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Issue 8 ‘Let Every Light Shine’ April 2019

(…heroes don’t always wear capes)

You are our heroes...

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Claremont Chronicle Team

A note from the editorial team...

Welcome to issue 8! It’s all about our heroes; how-

ever, not your normal comic book types… You see,

heroes come in all shapes and sizes and they don’t

always wear a cape, a mask or have superpowers.

We feature the people important to us in our school

such as our teachers (of course), and also people

who do a lot of work for the school behind the

scenes. We also talk to people who do a lot for us in

our community, like the Mayor, a senior police officer

and a vet. This issue also includes travel, book, film

and game reviews and much more, including our

very own Claremont (ex) princess!

As you may know, this is the year that Claremont school turns fifty years old. In our next issue

we will celebrate this event by talking to our wonderful teaching partners and school Governors

and other exciting things.

So, who’s your hero?

Contents:

3. Teachers’ Heroes

4. Meet the Mayor

5. On the Frontline

6. Short story

7. What’s all this, then?

8. Vet Interview

9. Working Animals

10. Show me the Money

11. World Book Day

12. Recipes

13. Reviews

14. Travel

15. Travel

16. Senor Lalo

17. Our Royal Reporter

18. Teachers’ pets

19. Get Active

20. Games

Aliya Asfand Candela Daisy

Sophie Emma Molly Natali

Charlotte Emma Saskia Lauren

The Chronicle Reporters

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8. My hero is…

Ian Wright and

my mum

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Feature

They are our heroes... but can you guess who their heroes are?

1. My hero is...

Bobby Robson

2. My hero is...

Winston Churchill

3. My hero is…

My year one

teacher

4. My hero is…

Melanie Reid

5. My hero is…

Rosa Parks

7. My hero is…

My dad

6. My hero is…

Nelson Mandela

9. My hero is…

My granddad

6. My hero is…

Señor Lalo

6. My hero is…

Señor Lalo

10. My hero

is…

My mum

12. My hero is…My dad

Answers: 1.Mr Greaves, 2.Mr Hume, 3.Miss Newby, 4.Mrs Moss Tallon, 5.Mr Coulson,6,Mrs Perry, 7.Mrs Smith, 8.Mr Care, 9. Mrs Gammage,

10. Mrs Webb, 11. Mrs Roberts, 12. Mrs Crockett,

11. My hero is…

Tracey Murphy (a special

needs teacher)

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Interview

The Mayor visits the Chronicle!

Sophie and Emma find out his favourite crisps and a very

surprising previous job!

Q. Who is your

favourite football

player?

A. Eden Hazard

Q. Who is your

favourite celebrity?

A. Amelia Fox

Q. What is your

favourite football

team?

A. Chelsea

Q. What is the best

thing about being

mayor?

A. Meeting people

Q. If you could have

one wish, what

would it be?

A. Chelsea winning

the premier league

Q. What is your

typical day?

A. Waking up early

to go to meetings,

there are lots of

events and I open

places a lot.

Q. You’re sitting on

the sofa in front of

the TV after a long

day, what two

snacks would you

choose?

A. Dry roasted pea-

nuts and barbeque

beef flavoured Hula

Hoops

Q. What inspired you

to be the mayor?

A. I was told about

how good it was to

be mayor

Q. Out of ten, what

is your stress level

when being mayor?

A. Very low because

people are always

pleased to see you

Q. Do you have a

secretary?

A. Yes, they do lots

of my paperwork

Q. Do you like

sharks?

A. Yes, on TV but

not in real life

Q. Do people ask for

your autograph?

A. Unfortunately not!

Q. Tell us one fact

about you that no

one knows about

you?

A. When I was sev-

enteen I modelled

for Kay’s catalogue

Q. Do you have a

pet?

A. Yes, a cat called

Bugsy

Q. How long have

you been married?

A. 47 years

Q. What is your

favourite chocolate

bar?

A. Cadbury wholenut

Q. What is your

favourite book?

A. The Bible

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Interview

Q. How long have

you been working

here?

Mrs K: Since the end

of October.

Mrs S: I started

working here in

2010, so almost 9

years!

