Local Businesses

If you would like to make a donation towards the cost of the newsletter, an advert for your local business could be placed in

our newsletter. Please contact Mrs Gregson in the school office for further details. Adverts are placed independently and we

are grateful for the donations towards the cost. However we are not otherwise linked directly with the businesses.

Star of the Week

RJT:Olivia BilsborrowRT: Chloe King

RT: Charlotte Prendergast

1B: George Thierens

1D: Keeley Timney

2W: Daniel Mitchell

2W: Gabriella Niemen

2M: Pascal Saleta

2M: Arran Peacock

3H: Azure Hope

3K: Ben Boardman

3K: Grace Gibbs Silver

4M: Alex Mackey

4M: Isaac Burns

4P: Georgia Healey

4P: Joseph Capp

5B: Joshua Thistlethwaite

5B: Maddy Jones Silver

5M: Jordan Brown

5M: Charlotte Halcrow

6P: Sam Morgan

6C: Zoe King

6C: Ashanai Hignett Silver

Coats!

Please ensure your child has a coat with them

throughout the winter months, as it can be

very cold at break-times.

Thank you!

News team Molly Glinn, Hannah Tear, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie & Finn Cromack

Shinewaves Competition Time

Q. What do you like to do in your spare time?

Katy Watkinson Y4

A. I like walking and cycling, I have a motorbike, I am doing a photography

course at Southport College, I have an allotment, I love watching films and I

spend too much time on Twitter and Facebook.

Q. What made you want to be a Governor of Norwood?

Molly Glinn Y6

A. I was a teacher in Scotland and was a school governor at my school. I

wanted to carry on being a school governor when my family and I moved back

to the North West.

Q. Have any of your family ever been to this school and if so did they enjoy it?

Jamie Russell Y4

A. My son is in Year 1 and loves Norwood.

Q. What do you do as a Governor?

Taylor McKenzie Y3

A. I meet with the staff and pupils and support them to keep Norwood a

brilliant school. I am hoping I can help with the schools IT as well as other

things like how money is spent and what great things staff and pupils can use

in the classroom to help learning.

Q. How much of your time is taken up by being a Governor?

Finn Cromack Y3

A. I probably spend a couple of hours a week being a governor. So far I have

been to meetings and I spend a lot of time reading all the reports and policies.

It would be nice to spend some time during the day visiting everyone.

Getting to Know Our Governors

This week Mr Midgely took time

from his very busy schedule to

answer questions that our news

team had asked.

Keep Newsletters safe

It is always good practice to check your child’s book bags for newsletters and letters.

This is an opportunity for you to find out what is available for your child here at Norwood, to find out what is happening

throughout the school and in the local community. We don’t want your child to miss out on any opportunities.

Remember to make this information available to child minders, grandparents and friends. A copy of the latest newsletter

can be found on the website. Please ask at the school office for another copy if you need one.

www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

We are running last week’s competition for one more week as I’m sure there must be some budding film critics out there

somewhere!

There were lots of films on television over the break. So this week’s competition is to write a film review about one of your

favourite films. You need to persuade me that your choice is worth watching. Tell me about the characters, your favourite

part and why you are recommending it.

Pop your entries in the competition post box, outside the hall, by the morning of Wednesday 26th January with your name

and class on the back.

News team Molly Glinn, Hannah Tear, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie & Finn Cromack

Children in the Spotlight

Owen has his Dragon

Certificate for Martial

Arts, which he

passed at the yellow

stripe grade.

Fabulous!

Lewis was awarded

Trainee of the

Week, by Camlyn

Rangers U9's

football manager.

Brilliant!

Lucy has completed

course 2 of the Dolphin

Swim & Sign Club & has

passed her Level 1

National Swimming

award. Wonderful!

One-Way System & Parking

There is an unofficial one way system in operation here in Norwood Crescent.

This system works extremely well for both schools and for the residents. We also find this system much safer for the children

who are walking or who travel to school on bicycles. Cars come in at the bottom of Meols Cop Bridge and go out at the bottom

of Roe Lane Bridge.

When parking cars, please be aware that emergency vehicles may need access to the site so we must always keep the main

entrance of the schools clear. We pride ourselves on the good relationships we have with our neighbours. Therefore please give

consideration to the residents when parking near their driveways.

On the grounds of health and safety, under no circumstance is the staff

car park to be used to drop off or pick children up. This includes bringing

children to the breakfast club or collecting children from after school events.

Molly finished 5th in a

national Aerobic

Gymnastics competition,

at Reading in October.

Fantastic!

PE Kits

We would like to remind parents that all PE kits should be kept in school.

It is essential that items should be clearly marked with your child’s

name and class. Parents should ensure the correct clothing is kept

in school at all times to ensure their child is able to access PE which is a

statutory part of the curriculum.