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Friday 11th October 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

YEAR 4 VISIT TO FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE

By Sesandi, Abi & Elma (4S)

On Friday, Year 4 visited Fishbourne Roman Palace in Chichester. We arrived at school at 7.30 and set off on the long coach journey to Chichester.

When we got there, we started by looking at some of the marvellous mosaics. There were hundreds, maybe even thousands of little tiles glued together to make many unique floors! All of the mosaics were over 2000 years old so it was amazing to see that some of them had survived! After that, we watched a short film all about the palace. What we saw on Friday was only half of what was originally there and it was already so huge! We had a look around the gardens, searching the different herbs and flowers that were used for medicines, perfume and in cooking. We pretended to be Rich Roman people being fed by slaves!

After lunch, we had our workshop. Our favourite part was where we got to pretend to be archaeologists and we had to investigate real Roman objects and try to figure out what each item was used for. Some of us then got to dress up as Rich Roman residents of the palace and some of us had to be slaves!

Once the workshop was over, it was time to return to school and to say goodbye to Fishbourne Roman Palace.

Thank you to our teachers for this great trip to reinforce the learning we have been doing in class. We are really enjoying this topic! We are looking forward to our next trip.

LEO BADMINTON COMPETITION

On Thursday afternoon Boris, Mati, Nico, Marcus H and Joshua K from Year 6 travelled to Cheam Fields to take part in the first LEO Badminton competition of the year!

There were three groups of five and each player competed in four matches to see who would finish at the top of their group to progress to the semi finals.

Joshua won 3 out 4 matches and finished second in his group!

Mati won 3 out 4 matches and finished second in his group! Mati was the best runner up and qualified for the semi finals! Mati was defeated in the semi finals vs the current Surrey County League Champion.

Marcus won 2 out 4 matches and finished third place in his group!

Nico won 2 out of 4 matches and finished third place in his group!

Boris won 4 out 4 matches and finished first place in his group and qualified for the semi finals where he had a tight 11-9 victory to march into the final to face the current Surrey County League Champion where he battled fantastically to win the whole LEO Trust Tournament 13-11! Congratulations Boris!

Well done to everyone who took part; great determination was shown. Thank you to Cheam Fields for hosting.

YEAR 4 NOMADS' KORFBALL COMPETITION

On Monday evening we travelled to Glyn School for the Year 4 Nomads' Korfball Championships. We had a great evening of sport!

We got off to a great start in the group winning our first game 5-0 vs Stanley Park B team which included a basket from every player Zeke, Vasu, Zac M and Elo.

In our second and last group qualifying game, we faced Nonsuch Primary where we won 3-0 which sent us through to the semi finals!

In the semi final we faced Stanley Park A where it ended 0-0 in our hardest, tightest game so far! Following a penalty shootout, we won 4-3 with Vasu, Elo, Zac M and Zeke all scoring their baskets to send us into the final!

We faced Cheam Park Farm in the final. It was a thrilling game, which saw a hat trick of baskets from Zeke, but we were unfortunately defeated 5-3.

Congratulations to our Year 4 Korfball Team; Runners Up at the Sutton Schools’ Championships! Also a big congratulations to Zeke who was voted by Nomads' Korfball Club as player of the tournament! Great efforts all evening from Vasu, Elo, Zeek and Zac M!

YEAR 6 SURREY CUP BATTLE

On Wednesday afternoon, our football team headed off to St Stephens in the first round of the Y6 Boys' Surrey Cup!

We got off to a great start and after two minutes, Luke T won the ball and found Omari who was able to cut across his defender to find the far bottom corner! 1-0!

Straight from a St Stephens' kick off, Eddie G and Bolu pressurised the St Stephens' defence to play a loose pass which Omari darted onto! 2-0 Cheam Common!

Following this, a long free kick by St Stephens saw it go straight in to make it 2-1.

Cheam Common reacted really well and from a great tackle to win the ball back, the ball was played to Zac P who sent a great pass to Bolu who found the top corner! 3-1!

St Stephens showed some excellent passing and their centre forward found the back of the net! 3-2!

