From the Principal

Welcome back to Term 3 to all Norwood Primary School families! It has been wonderful to see so many eager and enthusiastic students back at school ready for a new term of learning. A big welcome to Mr Michael Trotman who has joined our 3/4 team this term. We have also welcomed new teacher assistants Skye, Maddy and Brandon.

Our 1/2 classes were lucky enough to start the term with an excursion to various sites around Launceston. This was the culmination of their inquiry into Evolving Environments. A fantastic (if somewhat cold!) day was enjoyed by all. Thank you to our 1/2 team for all the hard work you put in to ensure the day was able to run smoothly.

We have had over 20 families visit our school in the first week of term to join in with one or more of our Launching into Learning programs. We are incredibly lucky at NPS to be able to offer an amazing variety of Launching into Learning programs including Chat and Climb, Little Readers, Music Mates and Little Joeys as well as our two pre-Kinder groups. In term 3 we have an exciting, new (and very cute) program beginning- Tiny Joeys which is aimed at children from birth to 12 months old. Times for all programs are advertised further on in the newsletter.

A dedicated group of 5/6 students have begun rehearsing for Dance Fever. Dance Fever is a dance event organised by Launceston College that offers opportunities for year 5/6 students to be part of a performance at the Door of Hope towards the end of year. Students are looking forward to working with our Dance Fever tutor to learn the dances they will be part of during the event. We can’t wait to watch them perform!

Kinder to year 2 classes have been lucky enough to be part of the Bravehearts Ditto program at the beginning of this week. Bravehearts visit schools around Australia to share messages around personal safety and the importance of telling a trusted adult if something is worrying you. Students will further explore these topics later in the term as part of the Early Childhood Wellbeing Program.

Families of students in years 3 and 5 who completed NAPLAN testing this year will have results sent home in the next week. NAPLAN testing occurs every year Australia wide and involves students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9. When looking at these results, please remember that they are based on one test on one day and do not always provide a full picture of where your child sits overall in their learning. Please contact the school office if you would like to discuss your child’s results further.

On Friday August 11 Student Parliament will be asking students to bring a gold coin donation and wear red in recognition of Red Nose Day which raises awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Our focus value across the school for Term 3 is Courage. Classes will be unpacking what Courage means and ways that we can show Courage at NPS. We look forward to celebrating the successes of students in this area throughout the term.

Grace

Grace Evorall | Acting Principal