Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park KT4 8UT Tel: 020 8337 1844

email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk www.cheamcommon.org.uk

Visit to 10 Downing Street

On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed teachers from across the country to Downing Street to thank them for the extraordinary work they have done keeping children learning during the pandemic, and getting them safely back into schools. We were delighted to hear before half term that Cheam Common had been invited to send two representatives to this event on behalf of all of those who work in schools across the country to provide amazing support to children, families & their community during the pandemic. It was a very special evening for Mrs Shirley and Mrs Hart.

CCJ's Virtual Trip to Chengdu, China

Before half term, 30 children from Year 5 and 6 joined other schools from LEO Academy Trust to take part in a week of online learning from True Education Partnership (TEP) to discover China's rich and exciting culture. Their virtual visit to Chengdu followed an action packed itinerary. Read on to find a report from TEP to see what they got up to.

After much anticipation, our UK students were welcomed by our Chinese hosts to embark on their ‘five-thousand mile’ virtual trip to Chengdu.

Equipped with their resource packs, worksheets, and authentic materials, students enjoyed putting their findings to practice during an afternoon of traditional Chinese craft sessions. Each student learned how to sketch, paint and print Chinese architecture using traditional techniques and produced beautiful rubber paintings.

Students were left feeling inspired after a virtual visit to the Sanxingdui Museum in Chengdu. Discovering the ‘Divine Tree’, ‘Standing Bronze Figure’, Gold Sceptre’, ‘Jade Zhang’ and ‘Stone Tiger’, were some of the many highlights that influenced the children to create their own projects.

The students were amazed by China’s many cultural customs and traditions and were excited to have a go for themselves. Each child worked with our Chinese teachers to master the art of Chinese calligraphy – an important part of the country’s artistic heritage.

Throughout the week the children learned about China and Chengdu’s exciting history and in particular the famous 3 Kingdoms Period.

To demonstrate their knowledge of Chinese culture, the pupils designed their very own Chinese dragons, made Bronze masks and Chinese knots and lanterns, and even tasted some traditional cuisine. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed learning about the famous Chengdu local street food and what makes it so unique.

A definite highlight of the week was the live interaction with 100 students in China. Our British students were fascinated by the size and scale of the Chinese schools as they tuned into their very own virtual tour of the school. They learned about the many differences between going to school in China and asked lots of questions.

Students in the UK were made to feel very welcome with special performances from their Chinese peers dedicated to their arrival.

During the ‘live’ sessions, our UK and Chinese students introduced themselves to one another as they got to know their favourite hobbies, aspirations, and daily life.

What better way to learn about China’s famous giant panda than a visit to Chengdu’s Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding! The children were amazed to see the giant pandas up-close and enjoyed learning about the species and its habitat.

Following an exciting morning, the students were busy making origami giant pandas – a technique that originated in medieval China.

Chinese Kong Fu is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. The students listened to its historic influences and were taught the traditional techniques by our native hosts. Very quickly, the students had mastered the form of martial arts and showed off the moves they had learnt.

What a fantastic opportunity for the children. Thank you to True Education Partnerships, LEO Academy Trust for organising and Cheam Fields' Primary for hosting.

London's Calling

This week, we have launched our new unit of learning for the Summer Term: London's Calling.

Children in each year group are working on particular areas such as Landmarks, Inventions, Art & Fashion. We look forward to updating you with their learning.

As part of World Ocean Day, Year 6 have been researching the Indian Ocean. Take a look at these excellent fact files they created using AdobeSpark.

Oscar: https://spark.adobe.com/page/3dsfXyKqTnoXk/…

Mollie: https://spark.adobe.com/page/33vGhyNlZwuCb/…

Prenavi: https://spark.adobe.com/page/TauvxP3DKiYuL/…

Laurence https://spark.adobe.com/page/x9uslJcRaTDyC/

Hamzah in 5A has been working hard to recreate songs using Chrome Music Lab.

Can you recognise these songs? Which is your favourite?

Happier

Blinding Lights

Mood

Thank a Teacher Day

For a fun celebration, children are invited to wear something sparkly on this day, Wednesday 23rd June.

Click here to register your interest in your child taking part in violin, guitar or ukulele lessons in school.

Sutton Dyslexia Drop In - Monday 5th July

The next Parent/ Carer Drop- In for Sutton Dyslexia Association , is on Monday 5th July 2021, from 9.45- 11.30 am at Oaks Park Cafe, Carshalton, SM7 3BA. There is a free car park at the Croydon Road entrance to the park.

Parents and carers of children with dyslexia are welcome to come along, meet others and exchange ideas. We will meet outside the cafe.

best wishes

For more information, contact Angie Eliis on 0208 642 5448.

Space2Be

Space2Be is a youth group for children aged 7 to 14 who have special needs and or a disability. For more information about this group, please click here.

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