From The Acting Principal
We have finally made it to the end of 2022! What a fantastic year of learning and growth it has been for each and every one of our students at Norwood Primary School. In the past fortnight we have celebrated the successes of many of our students, through our formal Awards assemblies, Christmas presentations, our Year 6 Leavers Dinner and of course our picnics. A big thank you to those families who attended these events.
Staffing update
Our staffing for 2023 is almost complete. We are just waiting on confirmation for some key members of staff and any backfill that may be required. I hope to be able to inform you of this as soon as possible.
We welcome Julia Rainbow to our Year 3/4 teaching team for 2023. Julia will be joining a strong team and we look forward to working with her.
Isaac Klug is another inclusion into our team and he will be working in the 3-6 space, with his teaching load to be confirmed.
| Kindergarten | Tania Fankhauser |
| Kindergarten | Melinda Williams |
| Prep A | Kelly Dahl |
| Prep B | Lizzie Tyers and Katie Koch |
| Gr 1-2 A | Kate Andrew |
| Gr 1-2 B | Carol Roberts |
| Gr 1-2 C | Bianca Sutton and Susan Skinner |
| Gr 1-2 D | Nicole Garwood |
| Gr 1-2 E | Allira Hayes |
| Gr 3-4 A | Terri Gibbons |
| Gr 3-4 B | Julia Rainbow |
| Gr 3-4 C | Jessica Milne |
| Gr 3-4 D | Kayla Farran and TBC |
| Gr 3-4 E | Tula Thomas |
| Gr 5-6 A | Megan Poke and Laura Cronin |
| Gr 5-6 B | Emily Faulkner |
| Gr 5-6 C | Rob O’Brien and TBC |
| Gr 5-6 D | Nita Cummings |
| Gr 5-6 E | Hayley Marshall |
| Literacy Support | Carolyn Bailey |
| Lisa McArthur | |
| Health and Physical Education | Ben Humphrey |
| Music | Andrew Lamb and Ylonda Turmine |
On a personal note, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our entire school community for your unwavering support, consideration and understanding throughout this year. There have certainly been some challenging times, however, we have been able to navigate these and overwhelmingly achieve positive outcomes for all. I would like to wish all of our families a safe and healthy Christmas and New Year and hope that you can all spend time with loved ones. 2023 is shaping as an important year for Norwood Primary School on our continuous school improvement path and it is only through working together, that we can truly shape this journey.
Kind regards,
Luke Padgett
A/Principal