1. Norwood News
Issue 13 3rd December 2010
Friday 3rd December
Tonight! Arts Festival Countdown
Christmas Fair 6 pm-8 pm (Hall) 31 weeks to go
50p Adults Accompanied Children Free
TERM DATES Year 6 Topic Work
Autumn Term 2010 On Friday 26th November Year 6 was transformed into a temporary
exhibition arena as the children proudly displayed their completed projects
Term Ends:
and models. Earlier in the term Mr Postlethwaite and Mrs Coleman had set
Friday 17th December. School
closes at 2pm the children a research project. The children had to find out all about
either volcanoes, rockets or fireworks. Once they had researched their
Spring Term 2011
chosen topic, they had to present their finding and construct a model.
Caitlin’s rocket winner 6P
Children return to school
Wednesday 5th January at The standard of all the models was exceptional and Mr Dumbell spent
8.55am
almost two hours judging the best model. After careful consideration he
Half Term: chose three winners; in first place was Jack Wallbank’s volcano, Abbie
Monday 14th-Friday 18th Wilson’s volcano was awarded second place and Jake Hawking’s volcano
February
came in a close third.
Term Ends:
Friday 1st April. School closes Mr Postlethwaite and Mrs Coleman also judged the children’s projects
at 2pm
based on the presentation and completion of their booklets, their
Summer Term 2011 knowledge and understanding and the quality of their models. The overall
winner in 6P was Caitlin Healy for her project on the Apollo Space Rocket
Children return to school
Tuesday 19th April at 8.55am and 6C’s overall winner was Lucy James’ volcano project. All the winners
have received a Tesco gift voucher.
School closed:
Good Friday 22nd April
Easter Monday 25th April For photographs of all the models see the Year 6 area of the school
website.
Children return to school
Tuesday 26th April at 8.55am
Lucy’s Volcano
School closed:
Bank Holiday Friday 29th winner 6C
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: 1st Jack Wallbank
Friday 22nd July. School
closes at 2pm
Autumn Term 2011
School Closed Thursday 1st
September Friday 2nd September
Children return to school
Monday 5th September
2nd Abbie Wilson
3rd Jake Hawkings
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. UP COMING DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 7th December KS2 Carol Concert at Leyland Road Methodist Church 7pm
Tuesday 7th December 2.30 pm Reception Christmas Performance
Wednesday 8th December 2.30 pm Year 1 Christmas Performance
Thursday 9th December 2.30 pm Year 2 Christmas Performance
Friday 10th December Mufti YR2 & YR5
Friday 10th December Last day for posting Christmas cards in Norwood
Monday 13th December M & M Pantomime whole school 9.15 am and 10.30 am
Wednesday 15th December Christmas Craft morning 9-11 am (Parents invited)
Thursday 16th December Christmas Fun Day
Important last week of term information Winners!
(13th-17th December)
There will be no after school activities in the
last week of term. Y2 & Y5 have chosen to have a Mufti day, on Friday 10th December,
as the prize for winning the recent Bake Sale Competition.
As we are coming to the end of the Term
Remember to pass on useful information such as holiday dates and
finishing times to child-minders, grandparents and to any other carer
involved in escorting your children to/from school.
Let them read your copy of the newsletters.
Good Mornings
It is important for children to have a good start to their day.
Children need to be in their classroom before 8.55 am to get
Ear Piercing
their mark in the register.
If your child is going to have their ears pierced
Children arriving after 8.55 am will receive a ‘late’ mark.
during the holiday,
As you will imagine children can feel embarrassed when they are
please remember they will need to learn how to
late.
remove them or put plasters over them for during
Any child arriving after the classroom doors have been closed
PE lessons.
must come into school via the office and let the staff know they
have arrived.
Dogs
After 8.55 am the class register and the dinner registers will
have been sent to the office so it is vital that we know your child
has arrived here in school. We appreciate there are issues with
parking in the crescent
so please remember to make a special effort to leave home a
Please remember dogs (except guide dogs) are not allowed
little earlier.
on any part of the premises.
Parking during Christmas Productions
Please do not park over anyone’s drive when coming to your child’s Christmas play. Neighbours will
ring the office, give your registration number and you will need to move your car urgently. This
would result in you missing some of the performance. To avoid this and any embarrassment, please
park your car with consideration. Please remind other family members if they are coming too. There
is an unofficial one way system in operation in the crescent entering from Meols Cop end and exiting
from Roe Lane end.
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

3. Children in the Spotlight
Ben has a certificate Mia has a
of achievement for certificate of
taking part in a mini achievement for
swimming gala. He taking part in a
came 2nd in mini swimming
backstroke, gala, she came 2nd
3rd in breaststroke, in the crawl.
4th in butterfly & 4th Wonderful!
in crawl. Awesome!
Cody has passed his Olivia has passed her Jakob was awarded
Brooke was awarded
5m Rainbow 600m Rainbow player of the Week
Top Banana for her
Swimming Award. Swimming Award. trophy by NWSS at
good behaviour. Well
Congratulations! Super! a recent soccer
Done!
camp. Fantastic!
Star of the Week We are pleased to announce that Christmas card deliveries are
again being organised by Y2. The post box situated in Y2 central
RJT:Amanda Hallam area. The children should post their cards here from Wednesday 1st
RT:Niamh Mills December up until Friday 10th December for a swift delivery to all
RT:Megan Jones members of the school. Before posting Christmas cards please
1B:Lauren Southwood ensure your child clearly writes the name (including surname) of
1B:Oliver Hagan the recipient and the name of the class on the front of the
1D:Ruby Hardman envelope. This will help our Y2 elves get your card to the intended
2M:Toby Vickers person.
2W:Oliver Potter
2W:Fraser Cooke
3K:Niamh Edmunds Used Stamps
3K:Alex Day A collection box is in the foyer for used postage stamps. As we anticipate
3H:Casey Morgan receiving lots of Christmas cards, please remember to save the stamps for
3H:Ben Lancaster Guide Dogs for the Blind.
4M:Sam Davies
4M:Astrid Travis
Line Dancing
4P:Ellie Homewood
5B:Abbi Boardman Thank you all we have collected nearly £2000 from our recent
5M:Joshua Partington line dance. This will be put towards our Arts Festival.
5M:Ishbel Cooke
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE EXCITING PHOTOGRAPHS @ www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

