December 1st

Wow...what a busy couple of weeks it has been with lots of events happening on top of our everyday learning. It has been amazing to see a high number of students being involved in a range of extra-curricular activities such as Dance Fever, Science Talent competition, F1 In-schools, writing competitions and the annual Schools' Triathlon, apologies if I missed something!

A big thank you goes to Launceston College for their work with primary schools that allows our students to be involved in Dance Fever, and an extra big congratulations and thank you to Chelsea Hibbs for your dedication to supporting the team.  Also to Queechy High, and in particular Mr Murat Djakic, for their support with the F1 Team, and also to the parents involved in getting children to Devonport for the Triathlon.

Please see below for some celebration photo of some of these events.

As the school community is aware, the end of year brings with it many events and changes to the normal school routine so please keep an eye on our school calendar within this newsletter, notes home with students and also our Facebook page to keep updated with this. End of year school assemblies and picnics etc. have been organised to adhere to COVID safety regulations. At this stage all end of year assemblies will be invitation only. Please be aware that changes may occur with the potential opening of our borders on December 15th.

2022

On Friday 10th December students will be visiting their 2022 classes with their assigned teacher. Reports and class placement will also be sent home on this day. Whilst we are not having a lot of movement within our teaching staff, we do have a few moving on to other schools which will mean some new faces for classroom teachers. With a few things to still firm up the full class teacher list will be announced in the newsletter of the final week.

Finally, it is with great pleasure that after lots of discussion and organisation about funds and space that we will be able to offer 25 places for Esk Band for next year. Michella Pinner will also continue to run private piano lessons on Friday each week.
More information in relation to Esk Band will be available at the beginning of 2022. Please be aware that there is a cost to families for students to participate in this program.

Thank you

A very big thank you to the School Association for the delicious morning tea that was provided this morning.

Kind regards, Karen 

Many of our classes are going on End of Year Celebrations to the Riverside Pool. As per the school and Department of Education 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. 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, Kinder Olsen and Kinder Williams

Where: Heritage Forest

When: Thursday 9th December. Leave school at 9:30am and return by 1:30pm

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

Kelly Olsen, Rebecca Leedham and Melinda Williams

Prep and Prep-1 Classes

Who: Prep Green/Gale, Prep Taylor and Prep-1 Paulsen

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 6th 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.

Sarah Green, Caroline Gale, Alison Taylor and Laine Paulsen

Grade 1 and 1-2 Classes

Who: 1 Andrew, 1-2 Roberts & 1-2 Walker

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool  

When: Wednesday 8th December. Leave school at 9:05am and return by 12:00pm

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, Carol Roberts & Tamsin Walker

Grade 2 Classes

Who: 2 Garwood & 2 Hayes/McArthur

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool  

When: Wednesday 8th December. Leave school at 11:00am and return by 2:30pm

Students should wear their PE uniform and bring their 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. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Nicole Garwood, Lisa McArthur & Allira Hayes

Grade 3-4 Classes

Who: 3 Glen, 3-4 Gibbons, 3-4 Farran/Holt, 3-4 Maconachie, 4's from 4-5 Faulkner

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 13th December. Leave school at 9:05am and return by 12:30pm

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. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Jacquie Glen, Kelsey Maconachie, Terri Gibbons, Kayla Farran, Lauren Holt and Emily Faulkner

Grade 5-6 Classes

Who: 5's from 4-5 Faulkner, 5-6 Driessen, 5-6 Finnigan, 5-6 Marshall, 5-6 Poke/Walker and 5-6 Richards 

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 13th 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. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Emily Faulkner, Scott Driessen, Isabella Finnigan, Hayley Marshall, Megan Poke, Duncan Walker and Katrina Richards

Norwood Primary School are having a free clothes day to support Movember. 

Tomorrow, Thursday the 2December.

The purpose of Movember is to change the face of men’s health, another purpose is to raise awareness about one of the biggest health risks affecting men, which is prostate cancer. Movember is held in November, considering the name. Movember is when men grow moustaches to raise money for prostate cancer.

This month, Mr Walker, Mr Humphrey, Luke the groundsman, Mr Padgett, and Mr Driessen have attempted to grow a moustache and donate $1000 with the funds raised to go towards prostate cancer.

To support them, we will be having a free clothes day on Thursday 2nd December, where you can wear whatever clothes you like, making sure they are school appropriate. To be able to wear free clothes, you MUST bring a GOLD COIN donation and give it to your teachers.

WHAT IS PROSTATE CANCER?

Prostate cancer develops when irregular cells in the prostate gland grow in a wild way, forming a nasty tumour.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men in Australia and the third most common cause of cancer death. It is estimated that 18,110 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in Australia in 2021. One in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer by the age of 85. It is more common in older men, with over 63% of cases diagnosed in men over 65 years of age.

