Cheam Common Weekly Newsletter
Friday 15th January 2021
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
This Week's Events
Q & A with Olympian Dan Wallace
On Wednesday pupils from both home and school enjoyed a special live, online assembly with Olympian Dan Wallace. Dan took part in a Q & A session with the whole school, sharing what it was like to represent his country, what it took to reach the top and how we can reach our goals too! Well done to all the children who asked their questions live too!
Year 3 Drumming Lessons
This week our Year 3 children were delighted to receive their drumming lesson live with Inspire Works. We look forward to seeing how they progress this term.
Year 5 & 6 Live Maths Quiz
On Wednesday, our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in a live Maths Quiz using Kahoot. Their mathematical minds were challenged to answer a number of questions accurately and quickly. Well done to everyone who took part. We hope you enjoyed it. A live Maths Quiz is coming soon for Year 3 and 4, watch this space...!
Year 4 Adobe Spark Videos on Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Year 4 have enjoyed learning about the Italian artist, Giuseppe Arcimboldo this week. They created Adobe Spark videos to share their research. Why not take a look at what they found out?
Click here to watch Heeyoon's Adobe Spark Video.
Click here to watch Max's Adobe Spark Video.
Click here to watch Sofie's Adobe Spark Video.
Click here to watch Khy's Adobe Spark Video.
Click here to watch Cristiano's Adobe Spark Video.
Click here to watch Barnaby's Adobe Spark Video.
Click here to watch Megan's Adobe Spark Video.
Click here to watch Parnika's Adobe Spark Video.
Upcoming Events
Parent Workshop to Support Distance Learning
On Tuesday 19th January, we will be hosting a Parent Workshop to help support your children during Distance Learning and answer any questions you may have. The workshop will take place at 1:30pm and again at 5:00pm. The workshop will be recorded and shared for those parents who are unable to join. A letter with joining details was sent home earlier this week.
KS2 Music Lessons
Next week, our online LEO Music Clubs return. A letter with details and the meet code went home today.
KS2 Music Club - Wednesdays at 3.30pm
KS2 Young Voices Choir - Thursdays at 3.30pm
LEO Maths Week
Monday 25th January - Friday 29th January
LEO English Week & National Storytelling Week
Monday 1st February - Friday 5th February
Safer Internet Day
Thursday 11th February
Click the images for more information.
Online Lessons & Distance Learning
We have been so impressed with all of the children joining their daily Google Meets with their teachers and taking part in the live lessons. Children have been busy choosing tasks from their choice boards and we have seen some excellent science, art and PE taking place this week. Keep it up!
LEO Distance Learning Sites
Please click here to access the LEO Distance Learning Sites.
These will allow you to access:
A variety of activities, lessons and resources.
Distance Learning Email Addresses:
Year3 - ccjy3homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Year4 - ccjy4homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Top tips for using Google Classroom
Click on the links below to access the information:
Things to celebrate!
Star of the Week Certificates
Congratulations to the following children who received the Star of the Week Awards this week:
Year 3
3B: Aadi
3K: Ava
3LS: Adam
3M: Sydelle
Year 4
4G: William
4H: Shafiq
4J: Ollie
4S: Angel
Year 5
5A: Jun
5B: Lily
5C: Brayden
5I: Harsini
Year 6
6C: Harley
6H: Anjola
6K: Richard
6W: Jayden
PRIDE Values Certificates
Congratulations to the following children who received the Pride Values Awards this week:
Year 3
3B: Grace T
3K: Sebastian
3LS: Thea
3M: Ewan
Year 4
4G: Michael
4H: Genevieve
4J: Sophia
4S: Meredith
Year 5
5A: Max
5B: Musa
5C: Abi
5I: Zeke
Year 6
6C: Sanvi
6H: Sophie L
6K: Ethan
6W: Oscar
Cheam Common Rights Respecting Schools' Certificates
Congratulations to the following children who have displayed outstanding, respectful behaviour this week:
Year 3
3B: Ben T
3K: Brayden
3LS: Aaralyn
3M: Hamid
Year 4
4G: Jeanie
4H: Kaelen
4J: Natasha
4S: Hudson
Year 5
5A: Meshal
5B: Harry L
5C: Darcey
5I: Alara
Year 6
6C: Brooke
6H: Yuna
6K: Aashi
6W: Samara
CHEAM COMMON POSTCARDS
Our Cheam Common Postcards are back! These postcards are another way of us communicating with you to celebrate great work, ideas or attitudes that we have been impressed with during this time!
We hope they will put a smile on everyone's faces!
Who will be some of the first children to receive one?
TIMES TABLE ROCK STARS LEADER BOARD
Congratulations to the following children for being top of the leader board for achieving the most points towards their classes' overall score.
Year 3: Evan F, 3K
Year 4: Kaelen, 4H
Year 5: Nihal, 5C
Year 6:Nathan F, 6W
DOODLE MATHS
Well done to our top doodlers this week:
Y3 - Aadi
Y4 - Grace C
Y5 - Shay
Y6 - Kavya
Congratulations to 3K for being the Doodle Maths winners this week. Congratulations to 3LS for being the Doodle English winners this week.
Who will be our leaders next week?
Celebrating some of the fantastic work this week!
Inspired by David Walliam's, The Demon Dentist, Year 4 have written some great paragraphs for their own suspense stories focusing on the use of prepositions.
Information & Resources
Click the image below for some top tips for families during this time.
Resources for Parents
Place 2 be have pulled together a list of recommended resources for families from some of their trusted partner organisations.
Some of these ideas will help you start conversations with your child, keep them entertained and inspired, and encourage you to enjoy quality time together as a family. All of which are important for your well being. Click here to visit the website.
Whether you're working from home with your kids or supporting children with anxiety due to coronavirus, the NSPCC website have got tips and advice for you.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams
David Walliams is back with a brand-new addition to his growing collection of children’s stories. Filled with his trademark comical humour and over-the-top adventurous antics, ‘The Beast of Buckingham Palace’ is sure to please both old and new fans alike. Unlike his previous books, this is David Walliams first foray into the realms of science fiction and fantasy, which in turn proves to be an unqualified triumph.
Set in the year 2120, Alfred, a young price, has been residing in his palatial home of Buckingham Palace, never knowingly stepping foot into the outside world. However, when a series of spooky and strange goings-on breach the walls and stalk the corridors during the dead of the night, Albert is thrust into a world of mystery, adventures and monsters. As the young monarch overcomes his fears, his mother, the Queen, is dragged and imprisoned within the Tower of London. Suddenly, Albert finds himself in a race against time to pluck up the courage and not only save his mother, battle fantastic monsters hell-bent on destruction but the city that he has never stepped foot in before.
Like all of David Walliams books, ‘The Beast of Buckingham Palace’ is a must-read from start to finish for all the family!
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
A fish tank holds 30 litres of water.
The fish tank is 3/5 full.
How much more water is needed to fill the tank?
Why not ask your child how they used our Word of the Week?
Year 3:
havoc
Year 4:
devastation
Year 5:
desolation
Year 6:
annihilation
Opportunity
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