Newsletter Lent 6

CLAREMONT RATED OUTSTANDING IN ALL
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Weekly Newsletter INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Prep News .................................2
Monday 27th February 2017

Claremont School GCSE Results 2016: 47% A*/A Match Reports ..........................7

Menu, Commendations,
Badges, House Points ..............9

Dear Parent, Pre-Prep News...........................10
Nursery News ...........................12
Last week culminated with the Badgers, Foxes, Kingfishers, Squirrels
and Pre-Prep Spring concert which, judging by the size of the audience and Boarding House News .............15
their vociferous enthusiasm, was clearly enjoyed by all. It was an incredibly
cheerful concert and what the performers lacked in height, they definitely WEEK 8 Mon Hastings Festival 10:00
made up for in volume and energy. Aside from their fantastic singing, the chil- Tues Singing Classes 17:00
dren were also incredibly well-behaved. Thank you to Laura Flanigan and her Feb 27 Wed Boys and Girls
team, as well as Mrs Harris-Prior, for all of their hard work. Thur In2Hockey County 17:15
28 Tournament: U11A 13:30
Staying on the subject of performances, the Hastings Music Festival is Mar 1 Fri VII (A) Eastbourne 14:00
underway and many of our pupils will be performing at the White Rock Theatre College Astro. 14:00
in the coming weeks. Reading the list of participants (which is included inside 2 Inter Squad
the newsletter), I was struck by the comprehensive nature of our pupils’ tal- Swimming Gala 14:00
ents and how performance plays such a central role at Claremont. Good luck to 3 Years 3,4,5 @ 14:00
all of our pupils who are taking part. CSS. 13:30
Hastings Festival 14:15
On behalf of Mr Sutherland and the entire English Department, I Speech Classes
would like to thank all of the pupils who worked so hard on their entry for the Swimming Gala v
BBC 500 Words Story Competition. The creativity, ingenuity and ability of the Vinehall Years
pupils were truly impressive and (in common with previous competitions) we 6.7&8 @ CSS
hope to have some of the entries shortlisted this year. For the next two Hastings Festival
weeks, we will be celebrating World Book Day, with a range of competitions and Speech Classes
puzzles to challenge the children. Boys Hockey:
Colts A @ Sutton
We have an incredibly busy week ahead of us culminating with the first Valence
of two Year 7 trips to la Maison Claremont in St Omer. It promises to be an Tournament (A)
exciting trip, with a visit to meet and play games with French students at the Boys Hockey v
Collège Saint Bertin, as well as an outing to la Coupole. On Friday and Saturday, Battle Abbey: 1st
we will have our Open Mornings and we are very grateful to everyone who will and 2nds (H)
be helping us show prospective pupils (and their parents) just what makes Netball v Battle
Claremont such a terrific place to learn. Abbey: 1,2,3 VII
(A)
Abra Stoakley 7A Depart St Omer
Hastings Festival
Speech Classes
Girls Hockey v
Vinehall:
U9A&B (H)
U8A&B (A)
Boys Hockey: U9A
@ Ashford Prep
Tournament
Boys Hockey: U9B
v Marlborough
House (A)
Open Morning

4 Sat Open Morning
7A return

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Year Six have been studying the history of the Dutch East Indiaman Year Four have been learning about the
'Amsterdam' which was beached at Bulverhythe on 26th January 1749. 3 R song: Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.

Health and safety regulations prevent the school from organising a trip to They have designed paper bags to show
the wreck site because of the hazard posed by the quicksand on the beach their understanding of how to be good
and around the wreck. to the planet.

The Shipwreck Museum in Hastings do however organise guided visits to Some of the pupils are trying to walk
the wreck site when tide conditions permit. Full information regarding the rather than using cars for local
dates and times of these visits can be found on the museum website journeys. They can recognise the
shipwreckmuseum.co.uk Booking is essential and there is a charge per head different recycling signs on plastic
for the visit. containers and check if it can be re-
used or recycled. See who won the
competition for best designed bag.

