CCI Newsletter 23rd May 2025

Cheam Common Infants' Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Monday 18th to Friday 23rd May 2025

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

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

Message from the Principal

The staff and children are looking forward to the half-term break, and we hope for good weather for those travelling, especially the children who mentioned going camping .

Thursday saw Mrs. Woods organise a biodiversity day to encourage the children's awareness of nature. This year's theme focused on harmony with nature and sustainable development, highlighting the importance of environmental understanding even at a young age.

As the final half-term begins, Year 1 pupils will be preparing for their phonics screening check which takes place during the week commencing June 9th. The results will be included in their end-of-year reports. This check assesses whether pupils have developed phonic decoding skills to the expected standard and identifies those who may require additional support. The check involves pupils reading aloud 20 real words and 20 pseudo-words to a trained member of staff, familiar to the children. Further information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara/2025-phonics-screening-check-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements#:~:text=The%20phonics%20screening%20check%20is,aloud%20to%20the%20check%20administrator.

Finally, a reminder that children should not use the school play equipment after the end of the school day. Our insurance policy does not cover the equipment when children are supervised by parents rather than staff. We therefore request that you leave the school site promptly after collecting your children to allow for gate closure and the timely commencement of after-school clubs.

Wishing you all a very happy Bank holiday Monday and an enjoyable half term break. I look forward to seeing you all on Monday June 2nd 2025.

Mrs Hughes

School Updates

Sports Day

Wednesday 2nd July

KS1 am - Rec pm

Save the date. More details to follow

September 2025 Reception

Reception places are filling up!

We have fewer than five places left for our Reception cohort for 2025. If you have any friends or family moving to the area or who need a place for September, please let them know! Our admissions team led by Mrs Meaney will be able to advise and provide all necessary information to anyone interested.

Year 2 Wisley Trip

Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th June

To support our science and geography learning, we have arranged a fantastic trip to RHS Wisley for the Year 2 children next half term. On this trip, the children will have the chance to explore the beautiful gardens and the Glasshouse to develop their understanding of how plants are adapted to grow in different conditions and climates. The children will be given the opportunity to go on a scavenger hunt and create artworks using natural objects. We anticipate that this trip will provide the children with an educational and enjoyable experience with the freedom to be fully immersed in nature for the day.

On Tuesday 24th June Eagles and Falcons will be visiting the gardens. Mrs Harris will lead the trip, accompanied by Miss Stansbie. On Thursday 26th June, Owls and Kestrels will be visiting the gardens, led by Mrs Harris and accompanied by Miss King and Miss Jung. We will leave school by coach at 9.00am and we will return to school by 3.00pm.

Please complete this form by Tuesday 17th June to confirm your children’s participation in the trip. We may also need some parent volunteers. If you are available on this date and would like to offer your help, please indicate this on the form. We will then contact you to confirm your help.

The cost of this trip is £20.00 and payment should be made via Arbor by Tuesday 17th June.

Summer 2 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

Ada Lovelace (1).pdf

Maths Week Competition (23rd-27th June)

Between Monday 23rd and Friday 27th June, we will be celebrating Maths Week London.

All children are invited to take part in our LEO-wide competition about famous historical mathematicians. You can choose from either Ada Lovelace or Albert Einstein, and complete an activity about their life.

There are activities for all ages, from Nursery to Year 6.

<-- See the poster here for more information about Ada Lovelace.

See the poster here for more information about Albert Einstein. -->

Albert Einstein (1).pdf

School lunches

Here are the lunch options for next week.

You can see Summer Term options here.

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

Nursery and Reception

Nursery have been reading Oliver’s Fruit Salad. They enjoyed trying different fruits and then made their own fruit salad. They have also explored fruit in the water tray and painted some fruit pictures!

Reception have been reading Bog Baby and learning about the lifecycle of a frog. They made frog spawn pictures and played with the chia seed sensory play in forest school. They also looked at different types of bees. In maths, they have continued to use rekenreks to count.

