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Friday 13th December 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

SUTTON LEAGUE TABLES PUBLISHED TODAY!

Today, the Sutton Primary League Tables were released for 2019. Cheam Common Junior Academy are delighted to be at the top of this list based on our 2019 KS2 Results. This is another huge achievement by the school. Congratulations to the staff and children for such a successful year. Thank you to our families for your continued support in all we do to offer the very best education for the children.

We are also very pleased that LEO schools Manor Park and Cheam Park Farm are in 2nd and 3rd position.

You can view the Sutton Primary League Tables here.

AFC WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT

After reaching finals at Birmingham City FC (St Andrews) & Wolverhampton FC (Moulinex) last season our Year 6 boys are vying to reach Wembley after qualifying at the AFC Wimbledon Foundation EFL Trust Kids Cup on Tuesday.

40 primary schools from the boroughs of Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth entered the prestigious event with only 8 teams able to qualify for the next round. We were in the afternoon tournament and were seeded in Group 2 alongside 4 other schools, these were - Hillbrook Primary, Earsfield, Fircroft Primary and Brandlehow.

Scores:

Cheam Common Vs Hillbrook Primary (Won 3-1) - Bolu (2), Zac.P (1)

Cheam Common Vs Earsfield (Won 2-0) - Zach.H (1), Luke.T (1)

Cheam Common Vs Fircroft Primary (Won 3-0) - Bolu (3)

Cheam Common Vs Brandlehow (Won 1-0) - Bolu (1)

After winning 4/4 in the group stages we were then drawn to Belleville Primary School in the final knockout game which we needed to win in order to qualify to the next round. Despite having all the possession and hitting the post 3 times the game ended 0-0 after 10 minutes and was followed by 3 minutes golden goal! With seconds remaining Omari had a great shot which was blocked on the line by the Belleville defender but Bolu was on hand to follow up to score and secure the win!

Well done boys! We are now looking forward to the next qualifying round which will take place at AFC Wimbledon's training ground in January 2020. Congratulations boys!

FOOTBALL NEWS

A Team:

Last Thursday, Cheam Common faced St Dunstan’s in the league where we got off to an excellent start going three goals ahead within 3 minutes with three great solo goals from Bolu x2 and Luke T.

St Dunstan’s pulled one back with a free kick from of the edge of the box flying into the top corner. Jake H then found Bolu with a great through ball and he fired it into the back of the net! 4-1. Bolu soon found the back of the net again after Zac H played him in behind St Dunstan’s back line and he timed his run to fire home another goal! Omari then put us 6-1 up after a great solo run down the left to cut across his defender and fire it into the top corner. Bolu once again went on a great solo run beating 3 defenders before slotting home into the far bottom corner! 7-1! Ben R played a great one two with Omari to get the ball back and to fire home! 8-1! Another free kick for St Dunstan’s and their talented midfielder found the top corner from another free kick!

Cheam Common reacted really well with a great team goal involving some great combination play from Zac P, Ryan and Joseph M who found Ben R to fire home his 2nd goal of the game! 9-2

St Dunstan’s pulled one more back just in time before the final whistle was blown. An excellent 9-3 victory in the league!

Player of the match: Ben R

B Team:

On a wet and windy Thursday afternoon, our Year 6 boys B team travelled to Sutton United to face the Avenue in the league searching for their first win of the season!

We got off to a great start with Mati tackling the Avenue defender who slid the ball into Evan who shot and scored! 1-0.

A few chances for Avenue were on target at the Cheam Common goal but a couple of excellent saves from goalkeeper George denied the Avenue and kept us 1-0 up.

Straight after half time, Marcus crossed the ball into the box to find Minseok who found the back of the net with a excellent finish! 2-0.

With a couple minutes to go Cheam Common kept pushing the Avenue back and Presley chipped the ball in over the Avenue defender to find Evan who fired it into the top corner for his second of the game! 3-0.

A great team performance for the boys who game by game have been growing in confidence and developing not only individually but as a team and playing for each other! An excellent first win of the season! Well done boys!

Player of the match: Minseok

Girls' Tournament:

On Thursday afternoon in the wind and rain, our Year 5&6 Girls' A and B team headed to Sutton Utd for the Sutton Borough Regional event qualifiers for the London Youth Games!

We got off to a great start where we won 1-0 vs a very strong Barrow Hedges B side. Our goal came from Amy who amazingly scored directly from a corner!

The second game we went onto draw 0-0 vs Avenue B. Some excellent saves from Aliah in goal made sure we kept a clean sheet and got one point for our draw!