Winner: Arjun Kolani

Gold - Arjun Kolani Thank you to Antonio G,
5A, who explained how his
Silver - James Day earthquake simulator
Ania Muntean worked. It was not a
surprise that the simulator
Liberty BransbyMiles was made in Italy! Antonio
Cameron Namvar is very interested in our
Bronze topic this term and has
aspirations of being a
Killian Kennedy, Archie Wright, Harry Seismologist when he
Bridger, Matthew Brand, Ania grows up.

Muntean, Harrison Bardrick , Tarran
BartonDibble, Chantalle Welsh, Ossie

Wookey, Cameron Luff, Ciaran Day,
Oscar Rushant (2), Abesa Sivaseelan

(2), Aubrey Cassleton Elliott(2),
Arthur Ford. Alfie Hawkes, Liberty
BransbyMiles, Cameron Namvar, Tess
Roland, Josh, Langham Underdown,

Heidi Mellon, Oliver Fakhoury.

A young group of dedicated
children represented
Claremont in half term on
Tuesday 14th February at
Duckhurst Farm. Lilli L, Louis
L, Beatrice C and Amy-Lou H
rode in the 40 cms team,
qualifying for Grass Roots
and with Bea C in the
individual 40cm coming 4th
and Lilli L 6th, both
qualifying. Charles C rode in
the individual 50 cms, coming
in 5th and again qualified for
the next round. We are very
pleased with them all for a
very early 1/2 term am
start !

Year 4 having fun learning 'la dance des
canards'( the ducks’ dance).

Anna B 4C and Heidi M 4J were the winners of the
Reduce Reuse Recycle paper bag design. Well done!

Galina, Diya and Emma Javier G, Year 5
supported St Michael’s has won the
Hospice Yellow Week Under 11 Minor
with a fantastic book Sussex Cup and
raffle and the whole will be playing for
school embraced the Sussex in the
yellow theme with a forthcoming
successful mufti day. chess
Thank you girls for your tournaments.
hard work and thank you
to the whole school for
supporting such a
worthwhile charity.

Year 4 have been learning about the murder of Thomas Chinese student visitors having fun,
Becket. They decided to hold a trial to find out who was when they visited our school.
really guilty, Henry II, the 4 knights who did the deed, or
Becket himself? When the jury voted it turn out that
Becket was actually guilty of causing his own death.

Amelia B, 5A, took part in her Grade 2 Ballet exam
just before Christmas and has recently been
confirmed as having achieved the highest grade in
her class. She has written a story about her
experience, which we will include in next week’s
newsletter.
Amelia trained hard over the Michaelmas term to
achieve her best and is now on Grade 3 and a skip
away from going en pointe, which is her dream
come true! Well done, Amelia.

Congratulations to Jacob, who has been
offered a place to join the Harlequins
England Rugby Academy U13 Developing
Player Programme . We are extremely
proud of his achievement.

CHOIRS DAY Hastings Festival 2017 Friday March 10th - the Chamber Choir are taking part this year. If you are
uncertain whether your child is in the Chamber Choir please contact Mrs H-P who will be happy to advise you or Lizzie
in the office. Tickets are on sale from the White Rock Theatre. The Chamber Choir are in the afternoon session
beginning at 1.15pm. All our Choirs and groups will be performing in our school Springtime Soirée on Thursday 23rd
March - please save the date!

Name Date Session Class

Liberty BransbyMiles Monday 27th February Morning from 9.00 2016 Singing Solo
Monday 27th February Morning 2020 Singing Solo
Olivia Wilson Monday 27th February Morning 2004 Singing Solo

