Message from our Chaplain Mairie
October Harvest Challenge. In October we usually have a quick challenge for our students ahead of our more involved charity challenge in Advent. This year we have two challenges to take us up to half-term and the week after.
Challenge One – CAFOD change collection. CAFOD is part of the Disaster Emergency Committee and works around the world to support people living through the consequences of natural disaster and conflict. As a Catholic charity, they rely on the support of the parish and school communities. As well as any spare change that you may have, there will be an option on ParentPay for direct donations. Thank you in advance for your support.
Challenge Two – Coat Collection. We have all been considering ways of staying warm this winter in light of the energy costs. You may well have been sorting through warm clothes and coats in anticipation of the cold days ahead. If you have any coats, or other warm clothes, in good condition, you are invited to send them into school for the attention of Mairie or to the chapel. Suitable coats will be donated to the Uniform Exchange in Winsford and we will find homes for the remainder.
Whilst we hope that everyone is coping well with the present situation, this is a difficult time and we appreciate that there may be some families who are undergoing hardship because of changes in work or personal circumstances. The majority of Foodbank users will only access the Foodbank three times. but those three times will make a difference. 
Parents are finding our new Edulink One app very useful and user friendly. You can view your child’s attainment and behaviour scores throughout the day, check their meal choices, give consent for photographs, trips etc. All of which will help you stay up to date with your child’s school life.
Wednesday St Nicholas hosted a cross country race against students from nine local high schools. There were some brilliant performances and lots of team spirit shown by all our students. Well done to everyone taking part.
Mikey Lawson has been selected for the Cheshire School Boys squad. The team played their first game last night – they won and Mikey scored, it was a great result.
This month’s 
We have a new club starting at lunch time on Fridays in M1 called the Easy as Pi Club! It is for anyone who wants to dive further into the world of Maths, challenge themselves with some tough problems or see if they can beat a Maths Teacher in a challenge. Any students who engage with the Parallel.org.uk website should be particularly encouraged and interested.
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