CCI Newsletter 17th January 2025

Cheam Common Infants' Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 17th January 2025

Cheam Common Infants' Academy: Balmoral Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8SS

Email: ccioffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk https://www.cheamcommoninfants.com/

School Updates

Spring Curriculum Newsletters

Click on the links below to read our curriculum newsletters. On these, you can find out the topics that your children will be learning about, as well as information about home learning, PE days and general reminders for their year group.

Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2

Chinese New Year

We would like to invite all of our children who are celebrating Lunar New Year on Wednesday 29th January to wear their traditional clothing to school on this day if they wish. This year is the Year of the Wood Snake.

Please note that this is not a MUFTI day.

NSPCC Number Day

We will be celebrating NSPCC Number Day on Thursday 6th February.

We would like to invite all children to wear number- and maths-themed costumes to school.

If you would like to donate money to the NSPCC, you can do so here.

Initial Teacher Training

CCI.pdf

🥜 Allergy reminder 🥜

This is a friendly reminder that Cheam Common Infants' is a nut-free school. This policy is in place to protect children with severe nut allergies, which can cause life-threatening reactions.

Please do not send any food items containing nuts to school with your child. This includes, but is not limited to:

All types of nuts: peanuts, almonds, walnuts, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts
Monkey nuts
Chocolate spread (e.g., Nutella, which often contains hazelnuts)
Chocolate filled crepes (e.g., Sainsburys own as these contain hazelnut filling)
Peanut butter
Baked goods that contain nuts or nut flour
Snacks and cereals that may contain nuts or have "may contain" warnings

Even trace amounts of nuts can trigger a severe allergic reaction in some children. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our school a safe environment for all students.

School lunches

Here are the lunch options for next week.

You can see Spring Term options here.

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

Nursery and Reception

This week, we have been working on our number bonds to 5 using aliens to help up. We have also been imagining what it would be like to be an astronaut, creating space suits and drawing the creatures that we think that we might meet in space!

As ever, finger fluency and outdoor play are important parts of our day.

Please remember to label your children's jumpers and coats.

Year 1

Year One has had a very good week, full of lots of learning. The children have really enjoyed Halibut Jackson and enjoyed designing and labelling a suit that he would wear to the royal birthday party. They acted out the guests' reactions as he entered the party and have written lovely descriptions about this part of the story. In maths the children have been learning to subtract, using practical resources, by crossing out and using a part part whole. They have recorded number equations. In Art the children loved creating rubbings in and outside the classroom some of their shoes made great rubbings :)

In PSHE, the children found it very funny making a jam sandwich as they gave instructions, just like the steps they need to take to create a successful goal. In geography the children were weather reporters and they spoke clearly about the weather in the UK.

Year 2

Pupils in Year 2 have been creatively exploring algorithms! They wrote detailed instructions for drawing a monster and then challenged their classmates to follow them. This hands-on activity helped them identify areas for improvement and understand the importance of clear and concise instructions.

Our English lessons have focused on honing persuasive argumentation skills. The children are learning how to construct convincing arguments, supporting their points with evidence and using modal verbs.

In mathematics, we've continued our journey of mastering multiplication. Students are developing a strong foundation in this essential skill working practically building groups of 2s, 5s and 10s.

Birthday celebrations

Polite reminder...

As you know, we are a healthy school and therefore ask if your child would like to celebrate their birthday, they donate a book to a library instead of bringing treats. This also ensures there are no concerns over allergies.

Madeleine (Year 2)

Happy birthday! Thank you for your book donation.

Sebastian (Year 1)

Happy birthday! Thank you for your book donation.

Wilf (Nursery)

Happy birthday! Thank you for your book donation.

School Achievements

⭐️ Stars of the Week ⭐️

🐝 Weekly 3 Bees Certificate 🐝

⭐️ Nursery ⭐️

Ducklings - Felix

Cygnets (full time) - Luke

Cygnets (part time) - Vasili

⭐️ Reception ⭐

Badgers - Adam K

Foxes - Max

Hedgehogs - Alice

Squirrels - Vihana

🐝 Nursery 🐝

Ducklings - Thomas

Cygnets (full time) - Isla

Cygnets (part time) - Lana

🐝 Reception 🐝

Badgers - Vish

Foxes - Oscar

Hedgehogs - Govind

Squirrels - Teddy

⭐️ Year 1 ⭐️

Finches - Willow

Robins - Kiaan

Sparrows - Chi Tung

Wrens - Dante

⭐️ Year 2 ⭐

Eagles - Sasha

Falcons - Leona

Kestrels - Maksim

Owls - Celine

🐝 Year 1 🐝

Finches - Rhylee

Robins - Lora

Sparrows - Ezra

Wrens - Aarav

🐝 Year 2 🐝

Eagles - Emily

Falcons - Si-Tong

Kestrels - Rose

Owls - Rafi

Out of school achievements

If you would like to share your child's achievements outside of school with us, we'd love to hear them! Please complete this short form to tell us all about it!

Spring Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning

Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2

Important information

Reporting absences

There is no longer an option to report a child’s absence via telephone. We ask that you use the google forms below to report absence. They are also available to complete on our website using the parent tab.

We do not authorise holidays during term time. If your child is going to be off school due to an exceptional circumstance, then please complete this form:

Request for Exceptional Absence form in advance for future appointments and exception absence.

Cheam Common Infants' Absence Form for sickness and same day medical appointments.

Our neighbours

As well as being respectful to our neighbours, please can you ensure you adhere to the parking rules within Sainsbury's Local and only park there if you are a customer.

Please ensure you do not obstruct any gates or double park during drop off or collection times.

Thank you for your support.

Moving address

If you have moved address, it is imperative that you inform the school office as soon as you have moved. It is a requirement that the school has up to date details particularly in case of an emergency.

Please email the school office ccioffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk if your details need updating. Alternatively you can update them using the Arbor App.

Spring Term Dates

Please find below all the key dates and times for next week and for the Spring Term.

PTA events are shown in this colour. Please see below for more details.

New dates

2024 - 2025 Term dates

Wednesday 29th January: Chinese New Year (children to wear traditional clothing if they wish)

Thursday 6th February: NSPCC Number Day

Friday 7th February: Friends of Cheam Common Quiz Night

Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th February: Year 2 trips to Brooklands

Friday 14th February: SEND Coffee Morning

Thursday 27th February: KS2 Discos *see below for ticket information*

3:30-4:30pm: Year 3 and 4

4:45-5:45pm: Year 5 and 6

Friday 28th February: KS1 Disco *see below for ticket information*

3:30-4:30pm: Year 1 and 2

Friends of Cheam Common - Updates

The Friends of Cheam Common now has a new Facebook group, where you can follow any updates on upcoming events or how you can get involved.

The Friends of Cheam Common will be distributing secondhand uniform to anyone may need it.

If this is something you would be interested in, please contact them on friendssecondhanduniform@gmail.com.

✉️ Friends of Cheam Common email address: Friends_CCA@outlook.com ✉️

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

Please follow this link to Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

Click the image above for further information!

Keeping Safe Online

DIGI Safe - Keeping Children Safe Online

LGFL have launched a wonderfully informative and practical website full of resources to help keep children safe online. With videos, informative guides and top tips, there is lots to explore to help keep your child safe whilst online. To visit, click here.

Family Support