Welcome to week 6! This Term is certainly racing by quickly with summer just around the corner. Let’s hope we start to see an improvement in the weather as the days get longer.

Our Colour Run was held last Thursday and was a sensational afternoon of splashing colour and fun. Norwood Primary School raised an enormous $28,645! This is a remarkable effort form the entire school community and we cannot thank you all enough. A huge thank you to the School Association and the volunteers for your work on another successful project. To our parent community who came out to support the afternoon, thank you. It was fantastic to view the sea of colour and the smiles on student faces.

A special thank you to Mrs Simone Fox for her work in running the event. From both an organisational and logistical stand-point, the afternoon ran seamlessly.  

2023 Classes

Our class structure for 2023 has been finalised and can be shared with the school community. The structure allows for streamlined curriculum delivery and is as follows:

As previously communicated, we are currently finalising staffing for the year and should be in a position to share this within the coming weeks. Our staff have worked hard in a collaborative fashion to develop our classes and their input has been invaluable in the process.

2022 End of Year Reporting and Communicating with Families

A reminder to families that end of year reports will be sent home on Thursday 15^th December.

You can learn more about school reports by watching the video accessed through the QR code or view the links below:

• School Reports FAQs
• Understanding the 9-point scale
• Visit the Department of Education’s website at: Reporting - The Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania (decyp.tas.gov.au)

Sora App - eBook Access

Recently Libraries Tasmania covered the cost of a statewide eBook licence which is accessible to all families through the Sora App. The App provides access to a foundation set of eBooks, eAudiobooks, graphic novels, comics and magazines, including award winning titles and well-known authors. It includes books for early readers, modern fiction and vintage classics.

Students can access the books by downloading and activating the Sora App.

NAPLAN 2023 - Change of Dates

Students will be sitting NAPLAN between 15th and 27th March 2023.

The National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are already learning at school. On its own, NAPLAN is not a test that can be studied for, and students are not expected to do so.

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process – it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance; however, students and parents may use individual results to discuss progress with teachers.

2023 will be the first year NAPLAN will be held in March, having previously taken place in May. This change was made so school systems would have access to results earlier in the school year, so they can be used to inform teaching and learning plans for the remainder of the year.

Why NAPLAN is conducted online

NAPLAN online provides a better assessment and more precise results.

One of the main benefits of NAPLAN online is that it uses tailored (or adaptive) testing. This means that students receive questions better suited to their abilities, so they can show what they know and can do. Online testing also allows us to provide a wide range of accessibility options to support students with disability to access NAPLAN.

Feedback from students is that they find the online test more engaging.

Please note that students in Year 3 complete the Writing Test on paper.

Parent information brochures and other resources

NAPLAN information brochure for parents and carers

The link will take you to the official National Assessment Program (NAP) website.

Please contact Norwood Primary School if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,

Luke Padgett

A/Principal

Value Certificate Recipients

It was fantastic to acknowledge students from our Prep to Grade 6 classes during a recent lunchtime line-up. These certificates highlighted those students who have displayed exceptional behaviour, an outstanding approach to learning and academic excellence. Congratulations to all recipients.

Many of our classes are going on End of Year Celebrations to the Riverside Pool. As per the school and Department for Education, Children and Young People's Sun Protection Polices all students must wear a rash vest or t-shirt or other appropriate clothing when swimming. Students who are not wearing appropriate cover will have to remain in the shade and will not be able to swim. When your child's class is participating in these exciting events, please apply sunscreen before sending them to school. The school will have sunscreen available so that students can reapply, however if your child has sensitivities please pack their own.

Kindergarten Classes

Who: Kinder Leedham and Kinder Williams

Where: Heritage Forest

When: Thursday 15th December. Leave school at 9:30am and return by 2:45pm

Students will need a big drink, recess and lunch. No lunch orders available on this day. Don’t forget your jumper, hat and sunscreen. 

Rebecca Leedham and Melinda Williams

Prep Classes

Who: Prep Dahl, Prep Green/Tyers and Prep Paulsen

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 12th December. Leave school at 9:05am and return by 11:30am

Students should wear their PE uniform and bring their hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea and a large drink. Sun tops (rashies) are essential. Don’t forget to pack underwear. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Kelly Dahl, Sarah Green, Lizzie Tyers and Laine Paulsen

Grade 1 and 2 Classes

Who: 1 Andrew/Bertram, 1 Roberts & 1-2 Walker, 2 Garwood, 2-3 Glen and 2-3 Hayes

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool  

When: Monday 12th December. Times TBC

Students should wear their PE uniform and bring their hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea and a large drink. Sun tops (rashies) are essential. Don’t forget to pack underwear. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Kate Andrew, Ange Bertram, Carol Roberts, Tamsin Walker Nicole Garwood, Jacqueline Glen & Allira Hayes

Grade 3-4 and 4 Classes

Who: 3-4 Cummings, 3-4 Gibbons, 3-4 Farran/Holt and 4 Poke/Skinner

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 19th December. Leave school at 9:05am and return by 12:00pm

Students can wear plain clothes (no singlets or bare shoulders) and bring their school hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea and a large drink. Sun tops (rashies) are essential. Don’t forget to pack underwear. The pool kiosk will be open for students to access. Please limit money to an appropriate amount. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Nita Cummings, Terri Gibbons, Kayla Farran, Lauren Holt, Megan Poke and Susan Skinner

Grade 5-6 Classes

Who: All Grade 5-6 Classes

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 19th December. Leave school at 11:30am and return by 3:00pm

Students can wear plain clothes (no singlets or bare shoulders) and bring their school hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea, lunch and a large drink. Sun tops (rashies) are essential. Don’t forget to pack underwear. The pool kiosk will be open for students to access. Please limit money to an appropriate amount. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Grade 3-4 A, 3-4 B, 3-4 C and 4 A

We will be travelling to The Earl Arts Centre to view a performance of Aladdin, followed by walking to the City Park for an ‘Amazing Race’ style challenge session. 

