Norwood Public School

💚 FREE Before & After School Program at Norwood! 🖤 Need a safe and fun place for your child before or after school? Norwood is proud to offer our FREE program in partnership with Boys & Girls Club! ☀️ Before School: Starts at 6:30 AM 🌙 After School: Until 5:30 PM Students can enjoy time with friends, fun activities, homework help, and more! 💚 Safe. Fun. Supportive. 🖤 📞 For more information, call the Norwood office at 918-478-3092.

🎮💚 Norwood has E-Gaming! 🖤🎮 We are excited to offer students the opportunity to be part of the Norwood E-Gaming Team, coached by Coach Meter! Students can play and compete in: 🏈 Madden 26 🏀 NBA 2K26 ⚽ EA Sports FC 26 🏎️ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 👊 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate This is a great way for students to build teamwork, communication, sportsmanship, and school spirit while doing something they enjoy. #Norwood #NorwoodEgaming #PlayCompeteBelong

📅 PLAN AHEAD, NORWOOD FAMILIES! 💚🖤 Here’s a quick look at our 2026–2027 school breaks and important dates. Save this post or screenshot the calendar so you’ll have the dates handy throughout the year! We hope everyone has a wonderful school year, and we’re looking forward to making it a great one at Norwood School! 🐝💚 Classes: 7:55 AM – 3:05 PM Monday – Friday #NorwoodSchool #NorwoodHornets #PlanAhead #SchoolCalendar #NorwoodProud

💚🖤 We don’t just stand behind our kids—we stand WITH them. Through the wins, the struggles, and everything in between. 🐝 Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

💚🖤 We listen to them. We walk beside them. We celebrate with them. And we never give up on them. 🐝 That’s what family does. Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

💚🖤 At Norwood, we’re not just preparing kids for today—we’re preparing them for tomorrow. We encourage them. We empower them. We believe in them. 🐝 Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

💚🖤 We’re not just preparing our kids for today, we’re helping shape their tomorrow. 🐝 We inspire them. We challenge them. We believe in them. Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

💚🖤 We help our kids grow, succeed, and believe in themselves—but the truth is, they make us better too. 🐝 That’s what being a family is all about. Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

📢 NORWOOD FAMILIES — IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES! 💚🖤 Please mark your calendars for these upcoming events: 📚 NO SCHOOL • Friday, September 4 — Professional Development • Monday, September 7 — Labor Day 👩‍🏫 PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES • Thursday, September 10 • 3:15 PM – 9:00 PM • Conferences will be held Thursday evening only • NO SCHOOL Friday, September 11 📸 SCHOOL PICTURES • Monday, September 14 • Beginning at 8:30 AM • Ordering will be online this year — more information will be shared soon! 🍂 FALL BREAK • October 12–16 • Students return Monday, October 20 💚 Please share and help us keep our Norwood families informed! 🖤

💚🖤 At Norwood, we don’t just support our kids—we stand with them. We encourage them, guide them, and help them grow. 🐝 Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

💚🖤 We don’t just teach them. We believe in them. 🖤💚 Every child deserves people in their corner cheering them on and helping them discover what they’re capable of. 🐝 Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

💚🖤 At Norwood, kids aren’t numbers. We know their names, we see their potential, and we care about their future. 🐝 Come be part of the #1SWARM. Small School. Big Heart. One Family.

💚🖤 Bring them to Norwood. 🖤💚 Where kids are known, supported, encouraged, and loved. 🐝 Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM

