CCJ Newsletter 17th November 2023

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 17th November 2023

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

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

School Updates

Our Pyjama Campaign for Kington and St George's Hospitals

This year, for the second year in a row, we will be supporting Children's Hospital Pyjamas.

For the next three weeks, we will be collecting donations of pyjamas to send across to either Kingston and St George's Hospital in time for Christmas.

You can find out more about the campaign by clicking the link above.

We will also be collecting cash donations on the gate every morning if that is an easier alternative in order to support the charity.

Cheam Common is supporting Children in Need!

Today, we have been supporting Children in Need.

Children have been wearing spotty/yellow clothing or pyjamas to raise money for this incredible cause.

If you would like to donate to Children in Need, there is still time to do so!

You can donate on our JustGiving page - either by scanning the QR code or by following this link. We raised almost £90 in cash donations this morning!

Wrap Up London

We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting the charity, Wrap Up, this winter. Wrap Up is a project run by various Rotary Clubs working in partnership with Hands On London. Its sole aim is to provide coats, that go directly to people across the UK, who struggle to keep warm during the winter months. More information can be found here.

From Monday 13th November until Friday 24th November, we will be collecting any clean, secondhand coats that you no longer need. These can be brought in by children and will be collected by Active Citizens in each class, organised by Mrs Culver and Miss Govier. These coats can also be dropped off at the main gate every morning and afternoon.

Road Safety Week

Let’s talk about SPEED. Five people die on UK roads every day, so why do we still think it’s OK to speed? Take part in Road Safety Week 2023 and join the national conversation.

Next week, (20-25th November), Cheam Common Juniors are taking part in Road Safety Week 2023 to do something amazing and raise awareness of the dangers of excess or inappropriate speed. Help people understand why safe speeds are so vital for safe and healthy journeys.

As part of the campaign, the Junior Travel Ambassadors are running a competition to promote and raise awareness of travelling to school safely.

Have you heard about Road Safety Week? Have you got a competitive side? Get involved now! The competition is to create a comic strip to strengthen road safety messages in a creative and educational way. A certificate and a prize will be awarded to each year group! See your Travel Ambassadors for further details.

We are recruiting...

We are recruiting for a Midday Supervisor at Cheam Common Junior Academy.

If you are interested and would like more details, please find the job advert attached.

SENd Parent Coffee Morning

Conversation Cafe

Maggie's at the Marsden Christmas Carol Concert

We are delighted that our Choir will be performing at the Maggie's at the Royal Marsden Christmas Carol Concert. If you would like to purchase tickets, you can do so by following this link.

♻️ The Big Recycling Hunt ♻️

This Recycle Week, we’re leading a nationwide hunt for the ones that often get away. We want to hunt out all the recyclable items that are going in the rubbish bin and return them to their rightful place: the recycling!

Competition: Pupils are encouraged to take part during Recycle Week (16-22 October 2023), but the competition is open until 25th November 2023.

Check out Lily's incredible entry here -->

Registering for Pupil Premium

All children in Sutton will automatically qualify for Universal Free School Meals, but this does not mean automatic qualification for benefit-related Free School Meals.

It is vitally important that you still complete your school or borough’s registration form in case your child is eligible for extra funding for their school from the Government, worth £1,300 per year. That’s extra money to spend on enrichment activities, teacher development, and targeted support for the children that need it most. Depending on how schemes operate in your borough, it may also entitle you to other benefits like food vouchers during the holidays. Please register for Pupil Premium here.

Free School Meals - Sutton.pdf

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

It was another busy week of events at Cheam Common!

🧦 Odd Socks Day: On Monday, we kick-started Anti-Bullying Week with Odd Socks Day. We had an assembly all about Odd Socks Day and how it raises awareness of how different we all are and how this should be celebrated.

