Cheam Common Weekly Newsletter
Cheam Common Weekly Newsletter
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Friday 8th May 2020
Friday 8th May 2020
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park KT4 8UT Tel: 020 8337 1844
email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk www.cheamcommon.org.uk
Learning Together, Aiming High
Learning Together, Aiming High
News & Information
News & Information
MESSAGE TO OUR KEYWORKERS
MESSAGE TO OUR KEYWORKERS
Thank you for everything you are doing!
Cheam Common Football Video
Cheam Common Football Video
Like many of us, Cheam Common footballers are missing football right now. Therefore, we thought we would like to share this video ywith you so you can get your football fix. We hope you enjoy it! Thank you to all the children for taking part, all of the adults behind the camera who may have filmed multiple takes and lastly to Miss Kelly for putting the video together!
Year 6 Live Art Lesson
Year 6 Live Art Lesson
On Wednesday, Year 6 participated in a live art lesson, learning how to draw ancient Mayan faces and an array of animals typically worshiped during these times. They produced some impressive work and we cannot wait for next week's session! Well done Year 6!
Letters of Joy - Sutton Age UK
Letters of Joy - Sutton Age UK
We need your help to help bring smiles to older people of Sutton by sending them a lovely picture, letter or poem. Age UK Sutton is supporting hundreds of older people during coronavirus, many of whom have nobody else, or are desperately missing regular contact with friends, neighbours, and family. These letters will be sent to older people isolating at home, in care homes, and in hospital to bring some cheer in these difficult times. Thank you to everyone who has sent a letter so far. Here are some that we have seen this week.
You can email your letters to your year group mailboxes or send your letter directly to:
Age UK Sutton
Sutton Gate
Carshalton Road
Sutton
SM1 4LE
Marked FAO Jemma Thornton/Letters of Joy
CHEAM COMMON POSTCARDS
CHEAM COMMON POSTCARDS
Our first few Cheam Common Postcards have been sent home over the past couple of weeks. These postcards are another way of us communicating with you to celbrate great work, ideas or attitudes that we have been impressed with during this time!
We hope they will put a smile on everyone's faces!
Who will be next to receive one?
Year 3:
Year 3:
Elise
Khy
Abdullah
Max
Sofie
Harry
Year 4:
Year 4:
Rosie C
Harry L
Erica
Isla
Abi
Year 5:
Year 5:
Oscar
Inzar
Rohan
Maya
Year 6:
Year 6:
Seong-Ryeong
Crispin
VE Day - 8th May
VE Day - 8th May
Today we commemorate 75 years since the end of the Second World War.
The children have been completing lots of activities this week to mark this occassion and yesterday enjoyed a very special CCJ Virtual VE Day Tea Party. We hope you all enjoyed it!
Please share any work, picture and videos with us by emailing your year group email addresses.
You can also tweet them too!
In case you missed Miss Maclean's VE Day assembly, you can watch it again here. We hope you enjoy it!
YEAR 4 VE DAY SPEECHES ON FLIPGRID
YEAR 4 VE DAY SPEECHES ON FLIPGRID
This week, Year 4 have been writing their own speeches to announce the end of the Second World War in Europe. They took on the role of PM Winston Churchill and recorded their speech on Flipgrid. We think theyare great - well done!
Click here to watch Samuel's Winston Churchill Speech.
Click here to watch Vasu's Winston Churchill Speech.
Click here to watch Erica's Winston Churchill Speech.
Click here to watch Ruby's Winston Churchill Speech.
Click here to watch Claudia's Winston Churchill Speech.
Click here to watch Sara'a Winston Churchill Speech.
Click here to watch Zeke's Winston Churchill Speech.
Silvia's Book Review
Silvia's Book Review
Silvia in 3B wrote a book review for the book 'Aliens Invaded my Talent Show' after buying it during our Usborne Book Fair. We were delighted to see that her book review was retweeted by the author, Matt Brown and a comment thanking her for her review. Well done Sylvia.
Chuck's Lego Video
Chuck's Lego Video
Well done to Chuck and his older brother, Dylan for creating this fantastic Lego video.
We have loved seeing so much creative work over the past few weeks.
You can watch it here. We hope you enjoy it!
YEAR 3 DRUMMING
YEAR 3 DRUMMING
Year 3 enjoyed their second online drumming lesson with Inspireworks this week. They are learning how to play the cajón, a box-shaped percussion instrument from Peru. Using empty cardboard & plastic boxes, the children enjoyed making music with Kostas! We hope to see you all again at the same time next week!
TIMES TABLE ROCK STARS LEADER BOARD
TIMES TABLE ROCK STARS LEADER BOARD
This month we have been challenged by our friends from Brookfield Primary to a times table battle and what a battle it is!
