Newsletters

6.3.2026

Be determined and confident,as God will be with you* as we learn, care and share through work, play and prayer. (*Deuteronomy 31:6)

Need to get in touch?
Just click on a name below, call the school office on

01257 262323, or Duty Phone, 07507627673

Andy Purcell
Headteacher – St George’s & Wrightington Mossy Lea

Sharon Kellie
School Administrator & Bursar

Emma Smith
SENCo

Naomi Harrison
Assistant Headteacher – Assessment & Mossy Lea

Rob Horne
Assistant Headteacher – Teacher Training

Two churches. One parish.       

Church life & parish updates

For information about worship, services, events, and church life, please search either parish below:

  • St George’s, Chorley

  • All Saints, Chorley

  • Fr Jordan Bentliffe

St George’s remains in a period of interregnum, as we continue to await the  Church Reps appointment of a new vicar to lead the parish forward. During this time, worship and parish life continue with the support of the wider ministry team and our friends at All Saints.

Welcome to this week’s newsletter!

My dad once said something that has stayed with me over the years. He said, son,  the difference between adults and children is often just one question. Adults walk into a room and ask, “What needs doing?” Children walk into a room and think, “What might happen?”

Both questions matter.

One keeps the world organised. The other keeps it full of possibility.

School life sits somewhere between those two instincts. We plan, prepare, set routines, and try to keep the wheels turning smoothly. But children, quite wonderfully, bring that other question with them every day — curiosity, unpredictability, and the sense that something interesting might be just around the corner.

And perhaps that’s why schools can sometimes feel complicated. Things don’t always run perfectly. Challenges appear. Plans wobble. Expectations have to be reset. But what matters isn’t that everything runs flawlessly — it’s how we respond when it doesn’t.

Because when adults keep asking “What needs doing?”, and children keep asking “What might happen?”, something quietly powerful happens.

We keep moving forward.

And that, in many ways, is what this week’s newsletter reflects.

Year 6 Confirmation.

It is such an exciting step for our community that we can hold a confirmation service this year! Confirmation is a big step for many people as they reach a certain age and decide to accept their faith as their own by confirming the promises they made at baptism. Being confirmed means that they can participate in the School Eucharist and at any other Eucharistic service. It would be wonderful for us to be able to accept them into the Church in this way and to do this before they move on to high-school.

This year's confirmation service will take place on Wednesday the 22nd July in All Saints' Church at 7:30pm.

To get confirmed there are a couple of requirement:

1a. Your child will need to attend the confirmation course which will run during the lunch break at All Saints’ school, after school on a Wednesday at St George's school (3:15-4:15). These courses will start after Easter.

1b. Alternatively, adults wishing to be confirmed should attend our Wednesday evening "Alpha Course", which will start during lent.

2. You must also show your baptism/christening certificate to Fr Jordan prior to confirmation. If your child has not been baptised/christened then we can arrange for the baptism or perhaps even have a baptism as part of our confirmation service.

3. Church attendance is also key. We do require that confirmation candidates must attend church for 80% of the weeks between the start of their classes and the confirmation. This is to help to encourage church commitment from those who wish to be confirmed. We now have multiple options for children to attend, with both our Sunday morning services at 9:30am at St Georges and 11am at All Saints, and our 4pm Sunday, ‘Closer’ family service at All Saints', at which there are crafts and child-friendly songs.

There will be a rehearsal for the confirmation, which will take place along with lunch and a final session on the Eucharist on the Saturday before the confirmation (Saturday 18th July) at All Saints’ Church, with more information to follow.

Please return this letter before Friday the 27th of March.

For more information, or for any questions, please contact Fr Jordan:

Mobile: 07450269010 Email: cjbentliff@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you so much for thinking about this and taking this step with your child. God’s grace and peace be with you.

Blessings, Fr Jordan Bentliff (Church Planting Curate at All Saints’ Chorley)

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR CHILD BEING CONFIRMED, THEN CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM OR SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW

Quick Read - The Tip of the Iceberg

A few things just beneath the surface this week:

  • School Nurse Drop-In – 18th March (2:00–3:00pm)
    Open to all parents. If you have questions, worries, or would simply like some advice about your child’s health or wellbeing, the school nursing team will be available to talk things through.

  • Parents’ Evening
    Booking for Parents’ Evening is still live. Please use the SCO app to secure your appointment by Monday! 

  • A Thank You
    It’s been a genuinely superb week in school. The atmosphere, attitudes, and effort from the children have been a joy to see. Thank you for the part you play in that.

  • Partnership Matters School works best when it feels like a genuine partnership. Nothing here should ever feel like it’s being done to you. We’re in this together. Parents have a voice — and when it’s used thoughtfully and constructively, it helps shape the school for the better.

  • Class Group Photographs Monday 9th March – Please wear full school uniform with your red polo shirt. If your child has PE please send them into school in uniform with a PE kit to change into. Thank you.

