March 10th

Date: TOMORROW - Thursday, 11^th March

Time: 9:30am -1:30pm - leaving school at 9:00am

Venue: St Leonards Athletic Centre

PLEASE NOTE: NO RECESS OR LUNCH ORDERS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS GRADE 3-6.

Please apply sunscreen prior to coming to school and then pack into your child's school bag so that it can be reapplied throughout the day.

The Primary Athletics Carnival will be held tomorrow, Thursday 11^th March at the St Leonards Athletic Centre. This is our first sporting carnival of the year and the first opportunity to display house spirit and determination.

We are pleased to say that parents/guardians will be able to attend the event, however, COVID safe procedures will be in place at the venue. This will require those parents/guardians and spectators in attendance to ensure that they sign in via the Check in Tas app and scanning the available code on the day and showing the successful check in to the staff member on the gate. The link to the Check in Tas app is below:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.gov.tas.checkin&hl=en_AU&gl=US - android

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/check-in-tas/id1540569133 - apple iPhone or iPad

We ask that that a maximum of 2 adults per family attend, due to the current capacity of the venue. If you are unwell or have sympoms of a cold, cough or fever you must not attend. The grandstand area will be for students only on the day.

SPECTATORS ARE NOT ABLE TO ENTER THE VENUE UNTIL 9:30 AM

To ensure a smooth start to the day, students will need to present at school by 8:55am, to allow prompt departure of buses. We are aiming to start the carnival by 9:30am. All students need to ensure they are wearing their sports uniform, hats, a large drink bottle and sunscreen. Students are also encouraged to support their house by wearing ribbons, zinc cream, etc. of their teams colours.

Wattle: Blue              Waratah: Red               Banksia: Green

Children with asthma are reminded to bring their puffers for the day.

All children must participate in at least 2 running events, with a number of other events such as long jump, relays and novelty events available as well.

Students who compete strongly may be invited to participate in the LSSSA Athletics Carnival which is to be held on 18th March, also at the St Leonards Athletic Centre.

Structure of the day:

9:30am: Grade 3-6 400m; Grade 6 Long Jump

10:00am: Grade 3-6 200m; Grade 5 Long Jump

10:30am: Grade 3-6 100m; Grade 4 Long Jump

11:15am: Grade 5-6 800m; Grade 3 Long Jump

11:45am: Tug o War

12:15pm: Grade 5-6 H2O Race; Grade 3-4 Egg & Spoon; Grade 3-4 Sack Race

12:30pm: Grade 3-6 Relays

1:15pm: Close of Carnival

Ben Humphrey

A big thank you to all of our families who entered our reading competition.

We were blown away with all of the photos as they were so unique and creative. We have decided to give all entrants a beautiful book as a keepsake.

Congratulations to all our winners!! Here are a couple of our youngest entrants from Kinder receiving their books. Thanks again to all those who entered.

Thanks again for entering and congratulations!! Keep up the fantastic reading everyone.

Tania Fankhauser

Date: Monday 22nd March

Time: 9:15am -10:45am

Venue: Norwood Primary School   

The Prep-Grade 2 Athletics Carnival will be held on 22nd March. This will be held on school grounds between 9:15am -10:45am. Kindergarten will have their carnival in Term 4.

Students will need to be wearing their PE school uniform, school hat, a large drink bottle and apply sunscreen before coming to school. Students will be competing in a number of running and novelty events throughout the morning.

We are pleased to say that parents/guardians will be able to attend this event, however, COVID safe procedures will be in place. Families will be emailed the COVID safe procedures closer to the event.

Ben Humphrey

Launching Into Learning and up to Grade 2 students and their families are invited to a Twilight Forest Fun Session

When: Tuesday 16^th March

Time: 5:15pm-6:00pm

Come along to our Twilight Forest Fun session. Engage with your child in nature and learn how to incorporate Maths, Literacy and Inquiry in outdoor play. Lots of fun learning activities will be set up for you to explore with your child/children.

