Issue 22

Norwood Crescent, Southport. PR9 7DU. Tel: 01704 211960. Fax 01704 232712. Head Teacher: Mr Lee Dumbell.

Email: [email protected] www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

Issue 22 25th February 2011

Norwood News

TERM DATES

Spring Term 2011

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

Half Term

Mon 24th-Fri 28th October

Arts Festival Countdown

20 weeks to go

Menu

Week3

Family Bingo

Don’t forget to come tonight to the family bingo.

Doors open at 6 pm

Eyes down 6.30 pm

The children will have a great time.

You too!

On Wednesday 9th February Year 6 left Norwood, before many people’s alarm

clocks had even gone off! The reason for this extremely early start was to travel

to the World War II museum of Eden Camp, in Yorkshire. Originally, Eden Camp

was a Prisoner of War camp used, during World War II, to hold Italian and

German prisoners. Nowadays the original huts all house exhibits on different

aspects of the war. It is possible to walk through a street during the blackout or

immediately after the blitz. In another hut you can walk down a typical 1940’s

high street where it is possible to see wartime fashions and find out about

rationing. Bomber command, complete with a large map table, can be seen in

another hut. There is even a hut where you can walk through the trenches of

World War I. The children all enjoyed a very informative and interesting but tiring

day, with many looking forward to visiting Eden Camp at sometime in the future.

Year 6 Eden Camp Trip

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

Next week’s clubs (w/b 28.2.11)

Monday KS2 Cross Country practice (lunchtime)

Y4 Sports Aerobics in the hall till 4.20 pm

B Team Football Match home to Churchtown Greenall Cup till 4.45 pm

Tuesday School Council meeting (lunchtime)

Eco Committee meeting (lunchtime)

Library (lunchtime) till 4.15 pm

Band Club in 1D

Y4/5/6 Netball till 4.15 pm

YR Wally Cain Dance Club Hall till 4 pm

KS2 Cross Country Practice at Kew Woods till 4.30 pm

Y1 Science in 4M till 4.15 pm

Wednesday Library (lunchtime)

Y1 Filmclub in YR till 4.30 pm

Y2-4 Southport Football Club till 4.20 pm

Yr6 Cookery Club till 5 pm

Yr3 Art Invaders till 4.15 pm

Thursday KS2 Singing Club (lunchtime)

Library (lunchtime)

Y5 & 6 Rugby Squad MUGA 12.10

Y2 Art Club in Y2 till 4.15 pm

Y5 History detectives in Y5 till 4.15 pm

C Netball team home to Holy Family till 4.20 pm

Friday Y5 & 6 Girls Rugby MUGA 12.10 pm

Athletics Finals at Stanley 1-3 pm

Netball Team practice till 4.15 pm

KS2 Chess Club 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.

Star of the Week

RJT: Zac Golding Silver

RT: Ben Pomeroy Silver

1B: Erin Cowley Silver

1D: Rhian Valentine

1D: Tasnin Uddin

1D: Quintin Waller

2W: Joshua Hignett

2W: Paris Basson

2M: Jack Brookfield

2M: Jay Curran

3H: Emily Berry

3K: Alfie Cooke

3K: Natasha Watkins

4M: Laura Snow Silver

4P: Abigail Jones

4P: Lewis Taylor Silver

5B: Annie McCoid Silver

5B: Hannah Tear Silver

5M: Aimee Crawford Silver

6P: Rhianna Graham

6P: Keira Rimmer

Shinewaves Competition Time

Last week’s competition was to write a fictional story. Congratulations to Ruby Fellowes (6C) who wrote a short story titled

‘The Magic Door’.

Now to this week’s competition:February 19th is the start of the annual Jorvick Viking Festival.

To celebrate the Easter launch of the exciting new exhibition “The End of the Vikings?”, JORVIK Viking Centre is holding a

design a Viking coin competition for all children aged 12 and under to enter.

To enter all you have to do is think of a coin design that sums up what this exhibition is about. Find out more by visiting

HYPERLINK http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/vikingfestival/120-/ for more details.

Pop your entries in the competition post box, outside the hall, by Tues 1st March with your name and class on the back.

Why not enter your design directly to Jorvick and give yourself the chance of having your coin struck and

given to all visitors having a coin stamped at JORVIK Viking Centre?

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

If you know of any child who will need a

place in Reception for September 2011 and

an application has not already been made,

then one must be made as soon as

possible.

Sefton Admissions Section set the places in

April and will be unable to make any

changes after this date.

Please see Mrs Milligan in the school office

for more information as soon as possible.

Admissions

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.

Online Activities

If you would like to support your child's education on the computer at home

here is some information about which websites are recommended.

These websites are free, have no adverts and there is no danger of children

following sponsored links ....

www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc and www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies,

www.nen.gov.uk

This is material from the National Education Network which also

covers a wide range of subjects and is very good quality.

Please could Mrs Taylor have all completed files in a.s.a.p. ready for

moderation. Well done everyone !

Could all books relating to the course also be returned.

Many thanks

Mrs Taylor

Speak Easy

Pram Club

Next Friday 9-10.30 am

All Welcome.

Update on Chicks

Those of you that remember the stories we did on Milly’s Chicks will be pleased to know that the chicks and Milly are doing

well.

Hi this is an update on Milly’s chicks.