Right on half time we extended our lead to two again with a header from Bolu. 4-2!

Half Time! 4-2

Straight after half time, St Stephens came fighting back with two long range shots to make the score level! 4-4!

Omari answered back with a great long strike to find the top corner! 5-4!

St Stephens managed to break through after a tackle and found the back of the net! 5-5!

St Stephens were really now on top and another great long range effort found the top corner! For the first time Cheam Common found themselves losing! 5-6

Cheam Common answered this setback in the best possible way, Zac P found Joesph M in a great space out wide and whipped in a great cross to Bolu to finish 6-6!

With the last seconds of the game Cheam Common got a penalty! Up steps Bolu but unfortunately the keeper pulls off a great save!

Full Time! 6-6

Extra Time started and St Stephens scored straight away with some great play down the right side! 6-7

With seconds to go of the second half of extra time, Eddie G found Bolu and with a wonderfully timed pass saw Bolu slot it home! 7-7!

Full Time of Extra Time!

Penalties!

A tense penalty shoot out saw three fantastic saves from Ben and a great penalty from Benji and Eddie to finally secure the victory and put Cheam Common through to the next round!

A huge congratulations to the boys who showed great determination against a very strong St Stephens' side in a well contested tie!

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

Thursday 10th October 2019

What is mental health?

Your mental health affects how you feel, think and act. It refers to your emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. Your mental health can change and fluctuate on a daily basis and over time, and can be affected by a range of factors.

Just as it’s important to look after your physical health, the same is true for your mental health. Your state of wellbeing affects how you cope with stress, relate to others, make choices, and play a part in your family, community, workplace and among your friends.

Good Mental Health Among Children:

When children have good levels of wellbeing it helps them to:

learn and explore the world
feel, express and manage positive and negative emotions
form and maintain good relationships with others
cope with, and manage, change, setbacks and uncertainty
develop and thrive.

When children look after their mental health and develop their coping skills it can help them to boost their resilience, self-esteem and confidence. It can also help them learn to settle themselves, feel calm, and engage positively with their education - which can, in turn, improve their academic attainment.

The facts about mental health and children

One in 10 primary school children aged five to 10 has an identifiable mental health condition – that’s around three children in every class! Among this age group, boys are twice as likely as girls to have a mental health problem.

The move to secondary school sees an increase in the number of children struggling, with one in seven children aged 11 to 16 having an identifiable mental health condition. However, during these teen years, boys and girls are equally likely to be affected.

While more than half of all mental health problems are established by the age of 14, the factors that can put a child more at risk of developing a mental health problem can often be identified much earlier. If a child who is at risk isn’t given early support, they may go on to develop a mental health problem.

Early intervention is key to giving young people the best start in life.

Please see below for some activities and tips to help you (and your children) br happier, more in control and able to cope better with life’s ups and downs.

No Teacher-Led After School Clubs next Tuesday and Thursday

Due to Parents' Evening Meetings, there will be no teacher led after school clubs running next Tuesday and Thursday. Also, as the hall will be in use, there will be no clubs at 4:30pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Orchestra will also not run next week.

All other clubs will run as usual.

Clubs not running on Tuesday: Yoga, Film, Badminton, Maths Club

Clubs not running on Thursday: Orchestra, Netball, Dodgeball, Homework Club

Year 3/4 Gymnastics, Archery, Spanish, JD Football will run as usual.

PARENTS' EVENING

Tuesday 15th October – 4pm - 8pm

Thursday 17th October - 3:30pm - 6pm

A final reminder to book your Parents' Evening appointment if you haven't already done so.

You will have a chance to visit your child's classroom and see their work so far this term. All appointments will take place in the school hall.

If you have changed your email address or are having problems accessing the system, please let the office know. Alternatively, see you child's class teacher to book an appointment. We look forward to seeing you all.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Our Scholastic Book Fair will be at Cheam Common during both of our Parents' Evenings. Every book that is purchased earns the school points to use to purchase free books for our classroom libraries.

Thank you for your support.

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

This week’s book is ‘My Cousin is a Time Traveller' by David Solomons and is from the Year 4 book list.

