Newsletter 25th September 2017

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Monday 25th September 2017

Claremont School Prep News .................................2
GCSE Results 2017: 31% A*/A
Match Reports ..........................6
Menus, Commendations

House Points .........................8

Dear Parent, Pre-Prep News...........................9
Nursery News ...........................10

Today we have the final Cheese and Wine evening of this half term. It Senior School
has been a wonderful opportunity for new and existing parents to meet each Match Reports ..................13
other, and for the staff to speak informally to parents. This evening we will be
welcoming the parents of Pre-Prep and pre-school children and I look forward
to seeing many of you there from 7pm.

We are excited about Tuesday’s European Day of Languages, which we WEEK 4 Mon Pre-School and 19:00
are celebrating this year. Madame/Señora Osborne has organised a wide range Tues Pre-Prep Cheese 17:15
of activities and European treats for the children. Pupils are encouraged to Sep 25 Wed & Wine Evening 14:30
wear a “European” country / flag colour-themed accessory. For example, a small 26 14:30
flag badge, an appropriately-coloured hair tie, a beret for example to represent 27 Thur Swimming Gala, 14:45
France, or a Spanish fan for Spain. Years 7 and 8 are invited to a “Languages at Years 6,7 & 8 v St
Work” workshop / drop in information session to find out how they can use lan- 28 Fri Ronan’s @CSS. 14:30
guages in the future. Football v Vinehall. 14:30
29 1st XI, 3rd XI, 14:00
Continuing on the linguistic theme, 5H are going off to la Maison Colts A&B (H).
Claremont on Thursday morning, returning on Saturday afternoon. Madame 2nd XI, Colts C&D
Hood has organised an exciting programme, including a visit to Nausicaá, a trip (A).
to a typical French market and a bowling evening. I am sure that the pupils will Girls Hockey v
enjoy the opportunities they will have to speak French, particularly when they Battle Abbey.
go to the boulangerie to buy breakfast: nothing encourages fluency quite as U13A&B (A)
much as the sight of freshly-baked French pastries, still warm from the oven! Horntye.
5S will be visiting St Omer a week later. Girls Hockey v
Moira House. U11
We are looking forward to holding our Open Mornings on Friday 6th and A&B (H).
Saturday 7th October. Many thanks, in advance, to all of the pupils who support Year 6 Trip: Royal
the school so wholeheartedly. Pavillion, Brighton.
5H leave for La
Abra Stoakley Maison, St Omer.
Football v Vinehall.
Year 3&4 (H)
Netball v Battle
Abbey: U9 (H)

Harvest Festival
Thomas Trophy
Cross Country @
Sevenoaks Prep
School - Years 3-8.

30 Sat 5H Return from La Approx
Maison, St Omer 2:00

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5H really enjoyed dressing up for Roald Dahl
Dahlicious Dress Up day!

Tom and Xander part of the Under 14s Heathfield Park
Cricket Club were awarded under 14s Champions in the East
Sussex Area Cricket Association League.

Faced with the above question, Year 5 made
presentations to the rest of the class about the
difference between solids, liquids and gases. Year 5
will use this knowledge to help them understand

about changing states of matter.

Here are just some things to look out for and in which to take part:
· Try to find your European “cadeau” around the school.
· Complete the language quiz on google classrooms for a chance to win a prize.
· Enjoy the special European themed lunch menu.
· Try to speak as many different languages as possible, even if it is “Hello”.
· A European Day of Languages form time.
· Year 7s and 8s are invited to a “Languages at Work” workshop / drop in information session to find out how you

can use your languages in the future with Mme / Señora Osborne. Your form tutor will confirm timings /
room.
· French café break time treats for pupils and staff.
· Wear a “European Country” themed coloured accessory for the day (School uniform must still be worn!)

Enjoy!

Freddie took part in the Petley Wood NSEA After the original session was postponed,
school show jumping. Freddie was the only the Year 7 Bushcraft bonding session took
pupil from the Prep school who took part. place this week. Pupils worked in teams to
Well done Freddie. 'rescue' each other from floods, break
out of jail and much more....the pupils
strengthened friendships and got to know
others' they had never spoken to before.
The fire building was particularly popular
as was the food cooked on the camp fire.