Q. Besides working

in the office have

you ever had

another job?

Mrs K: I used to work

in an office that

involved pensions.

This is my first time

working in a school!

Mrs S: I worked at

Sherwood Park

Primary and I used

to teach English. I

also used to live in

Australia, Indonesia

and Italy!

Q. Was Sherwood

better than

Claremont?

Mrs S: NO!

Q. Do you have any

siblings?

Mrs K: I have one

younger sister.

Mrs S: And I have an

older brother.

Q. What is the most

random request

you’ve ever had a

pupil ask?

Mrs S: Well they are

quite predictable;

however, we mostly

get ones like “Can

you call my mum

because I don’t want

to go to cross-

country,” or “Can you

tell my parents I’m

going to so and so’s

house?”

Mrs K: Same.

Q. What’s your most

important job here?

Mrs K: Keeping all

the children safe is

definite! Sorting out

paperwork, holding

staff meetings and

answering calls!

Mrs S: Yes, definitely

keeping the children

safe.

Q: Who’s your

favourite popstar?

Mrs K: It’s got to

be… Robbie

Williams!

Mrs S: Mark Ronson!

Q: What’s your

favourite biscuit?

Mrs K: Bourbon!

Mrs S: Dark choco-late Hob Nob or a Dark Chocolate Digestive.

Frontline Staff Aliya and Charlotte Interview the very busy Mrs Stevens and

Mrs Kirk who work in the school reception office

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At Claremont we support three amazing charities that help people and animals all around the world. Our first charity is Plastic Oceans UK. Plastic Oceans works to help change attitudes and behaviours on the use of plastic to stop plastic pollution

reaching the sea, because it kills the marine life and pollutes the ocean. Another one of our charities is the Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre that helps and supports anyone going through the emotional upset of cancer, from diagnosis onwards, be they patients, their partners, children, friends, or carers. The third charity is

the RSPCA. They help to stop animals being abused, neglected and treated with cruelty.

By Lauren Sadler

Charity notice

Charity Notice and Creative Writing

Short story by Charlotte Anderson

Jerome The Shark

Jerome was a shark; however, he wasn’t like other sharks. Jerome didn’t eat meat: he was ve-

gan. Jerome was a disappointment to his family. The whole of his family were aggressive, mean

sharks, just how they should be. School was the worst for Jerome, He was bullied by Carl, Matt,

Gordon and Bruce. Bruce was the most horrible, mean, EVIL shark in the whole of the reef. Je-

rome went to GREAT WHITE SCHOOL FOR MEAN SHARKS but Jerome wasn’t a Great

White: he was a kind, gentle, depressed… Whale Shark! One day, Bruce was teasing Jerome

(as normal) but Jerome had had ENOUGH. He whacked Bruce with his tail! Bruce started to fall;

however, soon he rose to the top of the ocean. All the other sharks swam up to the surface and

got their shell-phones out... Soon, pictures and video of the crying shark (Bruce) were ALL over

the internet! There was even a trending hashtag: #BruceTheBaby! Jerome felt very guilty. Bruce

hadn’t been coming to school lately and Jerome was worried. Whenever Jerome asked Carl,

Matt or Gordon they would just tease him and call him names. A few days later a new shark

came to school! Everyone was so excited! Her name was Mellissa. She was Beautiful… and

Jerome immediately fell in love with her; coincidentally, Bruce was at school that day and also

fancied her! Bruce decided to ask her out before Jerome even had a chance but Mellissa de-

clined his offer and said “Ummm… NO THANKS!” Bruce was in tears: it was his first heart-

break… A few days later Jerome saw Mellissa again. He thought she was a spoilt brat but

Mellissa started to swim over then said with a hushed voice: “I’m… Vegan… too!” Jerome was

ecstatic! He had a friend

Never judge a book by its cover

NEVER JUDGE A SHARK BY WHAT IT EATS

By Charlotte Anderson*

*Yr 6 - Whitebeam

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Feature

What’s all this, then? Laurence Taylor, the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, came to talk to Asfand and Emma to make sure we’re keeping

on the straight and narrow...