Remember to write a book review for a book you read and get your bookmark stamped by your teacher.

My Cousin is a Time Traveller by David Solomons

My Cousin is a Time Traveller is the fifth instalment featuring David Solomon’s main protagonist, Luke, in another action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventures. Similar in style to his previous books, ‘My Brother Is a Superhero’, ‘My Evil Twin is a Super Villain’ and ‘My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord’, this latest instalment continues the trend of mixing comedy, action and heartfelt emotion as Luke puts his life at risk again to help those he holds so dear to him.

‘My Cousin is a Time Traveller’ quickly unfolds, when Luke is surprised to learn that his cousin is a time traveller. He is even more surprised when she tells him that the machines around him are becoming intelligent and he must help her stop them taking over the world. For Luke, such a perilous message could not come at a worse time: Zack, his older, geekier superhero of a brother, has decided to give up his superpowers and live life as a normal teenage nerd. So, Luke must swallow his irritation and rise to the challenge yet again ...

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 plastic alternatives making a comeback!

In the continuing battle to deal with the plastic in our lives, some old tech is making a comeback as people choose to reuse and recycle things more- and to cut waste. Using glass bottles, paper bags and bars of soap is becoming more popular.

One example that is making a comeback is doorstep milk deliveries in glass bottles. Back in the day, milk would be dropped on people’s doorsteps. It would be delivered in glass bottles, which people could leave on their doorsteps when the bottles were empty, to be collected and refilled, meaning the containers weren’t wasted. Recent reports show that dairy companies say there’s been a big growth in the number of people going back to glass bottles of milk.

Over to you!

Can you think of other ways of reducing and reusing packaging? You could design a poster with your ideas!

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

LEMON AND STRAWBERRY BISCUITS

Ingredients

250g plain white flour
85g golden caster sugar
175g unsalted butter, at room temperature, cubed
2 tbsp. lemon curd
250g white icing sugar
1 tbsp. strawberry conserve

Method

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor. Whizz until the mixture forms crumbs, then pulse a little more until it forms a ball.
Spread a large sheet of baking parchment over the work surface and turn the dough onto it. Dust with a little flour, then roll out to about the thickness of two £1 coins. Stamp out 24 rounds using a 5cm round fluted cutter, then cut out the middles with the end of a piping nozzle. Carefully peel the rest of the mixture away from the stamped shapes. Lift onto baking sheets and bake for 10 mins until pale golden. Cool on a wire rack.
Put the lemon curd into a bowl with 2 tbsp. boiling water and mix until smooth. Sieve in 175g of the icing sugar; stir together to make a smooth icing. Put the strawberry fruit spread in another bowl and add 2 tsp boiling water, mix, then sieve in the remaining icing sugar.
Spoon the lemon icing over the biscuits, then drizzle or pipe over the pinky icing. Leave to set for at least 20 mins. Will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight tin, longer if left un-iced.

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

Year 3:

astonishing

Year 4:

exceptional

Year 5:

spectacular

Year 6:

sensational

Excellence

Star of the Week Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Adeel

3G: Ismail

3H: Matthew

3L: Arya

Year 4

4H: Emaan

4RM:

4SM: Shaylee

4S: Flo

Year 5

5A: Amela

5C: Layla

5J: Kiana

5W: Nisha

Year 6

6C: Felix

6K: Ailah

6P: Anushka

6S: Joseph M

PRIDE Values Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Shafiq

3G: Ria

3H: Elise

3L: Soyool

Year 4

4H: Benjamin

4RM:

4SM: Roman

4S: Connor

Year 5

5A: Scarlett

5C: Louis

5J: Victoria

5W: Rosina

Year 6

6C: Maisie

6K: Daniel T

6P: Kornelia

6S: Rochelle

Cheam Common Rights Respecting Schools' Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Sebastian

3G: Ethan

3H: Jack

3L: Arya

Year 4

4H: Zac

4RM:

4SM: Sara

4S: Hamzah

Year 5

5A: Aroush

5C: Aashi

5J: Andrew

5W: Bartosz

Year 6

6C: Ana

6K: Kallum

6P: Sophia S

6S: Isla

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 half term! Congratulations to the following children who are now members of the club:

Year 3:

Georgia & Zubair

Congratulations for being the first children in Year 3 to be part of the 144 Club.

