CCI Newsletter 6th December 2024

Cheam Common Infants' Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 6th December 2024

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

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

School Updates

☕️ SEND Coffee Morning ☕️

Friday 13th December, 8:45-9:45am

If you would like to attend our Coffee Morning for parents of children with SEND, please let us know on this short Google Form.

Christmas dates

Please find attached any important festive dates for December. Please note that the deadline to sign up for a Christmas lunch has passed.

Spring Term Clubs - Year 1 and 2

Yesterday, you will have received an email about how to request clubs for your child for the Spring Term. Please check and read this carefully before submitting.

Deadline for submission: Tuesday 10th December

Train to teach with LEO Academy Trust

LEO Academy Trust is incredibly proud to work in partnership with the National Institute of Teaching as an Associate College to deliver Initial Teacher Training, (ITT) Early Career Framework (ECF) and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) from September 2025. Associate Colleges are successful school trusts, selected because of their wealth of in-house expertise in professional development and their deep relationships in their local areas. This collaboration allows us to be at the forefront of educational excellence, providing local teachers with unparalleled opportunities for professional growth, learning and development. Together, we are shaping the future of teaching and learning, ensuring that every child receives the highest quality education.

To apply for a place on our ITT programme please click here.

🥜 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 Tours

School lunches

Here are the lunch options for next week.

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

Nursery and Reception

In Nursery we have been learning about the celebration of Christmas and discussed our family traditions. We practised using talk partners to share our ideas! We’ve also been enjoying Christmas themed activities.

In Reception we have carried on learning about The Gingerbread Man. We created new characters for the story and had lots of fun using our Tales Toolkit skills to re-tell the story using our own characters. We’ve also changed our role play areas into Christmas themed play spaces!

Year 1

Year One have had a busy week practising for their Christmas production. They have really enjoyed being a designer and making their final product a slide. They had to think carefully about how they were going to anchor the slide and make sure it is balanced and stable for a little character to slide down. The children really enjoyed investigating what materials would make the best umbrella in Science.

In Maths the children have been exploring tangrams, pentominoes and tetrominoes. They had lots of fun making and shapes from these shapes. In English we have begun our new book ‘Egg Box Dragon’ and we were very proud of their character descriptions. What a busy week!

Year 2

This week, Year 2 students put their engineering skills to the test! They designed and drew litter pickers, applying their understanding of lever mechanisms. Their detailed diagrams and colorful designs showcased their creativity and attention to detail.

Year 2 students have been honing their map reading skills in geography. They learned to use coordinates to pinpoint the location of animals on a zoo map,

In English, Year 2 students have been crafting heartfelt letters to the beloved Blue Crayon. Their letters express gratitude and appreciation for this colourful companion, demonstrating their writing skills and imaginative thinking.

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.

Dylan (Reception)

Happy birthday! Thank you for your book donation.

Govind (Reception)

Happy birthday! Thank you for your book donation.

School Achievements

⭐️ Stars of the Week ⭐️

🐝 Weekly 3 Bees Certificate 🐝

⭐️ Nursery ⭐️

Ducklings - Imaan

Cygnets (full time) - Rayan

Cygnets (part time) - Jack

⭐️ Reception ⭐

Badgers - Felicity

Foxes - Mollie

Hedgehogs - Amelia

Squirrels - Bruce

🐝 Nursery 🐝

Ducklings - Rory

Cygnets (full time) - Eve

Cygnets (part time) - Juliet

🐝 Reception 🐝

Badgers - Ethan

Foxes - Elena

Hedgehogs - Kian

Squirrels - Amelie

⭐️ Year 1 ⭐️

Finches - Kalina

Robins - Jack M

Sparrows - Angus

Wrens - Marnie

⭐️ Year 2 ⭐

Eagles - Mila

Falcons - Casey

Kestrels - Jude

Owls - Ruari

🐝 Year 1 🐝

Finches - Millie

Robins - Zaina

Sparrows - Druv

Wrens - Cody

🐝 Year 2 🐝

Eagles - Sasha

Falcons - Doria

Kestrels - Aser

Owls - Jack

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!

Hubert (Reception)

Hubert swam 5 metres independently. What an achievement!

Kian (Reception)

Kian completed Stage 1 Swimming and is now in Stage 2 - Well done Kian!

Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning

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

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.

Autumn Term Dates

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

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

New dates

2024 - 2025 Term dates

Thursday 12th December: Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch

Thursday 12th December: Year 1 Hearing Screening

Friday 13th December: Rudolph Run (children only)

Friday 13th December: SEND Christmas Coffee Morning (8:45-9:45am)

Friday 13th December: KS1 (Y1 & 2) Nativity Dress Rehearsal @ Christ Church with St Philip (children only)

Monday 16th December: KS1 (Y1 & 2) Nativity Dress Rehearsal @ Christ Church with St Philip (children only)

Monday 16th December: Reception Christmas Performance for Foxes and Badgers @ CCI (2.15pm)

Tuesday 17th December: KS1 Nativity Performance @ Christ Church with St Philip (9.15am -10.00am)

Tuesday 17th December: Reception Christmas Performance for Hedgehogs and Squirrels @ CCI (2.15pm)

Wednesday 18th December: KS1 Nativity Performance @ Christ Church with St Philip (9.15am-10.00am)

Thursday 19th December: Nursery Christmas Singalong @ CCI (time tbc)

Friday 20th December: Last day of term (2:10pm finish)

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 ✉️

Christmas Raffle

You can enter our Christmas Raffle here.

Raffle Poster_A4_2024.pdf

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