On Monday 21st November, we were honoured to be visited by The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Roz Gladden.

The Lord Mayor came to our school to help us to celebrate the major recent awards achieved by the staff and children.  This included:

• Reading Quality Mark GOLD
• Primary Science Quality Mark SILVER
• Sainsburys Games Mark GOLD
• Healthy Schools Award

The visit began with a tour of the classrooms, with the children hard at work.  The Lord Mayor then officially opened the Reading Garden, designed last year by the school council.  We then came together for a whole-school assembly, in which the teachers who led the award projects were congratulated (Miss Gold, Miss Threadgill and Miss Harrison).

Finally, the Lord Mayor met with the school council, enjoying tea, juice and cookies over a discussion about the council's role within the school.

We are very grateful to Cllr. Roz Gladden for finding time to visit Norman Pannell and would like to thank her for the time and interest she showed towards the children and staff of Norman Pannell, and our many recent achievements.

NORMAN PANNELL - CITY CHAMPIONS!

Sounds good doesn't it?  Having won last week's South Liverpool qualifying, this afternoon our three badminton teams from Y5/6 went to the city finals at De la Salle Academy in North Liverpool.

(see photos below)

All three teams (12 players in all) represented the school brilliantly.  At the end of the round-robin competition, the top four teams were announced for the semi-finals: including Norman Pannell A and Norman Pannell B!

After an epic semi-final clash between our two teams, the A-Team made it through to the final.  Joseph, Leighton, Ruby and Oliver battled brilliantly  against tough opposition and won both match-ups in style, becoming Liverpool's CITY CHAMPIONS. 

Congratulations to all 12 players and to Miss Harrison who organised and trained the team with great success!

It’s that time of year again! The Children at our school are hoping to raise some money for ‘Children in Need’ and we need your support. This year we want your child/children to dress ‘spotty” and dress up in any of the following: Pudsey t-shirts, ears, something yellow, something spotty or any Children in Need merchandise. We will be asking for a donation of £1.00 per child which will go to ‘Children in Need’.

Teddy Bear Hospital aims to familiarise children in a friendly and fun atmosphere with the consultation atmosphere at a hospital, GP’s surgery or paediatric clinic. Children can bring in their "sick" teddy bear or doll and act as the parent, bearing responsibility for the sick toy. The children will also learn about health and healthy eating, hand washing and a little about the body and different organs. Years 5 and 6 will learn about basic life support and what they should do in an emergency.

Your child can bring a doll or teddy bear into school on the day of their session. Workshops will take place on the following days:
Reception and Year 1 Tuesday 15th November 
Years 3 & 4 Wednesday 16th 
Years 2 & 5 Thursday 17th  
Year 6 Friday 18th  

Norman Pannell Primary is delighted to be accepted onto the next cohort of schools in Liverpool, undertaking an exciting project called the Liverpool Counts Quality Mark and we want everyone in our school community to be involved!

Please click on the link below for more information...

http://www.normanpannell.com/mathematics/

Congratulations to the Y5/6 football team, who began their season tonight with an impressive win.

Many thanks to Danny for coaching the team and organising the fixtures.

Last Thursday, a new experience was brought to Norman Pannell, as for the first time, the school held an election for the important positions of Head Boy and Head Girl.  We also voted in a Deputy Head Boy and Girl.

Children from Y6 gave speeches on Wednesday afternoon, and on Thursday voting slips were taken around every child and all of the staff to choose one boy and one girl.  This was a great example of DEMOCRACY at work!

Just before breaking up for half term, we gathered in the hall and the atmosphere was electric as the results of the vote were announced by Mrs. McMaster.

Our new Head Boy and Head Girl will represent the school in lots of ways, not least welcoming the Lord Mayor of Liverpool to Norman Pannell in a couple of weeks.

Thanks to the PTA for the huge amount of time and effort that went into an amazing Halloween Ball.  Children all the way from Nursery to Y6 had a great time and the costumes were unbelievable - well done parents!

Please click on the link below for all the photos on the PTA page...

http://www.normanpannell.com/pta/