Class photos - Tuesday 18th June

On Tuesday 18th June, we will be holding our class photos. Please ensure that your children are in full school uniform on this day, including school shoes and their jumper or cardigan. 

If your child has PE on that day, please could children bring this kit in with them. 

Year 4 children should only bring their PE kit to school, they will be able to do Forest School wearing that kit.

We will also be taking photos of Orchestra Club and Maths Club.

Throughout the rest of the term, we will be inviting many children to have a slot on our radio station. 

Every week, four Green Ticket winners are chosen to take part in Friday's session.

🎵 Amazon Music 🎵

Pupils across the school started by requesting the songs they would like to be part of the radio station. If any parents would like to donate to our Amazon fund to purchase music for the radio then please gift any amount you can on an Amazon E-Gift Card to ccjradio@leoacademytrust.co.uk. We would be very grateful. 

Combine the excitement of history with the fun of imagination to create Ancient Adventures! Our pupils can pick any person, place or event from history to inspire their mini saga, a story told in up to 100 words. From discovering a pharaoh's tomb or a soldier in the trenches to being Queen Victoria or an explorer sailing the seven seas, it's a great way to tie creative writing with our current history topic. Our pupils will have fun as they put their writing skills into practice creating original stories.

The opportunity to see their work in print will inspire our pupils to get writing, and everyone chosen for publication will receive a certificate of merit. There are also fantastic prizes to be won - our 10 favourite stories will each win their writers a creative writing goody bag and the school with the best set of entries will win an incredible £500! 

Let's take our pupils on an Ancient Adventure today! If this sounds like something you are interested in, collect a booklet from Miss Holloway in 5VH.

Closing Date: Friday 19th July 2024

Find out more on their website!

Year 3 Open Afternoon - change in date

We have made the decision to move the Year 3 Open Afternoon from Monday 17th June to Wednesday 19th June. This is due to the clash with our Year 3 children swimming. Information about timings will be emailed nearer the time.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

☀️ Hot weather and uniform reminder ☀️

As the weather is warming up, please ensure that children have sunhats and a water bottle in school. Please ensure that children have applied sun cream in the morning.

Uniform reminder

Please ensure that children are wearing school shoes, or plain black trainers.

Additionally, a reminder that our PE kit consists of the following items: White T-shirt, red shorts or black/navy tracksuit bottoms and trainers. Our black training top and bottoms are also optional items in our PE kit.

Residentials: Parent Meetings

Summer 2 Curriculum Newsletters and Homework

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.

⚽ Premier League Primary Stars: On Wednesday, our Year 6 Girls' Football Team travelled to Brentford Community Stadium to represent Fulham FC in the Premier League Primary Stars Finals. They were up against nineteen other teams from across the country, each representing a different Premier League Team. Although we didn't make the semi-finals, our team were awarded the Fair Play Award, chosen by referees throughout the entire day. They looked around the stadium and had photos with the Premier League trophy. It was certainly a day that the girls will never forget.

⚽ Year 4 LEO Tournament: On Wednesday, our Year 4 Girls' Football Team took part in the finals of the LEO 5-a-side Tournament, which has been taking place across the summer term. They finished in second place, just losing out by 1 point. They were even interviewed about their experience on CCJ Radio the next day.

🎶 KS2 Big Sing: On Wednesday morning, members of our choir travelled to St Andrews Church to take part in the Key Stage 2 Big Sing Concert, organised by the Sutton Music Trust. They performed in front of hundreds of people and their confidence was so impressive.

🏐 Dodgeball South East Regional Finals: We travelled to the University of East London on Thursday to take part in the Dodgeball South East Regional Finals. We competed with schools from all over the region and managed to secure fourth space, which means we have now qualified for the National Finals in July! 

🌳 Year 5 Hogsmill Trips: On Tuesday and Friday this week, our Year 5 classes travelled down to the Hogsmill River, to learn all about the physical features of the river and its ecosystem. 

🏏 LEO Girls' Dynamo Cricket: On Friday afternoon, our Year 6 Girls' Cricket Team competed in the LEO Cricket Tournament at Sutton Cricket Club. They beat Manor Park in the final to win the entire competition! Well done, girls!

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!

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

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

New dates

2023 - 2024 Term dates

Summer Fair

If you would like to give up an hour of your time and volunteer at the Summer Fair, it would be so appreciated. The sign-up sheet can be found here.

Family Support Referrals

Family Support Referrals 2023-2024

All referrals welcome for those families that require support 

• Please complete your referrals using the following Family Referral Form 23-24

• You can also find out more information on the Family Support website: Family Support Portal

• If you have any questions please speak to your school’s Family Support Worker. Cheam Common's FSW is Alice Whyman, who can be contacted at awhyman3@leoacademytrust.co.uk 

Thank you - LEO FSW Team