CCJ Newsletter 16th June 2023

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 16th June 2023

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

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

School Updates

Sports Day

Tuesday 20th June

On Tuesday 20th June, we will be running our Sports Day at the Scout Hut.

Year 3 and 4: Approximately 9:30 - 11:30am

Year 5 and 6: Approximately 1-3pm

Children should wear a top of their house colour. If you are unsure of your child's house, this can be found on Arbor.

Elm = Green Willow = Yellow Oak = Red Pine = Blue

They should also bring a water bottle and weather-dependent clothing and items (e.g. suncream, sunhat). Parents are welcome to come along and spectate. However, we do ask that they stay in their allocated area for safeguarding reasons.

There will be some parent races at the end of the session - please come prepared if you would like to join in!

Lost Scooters

Before half term, Barney (Year 4) lost his scooter at school. It is a silver Micro scooter which has his name on. We are sure that Barney is desperate to have it back. If your child scoots to school, please check that they have the correct scooter as there are lots that have been left behind. If found, please return this to the school office or to the scooter rack at the front of school.

Reef (Year 4) has also lost his scooter from the same area. Please keep an eye out for it around school and ensure that your child hasn't accidentally taken it.

Parking reminder at drop-off and pick-up

We are strongly urging parents to think carefully about where they are parking at drop-off and pick-up. Residents along Kingsmead Avenue (especially those out of the Sutton Safe Streets Scheme) are repeatedly having their driveways blocked during these times; this can caused neighbours to miss appointments and meetings in recent weeks.

We thank parents for abiding by the Sutton Safe Streets regulations and for keeping the area directly outside of our school building safe for our children.

Support for parents with English as an Additional Language

Body Coach: Meals on a Budget

Last week, Joe Wicks (a.k.a. The Body Coach) released a free PDF full of healthy, tasty meals that families can cook on a budget. There are 18 reciples included that cost £1 (or under) per serving. This document can be found here.

Volunteers needed for Summer Fair

The Friends Summer Fair is coming up soon - Saturday, 15th July. We have a fun day of games and activities planned for our wonderful Cheam Common families and we hope you will join us.

In order to make the day happen though, we need your help! We are looking for volunteers to help us set up, run the stalls and help clear up at the end.

The fair will run from 11am - 2pm. Set up will be from 9am and clear-up will be once the fair is finished.

Please use the sign-up sheet here https://volunteersignup.org/3YRXM to indicate the slots you are able to cover. They are split into sessions of one hour but if you can do more, please sign up for all you can offer.

When choosing your slot, note that the KS1 and KS2 choirs will be performing for about 20mins at 12.15 so if your child is singing, you may wish to bear that in mind when choosing your slots. If your Year 6 child wishes to sign up to help run a stall, they are very welcome to do so but we ask that you join them also.

To say thank you for helping us on the day, all volunteers will be entered into their own raffle! If you have any questions, please contact us at Friends_CCA@outlook.com.

LEO Arts Week

If you are interested in designing a poster to advertise the LEO Arts Week Exhibition, please see the details on the poster here!

All entries can be brought to Miss Maclean by Monday 26th June.

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

Avi

Avi (Year 4) brought in his medal to celebrate winning the 'French Open' competition at his tennis club.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth (Year 4) is part of a Cheerleading team outside of school. In a recent competition, her team came 2nd in the entire competition and she wanted to show us her medal!

Jake

After months of trials, we were incredibly proud to hear that Jake (Year 5) has earnt his spot in the Sutton Borough Team for the 2023-2024 season. Well done, Jake!

Molly

Molly (Year 4) is part of Girls' Brigade outside of school. Last week, she was given the award for 'Kindnesss and Acceptance of Others' - two wonderful qualities to hear about. Well done, Molly!

It was another busy week of events at Cheam Common!

🌊 Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential: Our Year 6 students have been on their residential to the beautiful Isle of Wight this week. Half of the year group were up early on Sunday and returned on Thursday evening, half of them travelled out on Thursday morning and will be returning on Monday evening. They've enjoyed a week jam-packed with beach trips, rollercoasters, visiting the historical Osbourne House, surfing and lots more!

🏀 Year 6 3v3 Basketball: On Monday, five of our Year 6 children represented Cheam Common in the London Youth Games, in the event of 3v3 basketball.

🚵‍♀️ Year 4 Mountain Biking: On Monday afternoon, some of our Year 4 children were lucky enough to start their mountain biking programme!

🎤️ Big Sing!: On Tuesday morning, members of our Choir took part in the Big Sing event, which involved performing different songs and listening to professional performers. The highlight was definitely watching a funny opera performance!

🔢 Maths Quiz Semi-Finals: Our Year 6 Maths Quiz team took part in the national mathematics semi finals of the Quiz Club tournament. The standard was exceptionally high and the children finished 82nd out of over a hundred teams. Well done!

🏏 Year 5 Girls’ Cricket Festival: On Thursday, our Year 5 Girls’ Cricket Team took part in their first festival of the year. Despite many of the schools being represented by Year 6 children, our girls finished 5th and were very proud of their accomplishment! Mr Greaves was very impressed by their attitude, perseverance and determination throughout the day.

🎓 Nonsuch Outreach Celebration: Since March, some of our Year 5 children have been attending an Outreach programme, set up by Nonsuch High School for Girls. This was to allow children to experience what high schools are like, whilst receiving some additional tuition. On Thursday, they took part in their final session: a celebration event. Well done!