Myself and the rest of the FOCS Committee Year 8 pupils carried out an eye dissection this week. They
are pleased to inform you, The Senior have been studying the refraction of light through matter
School have just installed a new Projector in of different densities. Several pupils have aspirations to
their theatre which has been funded by be doctors, vets and paramedics and wanted to find out
FOCS. I am sure all the students will greatly how light travels through the eye.
benefit from this for years to come.

Tricia Iversen
Chair

The Senior School Uniform Shop will
be open every Monday afternoon
from 4:30 - 5:30pm

Woodland Friendship
Bracelets

Stalking Games

Rope Course

Year 3 enjoying
Forest School.

Home for Badger!

U11As Hockey v Ashford Prep

The U11As had a great start to the season with victory over Ashford Prep School.

Despite going behind to an early goal in the first 10 minutes of the game, Claremont showed great determination and
fought back to take a 3-2 lead at half time thanks to goals from Emma P (2) and Rosie B. Claremont dominated in the
second half and produced some great hockey. Emma P slotted home her third goal of the game to complete her hat-trick
and Lizzie S scored in the final few minutes securing a 5-2 win for Claremont. Well played girls, a great result! Player of
the Match ( chosen by Ashford ): Emma P. Player of the Match ( chosen by Miss. Hurst ): Lilli H.

1st XI Football

Claremont 1 - 3 Dulwich
The first team had their first game last week, against a very strong Dulwich side. Early in the game neither side took
control of the game as both sides worked tirelessly to get the ball back. However, Claremont went 1-0 down after 10
mins. Just before half time Ander L-G scored the equaliser with a well taken first time shot. Second half Claremont
started brightly and had a goal ruled out for off-side. Claremont stood firm with Man of the Match Freddie S making
several top saves. Then with time almost up, two late goals were conceded, however the boys played with great effort
and determination. Lots of positives and a good platform to work from.
Colts Vs St Andrews
Colts A performed well in a 6-4 win over St Andrews. We created a lot of chances, Samie H became the first player to
score a hatrick this term, Shanazar scored a brace and Luca Rose finished from close range. We did allow them to score
4 successive goals, so we need to tighten up defensively and resolve our frailties. Shanazar was the man of the match.
Colts B played some excellent football on a small pitch. The boys passed and moved the ball well we were only prevented
from scoring more goals by an outstanding performance from the St Andrews keeper. Gonzalo and Louis were our goal
scorers in a 2-1 win.

U13 Football House Matches

Corinth 4 - 0 Athens
Corinth started brightly as they scored 2 goals before half time through a Cohen L header and Marley N weaving through
to score. Freddie S tried hard in goal and Athens were missing a few key players. However 2 further goals from Oguzhan
and Artem against a valiant effort from Athens.
Athens 0 - 4 Sparta
Sparta inflicted more misery on Athens with the exact same score line. Goals scored from Alfie S and James B before
half time. However Athens tried to play football and got into some good scoring opportunities only to be thwarted time
and again by a strong Sparta defence. Again though they were stretched at the back and Ogom U scoring a further 2
goals.
Sparta 4 - 0 Corinth
The winners of this game would go on to be crowed House Champions 2017 and Sparta came out fully determined for the
win as Frank T, Ned P, Barney M, and Ogom U all got on the scoresheet. Corinth tried hard, being driven forward by Will
de Wilde but couldn't quite break through.
Player for Athens - Freddie Saunders
Player for Corinth - Will de Wilde
Player for Sparta - Lucas de Oliveira

Well done to everyone involved who made it an enjoyable afternoon where they all took it very seriously and some
excellent football was played throughout.

U9 Netball v St. Andrew’s

The U9's played a closely contested game against St. Andrew’s to kick off the netball season.
Claremont took an early lead and had most of the possession in the first quarter. St. Andrew’s fought back and had a
one goal lead going into the final quarter. There was little to separate the two teams but Claremont unfortunately
missed a couple of good scoring opportunities allowing St. Andrew’s to maintain their narrow lead. An encouraging start
from all the girls involved. Final score: Claremont 6; St. Andrew’s 8.
Player of the Match: Esme P.

