--- title: "Sibéal Pounder, author of the Witch Wars series, visits St Mary’s – Wednesday 24.01.18" url: "https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/news/2018-01-24-sibeal-pounder-author-of-the-witch-wars-series-visits-st-mary-s-wednesday-24-01-18" school: "St. Mary's Catholic Primary School & Nursery" --- # Sibéal Pounder, author of the Witch Wars series, visits St Mary’s – Wednesday 24.01.18 24 January 2018 The children were treated to a very special visit by author, Sibéal Pounder, on Wednesday morning. She was truly inspirational. She spoke to the children about how she generated her ideas for writing witch stories and how she planned and wrote them. She also told them all about her future plans and forthcoming books. She told the children that she wasn’t the best student in English and grammar at school, in fact she found those subjects difficult. But she did work really hard to improve; that is a fantastic message for our children. In her assembly, she asked the children to help her to compose a new witch story and persuaded Miss Hesketh to dress up as the newly created witch character, Liverpudlian Purple Apple, in the retelling of the story. The children found Miss Hesketh’s ‘Gangsta’ walk and ‘Scouse’ accent very entertaining. [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/imagecache/100x100c/news/Welcome-3d-Picture.jpg)](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/news/2017-09-04-welcome-1) Previous ### [Welcome!!](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/news/2017-09-04-welcome-1) Next ### [PTFA Meeting Thursday 25th January 2018](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/news/2018-01-25-ptfa-meeting-thursday-25th-january-2018) ### Parents - [Cost of Living Advice](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/cost-of-living-advice) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/faqs) - [Internet Safety](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-safety) - [Online school diary](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/online-school-diary) - [Parental Questionnaire](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/parental-questionnaire-results-november-2019) - [Parenting Websites](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/parenting) - [PTFA](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/ptfa) - [School Dinners](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/school-dinners) - [School Newsletters](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters/school-newsletters) - [Sports ](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/sports-news) - [Sun Safe](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/sun-safe) - [Term Dates](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Remote Learning](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/remote-learning) ##### Location Hornchurch Drive Chorley Lancashire PR7 2RJ ##### Contact Us Mrs Wilson - 01257 262811 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Chorley-St-Marys-Catholic-Primary-School-and-Nursery/61582073293231/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stmaryschorley/) © Copyright 2017–2026 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School & Nursery School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)