Shoreham College gathered on Friday afternoon to mark the fallen in a moving act of remembrance. Held every year in honour of the former pupils who gave their lives in defence of the country, the service was well attended by all year 7 and upward pupils, parents, grandparents and staff.
Head boy and girl Lyla and Monty read the Roll of Honour in front of the memorial plaques in the College quad, followed by Hannah reading from Ecclesiasticus, Chapter 44 v1-14
The Service was officiated by Revd Tim Harford and wreaths were laid at the College memorial by Mrs Bakhtiari on behalf of the College; Ashley Warner for the Old Shorehamers’ Association on behalf of the ex-pupils, and the Chair of the Parent’s Association Mrs Charlotte Coe on behalf of the parents.
The last post was beautifully played by Beau.
Principal, Mrs Bakhtiari spoke of the service, "Revd Harford described the antics of Sub-Lieutenant Brian Rebbeck Guy, who joined Shoreham College in 1936, at the age of 14. On his last day at the College, Brian was found out after lights out, buying a fish and chip feast to share with his friends. They never did share that feast, having been caught by the then Headmaster who insisted on a donation to charity equal to the cost of the supper. Fewer than four years after leaving Shoreham College, Brian went on to lose his life while fighting for his country when his aircraft was shot down during a raid on an oil refinery in what is now known as Indonesia. Today we remembered Brian and all of the brave people who have lost their lives for our freedom."
After a lifetime of growing her hair, Danae in Y2 heard about the Little Princess Trust and decided to cut it and donate it to the charity.
Her hair will now be made into a wig for a child or young person who has lost their hair through cancer treatment.
What a wonderful caring thing to do Danae, we are all very proud of you at Shoreham College, (and your new shorter haircut looks lovely!)
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The U13 netball teams ventured to Davison this week. It was a very close encounter for the A team, where resilience, adaptability and collaboration lead to a narrow defeat. The B team demonstrated motivation and development in their performance as the game progressed. Well done to all.
Thank you to all the local children who visited and enjoyed our Sharing Shoreham science workshop – Colourful Chemistry - at the end of half-term.
Our Crest Club pupils did a great job alongside Mrs Mardon, helping the Year 3s and 4s with their experiments making test-tube rainbows!
Reception has been fully embracing spooky season over the last 2 weeks. We created a spooky cave in our role-play area, matched pumpkin words and pictures, counted out ghosts and spiders onto ten frames, hammered golf tees into a pumpkin, and even had a mini Halloween party with Little Lions where we dressed up and did some potion experiments using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar! We managed to fit Halloween into just about every part of the curriculum and the children have loved it!