Alfie Saunters Monday 27th February Morning 2004 Singing Solo
Monday 27th February
Hector Wright Monday 27th February Morning 2068 Show Song
Monday 27th February Afternoon from 2pm 2028 Singing Solo
Olivia Wilson Monday 27th February Afternoon 2028 Singing Solo
Isabella Moloney Monday 27th February Afternoon 2028 Singing Solo
Lyra Cookson Monday 27th February Afternoon 2032 Singing Solo
Saffron Andrew Wednesday 1st march Afternoon 2032 Singing Solo
Tallulah Stichbury Wednesday 1st march Morning from 9.30 4040 Share a poem
Georgia Tipping Wednesday 1st march Morning 4000 Reading Prose at sight
Eadie Bridger and Ania Muntean Wednesday 1st march Morning 4116 Speech Monologue
Galina Baxter Wednesday 1st march Morning 4116 Speech Monologue
Wednesday 1st march Morning 4184 Duologue
Diya Binodh Wednesday 1st march Morning 4072 Humorous Verse
Lyra Cookson Wednesday 1st march Morning 4072 Humorous Verse
Eadie Bridger and Ania Muntean Wednesday 1st march Morning 4072 Humorous Verse
Olivia Wilson Wednesday 1st march Morning 4072 Humorous Verse
Diya Binodh Wednesday 1st march Afternoon from 2pm 4068 Humorous Verse
Hector Wright Wednesday 1st march Afternoon from 2pm 4025 Speech year 4
Wednesday 1st march Afternoon from 2pm 4076 Humorous Verse
Oscar Rushant Wednesday 1st march Afternoon from 2pm 4076 Humorous Verse
Liberty BransbyMiles Wednesday 1st march Afternoon from 2pm 4076 Humorous Verse
Liberty BransbyMiles Wednesday 1st march Afternoon from 2pm 4028 Speech year 5& 6
Bea Ackerley Wednesday 1st march Afternoon from 2pm 4028 Speech year 5& 6
Rufus Bate Thursday 2nd March Evening from 6pm 4188 Duologue
Rosie Burrows Thursday 2nd March Afternoon from 2pm 4044 Speech Prose Speaking
Diya Binodh Thursday 2nd March Afternoon from 2pm 4064 Humorous Verse
Thursday 2nd March Afternoon from 2pm 4104 Dramatic Dialogue
Galina Baxter Thursday 2nd March Afternoon from 2pm 4248 Mime Solo
Elliot Wilson and Frank Taylor Afternoon from 2pm 4080 Humorous Verse
Edward Marsden Tuesday 7th March
Edward Marsden Tuesday 7th March Morning from 9.00 3504 Woodwind Bronze Medal
Edward Marsden Tuesday 7th March Morning from 9.00 3484 Woodwind Beginners
Edward Marsden Tuesday 7th March Morning from 9.00 3488 Woodwind
Lyra Cookson Tuesday 7th March Morning from 9.00 3512 Woodwind Recital
Tuesday 7th March Afternoon from 2pm 3556 Brass
Galina Baxter Tuesday 7th March Afternoon from 2pm 3556 Brass
James Gardiner Tuesday 7th March Afternoon from 2pm 3564 Brass Trans
Tuesday 7th March Afternoon from 2pm 3564 Brass Trans
Galina Baxter Tuesday 7th March Afternoon from 2pm 3568 Brass Intermediate
Galina Baxter Tuesday 7th March Afternoon from 2pm 3568 Brass Intermediate
Charlie Willard Afternoon from 2pm 3588 Brass Ensemble
Finlay Gibbon - Brooks Wednesday 8th March
James Gardiner Wednesday 8th March Morning from 9.00 3088 Sonatina
Sebastian Starr Wednesday 8th March Morning from 9.00 3016 Age 9 piano
Alfie Saunters Wednesday 8th March Morning from 9.00 3016 Age 9 piano
Julia Malcolm Wednesday 8th March Morning from 9.00 3016 Age 9 piano
Claremont Brass Ensemble: Archie Wednesday 8th March
W, Rufus B, Julia M, Alfie S, Wednesday 8th March Afternoon from 2pm 3068 Lower Piano any age
James G, Sebastian S, Charlie W, Wednesday 8th March Afternoon from 2pm 3020 Piano Age 10
Finlay G-B Afternoon from 2pm 3020 Piano Age 10
Julia Malcolm Afternoon from 2pm 3020 Piano Age 10
Anna Bourne
Eddie Carr Taylor

