Cheam Common Junior Academy
Cheam Common Junior Academy
Weekly Newsletter
Weekly Newsletter
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Friday 16th January 2026
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 8UT
Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/
Congratulations, Miss Gunner!
Congratulations, Miss Gunner!
We are delighted to announce that Miss Gunner welcomed a healthy baby girl, Alexandra, into the world last Thursday. Both mum and baby are both doing really well and we are looking forward to seeing them both soon. We are sure that you will join us in congratulating Miss Gunner and wishing her all the best!
Parent Showcase
Parent Showcase
Tuesday 3rd February 2-3pm
We would like to welcome all parents to our first ever Parent Showcase! This will involve a tour of lessons throughout a year group, showcasing the exceptional learning that takes place every day at Cheam Common Junior Academy.
More information will be sent next week. Please save the date for the time being if you are interested in attending.
Big Garden Birdwatch 2026
Big Garden Birdwatch 2026
Our Eco Council met this week to discuss how our children can take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch this year.
From the 23rd - 25th January, we would love our children to dedicate one hour of their time to watching in their garden, out of their window, or in their local park, and recording which birds they can see.
You can find out more information here.
Our Eco Council will also be taking part in the Big Schools' Birdwatch over the next month.
Thank you for your support!
Careers Fair
Careers Fair
Friday 12th June
On the afternoon of Friday 12th June, we will be hosting our third annual Careers Fair.
We would be interested in inviting parents into school to talk about their jobs and to answer questions from children about their jobs/careers. We would love to find a real mix of jobs and vocations amongst our community in order to show the children a wide variety of future careers out there. Additionally, if you know of someone with an exciting career who you believe would be interested, please state this in the extra details section.
If you would be interested, please complete this Google Form and put the date in your diary!
School Updates
School Updates
Universal Breakfast Club
Universal Breakfast Club
Family Support Worker - referral form
Family Support Worker - referral form
If you would like to explore ways that our Family Support Worker could support your family, please complete this Google Form.
Wet Play Games - donations welcome!
Wet Play Games - donations welcome!
To help make wet play more enjoyable, we’re kindly asking for donations of new board or card games for indoor use. If you have any unopened games you’re happy to donate, please drop them off at the Junior Office.
As Chromebooks are not used during wet play, we’re encouraging more hands-on, social games like board and card games instead.
Breakfast and After School Club: How to change, book or update
Breakfast and After School Club: How to change, book or update
Please email ccjextendedservices@leoacademytrust.co.uk or phone 07739360621.
Our Book Wishlist
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.
Weekly School and Sporting News Stories
Weekly School and Sporting News Stories
Check out what our children have been up to this week at Cheam Common Junior Academy!
Birthday celebrations
Birthday celebrations
Fantastic homework
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.
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.
Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning
Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning
School Achievements
School Achievements
⭐️ Stars of the Week ⭐️
This week's LEO Explorer Value is 'Motivated'.
3AM - Preyesha and Suah
3JH - Ushashi and Isha
3RM - Milo and Vivienne
3VH - Ibrahim and Si-Tong
4F - Kenneth and Kirtan
4I - Isabella and Viviana
4J - Poppy C and Ben
4S - Ryaan and Yon Woo
5D - Shivansh and Soojin
5G - Wilfred and Siya
5H - Sam and Julia
5W - Albie and Anisha
6C - Scarlett and Chloe T
6CB - Ronia and Daniel C
6F - Maryam and Sharaiz
6SB - Sofia and Seoju
Out of school achievements
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.
Important information
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 Term Dates
Spring Term Dates
Please find below all the key dates and times for the Spring Term.
PTA events are shown in this colour. Please see below for more details.
New dates
Thursday 22nd January: Arts Council trip to Saatchi Gallery
Monday 26th January: Year 4 Learn to Ride Week 1
Monday 2nd February: Year 4 Learn to Ride Week 2
Tuesday 3rd February: Parent Showcase
Thursday 5th - Thursday 13th February: Turing Trip to Singapore
Friday 6th February: NSPCC Number Day
Monday 9th February: Year 6 Trip to Imperial War Museum (2 x classes)
Thursday 12th February: Year 6 Trip to Imperial War Museum (2 x classes)
Friday 13th February: Lunar New Year (children to dress in traditional clothes if celebrating)
Monday 16th - Friday 20th February: Half term
Thursday 26th February: School Discos
Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th March: CCJ Parent Consultation Evenings
Friday 13th March: Quiz Night
Wednesday 18th March: Year 4 Trip to Kew Gardens
Thursday 16th April: Year 3 Science Museum Trip & Sleepover
Friends of Cheam Common - Updates
Friends of Cheam Common - Updates
The Friends of Cheam Common now has a Facebook group, where you can follow any updates on upcoming events or how you can get involved.
New wet play games
New wet play games
We are incredibly grateful to the Friends of Cheam Common who have used some of their funds to purchase brand new wet play games for all classes to use.
At the end of the Autumn Term, we spoke to children across the school about which board games they would enjoy using at wet break and lunch times. These games started to arrive this week and children are looking forward to some rain!
Secondhand Uniform
Secondhand Uniform
A gentle reminder, please only donate the items listed below.
Logo jumper
Logo cardigan
Logo fleece
Logo waterproof jacket
Logo PE tshirt
Logo polo shirts
Junior PE black quarter zip top
Ties
Red PE shorts
Please do not donate, shirts, or grey uniform items; we have very limited storage space and we can’t store those items currently. We will let you know when we are able to accept these items again.
Thank you so much for supporting the second hand uniform sale on Friday. We are delighted that good quality school uniform can be reused and help families.
Going forward, we need to reduce the uniform service that we offer unfortunately. We will no longer be taking uniform email requests for the foreseeable future. The uniform service has expanded immensely with donations and requests over the past year. Whilst it has been absolutely wonderful to offer this service to the school community; sadly, we don't have the volunteers to sustain the huge amount of time this service requires.
However, we are very happy to still offer a termly uniform sale, where we'll have plenty of uniform on offer to stock up for the term ahead.
Please leave donations at either the Infants’ or Junior’s office.
We hope you understand the decision we've had to take, and we thank you, as always, for your continued support.
SEND & Inclusion Updates
Click the image above for further information!
Sutton Dyslexia Association
Sutton Dyslexia Association
The next meeting of Sutton Dyslexia Association will be via zoom. It is a 2 Part course for parents, entitled "How to help your child with Dyslexia"
Monday 1st December 2025, 8-9 pm
Monday 26th January 2026, 8-9 pm.
The first session deals with the experience of dyslexia for child and parent and how to give support.
The second session is looking at reading, spelling, and writing, and how to help. It also looks at the school structure and the exam process.
The course will be led by Louise Selby, who is a teacher with a level 7 specialist qualification in teaching and assessing learners with specific learning difficulties and dyslexia. She has written a program called Morph Mastery.
If you would like to join the meeting, please send your first name, surname and email address to
admin@suttondyslexia.org
You will be sent access details the morning of the meeting , so that you can join the talk from 7.45 pm.
Keeping Safe Online
DIGI Safe - Keeping Children 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.
Primary Parents - NHS Wellbeing Workshops
Primary Parents - NHS Wellbeing Workshops
Primary Sutton version 2025-6 Keeping Well Over the Winter Break.pdf
Mental Health and Wellbeing Update
Local Activities and Events - General Information
Local Activities and Events - General Information
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Future term dates
Future term dates
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