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Friday 17th January 2020

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

News & Information

BREAKING NEWS:

WE ARE A GOOGLE REFERENCE SCHOOL!

This week we were delighted to become a Google Reference School in recognition of our innovative use of Google For Education tools & their impact on learning in the classroom. We are looking forward to sharing our use of Technology for Learning & our 1:1 Chromebook Programme with schools across London & beyond.

They said: 'Cheam Common Junior Academy is doing exemplary things with Google tools and we’re excited for you to join this select group of Reference Schools.'

Being part of the Google Reference Schools program means that our use of G Suite throughout the school and our good practice in utilising its tools can be referenced and displayed to offer support to other schools. We are able to provide training opportunities for colleagues and will continue to work closely with Google in supporting the use, development and deployment of future technologies for use in schools. We are joining only 15 other schools from across the country as a Google Reference School.

Our goal is for all students to have access to technology within their lessons, and for it to be used to allow students to become confident and responsible users of modern technology, promoting communication, independence, resilience, collaboration and progress.

TATE MODERN BY DARCEY, 4H

On Friday 10th January, Year 4 pupils set off on the train to visit TATE Britain in London. We were all very excited because unusually, we were going to visit a piece of artwork that included us! When we arrived, we met two members of staff who took us to a room to talk to us about the Steve McQueen exhibition and what we would expect to see when we got into the gallery. Finally, our photo was revealed on the big screen! It was very strange to see how much we had grown up in just one year since the photo was taken. After that, they took us into the exhibition to find the photo amongst all the other schools in London! We could not believe how many photos there were, they went from the floor all the way up to the ceiling and along a very large hall! Luckily, the man gave us a little hint of an area to find the photo in. It looked great! Exploring the gallery, we looked at some of the other pictures of schools and some classes only had 2 or 3 pupils! Imagine that! Before we went back to school, there was a little extra time so we had the chance to explore some of the other galleries in the TATE. It is definitely worth a visit. We had a lovely day!

PTA DISCO

On Friday 7th February, our PTA will be running a Disco for children across the school. Please make a note of this date in your diary.

Year 3 and 4: 3:30-5:00pm

Year 5 and 6: 5:30-7:00pm

Tickets will be £5 each. More details and how to purchase tickets will be shared next week.

MANDARIN CLUB

Our Mandarin Club will be celebrating Chinese New Year on 22/1 in a Chinese Dance Workshop at Brookfield Primary. We’ll bring traditions of Chinese culture into our schools and will use a traditional Chinese dragon, parasols & fans to create an exciting dance for the children to perform. Watch this space!

Our Mandarin Club is now open to Year 4 students - if you would like your child to attend then please speak to the School Office.

CHEAM COMMON FOREST SCHOOL

Year 3 have been using the Christmas tree to make their own pencils. First they pulled off the pine needles, then using a potato peeler, they stripped the bark and made a point at one end. We then used ink to write our names.

PARKING & TURNING IN THE ROADS AROUND SCHOOL

Please remember to be respectful of our neighbours by driving and parking responsibly in the surrounding roads.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

If you have concerns about road safety outside school, please get in touch with Surrey County Council's Sustainable Transport Team via the county council's contact centre 03456 009 009.

YEAR 5 CUP QUARTER FINAL

Congratulations to our Year 5 Boys' for a 5-1 victory against Westbourne Primary School in the Sutton and Cheam Cup Quarter Finals. We will now play Cheam Park Farm or Dorchester Primary on 24th February in the semi finals. We wish you the best of the luck!

Match Report:

The game was incredibly close until one minute before half time where Harry W broke the deadlock with a great goal to put Cheam Common in the lead.

In the second half, Omari was straight off to make it 2:0 with a great pass coming from Harry L. Jay in quick succession made it 3-0 from a great pass by Omari.

Westbourne hit back to make it 3-1 with a great strike from their forward!

With a couple minutes to play Harry L picked the ball up in midfield and with a 25 yard strike found the top corner! 4-1!

Player of the match - Omari

YEAR 6 NETBALL SPRING LEAGUE

Our Year 6 Netball team are looking forward to taking part in the Borough Spring League this term. We will be playing St Cecilia’s, Holy Trinity, All Saint's Benhilton, Green Wrythe and Manor Park. Good Luck Girls!

NURTURING PROGRAMME

We’re delighted to be working in partnership with HomeStart Sutton to offer parents the opportunity to attend a Family Links Nurturing Programme this term.

Venue: Cheam Common

When: Tuesdays, from 11/2 - 12/5

To Book: Contact Home-Start Sutton on 020 8647 6501

HISTORY CLUB NEEDS YOU!

Our Year 5 History Club have been researching the history of Cheam Common this year, exploring our school’s archives each week! In Spring 2020 they’ll launch their own website: Cheam Common from 1890 - 2020. If you’ve any memories of our school in the 1950s - 2000, please get in touch!

