NORWOOD NEWS - 14th November 2018

Swimming and Water Safety program

Recently, we completed a very successful Swimming and

Water Safety program for our students in grades 3, 4 and

5. This important program could not occur without a

great deal of effort, organisation and commitment on the

part of many people. Many thanks to Brooke Ralston,

parent and swim teacher who assumed the responsibility

of our program. Thanks also to Mr Leighton and the other

highly skilled swimming teachers who supported our

students in their skill development, to parents who did the

many things needed to have their children equipped each

day for successful participation in the program, to Mr

Jones who managed the timetable changes needed so

skilfully and to teachers who managed the changes to

classroom programs and arrangements with great skill and

patience.

Industrial action

As noted in our last newsletter, the Australian Education

Union (AEU) has directed its members not to include

comments on Term 4 student reports. In line with DoE

reporting requirements, we provided a full report mid-

year with detailed information about student progress and

areas for future focus. The summary report at the end of

the year is designed to provide brief information about

student end-of-year results. This year, this will be shown

with ratings for English, Maths, Science, History and

Health and Physical Education, as well as ratings for

Approach to Learning and Behaviour, with no written

comments. Kindergarten students will receive a collation

of their learning through a Celebration of Learning folder.

The AEU has called a further Stop Work Meeting in the

north of the state for the morning of Tuesday November

From Our Principal….

Class structure for 2019

Next year our classes will again be a combination of

straight and composite classes, with, as happens each year,

the number of students at each year level determining the

class structure that we have.

Congratulations to Finlay P

Earlier this week I had the

pleasure of attending the

NAPLAN presentation ceremony

which recognised great student

achievement in the national

testing program. Well done to

Finlay, who achieved in the top

1% in Tasmania for his results and

top of school in this year’s

NAPLAN testing program.

A great walkathon

Last Wednesday, in highly changeable spring weather (a

mix sunshine, rain and hail) our students and staff walked

… and walked … and walked! I am proud of our students

who were fine ambassadors of our school as they walked

around our neighbourhood and who persisted beyond

tiredness to complete the challenge of walking for the

duration of the walkathon. Thank you to families and

friends who supported our students in this great event.

Staffing

We welcome Sam Maddern - teaching PE on Fridays. Also

lovely to have Annette Cordell back working with us on

Wednesdays, as we cover Mrs Guy’s leave.

Sally

Kinder x 3 Grade 3 x 2

Prep x 3 Grade 3-4 x 1

Grade 1 x 2 Grade 4 x 1

Grade 1-2 x 1 Grade 4-5 x 1

Grade 2 x 1 Grade 5 x 2

Grade 2-3 x 1 Grade 5-6 x 1

Grade 6 x 2

27th. Further details will be provided as they are known.

Being Responsible:

2-3 G - Mackenzi S, Delilah B, Giaan P, Amy B, Maddie Y

3-4 H - Whole class

4-5 H - Byron W, Anneka M, Archie M

5-6 D - Lincon R, Ella M, Grace D

5-6 M - Jake D, Julia P, Cadel F, Dylan A

5-6 P/R - Raine K, Sophie B, Toby K

5-6 R - Maya K, Finlay P, Bella W, Amber H, Arden E,

Oliver B

Being Respectful:

3-4 H - Whole class

4-5 H - Byron W, Anneka M, Archie M

5-6 M - Zarli R, Chloe B, Olivia C

5-6 P/R - Sophie B, Toby K, Zack B

Being Resilient:

3-4 B - Hadisa P, Jesse K, Apryl L, Nate H

3-4 H - Whole class

3-4 S - Nathan M, Matilda T

4-5 H - Byron W, Anneka M, Archie M

5-6 M - Arefa A

Student Assistance Scheme Student Assistance Scheme provides assistance for low-

income families towards the cost of the school levies. The

benefit is paid to the school. Families who received STAS in

2018 will receive a letter from the Department of Education

asking you to complete a declaration confirming information

about your children and confirming that you still meet the

Taxable Income Means Test. These letters have been sent. If

you have not received yours please contact the office.

Please ensure you reply to the letter so that you can

receive STAS for 2019.

If you did not receive STAS in 2018 but feel you qualify for

2019 (see table below) contact the office and we will send

you an application form. Please return the form as soon as

possible.

Taxable income for 2017 - 2018

Kinder Athletics Carnival On Thursday 22nd and Tuesday 27th November, Kinders will

participate in their Athletics Carnivals. Kinder Williams and

Kinder Taylor will be participating on the Thursday, with

Kinder House and the Kinder Taylor students who do not

attend on a Thursday participating on the Tuesday. The

events will run from 9:10am - 10:10am on the school oval.

Hats are essential. Parents are welcome to watch.

The Kinder Team

Library Book Borrowing

The last day to borrow books from our School

Library is 23rd November. All books are to be

returned by 30th November. Thank you!

