🍁🐝 **THE COUNTDOWN TO NORWOOD FALL FESTIVAL IS ON!** 🐝🍁
November will be here before we know it, and we’re getting excited for **Norwood’s Fall Festival on Friday, November 13th!** This is a night for our **whole community**, so grab your family and come join us! 💚🧡
🌮 **Indian Tacos, Chili & Beans** — 5:30–7:30 PM
🎯 **Festival Games** — 5:30–7:30 PM
🧺 **Theme Baskets** — 5:30–7:00 PM
🥧 **Pie Auction** — 7:45 PM in the gym
📍 **Norwood School**
⏰ Festivities begin at **5:30 PM**
Come hungry, play some games, check out the theme baskets, and stick around for the **pie auction!**
Please **SHARE** and help us spread the word. You don’t have to be a Norwood student or family to attend — **EVERYONE IS WELCOME!** 🍂
🐝 **Norwood Hornets — Small School. Big Family.** 💚🧡
November will be here before we know it, and we’re getting excited for **Norwood’s Fall Festival on Friday, November 13th!** This is a night for our **whole community**, so grab your family and come join us! 💚🧡
🌮 **Indian Tacos, Chili & Beans** — 5:30–7:30 PM
🎯 **Festival Games** — 5:30–7:30 PM
🧺 **Theme Baskets** — 5:30–7:00 PM
🥧 **Pie Auction** — 7:45 PM in the gym
📍 **Norwood School**
⏰ Festivities begin at **5:30 PM**
Come hungry, play some games, check out the theme baskets, and stick around for the **pie auction!**
Please **SHARE** and help us spread the word. You don’t have to be a Norwood student or family to attend — **EVERYONE IS WELCOME!** 🍂
🐝 **Norwood Hornets — Small School. Big Family.** 💚🧡
🐝💚 **HORNET PRIDE FRIDAY | EVERY CHILD NEEDS A PLACE TO BELONG**
A school should be more than classrooms, assignments and report cards.
It should be a place where a child walks through the door and knows:
**Someone knows my name.**
**Someone will notice if I'm not here.**
**Someone believes I can succeed.**
**I belong here.**
That's one of the beautiful things about being a small school.
We know our kids.
We celebrate their victories. We notice when they're struggling. We watch them grow up. And we get to be part of their story.
That's not something you'll find on a test score.
💚🐝 **That's Norwood.**
A school should be more than classrooms, assignments and report cards.
It should be a place where a child walks through the door and knows:
**Someone knows my name.**
**Someone will notice if I'm not here.**
**Someone believes I can succeed.**
**I belong here.**
That's one of the beautiful things about being a small school.
We know our kids.
We celebrate their victories. We notice when they're struggling. We watch them grow up. And we get to be part of their story.
That's not something you'll find on a test score.
💚🐝 **That's Norwood.**
🎬 **Reminder: Norwood Movie Incentive Day is Tomorrow!** 🍿🥤
Tomorrow, **Friday, October 9**, we will celebrate our students who qualified through good attendance and strong grades! 💚🖤
Qualified students will enjoy:
🍿 A movie
🥤 Pop
🍿 Popcorn
🍬 And students with **A’s & B’s** will also receive **candy**
We are proud of our students for working hard and making good choices. Keep up the great work, Norwood! 🐝💚
**Show up. Work hard. Get rewarded!**
Tomorrow, **Friday, October 9**, we will celebrate our students who qualified through good attendance and strong grades! 💚🖤
Qualified students will enjoy:
🍿 A movie
🥤 Pop
🍿 Popcorn
🍬 And students with **A’s & B’s** will also receive **candy**
We are proud of our students for working hard and making good choices. Keep up the great work, Norwood! 🐝💚
**Show up. Work hard. Get rewarded!**
🤝💚 **YOU MATTER THURSDAY | SOMETIMES ANXIETY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANXIETY**
For a child, anxiety isn't always saying, *"I'm anxious."*
Sometimes it looks like:
• "My stomach hurts."
• "I don't want to go to school."
• Getting frustrated over something small.
• Being unusually quiet.
• Constantly worrying about making a mistake.
• Asking the same question over and over because they need reassurance.
