CCJ Newsletter 16.10.20

Cheam Common Weekly Newsletter

Friday 16th October 2020

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

Tel: 020 8337 1844

email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk

www.cheamcommon.org.uk

What has happened this week?

LEO VIRTUAL SPORTS' CLUBS

Our LEO Virtual Clubs are now live! To accompany our extra curricular clubs at school, children will be able to access extra curricular clubs from the comfort of their own home, and at a time that suits them. Each club lasts 15-20 minutes which children can access on the LEO YouTube Channel. One video will be released for each club every Monday. Click on the club to access the videos. Every Monday we will share the details to access the clubs for the week. We've got clubs for: Coordination & Reaction Skills, KS2 Athletics, Multi Skills, Football, Wall Games and British Sign Language. You can catch up with this week's clubs here.

CREATE A COMIC WORKSHOP

Year 4 enjoyed creating their own comic characters to inspire their own writing during their online workshop with cartoonist, Gary Northfield on Wednesday. Thank you to Gary and Reading Zone Live for a great session. We were impressed with their creations.

LONDON YOUTH GAMES VIRTUAL CHALLENGES

The London Youth Games have relaunched their virtual games and every Monday will release a new challenge for children to take part in and represent the borough.

This week the challenge was to see how many points they could get in a minute.

Our winners were:

Year 3: Sebastian - 94

Year 4: Leo - 104

Year 5: Zeke -105

Year 6: Zeph - 108

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

From Thursday 1st October, we are celebrating Black History Month .

We are excited to be celebrating it throughout October and have some exciting activities planned. Each year group are focusing on a significant individual from Black History, ranging from sports personalities to political figures. They will also share a range of stories, celebrating achievements and important aspects of Black History.

What is happening next week?

EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS

Due to our Parents' Evening Consultations next week the following clubs will not be taking place:

Year 5 Dance, Year 6 Netball, Year 4 Netball, Year 6 Table Tennis and Year 5 Cricket

All other clubs will run as usual.

PARENT CONSULTATION EVENINGS

Our Parent Consultation Evenings will take place next Tuesday 20th October, Wednesday 21st October and Thursday 22nd October.

Due to current guidelines, these meetings will all take place virtually via Google Meet.

Each appointment will last 10 minutes.

Parents should now have received their appointment times and the Google Meet code. Please contact the School Office if you have any questions.

MONDAY 19TH OCTOBER - ROAD CLOSURES

As of Monday 19th October, Kingsmead Avenue between Dalmeny Road and Balmoral Road will be closed when school is open, from Monday-Friday, creating a pedestrian and cycle only zone.

Kingsmead Avenue will be closed to external traffic at school drop off and pick up times:

8:15am - 8.45am and 2:45pm - 3.30pm

Residents and businesses of Kingsmead Avenue, blue badge holders, emergency vehicles, council waste vehicles and statutory undertakers are exempt from these restrictions. However, to limit road danger and to maximise space for social distancing, residents and businesses have been asked to try not to drive in the school streets during the times of the restrictions.

Please walk to school if possible or if you do need to drive, make sure you allow extra time to find parking further away from the school entrance.

Volunteers Needed: Volunteers are needed to help everyone get used to the new measures. If you want to help out even if it's just for a morning or afternoon session please contact the School Office.

Thank you in advance for your support to keep our children and community safe.

MUFTI DAY

Next Friday 23rd October, the Friends of Cheam Common have organised a MUFTI Day for pupils. This means that pupils can come into school in their own clothes in return of a suggested £1 donation.

PERSONALISED CHRISTMAS CARDS

Next week, your child will be coming home with their own design for personalised Christmas cards, stationery and gifts. This will include an order form.

Please return the form to class teachers by Friday 23rd October.

Things to Celebrate!

DOODLE 14 DAY CHALLENGE

Congratulations to 4S for coming 2nd in the Doodle English National competition with over 300 schools taking part. We are very impressed. 4S received some Doodle prizes in assembly. Well done!