Y3 Netball v St Andrew’s
The Y3 girls were all in action this week playing in their first
ever netball match in the Claremont colours.
They did themselves and the school proud, playing some lovely
netball at times. We made up two teams and I am delighted to
report that they both won. (3-0 and 1-0)
The 'best bit' was of course the sausage and chips match tea!
(Pictured)
Miss Holmes

Swimming Report - Years 5, 6, 7 & 8 Girls Claremont 145 - 145 Bedes

First gala of the term saw our Year 5, 6, 7 & 8 go over to Bede’s, and what a fantastic gala it was. It was very exciting
throughout. The Year 5's got the better of their Bedes counterparts. Amelie F swimming up from Year 4 winning all her
races. Tess R, Olivia W, Liberty B-M, and Georgia C making up a really strong squad. The Year 6's were low in numbers
with only Galina B and Emma P representing the team and swimming more races than normal. The Year 7's look like having
a strong year in the pool as they came out on top with Eve S, Saffron A, Tarran B-D, Issy W, Nancy M, and Issy W
making up a solid group of swimmers. Ella F, who has joined the team this year, also looks like a great addition to the
squads. Finally the Year 8's have a strong quartet of swimmers with Issy M, Tallulah S and newly appointed Natalia R and
Olivia H. Breakdown of the results were as follows:

Year 5 CL BE
Year 6 45 33
Year 7 32 43
Year 8 35 30
33 39

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Main Course Homemade Chicken Jumbo Pork Roast Chicken Dinner Beef Burger in a Bun Homemade
Vegetable Korma Sausages Homemade Cheese & Mediterranean Penne
Selection Bean Burger in a Bun
Vegetable Curry Quorn Sausages Potato Pie Pasta (Egg)
Dessert Baked Potato with Breaded Pollock
Steamed Rice Creamed Potatoes Roast Potatoes Filling of the Day
Sweetcorn Medley of Medley of Oven Baked Potato Chunky Chips
Broccoli Vegetables Vegetables Mixed Salad Bowls
Broccoli Wedges
Salad Bar Baked Beans Salad Bar Baked Beans
Salad Bar Carrots
Homemade Vanilla Homemade Salad Bar
Sponge & Custard Chocolate Mousse Shortbread Garden Peas
Selection of Fresh Fruit Yoghurt Homemade Carrot
(Egg) Salad Bar Cake (Egg)
Selection of Fresh Fruit
Homemade Marble Selection of Fresh
Fruit Sponge & Custard Fruit

(Egg)

Selection of Fresh
Fruit

Darci Bailey.

Lilirose Hancock, Diya Binodh, Teddy Booth, Bob Chetwode, Adam
Chowdhury, James Day, Reuben Dickie, Reuben Charlie Glasper, Javier
Gomez, Ryan Hughes, Summer McClelland, Xander Samuel, Rachel Waters, Alicia Wieczerzak, Charles Willard, Tarran Barton-
Dibble, Matthew Brand, Liberty BransbyMiles, Isabelle Cole, Arthur Ford, Amarisa Ghattas, Tabitha Lowe, Cameron Luff,
Isabelle Porter, Artem Sinhaievskyi, Georgia Tipping, Elliot Wilson, Olivia Wilson, Max Woodfear, Hector Wright, Matthew
Biddle, Anna Bourne, James Bourne, Lyra Cookson, Georgia Crossley, Lucas De Oliveira, Arjun Kolani, Lucas Patel, Tess
Rowland, Henry Smalldon, Orlando Soucek, Elizabeth Staley, Luke Thomson, Ryan Thomson, Harvey Wheeler.

TERM’S TOTAL HOUSE POINTS: WEEK’S TOTAL HOUSE POINTS:

Sparta: 1361 Athens: 622
Corinth: 1351 Corinth: 587
Athens: 1312 Sparta: 479

Bronze Badge:

Red Badge:

Green Badge: Tess Rowland, Diya Binodh, Arjun Kolani, Ania Muntean,

Yellow Badge: Amarisa Ghattas, Elspeth Irvine-Capel, Lucas Patel, Ella Smith, Alicia Wieczerzak, James Furnival,

Isabella Latuskie, Emilia Willis, Thomas Willis, Darci Bailey, Anna Bourne, Georgia Crossley, Summer McClelland, Isabelle Porter,
Henry Smalldon, Olivia Wilson, Amelia Barrett, Galina Baxter, Matthew Biddle, Eddie Carr Taylor, Ciaran Day, Antonio Ghattas,
Javier Gomez, Cameron Luff, Amelia McCarthy, Max Riches, Oscar Rushant, Gonzalo San Pedro Montiel, Abesa Sivaseelan, Charlie
Willard, Tarran Barton-Dibble, Ella Carr Taylor, Lucas De Oliveira, Eleanor Foster, Imogen Laurense, Freddie Saunders, Henry
Ware, Matthew Brand, James Day, Elizabeth Staley, Rachel Waters, Elliot Wilson.