Year 4:

Eden, Matthew, Zac, Elma, Meshal, Hannah & Yuna

Year 5:

Faisal, Joann, Maddy & Freya

Year 6:

Presley, Caelen & Kornelia

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 Stephen, Kaelen, Ismail, Alexa, Dylan, Suhaani, Eunyu, Sofie, Ivelin, Javisha & Heeyon who all managed to get into the Year 3 '72 Club.'

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

Small Change, Big Difference

An Autism Parenting Programme

(over 4 weeks)

Adapt to Learn in conjunction with the NAS Sutton Branch are now able to offer

‘Small Change, Big Difference’, a series of Workshops for parents of children with a diagnosis of autism.

Our aim is to empower parents, grandparents. carers, family in supporting them to help their children by developing an in-depth understanding of autism.

Over a four week course, we will take a positive approach, while exploring, sharing and discussing practical strategies to help develop communication skills, pre-empt and manage behaviour and gain confidence and resilience.

During our interactive sessions, parents will be given the opportunity to make connections and friendships with each other, gain support and feel less isolated.

The course comprises of four x 2-hour sessions and will cover a range of topics.

IMPORTANT: This is a 4 week course, and you must sign up to and be able to attend all four sessions.

The sessions will be held at Carshalton Beeches Baptist Free Church, Banstead Road, Carshalton SM5 3NL.

Session Times & Dates

Session 1 17th October 6.30pm-8.30pm

HALF TERM

Session 2 31st October 6.30pm-8.30pm

Session 3 7th November 6.30pm-8.30pm

Session 4 14th November 6.30pm-8.30pm

£20 per person which covers all 4 sessions

Places must be booked through the link below:

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

LEO Lottery

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Buy a ticket this term and you could win £25,000.
40% of the ticket sales goes to our trust.
There is a GUARANTEED cash prize winner every week.
It only takes a couple of minutes to buy a ticket
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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!

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 7th October, CCJ vs Stanley Park, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League - Won 4:1

Monday 14th October, CCJ vs Cleves School, Surrey Cup, Weybridge

Thursday 31st October, CCJ vs Manor Park, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

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:

Wednesday 9th October, CCJ vs St Stephen's, Y6 Surrey Cup 1st Round, Moormead and Bandy Recreation Ground

Friday 18th October, CCJ vs Manor Park, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Friday 29th November, CCJ vs Manor Park, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam Cup 1st Round

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

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.

Monday 14th October - Year 6 Bikeability Week 2

Tuesday 15^th October & Thursday 17^th October - Book Fair

Tuesday 15^th October – Parent Consultation Evening 1, 4pm – 8pm for all teachers.

Tuesday 15th October - NSPCC Thank You Assembly - 10:30am

Wednesday 16th October - Borough Cross Country, Sutton Grammar - 1:30-4pm

Wednesday 16th October - Junior Supremo Training 1 - 1-3:30pm - Stanley Park Primary

Thursday 17^th October – Parent Consultation Evening 2, 3.30pm – 6pm for all teachers.

Friday 18^th October - RE Day 1 - Hinduism

Monday 21^st October – Friday 25^th October – Half Term

Monday 28^th October - INSET Day. No school for pupils on this day.

Monday 28^th October – LEO Annual Conference – Inclusion - Epsom College, 9am – 4pm

Tuesday 29^th October – School Flu Nasal Spray – 9am

Wednesday 30th October - Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Festival - John Fisher - 10-12:30pm

NOVEMBER

Monday 4^{th -}Friday 8th November - Parliament Week

Wednesday 6^th November – Year 3/4 Rugby Festival - John Fisher - 10-12:30pm

Thursday 7^th November – Year 4 Viking Workshop in Hall

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 – Autumn IEP/Provision Maps reviewed and new targets for Spring

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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