Arjun Kolani

Julia Malcolm
Galina Baxter

Javier Gomez
Ania Muntean

Name Date Session Class
William de Wilde Wednesday 8th March Afternoon from 2pm 3020 Piano Age 10
James Day Wednesday 8th March Afternoon from 2pm 3028 Piano Age 12
Julia Malcolm Wednesday 8th March Afternoon from 2pm 3028 Piano Age 12
Julia Malcolm Wednesday 8th March Evening from 6pm 3080 Piano Age 12-15
Julia Malcolm Wednesday 8th March Evening from 6pm 3108 Bach
Galina Baxter Wednesday 8th March Evening from 6pm 3156 Bronze Medal
Arjun Kolani Wednesday 8th March Evening from 6pm 3156 Bronze Medal
Julia Malcolm Wednesday 8th March Evening from 6pm 3128 Contemporary
Edward Marsden Thursday 9th March Afternoon from 1pm please 3196 Beginner Violin
note early start time
Diya Binodh Thursday 9th March 3224 Violin Solo
Afternoon from 1pm please
Galina Baxter Thursday 9th March note early start time 3084 Sonatina piano
Arjun Kolani Thursday 9th March 3064 Trans Piano
Galina Baxter Thursday 9th March Evening from 6pm 3124 Contemporary
Galina Baxter Thursday 9th March Evening from 6pm 3072 higher piano
CHAMBER CHOIR only Friday 10th March Evening from 6pm 2360 Choirs up to Year 8
Evening from 6pm
Anna Irvine-Capel Saturday 11th March CHOIRS DAY 2104 Unaccompanied Folk Song
Lyra Cookson Saturday 11th March Afternoon 1.15pm please 2112 Unaccompanied Folk Song
Saffron Andrew Saturday 11th March note early start time 2112 Unaccompanied Folk Song
Georgia Tipping Monday 13th March 2076 Show Song
Tallulah Stichbury Monday 13th March Afternoon from 2pm 2076 Show Song
Tippi Willard Monday 13th March Afternoon from 2pm 2076 Show Song
Tippi Willard Thursday 16th March Afternoon from 2pm 2101 Popular Music Vocal Class
Afternoon from 2pm
Afternoon from 2pm
Afternoon from 2pm

Morning from 9.00

In2Hockey County Tournament

The U13 1st team went over to Eastbourne earlier in the week to compete in a tournament. Unfortunately due
to some schools being on half term there were only
three schools competing on the day.

Claremont 1 - 5 Bedes

In the first game we played a very strong Bedes
team. However it was Claremont that went 1-0 up
after a really well worked short corner routine.
Ned P injecting, with Thomas S stopping the ball
for an in-rushing Sam W to smash the ball through
a body of players. We didn't keep the lead for
long as Bedes pressed and scored a few goals
more! Jasper B played very well in goal to keep the
scores down.

Claremont 4 - 3 Battle Abbey

This was a very end to end game with a lot of
chances created by both sides. We played some
good quick Hockey and in the end we could have
scored a few more. We scored some good goals
through Sam W and Thomas S. In the end we
stood firm and some good tackles and blocks from
Jacob R in defence meant we kept hold of the win. Overall the boys finished 2nd!!

Swimming Gala Years 5, 6, 7,& 8 v Ashford School

Claremont 250 - 278 Ashford School

This was a real monster of a gala. One of the biggest we have held at the school with around 90 swimmers
taking part. All races were 1 length. The swimmers were very patient as there was a bit of a wait between races.
The standard of swimming again on show was extremely high. The races were very close to call on a few
occasions and had to be called a tie. Our Year 6 boys and girls squads both won there relays. As did the Year 7
boys relay team. Over eight groupings the gala was very close in scores. all the swimmers were a huge credit to
the school in the way they performed. A breakdown of the results are as follows;

Year 5 Girls CL ASH
Year 5 Boys 25 40
Year 6 Girls 26 39
Year 6 Boys 35 32
Year 7 Girls 39 26
Year 7 Boys 26 39
Year 8 Girls 38 30
Year 8 Boys 34 34
27 38

U13 Hockey

U13 Hockey v Marlborough House

1st VII 3 - 0 Marlborough House 1st VII

Our 1st team had a fantastic game v Marlborough House on Wednesday afternoon. The work rate of all the
players was excellent off the ball. We played with good width from both Henry S and Toby C. We played some
quick Hockey and got into the 'D' at almost every opportunity. Some good intricate play and getting our shots
away early meant we scored 3 really good goals by Sam W (2) and Henry S. Man of the Match - Sam W.