Date:      Friday 25th November

Time:      Depart school at 10:20am and arrive back by 2:45pm

Recess/Lunch: Students will need to bring a packed fruit break, morning tea, lunch and a big drink of water. NO CANTEEN ORDERS AVAILABLE ON THIS DAY.

Clothing: Students will need to wear their uniform, school sun hat and comfortable walking shoes. 

Nita Cummings, Kayla Farran, Lauren Holt, Terri Gibbons, Megan Poke and Susan Skinner

Classroom Teachers

All Grade 5-6 Classes

We will be travelling to The Door of Hope to view the Dance Fever performance.

Date:      Friday 25th November

Time:      Depart school at 10:20am and arrive back by 1:45pm.

Recess/Lunch: Students will need to bring a packed fruit break, morning tea, lunch and a big drink of water. NO CANTEEN ORDERS AVAILABLE ON THIS DAY.

Grade 1 A, 1 B, 1-2 A, 2 A, 2-3 A and 2-3 B

We will be travelling by bus to Princess Theatre to view a Kim Roe production 'Under the Sea' and then walking to City Park. 

Date:      Wednesday 7th December

Time:      Depart school at 9:20am and arrive back by 2:20pm.

Recess/Lunch: Students will need to bring a packed fruit break, morning tea, lunch and a big drink of water. NO CANTEEN ORDERS AVAILABLE ON THIS DAY.

Carol Roberts, Kate Andrew, Ange Bertram, Tamsin Walker, Nicole Garwood, Jacqueline Glen and Allira Hayes

Classroom Teachers

In Grade 5/6 Art Options we were recently challenged to create 'thumbprint' bird pictures.

First we used our thumbs and paint to create at least 4 blobs which would later become our birds. These were arranged in a curved position to allow for a telegraph pole wire to stretch underneath.

In the next lesson we were challenged to decorate our scenes with sharpies, markers and fine-liners. We attempted to incorporate some personality features within our birds to show character.

Here are some of the great artistic creations from students.

Tip of the Week

Our Colour Run Day was a huge success. A very big thankyou to our School Association, parent volunteers and school families for supporting this event.

COLOUR RUN!

Last Thursday we held our first Colour Run and what an amazing event it was. The children looked like they had an absolute blast running around the course getting sprayed with colour. It was so lovely to see the whole school together on the oval and having a great time. 

A very special thank you to Simone (Mrs Fox) for helping organise the Colour Run, the lead up and on the day. Thank you also to our groundsman Luke, student leaders and parent volunteers who helped out on the day. 

The Norwood families were amazing with their fundraising with a total of $28,645 being raised, absolutely amazing. We will present a final figure that goes directly back to the school after the prizes have been distributed in a couple of weeks. 

Thankyou to our amazing school community for being involved and helping fundraise towards new projects and equipment for our school. 

Thankyou! 

Next School Association meeting:

When:           Tuesday 13th December 2022

Time:             6:00pm (new time)

Where:          Library & Online

This will be our last meeting for the year.  Please join us in person, we’ll be having nibbles and drinks after to celebrate our successful year.  If you would like to attend online please let us know at norwoodpsa@gmail.com to organise an invite link to the meeting.

SAVE THE DATE - The annual end of year family picnic will be on Thursday 15^th December. Sausage sizzle, popcorn and fairy floss will be available to purchase or your welcome to BYO. Come and enjoy a relaxing evening with your Norwood Primary community.

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

https://www.facebook.com/NorwoodPSSA

We can be contacted at norwoodpsa@gmail.com

The Year 3-6 Student Parliament are wanting to support those families who may be going without this Christmas.

Through the Salvation Army’s Hamper of Hope the students are hoping to gather non-perishable food items that can be left in the bags near the front office. 

See below for suggested items.

Our Kindergarten Orientation night is on Thursday 1^st December at 7pm in the Kinder building.

This is an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and find out helpful information to support your child’s transition into Kinder 2023.

It is highly recommended for children to stay at home to enable parents to focus and ask questions without distraction.

Presentation Assembly

Date: Wednesday, December 7^th

Time: Commencing at 7.00pm. Students to meet their teachers at 6.45pm outside the venue.

Venue: Queechy High School gymnasium

Students are asked to please wear their Year 6 Leavers Tops to this assembly with school appropriate bottoms. Students are asked to not wear tights to this event.

Celebration Dinner

Date: Tuesday 20^th December

Time: Commencing at 6.00pm - 8.45pm

Venue: Launceston Golf Club

Students are asked to dress smartly for this occasion. Arriving at the venue is not public, so normal transport is expected. Student will gather at the back of the venue for photo opportunities. Norwood Primary School has made a contribution in order to limit the impact on families. The cost of the dinner for 2022 will be $35. Payments for this dinner can be made at the school office. If you had any questions around this payment please discuss this with our School Business Manager, Nicole Moir. 

Issue 8 Book Club orders close tomorrow, Thursday 24th November.