Newsletter Lent 7

CLAREMONT RATED OUTSTANDING IN ALL
SCHOOL AREAS BY OFSTED - 2016

Weekly Newsletter INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Prep News .................................2
Monday 6th March 2017

Claremont School GCSE Results 2016: 47% A*/A Match Reports ..........................5

Menu, Commendations,
Badges, House Points ..............8

Dear Parent, Pre-Prep News...........................9
Nursery News ...........................13
In an informative and interactive assembly this morning, Lyra Cookson, Mrs
Smalldon and Henry Smalldon told us all about retinoblastoma, an eye cancer Senior School News ................16
which affects children. Mrs Smalldon is fundraising for the Childhood Eye
Cancer Trust (CHECT) and will be walking the Great Wall of China for the WEEK 9 Mon Hastings Festival: 14:00
charity in May. The charity works with children and their families, raising Tues Singing Classes
money for everything from “Buddy Dogs” to funding research projects. On Mar 6 Wed and Senior Piano 14:30
Friday, 17th March, Lyra and Henry are organising a “Wear Silly Glasses Day” 7 and Concerto 14:00
to raise money for CHECT. Pupils can wear blue (the charity’s colour) and/or 8 Thur Class 14:30
accessorise with silly glasses and bring in £1 to donate to CHECT. Ashford Prep 14:00
9 Fri School Cross 14:00
The pupils have been celebrating World Book Day all last week with a variety Country Yrs 3-6 15:00
of literary-based quizzes and conundrums, but nothing has captured the imag- 10 (A) 14:15
inations of our children quite as much as Mr Sutherland’s fiendishly taxing Hastings Festival: 14:15
treasure hunt. Pupils from Years 3 – 8 have been scouring the site for clues Dance Classes
(including, I am told, a clue which included geographic co-ordinates). The and Instrumental
deadline is tomorrow, so there is still time for the pupils to enter. I am told Classes
that there are prizes to be won… Year 1 Trip to
Science Centre,
We had two extremely successful Open Mornings and I am very grateful to Hertmonceux
all the staff and pupils who contributed to its success. In terms of statistics, Hastings Festival:
we had the most families we have ever welcomed to a Claremont Open Morn- Dance Classes,
ing. The comments I received from the prospective parents were incredibly Instrumental
positive and I was so proud of our pupils who are all superb ambassadors for Classes
the school. U11 Inter-House
Netball
This is a busy week at the Hastings Music Festival, with Brass Day tomorrow Boys Hockey v St
and our Chamber Choir competing at the end of the week. We wish all of our Ronan’s:
entrants the very best of luck. 1st VII (A)
2nd VII (A)
Abra Stoakley 3rd VII (H)
4th VII (H)
U11 Marden Astro
U10 Marden Astro

Hastings Festival:
Dance Classes,
Instrumental
Classes
Girls Inter-House
Hockey
Boys Hockey v
Ashford Prep: U9
A&B (A)
U8 C&D (H)
7B depart to St.
Omer
Hastings Festival:
Choir Day
7B in St Omer
Ashford Pre-Prep
Cross Country
Years 1-2 (A)

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ON STAGE IN 5 LAMDA has got off to a fantastic start this term, Ballet Shoes
with many students honing their skills for the Hastings Music Festival
as well as preparing for their exams. By Amelia Barrett, 5A