🏃‍♀️ District Sports: On Friday morning, 32 children in Years 3-6 represented the school in the Sutton Borough District Sports Event: an athletics event consisting of running events (both sprinting and long distance).

Spring and Summer Dates

Please find below all the key dates and times for the next few weeks of the Spring Term and the Summer Term.

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

Tuesday 20th June

Sports Day (17th July - alternative date in case of bad weather)

Wednesday 21st - Friday 23rd June

Year 4 High Ashurst Residential

Thursday 29th June

Year 6 Fiver Challenge

Friday 30th June

Year 3 Egyptian Day

Year 5 Greek Day

Monday 10th July

Children meet their new teacher

Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th July

Year 6 Summer Productions (9:30am, 1:45pm and 6pm)

Friday 14th July

MUFTI Day: Tombola donations

Friday 14th July

GymKids Summer Performance to parents - 9:15am

Saturday 15th July

CCI and CCJ Summer Fair

Monday 17th July

Summer Rocksteady Concert to parents - 9:15am

Monday 17th July (pm)

Staff vs Pupils Sports Matches (Boys' Football, Girls' Football, Netball)

Tuesday 18th July (am)

Horton Park MiniGolf Trip for Golden Ticket Winners

Wednesday 19th July (am)

Merit Assembly

Wednesday 19th July (pm)

Year 3-5 End-of-year parties

Thursday 20th July

Year 6 Leavers' Celebrations

Friday 21st July

Last day of term (school day finishes at 2:05pm)

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.

🪩 Thank you 🪩

The Friends of Cheam Common would like to thank all of our families for their support during the school discos last week. Across the two schools, these discos made a profit of £2,354 - this will be split across both the Infants and Junior schools and will be put to good use in the coming months. We look forward to updating you with how this money is spent!

Summer Fair

If you are available, your support at the Summer Fair would be much appreciated. You can sign up to volunteer (even for an hour) here.

Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week

Excellent Learners of the Week

3A - George

3F - Amber

3M - Norita

3S - Ayo

4I - Bethany

4CB - Zeri

4F - Colin

4SB - Vaani

5H - Sydelle

5E - Jai

5G - Abbie

5M - Hannah

6S - Mulihem

6C - Orla

6T - Zubair

6W - Cian

PRIDE Ambassadors of the Week

3A - Mia

3F - Sharaiz

3M - Sean W

3S - Novak

4I - Albion

4CB - Metehan

4F - Natalie

4SB - Reef

5H - Daniel

5E - Jemimah

5G - Jake

5M - Adam K

6S - Samuel

6C - Janthina

6T - Isabella

6W - Lily

Doodle Achievements

Top Doodle Maths Classes:

1st - 4CB 2nd - 4SB 3rd - 3F

Top Doodle English Classes:

1st - 4CB 2nd - 4SB 3rd - 3F

Streaks achieved this week!

Please note that this is where we celebrate children who have reached a streak of a multiple of 100 every week:

Logan (3A) - 800 day streak (English and Maths)

Lily (3S) - 900 day streak (English)

Asya (4CB) - 400 day streak (Maths)

Rory (5H) - 1000 day streak (Maths)

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Young Carers at Cheam Common

At Cheam Common Junior Academy, we hold a weekly small group session to support children across the school who fulfil the role of ‘Young Carer’ because they have a sibling or parent with serious health issues, special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).

We want to celebrate the important role our Young Carers play, but also recognise that they may face challenges and pressures not shared by the general school population.

The group meets during assembly time and is led by Mrs Hart.

If you would like your child to take part please complete this form.

If you have any questions about the group, please feel free to contact us at ccjsend@leoacademytrust.co.uk

For parents of pupils with SEN

Fin O'Regan Talk

On Tuesday 20th June, Fin O'Regan will be giving a talk entitled 'No Two Children are the Same'. In this workshop, he will discuss neurodiversity and how to help children with special educational needs (e.g. dyslexia, ADHD, ASD). Entry is free and all are welcome. Mr O'Regan is an ADHD and Neurodiversity Consultant and Trainer.

When: Tuesday 20th June at 8pm

Where: Friends Meeting House, 10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA

Please click here for more information on how parents can be supported with the behaviour and understanding of their children. The courses that are available are as follows:

Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities
Care for the Family
Adapt to Learn

Please click here to access the Local Authority's Ambitious for SEND parent newsletter to stay in touch with what is happening in the local area. To receive these newsletters (three produced each year) please subscribe to the local area Ambitious for SEND newsletter. It is a great way to stay in touch with what is happening in the local area. You can unsubscribe at any time.

‘Small Change, Big Difference’ Parent Group for parents of children with a diagnosis of autism.'

We are also looking to host another Small Change, Big Difference course with Adapt to Learn. For those that are unfamiliar with this course, we run this as an alternative to the Early Bird programme. Some information about this is below. If you are interested in attending this course, please email: sutton@nas.org.uk and we'll be in touch.

The aim is to empower parents, supporting them to help their children by developing an in-depth understanding of autism. Taking a positive approach, we will explore, share and discuss practical strategies to help develop communication skills, pre-empt and manage behaviour and gain confidence and resilience.

During the sessions, parents will be given the opportunity to make connections, gain support and feel less isolated.

Each course comprises of four x 1.5-hour sessions and will cover a range of topics.

Click the image above for further information!

Check out the latest information regarding Sutton Young Carers, by visiting their website HERE

To read their latest Newsletters, click HERE

And for their quarterly newsletters aimed at children and young adults, click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page.

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.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update