Newsletter 9th July 2018

CLAREMONT RATED OUTSTANDING IN ALL
SCHOOL AREAS BY OFSTED - 2016

Weekly Newsletter INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Monday 9th July 2018 Prep News ................................... 2
Mathletics ………………… 8
Claremont School Match reports……………...9
GCSE Results 2017: 31% A*/A Menu ........................................... 10
A Level Results 2017: 34% A*/A Commendations & House Points…...11
Pre-Prep News.............................. 12
Nursery News............................... 19

Dear Parent, WEEK 11

In a flurry of Little Shop of Horrors performances, our inaugural memora- July 2 Mon Final rehearsals Little 09:00-
ble Claremont Day, inter-house galas, receptions, graduations and more the term Shop of Horrors 16:00
flew to an incredible close. 09:30-
Reception, Badgers and 10:30
Claremont Day dawned bright and (mercifully) a little breezy. Most of our Foxes Transition Morning 17:00-
pupils had already seen the marquee going up during the week, but it was still a sur- 20:00
prise for many others who seemed relieved not to be heading in the direction of the Year 7 Transition
Sports Hall. We honoured our prize-winners, enjoyed speeches from Mark Beau- Barbecue
mont and Giles Perrin and prepared, with anticipation for our Eco Fashion Show. The
children had been working tirelessly on their outfits, which highlighted the waste 3 Tues Tech and Dress Rehearsal
generated by the fashion industry, both in terms of resources (like water) and Little Shop of Horrors
waste. It was a very colourful and energetic show and I am thankful to Mrs Perry
for masterminding it. We spilled out into the sunshine, for the Year 8 Leavers’ re- National Athletics Finals. 10:30
ception, while other parents started putting out their picnics. We were soon being Alexander Stadium,
serenaded with live music, as the children started setting up their stalls. There was Birmingham.
an interesting array of products for sale, a coconut shy, and Zorbing. The entire
day had such a lovely, relaxed feeling to it, as we competed in old fashioned games, 4 Wed Badgers / Foxes 14:30-
which finished off with a staff versus parents tug-of-war. I am grateful to Miss Graduation 15:30
Compton for organising the games, Mrs Castro for the prizes, and all the staff who 18:00-
contributed to its success. Pupils and parents seemed to enjoy the day and we have School Production 20:00
a good blueprint from which to work next year. Performance

I knew that Little Shop of Horrors was an ambitious production, even by 5 Thur Moving up morning - 09:00-
Miss Jackson’s standards, and I was absolutely astounded at just how brilliant – and Preschool, Pre-Prep & Year 10:00
tricky – the play turned out to be. Audrey II was a stunning creation (the brainchild
of Mrs Woodwright), which required the actor to sing and act while operating the 3
puppet. It was an extremely demanding show. The musicality of the children never
fails to astonish me and this was a confident, self-assured cast who all gave amaz- Inter-House Swimming 11:00
ingly polished performances. A huge thank you to Miss Jackson, Miss Rebbeck, Mrs Gala
Woodwright and Mrs Harris-Prior for all of their hard work, along with the brilliant
cast themselves. School Barbecue 12:00
18:00-
The Year 8 Leavers’ Assembly was incredibly poignant and had us all reach- School Production 20:00
ing for our handkerchiefs. Expertly edited by James Day, the A – Z of Claremont Performance
was funny, emotional, affectionate and touching. They thanked their teachers and
their friends for making their school experience such a sportive one. It seems
astonishing to think that we will not see their familiar faces around the school next
year, but we wish them the best of luck on the next stage of their educational jour-
ney. We were also sad to bid farewell to Mrs Luff, Mrs Harris-Prior and Mrs Wood-
wright and wish them all the best for the future.

We end the year with the fantastic news that one of our teachers Claire
Wilson (Reception) has been “highly commended” in the 2018 Sussex Teacher of the
Year Awards. We are very grateful, as always, to our hard-working, dedicated, bril-
liant team. I hope that everyone enjoys a restful summer holiday and I look forward
to seeing you all on Monday 3rd September

Abra Stoakley

6 Fri Reports issued - Years 3-7

Have a lovely summer

Year 3 end of term French fun with ‘les
marionettes’

Project 1000 Pad

My name is Ruramai Chivasa. I am a
19 year old Zimbabwean girl, cur-
rently in my last month of studying
in the UK, on a scholarship from
Pestalozzi International Village
Trust.