Sometimes kids don't have the words to explain what they're feeling.
That's why patience matters.
Listening matters.
And reminding them that they don't have to figure everything out alone matters.
🐝 **Every child deserves an adult who listens.**
For a child, anxiety isn't always saying, *"I'm anxious."*
Sometimes it looks like:
• "My stomach hurts."
• "I don't want to go to school."
• Getting frustrated over something small.
• Being unusually quiet.
• Constantly worrying about making a mistake.
• Asking the same question over and over because they need reassurance.
Sometimes kids don't have the words to explain what they're feeling.
That's why patience matters.
Listening matters.
And reminding them that they don't have to figure everything out alone matters.
🐝 **Every child deserves an adult who listens.**
🌾 NORWOOD HORNETS — WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🌾
It’s time for the Cherokee County 4th Annual Hay Wrap Take Back, and we want NORWOOD to bring home the win! 🐝💚
From October 1 through March 31, we’re collecting used hay twine and hay wrap. Ask your family, friends, neighbors, farmers, ranchers — anyone you know — to save it and bring it to Norwood!
🏆 Here’s the big part: The school that collects the largest amount by weight will receive a minimum of $1,000 CASH! 💰
That’s money that could come right back to benefit our Norwood students!
So clean out those barns, check with your neighbors, and start gathering that hay wrap and twine. Every bag and every pound counts!
🐝 Let’s show Cherokee County what our little school can do!
💚 GO HORNETS! LET’S BRING HOME THAT $1,000! 💚
📅 Collection: October 1 – March 31
📍 Bring donations to Norwood’s designated Hay Wrap Take Back collection bin.
🍩🐝 NORWOOD FAMILIES — IT’S DONUT TIME! 🐝🍩
We need your help getting those Impact Aid Surveys completed and returned!
These surveys are important because they may help Norwood Public School qualify for additional federal funding that can benefit our students, classrooms, programs, technology, supplies, and more.
And we decided to make it a little more fun…
🎉 ANY CLASS THAT GETS 100% OF THEIR SURVEYS RETURNED BY FRIDAY WILL EARN A DOUGHNUT PARTY! 🎉
That means every form matters, every student matters, and every class has a chance to win! 🍩
Our goal is to have ALL completed packets returned by Friday of this week, so please check backpacks, fill out the survey, and send it back as soon as possible.
💚 Let’s see which classes can hit 100% first!
#NorwoodPublicSchool #NorwoodHornets #ImpactAid #DonutChallenge #100Percent #SupportOurStudents
We need your help getting those Impact Aid Surveys completed and returned!
These surveys are important because they may help Norwood Public School qualify for additional federal funding that can benefit our students, classrooms, programs, technology, supplies, and more.
And we decided to make it a little more fun…
🎉 ANY CLASS THAT GETS 100% OF THEIR SURVEYS RETURNED BY FRIDAY WILL EARN A DOUGHNUT PARTY! 🎉
That means every form matters, every student matters, and every class has a chance to win! 🍩
Our goal is to have ALL completed packets returned by Friday of this week, so please check backpacks, fill out the survey, and send it back as soon as possible.
💚 Let’s see which classes can hit 100% first!
#NorwoodPublicSchool #NorwoodHornets #ImpactAid #DonutChallenge #100Percent #SupportOurStudents
💙🐝 **STAND UP WEDNESDAY | BULLYING ISN'T "JUST KIDS BEING KIDS"**
A joke isn't funny when someone is always the punchline.
A comment isn't harmless when someone goes home thinking about it all night.
And being cruel doesn't become okay simply because it happened through a screen.
We want our students to understand that **their words have power**.
Use them to include someone.
Use them to encourage someone.
Use them to stand up for someone who doesn't feel strong enough to stand up for themselves.
And if you're the one being hurt, **tell someone. You deserve to feel safe at school.**
🐝 **Real Hornet Pride means making sure everyone feels like they belong.**
A joke isn't funny when someone is always the punchline.
A comment isn't harmless when someone goes home thinking about it all night.
And being cruel doesn't become okay simply because it happened through a screen.
We want our students to understand that **their words have power**.
Use them to include someone.
Use them to encourage someone.
