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We are very sorry but due to the General Election being held on 4th July, and the Sports Hall being used as a Polling station, we have had to change the date of our Sports day.  It will now be held on Thursday 20th June.  Year 1 and Year 2 will be in the morning starting at 9.30 am.  Reception will be in the afternoon starting at 1.15 pm.  We apologise for this change.

To coincide with the start of' Walk to School', Nursery have begun learning about different types of transport.  

This week they have been thinking about their favourite modes of transport.

Demonstrating their artistic flair, they have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the different prints they can make using a variety of wheels as well as experimenting with ice cubes and foil.  

In maths, they were practising ordering numbers to 5.  

They all enjoyed a visit from Audrey on Thursday as well as lots of fun learning in the outside area.  

This week we are reading 'The Naughty Bus'. The children have written descriptions of the character and learnt all about buses. We have looked at how buses were different in the past and designed our own buses for the future!  One group of children made their own naughty buses using different coloured tissue paper and scrap paper.

Our theme of learning this half term is 'The places we'll go'.  We have begun this by exploring lots of different maps of London. In music we have been practising our songs for our class assembly. We can't wait to show our grown-ups! 

We have painted beautiful red buses and thoroughly enjoyed going on adventures in our role play bus.

What an exciting start to the new half term!

It has been a lovely start to the half term with the sun shining. The children were all very excited to tell their half term news, they were a buzz of excitement.

In English, the children have begun their new story 'Claude at the Palace' by Alex Smith.  They made some great predictions using their imagination. They learnt about exclamation marks and applied this in their writing. The children wrote some beautiful character descriptions and used adjectives to make it interesting. 

In Maths, the children have begun looking at numbers to 100. They have been finding a variety of numbers using a 100 square and have been counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s to 100. They have begun exploring tens and ones in two digit numbers for example 54 has 5 tens and 4 ones. 

Can your child count in 5’s to 100? 5, 10, 15, 20..

As scientists, the children enjoyed recapping the parts of a plant and how a plant grows. They learnt some more names of garden and wild plants and sorted them. 

Can you ask your child if daffodils and tulips are a garden plant or wild plant? 

Acting as historians, the children talked about the British Monarchy. They learnt what a monarch is and the past Kings and Queens. The children learnt some facts about our King Charles III and why he is a significant person. 

Can you ask your child who our monarch is ?

In Design Technology, the children learnt where some foods come from, in particular fruits and vegetables. They have also learnt the names of different fruit and vegetables and sorted them. They have also used their scientific knowledge to explore how they grow?

Can your child name 5 vegetables? 

What a busy start to Summer 2 Year 2 have had.  

In maths, they started investigating capacity.  Looking at how much liquid different containers can hold.  

Can you ask them what units we use when measuring capacity?

This week they started learning about the Great Fire of London.  In English, they used different sources to help them research different facts about 17th Century London and compare it to London today.  They are all very excited about their upcoming trip to the Tower of London.  

They also enjoyed immersing themselves in a Now Press Play experience about the Great Fire of London 

Can they tell you 3 facts about 17th Century London?

In PE they have been developing their ball skills and in particular developing control when sending a ball.   

As designers they have been investigating structures including the difference between a natural and manufactured structure.

Can they give you examples of natural and man-made structures? 

They also enjoyed a visit from Audrey, our Wellbeing Woofer!

Please remember to pay and give permission for your child to attend the Year 1 trip to Hampton Court and Year 2 trip to The Tower of London via Arbor.  Thank you 

Please check the dates section regularly as dates may change and new dates will be added.

Click on the image above to find a range of different apps to support your child's mental well being.

There are many different views about physical chastisement, but it is widely accepted there are much more effective ways to teach children right from wrong. 

As a local authority, Sutton has seen a number of children coming to the attention of police and social care due to the use of physical chastisement and as such has worked with other local authorities on an initiative to reduce this number. 

In line with this initiative, we agree that anything that causes harm to a child is unacceptable.

As a school, we have a duty to report incidents of suspected or confirmed physical chastisement to social care and the police and this can be with ot without visible bruising, grazes, scratches, minor swelling, cuts as well as stress injuries from prolonged standing, position holding as these are banned by law in the United Kingdom.

Smacking or chastising that does not leave a mark is now illegal in Wales and Scotland, and there is currently pressure being placed on the Government to make it illegal in England and Northern Ireland too. It is therefore important to understand that even if a child has been smacked but no injuries are visible, social care or the police may still choose to take further action.

If you would like support on how to manage your child’s behaviour at home, please do not hesitate to contact us, we are here to help. 

Safeguarding Team

Sutton Community Uniform 

As some of you will be aware the Council runs a Community School Uniform shop to support families with the costs of living and as an effective way of recycling clothes that children quickly grow out of. 

It was originally established as a response to Covid but has since grown and has proved to be something that families really appreciate and value.

The service is provided through LBS Family Information Service and runs out of Tweedale Family Hub. 

If you are able to donate old uniform through to the community shop please use the contact details here

This is a free service and they do not charge parents for anything. 

More information can be found here

Sutton Dyslexia Association

The next meeting of Sutton Dyslexia Association is on

 Tuesday 11th June 2024 at 7.30pm at

The Friends Meeting House, 10, Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA

The talk will be on "Spelling". There will be tea and coffee afterwards and the opportunity for parents to meet each other and committee members. Entry is free.

Surrey County Council encourages residents to foster

Fostering is an incredibly rewarding experience that can transform the lives of both the children being fostered and the foster carers themselves. Children who enter the care system have often experienced trauma and instability in their lives, and a caring, stable foster family can make a significant difference in their wellbeing and development.

Nationally, there are currently over 70,000 children living with foster families in the UK. However, there is still a significant shortage of foster carers, with around 9,265 new foster families needed in the next year alone. In Surrey, there are over 1,000 children in care and Surrey County Council have just under 400 foster families.

Foster carers come from all walks of life and backgrounds, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to fostering. Whether you are single or married, young or old, own your own home or rent, you can still become a foster carer. The most important thing is a willingness to provide a safe and loving home for a child in need.

This is the message that Surrey County Council is promoting in national recruitment film ‘Any of Us’. The short film has been jointly funded by over 80 councils across England and aims to raise awareness about fostering, particularly among those people who may not have previously considered themselves suited to fostering. The film looks at the potential of three people from different backgrounds to become foster carers, and the potential of children they care for to grow and thrive. ‘Any of Us’ will be available to watch from 26 September.

If you have ever thought about fostering, now is the time to take that first step and find out more. The more people who consider fostering, the greater the chance of finding loving, stable homes for children in Surrey who desperately need them.

You can contact Surrey County Council Fostering Service on 0800 096 9626, via email at fostering.recruitment@surreycc.gov.uk or by visiting the website; www.surreycc.gov.uk/fostering

You can watch ‘Any of Us’ via Any of Us - YouTube and connect with the Fostering Service on social media via @surreyfostering

Dads' Football

Some Cheam Common School Dads get together on a weekly basis to play football and have a good chat. 

Join us in our WhatsApp group! ( https://chat.whatsapp.com/FwN7SksNXnBIxanYRJ9TEc) 

See you on the pitch!

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