Q. Why were you

interested in being a

policeman?

A. Driving fast cars, not

sitting behind a desk

and making a differ-

ence.

Q. Who is your favour-

ite footballer

A. Grant Holt from

Norwich City, 4 years

ago he scored a goal

which got his team into

the Premiership.

Q. Do you have a gun?

A. No, but I do manage

800 people who carry

guns.

Q. How long does it

take to become a

policeman?

A. More than 2 years

to become a good

policeman and 2 years

to become a normal

one.

Q. Have you ever

caught a criminal with

a weapon?

A. Lots of people

Q. What is your most

embarrassing moment

in being a policeman?

A. I responded by

myself to a suspected

burglary at a school at

3.00 a.m. I heard a

voice and called for

more policemen to

help and a helicopter,

then I went in and

found out that it was

only a talking pot noo-

dle vending machine

offering 2 flavours!

Q. Do you own a police

car of your own?

A. I did but now I have

a driver who drives me

to places, so no not

any more.

Q. How long have you

been a policeman for?

A. From June 1996 till

now so that would be

about 23 years!

Q. What is the strang-

est thing you have

caught somebody

doing?

A. Someone kept call-

ing the police and he

lived alone. I had to go

and stop him calling

and he had baggy py-

jamas on, he was hold-

ing them up, and he

took his hands off them

to open the door and

they fell down around

his ankles!

Q. What are the most

important things in

policing?

A. To be trusted, be-

cause we look after

people, we need to be

caring and we need to

be impartial which

means to be able to

talk to people easily

without judgement.

Q. What is your favour-

ite sport?

A: Rugby!

Q. Tell us something

people wouldn't know

about you

A: When I was 9 years

old I was an actor in

Oliver the Musical. I

had the whole term off

school and was paid to

act!

Q. What one message

would you want people

to know about the

Police?

A: We are there for

you. Never

be fright-

ened to tell

the Police

anything,

we wont

judge you,

we just

want to

help.

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Interview

Q : What advice

would you give to

someone wanting to

be a vet?

A : To work hard and

get lots of experience

around animals.

Q : What’s your

favourite animal ?

A : Dogs because

they are always by

your side and are very

loyal.

Q : Why did you want

to be a vet in the first

place ?

A : I’ve always wanted

to be a vet since I was

six and I was

especially interested

in hedgehogs.

Q : Do you do

operations ?

A : Yes I do many.

Once I took a piece of

trainer out of a puppy

who had swallowed it.

I also had to take

limbs off animals.

Sometimes vets

replace the limbs with

knee braces and carts

with wheels.

Q : Do you have any

jobs other than being

a vet ?

A : I’m a mum and a

vet.

Q : What’s your

favourite animal that

you have assisted or

operated on?

A : A chipmunk and a

fox.

Q : How long did it

take to train to be a

vet ?

A : 6 years.

Q : Do you have any

pets?

A: A dog and a cat.

Q: What’s the

weirdest problem

you’ve ever faced?

A: Probably the operations on the chipmunk and the fox.

Q: Who is your favourite celebrity?

A: Hugh Jackman

Q: What is your most embarrassing moment?

A: When a dog pulled my trouser leg off!

Q: What’s your least favourite animal?

A: Birds/parrots

Q: What’s your favourite sport?

A: Surfing

Ever wondered what a vet’s day looks like?

Molly and Daisy interviewed Claire McCarmick, a vet and a

Claremont parent, to find out...

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By Sophie and Molly

Animal Corner

German shepherds

The German Shepherd is a breed of medium to large-sized working dog that originated in Germany and are often used as police dogs. The breed was officially known as the Alsatian in Britain until 1977 when its name was changed back to German Shepherd. Although any German Shepherd dogs are trainable, they are very strong and powerful animals. If you happen to get an older dog, adult dogs can still be trained effectively. German Shepherds can be very protective of their family members, so you want to socialise your puppy early in puppyhood. German Shepherds isn't the breed for you if you're away from home frequently or for long periods of time. They are extremely loyal.