Congratulations to the following children for being in the top 5 leader board for achieving the most points towards their classes' overall score.
1st: Louis (5C)
2nd: Beau (4RM)
3rd: Seyi (3B)
4th: Archie (5C)
5th: Harry L (4RM)
Well done also to the following classes for the highest points this week:
1st: 5C
2nd: 4RM
3rd: 3B
4th: 3G
5th: 4S
DOODLE MATHS
DOODLE MATHS
Well done to our top doodlers this week:
Y3 - Sally 3H
Y4 - Rihannon 4H
Y5 - Brian 5W
Y6 - Jake 6S
Congratulations to 3B for being the winning class this week. Who will be our leaders next week?
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Design a Super Bear Competition!
Design a Super Bear Competition!
Enter this 'Design a Super Bear' competition. The winning teddy will be sold in John Lewis and Waitrose shops later this year, with 100% of the profits going to the NHS.
Don't forget to send us your entries too via your year group email address!
Click here for instructions.
Click here for template poster.
National Doughnut Week - 9th-16th May
National Doughnut Week - 9th-16th May
Due to the current situation, The Children's Trust and CSM Bakery Solutions have made the decision to cancel National Doughnut Week 2020.
However, if you want to get baking at home and try to make your own doughnut recipes then please do! Don't forget to share some pictures with us!
If you would still like to support The Children's Trust, a national charity that provides care for children all over the country, the click this link:
https://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/other-support
National Numeracy Day- 13th May
National Numeracy Day- 13th May
Next Wednesday is National Numeracy Day, sponsored by White Rose Maths Hub.
"National Numeracy Day is all about recognising that numbers play a big part in all our lives and helping people sharpen their skills and build their confidence"
All the online maths lessons on this day will all involve activities from the Numeracy Day handbook.
LEO Academies is excited to be taking part in National Numeracy Day on Wednesday 13th May!
Instead of a daily maths lesson, there will be a one-off video session with different activities and challenges from National Numeracy Day to try! We want to celebrate all of the fantastic maths work you are doing at home, so please share with us any pictures, work or activities you are getting up to.
If you want to tweet, make sure you use: #NationalNumeracyDay @Nat_Numeracy @CCJacademy
Click here for more information and to download resources to use at home.
There are also plans for a Virtual Festival to be held. Check out their website or the LEO Distance Learning website for more information!
Young Voices at HOME - June 2nd
Young Voices at HOME - June 2nd
Young Voices are planning the world's biggest concert on Tuesday 2nd June at 2.30pm. Children from all over the world are invited to join this project and be part of the world's largest children's choir from the comfort of their own homes.
The Young Voices team are very aware that all school concerts and all childrens' concerts have been cancelled so they are giving pupils from all over the world the opportunity to come together and sing the song Power in Me which is suitable for KS2 pupils.
All the resources for this project can be found in the music section of LEO distance learning website and further details can be found here youngvoices.co.uk/powerinme and here youtu.be/jYN9BxpH5ik
If you take part, don't forget to tweet using: @YVconcerts @LEO_Music7 #PowerinMe
Online Lessons & Distance Learning
Online Lessons & Distance Learning
LEO Distance Learning Sites
LEO Distance Learning Sites
Please click here to access the LEO Distance Learning Sites.
These will allow you to access:
A variety of activities
Online English and Maths lessons (Monday-Friday)
Additional resources
Distance Learning Email Addresses:
Year3 - ccjy3homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Year4 - ccjy4homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Celebrating some of the fantastic work this week!
Celebrating some of the fantastic work this week!
PROJECT BASED HOME LEARNING
PROJECT BASED HOME LEARNING
Below are each year group's Project Based Home Learning for this term.
The topics for the Summer Term are:
Year 3: Ancient Greeks
Year 4: Blue Abyss
Year 5: Ancient Egypt
Year 6: Ancient Mayans
These are also available on our website here. Each year group have set a range of tasks that children may like to complete. These tasks will immerse children with the topic they are learning about and will also support their learning. There is no expectation to complete all of them or to complete one each week. The children can choose which tasks they would like to do. Please send any work into your Year Group email addresses. Your class teachers and Miss Gunner would love to see your work!
Information & Resources
Information & Resources
Wellbeing Resources
Wellbeing Resources
The NHS's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)have produced a website full of resources. This site was created for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being.
Click here to access the website.
We hope that you find it helpful.
Mentally Healthy Schools have gathered some useful resources and tips to help you address anxiety arising from these challenging times. Click here to access the toolkit.
This may be a difficult time for many people, but with the right support and coping methods in place, we can make it a little easier. Take care of each other and take care of yourself.
