CLAREMONT SCHOOL. Weekly Newsletter. Monday 29th February Claremont Senior School is top of the GCSE league tables in.

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1 CLAREMONT SCHOOL Weekly Newsletter Monday 29th February 2016 Claremont Senior School is top of the GCSE league tables in East Sussex INSIDE THIS ISSUE Prep News... 2 Pre-Prep News... 5 Senior School News... 7 Birthdays & Match Reports Menu, Prefects, AtLs Dear Parent, Nursery News 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 Our new website will be launched on the 7th March. WEEK 9 Feb 29 Mon Mar 1 Tue Hastings Musical Festival - Junior & Intermediate Singing Classes Individual Hockey: In2Hockey County Championships U11A VII (A) Eastbourne College Astro Hastings Musical Festival - Junior & Intermediate Singing Classes Individual Afternoon Tea Concert Chapel 2 Wed Hastings Musical Festival - Piano Classes Boys Hockey U11 Sutton Valence Prep Tournament 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) 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. Boys' Hockey. U9B Mini Marlborough House. 2:00pm Hockey: v Vinehall - U9B & U8B (A) U9A& U8A (A) Contact Us Claremont Prep and Nursery School Baldslow St Leonards-on-Sea East Sussex TN37 7PW Tel.: Website: General Enquiries: enquiries@claremontschool.co.uk Newsletter Editor: louise.constable@claremontschool.co.uk 10:00AM 5:00PM 1:00PM 2:30PM 1:00PM 2:00PM 2:30PM 3:00PM 4 Fri Pre-Prep & Nursery - Mothers Day Afternoon 2:30PM Tea Concert

2 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. Some lovely silk scarves made during Art Club. They were using the Japanese art of silk painting called Shibori. 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. My First Day at the National Children s Orchestra 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) On Sunday 21 st 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

3 As the window closes on the BBC 500 Words, we usher in more literary focus and festivity with next Thursday (3 rd ) marking World Book Day 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. 7A enjoying their time in France... Looks like they were hungry! 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. 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 Congratulations to Arjun Kolani, Emma Patel, Lauren Perry and Matthew Brand who all got a special mention in assembly this morning. Pippa Handyside and I have signed up to walk 26.2 Miles for London's Moonwalk, uniting against cancer, on 14th May We both need to raise a minimum of 100 each and we are part of the Annie's Amigos Team: moonwalklondon2016.every dayhero.com/uk/annie-samigos/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 Home then click 'join team' on our fundraising page (shown above). It should be an amazing night! Mrs Luff

4 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 Galina Baxter, Alfie Saunters, Javier Gomez, Ania Muntean, Isobel Zaltzman Class Eadie Bridger, Eve Spencer, Hattie Hawkes Class Julia Malcoln, James Day, Harry Bridger Class Galina Baxter Thursday March 3rd Brass Afternoon from 2pm Class James Gardiner, Sebastien Starr Class Julia Malcolm, Alfie Saunters Class 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.

5 Tick tock tick tock, we learnt to read the hour hand on a clock! We also ordered the months of the year correctly! After all the excitement we decided to go for a quiet read in our lovely reading corner. We like reading. Edward and James enjoyed Lego building during a wet break indoors. 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!

6 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

7 Tom McGee, Will Saunders, Martha Holt and Theo Plummer tucking into chocolate con churros 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 Claremont students and Mrs Romero and Mr Cobley by the harbour in Gijón 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 Visiting Gijón s Town Hall 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.

8 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. Bin bag dress CROSS FIT Deadlift off netball 1 ST Bodiam 1 ST scotney 1 ST Bodiam 1 ST scotney 1 ST Pevensey 2 ND Camber 2 ND Camber 2 ND Pevensey 2 ND Bodiam 2 ND Bodiam 3 RD scotney 3 RD Pevensey 3 RD scotney 3 RD Pevensey 3 RD Camber 4 TH Pevensey 4 TH Bodiam 4 TH Camber 4 TH Camber 4 TH scotney QUIZ POINTS FOR MINI COMPETITIONS OVERALL POSITIONS 1 ST PLACE 40 POINTS BODIAM ND PLACE 30 POINTS SCOTNEY RD PLACE 20 POINTS CAMBER TH PLACE 10 POINTS PEVENSEY 210 Rap battle Sales pitch Science comp Swiss-ball volleyball 1 ST Bodiam 1 ST scotney 1 ST scotney 1 ST Camber 2 ND Camber 2 ND Camber 2 ND Pevensey 2 ND Pevensey 3 RD Pevensey 3 RD Bodiam 3 RD Camber 3 RD Bodiam 4 TH scotney 4 TH Pevensey 4 TH Bodiam 4 TH scotney 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 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

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10 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 Ashford Prep Congratulations to everyone who celebrates their birthday this week: Staff: Dr Xeniya Simou 2nd March Sam Henham 2nd March Breakdown of results CL AP CL AP Year 3 Girls Year 5 Girls Year 3 Boys Year 5 Boys Year 4 Girls Year 6 Girls Year 4 Boys Year 6 Boys Combined Week 9 vs Battle Abbey and Dulwich Prep 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 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. 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)

11 Week 8 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.

12 Claremont s Winter Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Meat Option Vegetarian Side Also Available Extras Salad Bar Dessert Chicken Meatballs in a Tomato Sauce Vegetarian Pasta Wholemeal Spiral Pasta Jacket Potatoes with Various fillings Please ask (Available to Pre-Prep) Roasted Root Vegetables Salad Bar Available Wholemeal Vanilla Pudding or Fresh Fruit Lamb Casserole Vegetarian Curry Creamed Potatoes Jacket Potatoes with Various fillings Please ask Swede Puree Salad Bar Available Lemon Meringue or Baked Mango or Fresh Fruit Beef Lasagne Sweet Chilli Stir Fry with Noodles Garlic Bread Jacket Potatoes with Various fillings Please ask (Available to Pre -Prep) Vegetable Cruditès Salad Bar Available Ginger Cake or Mandarin Jelly or Fresh Fruit Honey Roast Gammon and Gravy Lentil Loaf with a Tomato Sauce Herby Diced Potatoes Jacket Potatoes with Various fillings Please ask Broccoli and Carrots Salad Bar Available Greek Yoghurt and Honey or Pineapple Slices or Fresh Fruit Fish Fingers or Baked Cod Cauliflower Cheese French Fries Jacket Potatoes with Various fillings Please ask (Available to Pre-Prep) Baked Beans and Peas Salad Bar Available Carrot Cake or Fresh Fruit Well done to all the pupils who received a certificate for their AtL grades this morning. You should be very proud. 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. WEEK S TOTAL HOUSE POINTS: Corinth: 452 Athens: 397 Sparta: 394 TERM S TOTAL HOUSE POINTS: Athens: 3717 Corinth: 3414 Sparta: 3314

13 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 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.

14 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. 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 peace garden. 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 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?