Working Animals

Guide dogs

Guide dogs are life-savers. They help millions of people who

are blind or partially sighted every day by showing them across

roads and everywhere without the person looking. They are

amazing dogs. They are allowed everywhere but they need

training before they are allowed to go to people’s houses.

People get to keep the guide dog until they are 16.They get

trained by amazing dog trainers and they stop getting trained

when they are 12-18 months. The breed of a guide dog is

either a Labrador retriever or a golden retriever. That is my

guide dog review for this issue of the Chronicle.

Border collie

The Border Collie is a working and herding dog

breed developed in the Scottish borders for herd-

ing livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically

bred for intelligence and obedience. Border Collies

are considered one of the smartest dog breeds

around. Borders are very people-oriented and are

wonderful family dogs. Some Borders are not good

with other dogs or cats, and some are great. Bor-

der Collies are the best working breed in the world

for herding sheep. They also excel at performance

activities such as agility, obedience, flyball, and

freestyle, among others.

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Interview

Show Me the Money!

Q: What sort of things

do you do in the

Finance office?

Mrs C: Gosh! Well, a

school has to have a

lot of money to run it

which pays for; the

building, new

windows, kitchen

staff, computers,

teachers etc. We

have to work out how

much money goes to

what.

Q: How long have you

been working at

Claremont?

Mrs C: 3 and a half

years

Mrs G: Not long, 5

months

Q. What is your most

embarrassing

moment at the

school?

Mrs C: I hadn’t been

here very long and

had to go outside in

the grounds wearing a

winnie the pooh

onesie on World Book

Day to have a

discussion with a

neighbour.

Mrs G: I almost fell

down stairs when I

got my heel caught on

my trouser leg

Q: Do you have any

children, if so, what

are their names?

Mrs C: I have 2,

called Holly (architect,

25 yrs old) and Willis,

(22 yrs old,, at

university)

Mrs G: Poppy, 7 and

George, 3

Q: Out of 10, how

much do you like

cheese? (EXTREME

Random Question

Alert!!!)

Mrs C: 10 out of 10

Mrs G: 8 and a half

Q: Do you have any

interest in birds?

Mrs C: I like them and

like hearing them.

Mrs G: I like birds and

go birdwatching

sometimes.

Q: You’re sitting by

the fire after a hard

day’s work. You can

choose any two

snacks, what would

you choose?

Mrs C: I would

choose a bag of

Maltesers and

digestives, (my

favourite biscuit)

Mrs G: I would pick

cheese with biscuits

and Kettle chips

Q: Can you tell us

something not many

people know about

you?

Mrs C: I competed in

two Fastnet yacht

races

Mrs G: When I was

younger I competed in

ballroom dancing

Q: Did you have any

dreams?

Mrs C: To get new

windows at the school

because I thought

they used to be

rubbish

Mrs G: That I would

have a house, car, go

travelling and I did.

Lauren and Natali interview Claremont’s amazing finance team,

Mrs Cook and Mrs Greenwood, who work tirelessly to keep our

school running.

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World Book Day

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Recipes

Spanish Omelette

by Candela Quinn

Ingredients 6 tablespoons of virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons of salt 1.5 kilos of potatoes 1 small onion 6 eggs The Spanish Omelette is a dish that I have always eaten since I was very small. It has always been one of my favourite foods. This is how we make it at home. Make sure you have an adult at hand to help you with the stove. It has everyday ingredients and is fun to make. ENJOY!!!!

Peel and dice the potatoes and the onion. Set the onion aside for later. Wash the potatoes. Put the olive oil in a pan and warm it up. Reduce the temperature in the pan. Fry the potatoes in the olive oil. Whilst the potatoes fry, put the eggs in a bowl and beat. Add the onion to the pan, when the potatoes are half ready. Fry until golden. Take out the onion and the potatoes and soak in the egg. Remove the olive oil from the pan leaving just 2 teaspoons. Make sure the pan isn’t too hot when removing so that you don’t burn yourself. Spread the oil evenly on the pan. Put the potato and egg mix back in the pan. Then, lower the heat. Sprinkle the salt. Wait for a couple of minutes. Put a large plate on the frying pan and turn the pan over so that the top side is on the bottom. Then slide the half made omelette back into the pan to cook on the other side. Wait for it to com-pletely fry. Then go ahead and enjoy the best part, the eating!