Many new students have joined Ms Ansar on the journey to ‘dramatic’ As I wait to go in to my exam I take a
excellence. Ms Ansar has been very impressed with all of her quick glance at my partner, Holly. We
students so far and she commented that their commitment to the are both frightened, yet so excited at
lessons has been excellent. Some children have joined OSI5, in order the same time. We have been stitched
to boost their confidence across the curriculum and these students into our shoes, now they are perfect.
have made huge leaps already. Our hair is perfect and there are no rips
in our tights. We are ready.
LAMDA - London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art allows students to
explore their abilities in a fun and stimulating environment, Finally she calls us in. This is what we’ve
concentrating on speech and drama primarily and skills; such as public been working up to throughout the
speaking, confidence and communication. These lessons will lead to an entire year. We can’t let our nerves get
exam either in acting or public speaking. There will be a OSI5 the better of us.
showcase after Easter, so that the LAMDA students can practise their
pieces in front of a live audience prior to their exam. We don’t know what she’ll ask us to do or
what our exam results will be in the end.
If you are interested in the OSI5 - LAMDA or OSI5 -CONFIDENCE
classes for your child, then please contact Arabella Ansar. We’ve trained as much and as hard as we
Email: [email protected] / Mob: 07969 822127. Your child can for this moment.
can work alone, in pairs or in a group of no more than ten. Undoubtedly,
your child will stretch their imagination, improve their vocabulary and The only thing I remember now is that I
build their confidence through speech and drama lessons. came out smiling, calling out “I loved it!!!”

Now I need to wait another six painful
weeks to find out if I passed my Grade 2
exam with Merit or Distinction. We have
done all we can, now we must wait.

We are starting to prepare for Grade 3
during our lessons. Now there is only one
Grade between me and going on pointe.

Year 6 were studying phases of the
moon in science using Oreo biscuits!
Yum!

Winner: Arjun Kolani
Congratulation to the other boys who all do very
well and impress Mrs Edmunds weekly with their
knowledge. They are: Thomas Field, Ellison Venter Rathbone,
Reuben Dickie, Eddie Carr Taylor.

Silver - Henry Year 8 have been making satellites in
Science.

Smalldon

Bronze
Daniel Morris, Tom Samuel, Archie Wright, Ned
Perrin, Lyra Cookson, James Day, Patrick Richardson,
Joe White, Paddy White, Tarran Barton-Dibble,
Abesa, Sivaseelan Anna Bourne, Aboova Ilavalagan,
Tess Roland, Max Woodfear, Darci Bailey, Aubrey
Cassleton Elliott, Arthur Ford, Josh Langham
Underdown, Heidi Mellon, Tilly Pilkington, Thomas
Willis, Bea Crawford, Oliver Fakoury, Toby Nicolle

About Retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma is a rare and fast growing type of eye cancer that affects
babies and young children, mainly under the age of six. Around one child a
week is diagnosed in the UK. It represents 3% of all childhood cancers and
10% of cancers in babies under one. It is known as Rb for short.

Retinoblastoma has one of the best cure rates of all childhood cancers and
around 98% of children will survive but many will lose an eye in order to stop
the cancer spreading. Early diagnosis is vital to save a child eyes, sight and
life.

Signs to look out for are a white reflection or glow in a child’s pupil – which is sometimes seen in photos where a flash
has been use – and a squint.

About CHECT

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is the UK’s only charity dedicated to
helping people affected by retinoblastoma. They:

Provide support and information to families, after diagnosis, through treatment
and into adulthood.

Fund research into the prevention and treatment of retinoblastoma.
Raise awareness among health professionals and the public.

CHECT has been helping families for 30 years and rely on public donations.

You can find out more at chect.org.uk

Thank you for supporting our fundraising day on Friday 17th March.

Lyra Cookson
Henry Smalldon

Isabella has made the
championships for the
Grassroots 75cm National
Schools competition which is
in November. She entered
as an individual for
Claremont and came 2nd.
Well done, Isabella that’s a
tremendous achievement.

Mr Hall, the drum
teacher at Claremont has written seven new original
songs which are available to buy. In addition to playing
the drums, Mr Hall has also written a lot of music and
the latest seven tracks are available at his website
guymusicdrums.org. The tracks, including a free one,
can be found in the shop section.

The music is instrumental and covers such styles as
Latin, rock, seventies detective music as well as some
jazz, it is best described as film soundtrack music.
You can hear a sample of each track before you buy as
an MP3 download at ninety nine pence per track.

Arts In our French lessons,
we have learnt about the
ingredients and utensils
we need to make
pancakes. We had great
fun.