💚🖤 BRING THEM TO NORWOOD. 🖤💚 We’ll teach them. We’ll love them. We’ll support them. Stepping out of our normal lane for a minute, but as we begin another school year at Norwood, this feels worth saying. Norwood Public School is more than a building where kids come to learn. For our students and families, we want Norwood to be a security blanket, a safety net, and a place where every child knows they belong. Most days, it looks pretty simple. They come to school. They learn. They eat lunch. They laugh with their friends. They play at recess. They practice. They compete. They grow. And then they go home. But when life isn’t simple, Norwood is still here. When a child is hungry, somebody feeds them. When they’re struggling with a lesson, somebody sits beside them. When they need a coat, school supplies, or something they don’t have, somebody starts figuring out how to get it. When a child needs extra support, we build that support around them. When they’re grieving, scared, frustrated, struggling, or simply having a hard day, there’s someone here ready to listen. And when something just doesn’t seem right, we notice. That’s one of the special things about a small school like Norwood. Our kids aren’t numbers. We know their names. We know their families. We know when they’re having a great day, and we often know when they’re not. Then tomorrow morning, the buses come back, the doors open, and we do it all over again. Before many people have even started their day, someone is driving a bus route. Someone is preparing food. Someone is getting the building ready. Teachers are preparing lessons. Staff members are getting ready to help the students who need them. Coaches are preparing to push kids to become better teammates and better people. And somewhere along the way, something completely unexpected will happen that wasn’t on anybody’s lesson plan. 😂 That’s school. It isn’t always glamorous. It isn’t always easy. And it definitely isn’t perfect. But something pretty remarkable happens here every school day. We open our doors and tell our community: 💚 Bring us your kids. 🖤 Bring us the ones who are reading years ahead and the ones who are still trying to figure it out. Bring us the athletes, the artists, the gamers, the thinkers, the talkers, the quiet ones, the leaders, and the kids who haven’t discovered what they’re great at yet. Bring us the ones who have everything they need and the ones who may walk through our doors needing a little more. Bring us the easy days. Bring us the hard days. Bring them all. We’ll teach them. We’ll feed them. We’ll encourage them. We’ll challenge them. We’ll celebrate them. We’ll support them. We’ll do everything we can to keep them safe. And most importantly… We’ll love them. We’ll make mistakes along the way, because we’re human. Then we’ll come back tomorrow and try again. That’s the promise. As this school year gets underway, take a moment to notice the buses rolling through our community. Notice the lights coming on at Norwood. Notice the teachers, support staff, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, coaches, administrators, and everyone else standing at those doors waiting for children who aren’t their own, but who quickly become “our kids.” Every morning, families in our community send the people they love most through our doors. We don’t take that trust lightly. 💚🖤 Bring them to Norwood. 🖤💚 We’ll teach them. We’ll love them. We’ll support them. We’ll believe in them. Because at Norwood, every child matters. 🐝 NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL 🐝 Small School. Big Heart. One Family. #1SWARM Can you make this into an image somehow without losing any words

FREE Before & After School Program • Before School starts at 6:30 AM • After School until 5:30 PM • For more information call the office: 918-478-3092.

📚💚 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES 💚📚 Norwood families, mark your calendars! 🐝 📅 Thursday, September 10th ⏰ 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM We invite parents and guardians to come visit with our teachers and check in on how your child is doing. Working together makes a difference, and we look forward to seeing you! 💚🖤 ⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO Parent-Teacher Conferences on Friday, September 11th. Conferences will be held Thursday evening ONLY. Thank you for being such an important part of your child’s education! 🐝 Norwood Public School 💚 Go Hornets! 🖤

Parents - the 5th through 8th grade softball girls will be having physicals Monday. Students will need their physical forms. Thank you, Coach Thomas

📚 Norwood Families Reminder! 🏫 Our Norwood Afterschool Program begins Monday! 🎉 If your child will be attending the afterschool program, please make sure all required paperwork has been completed and turned in. This includes students who may only need to stay occasionally, such as for ball games or other after-school events. We are required to have completed forms on file before your child can participate. The afterschool forms are included in your school enrollment packet. If you have any questions or need another copy, please contact the school office. Thank you for helping us get off to a safe and successful start! 💙💛

🎉📚 Good Morning, Norwood! 📚🎉 The wait is almost over—we can't wait to welcome everyone back tomorrow! 💙💛 ⏰ Breakfast: 7:25 a.m. 🏫 Classes Begin: 7:55 a.m. Get those backpacks packed, set those alarms, and come ready for an amazing first day! Let's start the new school year with positive attitudes, smiling faces, and Norwood pride. We are excited to see all of our students and families tomorrow morning. Let's make it a fantastic first day! 🎉✏️🍎 #NorwoodPride #FirstDayOfSchool #ReadyToLearn