Then we drew 1-1 vs Manor Park B. Our goal coming from Lina.

Next up we won 1-0 vs Bandon Hill Medow Field A. Our goal coming from Amy with a great assist from Amela.

Onto our final game where we drew 0-0 vs a strong Tweedale A side.

An amazing effort from all the girls meant we were unbeaten throughout the whole tournament and finished runners up to winners Tweedale A who pipped us by one point!

Player of the Tournament: Lina

GOLDEN TICKET WINNERS

Since the start of the Autumn Term, we have been once again rewarding children with ‘golden tickets’ when they display excellent behaviour, manners or show they are demonstrating the Rights Respecting Values. These tickets go into a raffle draw and a winner is selected each week.

The 15 lucky children whose names were drawn will be going to Horton Park Golf Club next Wednesday to play crazy golf as their reward. Well done!

Spring Term Clubs

All clubs are to start from the first week back on Monday 6th January apart from:

Gymkidz - Monday 13th January

Chess - Wednesday 15th January

Spanish - Thursday 16th January

Dancekidz - Friday 17th January

Real Runner - Friday 17th January

Please click here for the club timetable.

The booking system will be open from Monday 16th December at 7:30am.

https://cheamcommonjunior.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/

There is a limit of 5 clubs per child.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR

Thank you for your fantastic support at this week's Christmas Craft Fair. You've helped the children raise £662.90 to be used towards our art gallery showcasing our art work to parents in the Summer Term.

CHRISTMAS PRODUCTIONS

We are looking forward to welcoming you to watch our Christmas Productions next week. For the evening productions, please bring your child back to school for 6:30pm. If you are not watching the evening performance, then please come to collect your child at 8:15pm.

Thank you for your support.

Year 5 & 6 Christmas Production - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

Monday 16^th December

9.15am, 2pm and 7pm

Year 3 & 4 Christmas Production - Five Gold Rings

Tuesday 17^th December

9.15am, 2pm and 7pm

If you haven't already done so, please book your tickets online at: https://cheamcommonjunior.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/

BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN

START COLLECTING TOKENS TODAY!

We have signed up to The Sun's Books For School Campaign. The Sun are printing tokens in their paper for schools to collect this month. If we reach the target, we will receive a bumper pack of books containing more than 100 titles, worth £600. Each box will also contain bonus picture book There’s A Snake In My School, by No1 best-selling author David Walliams.

Please start collecting as many tokens as you can from family and friends. The tokens can be posted in the school office. Thank you for your support!

CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

Thank you for supporting Save The Children's Christmas Jumper Day.

Cheam Common joined thousands of other children across the country to raise money for this great cause.

There were some great jumpers being fashioned!

SUTTON SCHOOLS’ ROTARY CLUB TOP OF THE FORM COMPETITION 2019

Good luck to our Top of the Form team who take on St Marys' Primary School today in the first round of this year’s Sutton Schools’ Rotary Club Competition. Boris, Sian, Marcus and Emma will form the Cheam Common team at the general knowledge event. Good luck!

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

Here is our weekly attendance round up, with figures for each class since the start of the year. Our target for our attendance is 97%.

Well done to 3H, 4S, 3B, 5J and 4SM for their ‘gold’ attendance.

As the winter weather begins, lots of children may develop colds and coughs. Wherever possible, please send your child to school. Most often, once the school day is underway, children perk up. If they are too unwell to be at school, a member of the school office would contact home.

Please remember that our school gates close at 8:45am. Children who arrive after this time are missing a significant amount of learning time in the classroom as they begin fluency activities from the moment they arrive.

If you would like to discuss any issues with regards to attendance then please see Miss Gunner.

YEAR 6 SATS WEEK

MONDAY 11th – FRIDAY 15th MAY 2020

If your child is in Year 6 they will be taking their KS2 SATs in May. Children in Year 6 must attend school during the week commencing 11th May 2020. As these tests are a statutory legal requirement and cannot be taken at any other time, the Governing Body does not allow Miss Gunner to authorise absence for any reason during this period, therefore any absence will be unauthorised and the Local Authority could take further action. Please consider this when booking holidays for next term.

