This Thursday was the National Day of Reflection for those affected by COVID and the lockdown. Although three years have passed, I am sure that the impact is still having an effect on many of us. We held a time of reflection as well as the minute silence to join our prayers to the national mark of respect on Thursday. 
On Friday 17th March a boat of 8 including Isabella Garlick (sat at Stroke) , Liv Black (sitting at 2) and Emily Neale (at Bow) represented Northwich Rowing Club at the HORR. The HORR, is a Thames Championship Course that commences at Chiswick Bridge to Putney (The famous Cambridge & Oxford University boat race course – the HORR, however, is rowed in the reverse direction.) It is a grueling 4.25 mile course and in having to row there and back the girls rowed a total of 8.5 miles!It was a fantastic opportunity for the girls to participate in this competition, especially as they rowed up a category and were competing against girls of ages 17/18.The girls finished a respectable 10th out of 13 clubs, being in a higher age category and battling against some of the most prestigious rowing schools, Henley and Latymer. This is an impressive result and one in which they should be proud of!
Why you should be reading with your teenager.
Most parents are happy to spend their evenings reading bedtime stories to their primary aged children. Sadly, when children hit high school, this tends to stop. Whilst the way in which you engage with your child’s reading may change as your child matures, it doesn’t need to stop entirely. In fact, in my experience, many teenagers still enjoy being read to. It’s a good idea to share the reading by either taking turns per paragraph or page or allocating the speech to your child (all the better if you can encourage different voices, tones and accents etc). If your child prefers to read independently you can always pick up an extra copy of their book from your local library or ask your child to pick a title which we have multiple copies of in the school library and I will allow them to two copies home. You could think of it as a family book club.
The benefits of reading with your teenager:
Enhanced critical thinking: Analysing and interpreting literature can help your teenager develop critical thinking skills and become more intellectually curious.
Overall, reading with your teenager can be a wonderful way to connect with them, share a love of literature, and promote their intellectual and emotional development.
U12 Mark Allen Football Competition
Year 7 Netball Tournament
U13 Cheshire Indoor Athletics Competition 
Well done to these winners of the attendance award
Our Family Quiz evening will take place on Wednesday, 29th March. Doors will open at 6pm & the quiz will start at 7pm. There will be refreshments available.
The Council, alongside Edsential and a range of community partners, are running a wide range of fantastic activities for the Easter Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) that will run throughout the school spring holiday.
Edsential
Community interest company, Edsential, is working with 54 organisations, including schools, community, voluntary and faith sector organisations, to organise 59 holiday activity clubs throughout the borough this summer period. The holiday clubs will provide local children and families with:
· healthy meals and snacks, along with family cooking sessions and nutritional/health education
· a variety of directly delivered physical activities such as, swimming, yoga, golf, judo, skateboarding, dance and drama workshops
· diverse enrichment activities, including arts and crafts, musical theatre, archery, street dance, mindfulness, forest school, and much more.
Youth Zones for 11-16 year olds (up to 25 if SEND)
Youth Zones for 11-16 year olds (up to 25 if SEND)
Youth Zones, operated by the Council’s Youth Service, will be providing eligible children and young people across the borough with an Easter offer.
All children and young people will be offered a healthy balanced hot meal or packed lunch.
Provision for all children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Brio Leisure
Brio Leisure will be running various activity programmes from sites across the borough. The range of activities include multi-sport activities, Fun and Floats and Sports Camps, all of which will include a healthy meal.
Cost of living support
Due to the cost-of-living crisis, families may be worried about the rising cost of energy bills, food, and transport. They may need help accessing welfare rights, benefits and debt advice, support getting all the money they’re entitled to, or simply want to know more about national recent support measures.
Monday Lunch Woodwind Ensemble
Tuesday Lunch GCSE Theory
Wednesday Lunch GCSE coursework
Wednesday 3.15-4.15 Chamber Choir
Thursday Lunch String Ensemble
Thursday Lunch GCSE Coursework
Friday Lunch “Everyone Aloud”
Monday lunch – Year 8 Technology Club in T3
Monday lunch – Woodwind Ensemble in 1M
Monday lunch – Art Club in A1
Monday lunch – Year 7 & 8 Badminton/Table Tennis in Sports Hall (NJS/JC)
Monday lunch – Art Club in A1
Monday lunch – iMedia Support for Year 11 in C2
Tuesday lunch – Computing Club in C3
Tuesday lunch – Science Club (for KS3) S5
Tuesday lunch – Art Club in A1
Tuesday lunch – Lunchtime Mass in the Chapel
Tuesday lunch or Thursday after school – KS4/5 Spanish Film Club in L5
Tuesday lunch – Year 9 Badminton/Table Tennis in Sports Hall (LF)
Tuesday lunch- Year 11 GCSE PE Revision in PE1 (NJS)
Tuesday after school 3.15 – 4.30 – Performing Arts Club in DS1
Tuesday lunch – iMedia Support for Year 11 in C2
Wednesday lunch – MUSIC GCSE COURSEWORK in 1M
Wednesday lunch – Dungeons and Dragons Club in B2
Wednesday 3.15pm-4.15pm Dungeons and Dragons Club in B1
Wednesday lunch – week 1 – Book Club in the Library
Wednesday 3.15-5pm Chamber Choir in the Hall
Wednesday 3.15-4.15 GCSE Spanish Speaking Revision Club in L1
Wednesday lunch – Year 10 Badminton/Table Tennis in Sports Hall (MA)
Wednesday lunch – lunch – iMedia Support for Year 11 in C2
Thursday lunch – String Group in 1M
Thursday lunch – Chess Club in M5
Thursday lunch – Art Club in A2
Thursday lunch – Year 11 Badminton/Table Tennis in Sports Hall (NJS/JC)
Thursday lunch – Programming revision for Year 11 in C2
Friday Lunch – Easy As Pi Maths Club in M1
Friday Lunch ‘Everyone Aloud’ 1M
Friday lunch – Art Club in A2
Friday lunch – iMedia Support for Year 11 in C2
Friday lunch- 6th Form Football in Sports Hall (NJS/MA)
Wednesday 29th March – PTFA Family Quiz Night, doors open 6pm
Thursday 30th March – Year 8 Parents Evening 4.15 – 7.30pm
April
Wednesday 5th April – SCHOOL CLOSES
Wednesday 19th April – SCHOOL REOPENS
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