I have made it my goal to make
1000 reusable sanitary towels for
disadvantaged girls in Zimbabwe.

My plan is to make reusable sani-
tary pads and donate them to girls
who cannot afford them, starting
with those from my village in
Gokwe. Not only do I want to sup-
ply them with the sanitary wear,
but also to teach them the trade
where they could make an extra
allowance from selling them to those who can afford to buy them.

This is such a worthwhile project – I hope you will be able to help with anything you can!

https://www.gofundme.com/project-1000-pad

Thank you.

Goodbye Year 8!

The FOCS Committee and myself would like to wish the Year 8 all the best for the
future. We haven been pleased to help enhance your experience at Claremont
School.

I have a source who informs me you all had a great time at your Prom, I have seen
some funny pictures. We are pleased that FOCS was able to fund the Photo Booth, the pictures are
great.

Again, wishing you all the very best for the future.

Tricia Edwards
FOCS Chair

Goodbye Year 8!

The Year 8 prom was a huge success. The staff at the A21 diner said 'it was the best party they'd host-
ed'. They also thanked the Year 8's for bringing such a fun atmosphere to their diner! If you haven't been
to the diner, it is highly recommended, and they welcome private hire for parties in the evenings too!

The evening started with a game of two truths and a lie, where they had to guess which 'fact' was the
false one. We did this outside in the evening sun creating a lot of laughs!

Mrs Francis popped in to wish everyone well and even had a go on the jukebox and photo booth! What a
good sport!

Later we played the after eight challenge where they had to get an After Eight mint from their forehead
to their mouths without touching it! Olivia was pretty good at this one!

Tami won the dance competition - boy has this guy got a good groove! Artem also showed off some epic
Russian dancing and Jack strutted his stuff in true style! The girls looked beautiful and danced a lot all
evening. The free Jukebox was a great success as we danced to music from the 80's all the way up to to-
day's tunes!

Frank won the game of 'heads and tails' and finally the evening ended in a vote for 'Best dressed' with
the awards going to Lucinda and Paddy.

The Year 8's dressed to impress and had a lot of fun with the "Instant Fun Photo Booth", which was fund-
ed by our magnificent FOC! Thank you Claremont FOC - we've created so many fun pictures and have made
lots of memories! A drop box has been created so please can all the Year 8's upload the millions of photos
they took on their smartphones? Please see a separate email for the drop box login details.

With special thanks to Michelle Samuel for helping me to organise the event, Cluni and the office gang for
all the running around, the finance team for being so efficient and Will Brand for supervising. We couldn't
have done this without the FOC so THANK YOU!!!!

Goodbye Year 8!

Claremont Day

The slime was popular on Claremont Day!

Junior Academy
Awards

Performance of the season- Will dW or his last minute
goal in London v Phoenix Academy in the Nationals Cup.

Most committed - Ned P

Junior Academy
Awards

Player of the year 2018—Ethan W

Most improved - Max R

Players’ player - Will dW

Mathletics

Bronze Silver gold
Winners Winners Winners

Amelie Foreman Thomas Willis James Rowland
James Smith Tom Robinson Yagiz Velidedoglu
Toby Nicolle
Dore Glass
Katy Tipping
Lilli Lewis
Emilia Willis
Sarah Biddle
James Furnival
Tess Rowland
Darci Bailey
Fife Palmer

Matthew Biddle
Rosie Burrows

Emma Patel
Abesa Sivaseelan

Joseph Patel
Dylan Kist

Mathletics
Sussex Athletics Prep Schools Competition

We took seven athletes from Years 6, 7 & 8 to Crawley to compete at the K2 Stadium. It really is a fantas-

tic achievement to get to this level. When you turn up to the event you can feel the size of it with 30 plus
schoolBs arnd woellnovezr 3e00 competitors competiSngiinlvavrioeus rtrack and field events. Cohegn Locomlpedted in the

100m and finished 4th with a time of 13.55 and then on to the high jump and achieved a height of 1.35m. Ed-

