Newsletter 02.12.2024 – St Nicholas Catholic High School

A prayer to share

Prayer for Hope

In the face of injustice and of need,
we light a candle of hope.
God’s hope is coming, 
on earth as it is on heaven. 
Do not be afraid. 
Hope is coming. 

Amen

Message from our Chaplain Mairie

Advent and Charity Challenge

This week we held our Advent Assemblies to talk about the forthcoming season of Advent and its meaning for Christians and our school. Advent means ‘coming’ and reminds us of the need to prepare for the coming of the Christ Child at Christmas. In school, we will be noting the season with the colour purple, the Advent Wreaths, the Crib and our services in the chapel.

This time of reflection also inspires us to act, so our Advent charity challenge will be to collect groceries, baby goods and toiletries for the local community and Foodbank. The need within our local community grows larger every year and I am sure that the recent cold snap has caused many people to pause before putting the heating on. Your support for our challenge is very much appreciated and ensures that we can do our best help others.

Please see the list of suggested goods and check the use by dates for the end of January 2025

Thank you

Just a reminder that we are Foodbank referrers so if your family needs support please contact me @ m.gelling@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk

St Nicholas Catholic High School Feast Day Mass

On Friday we will joining together as a whole school community at Mass to celebrate our feast day.
Although we do have limited space, we would like to invite Parents/Carers to join us if you are able to.
The Mass will take place at St. Nicholas Catholic High School on Friday 6^th December 2024.
Please aim to arrive at 9.30am to the main school reception.
The Mass will begin before 10am and will finish before 11am.
To reserve a space please complete the following booking form:

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/StNicholasCatholicHighSchoolMass@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk/bookings/

We look forward to welcoming you.

Message from Uniformity

Please see below the Christmas Opening & Closing,

Collection and Delivery Information for over the Christmas and New Year Period.

The Chester shop, which is based at 22 – 26 Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JE will close on the 20th of December at 4.30pm and re-open on the 2nd of January 2025 at 8.30am.

Any online orders placed for click and collect must be collected no later than 4.00pm on the 20th of December.

DELIVERIES:

The last day for All School and Home Deliveries will be on the 13th of December.

Normally Delivery days will resume on the 6th of January 2025.

You can still purchase your uniform from the online shop www.uniformityschools.com

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

From all at Uniformity Clothing.

Sporting success – Cross Country

A few weeks ago our talented athletes tool part in the Mid Cheshire Cross Country Championships.

Well done to everyone who took part. You all did us proud and many runnerw were selected to run in the Cheshire Competition in February.

Special mention to Inter Girls Winner Imogen Ward and Minor Girls Winner Seren Thompson.

Music News

Music – dates for the diary

Year 11 and Year 13 Recital Evening 27^th November 6.30pm

Christmas at Tatton (Choir) 13th December Matinee and evening performances.

SNCHS Christmas Carol Concert- WEDNESDAY 18^th December.

Library and Literacy

Cheshire School’s Book Quiz

Our reading savants have been chosen and are ready to take on teams across Cheshire to battle it out to be the Cheshire School’s Book Quiz Champions.

Our amazing team completed the first round today which comprised of questions about Phil Earle’s Northern Soul (which they all thoroughly enjoyed reading), and general questions which can be based on any children’s/teen book. Amazingly, they scored a perfect 20 out of 20 which puts us in a fantastic position for the next four rounds.

(Left to right: Daisy Warren, Emma Parkhill, Holly Marshall, Chloe Smith and Rita Hall)

These are the books our quizzers will be reading for anyone who fancies reading along with them:

Younger age category

Black Hole Cinema Club by Christopher Edge

The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow

Codename Kingfisher by Liz Kessler

Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore

Me and Aaron Ramsay by Ros Manon Stefan

Older age category

What the World Doesn’t See by Mel Darbon

Finding Phoebe by Gavin Extence

Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

The Things We Leave Behind by Clare Furniss

Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Christmas Raffle

Dear All,

Thank you to everyone who has bought tickets so far in our Christmas raffle on ParentPay – we are very grateful. The raffle will finish on 11^th December and winners will be notified accordingly.

Our Prizes are:

A Euro camp Holiday
Fortnum & Mason Hamper
Meta Quest Reality Head Set
Car Service, D C Lomas, Cheshire
A 7 Day Brio Leisure Pass
A Beauty Box
Kismet, Hartford, £20 voucher.
And more. 🎄

Do not forget that we have our AGM in school on 16^th December at 5.15 pm – everyone is welcome to attend.

PTFA Lottery

Please consider joining our school lottery if you’ve not already done so to help raise funds for school.

This week’s jackpot winning numbers are:

936253

Two of our supporters won £18. 30 in the draw! 😀 🎉

If you haven’t signed up yet please visit our lottery here – https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/st-nicholas-catholic-high-school

Thank you. 😁

Community Notices

After school PE

Week commencing 2^nd December

Fixtures :

Monday:

Netball Year 7 Middlewich (away)

Tuesday :

GCSE Practical night

U13 Girls’ Football vs. Alsager (away) 3:30pm KO

Wednesday :

Yr 8 Football Festival @Hartford

Thursday :

U18 Cheshire Cup vs. Congleton (Home)

Clubs:
Tuesday– All Years Table Tennis
Wednesday– All Years Netball and All Years Rugby
Thursday– All Years Football
Friday– All Years Run Club & Sixth Form Fitness/Gym

Music Co-Curricular

Week commencing 2^nd December

Lunchtime

Monday Jazz band & Keyboard Club 2M
Tuesday Year 7 Choir
Wednesday Altos and Tenor sectional 2M
Thursday String Ensemble
Friday Year 10 Band

After School
Monday Choir
Tuesday Shrek
Wednesday Choir 3.15-5pm

Thursday Options Evening-no Orchestra

Lunchtime Clubs

Monday
Art KS4 in A2
History Musical Mondays – watching Hamilton – H1
Chess Club and Rubik’s club in M5
Y7 & Y8 Code club in C2
Tuesday:
Computer Science Revision in C2
Wednesday
KS3 Art club in A1
Thursday
Art club KS4 in A1
Friday
Easy as Pi club (maths)
Year 9 -11 Science Club Week 1
Year 7 and 8 Science Club Week 2
School Production Rehearsal – Drama Studio

After School Clubs

Tuesday : School Production Rehearsals 3.15 – 4.45
Wednesday Dungeons and Dragons
Wednesday Art Club in A2 all years 3.15-4.15
Thursday KS4 / 5 Spanish Film Club

Attendance

Everyone Matters – so Attendance Matters

Upcoming dates

Thurs 5^th Dec – Year 9 options evening 5 – 6:30pm
Fri 13^th Dec – Year 11 Mock results day
Mon 16^th Dec – Year 9 Curriculum choice deadline
Wed 18^th Dec – Christmas carol concert 6:30pm
Fri 20^th Dec – SCHOOL CLOSES – 12:30pm
Mon 6^th Jan – Inset day
Tue 7^th Jan – SCHOOL REOPENS

Click here for further dates

Click here to download 2024-25 Holiday Dates

Click here to download 2025-26 Holiday Dates