Here at St Nicholas, safeguarding is our priority and we care about your wellbeing and work hard to keep you safe and happy.
All staff members in the school are here to keep you safe, so you can speak to anyone but it’s important you know who your safeguarding team are!
Regular attendance and good punctuality are crucial factors in students achieving their full potential. Here at St Nicholas, we are committed to providing a full and efficient education to all and encouraging our children to strive for excellence.
We work in partnership with parents and carers and so are seeking your full support in ensuring that your child attends the school every day and on time. We are always pleased to work together with parents/carers in resolving any difficulties, but we are also committed to improving attendance levels here at St Nicholas.
The target attendance figure for all students is a minimum of 96% attendance.
Regular attendance is not just a legal requirement, but it is vital for students to maximise their learning and achieve their full potential. There are a number of important steps that you can take to ensure your child maintains a high level of attendance:
Mr Spencer
Dear Parents and Carers of Year 11 students,
We were so pleased to see over 30 students attending our very first revision session in 2024! At the end of the day, they still had enough energy to smile, participate and soak up all the information they were given. They were truly amazing and energised us teachers! All this extra revision will pay off!
Our next session is next Tuesday, 16th January 2024. This session will run from 3.20 until 4.15.
As mentioned before, these sessions are aimed at students who are currently working below target and there is a real expectation that these students will attend. It goes without saying though that all students are very welcome!
Please can we also remind all students to hand in their Christmas RE pack which consisted of a booklet and a past paper? The deadline for this was WC 8th January 2024.
Below are some of the top tips we suggested in our previous letter. The exam board has also put on some extra information regarding the d-questions. As a department we will share this information in class but it may be worth looking at this at home as well.
RE TOP TIPS:
The RE department
Dear Parents/ Carers of Year 10 Students,
This is advanced notice for all Year 10 students.
The next end of unit test will take place on:
Tuesday, 23rd January 2024 (Y-band)
Wednesday, 24th January 2024 (B-band)
The focus will be on the Roman Catholic Paper:
Unit 1: Beliefs
Unit 2: Practices
Pupils need to be fully prepared for these assessments. They should be revising regularly and should make use of the revision materials available on TEAMS. Revision guides are also available on ParentPay.
The RE Department
Dear Parents/ Carers of Year 12 and 13 Philosophers,
It was absolutely amazing to see all our Philosophers participating in the webinar last Monday!
The next webinar: “A Question of God” will take place on Monday, 15th January 2024
This will run from 3.30-4.45.
Please can you email me in terms of their attendance?
d.freestone@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk
Many thanks
The RE department
Isabelle
Well done to Isabelle Camacho who passed her Grade 3 Piano Practical with Merit
Instrumental Lessons in school
MONDAY GUITAR, PIANO and FLUTE
TUESDAY SINGING
WEDNESDAY PIANO
THURSDAY VIOLIN, CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE
FRIDAY DRUM KIT
If you are interested in learning an instrument in school, click here to complete this form.
We are always pleased to share our students’ successes and love to get an insight into the wonderful achievements that happen on a weekly basis.
If your child has an accomplishment they would like to share, please send a brief write up along with a photo to admin@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk and we will publish it in the Newsletter.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/
Book of the Week
Talking of TikTok sensations, If He Had Been With Me is one of 2023’s breakthrough novels, despite originally having been published in 2013. It’s devastatingly sad so avoid if feeling fragile. The book begins with Autumn, the narrator, describing the fateful night that her best friend Finny crashes his car in the rain. He’s with his girlfriend Sylvie and Autumn believes that if he was with her, it would never have happened. The story then pans back and forth between Finny and Autumn as Children and seniors and explores the ups and downs of their relationship. Covers issues such as mental health, depression and teenage pregnancy. Suitable for 13+
Jobs and Apprenticeship Fairs
We are delighted to confirm that this year the Cheshire and Warrington Pledge are running a Live Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall, from 4pm-7:30pm on Tuesday 23rd January. This is a fantastic opportunity for students who are seeking an apprenticeship or job in September 2024 to speak directly to local employers who are actively recruiting. There will be over 40 local employers and apprenticeship providers in attendance including NHS England, British Army, HSBC, Essar, Cheshire College South and West, and many more. There will also be a series of talks around “What to expect from an Apprenticeship” that students, parents and Carers may wish to attend. This event is free to attend, but spaces are limited so if you wish to go along, please do book on following this link – Cheshire West Jobs and Apprenticeship Fair – PUBLIC SIGN UP – The Cheshire and Warrington Pledge
We are pleased to announce that applications for our September 2024 Production and Maintenance Apprenticeships at our Deeside Engine Plant are now open.
