Cheam Common Infants' Weekly Newsletter

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

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

Welcome to our weekly newsletter!

Updates

Mental Health Week

This week as part of mental health week, we have been looking at identifying our emotions using some of the Beano characters as well as thinking about who we can talk to if we are feeling worried or lonely.

Below is some contact information if you feel you or anyone you know requires help with mental health wellbeing.

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS & WEBSITES

NHS: South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

0800 028 8000

Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you call, you'll speak to a professional in your local NHS mental health service. They can discuss your current mental health needs and provide access to further support if needed.

Calls to NHS urgent mental health helplines are free.

If you prefer not to call, read more about the support available in your local area:

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust website

Sutton Uplift: is an integrated community based mental health and wellbeing hub which is accessible to anyone over the age of 18 living in the borough of Sutton or registered with a Sutton GP. We offer services to those with common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.

https://suttonuplift.co.uk/

SupportLine: offers confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post. We work with callers to develop healthy, positive coping strategies, an inner feeling of strength and increased self esteem to encourage healing, recovery and moving forward with life.

https://www.supportline.org.uk/

Samaritans:

Helpline: 116 123 (free of charge from a landline or mobile)

Email jo@samaritans.org

www.samaritans.org

24 hr helpline offering emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide

Mind: provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

https://www.mind.org.uk/

Walk to School Week- 16th May

During the week commencing 16th May pupils and staff at CCI will be taking part in Walk to School Week. Our five-day walking challenge is a fun and engaging activity, raising awareness and celebrating walking for all. All children taking part will earn a badge and there will be a trophy for the class with the most walkers over the week.

How does it work?

Each pupil will be challenged to walk, cycle, scoot or ‘park and stride’ to school at least once during the week. The children will log how they made their journeys, in class, and learn about walking benefits collectively. If walking is difficult due to distance or time, we encourage parents to ‘park and stride’. Parents park just a little further away from the school and then accompany pupils to walk the last few minutes into school and then still earn a badge at the end of the week.

Why are we taking part?

The benefits from walking to school are numerous and include:

• reducing congestion and air pollution in the locality and improving road safety.

• working towards pupils reaching their recommended 60 minutes minimum of physical activity per day.

• contributing to the development of strong hearts, healthy bones and increased muscle strength, which are all well-documented outcomes of walking.

• benefitting the mind. Walking can provide an increased sense of calm and self-esteem, time to connect with friends, family and the natural world, awakened creativity and improved overall cognitive function.

• Walking to school will set children up for a positive day in the classroom and it will also help create healthy habits for life.

Where can I find out more?

https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-school/primary-schools

So let’s get walking and enjoy a happy and healthy walk to school week.

During the week of 23rd May we will be celebrating the Queen's Jubilee. On Wednesday 25th May we will be having a street party lunch in the playground weather permitting! We will also be having additional activities. More information to follow soon.

Friends events

Epsom and Ewell Foodbank Appeal

Friends of Cheam Common Academy will be doing a Foodbank collection on Friday 13th May. We will only be able to accept donations at drop off in the morning.

The Foodbank has seen a jump in demand and fed over 500 people in April.

The Foodbank need the following items:

They have completely run out of:

• Washing powder, pods & tablets (bio & non-bio)

• Washing up liquid

• Shaving foam

• Instant mash

• Ketchup

• Non-dairy long/life milks

• Sweets & treats for children (freddo, buttons, mini cookies, haribo etc)

• Chocolate treats for adults

• Savoury biscuits

They also urgently need:

• Tinned fruit

• Coffee

• Long-life UHT Milk (semi-skimmed and full-fat only)

• Powdered milk

• Squash

• Long-life sponge puddings

• Tinned vegetables

• Long-life fruit juice

• Pump soap

• Deodorant – female and male

Please no more of these items as we are fully stocked: Pulses, pasta, rice, baked beans, tampons.

We thank you for your ongoing support.

Outdoor Classroom Day

19th May

Marsden March

22nd May - Link

Jubilee School Celebrations

25th May

Friends Mufti

25th May

Jubilee INSET Day

27th May

Reception enjoyed decorating biscuits.

In Year 1 the children practised their cutting skills and made their own fruit cocktail.

In Year 2 we have been exploring finger puppets. We have designed our own sea life finger puppet and will use this to spread awareness of plastic pollution. Before we have made our puppets we have been practising using a running stitch.

Resources for children