Year 1

Year One had a great last week of Summer One, wow only one term left in Year One. The children have really enjoyed their book “Little Red and the very hungry lion” and have made connections to a variety of stories. We were incredibly proud of the children’s writing about Little Red’s journey to Auntie’s house. They all remembered to use time adverbials, adjectives, conjunctions and made their sentences exciting. In maths the children have enjoyed using positional language, they know their left and right and can confidently move objects behind, beside, above etc

Year One have loved finishing their Flora and Fauna creations by adding on insects and coloring them neatly. This week the children have completed Science, Geography and R.E assessments using seesaw, recapping all their learning this term.

Have a wonderful half term. Please practise phonics with your child -special friends, fred talk, read the word.

Year 2

What a fantastic final week for Year 2! Our young artists became musical maestros, crafting mythical creature artworks that actually make sounds using recycled materials. In Geography, they became global explorers, using Thinglink to research Beijing and make comparisons to London. Our budding scientists completed their beanstalk experiment, proving that sunlight, warmth, water, and soil are essential for growth (those cupboard beans are still looking a bit sad!). Finally, our writers brewed up some imaginative "marvellous medicine" instructions, complete with subheadings, time words, imperative verbs, and adverbs.

A huge well done to Year 2 for all your hard work this half term – enjoy your well-deserved break!

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.

Kyle (Reception)

Happy birthday! Thank you for your birthday book donation.

Ronnie (Year 2)

Happy birthday! Thank you for your birthday book donation.

School Achievements

⭐️ Stars of the Week ⭐️

🐝 Weekly 3 Bees Certificate 🐝

⭐️ Nursery ⭐️

Ducklings - Kianna

Cygnets - Robyn

⭐️ Reception ⭐

Badgers - Lola

Foxes - Peter

Hedgehogs - Noah

Squirrels - Teddy

🐝 Nursery 🐝

Ducklings - Evie

Cygnets - Lucy

🐝 Reception 🐝

Badgers - Adam K

Foxes - Khalid

Hedgehogs - Kayla

Squirrels - Hugo

⭐️ Year 1 ⭐️

Finches - Arthur

Robins - Jake

Sparrows - Jack

Wrens - Charlotte

⭐️ Year 2 ⭐

Eagles - Alex

Falcons - Doria

Kestrels - Lilly

Owls - Bella

🐝 Year 1 🐝

Finches - Jesse

Robins - Rudy

Sparrows - Druv

Wrens - Hannah

🐝 Year 2 🐝

Eagles - Alice

Falcons - Meliha

Kestrels - Tito

Owls - Ruari

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!

Pure Vibez group (Year 1 and 2)

Bella, Orela, Marnie, Annabel, Luna and Niva took part at their annual dance show at Leatherhead Theatre. What an achievement! We are so proud of you all.

Sacha (Reception)

We're proud to share that Sacha has successfully completed his LAMDA Solo Introductory Stage 2 exam with Distinction. Wow!

Thor (Reception)

Thor was awarded 'Player of the Match’ at his football team over the weekend. Well done, Thor!

Summer 1 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

Several of our neighbours have reported that parents are parking on their driveways. Please remember to be considerate to our local residents when dropping off and collecting your child.

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.

Summer Term Dates

Please find below all the key dates and times for the Summer Term.

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

New dates

2024 - 2025 Term dates

Thursday 5th June: Year 2 and 3 Disco Night

Friday 6th June: Reception and Year 1 Disco Night

Monday 23rd June: Class photos

Tuesday 24th June: Y2 Wisley - Eagles & Falcons (details to follow)

Thursday 26th June: Y2 Wisley - Owls & Kestrels (details to follow)

Wednesday 25th June (5.30 pm): New Reception parent information meeting

Thursday 26th June (5.30 pm): New Nursery parent information meeting

Monday 23rd - Friday 27th June: London Maths Week

Wednesday 2nd July - Sports Day

Saturday 12th July: Summer Fair

Thursday 17th July: Year 2 Celebration Assembly (1.15pm -2pm in the hall at CCJ)

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