CHRISTMAS AT CHEAM COMMON

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 18th December - Golden Ticket Winners at Horton Golf Course, 9am

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 - for the children only

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

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

CASUAL CYCLE INSTRUCTORS

£12.23 - £13.61 per hour

The Sustainable Transport Team is seeking to recruit Cycle Instructors in the Sutton area to deliver Bikeability, the national cycle training programme for children. As one of our professional trained instructors you could earn up to £420.16 per week to deliver our standard Bikeability courses involving 20 hours of contact with riders plus time for course administration and travel. Our Bikeability sessions are typically 10.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 15.00, plus travel time. All instructors must train on a 4-day National Standard Instructor course. It is an advantage if you already hold this qualification although not essential as training will be arranged for the right candidates.

So if you are a regular cyclist, have good road sense, are a good communicator and enjoy working outdoors, then this could be just the job for you. If appropriate you will receive further training in First Aid and Cycle Maintenance.

For an informal discussion about these positions please telephone Eric Chasseray, Sustainable Transport Officer on 020 8547 5826 or email eric.chasseray@kingston.gov.uk

PLEA FOR BOARD GAMES

Wanted!

We would like to start a board game lunchtime club. If anyone has any unwanted board games we would be most grateful.

Please hand them in to the office or give them to Mrs Hart.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

WEATHER UPDATES

In the event of snow or extreme weather over the winter period, please check the school website for updates or changes to the school routine.

We will also update our Twitter Page and the Open Check website.

BREAKFAST & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB 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.

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

Please find below our term dates for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

These are also available on our website.

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 from the Year 6 booklist and is ‘Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to join the Euro. Suddenly finding themselves with a vast amount of cash, the boys have just one glorious, appalling dilemma – how to spend it in the few days before it becomes worthless. Torn between the vices of buying a million pizzas and the virtues of ending world poverty, the boys soon discover that being rich is a mug's game. For not only is the clock ticking – the bungling bank robbers are closing in. Pizzas or World Peace, what would you choose?

If you had unlimited money, what would you use it for?

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…Blood and the Heart!

This term, Year 6 have been learning about the human body, focusing specifically on parts of the human circulatory system and describing the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. This week, we look at the circulatory system and the important job that it does!

The circulatory system is one of the most important systems in the body. Made up of the heart, blood and blood vessels, the circulatory system is your body's delivery system. Your heart plays and important part in being healthy. It keeps all the blood in your circulatory system flowing. Blood helps oxygen get around your body. When you exercise you can feel your pulse, it tells you how fast your heart is pumping.

Over to you! Choose a circulatory system game to play on https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwdr6yc. Can you make your own diagram showing how the circulatory system works in our bodies?

Please present your findings to Miss Lane!

Neuschwanstein Castle

WHERE IN THE WORLD?

Can you find out the answers to these questions?

Present your answers in anyway you like and give them to Mr Wood by 10th January.

Found in…(Country/Continent)

Opened in…(Date)

Fun fact...

CHRISTMAS STAINED GLASS BISCUITS

Ingredients

1l apple juice

Strips of orange peel

1 cinnamon stick, plus extra to garnish, if you like

3 cloves

Sugar or honey, to taste.

Method

Simmer the apple juice with the strips of orange peel, cinnamon stick and cloves for about 5-10 minutes until all the flavours have infused. Sweeten to taste.

Serve each drink with a little orange peel and a piece of cinnamon stick, if you like.

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

Year 3:

deafening

Year 4:

thunderous

Year 5:

raucous

Year 6:

bombastic

Excellence

Star of the Week Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Naomi

3G: Maia

3H: Joanna

3L: Heeyon

Year 4

4H: Kemi

4RM: Sam

4SM: Juliette

4S: Hamzah

Year 5

5A: Leila

5C: Piotr

5J: Logan

5W: Freddie

Year 6

6C: Kiarra

6K: Ailah

6P: Shruthi

6S: Matthew K

PRIDE Values Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Seyi

3G: Hudson

3H: Sophia

3L: Sofie

Year 4

4H: Vasu

4RM: Rosie

4SM: Austin

4S: Yuna

Year 5

5A: Amy

5C: Risci

5J: Gracie

5W: George

Year 6

6C: Seong

6K: Trishanth

6P: Rathusha

6S: Indi

Cheam Common Rights Respecting Schools' Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Catherine

3G: Iylah

3H: Hugo

3L: Jeanne

Year 4

4H: Ryan

4RM: Pratyusha

4SM: Shaylee

4S: Mia

Year 5

5A: Zeph

5C: Lois

5J: George

5W: Zac

Year 6

6C: Jack

6K: Arcadio

6P: Caelen

6S: Ajjer

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:

Shay, Iveline, Tommy, Henry, Genevieve & Dylan

Year 4:

Logan

Year 5:

Ethan

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

Congratulations to

Kayla, Barnaby, Ethan H, Samuel & Noah

who managed to get into the Year 3 '72 Club.'