We will meet outside the school office where the school flag will be flying from 5pm onwards and walk up to the forest together. Otherwise, we will meet you in the forest located past the hall and behind the tennis courts. 

Mrs Fankhauser hopes to see you there!

3 R Certificates

The following students received certificates in our primary assembly for following the 3 Rs.

School Photo Day is Thursday 18th March and Friday 19th March for Kinder Olsen.

This year we are moving to an online only ordering system which will eliminate the need for returning cash to the school with your children.  

Family photographs will be taken on Thursday 18th March, all orders for family photos MUST be completed by 4:30pm Wednesday 17th March.  LATE ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

If you have any questions please contact Leading Image or the school office.

What’s happening in Launching into Learning

Coffee and Climb in the hall Monday mornings 9:15-10:00am.

Forest Fun - Monday afternoons 1:40-2:40 pm.

Gumnuts - For babies under 12 months. Tuesdays 12:00-12:45pm.

Chatterbox for 2-3 year olds. Wednesday afternoons in the Kinder building from 12:30-1:15pm.

Pre-Kinder groups (for children starting Kinder in 2022) - Wednesday in the Kinder building. Please contact the school if you have or know of anyone with a child born in 2017 an dliving in our area.

Please contact the school and ask to speak to Mrs Fankhauser for more information or join our Launching into Learning at Norwood Primary school face book page.

Self Portraits that included our interests.

Mrs Tempest invites all Prep – 6 students to the library on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday morning (8.40am – 9am).

This is a wonderful chance to read to a Norwood Staff Member, Senior Student Council/Literacy Leader or a friend. You can even enter it into your 100 Nights of Reading Logbook.

Students are encouraged to go to their classroom first, drop off their bag and collect a Reading Club pass from their teacher.

Happy reading!

Zoe Marshall

From next issue we will no longer be taking cash/paper orders for Book Club, books will still be delivered free of charge to the school and sent home with your child  but all Book Club orders will need to be done online.

Steps for Book Club Online ordering from Issue 2 (will be sent home later this term)

1. 
   Using your child’s Book Club catalogue, 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. Class Names: KINL Leedham, KINO Olsen, KINW Williams, PA Prep Taylor, PB Prep Green/Gale, P-1A Paulsen, 1A Andrew, 1-2A Roberts, 1-2B Walker, 2A Garwood, 2B Hayes/McArthur, 3A Glen, 3-4A  Farren/Holt, 3-4B Maconachie, 3-4C Hill, 4-5A Faulkner, 5-6A Richards, 5-6B Poke/Walker, 5-6C Scolyer, 5-6D Driessen, 5-6E Marshall
3. Add your child’s first name and last initial (so the school know who the book is for) PLEASE NOTE:  Your child’s details will never be shared with 3rd Parties OR used for Marketing purpose - 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 be submitted 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

Norwood Primary School Association Easter Raffle is coming soon, with raffle prizes drawn at school on Friday 26^th March.

We are asking if you could help support us by please donating any Easter eggs, bunnies or Easter related items by Friday 19^th March. We really need and appreciate your support. Baskets will be in your child’s classroom to collect Easter chocolate donations. Thank you!

Easter Raffle Tickets - $2.00 per ticket

Easter raffle tickets and books of tickets are available now at the Office.        Please fill out each ticket with name and phone number of buyer.

Please return all SOLD and UNSOLD ticket books to the Office by Thursday 25^th March with cash or transfer to Norwood School Association BSB 067603 Acc 10271342 (please put ticket numbers as your reference if transferring).

Thank you for your help.

Bulb Fundraiser

Thankyou so much to all those families that purchased bulbs and shared our posts for our first School Association fundraiser of the year. We are very excited to have raised $1837 from this fundraiser, so thankyou, and we hope you enjoy the bulbs when they flower.

We would like to thank the Office staff for their help towards this fundraiser.