Year 2 enjoying Dahlicious Dress Up Day!

Mollie, in Year 2, did some
extra homework.

Reception Newton enjoying Dahlicious Dress Up Day!

Penny’s underwater
landscape.

Edward completed
the 'beach clean'
this weekend - and

picked up 251
pieces of litter!

Year 2 drew themselves as Victorian children.
Iona and Edward S are starting to form
beautiful cursive writing.

Get well soon Kira, who broke her arm at the
weekend.

Monday: Foxes really love joining in with Badgers for PE with Miss Flanigan - they
all loved creating different movements around the hall such as running, jumping,
crawling and skipping.

Tuesday: All the Foxes really enjoyed creating their very own drawing using a 'Bee
Bot'......We loved buzzing all over the page.

Wednesday: We loved our trip to Forest School; We were on the hunt for a Bog
Baby; if you see one could someone please let Miss Greenfields know, thank you.

Thursday: All our lovely Foxes really enjoyed baking their very own bog baby
muffin (Blueberry Muffin)... There was a lot of mixing to be done!

Friday: Foxes enjoyed our jungle drum walk today - they all loved banging on
anything and everything they could touch and see...... We made so much noise, we
had our own jungle band! We loved dancing to the music we made.

The Badgers have had great fun this week, extending off last weeks idea of colour
mixing; using a salad spinner to help us mix colours together. In addition to this
we have also been exploring many different subjects through the story 'The Bog Baby' which has become
a new class favourite! We have made some scrumptious blueberry cupcakes, created our own Bog
Babies and been on a 'Bog Baby Hunt', its safe to say we have gone Bog Baby mad!

The Hedgehogs have shown lots of kindness towards their
friends. They have enjoyed games of sharing and taking turns,
looking at books and playing as a group. We have done lots of art

work so look out for child's work around the room.

This week in Robins we have been looking at the colour green and have made some lovely
creative pictures to display in our room. We have also loved playing in our new mud
kitchen outside. Later this week we will be making some lovely cheese and chive swirls.
Robins also had a lovely time playing with the small world farm set, they especially had
fun putting all the animals in the barn and did so well working together to achieve this.

This week, the Ducklings have been busy wellie boot printing and making spider webs for their ‘Incy,
Wincy’ display. They have also enjoyed oat play and going for a nature walk with the Butterflies.
The Butterflies have had lots of fun, pine-cone printing and using the leaves from our walk, to make
their hedgehogs. We have also enjoyed outdoor play with the sand and on the soft play.
Please could all the Butterfly children bring in photos of their family/pets for our family
board? Thank you.

This week we have been looking at harvest and the
changing weather. The children have created

beautiful raindrop pictures, happy scarecrows for our
farm display and created music that sounds like the

wind and leaves falling.

The first game of the season, for the U14 girls, saw them travel to Eastbourne College. This was the first
time many of the girls have played on a full size astro, which is almost three times the length they have been
used to at their Prep schools.
Apart from the technical elements, we have been working on team tactics; when we have the ball and when we
do not.
The team could not have responded any better than the way they did. At times they played some free
flowing hockey by passing the ball from one end to the other. A debut for Amelia C, in goal, who kept a clean
sheet and made a valuable save at 0-0. The match was a tight affair but the dead lock was broken by
Cathryn G with a roll shot at goal. The second was a team goal with Elizabeth D, winning the ball before
passing to Tippi W, who moved the ball to Jemmima L and a brake from midfield, finishing with a shot at goal
before Maryisa D guided the ball home past the goal keeper. The girls took the game 2-0 and Julia M was
voted player of the match. The victory was a team performance and should give the girls confidence going
into next weeks match. Well done. Mr Patel

The first game of the season was welcomed by
the squad, who have worked hard in the first few
weeks. Battle Abbey came with a small squad but
a very competitive one. The boy’s found their
feet early and stuck to the game-plan, but their
early chances did not come to fruition. However,
at half time the boys were up by six points, once
they started making their shots. Going into the
last quarter the team was up by twelve points and
beginning to put the plans into action that we had
worked on in training. However, complacency set
in and this let Battle come within five points of
Claremont. A time was called and a stern team
talk was given to the boys, they responded very
well and went back to the game plan to come away
with a 30-19 victory. Well done.