2nd VII 3 - 0 Marlborough House 2nd VII

The 2nds played a really good game against a resolute Marlborough side. Archie W and Xander S both standing
firm to stop any attacks. Ned P played a really good game in the middle and got a good goal for his efforts. Max
G got himself two goals and being a real threat all game.

Man of the Match - Ned P.

Hockey

3rd VII 2 - 1 Marlborough House 3rd VII

Claremont started slowly in the game and went a goal down in the first
30 seconds. However after that the boys played really well. Keeping the
ball in the Marlborough half and regaining possession quickly. Dan M was
strong down the left. Harry M and Killian K worked very well together at
the back. It was a good comeback as Bert B scored both goals with the
second one coming in the last couple of minutes of the game. Man of the
Match Bert B and Killian K.

U11A v Dulwich Prep U10A

This was a really gritty, 'roughty-toughty' game where we had to battle
hard to keep and regain possession of the ball. It wasn't always pretty
netball but it was great to see our girls play with such determination. I
was delighted to see that the defending set plays we have worked on
this week, worked so well. The game was quite low scoring and remained
tied at 2-2 as we went into the final quarter, however, the Claremont
girls grabbed a vital winning goal to clinch a satisfying win.
Won 3-2 (Eve x 3)
POM - Izzy W (voted by St.A) and Eadie (voted by Miss H)

U9A v Dulwich Prep

On a wild and windy 'Storm Doris' day we provided our own whirlwind version of hockey! Slow to start we
eventually got into our stride and began to play some nice hockey at times.
Lost v DPS A 5-0
Won v DPS B 2-0 (Summer and Olivia)
POM - Tess

Netball

U13 v Bethany
We made an excellent start putting the pressure straight on Bethany, lots of pace and movement around the
court and excellent phases of play demonstrated from the previous training session. Amelia C stepped up as a
shooter after only one practice session before the match and was outstanding, Julia M, as always, was a force in
defence and Amba S moved into space well. Player of the match: Tippi W who played both defence and attack
and worked tirelessly until the end. Well done final score Claremont 11 - Bethany 6.

U11B v St Andrew’s
The U11Bs continued their winning run this afternoon, with a resounding 10-0 win over St Andrew's.
Well done girls, a great game, keep up the good work! Miss Taylor

Goals Scored by Amelia B (4), Evie S (4), Anna I-C (2)
Girl of the Game (voted by St. Andrews team) = Evie S (GA)
Most Improved Player (voted by Miss Taylor) = Tarran B-D (GD)

U11C v St Andrew’s
Claremont 3 - 2 St Andrew’s
POM (St Andrew’s vote): Diya B
POM (Miss Compton vote): Saffron A
The girls played an excellent game of Netball.Our target was to play sharp successful passes and we achieved
this throughout the game. We must continue to work on creating space. Top effort from all the girls, well done.
Miss Compton.

Lent Term Menu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Meat option Pasta Carbonara with Lamb Hotpot with Roast Beef served with Sweet & Sour Turkey served Fish Fingers or Battered
Bacon Served with Side sliced potatoes served Roast potatoes, mixed with Noodles and Broccoli Cod served with Crispy
Vegetarian salad and Garlic bread with Baton carrots vegetables and gravy Chunky Chips, Peas and
option Vegetable Sweet & Sour
Sides/extras Pasta Carbonara served Mixed Bean Hotpot Quorn Roast served with served with Noodles and Baked beans
with Side salad and with sliced potatoes Roast potatoes, mixed Vegetable Fingers or
Pudding Garlic bread served with Baton vegetables and gravy Broccoli Vegetable Burgers served
with Crispy Chunky Chips,
Jacket potato carrots Jacket potato Jacket potato Peas and Baked beans
and and and
Jacket potato Jacket potato
Salad bar and Salad bar Salad bar and