Shortbread Recipe Approved by The Mayor & The Mayoress!

by Saskia Williams

Ingredients:

200g of unsalted butter at room temperature

100g of caster sugar

300g of plain flour

1 pinch of flour

150g of chocolate chips

1tsp of vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Weigh out the butter, vanilla, sugar and butter in a

large bowl. Sift the flour and salt before rubbing the butter into the dry ingredients until it reaches

a breadcrumb-like consistency. When its slightly clumpy and no butter is visible (if you squish a

lump and it crumbles, it means it is dough, do it three times. Let them all be crumbly before you

continue. Roll them into approximately 30g balls, then print them with the underside of a fork. A

pattern is optional Put in an oven for 8-10 minutes. Top Tip, even though the shortbreads may

look underdone, if they feel wobbly, they will eventually harden so it is best to bake them for less

time rather than more. When out of the oven, let them cool until they are warm to touch. Enjoy!

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Book, Film and Game Reviews

Book: Rat Burger by David Walliams

Rat burger is about a girl called Zoe who has a pet rat, a dastardly stepmother, a

school bully and a man who turns rats into burgers! Overall I think this is for 7-11

yrs.

Reviewed by Emma Warley

Film: Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse

I personally think Spider-man into the Spider-verse is amazing. It’s funny, action packed and fun. In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Miles Morales becomes one of many Spider-Men as they team up to save New York City from the Kingpin. Spider-Man Spider-Verse has voices of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Jake Johnson as Peter Parker, Hailee Steinfeld as spider woman, Nicolas cage as spider man noir. I give it a 5 star thank you for reading this re-view.

Reviewed by Sophie Raine

Game: Mario Kart Mario Kart is a great game for all ages, it has amazing graphics

and it is a great choice. You can get it on your phone, tablet, com-

puter and even any version of Nintendo. How to Play: Firstly, you

need to select your wings, vehicle and your avatar (probably Mar-

io or Luigi). Secondly, you decide which racing course you want

to race on, how you want to race and what kind of race it is.

Thirdly, you choose which obstacle you want to prevent other players from winning (the mush-

room is the easiest). Finally, you Play, Enjoy!!!!!

Reviewed by Asfand Yar Khan

Game: Roblox

Roblox is a great game for all ages. It has so many games that I

still can’t choose a favourite game for myself. In the game you

can play games, make games on your own and even with online

friends. You can also join clubs, buy robux and buy accessories

and in-game items. Here is a list of things you can play in the

game: Obstacle courses, Racing car games, Tycoons, Horror games, and much, much more!!!!! I

would give it a 4/5 star review.

Reviewed by Asfand Yar Khan

Game: Scribblenauts

In this game you’re basically trying to get about 50 things called starites to fix

your sister’s globe that can send you anywhere (when fixed and unbroken).

You also have a magic notepad that makes everything you write in it come to

life. Not only do you have to get starites, you also have to get the starites be-

fore your sister turns to stone forever. It’s a good game but it does have a few

flaws like, in the level that’s in a desert it said to make the guy fly so I added

the adjective (yes, you can give things adjectives) flying and the game said that the task was un-

completed. I give this five stars!

Reviewed by Lauren Sadler

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Travel Reviews

Yosemite by Daisy Halford Yosemite National Park is located in west-ern Sierra Nevada of central California. It covers 747,956 acres of land. Yosemite is mostly famous for its cliffs El Capitan (aka El Cap) and Half Dome. I recently watched a film called Free Solo that is based on a man climb-ing El Capitan, with no

climbing utensils but chalk and his hands. For most of the film me and my mum were peering through our hands. It was very scary knowing that if he made one wrong move it would send him certainly to his death. It was filmed live while he was doing the challenge and had never been completed before in human histo-ry. I rate it 5 stars, without a doubt, and

pretty much recom-mend it to everyone. It has also won an Oscar for best documentary . Yosemite is also fa-mous for its giant se-quoias (a type of tree) of which the majority of them stand in Maripo-sa Grove and is totally worth going on their trail to see these mas-sive, amazing trees. Including one you can walk through and even drive a car through. You can see many ani-

mals in Yosemite for example grizzly bears (California’s national animal) mountain lions, coyote, and red squir-rels. I had a rock ready in my hand ready to throw at an approach-ing mountain lion. This place is truly epic and and a holiday there will be a memory for life.