Inspire

Arts Award pupils were delighted when they received their very own private gig
during Monday’s arts inspire session. Two freelance musicians wowed the children
with their talents in singing, violin and guitar. Charlotte Andrew, mostly known for
her appearance on The Voice demonstrated her ability to combine the sounds of
classical violin and rap. Her musician partner Andrew Vickery introduced the
children to the world of a session musician and talked enthusiastically about his
most recent experience playing for the artist and Brit nominee ‘NAO.’

There were questions about the music industry. How to break into it? Make a living
from it. Who to meet? And where to go. There was advice, hints and tips, plenty of
discussion and even an opportunity for the children to sing backing vocals.

Olivia Hazlewood described the session as: “The best experience I’ve ever had”

Amelie Spurway-Bishop said: “I really liked how Charlotte could play the violin and
rap at the same time and I loved that we were able to get involved in the
performance by singing backing vocals”

Hockey

1sts & 2nds v Battle Abbey

1st VII 7 - 0 Battle Abbey VII Hockey Captain, Sam W
The 1st VII carried on their good form with a good victory over a resolute Battle Abbey

team. Full credit to them as they didn't give up and made Claremont work for their goals.

We struck early through Sam W who scored 3 in this match to earn another mini hockey

stick for his hat trick! Ned P did one better scoring 4 goals in this game. However it was the

last goal that really deserves a mention as Battle Abbey were near our own goal, we

countered very quickly and played out through the back and sent Sam W in clear space. With an

on-rushing keeper Sam W looked up to square for a fast supporting Ned P to tap home.

Great awareness and unselfish play from Sam. The whole team with Henry S,Tom S and

Frank T setting up attacks throughout the game. Man of the match was Sam W and Frank T.

2nd VII 6 - 1 Battle Abbey VII

The 2nds, who can boast an undefeated start, with their second win after a win and a draw

already in their first 2 matches. The game started very well for us and goals were scored

from Max G who picked up a further 3 goals. Bert B, who has had a solid season to date for

the 3rds, played up and scored 2 goals. Max W scored the other as well as picking up the

Man of the Match award for the way he played in the centre and dictated the flow of the game. Special mention to James

B who returned to goal and he made a couple of very important saves. Well done to all the lads who played really well and

carry on playing some impressive hockey.

U9 Ashford Prep School Hockey Tournament

Our U9s went over to Ashford to play in a Hockey Tournament with 9 other schools. We were in a tough group with some

big schools and here is how we got on;

Claremont 1 - 1 Dulwich

Our first game ended in a draw with Luca R scoring the opener through excellent work from Harvey W who beat a couple

of players before hitting the ball in towards the penalty spot for Luca to sweep in. Unfortunately we couldn't quite clear

out lines and we conceded in the last few minutes of the game.

Claremont 1 - 1 Junior Kings

We started the brighter but somehow went 1-0 down in this game. Thankfully some quick thinking at a free hit meant

Harvey dribbled his way into the 'D' unnoticed and pushed the ball into the goal. A late flurry from Junior Kings but the

boys stood firm with some excellent tackles from Orlando S and Max W at the back.

Claremont 0 - 2 St Ronans

We then came up against the strongest team in our group, who also went on to play in the final. This was a good battle and

a lot closer than the score line suggested. Claremont had their chances but it was St Ronan’s that took their goals really

well.

Claremont 1 - 0 Kent College

Knowing a win was the only chance we had to progress, the goal was scored with virtually the last hit of the game from

Samie H who stayed up in the 'D' and a long hit up the field from Harvey found an unmarked Samie to sweep the ball in

first time. William B played a solid game in the middle worked tirelessly.

In the end the boys finished 3rd in the group, which meant we finished just outside the semi final positions by a single

point. Well done to all the boys and special mention to Harvey W for picking up most Man of the Match awards in this

tournament.

