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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
19
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