Newsletter 25.11.2024 – St Nicholas Catholic High School

A prayer to share

Prayer for Red Wednesday

Today we pray for all those around the world
who are working hard to spread God’s love.

We pray for strength and courage for all people
working and praying to do good, Lord.

We remember those who are working in your Name
in countries where it is dangerous to be a Christian
– we pray for your protection over all children, men and women
in the many places where they face danger
just for believing in you, Jesus.

Jesus, help us to build your kingdom.

Amen

Message from our Chaplain Mairie

Amazing fundraising

We are pleased to confirm that Our Staff Bake Off for Macmillan’s Cancer Charity raised £100 last month.

Also, that the CAFOD Harvest collection amounted to a wonderful £500. Thank you for all your support for these charities as well as the support for the Shoeboxes last week.

In Advent we start our hamper collection for the Foodbank and local parishes and I will send information about this next week.

The Shrewsbury Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025

The Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes is organised by the Youth Mission Team and is open to young people aged 16 or above. We hope to get the team into school to present an assembly – see picture with dates and details.

This is a very worthwhile event to get involved in for our young people.

Sixth Form Applications

Thank you to all of the students who have already completed their Sixth Form Applications. However, just as a reminder our Sixth Form Applications close to St Nicholas students on the 1^st December. The application should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete, please click on this link which will take you to the application page on our website:

https://st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk/applications/

Please contact Mr Bradley with any questions t.bradley@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk

Sporting Success – Emily Cole

We are so proud of Emily Cole who made her debut this week for Everton’s First Team, playing Man Utd in the League Cup. Emily got onto the pitch for the final 15 mins and did herself and the school proud.

An amazing achievement for her and a testament to all of the hard work she puts in on a daily basis.

Business Trip to Manchester City

This week Year 11 Business students went to the Etihad Stadium to learn about how football clubs are run as a business. It was fascinating to hear about the scale of the operation and the commercial side of football. We even managed a picture with Pep!

It was a really good day and the students asked interesting questions and were great ambassadors for the school.

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:

Christmas Raffle

We have got some amazing prizes lined up for the Christmas Raffle.

Get the tickets on ParentPay at £1 per ticket. Thank you very much to those of you who have already bought tickets.

Prizes

1 week EuroCamp Holiday

A Fabulous Fortnum & Mason Hamper (worth £165)

A Full Car Service by DC Lomas in Winsford

A 7 Day Brio Leisure Pass
Kismet in Hartford £20 voucher

A Meta Quest Reality Head Set

A Beauty Box

….And more

Thank you,

Your PTFA

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:

954076

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

Art Club at Sandiway Library

Age 11-16

After school PE

Week commencing 25^th November

Fixtures :

Monday: Netball 10 & 11 V Leftwich (Home)

Tuesday : No clubs – Year 9 Parent’s evening
Wednesday : Yr7 Football Girls @Hartford

Year 11 Football @ Weaverham (a) 3:30pm kick off

Thursday :

GCSE Practice

Yr 7 Netball @ Knutsford

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 25th November

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
Tuesday Year 9 parents evening – NO Shrek
Wednesday Choir 3.15-5pm
Thursday Orchestra 3.15-4.15pm

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

Mon 25^th Nov – Advent Charity assemblies
Tue 26th Nov – Year 9 Parents’ evening 4:15 – 7:30pm
Fri 29^th Nov – INSET day
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

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