Swimming

Years 6, 7, & 8 Swimming Gala v Vinehall
Claremont 192 - 220 Vinehall
This was a very exciting gala with all races swam over 2 lengths. We were certainly a match for our counterparts in the
Back, Fly, Breast and Medley races. At this point, I wasn't quite sure which way the result was going. However the
freestyle races proved the difference but a great effort from all meant that it was very close in a lot of the races. A
great atmosphere throughout meant it was a fun and exciting gala. The last race really raised the roof as the Year 8 boys
freestyle relay ended in a draw but a great way to finish! We were a little light in numbers in the Year 7 and 8 girls which
meant again some Year 6 & 7 girls swam up to support those in Year 8, as well as some of the Year 8 girls swimming more
than they would normally. However it was a tremendous effort by all of our swimmers. Again our Year 6 boys and girls,
who can match up against any school, started off well. The boys march on with winning both their relays and the girls were
just pipped in the freestyle races. The Year 7s, who came up against their strongest year group, swam very well and a few
of the races where very tight calls. The Year 8s, who have Archie W and Amba S, both having excellent seasons to date,
winning a good chuck of their races. Here are a breakdown of the results:

CL VH
Year 6 Girls 34 31
Year 6 Boys 37 28
Year 7 Girls 24 41
Year 7 Boys 26 39
Year 8 Girls 31 44
Year 8 Boys 40 37

Hockey

U8

The Year 3 girls went over to Bedes for a hockey festival where the girls played a round robin with various
Bedes teams. The girls also got the experience to play against some of the Bedes boys. Bedes provided a good
test which was equally match by Claremont on all levels. Claremont had many a stand out player with all girls
showing huge levels of improvement from week one. Bedes struggled to cope with the pace and drive from Amy
Lou. The dribbling skills from Lilli L provided many a goal
and a real threat for Claremont. As a whole Claremont girls
held there own against Bedes with no official score being
kept it was end to end hockey with plenty of goals being
scored at both ends. It was a great afternoon for the girls
to play Bedes and plenty of experience was gained.

Colts

Colts boys went to Eastbourne College on Monday for a
hockey tournament coming second out of 7 schools only
losing to Bedes. Scoring 9 goals in 6 games only conceding
2 we finished above St Andrews, Ardingly and Battle
Abbey. Well done boys!

U13 Girls In2Hockey County Championships

As this tournament falls in our netball season, we were pretty rusty, unsure of ourselves and slow to get going.
Our first three matches were against our strongest opponents and as a result we were punished for allowing too
much in defence. We did, however, clinch two valuable wins which pulled us up into 4th place overall. Special
mention goes to Phoebe who stepped up as U11 GK to 'save' the day!

Captain Amelia and hat
trick scorer Amba

U11 In2Hockey County
Tournament

The U11's played in the In2Hockey tournament in Eastbourne on
Monday. Despite the bad weather, the girls thoroughly enjoyed
the day and represented Claremont well.
Results:
V St. Andrews - lost 4-0
V Burgess Hill - lost 3-0
V Brighton College - drew 0-0
V Bedes - lost 4-0
V Battle Abbey - won 1-0 ( goal scored by Eve S)
V Ocklynge - drew 0-0
Claremont finished in 5th place - Ocklynge narrowly snatched
4th place ahead of us because of a better goal difference.

Hockey Esme B on route to score
POM Emilia W
U8B v Vinehall

I was MASSIVELY impressed by the team today. They all consistently

used the skills we have learned in order to beat defenders and move

into space. They also impressively kept their sticks down in the tackle

to win the ball. As a result we had lots of great opportunities to score

which we took well.

Final score - won 6-0

(Esme B x 3, Emilia W x 2

and Dora x 1) U8B Team

POM Emilia (voted by VH)

Year 4 Girls v Vinehall
The girls were in high
spirits before the game and
were excited to play.

Both teams played four
8 min quarters. The girls
played some good hockey and displayed some good stick skills.
The A team unfortunately went down 4-2 while the B team won 6-
0. All the matches were played in good spirits.

Football

1st team Football vs EBC
The boys went into the match knowing that they had to start well and keep the pressure on Eastbourne. This is
exactly what the team did and managed to take a 5-0 lead at halftime. The second half was almost a copy of
the first but Eastbourne took their chances. The match ended 6-3 to Claremont and Mishal was man of the
match scoring a hat trick.