Niagara

Falls by Molly Wilsher

Because of erosion,

scientists believe that

Niagara Falls will be

gone in around 50,000

years. From largest to

smallest, the three wa-

ter falls are horseshoe

falls, the American falls

and the bridal veil falls.

Niagara falls is famed

both for its beauty and

as a valuable source

of hydroelectric pow-

er. There are two

hydroelectric plants

which draw water into

their reservoirs prior to

the falls.

It’s very big and if you

like getting wet then

you’ll enjoy it. And you

can go on a boat wear-

ing plastic ponchos to

see Niagara falls clos-

er, you get soaked! It’s

very, very big and

beautiful. You should

go there because it’s

lovely to see.

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Travel Reviews

Venice by

Charlotte Anderson

Venice is a beautiful place full of fascinat-ing sights and large canals. As there are no cars everyone has a boat to get around! Also be-cause there are no cars there is an eerie silence. The streets of Venice can be

confusing; however, if there’s a way in there must be a way out! I personally loved Venice and the ice cream is AMAZ-ING!!! We went in the winter/spring, I definitely recom-mend this period in the year because in the summer the ca-nal starts to smell a bit.... not nice!

Saudi Arabia by

Aliya Abdali

During the Christmas holidays I went to

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. the weather was

mostly 30°C. when in the United Kingdom

it was 4°C. I stayed there for 10 days.

Every day we did something different.

The most fun thing I did was going on a jet ski in the sea on Christmas eve. First we put our life jackets on and we were off. The wind blew in your face while water was rushing all around me.it was so fun! That night me and my family of 18 others went to the marina for dinner.

The Lake

District by

Emma Speechley The Lake District is a

mountainous place and

is a perfect place for

walkers. It also has

beautiful lakes with

lovely paths around

them. Me and my fami-

ly have gone there

twice and we all really

want to go again. If you

do go, the best moun-

tain to climb first is Cat

Bells because it is not

too big but is a reason-

able height. It was the

first one I climbed

when my younger

brother was only in

year 1 and it worked

very well. Also, there

are cute villages all

around The Lake Dis-

trict that you can go

shopping in and the

walls are all made out

of stones, they look

really pretty! I rate it

five out of five stars

and I hope you go

there soon!

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Interview

Q. How old are you?

A. 48!

Q. Do you have any

brothers or sisters?

A.I have 5 sisters

and 3 brothers, and

I’m the second oldest.

Q. When is your

birthday?

A. On the 22nd

of

February but I never

really celebrate it very

much.

Q. What days do you

work?

A. Monday to Friday, I

normally get the

weekend off but it

depends on what jobs

there are. I take some

time off during the

holidays but I have

booked a holiday for

this year!

Q. Where are you

from?

A. Malaga in the north

of Spain

Q. In a football game

who would you

support England or

Spain?

A. Spain, all the way!

Q. Do you have any

children?

A. Yes, two. Rose

who is 12 and Adrian

who is 15.

Q. What was your

most embarrassing

moment?

A. When I first

started working here I

got introduced by Mr

Sutton Smith in

assembly, everyone

was staring at me!

It was so

embarrassing!

Q. What was the

most peculiar thing

you have found in the

school ground?

A. I have chased a

bird away from a cat’s

clutches and I have

also helped a bird fly!

Q.Some of the

children don’t know

that you did the

artwork around the

school, how much do

you love art?

A.I love art, I do it for

anyone. For friends

and family, anyone

can ask me and I’ll do

it!

Q. What’s your

favourite art in the

school?

A. The tiger in the

library and the owl

outside the ICT suite.

Q. If you had one

wish what would I be?

A. To be healthy!

Where would we be without Señor Lalo?

(very messy and broken!)