⚽ Fulham Foundation: Girls' Cup: On Monday, our Year 6 Girls' Football Team took part in the Fulham Foundation Girls' Cup. The winner would go on to represent Fulham at a London competition later this year. The girls' managed to get through to the finals, which went onto penalties. One of our Sports Stars of the Week was Rylie, who managed to save three of the penalties. Our other Sports Star of the Week was Alma, who managed to score the winning penalty! We are looking forward to representing Fulham later in the year.

🚇 Sutton Life Centre Trip: On Wednesday morning, three of our Year 6 classes visited the Sutton Life Centre to take part in the Junior Citizenship Programme. They attended workshops put on by London Ambulance Service, the Metropolitan Police, Transform, School Nurse Network, TfL, National Rail and others to learn about how to keep themselves safe in their transition to high school.

⚽ AFC Wimbledon Kids Cup: On Tuesday, our Year 6 Boys' Football Team took part in the AFC Wimbledon Kids Cup. Through hard work and determination, the boys managed to win the entire competition. They are looking forward to the next round in January.

🎾 LEO Panathlon: On Friday morning, some of our children took part in the LEO Panathlon at Cheam Park Farm. There were lots of new activities to try, including curling! We had a wonderful morning and all came home with certificates!

💛 Children in Need: On Friday, we embraced the silliness that is Children in Need MUFTI by wearing pyjamas and yellow/spotty clothing to school. At the time of writing, combined with CCI, we have raised over £700 for this worthy cause!

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!

Sofia, Evie and Mason's finish 3rd! 🥉

Sofia, Maisie, Evie and Mason's dance team (RESET) came third in BDO Street Dance Championships. This means that they haev qualified for the World Street Dancing Competition, held in Crawley, on the 9th and 10th December. Good luck!

Sophia's Swimming Certificate 🏊🏽‍♀️

Sophia has achieved her 800m swimming certificate at the weekend. What an incredible achievement!

Autumn Term Dates

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

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

New dates

2023 - 2024 Term dates

Monday 20th November

6S: Trip: Sutton Life Centre

Tuesday 21st - Friday 24th November

Year 4 Trips: Roman Amphitheatre

Friday 24th November

LEO Conversation Cafe @ Sutton Central Library Family Hub

Friday 1st December

MUFTI Day

Monday 4th December

Year 6 Coffee Afternoon and Showcase (2-2:45pm)

Wednesday 6th December

SEND Coffee Morning @ CCJ (9:15am)

Wednesday 6th December

Choir performing for Maggie's Christmas Carol Concert (evening)

Thursday 7th December

Christmas Choir and Orchestra Performance (9:30am to parents)

Friday 8th December

Year 3 Stone Age Workshop

Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th December

Cheerleading performances (4:15pm) @ Scout Hut

Friday 15th December

GymKidz Performance to Parents (9am)

Rudolph Run (PM)

Monday 18th December

Year 5 Christmas Productions (9am and 6pm)

Year 6 Christmas Productions (9:45am and 6:45pm)

Tuesday 19th December

Year 3 Christmas Productions (9am and 6pm)

Year 4 Christmas Productions (9:45am and 6:45pm)

Wednesday 20th December

Autumn Merit Assembly

Christmas Lunch

Thursday 21st December

Christmas Class Parties

Friday 22nd December

Last day of term (2:10pm finish)

Friday 2nd February

Quiz Night

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.

Quiz Night - 2nd February

Christmas Mufti Day

Christmas Raffle

Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week

Stars of the Week

3A - Theo

3F - Ivy

3S - Isabelle

3T - Rosie

4I - Maira

4C - Molly G

4HJ - Evie

4M - Delilah

5VH - Albion

5G - Kamsi

5JH - Henry

5M - Matyi

6S - Rea

6CB - Alf

6SB - Kai

6W - Eliot

PRIDE Ambassadors of the Week

Perseverance, Respect, Imagination, Dedication, Encouragement

3A - Monika

3F - Elyza

3S - Evan

3T - Toby

4I - George

4C - Luna

4HJ - Seb

4M - Sam

5VH - Jina

5G - Krysha

5JH - Shriya

5M - Kaylie C

6S - Luca

6CB - Karunya

6SB - Tippi

6W - Sofia

Times Tables Rockstars

Our top three classes were:

🥇4I

🥈4HJ

🥉4M

Our top Rockstar in each year group was:

Year 3: Aaron

Year 4: Gustavo

Year 5: Krysha

Year 6: Nate

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

Please follow this link to Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

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

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.

