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Friday 8th November 2019

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

News & Information

Take part in Interfaith Week at Home!

Interfaith week brings together different beliefs from across the country in order to understand how everybody is unique. Cheam Common is inviting everybody to share their beliefs! You could create a poster about different religions or festivals! Maybe create a video diary of rituals and traditions within your own family, create a multi-faith calendar or an artwork about beliefs whether they be religious or personal! The options are endless! Please hand any submissions into Miss Holloway by Friday 29th November 2019.

Any parents that wish to discuss their religions with pupils, please let Miss Holloway or the school office know! We would like to share your expertise with the children!

Our next RE day will focus on Sikhism.

Netball Matches against Devonshire Primary

On Wednesday 6th November, the new netball teams played their first matches of the season. This match was against Devonshire Primary who we have played before.

Match 1 - A team

The girls were all very excited to play and started off quickly, however they needed some reminders on always marking their players and using all the space on court! As the first half settled down, the girls started to play quickly, with more and more confidence; by the time the first half was over we were 9 goals up!!! In the second half the team’s confidence continued to grow and they began to play accurate netball as a team. The GK and GA both had many more opportunities to score and managed to up the score to 16. The match ended 16 - 1, a great way to start the season, well done everyone.

Match 2 - B team

Having watched the A team play, the B team were keen to get started. Their opposition was much more evenly matched and GK and GA had a lot fewer opportunities to shoot! However they managed to score a goal in the first half but so did Devonshire. The half time talk reminded the girls to mark just their player and use all the space; the second half saw the girls take this advice on board and play some great netball. The game ended 2 - 1 to Cheam which was a fair result for all their hard work. Well done to you all!

Breakfast and After School Club Christmas Dates

Please note that Cheam Common After School Club will finish at 6pm on Thursday 19th December and will return on Monday 6th January 2020 for Breakfast Club at 7:30am as usual.

NITTO ATP FINALS

We are delighted to have secured 30 tickets for our Year 5 and 6 Sports' Leaders to go to the Nitto ATP Tennis Finals at The O2 on Tuesday 12th November. The finals are the season-ending event for the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams.

Please remember to return your slip to Miss Kelly.

England vs. Montenegro UEFA Euros Qualifier Thursday 14th November

Don't forget that if you would like to apply for a ticket for your child to go to the England vs. Montenegro game, you need to return you completed permission slip by Friday 8th November (today). Please see the letter that was sent home for details.

RECYCLING CRISP PACKETS

Thank you to all who have brought in their empty crisp packets for us to recycle so far.

The Eco Council are collecting as many crisp packets as they can to recycle and turn into life-saving funds for Kent Air Ambulance.

Many thanks again for supporting us!

CHILDREN IN NEED 2019

On Friday 15th November, we will be supporting Children in Need. Children can come to school wearing their pyjamas in return for a £1 donation for Children in Need. Our School Council will also be organising a cake sale on this day.

SCHOOL CHRISTMAS DINNER - 18TH DECEMBER

Our School Christmas Dinner will be on Wednesday 18th December. If your child is usually a school dinner on this day then they will have this as usual. All children will receive a Christmas Cracker!

If you would like your child to have a Christmas Dinner then please pay via ParentPay. A letter with further details will go out shortly.

You can also find the menus for this half term here.

Follow us on Twitter!

You can get all of the latest news and updates from Cheam Common by following us on Twitter. We use our Twitter account as the news feed of Cheam Common Junior. We also use Twitter to keep parents up to date with residential trips, sports and music news, year group trips and other areas of school life.

@CCJacademy

Learning

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

Each week we put a brief synopsis of one of our Battle of the Books in the newsletter from a year group’s book list.

This week’s book is one of the new titles from the Year 6 book list and is 'Frostheart' by Jamie Littler; it has been recommended by Kornelia R.

For fans of Nevermore and How to Train a Dragon, prepare to venture on a heart-stopping adventure of a lifetime, full of brilliant characters, tons of laughter and a magical tale that is perfect for the oncoming winter nights.

Way out in the furthest part of the known world, a tiny stronghold exists all on its own, cut off from the rest of human-kind by monsters that lurk beneath the Snow Sea. Singing a forbidden lullaby, whilst trying to avoid his very grumpy yeti guardian, Tobu, Ash waits for the return of his parents. But life is about to get a whole lot more adventurous for Ash. When a brave rescue attempt reveals he has amazing magical powers, he's whisked aboard the Frostheart, a sleigh packed full of daring explorers who could use his help. But can they help him find his family? Frostheart is a rip-roaring action adventure that is a feast for the imagination. Accompanied with beautiful illustrations, Frostheart is a book, you won’t wish to put down!

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.

