福利姬

A winning week here at 福利姬. Well done to all our teams this week who were all victorious on the sports field. A special mention to our U15 Girls Football team who continue their undefeated cup run and progress to the 3rd round of the National Cup after a fantastic team performance away at Lancing College.

Year 7 Create Stunning Landscapes Inspired by Van Gogh. Year 7 pupils have made a fantastic start to their art journey, producing beautiful landscape pieces inspired by the expressive mark-making techniques of Vincent Van Gogh. Using bold lines and textured brushwork, they鈥檝e captured movement and emotion in their work, with some truly impressive results. A brilliant display of creativity and enthusiasm from our budding artists!

Congratulations to the Year 9 football team who won 4-1 away to Steyning Grammar in the league. A convincing win ahead of their final group stage match taking place next Tuesday.

Year 4 learned lots of interesting facts on their recent trip to Bignor Roman Villa. They discovered how the villa would have looked, examined different artifacts found in the area, discovered how the Romans heated their villas and bathed, and heard the fascinating story, told through mosaic, of Roman God Jupiter who disguised himself to escort a shepherd to heaven. The children enjoyed creating mosaic patterns, writing with beeswax, they milled flour and read riddles. A fantastic time was had by all and we can鈥檛 wait to visit again next year.

Well done to the U13B team on their impressive victory last week against a strong Lewes Old Grammar side. It was a thrilling, end-to-end encounter packed with goals and excitement. Shoreham emerged 5鈥�4 winners, with Player of the Match awarded to Bowie, who led by example throughout.

For National Poetry Day 2025, our English lessons focused on the theme of play, exploring its many meanings, from playing with words to the joy of physical play. Students experimented with language and rhythm, discovering how poets use creativity and sound to bring words to life. Year 7 and 8 explored "Word Play" by Michaela Morgan and John Agard鈥檚 鈥淪kipping Rope Spell鈥�, outdoors whilst skipping to its rhythm using its lively energy and movement to think about how poetry can capture the fun and rhythm of games and playground chants. Year 9 and 10 also studied Inua Ellams鈥� 鈥淪ummit of Flight鈥�, reflecting on his love for basketball, his mother's loathing of it and how play can be imaginative and aspirational, linking to ideas of creativity, freedom, and expression. Students then wrote their own poems, experimenting with sound, repetition, and imagery to celebrate the spirit of play in all its forms. Food for thought: "Is a cat flap, a worried cat all in a flap?!" and do we have what it takes to be 'A lone star, out on a limb, brighter for all the empty darkness around it?"