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Weekly Newsletter Monday 29th February 2016

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Dear Parent,

Half term seems like a distant memory already, but it was fantastic to welcome back all of

our pupils and staff after a well-deserved break. Everyone seems to be fully recharged and

excited for the opportunities in the final three weeks of this term; indeed Year 7 went off

almost immediately on Thursday to La Maison Claremont in St Omer. Claremont pupils are a

talented bunch and we were delighted when 4J reminded us in assembly last Friday, of the

importance of performing arts in our lives.

This week there is so much happening that I scarcely know where to start! So many of our

children are involved in the Hastings Music Festival this year and many will be involved in

the individual singing and piano classes, as well as Brass Day which take place over the

course of the week. Music is such an integral part of school life at Claremont and I am

really looking forward to the Afternoon Tea Concert on Tuesday afternoon in the Chapel.

The school is lucky enough to have a second concert on Friday afternoon, when Pre-Prep

and Nursery pupils will be taking to the stage in their animal-themed Mothers’ Day

Concert.

All this would be busy indeed, but on Thursday the whole school will be celebrating their

favourite fictional character, by dressing up for World Book Day. With so many character

from which to choose, it is a tough challenge, but the Regency grace of Anne Elliot from

Jane Austen’s Persuasion would be my preferred personal choice. On Thursday, a group of

Year 7 and 8 pupils will be travelling to London to see ‘War Horse’ just before its West End

run concludes in March. On Friday, pupils from Years 3, 4 and 5 will get to grips with the

challenges and possibilities inherent in 3D printing. And of course all this when many of our

pupils are busily rehearsing for Claremont’s Got Talent.

Last Monday in assembly, we were lucky enough to hear from Mrs Smalldon (mother of

Henry Year 3, and Edward Year 4), who has been raising money for PACE, which is a charity

based in Buckinghamshire providing an "education for life" to children with very complex

disabilities including cerebral palsy and related physical and sensory impairments. We were

shown a very inspirational film of the children overcoming huge obstacles to achieve a

personal goal. Conquering her own fears, we then saw a film of Mrs Smalldon jumping out of

a plane and free-falling from 15,000 feet. PACE is a fantastic charity which does so much

important work with young people and as a school we are very pleased to support it.

Abra Stoakley

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Prep News ................................ 2

Pre-Prep News .......................... 5

Senior School News ............... 7

Birthdays & Match Reports ....................... 10

Menu, Prefects, AtLs ............ 12

Nursery News ........................... 13

Claremont Senior School is top of the GCSE league tables in

East Sussex

Our new website will be launched on the 7th March.

WEEK 9

Feb

29 Mon

Hastings Musical Festival - Junior &

Intermediate Singing Classes Individual

Hockey: In2Hockey County Championships

U11A VII (A) Eastbourne College Astro

10:00AM

Mar

1 Tue

Hastings Musical Festival - Junior &

Intermediate Singing Classes Individual

Afternoon Tea Concert Chapel 5:00PM

2 Wed Hastings Musical Festival - Piano Classes

Boys’ Hockey U11 Sutton Valence Prep

Tournament 1:00PM

Netball: v Skippers Hill 2nd U11A (A) U11B (H) Netball: v Bethany 1st and 3rd (A) Netball: v Skippers Hill 2nd (U11A) (A) (U11B) (H)

2:30PM

3 Thu Hastings Musical Festival - Brass Day

Hastings Music Festival - Piano Classes

World Book Dress Up Day - Whole School

Year 7 & 8 War Horse Trip - London

Boys' Hockey. U9A Ashford Prep

Tournament. 1:00PM

Boys' Hockey. U9B Mini tournament @

Marlborough House. 2:00pm 2:00PM

Hockey: v Vinehall - U9B & U8B (A)

U9A& U8A (A)

2:30PM

3:00PM

4 Fri Pre-Prep & Nursery - Mothers Day Afternoon

Tea Concert 2:30PM

The current leader board in the school:

Genevieve Davies 6C (11 certificates, 2 silver 1 bronze)

Ned Perrin 6E (11 certificates, 2 silver 1 bronze)

Matthew Brand 6E (11 certificates, 2 silver 1 bronze)

Tami Akindele 6E (10 certificates, 2 silver)

Arjun Kolani 4J (10 certificates, 2 silver)

Josh Mathew 6C (9 certificates - 1 silver 4 bronze)

James Day 6E (8 certificates -1 silver 3 bronze)

Ollie Constable (7 certificates, 2 bronze)

Beth Saldana ( 7 certificates 1 silver, 2 bronze)

Lea- Lyne Rongier (6 certificates, 1 silver, 1bronze)

Louis Lewis (6 certificates, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Phoebe Choat (5 certificates, 1 silver)

Jack Mason (5 certificates, 1 silver)

Some lovely silk scarves made during Art Club.