MAD ABOUT MATHS

Welcome to our weekly science bulletin. Here you will find interesting facts and activities all about science! Every week we will discuss a new topic and we will also be finding out what each year group have been learning about in their science lessons. If you complete the follow up activities or research the topics please present your findings to Miss Lane. Your work may even make onto our twitter page!

This week… the science behind fireworks.

Bonfire night was this week- but do you know how the colourful fireworks are actually made? A firework consists of three parts: the shell, the explosive and the "stars," which are the colourful little pellets you see in the sky when the firework explodes. The standard type of shell used in fireworks is the aerial shell. It's usually spherical or cylindrical in shape, and it holds the explosive material – gunpowder. Gunpowder is made up of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate. All of these components react with each other to create an explosion when heat is applied. In order to get the shell up high enough in the sky, it has to be lifted somehow. Usually the shell is mounted on a tube, and another sample of gunpowder is lit at the other end. This rockets the firework into the sky, where it explodes and lights up the star pellets.

Over to you!

Can you find out how different colours and shapes are created in fireworks? How can we be safe around fireworks? You could even create a firework safety poster.

Don’t forget to present your findings to Miss Lane!

A Recipe to Try at Home - Tomato Soup

Ingredients

Serves: 6

725g fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, sliced
4 whole cloves
475ml chicken stock
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar, or to taste

Method

Prep: 5min › Cook: 30min › Ready in: 35min

In a stockpot, over medium heat, combine the tomatoes, onion, cloves and chicken stock. Bring to the boil, and cook gently for about 20 minutes to blend all of the flavours. Remove from heat and run the mixture through a sieve or food mill into a large bowl, or saucepan. Discard anything left in the sieve or food mill.
In the now empty stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour to make a roux, cooking until the roux is a medium brown. Gradually whisk in a bit of the sieved tomato mixture, so that no lumps form, then stir in the rest. Season with a little sugar and salt, and adjust to taste.

Why not ask your child how they used our Word of the Week?

Year 3:

hazardous

Year 4:

perilous

Year 5:

treacherous

Year 6:

precarious

Excellence

Star of the Week Certificates

Congratulations to the following children who received the Star of the Week Awards last week:

Year 3

3B: Sofian

3G: Ama

3H: Atrisa

3L: Altjona

Year 4

4H: Abigail

4RM: Oscar

4SM: Kyssila

4S: Veda

Year 5

5A: Michael

5C: Dua

5J: Yvonne

5W: Ava

Year 6

6C: Maisie

6K: Alex C

6P: Marcus H

6S: Katie A

PRIDE Values Certificates

Congratulations to the following children who received the Pride Values Awards last week:

Year 3

3B: Ezre

3G: Kian B

3H: Amie

3L: Cristiano

Year 4

4H: Rosslyn

4RM: Claudia

4SM: Jacob

4S: Luis

Year 5

5A: Shlok

5C: Veer

5J: Aiden

5W: Zac

Year 6

6C: Nicola

6K: Courtney

6P: Ibrahim J

6S: Anna B

Cheam Common Rights Respecting Schools' Certificates

Congratulations to the following children who have displayed outstanding, respectful behaviour last week:

Year 3

3B: Genevieve

3G: Thinon

3H: Noah

3L: Nathan

Year 4

4H: Eden

4RM: Isla

4SM: Anaya

4S: Connor

Year 5

5A: Oliva

5C: JiMin

5J: Harrison

5W: Etana

Year 6

6C: Zac P

6K: Logan

6P: Ella M

6S: Melissa S

144 Club

The children in the 144 Club know all their times tables up to 12 x 12. Membership of the Club has to be achieved each term! Congratulations to the following children who are now members of the club:

Year 3:

Toby, Ivelin ,Nathan, Soyool and Ezel

Year 6:

Courtney

Year 3:

Year 3 have started preparing themselves to enter the 144 club by completing 72 times table questions in under 5 minutes.

Congratulations to Jeanie who managed to get into

the Year 3 '72 Club.'

Times Table Rockstar Leader Board

Here are our Times Table Rockstar Class Battle winners for this week.

Well done to the following classes for having the highest scores this week. Who will top the leader board next week? Keep playing to help your class.

1st - 4SM 2nd - 3G 3rd - 5C

Opportunity

Supporting Siblings

(A Workshop for Parents and Siblings over the age of 8)

NAS Sutton Training for Professionals:

"Small Steps to Encourage Communication

in Children with SEND"

Tuesday 12 November

9.45am - 11.30am, Carshalton Beeches

If you work with children with SEND then this workshop is not to be missed...

The ability to share attention and to have the motivation or desire to communicate is vital for all aspects of learning and socialising, but some children with SEND can experience difficulties in achieving these valuable skills.