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.

Click the image above for further information!

Sutton Dyslexia Association

The next meeting of Sutton Dyslexia Association will be on Monday 6th November 2023 at 8pm. Neil Mackay will be talking on high impact revision skills to aid long term recall and will be of interest to some year 6 pupils. If you would like to join the zoom meeting, please send your first name, surname and email address to admin@suttondyslexia.org.uk.

You will get an acknowledgement and the access details will be sent to you on the morning of the talk so that you can join from 7.45 pm.

The next Parent/Carer Drop- In will be on Wednesday 13th December from 10-11.30 am, at The Sound Lounge at the bottom of Sutton High Street in Sutton.There is free parking at Sainsburys and LIDL for 90 minutes. Members of the committee will be there.

Keeping 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 Referrals

Family Support Referrals 2023-2024

All referrals welcome for those families that require support

Please complete your referrals using the following Family Referral Form 23-24

You can also find out more information on the Family Support website: Family Support Portal

If you have any questions please speak to your school’s Family Support Worker. Cheam Common's FSW is Alice Whyman, who can be contacted at awhyman3@leoacademytrust.co.uk

Thank you - LEO FSW Team

Any of Us: Surrey Fostering Campaign

If you have ever thought about fostering, now is the time to take that first step and find out more. The more people who consider fostering, the greater the chance of finding loving, stable homes for children in Surrey who desperately need them.

You can contact Surrey County Council Fostering Service on 0800 096 9626, via email at fostering.recruitment@surreycc.gov.uk or by visiting the website; www.surreycc.gov.uk/fostering

Fostering is an incredibly rewarding experience that can transform the lives of both the children being fostered and the foster carers themselves. Children who enter the care system have often experienced trauma and instability in their lives, and a caring, stable foster family can make a significant difference in their wellbeing and development.

Nationally, there are currently over 70,000 children living with foster families in the UK. However, there is still a significant shortage of foster carers, with around 9,265 new foster families needed in the next year alone. In Surrey, there are over 1,000 children in care and Surrey County Council have just under 400 foster families.

Foster carers come from all walks of life and backgrounds, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to fostering. Whether you are single or married, young or old, own your own home or rent, you can still become a foster carer. The most important thing is a willingness to provide a safe and loving home for a child in need.

This is the message that Surrey County Council is promoting in national recruitment film ‘Any of Us’. The short film has been jointly funded by over 80 councils across England and aims to raise awareness about fostering, particularly among those people who may not have previously considered themselves suited to fostering. The film looks at the potential of three people from different backgrounds to become foster carers, and the potential of children they care for to grow and thrive.

Sutton Library of Things - why buy when you can borrow

You could save money, space and help the environment with a visit to Sutton Library of Things. For a small daily cost, hire tools and equipment, from a carpet cleaner and drill to an ice cream maker and party kit, for those one off activities for your home, projects and adventures. Located in Sutton Central Library, it takes just a few clicks online to reserve your item for collection. There is even a no questions asked 25% discount rate available for anyone who may need it.

Take a look at what's on offer here.

Primary Parent Webinars Poster 23-24.Education Wellbeing Service.pdf

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update

WL & St George’s Mental Health Trust: events for parents and carers

The SW London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has ongoing events for parents and carers to support their primary or secondary aged children. Sessions cover body image, mental health, school avoidance, social media and gaming, sleep, parenting children and young people with ADHD, understanding ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and lots more.

Find their primary school aged events on Eventbrite, or events for parents and carers of secondary aged children.