June 8th

Throughout our school, we are focussing on taking an inquiry approach to our teaching and learning. We are posing questions to investigate, fostering curiosity and developing the assets of successful learners.  In every classroom, you will see students wondering, researching, collaborating, thinking and communicating, as we aim to build the skills and dispositions that are required for lifelong learning and success.

The pictures below show the wonder and engagement of students in 1 Roberts as they explored how light reflects from different objects while inquiring into ‘How do we see the world around us?’ 

Some of the students were wondering…

‘If there were no light sources, how would we see?’ – Ethan

‘Are there any light sources that we don’t know about?’  - Jade

‘If there was no light, would people know where they’re going?’ – Lochlan

Minnie investigated what happens when light shines through a glass prism.

“I noticed that when the light went through it, it split into colours like a rainbow.”

We will continue to share with you the exciting inquiries that are happening in all of our classrooms, as we foster and grow this engaging approach to teaching and learning.

Classes throughout our school are working incredibly hard to unpack our value of Growth and what it means for them. This will continue to be an explicit teaching focus for us during Term 2.

 What does Growth look like at Norwood Primary School?

• looking for opportunities to develop a new skill or learning concept
• learning from experiences, mistakes and challenges 
• Encouraging all to make positive choices and do their best
• Listening to, accepting and acting on feedback
• Asking questions
• Never giving up.

Living the value of Growth means that we are focused on the process of learning, and we continually look for opportunities to improve. By embedding this value in the culture of our school, we model the behaviours we encourage in our learners.

As part of the celebration of our Values, we will be awarding those students who have consistently displayed and modelled the Growth behaviours of our Expected Student Behaviour. Students who are recognised for displaying Growth, will be presented with a Growth badge, which they can wear every day. These badges will be presented to students in assemblies later this Term. For parents/guardians of these students, please keep an eye out for an invitation to be a part of this assembly to recognise those students who go above and beyond.

Commencing Monday 20^th June for the following two weeks, teachers will be holding two-way or three-way (students) conversations with parents.  Meetings will be up to 15 minutes in length and need to be booked via our online booking system School Interviews.

If you do not have access to the internet or have any difficulties, please contact the school office on 6344 2533 and they will book you an appointment.

• To book your appointment time click here parent-teacher booking system
• Enter the event code: 6xzr4
• Enter your contact details - ensure you check these as they will be used to contact you for your meeting
• Choose your preferred meeting type: in person, phone or video conference
• Enter child name
• Choose teacher
• Choose the date and time that suits you
• Make sure you put your appointment in your calendar

If you have chosen a video conference meeting, please ensure you have entered your correct email address as your child’s teacher will send you a link to the Teams meeting.

If you have chosen a phone meeting the teacher will call you at your appointment time, please note they may be calling from a private (blocked) number so it is important that you answer their call.  Teachers will attempt to call twice, however, it is likely that there will be booking directly before and after your call, and it may be difficult for this to be re-scheduled.  

If you are unable to find a suitable time for your needs please contact your child’s teacher directly.

On Friday 27th May a team runners represented Norwood at the LSSSA Cross Country Carnival. 

Norwood competed in Division B, the eagerness towards the competition was clear from the Norwood team. The amount of cheering and encouragement from students to their Norwood peers was outstanding and great to see. It showed up in the results as well, with Norwood winning 4 of the 8 team events.

There were some excellent individual performances that helped Norwood win these team events. Special congratulations to the following students on their top 3 placings: Toby W (3^rd), Zoe W (3^rd), Casey N (1^st), Lucas H (2^nd), Eddie S (2^nd), Gabi L (1^st) and Charlie B (1^st).

All of these great team and individual performances led Norwood to win the Division B Carnival. Well done to all participating students on contributing to this excellent achievement.

Ben Humphrey

Please Note: Student Leaders will be hosting all assemblies. Parent/Carers of our certificate and award recipients will be invited by text to attend.

Bee-lieve in Yourself

We have been focusing on GROWTH and growth mindset in our classroom. A lot of students identified art as an area that they find challenging. Inspired by the beautiful display in our front office, the children completed a directed drawing of a bee. We then used watercolour blending to create a colourful background. Fine liners and sharpies were used to complete our bees.