STAR OF THE WEEK CERTIFICATES

Congratulations to the following children who recieved the Star of the Week award this week:

Year 3

3B: Grace T

3K: Gabbie

3LS: Jayden

3M: Oscar

Year 4

4G: Heeyon

4H: Sofian

4J: Coco

4S: Iylah

Year 5

5A: Elma

5B: Danyo

5C: Samuel

5I: Sara

Year 6

6C: Becca

6H: Sophie L

6K: Evelyn

6W: Scarlett

PRIDE Values Certificates

Congratulations to the following children who received the Pride Values Award this week:

Year 3

3B: Kai

3K: Mason

3LS: Woody

3M: Keira

Year 4

4G: Michael

4H: Amelia

4J: Mulihem

4S: Athithyan

Year 5

5A: Connor

5B: Frankie

5C: Ryan

5I: Ariam

Year 6

6C: Freddie

6H: Ryan

6K: Leon

6W: Leila

RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS' CERTIFICATES

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

Year 3

3B: Charlotte

3K: Jonah

3LS: Riley

3M: Olivia

Year 4

4G: Sofie

4H: Barnaby

4J: Anne

4S: Isobel

Year 5

5A: Auguste

5B: Yoanna

5C: Shay

5I: Roman

Year 6

6C: Liam

6H: Freya

6K: Alex

6W: Michael

144 Club

Returning to CCJ once again … the 144 Club is a club but not as we know it! To be part of the club all you have to do it is prove you know your times tables. Children will be given the chance, once a week in their classes, to complete a times tables test. They have to answer 144 questions (72 for Year 3) in less than 5 minutes. If they are successful they enter the 144 Club. They will receive a certificate and a badge. Once in the club, children have to take the test again, every term, to secure their place. The aim is that they beat their own personal best each time. Want to find out more? Speak to your child’s class teacher.

Congratulations to the following children who are already members of the 144 Club for this term:

Year 3 (72 Club):

Daisy, Brayden, Bhupesh, Scarlett, Mya, Samhita, Sara, Rashad & Jai

Year 4:

Thomas H, Michael S, Alina, Abhi, Amelia, Jack, Joanna, Sally, Arthav, Athithyan & Kian

Year 5:

Connor, Bavisha, Danyo, Harry L, Eden, Yazan, Aarush & Aesha

Year 6:

Joe, Fareha, Ava, Anjola, Sadie, Isaac, Ryan, Yvonne, Sophie L, Tamsin, Lois, Ruby, Archie, Amela, Olivia, Jayden, Shlok & Faisal

TIMES TABLES ROCKSTAR CHAMPIONS

Well done to our Times Tables Rockstar Champions for this week:

Year 3 - Aadi, 3B

Year 4 - Faryn, 4J

Year 5 - Siddhant, 5I

Year 6 - Oliver M, 6K

DOODLE

Children across the school have been busy on Doodle English and Doodle Maths this week to earn points and complete tasks set by their teachers. Well done to 4S for being the Doodle English winners for this week and well done to 3B for being the Doodle Maths Class winners this week. Who will be our champions next week?

Also well done to the following children for being the 'Top Doodlers' in their year groups this week:

Year 3 - Sofia

Year 4 - Shashank

Year 5 - Myrina

Year 6 - Chloe

CELEBRATING YOUR OPTIONAL HOME LEARNING PROJECTS

Remember to check out the Home-School Communication site to find details of your optional projects!

Make sure you come and show Miss Gunner. We have seen some lovely work so far.

Information and Resources

SUTTON DYSLEXIA SERVICE

The next Parent/Carer Drop In will be on Monday 9th November 2020 at Oaks Park Cafe, Carshalton from 10 - 11.30am.

The meeting will be in the white side extension of the cafe.

There is a free car park at the Croydon Lane entrance.

All welcome.

Subscribe to Dyslexia Explained!

Nessy has launched a brand new Youtube channel - for teachers and parents!

Dyslexia Explained contains short videos to help teachers and parents understand dyslexia and how best to advocate for the children in their lives.

For one of our first videos, we asked Mandy Nayton, CEO of AUSPELD how to talk to children about their dyslexia:

Click here to view a quick reference guide for parents relating to COVID-19 related pupil absence.

FRIENDS OF CHEAM COMMON

Whether you’re new to the school or if you’ve been with us for a while, what better way could there be to meet other parents than to get involved with the fun events that we hold here throughout the year.

Each class has their own ‘Friends Class Rep’. Their role is to help to promote and organise volunteers for our fundraising events throughout the year.

The acronym “PTA” may fill you with fear and you may have images of baking, giving up lots of time and probably even giving lots of money. However, what we need from parents is just a small amount of time, working around you and your commitments. If there were enough of us who were willing to give up 1-3 hours a YEAR, that would make all the difference.

