Cheam Common Junior Academy
Weekly Newsletter
Friday 1st December 2023
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 8UT
Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/
School Updates
Friday 22nd December: Last day of term
Please note that school will be closing at 2:10pm on Friday 22nd December. Please ensure that children are picked up from their usual spots at this earlier time.
After School Club will close at the earlier time of 5pm on this day.
Monday 4th December: Year 6 Coffee Afternoon
We would like to welcome Year 6 parents to our Coffee Afternoon and Lesson Showcase on Monday 4th December. This will take place from 2-3pm.
2-2:30pm: Coffee and welcome in the hall. Some children will be present to showcase their learning this year.
2:30-3pm: Walk around Year 6 classrooms and a chance to join in with an Art lesson!
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Parent Survey
We would like to invite all parents to take part in our parent survey. We appreciate the feedback of those parents who have already completed it.
CCJ Sports
We are delighted to announce our CCJ Sports Team this year. Children from across Year 4 - 6 will be working with Mr Greaves, Miss Mills and Miss Eldridge to create new sports content across the year.
We are looking forward to the final refurbishments of our Green Hut, which is being turned into a studio in which children will be able to record interviews, podcasts and even utilise a green screen.
A special thanks to Mrs Shirley who has created these professional CCJ Sports badges, mugs and coasters for us!
Watch this space!
Production Team and Script Writers
Production Manager - Latishan
Production Assistant - Jaxon
Script Writers - Elinor, Charlotte L and Skyler
Videographers and Editors
Lead Videographer - Woody
Video Assistant - Sara
Head Editor - Kaylie
Editing Assistant - Ermal
Presenters
Senior Presenter - Omer
Presenter - Kailey
Junior Presenter - Juno
Homework - well done, 3A!
We are so impressed by the incredible homework that is handed in every week. Here is a selection of photos of the imaginative homework that children in 3A have submitted this term!
We look forward to sharing another class's efforts next week.
Homework Matrixes can be found below:
Our Pyjama Campaign for Kington and St George's Hospitals
Our Rudolph Run Campaign
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.
On Friday 15th December, we will be taking part in the Rudolph Run, in order to support St Raphael's Hospice.
Children will be taking part in a festive run in the afternoon - we would appreciate any donations that you can spare.
Donations can be made here.
SENd Parent Coffee Morning
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.
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!
🧗🏽♀️Year 3/4 Climbing Festival: Last week, on Friday afternoon, some of our Year 3 and 4 children visited Carshalton Boys College and took part in a range of indoor climbing activities. They learned how to climb safely, how to 'boulder' and worked on activities to improve their balance, flexibility and teamwork.
⚽ Year 6 Boys' Pokémon Cup Sutton Finals: On Tuesday morning, our Year 6 Boys' Football Team took part in the Sutton Finals of the U11 7-a-side Pokémon Cup. After strong performances from across the team, the boys managed to beat St Cecilia's in the final and won the tournament, bringing home a trophy.
🏃🏽♀️Year 3/4 Indoor Athletics: Over thirty Year 3 and 4 children represented the school at the Sutton Borough Indoor Athletics Heats on Tuesday afternoon and managed to finish 4th overall!
🕌 Year 6 Religious Education Trip: On Tuesday and Wednesday, our Year 6 classes visited the Morden Islamic Community Centre in Mitcham. They learnt about the importance of prayer in Islam and even tried out VR headsets to see what Masjid al-Haram (The Great Mosque of Mecca) looks like from inside!
🏆🏐 Netball League Match: On Wednesday afternoon, we played our final netball league match against Nonsuch. Thanks to lots of support and to a fantastic effort by our netball teams, our A team won 8-0 and our B team won 6-0! This secured our place as winners of the league and means that we will be promoted next season.
🤾🏽♀️ LEO Dodgeball Tournament: On Wednesday afternoon, we hosted a LEO Dodgeball Tournament at CCJ - the first of its kind this year! Our team showed spectacular encouragement and teamwork and we managed to finish as runners-up!
❓ Top of the Form Quiz: On Thursday afternoon, we took part in the Rotary Club's Top of the Form Quiz; this is a competition where head boys and girls from across local schools compete. Aadi, Aarya, Scarlett and James represented CCJ. It was a close competition and eventually, we lost out to a strong Brookfield side - by only 3 points! Well done, team!
⚽ Year 6 Girls' Pokémon Cup Sutton Finals: On Friday morning, our Year 6 Girls' Football team took part in the Sutton Finals of the U11 7-a-side Pokemon Cup. After another strong performance, the team managed to make it to the final and finished as runners-up against a fantastic Cheam Park Farm side.
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!
Clara - Year 5
Last week, Clara swam at the Sutton Borough Championships and gave home with three medals:
🥈 50m Backstroke
🥈 50m Breaststroke
🥉 50m Freestyle
Kylie and Kailey (Year 3 and 5)
Both Kylie and Kailey were winners in the Enjoy Sutton Christmas Lights competition. They had created their own designs made into reality and they can now be viewed on Sutton High Street.
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
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 (9:15am to parents)
PM: Year 5 Field Trip to Cuddington Park
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)
🛸 Year 5 Space Day! 🚀
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.
Christmas Raffle
Quiz Night - 2nd February
Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week
Stars of the Week
3A - Arlo
3F - Wilfred
3S - Siya
3T - Joshua
4I - Logan
4C - Sean
4HJ - Lottie
4M - Midhah
5VH - Metehan
5G - Charlotte
5JH - Siri
5M - Jasmine
6S - Ivan
6CB - Seb
6SB - Ryan
6W - Alma
PRIDE Ambassadors of the Week
Perseverance, Respect, Imagination, Dedication, Encouragement
3A - Ayaansh
3F - Scarlett
3S - Janielle
3T - Lumi
4I - Sofia
4C - Flora
4HJ - Daniel
4M - Samuel
5VH - Chloe
5G - Cyrus
5JH - Curtis
5M - Thashvin
6S - Jai
6CB - Jasper
6SB - Architha
6W - Rory
🎫 This week's Golden Ticket winner: 🎫
Thea (3T)
📖 This week's Reading Raffle winners: 📖
Year 3/4 - Midhah
Year 5/6 - Kristen
Times Tables Rockstars
Our top three classes were:
🥇4M
🥈4I
🥉4C
Our top Rockstar in each year group was:
Year 3: Aaron
Year 4: Ben
Year 5: Krysha
Year 6: Aadi
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
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.pdfMental 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.
Local Activities and Events - General Information
Winter Camps Flyer.pdf
Future term dates
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