CCJ Newsletter 28th February 2025

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 28th February 2025

Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 8UT

Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/

Spring Parent Consultation Evening Dates

Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th March

You will now have been invited to sign up for your child's Parent Consultation Evening slot, falling on the dates above.

Spring 2 Curriculum Newsletters

You can find out about what your child will be learning in the first half of the Spring Term by looking at their Curriculum Newsletters below.

You will also find Homework Matrix information on these.

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

School Updates

World Book Day

Friday 7th March

We are looking forward to our annual World Book Day celebrations in which all children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character. Be as creative and inventive as you would like. A reminder that these costumes don't need to be expensive or time-consuming. Even a decorated white T-shirt with book-related drawings works superbly!

World Book Day: Book in a Jar

Friday 7th March

We are excited to announce the ‘Book in a Jar’ competition! This competition is a great way to show your love of books and creativity in conjunction with World Book Day.

To enter, simply choose a book that you love and create a representation of it in a jar. You can use any materials you like, such as paper, fabric, paint, or even clay. Be as creative as you can!

Remember - this competition is completely optional!

All entries must be submitted to 6S by Friday 7th March. The winners will be announced in the Celebration Assembly on Friday 14th March . The winning entries will also be displayed in the library for all to see.

Here are some of 2023's winners from CCJ!

Red Nose Day

Friday 21st March

This year Red Nose Day is on Friday 21st March and, as usual, the School Council would like to raise some money for this great cause as well as the children having lots of fun!

Firstly, we will be selling red noses in school for £2.00 (the price set by the charity) from Monday 10th March. Our School Council members will be going round to each class from Monday and the children will be able to buy them using cash. We are asking that the children take the red noses home, these are not to be worn in school until Friday 21st March. If children buy red noses from Sainsbury’s, these also need to stay at home until Friday 21st March 2025.

Secondly, as this year’s theme is ‘Do Something Funny For Money’, we are asking all children to come to school with ‘Crazy Hair’. We are asking for a donation, with the suggested amount being £1, which will be collected at the gate as the children come into school. Please see below some examples of ‘crazy hair’ ideas…

We hope that the children enjoy the day and hopefully, we as a school, can raise some money for Comic Relief. As always, thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing your crazy hairstyles!

Miss Beagle and the School Council

CCJ Careers Fair

Monday 30th June

We are excited to announce the date of our second ever CCJ Careers Fair on Monday 30th June (1-3pm).

As we did last year, we would like to invite parents to partake in this Careers Fair. If you would be willing to give up your afternoon to come in and speak to classes about your career, please complete this Google Form.

We recognise that this date is far in advance. If your plans change, please do not worry. This is simply a register of interest.

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Our staff are abseiling down St Helier's!

As part of our partnership with St Helier's Hospital, some of our staff have volunteered to abseil down the hospital on Friday 25th April.

Miss Davies, Miss Mills, Miss Brooks, Mr Iliffe, Miss Shallcross, Mr Francis, Miss Bishop, Miss Fox and Mr Strange are taking part in this challenge.

If you would like to donate to their joint page, you can do so here. Alternatively, you can scroll to the bottom of the page and donate to a specific member of staff!

Artists we study

You can find out about the artists that we study at Cheam Common Junior Academy here. We are excited to hold our Arts Showcase on Monday afternoon, where children will view one another's artwork from the Autumn Term.

Artsmark Gold Award

We are delighted to announce that we have received the Artsmark Gold Award. A massive well done to Miss Maclean, our staff and children for this impressive achievement!

We have reduced our carbon footprint!

We are proud to announce that we have managed to reduce our carbon footprint by 7% in the last year.

Year 5 have been taking part in the Zero Carbon Schools Project over the last few months and have been working hard to calculate this footprint. We are amongst the first schools in the country to go through this process. We hope to make improvements to this figure year-on-year.

Our Book Wishlist

Children across the school wrote a wishlist of the different books that they would like to see in their library and their classrooms.

We have collated this wishes and have put together an Amazon Wish List, which can be found here. If parents and families wish, there are over a hundred books that children are desperate to read on the list and these can be ordered as a present to our school. Alternatively, if you notice a book on the list that your children no longer read, we are always grateful for any donations!

It has also been suggested by our children that, on a birthday, rather than bringing sweets in for their classmates, children choose a book on the list that they would like to donate to their class. This also falls in line with our commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles. On the order, there is an option to leave a message - you can specify which class the book is for. As ever, we recognise that money can be tight so please note that this is entirely optional. Any support is always appreciated.

School lunches

You can see Spring Term options here.

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

Check out what our children have been up to this week at Cheam Common Junior Academy!

Birthday celebrations

Fantastic homework

Polite reminder...

As you know, we are a healthy school and therefore ask if your child would like to celebrate their birthday, they donate a book to a library instead of bringing treats. This also ensures there are no concerns over allergies.

Thank you Elliot (Year 3) for your birthday book!

We have loved receiving some fantastic homework this term!

Remember: Each year group's homework matrix can be found in the section below. Completing these tasks is optional but can really help to enrich the children's learning and understanding of these topics.

Look through these images to see some fantastic step-by-step guides of how to make volcanoes!

Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning

Spring 2 Curriculum Newsletter and Homework Matrixes

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Spring 2 Spelling Overviews

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

School Achievements

⭐️ Star of the Week Awards ⭐️

This week's LEO Explorer Value is 'Collaborative'.

