28th January 2022
Cheam Common Infants' Weekly Newsletter
Cheam Common Infants' Academy: Balmoral Road, Worcester Park KT4 8SS
Email: ccioffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk www.cheamcommoninfants.com
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Updates
Number Day
On Friday 4th February, we will be taking part in Number Day to raise money for the NSPCC. We would like the children to come to school dressed in anything number related for example a football shirt, handmade costume, face paint. The children can wear as little or as much as they like! If you would like to donate, click here for our Just Giving page.
Place2be Mental Health Week - 7th February- 11th February
The theme of this year's Children's Mental Health Week is 'Growing Together'. Children will be taking part in lots of activities to look at how they can grow linked to our 'HAPPY' strategy.
Dress to Express!
On Friday 11th February, children can wear their own clothes (including fancy dress and football kits!). They will pay for this with a kindness coin they will make in school.
As part of Children's Mental Health week, our Family Support Workers are offering a parent session on 'Supporting your child's emotional well being' on Monday 7th February from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Green Hut at Cheam Common Juniors. If you would like to book a place on the workshop, please complete this form
Workshops
This week we had three parent workshops and 75 parents attended. The first workshop was for Year 1 and Year 2 Maths and was led by Mrs Dolling - Click here to view the recording. The second workshop was for Reception and Year 1 Read, Write, Inc blending and Mrs Hughes led this workshop - Click here to view the recording. The final workshop was for Year 2 Read, Write, Inc fluency and was also led by Mrs Hughes - Click here to view the recording. If you have any further questions, please ask your class teacher or email the year group inbox.
Big Garden Bird Watch
Don't forget to visit Seesaw or Google classroom to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch.
Please support Friends collection for the local food bank.
Friends have created a Get Active Challenge for February. This is a great opportunity to complete a challenge as a family. We can't wait to see the pictures! Here is the link for the Just Giving Page and the Facebook page
Upcoming events
NSPCC Number Day - mufti
4th February
Foodbank donations
4th February
Place 2 be Mental Health Week/Race Equality Week
Monday 7th February
Dress to Express Mufti
Friday 11th February
Parent consultations for EYFS and KS1
(please refer to our email dated 24/01/2021)
Week commencing 7th February
Safer Internet Day
Tuesday 8th February
Half term
14th-18th February
Return to school
21st February
Things to celebrate
Star of the Week Certificates (Week 4)
Congratulations to the following children who received the Star of the Week Awards last week:
Nursery
Ducklings: Myron
Fawns: Aarathe
Rabbits: James
Reception
Badgers: Lyla
Foxes: Taotao
Hedgehogs: Phoebe
Squirrels: Edna
Year 1
Finches: Jess
Robins: Avi
Sparrows: Melinda
Wrens: Emily
Year 2
Eagles: Christopher
Falcons: Flora
Kestrels: Erina
Owls: Sofia
3 Bees Certificates (Week 4)
Congratulations to the following children who received the Going for 3 Bees Awards this week:
Nursery
Ducklings: Danny
Fawns: Ridhuna
Rabbits: Millie
Reception
Badgers: Dylan
Foxes: Jonathan
Hedgehogs: Hallie
Squirrels: Collyn
Year 1
Finches: Max
Robins: Bertie
Sparrows: Khloe H
Wrens: Naya
Year 2
Eagles: Noah
Falcons: Kayden
Kestrels: Finlay
Owls: Gowon
Be Ready to Learn Bee
Each week the School Councillors and class teachers nominate their class with a reason explaining how their class has shown that they are ready to learn and why they think they should receive the weekly reward.
This week congratulations go to
Finches for being respectful to their supply teacher this week.
Owls for being ready to learn by practicing their class rules and jobs every day!
Word of the Week
Y1: scent
Y2: property
Best Attendance last week
Finches
Doodle Spell
Top 5 Year 1 children who have made the most progress in Doodle Spell last week:
Theo
Max
Isla
George
Top 5 Year 2 children who have made the most progress in Doodle Spell last week:
Henry
Mukul
Charlotte
Lucy
Doodle Maths
Top 5 Year 1 children who have made the most progress in Doodle Maths last week:
Barclay
Chloe
Owen
Aadhith and Amrik
Selena and Tom
Top 5 Year 2 children who have made the most progress in Doodle Maths last week:
Gustavo
Yug
Gowon
Jessica
Matias
This week one of Reception children received a very exciting message from the real life astronaut Tim Peake.
What has been happening in school?
Year 2 have been learning how to code using Scratch.
Information and Resources
Click here to book a place on this training
Happier January
Resources for children
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