They have only about 2cm left to grow. They don’t lay eggs yet. They are a rare breed. They are seven months old. They

are living in the garden. They like coming into the house to get warm. At night they huddle together, they sometimes chase

the wild birds in the garden. When Milly opens the door they run up to her. They run funnily. Soon a farmer is coming to

see if they are boys or girls. On Saturday 19th February Katy went to Milly’s house and they brought the chicks in for a

cuddle. Milly said she is enjoying it at Stanfield ( Merchant Taylors) and has made lots of new friends who are kind to her.

By Milly and Katy

Children in the Spotlight

Forthcoming Events

Ready Reckoner

School Meals

I Day =£1.60

2 Days =£3.20

3 Days =£4.80

4 Days =£6.40

5 Days =£8.00

Friday 25th February A Team football Match Away to Larkfield

Friday 25th February PTA Family Bingo Eyes Down 6.30 pm

Tuesday 1st March Yr 3-6 Fun Cross Country Event at Kew Woods

Tuesday 1st March Yr 6 Trip to watch Private Peaceful at Crosby Civic Hall

Wednesday 2nd March Y4 Robinwood Parents meeting 6 pm in the hall

Wednesday 9th March Y5/6 Tag Rugby Tournament at Kew Woods

Monday 14th March Y5 Wider Opportunities Concert at Southport Theatre

Friday 18th March PTA Comic Relief Discos Letter to follow with information

Tuesday 22nd March Parents Interviews Appointments from 3.30-6.00 pm

Thursday 24th March Parents Interviews Appointments from 5-8 pm

Friday 25th March Y5 Wider Opportunities Concert with Halle at Southport Theatre

Friday 6th-8th May Y4 Residential to Robinwood

Monday 9th-13th May Y6 SATS

Tuesday 14th-17th June Y6 Residential to Llangollen

Saturday 25th June Summer Fair 12-3 pm

Wednesday 29th June Sports Day Juniors am Infants pm

Monday 4th-16th July Arts Festival

Ellie has 6

Gold medals

& 1 Silver

from a

recent

aerobic gym

competition.

Awesome!

Katie has

passed her

Grade 6

Water

Skills

Swimming

Award.

Fantastic!

Charlotte has

passed her stage

3 National

Swimming Plan

Award & her 25m

Rainbow

Swimming Award.

Brilliant!

First Y1 Filmclub screening next week (2.3.11) will be 'Lost and Found'

Our next bag packing event, to raise money for our Arts Festival, is due to take place at Morrisons

Saturday 5th March.

If possible could helpers try to stagger the times that they arrive as last time we lots of helpers for

the first hour but not many after that. Thank you.

Mrs Goulden

Arts Festival Bag Packing

Yrs 4/5/6

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

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

Year 3 Trip to Chester

This motley crew needed training by the Roman Army.

I think

Alfie

likes this

helmet.

Joshua, Niamh & Spencer

sharing some toilet

humour Roman style.

Morgan

examines

a Roman

water

pipe.

Year 3 recently visited the Grosvenor Museum, as part of our work on The Romans. We had a tour of Roman Chester, led

by a Centurion who gave us lots of interesting information. We had to wear breast armour as we marched in twos. At the

bath house we were fascinated to learn that the Romans had open plan style toilets. Did you know they used a sponge

on a stick which was washed in sour wine in place of toilet paper. Yuk!

We had a chance to experience the atmosphere of the amphitheatre, the show ground for gladiator matches. In the

Museum we had the opportunity to sort through archaeological discoveries, examine water pipes and roofing tiles. We

ground spices and grains, the Roman way using a pestle and mortar. Morgan and Grace were dressed as soldiers in full

Roman splendour! We included a whistle stop tour of the Roman Galleries, before returning to school. It was a brilliant

day!

Alex used a Strigil

to clean the dirt

from Ben’s arm.

Joe

demonstrates

Roman toilet

habits!

Finn, Isobel & Rhys were

archaeologists sorting

bones, pottery, coal &

stones.

Mosaics in the making!

Grace

enjoyed

dressing as

a Roman

soldier.

All Hail

Morgan

the

mighty

Roman

Soldier!

Budding

archaeologists

try to piece

together

history!

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

On Wednesday 2nd February Y6

were visited by Mr James (father

of Lucy and Emily James) who is

an avid enthusiast of all things to

do with World War II. During his

visit he explained all about the

Battle of Britain including when it

took place, who the commanders

were (on both sides), how the

battle was won and how

technologies, such as radar,

helped the Allies overcome the

Axis forces. At one point he

picked some willing volunteers to

demonstrate the advantages and

disadvantages of both British and

German aircraft. Stickers were

placed on their arms to indicate

the position of machine guns on

the wings of the different

aeroplanes! Year 6 thoroughly

enjoyed his talk, especially the

opportunity to closely inspect

genuine parts from World War II

aircraft.

Mr James’ Visit to Year 6

Charity Cake Sale

Monday 28th February

Year 3 Central Area

10.15 AM

from 10p a cake

Meols Cop High School

Does Strictly

On Wednesdays from 2nd March 2011

In the dance studio from 5-6.00 pm

£1.00 per person

Open to all ages

Bring your mums, dads, brothers, sisters, aunties and uncles.

All very welcome.

Contact Adam 07902658390

or

Mrs A Belford at the school on 01704 531180

Absence

Please ensure that you telephone the school on the first day of your child’s absence with a reason for absence.

On the first day of your child’s return to school we need a brief written reason for their absence.

Thank you