They were using the Japanese art of silk painting

called Shibori.

Thank you to everyone who has already

donated to Starfish Malawi. The

exercise books that we have donated

(see picture below) were very gratefully received, together with

pencils and non prescription sunglasses. We will continue to support

this charity with our fundraising week.

My First Day at the National Children’s

Orchestra

On Sunday 21st February I went to

the National Children’s Orchestra

for my first rehearsal with the

London Region Junior Orchestra.

We played the Overture to Oliver,

three pieces from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and Farandole by Bizet.

They were the professional orchestral arrangements and hadn’t been

made easy for us! We are working towards a concert in November and

we will have 7 rehearsals each 3 hours long. We concentrated on

rhythm and sight reading and how an orchestra works, like tuning up

and watching the conductor. The conductor made us sing the rhythms

which was fun and different. There are over 100 children aged up to 11

years old in the London Region Orchestra playing most of the

orchestral instruments including violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp,

oboe, flute, piccolo, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and clarinet, which is

the instrument I play. I made lots of new friends who I will be playing

with in the Under 10s National Orchestra in August when I go away

for a week. It was an amazing experience and I can’t wait for the next

regional rehearsal in March.

by Galina Baxter

Clever minds

Lovely teachers

Amazing lessons

Rambling grounds

Everyone is kind

Marvelous school days

Olivia, my best friend at Claremont

Not too many naughty children!

Terrific friends

I love this school and its

Stupendous students!

Terrific listening

Happy children

Exciting events

Beautiful manners

English, the best class ever

Science, so much fun

Thankful this is my school.

Sunny days are the best at Claremont

Claremont is the best school ever, full of

Happy people and

Outstanding classes.

Open days are fun for showing off our school and all its

Lovely classrooms.

Ever lasting memories are made here.

Variety with lots of clubs to choose from

Everyone enjoys themselves at Claremont

R for Raffi, me, because I love this school the best of

all!

by Raffiella Chapman

Did a fabulous assembly on Performing Arts for us this morning. Well

done.

As the window closes on the BBC 500 Words, we usher

in more literary focus and festivity with next Thursday

(3rd) marking World Book Day 2016. In honour of this

we will be running a series of book themed

competitions, comprising of quizzes, literary treasure

hunts, puzzles, crosswords and design tasks. Daily

activities will run from Monday to Thursday, and pupils

will need to submit entries for all four days if they wish

to be in with a chance of winning a prize.

All relevant information (entry sheets, details of daily competitions, submission box etc) will be posted in the library, so pupils

will need to keep their eyes peeled!

It promises to be good fun and is intended to further demonstrate and celebrate the great pleasure and enjoyment that

books bring.

Congratulations to Arjun Kolani, Emma Patel,

Lauren Perry and Matthew Brand who all got a

special mention in assembly this morning.

Well done to all students who have entered to

participate in the Science Fair. The Science

teachers are excited to see all of the projects

and presentations in the 17 March.

7A enjoying their time in France ...

Looks like they were hungry!

With the deadline now passed, it is time to reflect on what has

been a wonderful collective effort resulting in so many of our

children entering 500 Words.

My head is still absolutely buzzing with ideas and reflections

having enjoyed such a vast array of stories. I have been truly

delighted with the enthusiasm that has been shown as well as the

effort, originality and imagination on show.

This is a fantastic nationwide competition, providing

equal opportunity and it has been a pleasure to see

pupils of all literary interest and ability take ownership

of and pride in their ideas. It is fair to say that the

spirit of creative writing is very much alive here at

Claremont.

A big thank you to all pupils as well as staff and parents

who have helped drive the story- writing juggernaut

forward. Mr Sutherland

Pippa Handyside and I have

signed up to walk 26.2

Miles for London's

Moonwalk, uniting against

cancer, on 14th May 2016.

We both need to raise a

minimum of £100 each and

we are part of the Annie's

Amigos Team:

https://

moonwalklondon2016.every

dayhero.com/uk/annie-s-

amigos/members

If you see us donning our

Lycra and trainers around

the school, then we are

probably training - give us

a cheer. We need all the

support we can get!