Candela and Saskia interviewed Señor Lalo to find out what Claremont’s busy caretaker really does…

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Q: Where were you

born?

A: Beirut in Lebanon

Q: Who are your par-

ents?

A: My father is Ali and

my mother is Rose-

mary

Q: So I heard Ali was

shot is that true?

A: Yes it was an

assassination attempt

from his soldiers but

he forgave them

Q: Was that the worst

thing that happened to

him?

A: Yeah he nearly

died!

Q: Why did they shoot

him?

A: His soldiers were

persuaded by anti-

royalists

Q: Did the antiroyalists

like your father?

A: He was royal. Anti-

royalists did not like

him because he

supported the British

Q: How did he not die

from being shot?

A: The bullets missed

his vital organs like the

heart

Q: Are there any other

bad things that

happened to him?

A: The assassination

attempt was part of a

revolution to get the

British and their friends

out of Yemen, the

country my father is

from and loved. He

never lived there

again. Ali now lives in

Saudi Arabia. He was

invited by the King of

Saudi Arabia in 1967

to live there to protect

the Saudi Royal family

in case the revolution

spread north. He still

lives there today.

Aliya, our Royal Reporter

Our very own journalist, Aliya Abdali, comes from royalty in Yemen. Her Arabic

name is Aliya bint Ahmed bin Ali Al Abdali. If she lived in Yemen today, she would

be considered a “Sultana” (a Yemeni princess). Her dad is the son of the Sultan of

Lajeh in Yemen (Aliya’s grandad).

Some facts about Saudi Arabia, where Aliya’s sultan grandad now lives:

Population: 34,140,662 capital: Riyadh where: Asia next to Africa

The Revolution: South Yemen and Aden in particular, was part of the British Empire. In the

1960’s, the Yemeni people demanded independence from the British. By 1967, the British were

finally removed by a revolution. Anyone supporting the British like Ali, (Aliya’s grandfather) were

seen as the enemy. They had to leave too.

Claremont Chronicle April 2019 18

Teachers’ Pets

For the teachers’ pets

feature this term, I

interviewed Mrs Muir and

her newly fostered cat,

Pepper. You may be

wondering why Mrs Muir is

being interviewed for

Teachers’ Pets again. Well,

unfortunately, her cat died a

few months after Mrs Muir

was interviewed last time.

The family decided to foster

Pepper while he is looking

for a new home. Hope you

enjoy the interview…

Q. What is your pets name?

A. Pepper

Q. How old is Pepper?

A. 7 years’ old, (but we’ve

only had him for 3-4 weeks)

Q. How would you describe

Pepper in three words?

A. Friendly (loves cuddling),

silky and greedy.

Q. What is the most rewarding

thing about Pepper?

A. The fact that I’ve not had

him for very long, and he is

getting used to his new home.

Sitting on our laps and

becoming more comfortable.

Q. What is the funniest thing

Pepper does?

A. He has just gotten a new

cat tower and the first few

times he tried it he fell off, it

was hilarious.

Q. Does Pepper have an

unusual favourite food?

A. He doesn’t have a specific

unusual food, but his diet in

general is quite peculiar. He

eats the same thing every

day.

Q. What type of cat is he?

A. A Moggy

Q. Does your pet have an

interesting history?

A. Yes he does. He was

rescued when he was found

in a box with his sister Salt.

Sadly, he was hit by a car,

and broke his pelvis. For this

reason, he had to have

stitches. Have you ever heard

of the phrase “cats always

land on their feet”? Well that’s

not entirely true as his

accident has left him with a

slight permanent limp.

‘Bonnie’ Mr Care’s cat,

Toby

Mrs Muir is fostering a cat…Natali investigates

Riddle Time!

WARNING: TELL YOUR FRIENDS THESE WITHOUT THEM SEEING THE RIDDLES OTHER-

WISE THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY KNOW SOME OF THE ANSWERS!

One knight, a king and a queen went into a castle. That night nobody came in the castle, there

was no-one in the castle before they came in. In the morning, three people exited the castle.

Who were they?

A knight, a king and a queen.

What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening?