Netball

U13A v Battle Abbey
The U13As lost their game against Battle Abbey 9-4. There was little to separate the two teams in terms of
possession but Battle Abbey's shooters were a lot sharper in the circle. Our lack of practice time this week due
to our participation in the In2Hockey County Tournament this week was
also evident. Julia M (GD) was awarded Player of the Match.
U13C's v Battle Abbey
The U13Cs have worked really hard in their games lessons this week and
this hard work paid off in their match away at Battle Abbey. We moved
the ball quickly and found space well. Natalia R played well at Centre and
Emma C put in a solid performance at Goal Defence. We intercepted the
ball well but now need to focus on gaining possession rather than just
knocking it away. Amelie S-B and Olivia H teamed up well in the circle. Final
score: 2-9 win to Claremont. Well played girls! Player of the Match was
Natalia R (C).

U11A v Moira House
A great game! Feisty and end to
end! We had a new attacking line up which was a little slow to gel but
nevertheless looks promising. The result was a narrow 7-5 loss which
was a shame as, on balance, we probably made the most goal scoring
chances.
POM Eve S (GA)
U11B v Moira House
The Hastings Musical Festival depleted our squads today and despite
our best efforts Moira House were too strong today.
Match 1
Moira House 6 - Claremont 1
Goal Scored by Evie S(GA)
Girl of the Game (voted by MH team) = Tarran B-D (GD)
Match 2
Moira House 3 - Claremont 2
Goals Scored by Anna I-C (GS) and Evie S (GA)
Girl of the Game (voted by MH team) = Tarran B-D (GD)

Lent Term Menu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Meat option Spaghetti and Turkey Sausages & Mash Roast Pork served with BBQ Chicken & Rice served Fish Fingers or Battered Cod
Meatballs in a rich served with gravy, peas Roast potatoes, red with mixed vegetables and served with Crispy Chunky
Vegetarian cabbage, winter Chips, peas and baked beans
option Tomato and Basil sauce and sweetcorn side salad
served with Green beans vegetables and gravy Vegetable Fingers or Vegetable
Sides/extras Vegetarian Sausages & BBQ Quorn Chicken & Rice Burgers served with Crispy
Pudding Spaghetti and Italian Mash served with Quorn Roast served with served with mixed Chunky Chips, peas and
Tomato and Basil sauce gravy, peas and Roast potatoes, red baked beans
served with Green beans sweetcorn cabbage, winter vegetables and side salad
Jacket potato
Jacket potato Jacket potato vegetables and gravy Jacket potato and
and and and
Jacket potato Salad bar
Salad bar Salad bar and Salad bar Mixed Yoghurts
Chocolate sponge Rice pudding with Jam Apple Crumble and Custard
Salad bar or
or or or Selection of fresh fruit
Selection of fresh fruit Selection of fresh fruit Lemon Drizzle Selection of fresh fruit
or

Selection of fresh fruit

Saffron Andrew, Amelia Barrett, Daniel Glass, Ania Muntean, Jacob Ray, Tarran Barton-Dibble, Matthew Brand, Betsy
Parsons, Freya Starr, Hector Wright, Eadie Bridger, Sapphire Hennessy-Grant, Austin Restell.

Emma Curl, Reuben Dickie, Harriet Hawkes, Thomas Samuel, Freddie Saunders, Benedict Simpson-Alexander, Eve Spencer,
Samuel Webster, Charles Willard, Isabella Willard, Joseph Cook, Marysia Dickinson, Antonio Ghattas, Cohen Luff, Jae
McDuffus, Betsy Parsons, Isabelle Porter, Natalia Ramus, Luca Rose, James Smith, Jake Stanley, Hattie Bligh, Georgia
Crossley, Anna Irvine-Capel, Barnaby Mitchell, Tess Rowland, Elizabeth Simou, Elizabeth Staley, Frank Taylor, Chantalle
Welsh.

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

Corinth: 605 Corinth: 3968
Sparta: 556 Sparta: 3568
Athens: 529 Athens: 3404

Silver Badge: Matthew Brand.