If anyone else would like

to join us, enter online

at http://

www.walkthewalk.org/

Home then click 'join

team' on our fundraising

page (shown above). It

should be an amazing night!

Mrs Luff

Life is as ever very busy in the Music Department at Claremont. On Tuesday this week, the

Orchestra performed Handel's Hallelujah Chorus to the Nursery. They showed off their talent as

performers providing inspiration to the Nursery children who were in awe. Beaming smiles were

seen as the Nursery enjoyed meeting the older children and trying out the instruments for real.

Hopefully, this will encourage some of our youngest pupils to take up an instrument in the future.

Friday 26th February we had Hector Wright, Liberty BransbyMiles, Ru Handyside and Galina

Baxter all taking their ABRSM Music exams - we wish them lots of luck and hope their results

reflect the work they have put in.

Monday 29th February sees the start of the Hastings Festival.

Monday there are singing classes involving Liberty BransbyMiles (class 2000), Hector Wright class

2004, Saffron Andrew, Lyra Cookson (class 2024), Emilia Hudson, Lauren Perry (class 2028) and

Julia Malcolm (class 2048)

Tuesday 1st March: Lauren Perry and Lyra Cookson (class 2308); Charlotte Turley (class 2135)

Wednesday March 2nd : Piano from 2pm

Arjun Kolani, Eddie Carr-Taylor (class 3012); Galina Baxter, Arjun Kolani (class 3084); Arjun Kolani

(class 3060); William de Wilde class (3004); Julia Malcolm (class 3064);

from 6pm Julia Malcolm, Arjun Kolani (class 3124); Galina Baxter (class 3068); Arjun Kolani, Galina

Baxter (class 3156)

Thursday March 3rd Piano from 9.00

Class 3016 - Galina Baxter, Alfie Saunters, Javier Gomez, Ania Muntean, Isobel Zaltzman

Class 3020 - Eadie Bridger, Eve Spencer, Hattie Hawkes

Class 3024 - Julia Malcoln, James Day, Harry Bridger

Class 3104 - Galina Baxter

Thursday March 3rd Brass Afternoon from 2pm

Class 3560 - James Gardiner, Sebastien Starr

Class 3564 - Julia Malcolm, Alfie Saunters

Class 3588 - Brass Ensemble - Rufus Bate, Charles Willard, Finlay Gibbon-Brooks, Julia Malcolm,

Alfie Saunters, Sebastien Starr, James Gardiner

Transport to the Festival and then back to school: if your child is doing an individual performance

then it is expected that transport to and from the festival will be arranged by parents. please

contact Mrs Harris-Prior if you have any queries.

Brass players will travel to the Festival by minibus but will be expected to be picked up by their

parents afterwards on Thursday afternoon. please contact Mrs Harris-Prior if you have any

queries.

There will be an Afternoon Tea Concert next Tuesday afternoon 1st

March at 5pm in the Chapel. Mrs Harris-Prior will contact parents of

performers directly. Parents are welcome to attend and support. Tea

will be served afterwards. Pick up after the concert will be from the

Chapel no later than 6pm.

Reception have been learning about 3D shapes this

week and brought objects from home. They have been

learning to name the shapes and describe their

properties.

Reception turned into storytellers this week and took

turns to retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three

Bears.

Before half term Year 2 had to

chop their own fruit (not as

easy as you'd think..but all

succeeded) to create a sugar

free jelly pot!

Edward and James enjoyed

Lego building during a wet

break indoors.

We also ordered the months

of the year correctly!

Tick tock tick tock, we

learnt to read the hour

hand on a clock!

After all the excitement we

decided to go for a quiet read

in our lovely reading corner.

We like reading.

This week Reception and

Year 1 looked at

camouflage; having to go

on a hunt as birds for

fluffy worms hidden

throughout the forest

(though Mr Henham had

hidden some so well even

I couldn't find them!)

Some were bright pink

pipe-cleaners...others

green which allowed a

discussion about food

chains and what would be

easy to find! The Year 2

Forest School took a

different path with the

children split into two

groups...Mr Henham vs

Miss Flanigan to create a

den using camouflage nets

to fit your whole group

in!!!

Miss Flanigan

Mrs Bell's Pre- Prep

Art Club enjoyed using

paper mache and

collage techniques to

create 3D jellyfish

puppets. Well done

everyone!