Winnersdie C-T also competed in the other field event which was also high jump and he did a top effort of getting
Winners Winners1.15m. Elliot W competed in the 200m and ran himself into the ground and finished 6th with a time of 30.13

secs. Ruby C ran the 300m and this is one of the hardest races to run. She did a sterling job and ran a time

of 57.01. CTahmeerootnheLruftfrack events saw Amelia B who was our sole Year 6 girl run in both the 100m and 200m

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day. Emily Wentworth

Thomas Willis James Smith

Oliver Fakhoury

Sarah Biddle

Ella Manuel

Oliver Hammond

Yagiz Velidedeoglu

Miles Nicholls

James Rowland

Varnika Parthasarathy

Mathletics
U11A Girls’ Cricket v Dulwich Prep:

The U11A’s had their final game of the season at home against Dulwich Prep this week. The match proved to

be one of the closest fought contests of the term with very little separating the two teams.

Bronze Silver gold
DulwWich sient a ntargeetrof s251 runs.
Winners Winners
Claremont were on 251 with one ball remaining. Emma and Diya managed to score one run off the last ball of

the game to seal victory for Claremont! Katy Tipping
Cameron Luff

A fantastiDcawrcini Boanilethye last game of the season, wDeyllldaonneKigsirtls!

Edward Wentworth Rosie Burrows

Final scoMrea:xCWlaoroedmfoenatr 252 runs. Dulwich 251 rCuuntsl.er Blunden

Player of tDhoerMa Gatlacshs: Diya B. Amelie Foreman
Emily Wentworth James Smith
Thomas Willis

Oliver Fakhoury

Sarah Biddle

1st XI v BEatlltaleMaAnbubeley
Oliver Hammond

We traYvaeglilzedVetloidCedroeowghluurst Park CC due to a large marquee appearing at extra cover. Claremont batted

first andMgioletsoNffichtoollas flying start thanks to some classy batting from Ned and Henry (40) who watched
tbheeatgeonod5J3bamaolfelsfs cR4ao7rweblafanuldllsly. but hit many a boundary off the poorer deliveries. Ned went on to score an un-
Henry was the victim of a ball that kept low, but the opening partnership set the

foundVaatrinoinksa Pfaorrthaavsearaytihmypressive score, with James B (27 not out) and George O (27 not out) coming in

and scoring heavily in the last 4 overs.

With a formidable total to chase, Battle Abbey had no option but to hit out, and they lost two batsmen
that way to the bowling of Arjun before a middle order revival. However the relentless required run rate
came back to force the issue and with 2 wickets for Xander S and some smart runs outs from Henry and
Jacob, the total remained out of reach.

Claremont 170-1 (20ovs). Battle 125-8 (20 ovs). Claremont win by 45 runs. Man of the Match Ned P.

Imogen Laurense, Scarlett Van Eyssen, Alicia Wieczerzak, Tarran Barton-Dibble, Samuel Corrigan, Amelie
Foreman, Nancy McInnes, Yagiz Velidedeoglu, Lucas De Oliveira, Eleanor Foster, Dylan Kist, Arjun Kolani,
James Rowland

Amelia Barrett, Diya Binodh, Olive Dickie, Ava Edwards, Dora Glass, Ryan Hughes, Isla Irvin, Ania Munte-
an, Freddie Saunders, Isobel Thomson, Zoe White, Charles Willard, Tami Akindele, Galina Baxter, Liberty
BransbyMiles, Isabelle Cole, Joseph Cook, Eva De Menezes, Ella Foreman, Amarisa Ghattas, Antonio Ghat-
tas, Tabitha Lowe, Cosmo McKenzie, Natalia Ramus, Amelie Randall-Smith, Abesa Sivaseelan, James
Smith, Yagiz Velidedeoglu, Max Woodfear, Matthew Biddle, Anna Bourne, Zac Buggy, Rosie Burrows,
Georgia Crossley, Henry Grant, Chloe Hassell, Dylan Kist, Arjun Kolani, Lilli Lewis, Emma Patel, Esme Per-
rin, Tom Robinson, Tess Rowland, Elizabeth Simou, William Staley, Harvey Wheeler, Thomas Willis

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

Sparta: 5353 Corinth: 389
Athens: 5049 Athens: 278
Corinth: 5516 Sparta: 345

Yellow Badge

Teddy Bridger

Green Badge

Oliver Long, Stanley Yeats, Eva Cook, Summer Cutbush, Tom Robinson, Ryan Hughes, Zac Bug-
gy, Isobel Thomson, Nancy McInnes, Freddie Saunders, Natalia Ramus.