This workshop, written for professionals, will look at the fundamentals of early communication and how missing out on these early developmental stages can impact on children’s ability to interact and engage. Participants will gain a greater understanding of, and confidence in, using a variety of strategies to create a desire to communicate and develop shared attention. You should leave this workshop feeling more confident in using a small step approach to promote communication.

Suitable for Teachers, TA's, carers or childminders.

£20pp

Places must be booked in advance through link below:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-lmpdjz

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Sporting Fixtures

Here are some of the dates for our sporting fixtures so far this term. Please check the dates section regularly as new dates may be added.

GIRLS' FOOTBALL:

Monday 11th November, CCJ vs Nonsuch, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough Cup 1st Round

Monday 9th December, CCJ vs Barrow Hedges, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

Thursday 16th January, CCJ vs Dorchester, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

Friday 31st January, CCJ vs All Saints Benhilton, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

Friday 14th February, CCJ vs Robin Hood, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

Y6 BOYS' A FOOTBALL:

Thursday 5th December, CCJ vs St Dunstan’s, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Tuesday 14th January, CCJ vs Cheam Park Farm, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Friday 24th January, CCJ vs Westbourne, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Friday 6th March, CCJ vs Avenue, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Friday 20th March , CCJ vs St Cecilia’s, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Y6 BOYS' B FOOTBALL:

Thursday 7th November, CCJ vs Manor Park, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam League - Lost 2:0

Monday 18th November, CCJ vs Brookfield, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam League

Monday 25th November, CCJ vs Cheam Park Farm, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam League

Monday 2nd December, CCJ vs St Cecilia’s, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam League

Thursday 12th December, CCJ vs Avenue, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam League

Monday 3rd February, CCJ vs Avenue, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam Cup 1st Round

Y5 BOYS' FOOTBALL:

Monday 18th November, CCJ vs Nonsuch, Y5 Boys’ Sutton & Cheam Cup 1st Round

All league games above to be played at Sutton United with a 3.45pm Kick Off.

Dates For Your Diary

Here are the dates for this term. Dates may change and we will notify you as soon as possible if this happens. Please check the dates section regularly as new dates may be added.

NOVEMBER

Saturday 9th November - International Women’s Football - England v Germany, 5:30pm

Monday 11^th – Friday 15^th November – Anti-Bullying Week

Monday 11th November - Online Safety Parent Workshop

Friday 15th November - Children in Need

Monday 18^th November - Wednesday 20^th November – Challenge Partners QA Review

Thursday 21^stNovember - Year 6 Handball - Carshalton Boys, 1-3:30pm

Friday 22^nd November - RE Day 2 - Sikhism

Monday 25^th November – Friday 29^th November – Autumn Term Assessment Week

Monday 25^th November - Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics Heat 1 - Sutton High, 1-3:30pm

Tuesday 26^th November - Science Quiz, Alexandra Palace

Wednesday 27^th November - Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics Heat 2-Wallington Girls, 10-12pm & 1-3pm

DECEMBER

Monday 2^nd December – Christmas decorations up this week!

Tuesday 3^rd December – Year 3 Music Assembly to Parents - TBC

Wednesday 4^th December – Orchestra & Choir Christmas Concert to Parents, 9.15am Please note change of date.

Wednesday 4^th December – Orchestra & Choir Christmas Concert to the school, 10am

Thursday 5^th December – Year 3 Science Museum & Sleepover

Friday 6^th December – Science Day

Monday 9^thDecember - School Council visit to Houses of Parliament

Tuesday 10^th December – Year 3 Music Assembly to Parents

Tuesday 10th December - Rock Steady Concert to Parents

Wednesday 11^th December – Christmas Pantomime for all Year Groups, 9.30am - TBC

Friday 13^th December – Christmas Jumper Day

Friday 13^th December – Y5&6 Christmas Production to the school, 10.45am

Friday 13^th December – Y3&4 Christmas Production to the school, 1.45pm

Monday 16^th December – Y5&6 Christmas Production, 9.15am, 2pm and 7pm

Tuesday 17^th December – Y3&4 Christmas Production, 9.15am, 2pm and 7pm

Wednesday 18^th December – Christmas Dinner, 11.45am – 1.30pm

Wednesday 18^thDecember - Class Christmas Parties, 1.15pm – 3.15pm

Wednesday 18th December - House Point Winners’ - MUFTI Day

Thursday 19th December - End of Term Merit Assembly, 9:15am

Thursday 19^th December – Christmas Carols & Songs in the Hall at 11am

Thursday 19th December - Last Day of Term, school finishes at 2:15pm

Friday 20^th December – Friday 3^rd January – Christmas Holiday

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