WEATHER UPDATES

In the event of snow or extreme weather over the winter period, please check the school website for updates or changes to the school routine.

We will also update our Twitter Page and the Open Check website.

SPRING TERM SCHOOL DINNER MENUS

Please click here to view the Spring Term School Dinner Menus.

Remember your child can select to have school dinners on certain days of the week, please just let the office know.

Follow us on Twitter!

You can get all of the latest news and updates from Cheam Common by following us on Twitter. We use our Twitter account as the news feed of Cheam Common Junior. We also use Twitter to keep parents up to date with residential trips, sports and music news, year group trips and other areas of school life.

@CCJacademy

Please find below our term dates for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

These are also available on our website.

Learning

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

Tiger Heart by Penny Chrimes

One magical friendship. One roaring adventure.

The magical tale of a bold young chimney sweep and a remarkable tiger, a dangerously hypnotic ruby and a mystical land found across an ocean and through a storm. Tiger Heart is an enchanting and enthralling adventure, with a heartwarming tale of friendship and loyalty perfect for fans of The Girl of Ink and Stars and Pax.

Fly, a young orphaned girl, never meant to end up in a cage with a man-eating tiger, yet after tumbling down a chimney flue, she soon comes face to face with the dangerous creature. And though she's sure she's no princess, when the tiger addresses her as 'your majesty', she can't help but vow to free him and return him home. But the bird-filled jungles and cloud-topped mountains of the tiger's homeland are an ocean away. And not everyone wants the tiger - or Fly - to get there alive.

With dark and dangerous forces working against them, will Fly be able to fulfil her promise and maybe - just maybe - become the queen her tiger knows her to be? Fans of ‘Running on the Roof of the World’ and ‘When the Mountains Roared’ are sure to be utterly delighted by this beautifully magical tale.

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

Times Tables Rock Stars' Leaderboard

Here are our current standings for this month's battle against Brookfield. Well done Cheam Common! Can we keep it up?

Well done to the following children who are currently scoring the highest number of points for their year group:

Year 6 - 1st: Adele, 2nd: Oliver B, 3rd: Hanna

Year 5 - 1st: Leon, 2nd: Baney, 3rd: Jay

Year 4 - 1st: Vedu, 2nd: Elana, 3rd: Ryan

Year 3 - 1st: Dylan, 2nd: Angel, 3rd: Alex C

Who will be on our leader board next week?

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

Year 3:

abandon

Year 4:

cease

Year 5:

renounce

Year 6:

relinquish

Excellence

Star of the Week Certificates

Congratulations to the following children who received the Star of the Week Awards last week:

Year 3

3B: Barnaby

3G: Harry

3H: Mulihem

3L: Ivelin

Year 4

4H: Nihal

4RM: JJ

4SM: Sid

4S: Logan

Year 5

5A: Aroush

5C: Oliver M

5J: Paul

5W: Alex

Year 6

6C: Crispin

6K: Ryan

6P: Alyssa

6S: Jake

PRIDE Values Certificates

Congratulations to the following children who received the Pride Values Awards last week:

Year 3

3B: Amelia

3G: Meredith

3H: Alina

3L: Seyoung

Year 4

4H: Pema

4RM: James D

4SM: Myrina

4S: Meshal

Year 5

5A: Michael

5C: Ethan

5J: Yuna

5W: Tilly

Year 6

6C: Waris

6K: Charlie

6P: Caelen

6S: Matthew G

Cheam Common Rights Respecting Schools' Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Grace

3G: Maia

3H: Ollie

3L: Arya

Year 4

4H: Emaan

4RM: Harry L

4SM: Julia

4S: Elanya

Year 5

5A: Prenavi

5C: Justin

5J: Victoria

5W: Becca

Year 6

6C: Zoe

6K: Hanna

6P: Nasha

6S: Gabriella

144 Club

The children in the 144 Club know all their times tables up to 12 x 12.

Membership of the Club has to be achieved each term!

Congratulations to the following children who are now members of the club for the Spring term:

Year 3:

Ama, Kian, Dylan, Georgia, Amie & Matthew

Year 4:

Matthew, Vasu, Zac, Aarush, Yazan, Nihal, Karthi, Roshan, Kemi, Eden, Alara, Jack A, Roman, Sid, Shaylee, Baer, Jorge, Ahsan, Sara, David, Myrina, Elo, Anaya, Roxy, Jack W, Zeke, Ahmed, Tosin, Elma, Amy Elanya, Sanat, Sesandi, Max, Logan, Jun, Bramiya, Daniel, Sewon, Hannah. Luis, Bavisha & Yuna.