Use them to stand up for someone who doesn't feel strong enough to stand up for themselves.
And if you're the one being hurt, **tell someone. You deserve to feel safe at school.**
🐝 **Real Hornet Pride means making sure everyone feels like they belong.**
📣 **NORWOOD FAMILIES — WE NEED YOUR HELP!** 💚🐝
Sometimes helping our school doesn’t require donating money, selling anything, or buying something.
Sometimes it simply takes **a few minutes of your time.**
Norwood families will be receiving a printed copy of **Federal Impact Aid Survey**, and we are asking EVERY family to please complete and return it.
💰 **Why does it matter?**
The information collected through these surveys could give Norwood Public Schools the opportunity to pursue **potentially thousands of dollars in federal funding** money that could be used to provide additional opportunities and resources for our students.
And here’s the important part:
🚫 **This is NOT a fundraiser.**
💵 **We are NOT asking you for money.**
⏱️ We are simply asking for a few minutes of your time.
As a small rural school of approximately **113 students**, every opportunity matters. Every resource matters. And **every completed form matters.**
We cannot promise that Norwood will qualify for funding, but we CAN make sure we don’t miss the opportunity simply because we didn’t try.
💚 **113 students may be a small number… but they are 113 reasons to fight for every opportunity available to Norwood.**
✅ Complete the survey.
✅ Return it to your child’s teacher as soon as possible.
✅ Please do not throw it away, even if you are unsure about part of it — complete what you can and send it back.
🌐 **An online version will also be available under the “Documents” section of the Norwood Public Schools website** for families who would prefer to complete it electronically.
A few minutes from each of our families could potentially make a BIG difference for our school.
**Please help us reach as many Norwood families as possible by sharing this post!** 💚🐝
#NorwoodPublicSchools #NorwoodHornets #ImpactAid #EveryStudentMatters #113Reasons
🎯📚 **ATTENDANCE TUESDAY | EVERY DAY REALLY DOES MATTER**
Missing one day may not seem like much.
But those days add up.
When students miss school, they aren't just missing assignments. They're missing explanations, discussions, practice, friendships, routines and moments that can't always be recreated on a worksheet.
We understand that illnesses happen and sometimes missing school is unavoidable.
But whenever your child is healthy and able to be here…
**Being at school matters. Being on time matters. Showing up matters.**
🐝 Every day at Norwood is another opportunity to learn, grow and belong.
Missing one day may not seem like much.
But those days add up.
When students miss school, they aren't just missing assignments. They're missing explanations, discussions, practice, friendships, routines and moments that can't always be recreated on a worksheet.
We understand that illnesses happen and sometimes missing school is unavoidable.
But whenever your child is healthy and able to be here…
**Being at school matters. Being on time matters. Showing up matters.**
🐝 Every day at Norwood is another opportunity to learn, grow and belong.
🎬 Reminder: Norwood Movie Incentive Day is Friday, October 9! 🍿🥤
We are excited to celebrate our students who qualified through good attendance and strong grades! 💚🖤
Qualified students will enjoy:
🍿 A movie
🥤 Pop
🍿 Popcorn
🍬 And students with A’s & B’s will also receive candy!
We are proud of our students for working hard and making good choices. Keep up the great work, Norwood! 🐝💚
Show up. Work hard. Get rewarded!
🧠💚 MENTAL HEALTH MONDAY | YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER
Sometimes kids carry things we never see.
School pressure. Problems with friends. Changes at home. Worry about fitting in. Fear of failing. Or anxiety they don’t even know how to explain.
A student can be laughing with friends and still be struggling inside.
At Norwood, we want our students to know something important:
Having a hard day doesn’t make you weak. Asking for help doesn’t make you weak.
Parents, teachers, friends and trusted adults can make a difference simply by noticing, listening and reminding a child that they matter.
🐝 At Norwood, taking care of our kids means caring about more than their grades.
📢 ACADEMIC BOWL UPDATE
Tomorrow’s Norwood Academic Bowl meet vs Tenkiller has been CANCELLED.
The meet will be rescheduled for a later date. We will share the new date and time as soon as those details are available.
Please help us spread the word to our Academic Bowl families!