Carrot Cake Salad bar Raspberry Jelly Pineapple upside down cake Salad bar
or or or
Chocolate Mousse Iced Buns
Selection of fresh fruit or Selection of fresh fruit Selection of fresh fruit or

Selection of fresh fruit Selection of fresh fruit

Beatrice Ackerley, Saffron Andrew, Diya Binodh, James Day, James Gardiner, Finlay Gibbon Brooks, Javier Gomez, Summer
McClelland, Isabella Moloney, Xander Samuel, Freddie Saunders, Rachel Waters, Charles Willard, Tami Akindele, Galina
Baxter, Matthew Brand, Ben Cole, Isabelle Cole, Antonio Ghattas, Isabella Latuskie, Cohen Luff, Betsy Parsons, Sebastian
Starr, Georgia Tipping, Olivia Wilson, Archie Wright, Rufus Bate, Hattie Bligh, Anna Bourne, Sapphire Hennessy-Grant,
Aboorva Ilavalagan, Anna Irvine-Capel, Arjun Kolani, Julia Malcolm, Austin Restell, Tess Rowland, Ameya Sangle, Alfie
Saunters, Igor Talbot.

Saffron Andrew, Harrison Bardrick, James Day, Daniel Glass, Oliver Harrison, Harriet Hawkes, Ania Muntean, Cameron

Namvar, Toby Nicolle, Jacob Ray, Xander Samuel, Freddie Saunders, Amba Sharma, Amelie Spurway-Bishop, Samuel Webster,

Joe White, Henry Barcroft, Tarran Barton-Dibble, Galina Baxter, Matthew Brand, Liberty BransbyMiles, Ella Carr Taylor,

Isabelle Cole, Emma Cook, Marysia Dickinson, Benjamin Field, Thomas Field, Cameron Luff, Cohen Luff, Jae McDuffus, Oliver

McInnes, Georgia Tipping, Elliot Wilson, Max Woodfear, Hector Wright, Isobel Zaltzman, Matthew

WEEK’S TOTAL HOUSE Biddle, Hattie Bligh, Lyra Cookson, Theo Davies, James Furnival, Sapphire Hennessy-Grant, Arjun
POINTS:
Kolani, Lilli Lewis, Joseph Patel, Ned Perrin, Austin Restell, Tess Rowland, Alfie Saunters, Elizabeth

Sparta: Simou, Elizabeth Staley, Evie Stockdale, Igor Talbot, Emil Venter-Rathbone, Chantalle Welsh.
593

Corinth: 569

Athens: 563

TERM’S TOTAL HOUSE Silver Badge: Ania Muntean
POINTS: Bronze Badge: Matthew Brand
Red Badge: Galina Baxter, Tarran Barton-Dibble, Thomas Field, Betsy Parsons,
Corinth: 3342
Sparta: 2989 Isobel Zaltzman, Julia Malcolm, Mary Woodfear.
Athens: 2846
Green Badge: Eva Cook, Ben Field, Lilli Lewis, Emil Venter-Rathbone, Tess

Rowland, Olivia Wilson, Beatrice Ackerley, Rufus Bate, Matthew Biddle, Diya Binodh, Arjun
Kolani, Patrick Ostle, Charlie Willard, Chanel Amirazody, Saffron Andrew, Henry Barcroft,
Harrison Bardrick, Eadie Bridger, Olivia Cox, James Gardiner, Sapphire Hennessy-Grant,
Phoebe Mathews, Jae McDuffus, Barney Mitchell, Joseph Patel, Austin Restell, Ben Rosling,
Freddie Saunders, Alfie Saunters, Stanley Willard, Emma Cook, Cohen Luff, Xander Samuel,
Lucy Bate, Harry Bridger, Tristan Burrows, Marysia Dickinson, Woody Eriksson, Killian
Kennedy, Lulu Payne, Jacob Ray, Thomas Samuel, Tippi Willard, Archie Wright.