The five-year survival rate for prostate cancer is 95%.

REFERENCES

www.cancer.org.au

By Matilda S, Henry S and Cibella W

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 collected by classroom teachers and put into bags.  Hamper_of_Hope_list_v2.pdf (salvationarmy.org.au)

If you are able to help, just drop your items into your classroom. Thank you.

Last week we had 7 students participate in the Devonport triathlon in perfect conditions. They did an outstanding job and should be very proud of all their efforts.

On Thursday 25^th November 15 grade 6 students enthusiastically participated in the REA F1 In Schools Challenge at the Australian Maritime College. Students were in teams of 3 and have been working all year with Mr Djakic from Queechy HS and Mr Walker to design and build a balsa wood car to race using a small CO² canister. As the only primary school to participate, we knew that we were competing against each other, but we also compared our times to the high school students.

We were lucky enough to be given a tour of the Maritime College and then got our cars scrutineered and given 20 minutes to do any final changes.

We then got to race our cars 4 times down the track. Twice through manual starting and twice automatically. Our best and worst times were removed and the middle two times added together to find a winner. The fastest car was from “Creative Cars” who were Charlie C, Bella A and Zoe R, whose car travelled down the 20 metre track in just over 1.1 seconds!!

As a part of the competition teams were also marked on their A2 Poster about the process of creating their car and an A3 poster of their CAD drawings. 

We had the most amazing time experience and it was great to see 5 grade 7 students participating who were members of our teams last year.

Our cars are in the hallway opposite the staff room for anyone who would like to see them. 

In Term 3 a number of students in grades 3 and 4, as well as Miss Faulkner’s grade 5 students participated in the Tasmanian Science Talent Search through their STEM lessons with Mr Walker.  The theme this year was 'Food: Different by Design' and the students had the option of either:

Bearing in mind the saying 'think global, act local' - Consider the impact of food waste on current and future global food production.  Within your local context, identify a food waste problem and design an innovative solution that improves the situation.

Or

Consider the challenges and opportunities facing the future of food production, either nationally or globally. Choose one that is of particular interest to you and design an inquiry to help you discover more.

We had 30 entries this year and I am pleased to say that we had some outstanding results.

In the Grade 3/4 section, Kiarlah A, Jade N and Harper A came 1^st and Hunter B, Nathan H and Tyler L came 3^rd.  In the Grade 5/6 section Jeddadiah :, Luca S and Hugo A came 3^rd.  We also had 5 teams receive merit awards.

Last Sunday 4 students travelled to Hobart to represent their teams to receive their prizes.  Congratulations to all those who entered and especially those who received recognition.

Hello from Nurse Bri...

I am looking at involving a few students on Dec 15^th to assist in preparing a fruit snack to share at recess, with some basic nutritional information. Fruit and veggies can sometimes be difficult to encourage our children to eat, and I’m hoping this will be a fun and engaging way to learn about the benefits of fruit, and even taste some! Fruit is full of vitamins, fibre and phytochemicals. These help to support the immune system, lower blood pressure and help with our gut health – how great is that?! In-season fruit can be inexpensive, and requires little preparation, making them a perfect lunch box addition!

For more information please see: www.eatforhealth.gov.au

You are invited to Launching into Learning's End of Year Break Up

Where: Punchbowl Reserve

When: Monday 6th December

Time: 9am - 10:30am

Come along with your favourite teddy, picnic blanket and some morning tea to celebrate the end of another great year. There will be songs, games and a teddy bear hunt!

Hope to see you there!

Rooster Paintings

Presentation Assembly

Date: Wednesday, December 8^th 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.

This will again be a restricted event with only 2 people per family able to attend. All people in attendance will be asked to sign in using the provided Check in app or sign in sheet. Tickets for this event can be collected from the school office. We are grateful to Queechy High School for their support with this event.

Celebration Dinner

Date: Tuesday 14^th December 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. For the respect and safety of all, adults are asked to adhere to social distancing requirements. Norwood Primary School has made a contribution in order to limit the impact on families. The cost of the dinner for 2021 will be $30. 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.

As with all school events, behavioural standards are to be maintained prior to and during each event. Students will be representing Norwood Primary School, therefore our high behavioural expectations and values will apply. The school reserves the right to withhold permission to attend event(s). 

Thank you all for your support of our young people as they begin to transition into 2022.

Luke Padgett

Next Friday the 10th of December will be the last day for canteen. The canteen will not be opening in the final week of school. Please note that due to limited ordering some items may be unavailable next week. 

End of Year Family Picnic