Bronze Badge: Tarran Barton-Dibble, Ellison Venter-Rathbone, Julia Malcolm.

Red Badge: Antonio Ghattas, Anna Irvine-Capel, Arjun Kolani, Eve Spencer, Lyra

Cookson, Cathryn Garner, Ameya Sangle.

Green Badge: Sarah Biddle, Beatrice Crawford, Isabella Latuskie, Freya Starr,

Ethan White, Anna Bourne, Isabelle Cole, Amelia Barrett, Reuben Booth, Reuben Dickie,
Finlay Gibbon Brooks, Javier Gomez, Louis Lewis, Oscar Rushant, Lizzie Simou, Abesa
Sivaseelan, Sebastian Starr, Hattie Bligh, Daisy Clark, Reuben Cockerill, Daniel Glass, Tami
Akindele, Elizabeth Staley, Frank Taylor, Georgia Tipping, Jasper Bowyer, Harry Manning,
Daniel Morris, Erin Winter.

Yellow Badge: Michalina Pilka, Isabelle Porter, Hector Wright, Charles Crawford,

Lucinda Barber, Natalia Ramus, Tallulah Stichbury.

Pre-Prep have had fun making and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
RS would like to say thank you to Mrs B who brought in a pancake maker and ingredients for them.

Year Two have been working on This week the children, who were able,
adding larger numbers by using their place value had to try "around the word" by
knowledge. We had the evil Lego army and the showing balance and confidence
children had to work out the difference between the number on the Lego man spinning around in the saddle!
with 100 to "plug him" into his right prison!!!

Sophia won
these at prize
giving at her
riding club!
Well done
Sophia (RS)

Pre-Prep have great fun if it’s raining outside and they have to do ‘Wet Play’. Look at these lovely tall
structures they’ve made ..

Elsie went to see the Mary Rose museum in
Portsmouth and she was able to tell us lots
about it!

Year Two enjoying a sunny afternoon in the woods.

Look where Oskar went at the weekend
….

.. when he’s not watching
international rugby, he's
constructing!

Stanley and Ami
are both doing
really well with
their swimming
and have earned
new badges!

Year 1 wrote lists in English and
measured pancake ingredients in
Maths before making our very own
pancakes.

It was so much fun, and we got to
eat our delicious work. Can you spot
your child?

The children thoroughly enjoyed finding out
about the animals and some even managed to
overcome their fears. The company 'Our
Amazing Animal World' were absolutely
brilliant with the children and we learnt very
funny facts about some of the animals. Our
Headmistress really enjoyed it too.

After the fun of our concert last Friday the Foxes pursued their ongoing interest in things
musical, by having a marvellous time on Tuesday when they were invited to a mini musical
workshop in main school. We are very grateful to Mrs Harris-Prior and her inspirational musicians
for their kindness in hosting this event. In Forest School we made the most of bright skies and
warm sun as we played creatively and imaginatively around the “Harry Potter tree”.

This week the Badgers have been celebrating Mr. Newton's favourite day... Pancake Day! We have
been reading stories this week focusing around pancakes and this lead us to making our own
puppets by thinking of characters from much loves stories. From here, the Badgers created
their own stories together using their puppets, demonstrating their fantastic imaginations!

We have also thought about what toppings we could put on our pancakes and to help us do this,
each child created their own pancake to put on our 'menu'. We had some very interesting
toppings; fire, bananas, bubblegum, rainbows and rain! To top off the pancake madness we took a
trip to Forest School where Mrs. Exley rustled up some fresh pancakes that cooked over the
fire as we walked around the forest, when we returned we ate many pancakes and they were
delicious!

This week we have looking at how big we are. Everyone looked at the numbers on the height
chart and compared themselves to their friends. We have also been drawing around numbers, and
been singing number songs using the whiteboard.

This week in Robins we have carried on looking at the colour brown, we had lots of fun painting some yummy
pancakes for Pancake Day, we also have been busy down on the Robins farm, making different farm animals
to go up on display. We also had lots of fun stomping around with the dinosaurs.