Tip of the week

If your child struggles with reversing the letters b and d, this may be a great trick to help them.

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. Below are two exciting opportunities for students transitioning to both Queechy High School and Kings Meadows High School:

Queechy High School

This will be our first trip to QHS for transition. For this visit QHS run a STEAM challenge in the library, the primary focus of this is to get students working collaboratively and also provide an opportunity for them to mix with some students from another school. Three schools at a time will go to QHS to maximise this interaction.

Date: Week 9 on Monday 27^th of June.

Punchbowl, Norwood, Waverley (+Invermay)

Arriving at 10:50 finishing at 12:20

This will be for all students who are considering attending QHS in 2023.

Kings Meadows High School

Visit 1 - The Year 7 Transition Team (Learning Support Kate Hume, Tom Hartley, Taylor Neilson, AST Brenton Gale, Year 7 2023 Leader Daniel Richardson and/or Claire Lovitt AP) will be visiting Year 6 classes commencing Week 8, Term 2 (20th - 24th June). The KMHS staff will be observing those transitioning Year 6s in their normal class and quietly speak to individuals about how they learn best.

Visit 2 - In addition to the Transition Team visiting, the Transition Leaders (Year 7, 2022 students) will be visiting to speak with Year 6 students about their transition journey and life at KMHS. This will also be an opportunity for our Year 6 students to explore the 'Welcome to KMHS' canvas course and participate in a virtual scavenger hunt through our grounds. This will take place in week 9 or 10.

This will be for those students intending to enrol at KMHS for 2023.

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 was emailed last week. 

Levies are one of the many ways that families contribute to our school community. Levies support student learning by contributing towards the cost of essential items and services.

When setting school levies and charges the school:

• Considers inclusive education, community expectations and family financial constraints
• Sets levies at the lowest amount possible
• Consults with the School Association of the school

Payment for school levies are due, if you are unable to pay in full we are happy to take instalments, please contact Nicole on 6344 2533 to arrange.  Payments can be made at the school using cash or card or online via BPay. Families with a Centerlink Health Care Card are eligible for financial assistance click here to apply online Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) (education.tas.gov.au)  

STEM Resources 

Thank you to all of those who donated bottle caps and bottles in the past couple of weeks, we now have enough to complete our experiments. We are now looking for any real estate signs, made of plastic (core flute), 600ml and 1.25litre bottles for our 5/6 students to use. If they could be left at the front office or in Mr Walker’s office it would be greatly appreciated.

We are seeking help from volunteers willing to cover beautiful new books for our library and classroom shelves.

If you are able to offer any of your time to assist with this task, please contact the office to advise.

Thank you!

Please Note: Spectators are welcome at home games only.

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

Friday 17th June

Hockey v Invermay & Trevallyn at St Leonards Hockey Centre

Soccer v Riverside at Norwood

Netball H v Riverside at Norwood

Netball M v Glen Dhu at Glen Dhu

Football D v Riverside at Norwood

Football F v Ravenswood at Ravenswood

Bootcamp at Norwood

Issue 4 is online now. Orders close on Tuesday 21st June.

Steps for Book Club On Line Ordering.  

1. Grab your child’s Book Club catalogue and either sign in or register if you are a first time user
2. Click on ORDER and then select your school (Norwood Primary School L’Ton) and your child’s class.
3. Add your child’s first name and last initial (so the school know who the book is for)

Class Names:

PLEASE NOTE: Your child’s details will never be shared with 3rd parties OR used for marketing purposes

- this is for distribution purposes only.

4. Enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue.
5. All Loop orders are sent directly to the school to submit to scholastic. Books will be delivered to your
   child’s class if you order by the close date.
6. When you have completed the online order, there’s no need to return any paper work or receipt of purchase back to the school.

Thank you!

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 Disco – The Disco will be held Thursday 29^th September.  We still need a co-ordinator for the event. The role is to organise the food, drinks and volunteers.  We note there is already a number of volunteers willing to help out. 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

• Old clean plant pots - to grow cuttings ready for sale at the fair.
• Small unwrapped toys from McDonalds etc – for prizes
• Trash & Treasure – Your unwanted toys, games and books

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!