3B - Alex O and Mabel

3F - Luna and Harrison

3S - Hawra and Hector

3T - Sanchez and Isla

4H - Olivia and Alfie

4F - Albie and Sarrinah

4HJ - Connor and Julia

4M - Sama and Norden

5I - Maryam and Edward

5D - Emily and Kyle

5G - Evie and Noah

5H - Delilah and Owyn

6W - Bethany and Metehan

6B - Charlotte and Arraya

6C - Tillie and Fin

6S - Colin and Sofie

🎫 Golden Ticket Winners: Hector (3S) and Hayat (5D) 🎫

📖 Reading Raffle Winners: Ethan (4M) and Sam (5G) 📖

Out of school achievements

If you would like to share your child's achievements outside of school with us, we'd love to hear them! Please complete this short form to tell us all about it.

Elena and Aylin (Year 3)

Elena and Aylin took part in a ballet show at Kingston College Theatre earlier this month. They are both currently Grade 1 ballet dancers and perform regularly. Well done, girls!

Clara (Year 6)

Clara is taking part in a 5000m Swimathon to raise money for Cancer Research UK. See Clara's message below:

Hi! I'm Clara, I'm 10 years old and I need your help to help others: I'm taking part in Swimathon 2025 and on the 29th of March I'm swimming 5km to raise money for Cancer Research UK, Marie Curie & Swimathon Foundation, who do great work for a cause that's very close to my heart. If you can, please donate to my fundraising project on GivenGain and share! Thank you.

Scarlett and Izzy (Year 6)

During half term, Scarlett and Izzy took part in the Gang Show, hosted at Sutton Grammar. After weeks of rehearsals, the shows were incredible and sold out most nights. What an incredible achievement!

Isabella (Year 4)

Isabella took part in Stars of Tomorrow Dance competition during half term, with solos and group dances and managed to get 2nd, 3rd and two 4th places. Well done!

Important information

Reporting absences

There is no longer an option to report a child’s absence via telephone. We ask that you use the google forms below to report absence. They are also available to complete on our website using the parent tab.

We do not authorise holidays during term time. If your child is going to be off school due to an exceptional circumstance, then please complete this form:

Request for Exceptional Absence form in advance for future appointments and exception absence.

Cheam Common Juniors' Absence Form for sickness and same day medical appointments.

Our neighbours

As well as being respectful to our neighbours, please can you ensure you adhere to the parking rules within Sainsbury's Local and only park there if you are a customer.

Please ensure you do not obstruct any gates or double park during drop off or collection times.

Thank you for your support.

Moving address

If you have moved address, it is imperative that you inform the school office as soon as you have moved. It is a requirement that the school has up to date details particularly in case of an emergency.

Please email the school office ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk if your details need updating. Alternatively, you can update them using the Arbor App.

Spring and Summer Term Dates

Please find below all the key dates and times for next week and for the Spring and Summer Term.

PTA events are shown in this colour. Please see below for more details.

New dates

2024 - 2025 Term dates

Monday 3rd March: Year 4 Swimming Session 7/8

Tuesday 4th March: Year 3 Forest School starts

Friday 7th March: World Book Day

Monday 10th March: Science Week

Monday 10th March: Year 4 Swimming Session 8/8

Monday 10th March: Year 6 Isle of Wight Parent Meeting (9am and 6pm)

Tuesday 11th March: Year 4 Showcase Afternoon

Friday 14th March: PTA Krispy Kreme Donut Sale

Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th March: Parent Consultation Evenings

Friday 21st March: Red Nose Day (Crazy Hair encouraged!)

Wednesday 26th March: Spring Merit Assembly

Friday 28th March: Rocksteady Performances (9am to parents)

Monday 31st March - Friday 4th April: Year 5 Residential to Devon

Friday 4th April: Last day of term (2:15pm finish)

Saturday 5th - Monday 21st April: PTA Easter Trail

Monday 7th - Monday 21st April: Easter Holidays

Thursday 1st May: Year 3 Science Musuem Trip and School Sleepover

Monday 5th May: Bank holiday

Friday 9th May: PTA Bingo Night

Monday 12th - Thursday 15th May: Year 6 SATs Assessments

Monday 19th May: Year 4 High Ashurst Parent Meeting (9am and 6pm)

Friends of Cheam Common - Updates

The Friends of Cheam Common now has a new Facebook group, where you can follow any updates on upcoming events or how you can get involved.

The Friends of Cheam Common will be distributing secondhand uniform to anyone may need it.

If this is something you would be interested in, please contact them on friendssecondhanduniform@gmail.com.

✉️ Friends of Cheam Common email address: Friends_CCA@outlook.com ✉️

The Friends of Cheam Common now has a new Facebook group, where you can follow any updates on upcoming events or how you can get involved.

The Friends of Cheam Common will be distributing secondhand uniform to anyone may need it.

If this is something you would be interested in, please contact them on friendssecondhanduniform@gmail.com.

✉️ Friends of Cheam Common email address: Friends_CCA@outlook.com ✉️

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

Please follow this link to Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

Click the image above for further information!

Keeping Safe Online

DIGI Safe - Keeping Children Safe Online

LGFL have launched a wonderfully informative and practical website full of resources to help keep children safe online. With videos, informative guides and top tips, there is lots to explore to help keep your child safe whilst online. To visit, click here.

Family Support

Family Support Workers

Please click here to access our Family Support Workers portal with lots of information and resources to support you.

tips-for-families-childrens-mental-health-week-2025.pdf

Primary Family Support Group flyer Jan-March 2025.pdf

Creating a Positive Bedtime Routine.pdf

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update

Local Activities and Events - General Information

Water shoes

If you would like to purchase water shoes ahead of your child's trip to Devon or the Isle of Wight, a local company is putting on a special discount for LEO schools. Please see the flyer here.