July 3rd

Term 2 has simply flown by. In ten weeks we have had parent teacher meetings, reporting, Winter Fest, 100 Nights of Reading, Cross Country, excursions, Alpaca’s and of course classroom teaching! We have celebrated student work with our regular Assemblies and have recognised the positive behaviour choices our students make.  

It has been a privilege for me to work with and be a part of the Norwood community.  My time here has been really rewarding and I have enjoyed getting to know children, families and staff. Thank you to all for making me so welcome.

I wish all students and staff a great holiday and hope that everyone is able to spend some family time together. 

Mrs Rachel Brown

We look forward to Principal Karen Hampton returning from her study trip to the United States, and thank Rachel Brown for her work in the Norwood community over the past term. We wish her well in her new appointment to Ravenswood Heights Primary for the remainder of the year.

Mr Rae will return to us (and his class) in week 2 of term 3 with Ms Bannon continuing to work with 5-6R until then. When he returns Ms Bannon will have a few weeks filling the role of Mrs Terry while she is on leave. Melinda Williams of Kinder land will be on deserved long service leave for the first half of the term and we hope to confirm her replacement tomorrow.

Mrs Guy continues on her extended leave but rest assured she misses us and will not leave without saying goodbye.

In any big organisation, with a large number of staff, change and illness and changing circumstances are a human factor that we must resiliently manage. Opportunities arise and growth occurs. All staff and families are wished a restful break with a hope that they return ready for locking onto learning in third term.

There are no expected changes to staffing of classrooms from the current status, and we thank parents families and children for their support around the reporting and parent teacher gatherings.

Gary Jones

Thanks to everyone for supporting the recent pyjama day. Our efforts have raised $760 for Mission Australia to support the homeless. Last night 20 thousand children were not sleeping in their family home, and face disadvantage which is out of control. It is fantastic that we can be socially responsible and help make a small difference, as we all look to support those that are currently homeless. Well done everyone.

In 6D, we have been working on geometry, investigating 3D Shapes and angles in our Maths block. Students have created various 3D shapes from nets and created models using plasticine and straws. They have calculated angles using protractors and they understand the properties of obtuse, acute, reflex and revolution angles.

We have had a very busy term. Some of our class highlights are our First Tasmanians Cataract Gorge Excursion with Aboriginal Historian Geoff McLean, learning about insects and bugs, sushi making, maths games, learning Japanese and construction.

These are our directed drawings of snowmen. We followed directions to draw the outlines, traced them with a dark colour and used dye wash to add colour. 

A reminder to parents and carers if your child will be absent please notify the school by 9:30am.

You can do this in person, email school norwood.primary@education.tas.gov.au, (please do not email individual staff members), phone (63442533), text message (0407 665 749) and via the Schoolzine App. Please ensure that all parent contact mobile numbers are up to date. Thank you!

The Lost Property table (located near the front office) is overflowing with lost jumpers, gloves, coats and containers. Please check to see if anything belongs to you. Any items left at the end of this week will be donated to the City Mission. Thank you!

If you recently received a request for updated information please return updated Medical Plans and Parent Authorisation forms to the school office as soon as possible.

Instructional Model

Schools within the Queechy Alliance (QA) continue to establish consistent knowledge about the four phases of the Instructional Model: Engage, Explicit Teaching, Targeted Learning and Review. Teachers are implementing elements of the framework in to their classroom practice regularly and they are making adaptions as needed to support student success.

This term, on Monday June 17th, staff from all seven schools met for a Professional Learning session around the Explicit Teaching phase of the Instructional Model (IM). We were fortunate to have Pamela Macklin (our School Improvement consultant) here again to impart her knowledge and wisdom to the group in a collaborative way. It was an opportunity for staff to gain a shared understanding of explicit teaching and the gradual release of responsibility needed by the teacher for students to be successful. The importance of Effective Feedback and Quality Questioning in this phase was also highlighted. Tasks enabled professional conversations with colleagues from other schools and grades, sharing successes, challenges and student and personal development.

Our next session together will be on Monday July 22^nd (Student Free day). Led by Karen Hampton (Principal, Norwood Primary School), staff will be engaged in ‘How Students Learn to Read’ before moving to Moderation groups in the afternoon.

If you have any questions regarding the MYLP please contact your In School Leader.

Belinda Simpson

QA MYLP Coordinator

Just a reminder that Student Levies and Esk Band Fees are due for payment. These invoices can be paid a number of ways including Cash or Credit Card at the school, via Bpay or at Service Tasmania. If you are unable to pay in full we are able to make arrangements for part payments (please contact Nicole at the School Office to discuss) which can be paid via the above methods or direct debited from your Centrelink payments - forms are available from the school.

Next School Association meeting:

When:            Tuesday 13^th August

Time:             7:30pm

Where:          School Library

Agenda:

• Winter Festival
• Grade 6 Fundraising
• Before School Care
• Father's Day Stall
• Entertainment Books
• School Photos
• Fundraising process and policies
• Yellow Lines – near the School Crossing
• End of Year BBQ / Summer Festival
• School Disco
• School Logo and School Polo Tops

Please send all additional agenda items to norwoodpsa@gmail.com

Everyone is welcome to attend!