The following people have earned their Yellow Badge:

Mollie Blackford, Edward Marsden, Isla McKechnie, Joshua Key,

Lucas Patel, Daisy Taylor-Heath, Miles Nicholls, Stanley Yeats,

Sophia Testa, Willow Kirkcaldy, Elizabeth Morley, Emil Venter-

Rathbone, Ethan White, Toby Nicolle, James Smith.

TERM’S TOTAL HOUSE POINTS:

Purple: 734

Orange: 716

Yellow: 613

Trip to Asturias, Spain

During the February Half Term, sixteen Claremont students from Years 10, 11

and 12 went to Gijon, Asturias. We stayed with host families and took classes

at a Spanish Language School. We did lots of exciting things like visiting the

Town Hall and enjoying eating chocolate con churros, a local speciality. Out of

all our Spanish experiences, we enjoyed

the food the best!Anna Collins, Emily

Oaten and James Cross, Year 10

I had an amazing experience when I

went to Gijon, Asturias with my

Spanish class and other students at

school. I had a great time at the

Language School and my Spanish

speaking has improved greatly with

the help of our teacher Pablo. We

were only there for a short while,

however, our visits to the old town of

Gijon, the talk we had at the town hall and walks on the beach really

interested me in the culture of northern Spain.

The activities put on by the Language School – ‘Mundidiomas’ - were a great

way to use the Spanish we had learnt and put it into practice.

If I were to go back to Gijon, it would definitely be for longer as I felt I was

getting into the rhythm of speaking Spanish with the people there. I stayed

with a good family, and their house was only a small stroll away from the

Language School, which was very convenient. Tom McGee, Year 12

Claremont Senior’s Black Box Talent Evening Please don’t forget that our Black Box Talent evening, a talent showcase and charity fundraiser, is drawing closer and will be

held on the evening of Thursday, 10 March at 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale from the School Office for £3.50 per person, with

the added incentive that all the money raised will go to the Pestalozzi International Village, our nominated charity of the year.

The Pestalozzi Village will be performing a cultural dance sequence on the night. The evening promises to be a fantastic

showcase of the talent here in the Senior School of the students - and staff!

Mrs Bartle, Head of Music and Ms Cakebread, Head of Drama

The Jive Dancing Club perform at Pestalozzi Cultural Dance Evening

On Thursday, 11 February, Claremont Senior School's Jive Dancing club performed a crowd-pleasing American jive to the

sounds of 'Rock around the Clock' at the Pestalozzi Cultural Dance evening. Claremont and Battle Abbey School were both

invited to share the stage with Pestalozzi's international students, who performed traditional and modern dances and

songs from their home countries including Nepal, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Uganda and Zimbabwe, at a well-attended event to

raise money for the international village.

Representing the Jive Dancing club were Leo Levinson, Sophie Nye, Harrison Wells, Mr Gary Foster-Adams (instructor),

Alexandra McKenzie-Sanchez and Mrs Mimi McNally (instructor). Our hosts from Nepal made us feel very welcome and

introduced us to many of the Pestalozzi students taking part in the event. The Jive Dancing team will perform again at the

Black Box Talent evening organised by Year 12 Drama Students for Thursday, 10 March.

Claremont students and Mrs Romero and

Mr Cobley by the harbour in Gijón

Visiting Gijón’s Town Hall

Tom McGee, Will Saunders, Martha Holt and Theo

Plummer tucking into chocolate con churros

Inter House Competitions

The Friday afternoon before Half Term our students participated in our regular Inter House Competition between our four

Houses: Bodiam, Camber, Pevensey and Scotney. Our students got stuck into pursuits as typical as netball and as unexpected

as ‘Dead Lift Off’, competition and ‘RAP Battle’ all raising the competitive heat. At the end of the afternoon, Bodiam was at

the top of the Leader Board with 240 points. Congratulations particularly to all in Bodiam.

Match Reports Netball

U14 Match Report for Tuesday, 23 February

The U14s travelled to Cranbrook School this week for Netball. The match proved to be a very competitive and exciting contest. It is

certainly the best game I have seen the team play this season so far.

The score was close throughout the match; at the end of the first quarter it was 4-3 to Cranbrook, at half-time it was 6-5 to Cranbrook, at

the end of the third quarter it was level at 9-9, and in the last quarter Cranbrook just edged clear and won 13-10.