Opportunity

Sutton Dyslexia Association

Upcoming Meetings

15th January 2020

Maths difficulties with Dyslexia

A talk by Peter Jarrett, Chair of the British Dyslexia Association’s Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties Committee

Peter Jarrett will explain how the subsets (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and other Specific Learning Difficulties) differ in presentation.

His talk will also be covering key approaches to working with young people, both at school and at home.

Time: 8pm at The Friends Meeting House, 10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA

Friday 7th February 2020

Drop-in session for parents of children with dyslexia

An opportunity to find out more about dyslexia and how to help and talk to others and exchange ideas.

Time: 9.45 am

Location: Oaks Park Café – Croydon Lane entrance, Banstead, SM7 3BA

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!

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 9th December, CCJ vs Barrow Hedges, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League - Lost 4-1

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:

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 12th December, CCJ vs Avenue, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam League Won 3-0

Monday 3rd February, CCJ vs Avenue, Y6 Boys’ B 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 next 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.

SPRING TERM DIARY DATES 2020

JANUARY

Monday 6^th January – First Day of Spring Term

Friday 10^thJanuary - Year 4 Tate Modern Portrait Gallery

Wednesday 15^th January - France Year 5 Parents Meeting, 7pm

Thursday 16^thJanuary - Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics Final, Wallington Girls, 10-1pm

Thursday 16^thJanuary - Year 4 High Ashurst Parents’ Meeting, 7pm

Monday 20th January - Friday 24th January - Arts’ Week

Thursday 30^th January - Year 3-6 Panathlon - Carshalton Boys’, 1-3:30pm

FEBRUARY

Monday 3rd February - Choir to the O2 for the Young Voices Concert 2020

Thursday 6th February - Year 5/6 Badminton, Nonsuch Girls’ - 4-5:30pm

Thursday 6^th February - Sutton Racket Festival, Nonsuch Girls’, 4-5:30pm

Friday 7^th February - RE Day 3 - Buddhism

Monday 10^th February – Safer Internet Day

Tuesday 11^th February & Thursday 13^th February - Book Fair

Tuesday 11^th February – Parent Consultation Evening 1, 4pm – 8pm for all teachers.

Thursday 13^th February – Parent Consultation Evening 2, 3.30pm – 6pm for all teachers.

Thursday 13^th February – Year 6 Handball Competition, Carshalton Boys’ - 3:30-6pm

Monday 17^th – Friday 21^st February – Half Term Holiday

Monday 24^th February – INSET Day. No school for pupils on this day.

Tuesday 25^th February - Year 4 Bikeability begins

Tuesday 25^th February – Year 5/6 Hockey Quick Sticks, Nonsuch High, 12:30-3:30pm

Thursday 27^th February – Orchestra Unwrapped

MARCH

Monday 2^nd March – Book Week

Thursday 4^th March – Year 5/6 Football Female, Sutton Utd, 2-5pm

Thursday 5^th March – World Book Day

Thursday 5^th March - General Knowledge Quiz Championships, Storey’s Gate, Westminster

Monday 9^th March – Friday 13th March - Science Week

Monday 9^th March – Friday 13th March - Spring Term Assessment Week

Monday 9^th March – Year 3/4 Girls’ Football Festival, Cheam High, 4-5:30pm

Wednesday 11^th March – Year 5/6 Sutton Cycling Championships, Northey Avenue, 12-3pm

Wednesday 19^th March – Year 4/5 Handball Festival, 1-3:30pm

Tuesday 24^th March – LEO Year 4 Times Table Competition

Wednesday 25^th March – LEO Music Concert, 6pm

Friday 27^th March– End of Spring Term Merit Award Assembly at 9.30am

Friday 27^th March – Year 3-6 Gym & Dance Festival, 1:30-3:30pm

Tuesday 31^st March – Year 3/4 HI 5 Netball, St Philomena’s - 4-5:30pm

Tuesday 31^st March – Year 3 Music Assembly to Parents

Monday 30th March – Friday 3^rd April - Year 5 French Language & Activity Residential to France

APRIL

Thursday 2^nd April - House Point Winners’ - MUFTI Day

Thursday 2^nd April - RE Day 4 - Christianity

Friday 3^rd April – Last Day of Term. School finishes at 2.15pm today.

Monday 6^th April – Friday 17^th April – Easter Holiday

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