This week the Ducklings and Butterflies have been really busy mark making in the paint and magic
mud. The Butterflies enjoyed a walk down to the Jubilee Garden, where we used our spades to
make holes and patterns whilst looking for worms and insects.
Both rooms enjoyed pancake day where they flipped pancakes and ate lots if lovely pancakes at
snack time.

This week, we celebrated Pancake Day by flipping pancakes in a frying pan and we were
very good at it! The children have enjoyed making up tunes with different musical
instruments and the children decided that we are going to plant sunflower seeds for our
topic next week and we cannot wait to see them grow! Friday. We also had fun playing
in our very own park in the classroom.

Claremont U14A Boys v Bethany U15B Football
It was Claremont U14A’s first football match of the season, with many players getting their Claremont Foot
debut. It quickly became apparent that we were too strong for our opposition, taking an early goal to assert our
dominance against an older Bethany team.
We implemented our game plan very well and moved the ball with precision across the pitch from defence to
attack. It was a strong performance by Claremont who emerged convincing victors 13-2.

U14 & U15 Netball V Ashford School - Tuesday 7th February
We travelled to Ashford with four teams, U14 and U15 A/B. The long journey took its toll and the girls were
slow to get started handing Ashford the upper hand. By the time Claremont began to get their heads into the
game Ashford had already built up a convincing lead across all four teams. The girls played well and all teams
demonstrated that they are starting to think about playing with pace and creating space on court. It was
fantastic to have nearly every girl in year 9 & 10 representing the school in Netball. Well done to all!

U15 Lady Taverners Cricket Tournament
A group of Year 10 girls attended the Lady Taverners’ softball indoor cricket tournament. Considering that the
team had only logged 1 hour of practice since the end of the last season, the girls played exceptionally well. The
first game against Ratton was unfortunately lost on the last ball of the last over. The first match provided a
good warm up for the team and we started against Cavendish with great vigour securing a good win. Next up
came a strong A team from Gildredge House. We gave them a good game and provided them with a strong
challenge but unfortunately could not sustain our quality, succumbing to their pressure. Standout performances
included some excellent catches from Hollie P, great fielding from Issie B and Betty T. Additionally Bella G and
Issy B bowled well and Tabby Wylie was a great risk taker while batting. Well done to all!

1st/ 2nd Netball v Ashford School Thursday 9th February
The girls started with a positive mindset and set the pace in the games. By the end of the second quarter the
2nds had a great lead while the 1sts were 6 goals down. Both teams implemented excellent phases of play,
including lots of spacing and each girl worked to their maximum and showed great effort and attitude. Excellent
shooting from Mollie S in the 2nds and Anya W in the 1sts. A standout performance from Chiara K, who worked
tirelessly as GD preventing Ashford from making a comeback. This was a really impressive game by all players.

1sts Won 25 - 22 Back Row L-R: Poppy P, Emily B, Mollie S, Chiara K, Maddy S, Anya W,
2nds Won 28 - 7 Amelia P, Molly N, Jade M.

Front Row L- R: Izzie M, Issy B, Issie W, Laura S, Grace C, Meg W

3rd/ 4th Netball v Ashford School Thursday 9th February
4th Team Report
Claremont commanded the game from the start, and were 2-12 up at halftime (largely due to some outstanding
shooting by Jen T who had scored all 12 goals at this point!). Although Ashford made some changes and came
back stronger in the 3rd and 4th quarters, the attacking trio of Ellie L, Rachel M and Kitty R dominated the
centre court, and Claremont went on to secure a 7-18 win. Well done, girls, great effort!
Player of Match (voted by Ashford) = Ellie L (C)
Most Improved Players (voted
by Miss T) = Jen T (GS) & Rosa
D (GK)

