December 21st
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
Congratulations to those students who were acknowledged in our ECE and Primary Awards Assemblies.
Four students from each class (Prep-Gr 5) were recognised for exceptional demonstration of the DECYP Values- Respect, Courage, Growth and Aspiration. One student from each class (Prep-Gr 5) were recognised for Academic Achievement.
Two children from each grade group were recognised in both Music and PE.
Value and Academic Award Recipients
| Class | Aspiration | Growth | Respect | Courage | Academic |
| Prep Dahl | Daniel Jafari | Charlotte Copping | Heath Fisher | Lily Vanderslink | Daniel Lin |
| Prep Green/Tyers | Isaac Hayes | Quinn Cassidy | Milla Leedham | Molly Robinson | Henry Morrison |
| Prep Paulsen | Dougie Manshanden | Jaylei Imlach-Smith | Abigail Upston | Evie Bartlett | Hugo Duddington |
| 1 Andrew/Bertram | George Zantuck | Pria Frost | Masie Lyon | Zoe Clark | Winston Glenn |
| 1 Roberts | Juliet Sutton | Maggie Bent | Miah Barrenger | Abbey Butterworth | Minnie Cruickshank |
| 1-2 Walker | Chloe Atkinson | Alistair Gibson | Ava Waite | Neve Weeding | Toby Scolyer |
| 2 Garwood | Ivy Sheppard | Freya Hendriksen | Yasamin Jafari | Jake Kerrison | Bella Mullen |
| 2-3 Glen | Hunter Apted | Jacob Chugg | Oliver Smith | Riley Donohue | Marceline Stokes |
| 2-3 Hayes | Sophie Clark | Mia Rochus | Ella Carins | Oli Garwood | Elise Pinner |
| 3-4 Cummings | Zara Cruickshank | Seb Poke | Maisy Swift | Indiana Upston | Zach Stevenson |
| 3-4 Farran/Holt | Pranika Khanal | Ryan Scolyer | Violet Morrison | Lauchlin Bowman | Harriet McLennan |
| 3-4 Gibbons | Baxter Manshanden | Ruby Lockhart | Frederick Zantuck | Maggie Chandler | Henry Stevenson |
| 4 Poke/Skinner | Rhys O'Donnell | Karta Arnold | Ellie Edwards-Maguire | Chace Martin | Olivia Simmons |
| 5-6 O'Brien | Mitchell Thomas | Rhys Walker | Banjo Titmus | Kiarlah Allen | Eddie Saunders |
| 5-6 Faulkner | Amira Mullen | Bryce Austin | Brodie Button | Blake Staak | Isabel Brain |
| 5-6 Marshall | Tearsa Stokes | Henry Saville | Olivia Wyatte | Owen Butterworth | Matilda Morrison |
| 5-6 Talbot | Gabi Ling | Jade Newstead | Cora Sutton | Quinn Hilkmann | Luca Swift |
| 5-6 Sutton/Scolyer/Driessen | Chloe Kerrison | Henry Saville | Quinton Brown | Amber Head | Matilda Stevenson |
PE Awards
| Grade Prep | George Blundell | Ruby Alomes |
| Grade 1 | Oscar Stevenson | Amelia Paterson |
| Grade 2 | Lenny Bent | Kelsey Mulder |
| Grade 3 | Campbell Bent | Zoe Weeding |
| Grade 4 | Wyl Garwood | Larnie Barrenger |
| Grade 5 | Griffin Wyllie | Luella Wilson |
Music Awards
| Grade Prep | Campbell Best | Amelie Thomas |
| Grade 1 | Kingsley Smith | Violet Webb |
| Grade 2 | Otto Moore | Annie Vernon |
| Grade 3 | Timothy Lin | Malia Keeling |
| Grade 4 | Amari Leslie | Evie Fitzpatrick |
| Grade 5 | Elaina Hendriksen | Charlie Miller |
Environmental Ambassador Award
The following students were awarded the Environmental Ambassador Award in recognition of consistently setting a positive example to their peers by cleaning up and reusing whenever possible.
| Oscar Dell |
| Makayla Yates |
| Sam Clark |
| Matilda Morrison |
| Gabi Ling |
| Matilda Hinsheri |