We run various events like cake sales, discos and quiz nights. We always need volunteers at these events, but we would only ask that you give up an hour or two of your time.

This term, we have lots of fun and exciting ideas for ‘virtual’ fund raising events so that even in the current circumstances we can still raise much needed funds for the school. If you would like to find out more or can offer any help, please contact: Friends_CCJA@outlook.com

Year Group Inboxes

If you need to contact your child's teacher, remember you can email the year group directly using the following email addresses:

ccjy3homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

ccjy4homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

ccjy5homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

ccjy6homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

AUTUMN 2 SCHOOL DINNER MENU

Please click here to view the school dinner menu for after half term. Please let the school office know what days your child would like a school dinner.

HELP & ADVICE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

If you would like to contact Mrs Townsend or Mrs Hart about any matters relating to Inclusion, including Special Educational Needs you can email them directly at ccjsend@leoacademytrust.co.uk or alternatively make an appointment through the main school office.

PARMESAN CHICKEN BITES

Why not check out our weekly recipes and try them out at home?

INGREDIENTS

50g plain flour

2 egg whites beaten

100g brown bread crumbs

25 g grated parmesan cheese

600g chicken breast fillet

Olive oil

METHOD

Preheat the oven, gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Put the flour, egg whites and breadcrumbs on to 3 separate plates.

Mix the Parmesan with the breadcrumbs until well combined. Dip each piece of chicken in the plain flour, then in the egg and then in the breadcrumbs, lightly pressing until the meat is well coated.

Put the breaded chicken fillets on a lightly oiled baking tray. Drizzle or spray over a little olive oil. Bake for 12 -15 minutes until the breadcrumbs are crisp and the chicken is cooked through, with no pink showing when cut open.

Tip: Serve with a fresh tomato salsa. Chop 1 large tomato into small pieces, mix with 1/2 thinly sliced spring onion, a good handful of chopped coriander, 1/2 lime zested and juiced and season to taste, if you like.

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

This term sees the return of our Battle of the Books reading competition. Each year group has an updated list of books recommended for their age group.

Every week we put a synopsis of one of the recommended reads in our newsletter.

This week's book is 'Rumblestar' by Abi Elpinstone.

Eleven-year-old Casper Tock hates risks, is allergic to adventures and shudders at the thought of unpredictable events. So, it comes as a shock when he accidentally stumbles into Rumblestar, an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts. All Casper wants is to find a way home, but Rumblestar is in trouble. An evil harpy called Morg is sending her followers, the Midnights, into the kingdom to wreak havoc and pave the way for her to steal the Unmapped magic for herself. Casper cannot turn a blind eye and with the help of Utterly Thankless, a girl who hates rules and is allergic to behaving, and her miniature dragon, Arlo, Casper embarks upon an adventure of a lifetime where he must save not only Rumblestar, but his world too!

Strong heroes and daring heroines, nefarious villains and a wonderous landscape that will leave you breathless, Rumblestar is an enchanting, spellbinding book that is perfect for those seeking an adventure of a lifetime!

How many books will you read?

Will you complete the whole list?

Remember once you have read one of the books, you need to write a book eview and show your teacher to get your bookmark stamped.

You can view your child's year group lists below:

Year 3 Battle of the Books

Year 4 Battle of the Books

Year 5 Battle of the Books

Year 6 Battle of the Books

MAD ABOUT MATHS

SCIENCE SPOTTED

Our weekly news feature.

This week... Hibernation: Fascinating facts!

Animals that hibernate seem to have the right idea: Find a cosy burrow, head indoors, and catch some Zzz’s until spring returns. Or do they?

Here are two fascinating facts about hibernation.

1. When animals hibernate, they aren’t sleeping. When the weather is cold and food is in short supply, animals like hedgehogs, bears and bats become inactive to save energy. During hibernation their heart rates and breathing slow down, and their body temperature drops.

2. To prepare for a long hibernation in which they don’t eat or drink, animals stuff their faces. Dormice, for example, eat so much that by the end of summer, they can be double their normal size. Just as well, because they can lose up to half their body weight during hibernation.

Can you find at least five more hibernation facts??

Over to you! Can you create a poster about your favourite animal that hibernates.

WORD OF THE WEEK

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

Year 3:

dreadful

Year 4:

hideous

Year 5:

wretched

Year 6:

loathsome

Opportunity

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