May 25th

We held our Prep – Grade 6 Cross Country carnival last Friday at school. It was great to have so many parents and spectators back at a school sporting event supporting our eager young runners. Participation and house spirit was excellent from students throughout the day, ending in some great efforts and close races.

In terms of our house competition, it was a close event between our 3 houses during the day. Waratah house had a slim lead after the Grade 3/4 carnival however Banksia roared back in the 5/6 carnival in the afternoon to take out the overall winner by 5 points. Waratah and Banksia are now in a tie for the lead in our year-long House Competition.

The Kinder students will be having their event on Thursday afternoon at school.

Enjoy the following photos from the day:

Based on performances at our Cross Country carnival last week the following students have been selected to represent Norwood at the LSSSA Cross Country carnival this Friday.

Congratulations to these students:

Grade 3

Toby W, Ned F, Ryan S, Campbell B, Henry S, Cooper M, Zoe W, Ava R, Violet M, Ruby L, Georgia C, Sophie C

Grade 4

Casey N, Lucas H, Cohen W, Cooper C, Seb P, Rhys O, Larnie B, Briah M, Charlotte E, Isabelle F, Rosie L, Evie F

Grade 5

Eddie S, Rhys W, Hugo A, Luca S, Alex M, Jedd L, Gabi L, Olivia W, Matilda S, Luella W, Lacee S, Elaina H

Grade 6

Charlie B, Daniel S, Sam G, Jaspar W, Jack G, Harry P, Ella B, Lily D, Scarlett P, Rahni C, Millie H, Halle R

This event is being held at the Windsor Community Precinct in Riverside. Norwood is in Division B this year and will be running between 12:55pm and 2:20pm.

Students are required to wear their sports uniform, bring a large drink bottle and their jumper. No lunch orders on this day.  A spare pair of shoes and socks may also be a good idea. Please bring your asthma puffer if required.

Students should have brought home a note with other relevant information.

It was fantastic to acknowledge students across the school last week who were deserving recipients of Values Certificates. These certificates highlighted those students who have displayed exceptional behaviour, an outstanding approach to learning and academic excellence. Congratulations to all recipients.

On Friday the 20^th May grade 3/4 s went to the hall in the afternoon for a science provocation about forces. The question we were all given was ‘How do we make things move?’. There was a range of activities set up for us to explore this question. The stations were tyres, ropes, toy trains, toy cars, mini trampolines, colourful balloons and spinning things.

We moved around the rotations in small groups. Each person had a sheet to write on and investigate what they found out and what wonderings they had.

It was an awesome experience, and we can’t wait to find out more about forces.

Thank you to our teachers for organising, especially Mr Walker who put a lot of time into setting this up for us.

By Briah M and Thomas S (3-4 F/H)

Every second year a personal development program is held to support families in educating children with age appropriate information in an interactive and relaxed setting. Wendy Gregory will return to our school, commencing June 14th. All grades will participate, with some grades requiring more time than others. A parent letter will be sent home in the coming weeks and a brochure of the content for different grades will be available for collection from the school office if you would like one. More information to follow.

Luke Padgett

Pre-Kinder has started for the term. It has been wonderful to see so many old and new families attend.  If you know of anyone with a child born in 2018 please tell them to contact the school office so they can join in the fun!

Tip of the week

Teaching children to cook is a lifetime skill with so many benefits.

Who would have thought that learning to cook can enhance skills in reading, maths, following directions, problem solving, fine motor skills and working together.

We are excited to be able to participate in the LSSSA 5-6 Sport program again. Spectators are welcome at home games only. All students will bring home a code of conduct form to be completed before they can participate in 5-6 sport.

Friday 3rd June

Hockey v Riverside & St Leonards at St Leonards Hockey Centre

Soccer v West L'ton at Norwood

Netball H v Youngtown at Youngtown

Netball M v Punchbowl at Norwood

Football F v West L'ton at West L'ton

Football D v Riverside at Riverside

Bootcamp at Norwood 

Friday 10th June

Hockey v Waverley & Riverside at St Leonards Hockey Centre

Soccer v St Leonards at Norwood

Netball H v West L'ton at Norwood

Netball M v Mowbray at Mowbray

Football D v Punchbowl at Punchbowl

Football F v Mowbray at Mowbray

Bootcamp at Norwood

Transitioning from primary to high school is a time full of fun, excitement and new experiences, but it can also be challenging or worrying for many students and their families. Norwood Primary School are fortunate to be able to collaborate with local high schools in order to make this process a smooth one. Our local schools are aiming to assist students and their families by making sure every child is prepared and feels supported in their choice for high school learning in 2023. 

Coming up later this Term we have experiences available for those students who will be attending Queechy High School and Kings Meadows High School, plus those students who are still unsure. The purpose of both of these experiences is to increase students connectedness to their Year 7 high school, whilst fostering engagement through introductory experiences.

There will be more information to come around these sessions.

If you haven’t already filled in the our Grade 6 Transition Survey the link is here:

https://norwoodps.schoolzineplus.com/form/28

This will enable us to have an accurate record of student destinations for 2023.

Thank you so much to Shannon Hodgetts for coordinating our Election Day BBQ this year. Thank you also to all of our volunteers who helped cook and sell snags and egg and bacon rolls. We appreciate you all so much.

Thank you also to:

IGA Norwood

Cripps Nubake

Woolworths Supermarkets Launceston and Kings Meadows

Pure food Eggs

Longford Swift Meat

PFD Foods

Coles Charles Street

For contributing to our fundraiser with your donations

We need your help!

Father’s Day Stall - We still need a coordinator for the Father’s Day Stall. The role of coordinator is very important but not as scary as it may seem. A coordinator does the ordering, organises packing, pricing and volunteers for the day. The stall will be held on Wednesday 31^st August and Thursday 1^st September. If you are able to assist please contact us.

School Fair – Saturday 17^th September, save the date! Planning is starting to ramp up, if you would like to be involved with the planning committee please contact us.

We are currently asking for donations for your old clean plant pots, Justin O’Donnell has kindly offered to grow cuttings ready for sale at the fair.

Please like and share our Facebook page to help keep you updated with all our current activities!

https://www.facebook.com/NorwoodPSSA

Next School Association meeting:

When:            Tuesday 14^th June 2022

Time:              7:00pm

Where:           Online

If you would like to attend please let us know at norwoodpsa@gmail.com to organise an invite link to the meeting.

All are welcome to attend our meetings, you do not need to commit to be a regular member or attendee, you can also just be a volunteer. If you have any questions or want more information about how you can be involved and have the chance to make a real difference to your school community please contact us at norwoodpsa@gmail.com

Entertainment Book – The school benefits from every membership purchased! 

The intention to enrol at Kings Meadows High School in 2023 is now open. 

To assist us with ensuring your son/daughter is set up for success for their transition to Grade 7 2023, please click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser and complete the intention to enrol form.

https://bit.ly/2023intentiontoenrol (Links to an external site.)

We thank you for providing us with this information. It will make available a communication channel for future correspondence and also give valuable information that will assist us with the formation of 2023 Grade 7 classes.

If you have any concerns or problems completing this form, please contact Claire Lovitt or Brenton Gale on 63431000 or via email:

Claire.lovitt@education.tas.gov.au

Brenton.gale@education.tas.gov.au