Red Badge

Ava Edwards, Amarisa Ghattas, James Rowland, Alicia Wieczerzak, Sarah Biddle, Toby
Nicolle, James Smith, Katy Tipping, Yagiz Velidedeoglu, Darci Bailey, Isabelle Cole, Matthew
Biddle, Eleanor Foster, Meade Ramus, Eve Spencer, Jake Stanley

Bronze Badge

Zoe White, Max Woodfear, Rosie Burrows, Sam Corrigan, Imogen Laurense, Elizanbeth Staley

Silver Badge

Tess Rowland, Tarran Barton-Dibble, Dylan Kist, Ania Muntean

Mosaic castles in Year 2.
Year 2 badge winners

Good conduct 1L!

Well done to Aleksandra and
Sophia for being super at
Pre Prep dance club!

Pre-Prep footballers enjoyed their last session on Tues-
day, with a fun tournament. The children have enjoyed
football learning new skills and techniques, as well as
working as a team. Thank you to Mr Cook, Mr Mosley, Mr
Drinkwater and Mrs Sands for helping to run football
club.

In 1D we have been
studying the artwork
of Paul Klee. We
looked at his painting
'Castle and Sun' and
used his methods and
techniques to create
our own. Here are a
few of our own inter-
pretations of Paul
Klee's work.

Eva was offered the opportunity to be a mascot for the Eastbourne International tennis tourna-
ment. She walked out with Karolina Pliskova who came second at the Eastbourne tournament last
year. She has previously been ranked world number 1 and is now ranked as 7th. She is from the
Czech Republic. At the time of writing she was playing in the quarter finals. Eva had a fantastic
day, rubbing shoulders with tennis royalty! She even had the opportunity to watch Andy Murray
play.

Francesca (2F), Lottie (2B) and Melanie (2F)
performed in the Saturday Matinee and Satur-
day night in the Mad Fish Stage School 20th
anniversary bash.
3 months of rehearsals and giving up their
weekends alongside patiently waiting for their
turn during Full Company rehearsals.
Sold out at the Izzard Theatre in Bexhill!

Joe passed his first grading at Kyokushin Karate (Hastings and
Bexhill Club) last week.
Well done, Joe!

Ducklings &

Butterflies

This week the Ducklings and Butterflies have made the most of the lovely weather by having a trip down to the fields
where they enjoyed playing with the balls, bubbles and in the sand pit.

Both rooms have also enjoyed making sand pictures for our display board and lots of water play in the garden with our
friends in Robins.

Robins

This week in Robins we have made the most of the beautiful weather. We enjoyed going down to the
fields to play as well as water play in our new mud kitchen. We have also been busy creating under the sea
pictures for our summer board. The colour of the week is Blue and our blue pictures look great displayed
on our window display.

Hedgehogs

After the beautiful weather at the weekend the children came in to tell us about the fun they had at
the beach. Therefore, the Hedgehogs have enjoyed lots of beach themed activities. They enjoyed dig-
ging for shells in the sand pit and painting stones from the beach. The have also enjoyed the water ac-
tivities outside and painting in the sunshine.

Badgers & Foxes

This week we have been based lots of our learning
in the forest. We went on a mini-beast search using
magnifying pots. When we found a mini-beast we
found it some food so it couldn't get hungry. Lots
of children paid close attention to each animals’
legs, estimating how many they might have. We
then created a stick trail, and measured them
against our friends to compare their size. In addi-
tion to this we have also been creating our own
paintings, dipping different leaves into paint and
printing them onto our paper.

Squirrels

This week, the Squirrels have been looking at 'The Hungry Caterpillar'. They have been creating sym-
metric butterfly pictures and have made puppets. The Squirrels have also enjoyed their first visit to
their new pre-prep class!

Kingfishers

This week, the Kingfishers have been exploring sensory play. They have loved playing with the aqua
beads and the water as well as using various materials to make sand. They have also really enjoyed har-
vesting fruit in the Jubilee Garden and exploring the different smells.