1-2 P, 1-2 Y, 1-2 M & 1-2 B

YMCA Excursion

Monday 19th November - 1-2 P & 1-2 Y

Tuesday 20th November - 1-2 M & 1-2 B

As part of our Health and Physical Education curriculum,

students will be visiting YMCA Kings Meadows. We will be

leaving school at 1:15pm via bus and returning to school by

2.45pm. Students will be having an early lunch, and they must

bring a drink bottle on the day as they will take it with them.

Sports uniform, a jacket in case it is cold and appropriate

footwear is required. Laine Paulsen, Leonie Youdale, Brooke

McCoy and Evelyn Butler.

Grade 5-6

Sport House

Swimming Carnival Our grade 5/6 students will have their swimming carnival at

the Riverside pool on Tuesday, 20th November, from

10:15am-12.30pm (bus departs at 9:15am).

Students are to wear their PE uniform. Don’t

forget your sunscreen, morning tea, lunch, large

drink of water, bathers, towel and a plastic bag

for wet gear.

There will be options for students to compete in novelty

events as well as the 33m competitive events.

A Norwood representative team will be selected from this

carnival to attend the LSSSA carnival at the Riverside pool

on Friday, November 30th.

Nigel Donachie

No. of

Dependents

Taxable income

per week

Taxable Annual

Parental income

1 $696 $36,192

2 $801 $41,652

3 $913 $47,476

4 $1,032 $53,664

Calendar Nov:

19th 1-2 P & 1-2 Y Excursion to YMCA

20th 1-2 M & 1-2 B Excursion to YMCA

20th 5-6 Swimming Carnival

22nd Kinder W & Kinder T Athletics Carnival

22nd 2019 Kinder Orientation Evening

23rd Esk Band Extravaganza practise at Albert Hall

27th Kinder H & Kinder T Athletics Carnival

28th/29th Dance Fever Performance

28th Grade 6 transition day

30th LSSSA Swimming Carnival

Dec:

4th Rain Day LSSSA Swimming Carnival

6th Volunteer Morning Tea 10:30am

6th Norwood Primary Community Picnic

7th 200 Nights of Reading Celebration

10th Christmas Assembly (Kinder - Gr 4)

11th 2019 Prep Parent Information Evening at 6pm

12th Grade 6 Presentation Evening

12th Kinder H End of Year Celebration

14th Kinder W End of Year Celebration

14th Prep C/F & Prep W End of Year Celebration

17th Grade 3-6 End of Year Celebrations

17th Kinder T End of Year Celebration

18th Grade 6 Celebration Dinner

18th Grade 1-2 including 2s from 2-3G & P-1 T/M

End of Year Celebration

20th Final Assembly

20th Last day for students

Dance Fever Performance The Norwood dancers will perform on the evening of

November 28th at the Door of Hope. Tickets are available

from Theatre North. Adults $18.00, Child/Conc. $12.00,

Children under 5 free.

They will also perform to schools the following morning

beginning at 9:30am. The Norwood audience this year will

be selected children only. It will be used as a reward rather

than a whole grade commitment. Invited NPS students, from

years 4, 5 & 6, have been given a note today informing them

of their excellent behaviour and selection to attend.

Gary Jones

Walkathon Thank you to those who have already returned their

walkathon money. All donations are due by this Friday

16th November. Rewards will be determined by Friday’s

numbers. Thank you. It was a fantastic whole school event

coordinated by the Student Parliament. Gary Jones

End of Year Celebrations (more information will be in newsletters closer to the date)

Kinder House - Wednesday, 12th December

Kinder Williams - Friday 14th December

Kinder Taylor - Monday, 17th December

Venue: The Bike Centre

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm (bus leaves at 11:00am)

Cost: $8.00

Prep C/F and Prep W

Venue: Kids Paradise

Date: Friday, 14th December

Time: 10am - 12pm (bus leaves at 9:30am)

Cost: $8.50

Grades Prep-1 T/M, 1-2 B, 1-2 M, 1-2 P, 1-2 Y

and 2s from 2-3 G

Venue: Kids Paradise

Date: Tuesday, 18th December

Time: 10am - 12pm (bus leaves at 9:30am)

Cost: $8.50

Grades 3s from 2-3 G, 3-4 B, 3-4 F, 3-4 H and 3-4 S

Venue: Riverside Pool

Date: Monday 17th December

Time: 9:30am - 12pm (buses leave at 9:05am)

Cost: $9.20 includes water slide

Grades 4-5 H, 5-6 D, 5-6 M, 5-6 R and 5-6 P/R

Venue: Riverside Pool

Date: Monday 17th December

Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm (buses leave at 11:30am)

Cost: $9.20 includes water slide

Students in grades 3 – 6 are able to participate in end of

year celebrations at the Riverside Pool. This venue has been

used in the past and will be exclusively hired out to our

school. Supervision will be provided by our school staff,

including staff with CPR qualifications, and qualified

lifeguards. This meets the DoE ratios and requirements as

per the major excursion guidelines related to water-based

activities.

These are optional activities and are user pays. Payments can

be made at the front office. Thank you! Children not

attending these activities will attend school.