4. Royal Visitor
On Thursday 25th November, Year 4, dressed in their best
Tudor finery, eagerly awaited the arrival of King Henry V111.
As he entered,
he was welcomed to a fanfare of drums, cymbals and bells by
his loyal Norwood subjects.
King Henry gave the children a rare insight into the daily life of
Hampton Court and patiently listened to and answered their
questions. Disappointed by Hans Holbein’s portrait of his
fourth wife, Henry commissioned Year 4 to draw sketches of
him to hang on the walls in the Great Hall.
Prior to the visit, soup was prepared in the kitchen (actually
Year 4 central area) in case the King was hungry. Daniel
Mercer-Jones, the King’s official servant and taster, checked
that the soup hadn’t been poisoned. Fortunately he lived to tell
the tale.
What a responsibility! Daniel checking the
soup for poison!
Models, Models and More Models!
As part of their extended Tudor Homework Year 4 were
asked to make a Tudor model, draw sketches of their
design, write a diary and prepare a short presentation.
The response was overwhelming. Amongst the models
were, knights in shining armour with swords, shields and
daggers, Tudor mansions, cottages and even streets.
Castles made from wood, card, paper with draw bridges
and flags and peg dolls dressed in costume. There were
gory executions, a knot garden and even a replica of the
Mary Rose, to name but a few.
Parents were invited after school to view the models and
celebrate the hard work of the children.
Morrisons
Vouchers
Well done Norwood!
2,800 vouchers
were collected.
Fantastic
News team Molly Glinn, Hannah Tear, Megan Powderly, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie & Finn Cromack

5. Getting to know our Governors
Q. Do you like your job as a Governor and what do you
Our reporters have recently tracked down our very
enjoy the most? (Jamie Russell Y4 and Hannah Tear Y5)
busy governors to ask them about their roles.
Pictured here is Mrs Knight, our Chair of Governors,
A. Yes I love my my job as a Governor, I like the fact that I
with Jamie from our news team.
can come into school, spend time in a class and get
involved in school life.
Q. Have any of your family ever been to this school and if so
did they enjoy it? (Molly Glinn Y6)
A.Yes I have 2 children who both came to Norwood and they
really enjoyed their time at school
Q. How much of your time is taken up by being a Governor?
(Finn Cromack Y3)
A. I try and do as much as I can as a Governor but I also
work in the office at Leyland Road Methodist Church.
Reverend Knight is very generous and lets me play out! (He is
a very nice man really!!)
Design a Christmas Card Competition
Shinewaves Competition Time
Last week’s competition was to create your own book cover for
one of the Narnia stories and the winner is Isobel Mills 3K.
Congratulations
£100 prize awarded to the winning school.
Prize also given to the winning pupil.
Entries must be handed into The Champion
Newspaper
by Lunchtime Friday 10th December 2010
As it is National Tree Week, this week’s competition is to
decorate a tree. The only rule is that it can’t be a Christmas
Tree. You can decorate a real tree in your garden and submit a
photograph, draw a tree with decorations, or download a tree
sheet from the ‘Nature Detectives’ website and add collage
decorations. Remember the decorations don’t have to be
sparkly, be as unusual as you want! The winner will be announced at 2pm on Sunday 12th
Pop your entries in the competition post box, outside the hall, December 2010
by the morning of Wednesday 8th December with your name outside Lord’s Cafe Bar on Lord Street, Southport.
News team Molly Glinn, Hannah Tear, Megan Powderly, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie & Finn Cromack

6. Children in Need
Year 6 children with Mrs Goulden produced these lovely boards for Asda's Children in Need Day. (They were on display in
Asda in the main trolley bay) The School Council would like to say a very, very big thank you to everyone for the wonderful
way you have supported this appeal. The baking day in school and the scrumptious designer Pudsey Bear biscuits you
made for the biscuit sale, enabled us to present a cheque for the amazing amount of £452.
We also had a super response to the collection of unwanted clothes, as over 115 bags were collected and delivered to Asda.
Thank you for your extreme generosity.
Pudsey Visits Norwood
Norwood have supported
Children in Need by baking
cakes and biscuits.
Pictured here are the School
Council handing the £452
Cheque to Pudsey that
everyone has donated we have
also donated 115 bags of
clothes WOW!!
By Jamie Russell Y4
Norwood Singing Club
Last Saturday Norwood Singing Club started their
annual festive tour by wowing Birkdale village
with a selection of Christmas songs both old and
new. They got the loudest cheer of the day- all
their hard work has obviously paid off! We would
like to thank the Mums and Dads for giving up
time at the weekend to support them. The
children will be continuing their tour at tonight's
Christmas Fair followed by a trip to Tesco's to
spread some festive cheer.
News team Molly Glinn, Hannah Tear, Megan Powderly, Jamie Russell, Katy Watkinson, Taylor McKenzie & Finn Cromack