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

School council and behaviour policy including Be ready bee!!

This week the school councillors and Mrs Hughes met to discuss our new behaviour policy. They decided that this half term our focus bee would be the "Be Ready to Learn Bee." They worked collaboratively to decide what being ready to learn looked like and then designed a poster that will go up in the classrooms to remind the children how they can show that they are 'ready to learn.'

Each week a class from both Year One and Year Two will receive the 'Bee Award." In collaboration with their class and teacher the school councillors will 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. Other members of staff can make nominations and Mrs Hughes and Miss Thorndycraft will also 'bee' on the lookout. The classes will be announced each week during assembly on Friday and will win the 'Be Ready Bee' for the week.

The school council were buzzing with excitement during our assembly and are looking forward to adding their nominations to our 'bee box' next week.

Workshops

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding virtual parent workshops this half term. The workshops will give you an opportunity to learn about our approach to mathematics and specific focuses in Read, Write, Inc. This will give you a better understanding of how to support your child at home and strengthen our home school partnership.

The dates are as follows:

Year 1 and Year 2 Maths Workshop - 24th January 4.30 pm

Reception and Year 1 Read, Write, Inc: Blending - 27th January 4.00pm

Year 2 Read, Write, Inc: Fluency - 27th January 5.00 pm

A link for each workshop will be shared with you on the morning it is being held. If you would like us to include anything specific, please email the office the Friday before the workshop date.

Winnie the Pooh Day (EYFS)

Tuesday 18th January

Year 1 and Year 2 Maths Parent Workshop

Monday 24th January 4.30pm

Reception and Year 1 Read, Write, Inc: Blending Parent Workshop

27th January 4pm

Reception and Year 1 Read, Write, Inc: Fluency Parent Workshop

27th January 5pm

National Storytelling Week (Rec and Y1)

Week commencing Monday 30th January

Chinese New Year

Tuesday 1st February

Place 2 be Mental Health Week/ Race Equality Week

Monday 7th February

Parent consultations for EYFS and KS1 (more details to follow)

Week commencing 7th February

Safer Internet Day

Tuesday 8th February

Half term

14th-18th February

Last week Year 1 and Year 2 children attended Chance to Shine sessions.

Chance to Shine is a charity that aims to give children the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket.

Year 1 enjoyed their Now Press Play session where they learnt about seasons.

The children enjoyed visiting Forest School. They made their own binoculars and looked for birds.

Year 2 children enjoyed writing poems about storms.

Happier January

Resources for children