8 (2010)
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The document is a school newsletter from Norwood Primary School. It provides information about upcoming term dates and events, including forest school activities, a football tournament, and lost property. It also highlights student achievements in swimming, music exams, and dance competitions.
8 (2010)
- 1. NORWOOD NEWS ISSUE NO 8 5TH MARCH 2010 News Team:Katy Watkinson, Milly Rigby, Ishbel Cooke, Megan Powderly, Ruby Fellows & Luke Dempster Forest school news TERM DATES Last week Year 3 were busy planting trees Spring Term in the woods with the help of Mrs Ashcroft, School closes for Easter Mrs Lonsdale and Jo Sayers from Mersey holiday: at 2pm on Friday Forest. Over 50 young trees such as Willow, 26th March. Dogwood, Elder, Hazel and Broom were donated to the school from Mersey Forest. Summer Term Inset Day: Monday 12th In the future the children will be able to use April the Dogwood and Willow as a sustainable crop for den building and weaving. Children return to school: Tuesday 13th April. Mersey Forest also donated Woodland and Friday 16th April PTA Race Wetland wild flower seeds which Year 1 Night have enjoyed planting in the woods and at Bank Holiday the edge of the field. Monday 3rd May. We look forward to watching these new plants grow! Thursday 20th May PTA Children’s Fashion Show Half Term: Monday 31st May-Friday 4th Y6 Reading Circle Review June (inc) Our band of bookworms resumed Thursday 24th June Wednesday lunchtime meetings. This half- Sports Day KS2 am KS1 term we have been discussing ‘The Queen’s pm Nose’ by Dick King-Smith. Here is our review: Saturday 26th June It is about a young girl, called Harmony, 12-3pm Summer Fair who loves animals. She is given a fifty pence piece which, magically, gives her School closed: 5 A-Side Football Tournament at wishes: this, predictably leads to some Staff Training day-Monday Stanley High Monday 8th February adventures. We found the book fairly boring 5th July and thought it was probably more suitable for younger children – particularly animal Friday 9th July PTA BBQ+ Team: Will Fletcher, Luke Dempster, lovers and girls. Barn Dance Ryan Ashall, Chris Rimmer, Josh Young, The Queen’s Nose came as a highly recommended read and even had a Matthew Howard, Lewis Harwood, Wednesday 21st July. television series based on it, but we felt it School closes for summer Daniel Edwards. was rather predictable. Although it is holiday at 2pm: Y6 Leavers Congratulations to the 5 A-Side team recommended for children aged 8 to 12 Assembly 9.30am years we would recommend this book for who represented Norwood. Leyland Rd Methodist children aged 7 to 9. It gained an overall Church After beating both Farnborough 'A' and Reading Circle score of 5/10. 'B', the team reached the Autumn Term 2010 finals on Tuesday 9th February. In a Children return to school: Lost Property closely fought final, Wednesday 1st All lost property will be recycled by the end of September 8.55am Norwood came fourth overall out of next week. It has been available for collection sixteen schools who entered on the playground but there are still items Half term: the competition. unclaimed. If your child has lost anything Monday 25th -Friday 29th please see Mrs Topping in RT. This is the last October Well done to all of the boys. Mrs Rigby chance to claim any of these items. Thank was very proud of you! you 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. Star of the T.A. Talk Week Shinewaves Competition RP: Ellie Roberts Last week’s competition was to RT: Grace Georgeson draw or make a haunted 1B: Joshua Halcrow Silver house. There were some very 1B: Ruby Pearce creative entries and it was 1D: Cerys Burrows Silver really hard to judge. So, in 1D: Eliot King consultation with Mrs Bentley, we have decided to award two 1D: Hayley Mashall prizes. For the time and effort 2M: Katie Halsall GOLD put in to creating a three 2M: Jessica Hay Mrs. Banks was the last of our T.A.s to be ‘targeted’ by storey house, including 2M: David Regan Silver dangling bats and a skeleton in our reporters. Madeleine Jones, Borys Kurzeja-Ryan, 2W: Niamh Edmunds Silver Natasha Leadbetter and George Southern asked some the cupboard, a special family 2W: Isobel Mills interesting questions which, in return, were rewarded prize goes to Ishbel and Fraser with some interesting answers. Cooke from 4CP and 1B. An 3K: Mia Feury 3K: Abigail Jones Silver Q. What did you do before coming to Norwood? additional prize, for making a A. I worked in a Reception class in a school in Essex. house with lots of scary 3K: Heather Weights Silver surprises, goes to Eva Bennet 3B: Lauren Merryfield Q. Who is your favourite singer or group? A. Take That are a bit special! from 1D. Congratulations 4CP: Matthew Gregson Silver Ishbel, Fraser and Eva! 4CP: Lucas Thaw Silver Q. What are your hobbies? This week the Eco Committee 4CP: Liam Townsley Silver A. Going to the gym after school and exercising on the would like you to design a rowing machine, before having a sauna 4JP: Leah Barry poster which will encourage 4JP: Nathan Onyett Silver Q. Which country do you think has the best food? everyone in school to save A. China, I like Chinese food. water. Think about where and 5P: Faye Savasci Q. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would how water is wasted (think 5M: Eleanor Kilduff you go? taps and fountains especially) 5M: Emily Thornton A. Australia because I want to cuddle a koala bear. and what can be done to stop 6M: David Berry this. Make the message clear Q. Do you have any pets? 6C: Georgia Crawford A. Yes, a brown and white hamster who is loved very and make your design eye- 6C: Rachael Elston much. catching. Pop your entries into the competition post box, outside Children in the Spotlight the hall by next Tuesday morning (9.3.10), with your name and class on the back. Olivia has passed her 100m Library Rainbow Library open after school on swimming Wednesdays for children in Award. Abbie passed Reception and Year 1. Well done! her Grade 2 Violin Exam Melissa Dinner Money with merit. received highly Ready Reckoner Congratulation commended for her second gold 1 day = £1.55 Eleanor received commended in 2 days = £3.10 bar in River her Bronze award for River 3 days = £4.65 Dancing. Wow! 4 days = £6.20 Dancing. Wonderful! 5 Days = £7.75 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