🐝 Go Hornets! 💚
🍂 FALL BREAK REMINDER! 🍂
Just a reminder, Norwood families**, there will be NO SCHOOL October 12–16** for Fall Break!
We hope all of our students, staff, and families enjoy a safe, relaxing, and well deserved break! 🍁
🏫 NO SCHOOL: October 12–16
📚 BACK TO SCHOOL: Monday, October 19
Enjoy your Fall Break, Hornets! 💚💛
We’ll see everyone back on Monday the 19th!
#NorwoodHornets #FallBreak #NorwoodSchool #HornetPride
📚🐝 ACADEMIC BOWL MEET TOMORROW! 🐝📚
Come out and support our Norwood Academic Bowl Teams as they compete AT HOME tomorrow!
🏆 Norwood vs. Tenkiller
📅 Tomorrow Oct. 5th
⏰ Starting at 9:30 AM
📍 Norwood
We’re excited to see our students put their knowledge and teamwork to the test! Come cheer on our Hornets and show them some Norwood pride! 💚💛
Good luck, Hornets! 🐝
🍩 A SWEET THANK YOU! 🍩
Norwood would like to send a huge THANK YOU to Zach Brown and Community Gospel Center for thinking of our staff and bringing us donuts today!
There’s nothing quite like starting the day with a sweet surprise, and we truly appreciate you taking the time to show our teachers and staff a little extra love. ❤️
We are so fortunate to be part of a community that continues to support, encourage, and take care of our school family.
Thank you, Zach Brown and Community Gospel Center, for making our day a little sweeter! 🍩❤️
🐾 Small school. Big heart. Great community.
🌟 Norwood Alumni Doing BIG Things! 🌟
We love seeing our former Norwood students grow up and continue making a difference!
Norwood alum Brooklyn Meter, now a freshman at Hulbert High School, took the stage at the Guardians of Tomorrow Summit as the official Youth Leader Speaker!
Brooklyn spoke to attendees representing communities from Alaska, Arizona, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, and Texas, sharing a youth perspective on prevention, online safety, and phone safety.
From the halls of Norwood to speaking in front of leaders and communities from across the country, we couldn’t be more excited to see one of our own using her voice to help protect and empower other young people.
💙 Once a Norwood student, always part of the Norwood family.
Keep doing BIG things, Brooklyn! Norwood is proud of you! 🌟
#NorwoodProud #NorwoodAlumni #DoingBigThings #StudentSuccess #GuardiansOfTomorrow #SmallSchoolBigDreams
🍂🐝 NORWOOD FALL FESTIVAL IS GETTING CLOSER! 🐝🍂
We’re counting down to one of our favorite nights of the year! Join us Friday, November 13th for an evening of food, games, and good old-fashioned small-town fun at Norwood! 💚🧡
🌮 Indian Tacos, Chili & Beans — 5:30–7:30 PM in the cafeteria
🎯 Festival Games — 5:30–7:30 PM
🧺 Theme Baskets — 5:30–7:00 PM
🥧 Pie Auction — 7:45 PM in the gym
📍 Norwood School
⏰ Festivities begin at 5:30 PM
Bring the kids, bring your appetite, and come spend the evening with friends, neighbors, and our Norwood families. You don’t have to attend Norwood to join us—EVERYONE is welcome!
We can’t wait to see our community come together! 🍁
🐝 Norwood Hornets — Small School. Big Family. 💚🧡
🐝💚 Happy Friday, Hornets! 💚🐝
At Norwood, our small-town school is a place where students are known, supported, and encouraged to do their best.
We’re proud to be a school where families matter, community matters, and every child belongs.
💚 Small town.
💛 Big heart.
🐝 Bright futures.
Have a fantastic Friday, Norwood and enjoy your weekend!
#NorwoodHornets #WhyNorwood #SmallTownBigHeart #HornetPride #HappyFriday
🍪💚 **NORWOOD COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER — SALES END TODAY!** 💚🍪
Hornet families, today is the **last day** to place your orders!
So far, we have raised **$2,600** of our **$5,000 goal**, and we still need your help to get closer to the finish line. Support from our **parents and families** makes a huge difference!