Claremont goal scorers were: Issy Barrington 4, Bella Giddins 4, Maisy Pearce 1, Poppy Payne 1.

Player of the Match (as voted by Cranbrook Team): Hollie Pooke (C)

Miss Taylor, Girls' Games Teacher

1sts Senior Netball v Moira House

Well done to the girls who played an extremely competitive match, with the score line so close at the end of each quarter. The game was very

fast and furious with both teams playing some great technical netball. In the final quarter, the girls played with 6 players due to injury and

held it together well to finish the match on a draw. Well done to Grace Clarke in centre, Issy Walsh for her constant hard work and to Lydia

Dunham in defence. It was a great result, final score: Claremont 12 - Moira 12.

2nds Senior Netball v Moira House

This was also a great match with the girls being able to play at positions they may not have the chance to play usually. We had a few pupils off

ill so needed to juggle the team around giving the chance for Amy Hilton and Sacha Melnikova to join the 2nds. The girls played some lovely

fluent netball, demonstrating great skill. Well done to the whole team.

Final score: Claremont 22 - Moira 14.

U15A Netball v Cranbrook – Tuesday, 23 Februay

The girls played a very tough match but worked hard until the very end, they showed excellent fighting spirit. The Cranbrook girls were

extremely tall and this proved tough for the Claremont girls. Emily Bewsher worked hard in the centre third as usual and Amelia Phipps

worked tirelessly in defence. There were some great plays throughout the whole match. Well done to all the girls, but unfortunately Cranbrook proved too strong for us.

Final Score: Claremont 10 - Cranbrook 32.

U15B Netball v Cranbrook – Tuesday, 23 February

As the match progressed the Claremont girls started to come together and to play well. Maria Mateo Taracido played well as

goal attack, Chloe Manning worked endlessly in defence and Poppy Pearce was a key player in the centre third. The girls are

really improving as a team, Well done.

Final Score Claremont 11 - Cranbrook 35. Miss Blackman, Head of Girls’ Games

Bin bag dress

CROSS FIT Deadlift

off netball QUIZ

1ST Bodiam 1ST scotney 1ST Bodiam 1ST scotney 1ST Pevensey

2ND Camber 2ND Camber 2ND Pevensey 2ND Bodiam 2ND Bodiam

3RD scotney 3RD Pevensey 3RD scotney 3RD Pevensey 3RD Camber

4TH Pevensey 4TH Bodiam 4TH Camber 4TH Camber 4TH scotney

POINTS FOR MINI COMPETITIONS OVERALL POSITIONS

1ST PLACE 40 POINTS BODIAM 240

2ND PLACE 30 POINTS SCOTNEY 230

3RD PLACE 20 POINTS CAMBER 220

4TH PLACE 10 POINTS PEVENSEY 210

Rap battle Sales pitch Science comp Swiss-ball

volleyball

1ST Bodiam 1ST scotney 1ST scotney 1ST Camber

2ND Camber 2ND Camber 2ND Pevensey 2ND Pevensey

3RD Pevensey 3RD Bodiam 3RD Camber 3RD Bodiam

4TH scotney 4TH Pevensey 4TH Bodiam 4TH scotney

Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Swimming Gala

Claremont v Ashford Prep

Year 3, 4, 5, & 6 swam on Monday evening against a very strong Ashford Prep school. We had

around 90 swimmers competing and over 40 races. Every one of our swimmers gave it their all

and worked very hard. Our Yr 3's who were swimming in only their second gala, had another

taste of what a swimming gala is all about. The Year 4's who have worked hard all year with their

swimming came up against one of their strongest year groups. However, with more practice we

can only improve. The Year 5's girls and boys swim teams, who have competed fantastically well

this year, again proved what a strong year group of swimmers we have. The Year 5 boys were at

it again winning both their relays as well as winning all the individuals! The Year 6 girls have made

incredible progress over the year. They were narrowly beaten in a couple of exciting races, but

they competed strongly once more. Finally the Year 6 boys who have had a very strong season to

date, were slightly stronger and they also won both their relays and all individuals bar one! Well

done to all our swimmers. Overall score - Claremont 219 - 274 Ashford Prep

Breakdown of results

CL AP CL AP

Year 3 Girls 22 36 Year 5 Girls 29 38

Year 3 Boys 21 37 Year 5 Boys 40 24

Year 4 Girls 22 36 Year 6 Girls 27 38

Year 4 Boys 21 37 Year 6 Boys 37 28

Combined 86 146 133 128

U13A’s

The U13A's played a triangular tournament at Battle Abbey this week. Claremont won their first game against Battle Abbey A's and drew their

second match against Dulwich Prep A's. The first game was a little scrappy at times but we re-grouped in the second match and made effective

use of our set plays. Player of the match against Battle Abbey was Grace de Wilde (WA) and Player of the match against Dulwich Prep was

shared between Millie White (GA) and Tippi Willard (GD).