Every Mind Matters has now released expert advice and top tips on how to look after your mental wellbeing if you need to stay at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It also includes guidance if you’re feeling worried or anxious about the outbreak.
Please visit: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
You could also try Take a Deep Breath.
Tips to help you sleep better.
School Nurse
School Nurse
The current school nursing service is continuing to operate during this time.
Should you require any help please call
0208 770 5409.
Online Safety
Online Safety
The London Grid For Learning have created a blogspot specifically aimed at parents and carers to support their children during these challenging times.
It contains top tips and ideas for parents to keep children safe online during Covid school closures.
Click here to access the blog.
Jigsaw Lesson
Jigsaw Lesson
It is important children have time to reflect and talk about any concerns they have. Jigsaw have shared a story a second story and calm time for children to access. This story is about 2 adults, 3 children, a rabbit, two hamsters and a humongous dog called Bongo. It explores how hectic family life can be and how we can all help to make life at home more harmonious, even the dog.
Click on this link: https://families.jigsawpshe.com/stuck-at-home-2/#1584979396483-e22dfa43-66d5
MoneySense from Natwest
MoneySense from Natwest
MoneySense from NatWest has just released free curriculum-linked resources for KS1 and KS2 to support teaching of financial education, numeracy and PSHE while for many, learning is taking place at home.
Each flexible bundle includes a step-by-step Learning Guide, a mix of interactive games, videos and activity sheets and gives opportunities to broaden the learning with fun extension and family activities.
Click here for more details.
National Theatre Collection
National Theatre Collection
In response to the school closures caused by Coronavirus, National Theatre is now offering username and password access to the National Theatre Collection. For a temporary period, plays can be accessed remotely ensuring students studying from home can still watch them.
Your access details are: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com
Username: 6Mx93Kq/fy
Password: 1Gz99Bjwv4
(The Log in button is in the top right-hand corner of the landing page. Please insert your username and password to left-hand option of the login pop-up.)
Please ensure you are typing the credentials in rather than copying and pasting them as this can insert invisible spaces which invalidate the details. These should be entered under the ‘access log in’ and not the ‘personal log in’. If you have any difficulties please test in another browser as some are known as having issues.
These details must not be offered to anyone external to our school or posted on social media.
Please note the free access is only to the National Theatre Collection whilst Drama Online is made up of 11 collections in total which are available via subscription. If you would like more information on these please click here.
Click the picture for ideas to keep busy at home!
Click the picture for ideas to keep busy at home!
Learning
Learning
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Evernight by Ross Mackenzie
Thousands of years ago, the Evernight came to the Silver Kingdom and turned everything to darkness and chaos. It was only defeated thanks to the skill and bravery of the Witches. But now the Evernight is about to return, released by the evil Mrs Hester, and the only spell that might stop it is lost, deep below the great city of King's Haven. Then orphan Larabelle Fox stumbles across a mysterious wooden box while treasure-hunting in the city's sewers. Little does she realise she is about to be catapulted into an adventure, facing wild magic and mortal danger - and a man who casts no shadow . . .
Enter an assured fantasy land set in a richly imaginative world, filled with complex characters, wonderful witches, wizards and magic! A thrilling, vivid adventure dripping with genuine menace that will truly capture your imagination!
Remember to fill in a book review once you have read a book so that your teacher can stamp your bookmark!
You can find your child's Battle of the Books suggested book list on our school website via the following link:
http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/website/supporting_the_curriculum/331291
Here you will find most books listed, however we are continually updating and showcasing our recommended reads as new books are released.
SCIENCE SPOTTED!
SCIENCE SPOTTED!
This week's challenge is to see if you can make a lemon sink!
Some of you may be shocked to learn that when a lemon is put in water it floats!
Can you figure out how you can make the lemon sink and also think about why it floats in the first place?
Once you have figured this out, you might want to think about other fruits that float in water too!
Please do send us your solutions! It will be interesting to see if there is more than one way of doing this. And when you are done, why not use the lemons to make a nice refreshing lemonade!
MAD ABOUT MATHS
MAD ABOUT MATHS
Why not ask your child how they used our Word of the Week?
Why not ask your child how they used our Word of the Week?
Year 3:
Year 3:
defiant
Year 4:
Year 4:
rebellious
Year 5:
Year 5:
obstinate
Year 6:
Year 6:
quarrelsome
Opportunity
Opportunity
LEO LOTTERY
LEO LOTTERY
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- Tickets can be purchased by anyone over the age of 16 including parents, staff, family members, friends and work colleagues so please help us promote this new initiative. The more tickets we sell, the bigger the prize pot!
You can make a BIG DIFFERENCE to our trust!
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