This fundraiser helps support **field trips and Christmas gifts for our Norwood students**. 🚌🎄
If you haven’t ordered yet, there is still time:
✅ Visit **www.ShopFund.com**
✅ Use Group Code: **WNHFN**
✅ Register your student
✅ Share their link with family and friends
✅ Submit your order **today**
Please help us make one final push! Every order counts, and we truly appreciate everyone who has already supported our students. 💚💛
🐝 **PLEASE SHARE AND ORDER TODAY — LET’S REACH OUR GOAL, HORNETS!**
#NorwoodElementary #NorwoodHornets #CookieDoughFundraiser #SalesEndToday #SupportOurStudents #FieldTrips
Hornet families, today is the **last day** to place your orders!
So far, we have raised **$2,600** of our **$5,000 goal**, and we still need your help to get closer to the finish line. Support from our **parents and families** makes a huge difference!
This fundraiser helps support **field trips and Christmas gifts for our Norwood students**. 🚌🎄
If you haven’t ordered yet, there is still time:
✅ Visit **www.ShopFund.com**
✅ Use Group Code: **WNHFN**
✅ Register your student
✅ Share their link with family and friends
✅ Submit your order **today**
Please help us make one final push! Every order counts, and we truly appreciate everyone who has already supported our students. 💚💛
🐝 **PLEASE SHARE AND ORDER TODAY — LET’S REACH OUR GOAL, HORNETS!**
#NorwoodElementary #NorwoodHornets #CookieDoughFundraiser #SalesEndToday #SupportOurStudents #FieldTrips
## 🐝📚 NORWOOD ACADEMIC BOWL SCHEDULE 📚🐝
Academic Bowl season is here, and we’re excited to cheer on our **Norwood Hornets!** Our students have been working hard, and we can’t wait to see them put their knowledge to the test this season!
**2026 Regular Season Schedule**
📅 **Sept. 28** — @ Woodall
📅 **Oct. 5** — vs. Tenkiller
📅 **Oct. 19** — vs. Grand View
📅 **Oct. 26** — vs. Peggs
📅 **Nov. 2** — @ Briggs
📅 **Nov. 9** — @ Lowrey
📅 **Nov. 16** — vs. Shady Grove
⏰ **Regular season contests begin at 9:30 AM and are held on Mondays.**
### 🏆 Cherokee County Academic Meet
📅 **Nov. 30** — 5th & 6th Grade County Competition
📍 Peggs School | ⏰ 4:00 PM
📅 **Dec. 1** — 7th & 8th Grade County Competition
📍 Peggs School | ⏰ 4:00 PM
### ⭐ ORES State Buzzer-Round Competition
📅 **Dec. 5**
📍 NRC – Shawnee
We are proud of our Academic Bowl students and wish them a great season! **Study hard, think fast, and GO HORNETS! 🐝💚🖤**
#NorwoodHornets #AcademicBowl #HornetPride #SmallSchoolBigPride
Academic Bowl season is here, and we’re excited to cheer on our **Norwood Hornets!** Our students have been working hard, and we can’t wait to see them put their knowledge to the test this season!
**2026 Regular Season Schedule**
📅 **Sept. 28** — @ Woodall
📅 **Oct. 5** — vs. Tenkiller
📅 **Oct. 19** — vs. Grand View
📅 **Oct. 26** — vs. Peggs
📅 **Nov. 2** — @ Briggs
📅 **Nov. 9** — @ Lowrey
📅 **Nov. 16** — vs. Shady Grove
⏰ **Regular season contests begin at 9:30 AM and are held on Mondays.**
### 🏆 Cherokee County Academic Meet
📅 **Nov. 30** — 5th & 6th Grade County Competition
📍 Peggs School | ⏰ 4:00 PM
📅 **Dec. 1** — 7th & 8th Grade County Competition
📍 Peggs School | ⏰ 4:00 PM
### ⭐ ORES State Buzzer-Round Competition
📅 **Dec. 5**
📍 NRC – Shawnee
We are proud of our Academic Bowl students and wish them a great season! **Study hard, think fast, and GO HORNETS! 🐝💚🖤**
#NorwoodHornets #AcademicBowl #HornetPride #SmallSchoolBigPride