2nd VII

Vs Battle Abbey 2nds

A fast and frantic game which didn't see us playing to the best of our ability, sadly, and one where we didn't make the most of our opportunities

to score. Lost 3-1 POM Mary Woodfear (DPS vote)

Vs DPS U12B

Once again a bit of a rushed and scrappy game with lots of possession given away by both teams. Lost 2-0.

POM Mary Woodfear (DPS vote)

3rd VII

U11A

A very enjoyable and closely contested match. Despite both teams having good spells of possession, the first quarter ended 0-0. Claremont

were first to score, with a lovely goal from Eve Spencer, but Battle Abbey equalised just before half-time. The 3rd quarter remained goalless

but Battle Abbey took the lead on the final quarter and, despite some agonisingly close chances, Claremont were unable to equalise.

Most Valuable Player (voted by BA team) = Isabella Moloney (GD)

Player of the Match (voted by Miss T) = Tilly Littler (C)

Congratulations to everyone who

celebrates their birthday this week:

Staff:

Dr Xeniya Simou 2nd March

Sam Henham 2nd March

Week 9

vs Battle Abbey and Dulwich Prep

Game 1

Claremont 4 – 0 Battle Abbey

POM Battle Abbey vote – Cathryn Garner

POM Miss Compton vote - Amaya Gomez and Alice Cowlard

Super play from the 3rds team against Battle Abbey. Lovely link passes

were made down the court to our shooters, Alice Cowlard and Amaya

Gomez who scored some excellent goals. We marked our opponents well

and dominated the game. Well done girls. Miss Compton.

Game 2

Claremont 2 – 2 Dulwich Prep

POM Dulwich vote – Emily Manning

Miss Compton vote – Marysia Dickinson

This was a fairly even game however, we became slightly relaxed

and gave the ball away too easily. To improve, we must ensure we

make strong, direct passes. Miss Compton.

Girls

In2hockey U13 tournament

Lots of close matches which could have gone either way, with only one goal in it. Our only two larger losses were

against eventual 1st and 2nd placed teams. A really good effort from the team who haven't played

together since last term.

v Gildredge Hse A. Lost 1-0 v Burgess Hill Lost 1-0

v Gildredge Hse B. Won 1-0 v Bedes Lost 3-0

v Ardingly Lost 4-0 v Farlington Lost 2-1

v Battle Abbey. Drew 0-0

U9A v DPS A

Playing in their first full 7-a-side game the U9s adapted well to their new formation. Anna Irvine-Capel

cleared the ball well as a sweeper. Amelia Barrett worked hard to feed the midfield and Lizzie Simou and

Emma Patel showed some lovely personal skill (complimented by the DPS staff). Diya Binodh also showed

audacious skill lifting the ball over her opponent’s stick which was great to see. The game could have gone either way but a late DPS goal

clinched it for them late on. POM Lizzie Simou (Miss H choice)

U9B v DPS B

Highlights of the match were Bea Ackerley making a driving run into the D and shooting early. The ball was destined for the goal until a last

ditch clearance by DPS to deny us. A scrappy period of play by both teams led to a loose ball ending up in our goal sadly. Some 2nd half

pressure from Lizzie Simou and Bea Ackerley looked promising but a crowded D prevented the ball crossing the line. POM Bea Ackerley (Miss

H choice)

U8 Hockey v Dulwich Prep

The U8's had an away match against Dulwich Prep this week. They played well from the first whistle and looked far more confident on the

ball. Charlotte Turley scored the opener with a determined dribble into the D. Darci Bailey then added two more, showing some good skill in

the build up to make the final score 1-3 to Claremont. Players of the match this week were Darci Bailey ( chosen by Dulwich ) and Tabitha

Lowe ( chosen by Miss Hurst & Miss Lovell ).

