1. NORWOOD NEWS ISSUE NO 10 19TH MARCH 2010
News Team:Katy Watkinson, Milly Rigby, Ishbel Cooke,
Megan Powderly, Ruby Fellows & Luke Dempster
TERM DATES Goodbye and Good Luck Mrs Griffiths
Spring Term
School closes for Easter
holiday: at 2pm on Friday
26th March.
After 20 years, our very own Mrs Vicky Griffiths will be
retiring. She has been a dedicated member of staff
Summer Term
Inset Day: Monday 12th working tirelessly in the school office counting dinner
April money, dealing with the registers, doing all the
photocopying and supporting children and staff in
Children return to school:
Tuesday 13th April. many ways for a long time.
Friday 16th April PTA Race
Night
Bank Holiday Everyone in the office would like to say a particular thank you for all the support she has
Monday 3rd May. given to them, they will all miss her very much.
We are also very grateful to Mrs Griffiths and her family who have served the Norwood
Thursday 20th May PTA
Children’s Fashion Show community; her two children Mark and Amy came to Norwood School and her husband
Martyn was a founder member and Chairperson of the PTA.
Half Term:
Now it’s time for Mrs Griffiths to experience and enjoy some new and exciting
Monday 31st May-Friday 4th
June (inc) opportunities in the summer sunshine. So, when you see her out and about, don’t forget
to say “Hello!”
Thursday 24th June
Sports Day KS2 am KS1 Year one Quail Chick Visit
pm
Last week Yr1 took a break from learning about dinosaur eggs to see some real
Saturday 26th June eggs...quail eggs to be precise and the newly hatched quail chicks. The proud
12-3pm Summer Fair parents (Mr & Mrs Rigby) came into school to show all the children in Yr1 how small
and lively newborn quail chicks are, they also brought a two day old chick for us to
School closed:
Staff Training day-Monday see, it was much younger than the quail chick but twice the size!
5th July
Friday 16th July PTA BBQ +
Barn Dance
Wednesday 21st July.
School closes for summer
holiday at 2pm: Y6 Leavers
Assembly 9.30am
Leyland Rd Methodist
Church
Autumn Term 2010
Children return to school:
Wednesday 1st
September 8.55am
Half term:
Monday 25th -Friday 29th
October
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 Children in the Spotlight
Week
RP: Callum Morris
RT: Taylor Dearnley Davidson
Swimming Successes
1B: Jack Armitage Silver
1D: Selina Lloyd Isabelle has passed her 10m
1D: Brooke Mcford Silver Rainbow Swimming Award. Well
2M: Emily Berry done!
2W: Ryan Queenan
3K: Chloe Wareing Silver Jamie has passed his 25m Rainbow
Swimming Award. Wonderful!
3K: Holly McQuillan Silver
3B: Kate Bishop Silver
Luke has passed his Stage 6
4CP: Matthew Vansprang-Rimmer
Swimming Award. Wow!
4CP: Bethany Heyes Silver
4JP: Zarin Kashem Silver Jordan has passed his 25m
5P: Keira Rimmer Silver Rainbow Swimming Award.
5M:Laura Pendlebury Silver Fantastic!
5M: Alice Crook Silver
6M: Charlie Gray Silver
6M: Joshua Wright Silver Matthew was Rebecca received
6C: Daniel Edwards awarded Man of the commended for
Match for Southport her Bronze Level
Trinity's U9's Football River Dancing.
Team. Excellent!
Congratulations!
Wind Band
Last Friday, year 4 and the windband, played at the Floral
Hall with many other schools and the famous Windgates
Brass Band! The children enjoyed the concert but were
nervous as the audience was huge. The children's
favourite pieces were Harry Potter (The Philophers
Stone) and The Mamma Mia Remix. You could tell
because we were singing to Mamma Mia and were
speechless for Harry Potter!
Written By Megan Powderly and Ishbel Cooke.
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

3. TEAM
Emma Martin, Luke Dempster, Lucie Cresswell, Tom Stewart, Simon Gradwell, Hannah Bushell, Lucy Dutton, Daniel Kelly
and Matthew Howard.
Kew Woods Rugby Tournament
Last Wednesday a team of Y5/6 boys and girls took part in the annual Tag Rugby tournament and performed brilliantly and
finishing 2nd in their group of 4.
Kew Woods A 4 Norwood 3
2 tries by Mattie Howard and one from Luke Dempster were not enough to beat Kew Woods, despite the fact that we had
a number of chances to score tries. Great tagging by Lucy Dutton kept it very close, but we were to rue this defeat.
Norwood 4 St. William of York 0
2 more tries from Mattie Howard, a debut try form Daniel kelly and one from Lucy Dutton gave us an easy win. Our
defence and especially our tagging was impressive particularly from Tom Stewart, whose dives to make tags were
extremely athletic.
Norwood 2 St. Nicholas 1
Simon Gradwell and Luke Dempster each scored a try to give us what was a more comfortable win than the score
suggests.
Despite these 2 wins the loss against Kew meant that they went through to the semi finals, which was particularly
frustrating as our defending had become better as the games had gone on. However it was a lovely afternoon of rugby
with all the children receiving medals for participating and enjoying themselves representing the school. To round the day
off We played a friendly match against Ainsadle St. Johns and won 7-0 with 2 tries from Emma Martin and one try each
from Daniel Kelly, Luke Dempster, Tom Stewart, Lucy Dutton and Simon Gradwell.
KS2 Chess Club
After 8 weeks of hard practice, 25 children have successfully completed learning all the names of the pieces, how they
move and have started to play chess. Their enthusiasm has been wonderful and if anyone is interested in learning chess or
improving then please visit www.chesskids.com, where there are loads of resources to help improve all abilities. This
beginners group will continue after the Easter holidays as a lunchtime club in the Activities suite.
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

4. Shinewaves Competition
The Eco committee are currently judging the
'Save water' competition. The results will follow
shortly.
One of the flowers most associated with March is
the narcissus (wild daffodil). These flowers
inspired William Wordsworth to write his famous
poem about daffodils:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Find the rest of the poem and get inspired to
illustrate it. You can take a photograph, use
pictures from magazines, paint, draw or collage
it's up to you.
Pop your entries into the competition post box,
outside the hall by next Tuesday morning
(23.3.10), with your name and class on the back.
Eco committee
The Eco committee have organised for
Richard Joynson to create some Living
Willow structures on the school field.
These will provide shade for the
children when playing on the field
during summer lunchtimes. The Eco
committee have enjoyed helping to
weave the willow.
PTA
PTA Guess the baby quiz. £1 to enter and all the babies are members of
Easter Egg Raffle staff. There will be a cash prize. The quiz will be sold on the
Tickets cost 20p only one ticket per child. Draw playground in the mornings or if you want you could send your £1 into
will take place Friday 26th March. the office in an envelope with your child's name and class on it and we
will pass the entry onto you. Good Luck!
After School Clubs
A big thank you to
everyone who supported Junior Charity Cake Sale in Children will be discharged from
Aid of Southport Lifeboats the nearest exit to where the
the cake sale on Monday
Monday 22nd March club is being held.
15th March as we made
over £50! 10.15-10.30 am Yr 3 Central Parents must not wait for their
Area. child in the foyer, they must
wait on the playground.