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From Tuesday 30th November to Monday 6th December, the School Library will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair, with a great range of books starting from £1.99 (although most book prices will be £7-8), plus stationery from 50p and posters from £2.99. Students can shop at the Book Fair at breaktime, lunchtime and after school until 3.30pm. This year there are 3 ways to pay:

Once again thank you to our wonderful students and their parents and carers for the incredible support of our annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal on behalf of Chichester Rotary Club.

Bishop Luffa Girls kick-started their season with a 3-0 win in the Sussex FA Cup over Seaford Head on Friday 19th November. A professional team performance from back to front led to a thoroughly deserved win for Luffa’s ladies. Hosting our first cup game in years, Seaford Head were welcomed to Westgate with a combative and disciplined performance determined to delight any football coach.

We are very excited and proud to announce that Elise Pullen’s (13Andrewes) Extended Project Qualification artefact has been displayed at COP26 in Glasgow. In order to combat plastic pollution she created an Octopus, later nicknamed Ollie, to raise children’s awareness of microplastics on West Wittering beach. She has been awarded an A* grade.

Against all the odds the Sixth Form pulled off a fabulous Fashion Show this year and have managed to raise over £4,000 for their three charities: Grassroots, Sussex Snowdrop Trust and Young Minds.  Huge congratulations to everyone who took part and in particular Emily Sammut (13Sherborne), Steven Hughes (13Sherborne) and Maisie Tate (13Sherborne) who put the whole event together.

Chichester District Food Bank (CDFB) opened in September 2012 with support from seven local churches. They provide emergency food parcels for families and individuals in crisis in the Chichester District of West Sussex. The area they cover includes Chichester city, as well as major rural communities in Selsey, Petworth, Midhurst and surrounding villages.

This week in RE, across three separate virtual presentations, all Year 9 students have been able to hear Frederick Naftel present his personal view on ‘Antisemitism, past and present’.

On Thursday 4th November, Miss Lawlor took a group of dance students to attend the Dance Insight Day at the University of Chichester. Specifically aimed at Year 12/13 students, the event offers a valuable opportunity for young dancers to learn about a wide range of undergraduate dance degree courses on offer. The group of students included our current Year 13 A Level Dance students and Year 10 BTEC Dance students who really rose to the challenge! The timetable for the day included a keynote speech, a campus tour, participation in a contemporary dance technique class, an inspiring performance by current University students and a Q&A with staff and students. It was an enjoyable day and the students really enjoyed finding out about a range of dance pathways and watching live performances again!

After a long wait, Bishop Luffa School were finally able to perform in Dance House at The Alexandra Theatre in Bognor Regis alongside other local primary and secondary schools. This year it was the turn of our Year 11 BTEC Dance students to perform to a packed audience. As part of their BTEC Dance studies, the students are required to explore and learn professional dance repertoire. The group studied a dance film by Andrew Winghart created to and inspired by ‘Cry Me A River’ performed by Justin Timberlake. Key motifs and moments from the original work are intertwined with new ideas from the dancers. We are so pleased the dancers finally performed this piece, which they created with Miss Inch in December 2020! Their performance was stunning and highlighted their dedication and hard work. All of the dancers rehearsed tirelessly prior to the performance and we are so proud of them all. The organisers were full of praise for our Year 11 dancers not just for their dance ability but also for the way they conducted themselves in the theatre.

On Tuesday 9th November we had our first virtual debate with Wellington Grange Care Home in Chichester.  Wellington Grange had been in touch with the school asking whether some of their residents who currently take part in a creative writing class, could set up a debate club with some of our older students.  Many of the residents are in their 90's but they are still very much interested in the world and passing on their hard earned experience and knowledge. They were also keen to learn from the younger generations.