Boys

Claremont 3rds, 4ths, & 5ths v Marlborough House

3rds 2 - 1 Marlborough House

The 3rd team played a fantastic game of Hockey. They played with great intensity and started the game very positively. We counter attacked

well and the movement of the ball was direct and accurate. At every opportunity we looked to get the ball into the oppositions 'D'. Toby

Coomber and Will Beard were the scorers and took their goals well. Special mention to Ru Handyside who made 2 or 3 excellent stops in goal.

Man of the Match - Ale Nard for his excellent stick skills.

4ths 1 - 1 Marlborough House

Again the 4ths played some excellent Hockey and moved the ball around well and kept possession for long spells. However, we went 1-0 down

against the run of play. After this it was wave after wave of Claremont attacks but we just couldn't manage to score. In the last 5 minutes

Hong Chen, with a vertical stick, managed to get the all important goal after some excellent work down the right by the tireless running of

Daniel Morris. Man of the Match - Archie Wright for his defensive positioning and important tackles.

5ths 1 - 0 Marlborough House

A similar story in the game with Claremont having a lot of possession and they could well have had more goals but with a little composure in

front of goal next time. This will come. The goal came from Charlie Saunders who managed to get past a couple of tackles before pushing the

ball through the advancing keeper’s legs! Harry Manning had a good game out on the left. Man of the Match - Daniel Morris for his all-round

skill level and positive approach play. U9 A+B v St Ronan’s A, B, C & D

U9 A+B v St Ronan’s A, B, C & D

Claremont A 3 - 3 St Ronan’s A

Our A's played a very exciting game against St Ronan's A's. In the first half St Ronan’s took a 2-0 lead but in the second half Claremont

fought back to 2-2 with goals from Charlie Willard and Antonio Ghattas. St Ronan’s then scored another to set up an tense finish but Arjun

Kolani showed some good sticks skills to then get his shot away and score via the post.

Claremont A 6 - 1 St Ronan’s B

Our A's then played St Ronan’s B's and the boys played some very quick attacking Hockey. We scored some excellent goals through Javier

Gomez (3), Arjun Kolani, Charlie Willard and Louis Lewis. Man of the Match over the two matches was Arjun Kolani.

Claremont B 2 -0 St Ronan’s C

Our B's also had a very good afternoon and played some very good Hockey. They managed to score through Finlay Gibbon-Brooks and a

fortunate own goal.

Claremont B 4 - 0 St Ronan’s D

In the final game, the boys once again played well and took their chances when the opportunity came. Oscar Rushant scored the goals in this

game. Man of the Match over the two games was Charles Crawford.

Week 8

Claremont’s Winter Menu

WEEK’S TOTAL HOUSE POINTS:

Corinth: 452

Athens: 397

Sparta: 394

TERM’S TOTAL HOUSE POINTS:

Athens: 3717

Corinth: 3414

Sparta: 3314

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Meat Option Chicken Meatballs in a Tomato Sauce

Lamb Casserole

Beef Lasagne Honey Roast Gammon and

Gravy

Fish Fingers or Baked Cod

Vegetarian Vegetarian Pasta

Vegetarian Curry

Sweet Chilli Stir Fry with Noodles

Lentil Loaf with a Tomato Sauce

Cauliflower Cheese

Side Wholemeal Spiral Pasta

Creamed Potatoes

Garlic Bread Herby Diced Potatoes

French Fries

Also Available

Jacket Potatoes with

Various fillings Please ask

(Available to Pre-Prep)

Jacket Potatoes with

Various fillings Please ask

Jacket Potatoes with

Various fillings Please ask

(Available to Pre-Prep)

Jacket Potatoes with

Various fillings Please ask

Jacket Potatoes with

Various fillings Please ask

(Available to Pre-Prep)

Extras Roasted Root Vegetables

Swede Puree Vegetable Cruditès

Broccoli and Carrots

Baked Beans and Peas

Salad Bar Salad Bar Available

Salad Bar Available

Salad Bar Available

Salad Bar Available

Salad Bar Available

Dessert Wholemeal Vanilla

Pudding or

Fresh Fruit

Lemon Meringue

or Baked Mango

or Fresh Fruit

Ginger Cake or

Mandarin Jelly or Fresh Fruit

Greek Yoghurt and Honey

or Pineapple

Slices or

Fresh Fruit

Carrot Cake or

Fresh Fruit

We are pleased to announce that

the following four pupils were

made Prefects this morning:

Oliver Hill, Millie Park, Oscar

Murray and Ella Stockdale.