3rd Team Report
The 3rd team built on the good
progress made in the last few
weeks of training with Tamsin
at GK and Chloe GD making lots
of interceptions in defence. Great movement and driving towards the ball from the C/WD/WA in
the centre third resulted in some fantastic passes of play as the team really used the space available in the
court. This resulted in some great attacking play and gave the shooters a lot of opportunity to put some goals
on the score sheet. Jess and Zoe utilised the number of balls coming to them in the D, working well together as
GA and GS, scoring some exceptional goals. To improve, we must slow down and wait for the better pass, rather
than providing the opposition with opportunity to intercept through rushed passes. Overall, an excellent game
and fantastic result. Well played, girls.
POM: WA - Jess H and Vikki N

A Fond Farewell to Fiona Taylor

We wish a fond farewell to one our founding members of staff this week. Previously working at the Prep School,
Fiona has been a huge part of the Claremont family for the last 19 years. Last week we held a Staff VS
Students Netball match in her honour, please see the photos below. We wish her all the best for the future and
hope she will keep us updated on her new ventures.

4th VII v Eastbourne College
(Sasha Melinkova, Jess Hulley, Phoebe Pullen, Maddy
Spencer, Jess Morton, Liza Mavrodi, Tamsin Balmer)
Final score = Eastbourne College 4 - Claremont 22
Goals scored by = Sasha (20) & Jess (2)
Player of the Match = Liza Mavrodi (GD)
Most Improved = Maddy Spencer (C) and Sasha Melinkova
(GS)
5th VII v Eastbourne College
(Jen Toombs, Kitty Reed, Rachel Mason, Anna Collins, Soraya Khalesi, Rosa Davis, Emily Oates)
Final score =. Eastbourne College 11 - Claremont 15
Goals scored by = Kitty (12) & Jen (3)
Player of the Match = Kitty Reed (GA)
Most Improved = Rosa Davis (GD) and Rachel Mason (WA)
A fantastic result today, the girls all gave 100% and I couldn't have asked for any more ....... and what a great
way to mark my last day at CSS! Thank you everyone!
Miss Taylor
Girls' Games Coach

Victoria Pendleton cheered on her horse to victory at Cottenham yesterday. The dual Olympic cycling gold
medallist had her first point-to-point winner today while on crutches after fracturing her ankle in her
last race. Pendleton,36, who bought Vesperal Dream for £15,0OO, was down to ride the horse in the
13.45 ladies race but instead Izzie Marshall (above) won by a short head.

lzzie Marshall continues to impress. In the early part of every Point-to-Point campaign there always seems to
be at least one young rider whose performances mark him or her out as being of above average ability in the
jockeyship stakes.

Coming into that category this year is l7-year-old Izzie Marshall, whose Ladies' Open victory at Cottenham on
Saturday on Vesperal Dream was her third success from four outings in 2016/17, and her 6fth overall, having
scored twice last season. She had her first ride on Lord Multifix in December 2015, and opened her account on
Conkies Lad at Charing a year ago, following up on the same horse at Penshurst a few weeks later. Izzie was the
first to admit that Vesperal Dream's triumph was helped by her 5lb novice rider allowance, but her sense of
timing and her coolness in the finish impressed all present, not least her boyfriend Joe Hill, who himself showed
a nifty turn of foot as he ran alongside the course shouting her home, The Marshall family has long been
involved with the sport, and lzzie was always determined to follow her father Fraser and her brother Charlie
into the winner's enclosure. Her mother Charlotte had just one ride, but her preference is for the training side
of the operation. Izzie won ten races on her hunting pony, and won the South East title in her final year of Pony
racing. "I had Charlie's hand-me-downs," she laughed. She also competed in the Shetland Grand National series
and rode at Olympia. She is currently studying for 'A levels in Geography, Business and Psychology, with every
spare moment spent riding the horses at home, plus going to Nick Pearce's yard at the weekend. She has also
ridden out for the Marshalls' neighbour, Di Grissell.

Her aim this season is to win the National Novice title she is one ahead of Laura Thomas at the top of the table
but she will be missing the action in 2017/18, when she will be having a ski season during her gap year before
going to University. She has already had some offers of a place to read Business Management, with her
preference to remain in the M4 corridor and the opportunities that area affords for riding out, while she has
every intention of dusting off her racing saddle when she returns from the slopes!