Strong schools aren’t built by accident — they’re built by people who care enough to be involved

04 Mar 2026
Behind the school door 6.3.2026
Behind the school door 6.3.2026
Read more

SPRING 2 READING COMPETITION: As this is the half term with World Book Day (Thursday 5th March), we will be running a ‘decorate a paper plate’ competition. We would like your paper plates to be decorated as a character from one of your favourite books! Your amazing creations will be displayed in the library

Winners will be announced in the final celebration worship of the half term. We will choose 2 winners from EYFS (reception), KS1 (year 1/2), LKS2 (year 3/4) and UPKS2 (year 5/6). Please bring your entries directly to Mrs McVittie (Class 12) or Miss Bolton (Class 6). The deadline will be Monday 23rd March 2026. Mrs McVittie and Miss Bolton

To celebrate we have a surprise for you! Our book fairies have been out and about in Chorley placing special What's Your Story, Chorley packages of books around the town for you to find and take home 🤩

Share pictures in the comments if you find one of our book packages! We'd also love to see all of your World Book Day inspired costumes!

Many thanks to Ebb and Flo Bookshop and Chorley Library for the donations of books to make this possible! You can visit Ebb and Flo to pick out a book with your World Book Day vouchers

www.checkoutchorley.com/whatsyourstory

Bikeability Class 10
9:30am – 3:00pm
from 05 Mar and every day until 06 Mar
06
March
Y5 Swimming
2:00pm – 3:30pm
from 06 Mar and on Friday each week until 20 Jul
06
March
Preorder School Meals
4:00pm – 4:30pm
from 22 Nov and on Friday each week except for between 22 Jul and 28 aug and for between 21 Jul and 26 aug
06
March
Quality Sport Todler Group
9:30am – 10:30am
from 24 Feb and on Tuesday each week until 25 Mar
10
March
Book Fair in School
All Day
from 11 Mar and every day until 19 Mar
11
March
Fr David in school
11:15am – 2:15pm
from 02 Oct and on Wednesday each week except for 19 Feb, between 09 Apr and 16 apr, between 22 Jul and 02 sep, between 28 Oct and 04 nov, between 23 Dec and 01 jan, and for between 21 Jul and 30 sep
11
March
Parents Evening day 1
4:00pm – 8:00pm
11
March
Book Fair in School
All Day
from 11 Mar and every day until 19 Mar
12
March
Year 1 Mothering Sunday Class Worship
9:00am – 9:30am
12
March
Girls Cricket Festival - Bishop Rawsthorne
10:00am – 2:30pm
12
March
Parents Evening day 2
4:00pm – 8:00pm
12
March
Book Fair in School
All Day
from 11 Mar and every day until 19 Mar
13
March
Y5 Swimming
2:00pm – 3:30pm
from 06 Mar and on Friday each week until 20 Jul
13
March
Preorder School Meals
4:00pm – 4:30pm
from 22 Nov and on Friday each week except for between 22 Jul and 28 aug and for between 21 Jul and 26 aug
13
March
Book Fair in School
All Day
from 11 Mar and every day until 19 Mar
14
March

Scholastic Book Fair & Book Club 

In addition to our exciting Scholastic Book Fair being in school for Parents Evening, we are delighted to let you know that our school is also running a Scholastic Book Club.

You can browse the latest children’s books and place your order online by visiting:
👉 https://clubs.scholastic.co.uk/C-9T8ZQ8BP

There’s a fantastic selection available for all ages and interests, and every order helps support our school. For every £1 you spend, we receive 20p in Scholastic Rewards, which we can use to buy new books for our classrooms and library.

📅 Please make sure to place your order by March 15th, 2026.

Thank you for helping us inspire a love of reading while supporting our school community!

We’re into our last 4 sessions of our Little Explorers multi sports sessions at St George’s!! We can’t wait to welcome you this morning and remember it’s completely free!

04 Jan 2026
Wonderful Winter Term - Procedures
As we begin the Wonderful WInter Term, can I just remind you of how we work together during inclement weather - aka, snow days
Read more

As we wrap up this week, here’s something to ponder:

Let's go back to my Dad, and the start of the newsletter... 

Adults walk into a room and ask, “What needs doing?”
Children walk into a room and ask, “What might happen?”

Our role as adults - at home and at school - is to make sure that when children walk into a room full of possibility, there is also a quiet sense of order, purpose, and encouragement waiting for them. We set the tone. We provide the boundaries. We offer the reassurance that allows curiosity and confidence to grow.

In many ways that is exactly what this season of Lent gently reminds us of. It is a time for reflection, small resets, and quiet determination to do things a little better - not perfectly, but thoughtfully.

And perhaps that’s the challenge for all of us.

When children walk into the room asking, “What might happen?”
May they find adults who have already asked, “What needs doing?”

Because when both things happen together, something rather special can grow.