Year 5:

Scarlett, Faisal, Usman, Zeph, Amela, Olivia, Jayden, Mollie, Nathan, Prenavi, Cameron, Navami, Inzar, Samara, Aroush, Maya, Ruby, Dua, Veer, Aashi, Leon, Oli T, Yusuf, Rohan, Brian, Risci, Seoyoon, Lois, Archie, Shreya, Louis, Callum, Ali, Harrison, Baney, Yuna, Ryan, Andrew, Lucy, Sadie, Jay, Sophie L, Hamza, Victoria, Anjola, Isaac, Kiana, Arron, Evie, George, Joe, Freddie, Bella, Jack, Kavya, Yusuf, Lina & Haroon.

Year 6:

Lea, Waris, Maili, Rose, Bolu, Rio, Kiarra, Ben R, Zach H, Crispin, Seong-Ryeong, Grace, Seyon, Felix, Matias, Charlie, Logan, Madison, Chuck, Alexia, Eddie, Matthew K, Aniya, Oliver B, Arcadio, Kallum, Hanna, Marlene, Irina, Alex C, Ailah, Dora, Shalini, Reshna, Adele, Trishanth, Tiffany, Ibrahim, Kornelia, Sophia S, Alex H, Aydan, Bilal, Rathusha, Cate, Eliana, Preston, Lula, Presley, Amenda, Boris, Emma C, Shiva, Shruthilaya, Marcus, Nico, Anushka, Simran, Bonita, Katie, Matthew G, Evan, Ajjer, Benji, Zaima, Indi, Jake, Chloe, Mathew K, Alex A, Swapneel, Summer, Emma N, Eva & Melissa.

Year 3 have started preparing themselves to enter the 144 club by completing 72 times table questions in under 5 minutes.

Congratulations to:

Jake, Millie & Mulihem

who managed to get into the Year 3 '72 Club.'

CARROT AND CORIANDER SOUP

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp ground coriander
1 potato, chopped
450g carrots, peeled and chopped
1.2l vegetable or chicken stock
handful coriander

METHOD

Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large plan, add 1 chopped onion, then fry for 5 mins until softened.
Stir in 1 tsp ground coriander and 1 chopped potato, then cook for 1 min.
Add the 450g peeled and chopped carrots and 1.2l vegetable or chicken stock, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat.
Cover and cook for 20 mins until the carrots are tender.
Tip into a food processor or use a hand blender with a handful of coriander then blitz until smooth (you may need to do this in two batches). Return to pan, taste, add salt if necessary, then reheat to serve.

Opportunity

Sutton Dyslexia Association

Upcoming Meetings

Friday 7th February 2020

Drop-in session for parents of children with dyslexia

An opportunity to find out more about dyslexia and how to help and talk to others and exchange ideas.

Time: 9.45 am

Location: Oaks Park Café – Croydon Lane entrance, Banstead, SM7 3BA

LEO Lottery

Start supporting us TODAY for only £1 per week.
Buy a ticket this term and you could win £25,000.
40% of the ticket sales goes to our trust.
There is a GUARANTEED cash prize winner every week.
It only takes a couple of minutes to buy a ticket
Click HERE to buy your tickets today
Tickets can be purchased by anyone over the age of 16 including parents, staff, family members, friends and work colleagues so please help us promote this new initiative. The more tickets we sell, the bigger the prize pot!

You can make a BIG DIFFERENCE to our trust!

Sporting Fixtures

Here are some of the dates for our sporting fixtures for this term. Please check the dates section regularly as new dates may be added.

SPRING TERM SPORTING FIXTURES

GIRLS' FOOTBALL:

Thursday 16th January, CCJ vs Dorchester, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

Monday 20th January, CCJ vs Stanley Park, Borough Cup Quarter Final

Friday 31st January, CCJ vs All Saints Benhilton, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

Friday 14th February, CCJ vs Robin Hood, Y5&6 Girls’ Borough League

Y6 BOYS' A FOOTBALL:

Tuesday 14th January, CCJ vs Cheam Park Farm, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Thursday 16th January, AFC Wimbledon Kids Cup Finals Day, Wimbledon Training Ground

Tuesday 21st January, CCJ vs Brookfield, Year 6 Boys Surry Cup Quarter Final

Friday 24th January, CCJ vs Westbourne, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Wednesday 29th January, CCJ vs Wallington Primary Academy, Boys' Borough Cup 2nd Round

Monday 10th February, CCJ vs Dorchester, Y6 Boys Sutton and Cheam Quarter Final

Friday 6th March, CCJ vs Avenue, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Friday 20th March , CCJ vs St Cecilia’s, Y6 Boys’ A Sutton & Cheam League

Y6 BOYS' B FOOTBALL:

Monday 3rd February, CCJ vs Avenue, Y6 Boys’ B Sutton & Cheam Cup 1st Round

OTHER SPORTING FIXTURES

Friday 10th January, CCJ vs Westbourne, Y5 Boys' Sutton and Cheam Cup Quarter Final - Won 5-1