To find out more or to apply, please visit TOYOTA Apprenticeships (toyotauk.com). Closing date for applications is Sunday 18th February 2023.
Apprenticeship Open Evenings
This year we are also holding 4 apprenticeship open evenings:
Production – Wednesday 31st January and Thursday 1st February
Maintenance – Monday 5th February and Tuesday 6th February
This is an excellent opportunity to visit Toyota in person. You will learn more about the apprenticeship scheme you are interested in, meet both current apprentices and apprentice teaching staff and see our outstanding training facilities. You can book a place at one of our open evenings by visiting our website or by following this link: @toyotamanufacturinguk | Linktree
Well done to Olivia Wilding in 7 Teresa .
Olivia asked to have her hair cut off because she wanted to donate it to The Little Princess Trust who use hair donations to make wigs for children with cancer. However, to make one wig costs £700, so she is also raising money to contribute towards the cost. So far she has raised £300!
Lunchtime:
Monday : Linguistics Club, Years 10,11,12,13 in E7
Monday : Memrise Club in L5
Tuesday : Science Club in S5
Tuesday: GCSE Computer Science Revision in C2
Tuesday : Chess Club in M5
Wednesday : Art club – all years in A1 and A2
Wednesday : Easy as Pi – Maths Club – in M6
Wednesday : Dungeons and Dragons in B5
Thursday : Art club -all years A1 in and A2 – KS4
Thursday : KS3 History Club – Week 2 in H1
Friday : GCSE History Film Club – Week 1 in H1
After School:
Tuesday
Performing Arts Club – 3.15 – 4.30 Drama
Food Club – Year 9 and GCSE – 3.15 – 4.30 in T6
Drama Club in Drama Studio – not on this week due to parents evening
Wednesday
Dungeons and Dragons – in the library
Thursday
Art club for everyone in A2
Lunchtime:
Monday : Woodwind Ensemble in 1M
Tuesday Rock School Lunchtime 1M
Wednesday : Jazz Band (GCSE and A Level)
Thursday : String Ensemble
After School:
Wednesday
NO CHOIR THIS WEEK
Thursday
Orchestra
Lunchtime:
Monday : Basketball – sports Hall – Year 9
Tuesday : Basketball – sports Hall – Year 10
Wednesday : Basketball – sports Hall – Year 7&8
Thursday : Football – sports Hall – Year 9
Friday : Football – sports Hall – Sixth Form
After School:
Wednesday 17th Jan-19th Jan Year 7 Residential departs.
Thursday 25th Jan Year 13 Exams finish
Friday 26th Jan Mission Day 1
Wednesday 31st Jan Intermediate Maths Challenge Years 9 to 11
Tuesday 6th Feb Music Recital Evening 6.30pm
Friday 9th Feb ARC Trip – Trafford Centre
Monday 12th Feb Year 11 Parent’s Evening 4.15 – 7.30pm
Thur 15th Feb-19th Feb Art/MFL Paris Trip
Friday 16th Feb School Closes
SPRING HALF TERM
Ski trip 17 – 24th Feb
Click here for future dates
“Everyone Matters – so attendance matters”