Volunteer

Morning Tea Invitation

To: All members of our community who have

volunteered at Norwood Primary during 2018

When: Thursday, 6th December

Time: 10:30am - 11:30am

RSVP: by Wednesday 31st November to the office

Prep 2019

Parent Information Meeting

We would like to invite all parents of 2019 Prep children

to join us for an orientation session.

When: Tuesday 11th December

Time: 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Where: Prep CF and Prep W classrooms

Representatives of the Prep team will share important

information about Prep routines, expectations and answer

any questions that you may have.

Please use the main school entrance on the night.

We look forward to meeting you and discussing your

child’s transition to Prep. Ellen Smith

Kinder House On Wednesday December 5th we are walking to Regis

Aged Care at 10:00am. We will sing a couple of songs and

spend some time drawing, building and talking with the

residents. We welcome parent help who have Working

with Vulnerable People cards. We will leave the home at

about 11:30am. If the weather is inclement we will

postpone. Lynette House

CANTEEN SPECIAL

Tomorrow Chicken Burgers - $3.00 Thursday 15th November

Chickenburger in a roll with lettuce and tomato.

Can be ordered on the Qkr! app in Hot Food.

2019 Kindergarten

Orientation Session We welcome parents and carers of 2019 Kinder children to

attend our Kinder orientation session in our school hall on

Thursday 22nd November starting at 7pm. We will share

some important information about this very exciting year

and provide time to ask questions. We look forward to

seeing you there. The Kinder Team

From the Library: This week the Library Leaders held a Gruffalo Day. We

celebrated all things Gruffalo! We read the book by Julia

Donaldson, held a colouring in competition, made

Gruffalo masks and explored the Gruffalo website. The

library was buzzing with excitement from the ecstatic

children who participated! Stay tuned for more news

about additions to our thrillingly themed days!

Mrs Marshall and the Library Leaders

Newsletter Insert - 14th November 2018

Grade 6 Leavers Tops

Our Grade 6 leavers tops have arrived and our students

look amazing!! Huge thank you to Gary Jones and Mandy

Brown for their tireless work in organising and making the

grade six leavers tops a reality. Thank you to the School

Association for their generous donation. Well done to the

students on respecting the school’s request to wear the

tops on Fridays only and any day during the final week.

End of Year

Norwood Primary

Community Picnic

When: Thursday 6th December

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Where: Top Oval

What: Picnic to celebrate 2018

What to bring: Picnic blanket and picnic.

Assembly Roster

Primary

Wednesday 21st November at 2:20pm

Hosted by 3-4 Hill

Early Childhood

Wednesday 28th November at 2:20pm

Hosted by 1-2 Butler

Grade 6 Presentation Evening

The Grade 6 Presentation Evening will be held in the hall on

Wednesday 12th December starting at 7pm.

Parents and families of our grade 6 students are invited to

attend this special evening to acknowledge the students’

achievements and celebrate their child’s primary school

years.

All grade 6 students need to be in full summer school

uniform and meet their teachers at 6:45pm under the shade

sail ready for seating and a 7pm start. Gary Jones

Grade 6 Celebration Dinner All grade 6 students have received an invitation to the

celebration dinner. Date of the dinner is Tuesday 18th

December at the Launceston Golf Club. RSVP by 30th

November and payment is due by 13th December.

Gary Jones

The Parent Information Booklet has been

updated with information from the following: Kim Roe Dance presents - The Magical Kingdoms

and the Nutcracker, Mon Dec. 3rd 11am & 7:30pm,

Tues. Dec. 4th 10:30am. Tickets at The Princess

Theatre My Kids Market - Punchbowl Christian Centre -

Saturday 17th Nov. 9am - 12pm. www.mykids.market

LSSSA 5-6 SPORT ROSTER

Friday 16th November

Girls Football v East L’ton at Windsor Park

Basketball D v Invermay at Invermay

Basketball R v Riverside at Norwood

TBall R v Riverside at Norwood

TBall M v Summerdale at Norwood

Speedball v East L’ton at East L’ton

Friday 23rd November

Girls Football v Riverside at Windsor Park

Basketball D v Ravenswood at Norwood

Basketball R v Summerdale at Summerdale

TBall R v Summerdale at Norwood

TBall M v Mowbray at Norwood

Speedball v East Tamar at East Tamar

2018 Esk Band

Extravaganza Showcase

Concert

Students participating in the Esk Extravaganza

Showcase Concert have received an

information sheet. Students will attend a dress

rehearsal on Friday 23rd November at The Albert Hall

from 9:45am-1:00pm. Students will travel to the Albert

Hall by bus for the rehearsal.

Tickets will be available from Theatre North at the Princess

Theatre.

Concert Date: Friday 23rd November

Venue: The Albert Hall

Time: 7:30pm - 9:45pm

Students to arrive: 7.00pm

Rehearsals: Sunday 11/11, 18/11 & Fri. 23/11

Dress: Summer school uniform

CONTACT DETAILS

Norwood Avenue, NORWOOD, TAS 7250

Phone: 03 6344 2533

Text Only for Attendance - 0407 665 749

Email: norwood.primary@education.tas.gov.au

Web: http://norwoodprimary.education.tas.edu.au