Yellow Badge: Rami Amini-Asl, Darci Bailey, Isabelle Cole, Aboorva Ilavalagan,

Josh Langham-Underdown, Summer McClelland, Cameron Namvar, Kieren Morris Abberley,
Evie Stockdale, James Day, Olivia Hazelwood, Isabella Moloney, Elizabeth Staley, Georgia

Tipping, Rachel Waters, Amelia Coomber, Amaya Gomez.

Pre-Prep having fun building 3D structures using ice lolly
sticks and Play-Doh.

In Forest School, we have been collecting firewood from new areas of the
forest, ready for the spring time. We looked at the depletion of resources in the woodlands over
the winter and properties of sticks that would make a good fire .... "happy snappy" Not "bendy
Wendy"!

Pre-Prep enjoying Yellow
Day in aid of St
Michael’s Hospice.
Thank you to everyone
for their support.

Eliza
completed her
stage 1
swimming
lessons over
half term!
Well done.

Rehearsals took place all last week for our concert, which took place last Friday. Here are some of the photos our intrepid
Pre-Prep teachers took of the children during
rehearsals. I hope to have a lot to show you of the
concert in the next newsletter. If anyone took a
particularly nice picture that they would like included,
please do send it through to me. I can’t promise
anything, but I will try!

Trotting poles this week in a jumping
position!

In Super Science we made a “rain-cloud-in-a- jar” and watched as it “rained”. The weather theme
continued as the children worked in pairs to create rainbow hands from six different pots of
paint. This required good trust and communication between partners.

We made “rhyming soup” in a cauldron to boost our knowledge of real and imaginary rhyming
words and in maths we began to add two numbers together by counting on, using the spotty
ladybird cards.

The children adored meeting the animals which visited on Wednesday. It was wonderful to be
included in a “big school” activity with Reception. We are very grateful to Miss Schofield for
inviting us to join in. Taking part in the “songs which make us happy” concert was lots of fun too.

Excitement was in the air on Wednesday in the Badgers class, awaiting our animal visit. We
discussed and predicted some of the creature we would be seeing and some interesting
suggestions were given! When the time came, all the children were engaged and showed massive
amounts of courage and bravery to handle the animals - much fun was had by all including staff
and parents! To add to this, we have been reflecting on our amazing animal experience, painting
the different creatures we observed.

Alongside this, we have also been exploring the use of magnets and have been 'fishing' for our
favourite letters and sounds. To add to all of this, we also had a successful concert on Friday,
singing all of the songs that made us feel happy! Watch out for the photos in the next
newsletter.

This week the Hedgehogs have been looking at insects. We went on a bug hunt in the garden and
made our own insects out of Play-Doh. We also made lovely butterfly pictures to hang in our
classroom.

This week in Robins, we have been looking at the colour brown. We all went off down to the woods to explore
and collect lots of browns things for our Robins display. We also enjoyed lots of brown sticking with
different materials to go up on the board.

This week the Ducklings and Butterflies have been really busy enjoying the lovely weather, by going for a nature
walk to collect objects for our interest table. Once back in Nursery, we looked at all the objects we had collected
which they used to paint and created a Dinosaur world. The Ducklings have really enjoyed potato play, free
colouring and jelly play this week.

This week we have spoken about people and things that make us happy; we have
painted pictures of what makes us smile and we sang songs that make us happy, in our
concert on Friday. We also had fun playing in our very own park in the classroom.

Squirrels rehearsing for their Concert last Friday.

We would like to use this opportunity to
welcome a new addition to the boarding house,
Feifan (Robert) Yu. We have many exiting
activities planned for this term, including trips
to Bewl Water and bowling. Any day students
that want to join the boarders for activities
should contact Mr. Tony Tayson, the Head of
Boarding - [email protected].

Statement from Feifan Yu

“Greetings,
My name is Robert and I’ve come from China. I’m 15 years old.
I have been honoured to come to Claremont School to study. My hobbies are mainly
sports. I like badminton, basketball, swimming and etc. I have chosen three
subjects at school: economics, business and maths. The courses are excellent and I
love the school environment. I am ready to start my new school life. I am honoured
to be your student.
Kind regards,
Robert”