Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Canada Day in Norton

There will be lots going on in Norton this year on Canada Day.

The Norton Canada Day Parade will occur on Sunday, July 1at 11:00am. The theme for this year’s parade is the Community Playground. The route will be the same as it has been for the last few years and there will be plaques awarded for the Best Float, Best Rider, and Best Overall Vehicle. If anyone or any group is still interested in being in the parade they can contact nortonreccouncil@gmail.com for details.
             
After the parade, there will activities in the afternoon at the Municipal Building (201 Route 124). The Norton Fire Department will be hosting a fundraiser BBQ with hotdogs and pop. And there will be a picnic in the Central Bridge Park with activities for the children, a bouncy house, facepainting, and popcorn. Inside the municipal building there will be a Lego contest and a photo contest.
             
The Lego contest has three age categories: ages 3-8; ages 9-12; and ages 13 and older. There is still time to create your own masterpiece (no kits please) and drop it off at the Municipal Building by Thursday, June 28 at 4:00pm.

The photo contest is also open for three age categories: ages 6-11; ages 12-15; and ages 16 and older. There are several categories: still life; still nature; action life; action nature; old photos; and funniest photo. And likewise, please have your entries into the Municipal Building by Thursday, June 28 at 4:00pm.

In the evening everyone is invited to bring the children to the Norton Elementary School playground so they can play on it one more time before the renovations begin. There will be a BBQ fundraiser for the new playground with hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, juice, and water beginning around 8:00pm along with the cake cutting ceremony and a special surprise musical performance by ECMA-nominated folk-rock band Acres & Acres.

And, of course, once darkness settles in, the fireworks will begin. We ask that people please not attempt to get close to the location where the fireworks will be set off. We want this Canada Day to be enjoyable and fun. We do not need anyone getting hurt. The playground will be the prime location for viewing the fireworks this year as they will be moving to a new location behind the Wonderland Child Care, so please bring your lawn chairs and let the children enjoy the playground as we watch the fireworks display. 

You can keep up-to-date and informed about Canada Day by visiting NortonPlays

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Climbing our Fundraising slide

Movin' the little fella up the ladder!

He's making his way to the top! Thank you to all our donors.
Just in case you have not noticed, there is a fundraising slide installed by the intersection of Route 121 and Route 124 by the Norton Elementary School. Shaw Signs was nice enough to donate the sign to us and now everyone can watch our fundraising total climb and climb as we approach Build Day on September 22!

Monday, June 25, 2012

Fundraising Cards for the Playground

We will be selling these cards at various locations around Norton and Sussex for a donation, and all proceeds will go directly to the playground. So keep your eyes peeled and help out the playground by purchasing one when you see them.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

More Pennies for the Playground

Grade 4

 
Grade 5

School is out at Norton Elementary School. Summer is now here! Have a fun and safe Summer and in September we're all going to build you a brand new playground!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Pennies for the Playground

Grade1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten class




So far the children of Norton have raised $500 in pennies, small change, and Canadian Tire money! The school year is almost over, so thank you and enjoy your Summer.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Local Building Trades of Lockerbie & Hole Help Out

The Local Building Trades of Lockerbie & Hole at the PCS Sussex Mines Sites has helped out our project by collecting money from their weekly 50/50 draw. They raised $1300 which they are donating to the playground! Way to go! Big, big thank you.

Monday, June 18, 2012

$3000 from Greater Saint John Community Foundation

Last Thursday night, the Norton Community Playground Committee was awarded a $3000 grant to go towards the new Norton playground being built in September! We would love to thank the Greater Saint John Community Foundation for this wonderful contribution to our community project.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Student artwork auction

Yesterday the students of Norton Elementary School raised $849.33 towards the new playground by holding an art auction! Every child at the school made a piece of art that represented the playground and then a silent auction was held at the spring concert. Way to go!

Friday, June 15, 2012

Spring Concert!

Check out the lineup of cars as people show up for the 9am performance of the Norton Elementary School Spring Concert! The parking lot must be full and so the cars lined the streets of "Downtown" Norton.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Norton Elementary School Concert

Tomorrow the students of Norton Elementary will be performing twice for members of the community. A 9:00am showing is for any volunteers, and the 11:00am performance is for the families of the students. If you would like to attend please RSVP by phoning 839-3000
or email: eileen.elder@nbed.nb.ca

There will also be a silent art auction consisting of artwork created by the students themselves. All the proceeds will go towards new playground equipment. We hope to see you there!

Monday, June 11, 2012

More Playgrounds Being Built

On Saturday, June 16, Let Them Be Kids will be helping three communities in Canada to build new playgrounds! This is what we have to look forward to in September. We recommend you watch some of the Build Day this Saturday to see what things will be like in Norton when it comes our turn to pull together and create a new playground space!

Video streaming of the building begins at 9am. You can tune in here: http://www.ltbk.ca/kids/ by clicking on the Live Broadcast button on the left.

The three communities are:
La Scie, Newfoundland - http://ltbklascie.blogspot.ca/
Miscouche, PEI - http://ltbkmiscouche.blogspot.ca/
and Assumption Catholic School in Ottawa - http://assumptionplayground.blogspot.ca/

Friday, June 8, 2012

Playground Pennies

The children of Norton Elementary School and Wonderland Child Care are getting involved with fundraising for their new community playground!

They are collecting pennies, as well as other small change and Canadian Tire money, to help raise funds for new playground equipment. The children are excited about helping raise money for the playground, so if you know a child who attends Norton Elementary or Wonderland, please send some change their way.

*******

There are also flowers still waiting to be sold. They can be purchased at Wonderland Child Care: $4 for large and $2 for small. All proceeds go towards the new playground.

*******

There will be a silent art auction on June 15 at the Norton Elementary School during the Spring Concert. All the artwork has been created by the students and all the money raised will go towards the new playground! 

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Dexter Construction gets involved!

Earlier this week, Dexter Construction Company Ltd. donated five hundred tonnes of granular base for the new Norton Community Playground, which amounts to a $6000 value! Everyone involved with the Playground Committee says a big huge Thank You!


We have a lot of things still to do this Summer in preparation for Build Day in September. If you own, or know someone who owns, a business and would like to get involved in any way, please contact us and let us know:
nortonplayground@gmail.com

Together we can make this happen!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Volunteer Appreciation

The Norton Elementary School passed this note to us:

We would like to extend an invitation to our volunteers to join us on June 15 at 9:00 a.m. Students will be performing a short musical and light refreshments will be provided.

If you are planning to attend we ask that you RSVP to 839-3000 or email:  eileen.elder@nbed.nb.ca

We hope to see you on June 15.

The Playground Committee is also hoping that we will be able to unveil the playground design results at this event. Exciting!

Monday, June 4, 2012

some Dot-Maucracy news

The new playground design is not complete yet, however, we can inform you that 192 children voted on what they would like to see built! The youngest voter was four months old and the oldest participant was fifteen years.