Draw: Semi Final, CCJ v Cheam Park Farm or Dorchester Primary, Sutton United, 4pm

Thursday 16th January, Sportshall Athletics Finals Year 5/6, Wallington Girls' School

Thursday 16th January, Sportshall Athletics Festival Year 3/4

Thursday 30th January, Primary Panathlon Competition, Year 3/6, Carshalton Boys

Thursday 6th February, Racketpack Festival, Year 5/6, Nonsuch

Friday 7th February, Y5/6 Hi 5 Netball Competition

Thursday 13th February, Y6 Handball Competition

Tuesday 25th February, Y5/6 Quicksticks

Wednesday 26th February, Y5/6 Hi 5 Netball competition

Monday 9th March, Y3/4 Girls' Football Festival

Wednesday 11th March, Y5/6 Sutton Cycling Championships

Wednesday 18th March, Y5/6 3v3 Basketball Competition

Thursday 19th March, Y4/5 Handball Festival

Tuesday 24th & Thursday 26th March, London Youth Games

Friday 27th March, Y3-6 Gymnastics & Dance Festival

Tuesday 31st March, Y3/4 Hi5 Netball Festival

Dates For Your Diary

Here are the dates for this term. Dates may change and we will notify you as soon as possible if this happens. Please check the dates section regularly as new dates may be added.

SPRING TERM DIARY DATES 2020

JANUARY

Monday 6^th January – First Day of Spring Term

Friday 10^thJanuary - Year 4 Tate Modern Portrait Gallery

Wednesday 15^th January - France Year 5 Parents Meeting, 7pm

Thursday 16^thJanuary - Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics Final, Wallington Girls, 10-1pm

Thursday 16^thJanuary - Year 4 High Ashurst Parents’ Meeting, 7pm

Monday 20th January - Friday 24th January - Arts’ Week

Thursday 30^th January - Year 3-6 Panathlon - Carshalton Boys’, 1-3:30pm

FEBRUARY

Monday 3rd February - Choir to the O2 for the Young Voices Concert 2020

Thursday 6th February - Year 5/6 Badminton, Nonsuch Girls’ - 4-5:30pm

Thursday 6^th February - Sutton Racket Festival, Nonsuch Girls’, 4-5:30pm

Friday 7^th February - RE Day 3 - Buddhism

Monday 10^th February – Safer Internet Day

Tuesday 11^th February & Thursday 13^th February - Book Fair

Tuesday 11^th February – Parent Consultation Evening 1, 4pm – 8pm for all teachers.

Thursday 13^th February – Parent Consultation Evening 2, 3.30pm – 6pm for all teachers.

Thursday 13^th February – Year 6 Handball Competition, Carshalton Boys’ - 3:30-6pm

Friday 14th February - Year 3 Evacuee Day

Monday 17^th – Friday 21^st February – Half Term Holiday

Monday 24^th February – INSET Day. No school for pupils on this day.

Tuesday 25^th February - Year 4 Bikeability begins

Tuesday 25^th February – Year 5/6 Hockey Quick Sticks, Nonsuch High, 12:30-3:30pm

Thursday 27^th February – Orchestra Unwrapped

MARCH

Monday 2^nd March – Book Week

Thursday 4^th March – Year 5/6 Football Female, Sutton Utd, 2-5pm

Thursday 5^th March – World Book Day

Thursday 5^th March - General Knowledge Quiz Championships, Storey’s Gate, Westminster

Monday 9^th March – Friday 13th March - Science Week

Monday 9^th March – Friday 13th March - Spring Term Assessment Week

Monday 9^th March – Year 3/4 Girls’ Football Festival, Cheam High, 4-5:30pm

Wednesday 11^th March – Year 5/6 Sutton Cycling Championships, Northey Avenue, 12-3pm

Wednesday 19^th March – Year 4/5 Handball Festival, 1-3:30pm

Tuesday 24^th March – LEO Year 4 Times Table Competition

Wednesday 25^th March – LEO Music Concert, 6pm

Friday 27^th March– End of Spring Term Merit Award Assembly at 9.30am

Friday 27^th March – Year 3-6 Gym & Dance Festival, 1:30-3:30pm

Tuesday 31^st March – Year 3/4 HI 5 Netball, St Philomena’s - 4-5:30pm

Tuesday 31^st March – Year 3 Music Assembly to Parents

Monday 30th March – Friday 3^rd April - Year 5 French Language & Activity Residential to France

APRIL

Thursday 2^nd April - House Point Winners’ - MUFTI Day

Thursday 2^nd April - RE Day 4 - Christianity

Friday 3^rd April – Last Day of Term. School finishes at 2.15pm today.

Monday 6^th April – Friday 17^th April – Easter Holiday

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