They read the Prefect Promise

brilliantly:

I am proud to be asked to be a

Prefect of Claremont School.

I look forward to undertaking

the duties given to me with a

happy heart and will do them to the best of my ability.

I will look forward to helping the younger students of the school or any

pupil having problems.

I promise to be an excellent ambassador for the school at all times.

Well done to all the pupils who received a certificate for their AtL grades this

morning. You should be very proud.

We started the week by creating our own Foxes class number line. Jenn took

photos of the children involved alongside their numeral and the matching

quantity of objects they’d gathered. These photos have been laminated and put

up on the wall to provide a visual prompt for us, if needed, when we’re thinking

about numbers.

We did a fascinating experiment floating puddles of food dye in a big

shallow dish of milk. We then dabbled cotton buds soaked in diluted washing

up liquid into the food colour. Almost instantly the colouring dashed away

from the cotton bud and bright white milk reappeared. We discussed why

this might be happening and came up with some highly creative ideas.

The highlight on Tuesday was being invited to hear the Prep School

Orchestra rehearsing Handels’ Hallelujah chorus. Mrs Harris-Prior

explained a bit about the instruments and then the musicians helped us to

try some of them out. We are so grateful to all who helped make this such

an exciting opportunity. Following on from this experience we returned to

Foxes and used our percussion instruments to play along to a Nursery

Rhyme CD.

Wednesday Forest School was just wonderful - sunny and frosty. We made crepe paper “wind feelers” which

rapidly became “dew trail makers”. We then pressed the soggy paper onto an old white cotton sheet and

rolled it up tight. The dye seeped from the wet paper and made intriguing patterns.

In the afternoon we worked as a team to make a four colour rainbow-in-a- jar. The blue colourant went in a

strong sugar solution at the bottom of the jar. Green was in a weaker sugar solution and this was carefully

poured down the side of the jar so it sat on top of the blue. Yellow and then red followed in increasingly

dilute sugar syrup mixes. The end result was amazing and very beautiful.

The first week back is always very interesting and this week

was no exception, with getting back into the swing of things and

back to the fun of Badgers!

This week we have been focusing on properties of shapes, most

importantly investigating the sides of shapes; and we have

introduced 3D shapes into our Maths area. We have also

explored numbers beyond 5, looking at recognising numbers 5-10.

In terms of phonics this week, we have been looking at the letters 'd’ and ‘c' and

also touching upon the letter ‘m’. We have thoroughly

enjoyed this; learning the actions to go with the letter

and also watching our favourite animal, Geraldine the

Giraffe help us. We were also introduced to a new

friend, 'Bill the Badger!' who is also helping us

with our phonics.

We visited the Prep School orchestra and listened

to them perform the song Hallelujah chorus which

was beautifully played. After this, we had the

chance to explore the instruments ourselves.

Thank you to the School orchestra and Mrs

Harris-Prior for this; much fun was had by all!

Lastly, we have been outside exploring the forest; creating the letter

't' from sticks, reinforcing our phonics knowledge and also playing on

the computers, gaining more knowledge of phonics and Maths, whilst exploring colours on mark

making programmes.

The Squirrels have welcomed Tiri, Miles Ollie and Lyla this

week and made them feel very welcome.

It has been a very busy week as Squirrels have been making

mini beasts, mosquitoes and ladybirds. Squirrels have also

been practising songs with Badgers and Foxes for the

Mothers’ Day concert next week. Squirrels have been impeccably behaved and attentive

in the Chapel.

Squirrels have also really enjoyed decorating suncatcher cards for their mummies.

The Ducklings and Butterflies

have been enjoying the lovely

weather this week; cooking in

the sensory kitchen outside in

the garden, building large

towers out of the soft shapes

and going for a walk down to

the peace garden.

Both rooms have also joined up for water play which

was definitely a favourite, along with music time,

where we sang nursery rhymes and did the actions.

Please can we ask Duckling parents to bring in spare

clothes that your child can wear out into the garden

and that you don't mind getting dirty?

This week, we

have welcomed

Elsie and

Bendeguz into the

Hedgehogs

classroom. We

have all been

doing lots of mark making and paintings,

and have changed our role-play area into a

cosy room, with lots of dollies

and blankets, so we can practise sharing

and caring.

This week we have

been for a walk in

the grounds looking

at the frosty

flowers and playing

on the grass. We have also worked

together to create a group picture

with our best drawings.