A human being.

By Lauren Sadler

Claremont Chronicle April 2019

Jim Andrews, Claremont dad, tells us why he enjoys coaching a Foresters team

For the last couple of years, I have been coaching girls’ football at Foresters.

We currently have nearly 30 girls signed up to play football from years 2, 3 and 4. They are an amazing bunch, who are great fun. We play in a league against teams from all over Kent. Although we have a lot of girls from Claremont, we also have girls from a wide variety of schools in the Tunbridge Wells area. It’s great to see them make new friends, work as a team and cheer each other on – friends brought together by football. Recently, in a game played in pouring rain, they scored 3 goals in the last couple of minutes, to win 6-5, all because they showed that team spirit.

We are lucky to have some of the best players in the county playing for us, but every player is a superstar and whatever their ability, they all play a role in the team. I hope that they can feel part of something and keep this love of football when they are older. And if in the future, they don’t play for England, then perhaps, like me, they will be lucky enough to coach the next generation of superstars.

Get Active

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Foresters Football Club

By Candela Quinn

Foresters gives an opportunity to any boy or girl of any age that is keen to play football. The teams are split into age groups. Every Thursday evening and weekends (if the weather is appropriate) you have training with your coach. In training you will learn lots of challenging and ad-venturous skills and play fun games that will give you a chance to develop as a player. Football also gives you skills for life such as sportsmanship, creativity and a

chance to make friends. Matches will be either a Saturday or a Sunday.Once you are a member of the team, you will be given a football kit: A sponsored foresters shirt, shorts and football socks.As the year goes by, once you have learnt all the skills you need, to be a brilliant footballer, you will start playing other teams. Each game gives you a different per-spective on how to play.The games are thrilling, don’t be scared to give it a go.

“Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.’’ Robert Griffin III

Get

Active!

Claremont Chronicle April 2019 20

Games

Wordsearch Answers: Pearce; Pelham; Cerrini; Brookbank; Stapleton; Webb; Bundell; Owens; Greig; Wilsher; Saunders; Trochimiuk;

Maclean; Vincent; Wheeler; Vincent; Marta; Barrowman; Williams; Gallon; Paine; Hyder; Lee; Muir; Beard; Bamford; Ogunkoya; Fenlon.

Crossword Answers: Down: 1a.Police, 2f.Firemen, 3c.Office. Across: 1a.Pets, 1g.Lalo, 2b. Learning 3c. Optician 6f. Mayor

Teachers’

Pets

Bailey

Teaching Partner Word Search by Emma Warley

Can you find

the surnames

of all our

amazing

teaching

partners and

learning

support

assistants?

There are 28

to find!

(answers below)

M A C L E A N T D R M W J Q B V W E S R

H A C L D F E H Y E A I T P B U X R T Q

F C S F B T O E S J R L G R A P O R A T

A O A S U I P A F N T S D S M I G W P R

W G U G N C A O L N A H K P F O N H L O

Q U N J D E I A E C O E P Y O D R E E C

H N E I E R B C E W D R O F R I H Y T H

H K R D L R N Y Z I V B E O D G E W O I

J O S O L I J F V G G R E I G I S I N M

A Y U I V N H I O P A I P V W E G L N I

W A Z P G I H H Y X L E U I I P D L F U

H T V S G N M W F H L J S N N D K I P K

E T E N D M F E N L O N M C R F N A P S

E S X E A B G B I T N I K E K Y A M U O

L B M U I R T B Y P P H A N G B B S G C

E E Y T U E E C B E N B N T E T K I W S

R R T R Q D Y E T A Y E E T E L O E P N

F Y H O Y Y N E S R E S Q A U I O P P E

U O P E L H A M E C D A L I R A R N S W

B A R R O W M A N E U P E R W D B O R O

1a.

1g.

2f.

3c.

6f.

2b.

Clues:

Down

1a. They carry handcuffs

2f. They use hoses

3c. Where you go to get

help at school

Across

1a. Vets look after these

1g. Our caretaker’s sur-

name

2b. Teachers help us do

this

3c.An eye expert

Hero Crossword by Lauren Sadler