Well done to all the school for a great christmas service last Wednesday. Each year group performed a song and the School choir and Chamber choir performed. I especially liked the "Heaven invites you to a party" with the voices calling out from around All Saints church. The collection over the two services raised just over £900. Thank you very much to the parents and friends who contributed. The money will be split equally and go to Shelter and ... Continue reading this entry »

The Firs sponsors 6 children in India who are cared for by the charity Christ for all in Andhra Pradesh. Two of our children recently left the hostel to go on and earn money for their families. We now have two more Radha and Nagisetty. See the following letter from Nicola Roper concerning our sponsorship.

Radha Krishna Nagisetty

Dear Parents Our Harvest service will take place on Thursday 23rd October at 2.15 p.m. at St. Columba's church, Newton, and you are warmly invited to join us. Harvest gifts of dried and tinned foods will be donated to Save the Family. Save the Family is a local charity which supports homeless families. The Firs School supports a cottage at Plas Bellin, a community which receives homeless families and offers training and support. If you would like further information about Save the ... Continue reading this entry »

Dear Parents Our Harvest service will take place on Thursday 23rd October at 2.15 p.m. at St. Columba's church, Newton, and you are warmly invited to join us. Harvest gifts of dried and tinned foods will be donated to Save the Family. Save the Family is a local charity which supports homeless families. The Firs School supports a cottage at Plas Bellin, a community which receives homeless families and offers training and support. If you would like further information about Save the ... Continue reading this entry »

Firs School pupils took part in a carol singing in aid of Clare House on Tuesday in the centre of Chester at the Grosvenor Mall. Click here for a photo montage together with recorded accompaniment by the Chronicle. www.icpuzzles.co.uk/cheshire/firs/

Our current J4 class proved just what fantastic fund raisers we have here at the Firs School when last week they presented a cheque for £731.25 to the Injury Minimization Programme (IMPS) supported by St Johns Ambulance in Cheshire. IMPS delivers free training in essential first aid and accident prevention to more than 3000 local year six children each year. In the final half term of our last academic year our then J4 class worked hard to ... Continue reading this entry »

Children at the Firs School collected food and treats at the harvest service last week in aid of Save the Family at Plas Bellin. The Firs School was the first school to collect for Save the Family and now a number of schools and organisations also donate at harvest time.

Firs parents and pupils have raised the magnificent sum of £13,649 for Claire House childrens hospice and in the process have become Claire House's number one fund raiser. Parents held a May Ball at the Chester Grosvenor and pupils took part in a sing out for Children concert at the Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool. Jan Rankin of Claire House and Claire Bear visited the school to thank everyone for their report. Continue reading this entry »