CCJ Newsletter 2.10.20

Cheam Common Weekly Newsletter

Friday 2nd October 2020

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

Tel: 020 8337 1844

email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk

www.cheamcommon.org.uk

What has happened this week?

Harvest

Thank you for all your generous Harvest donations. Representatives some of our School Council will be helping deliver them to Epsom and Ewell Foodbank next week.

Thank you again!

UK PARLIAMENT WORKSHOP

On Tuesday, children across the school took part in an online UK Parliament Virtual Workshop. They found out more about how UK Parliament works, what MPs do and how laws are made.

NATIONAL POETRY DAY

On Thursday 1st October, we celebrated National Poetry Day.

National Poetry Day encourages the enjoyment, discovery and sharing of poetry. This year, National Poetry Day has chosen the theme Vision to allow children to see the world like a poet.

Throughout the day, the children took part in a range of exciting activities to showcase their poetry skills.

MACMILLAN VIRTUAL COFFEE MORNING

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Macmillan Virtual Coffee Morning last week.

Well done to everyone who made a cake for this event and congratualtions to our winners:

Year 3: Remi

Year 4: Meredith & Catherine

Year 5: Andrew

Year 6: Laurence

It is still not too late to donate. If you would to make a donation to support the work of Macmillan Cancer Support, please click here to do so.

What is happening next week?

Walk to School Week

At Cheam Common we are taking part in the five-day Walking Challenge 2020: HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

This year we invite you to join us in celebrating the incredible physical and mental health benefits walking brings to every individual.

Strong hearts, healthy bones, increased muscle strength are all well-documented outcomes of walking, but the benefits for the mind are just as powerful. From Monday 5th October 2020 to Friday 9th October 2020 we will be encouraging children to walk as often as possible to school. Each pupil will be challenged to walk, cycle, scoot or park and stride to school every day for the week. Each child will be able to record how they got to school and work towards earning a badge for their efforts.

We hope that the children enjoy stepping up to this challenge!

YEAR 6 BIKEABILITY

We are once again running Bikeability courses for Year 6 this year.

Bikeability works over 2 levels; Level 1 which is playground based and teaches your child to ride a bike correctly and safely. Level 2 is based on quiet roads in the local area and allows your child to experience cycling on roads.

Our Bikeability courses will be running W/C 5th October and 12th October during the school day.

If you sign up to one of our courses your child must:

Bring their bike to school on every day of their course with a padlock to lock it in the bike shed
Bring in a helmet as well as a tracksuit and trainers to change into before their sessions
Commit to attend every session
A waterproof coat would also be advised. Children may also want to bring a pair of gloves.

Bikeability courses are designed for children who are confident cyclists and would like to learn how to cycle on the road.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

From Thursday 1st October, we are celebrating Black History Month .

We are excited to be celebrating it throughout October and have some exciting activities planned. Each year group will be focusing on a significant individual from Black History, ranging from sports personalities to political figures. They will also share a range of stories, celebrating achievements and important aspects of Black History. We will start with an assembly to help children to understand the purpose of celebrating Black History Month.

Things to Celebrate!

YEAR 6 LEADERSHIP TEAM

We would like to introduce our new Head Boy and Head Girl, Zeph and Lois. They will be supported by Navami, Bella, Oliver and Alex as their deputies. Congratulations on your important new roles. We know you will do a fantastic job. Look out for more appointments to our Pupil Leadership Team next week.

PEER MEDIATORS

Congratulations to the following children who have been chosen to be our Peer Mediators this year. These children are from Year 5 and work with Miss Bullen to ensure chilldren are happy at break and lunchtimes, find a buddy for anyone who needs someone to play with and help resolve any minor disagreements. We are sure you will be great in your new role.

5B Erica, Innila, Pratyusha, Ziqcra &Lily

5C Abi, Emaan, Shay, Frey & Rosslyn

5A Luca, Teya, Meshal, Max & Elma

5I Aesha. Hollie, Alara, Ahsan & Roman

SUTTON SCHOOLS' BOROUGH FOOTBALL TEAM TRIALS 2020

Over the last couple of weeks the following boys took part in trials for the Sutton Schools' Borough Football Team (a team made up of players from all the primary schools across the whole of Sutton):

Year 5: Harry L, Harry W and Zac

Year 6: Omari, Samuel and Ryan

Well done to all the boys who trialled. All the boys were a real credit to Cheam Common Junior Academy and should be very proud of themselves. The manager had some very tricky decisions to make and the standard of football this year was excellent.

A special congratulations goes to Harry L, Omari and Samuel who have been chosen to play in the squad for 2020 and a huge well done to Ryan and Harry W who have been chosen as reserves. We are very proud of you all and will be following the teams’ progress every week.

STAR OF THE WEEK CERTIFICATES

Congratulations to the following children who recieved the Star of the Week award this week:

Year 3

3B: Jake

3K: Alyssa

3LS: Ji-Youl

3M: Sara

Year 4

4G: Cristiano

4H: Parnika

4J: Isabella

4S: Ria

Year 5

5A: Max

5B: Advik

5C: Roshan

5I: Austin

Year 6

6C: Evie

6H: Gracie

6K: Ethan

6W: Maya

PRIDE Values Certificates

Congratulations to the following children who received the Pride Values Award this week:

Year 3

3B: George

3K: Anoshka

3LS: Jack S

3M: Dexter

Year 4

4G: Khy

4H: Naomi

4J: Alina

4S: Hudson

Year 5

5A: Sesandi

5B: Abi

5C: Toby

5I: Emma

Year 6

6C: Harley

6H: Anjola

6K: Aashi

6W: Oscar

RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS' CERTIFICATES

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

Year 3

3B: Sophie

3K: Iyarki

3LS: Rea

3M: Jai

Year 4

4G: Arya

4H: Stephen

4J: Jack

4S: Grace

Year 5

5A: Yuna

5B: Innila

5C: Rosslyn

5I: Aesha

Year 6

6C: Nisha

6H: Isaac

6K: Justin

6W: Shlok

144 Club

Returning to CCJ once again … the 144 Club is a club but not as we know it! To be part of the club all you have to do it is prove you know your times tables. Children will be given the chance, once a week in their classes, to complete a times tables test. They have to answer 144 questions (72 for Year 3) in less than 5 minutes. If they are successful they enter the 144 Club. They will receive a certificate and a badge. Once in the club, children have to take the test again, every term, to secure their place. The aim is that they beat their own personal best each time. Want to find out more? Speak to your child’s class teacher.

Congratulations to the following children who are already members of the 144 Club for this term:

Year 3 (72 Club):

Nate, Phoenix, Sebastian & Ji-In

Year 4:

Stephen, Shafiq, Dhwarika, Tom, Shay, Toby, Elis, Enuyu, Grace, Max, Jessie, Natasha, Atrisa, Arthav, Grace & Ama

Year 5:

Vasu, Pema & Nihal

Year 6:

Cameron, Samuel, Nicole, Callum, Piotr, Noah, Jay, Luca, Yashwanth, Victoria, Andrew, Chimaobi, Arron, Chloe & Joaquin

FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE

Our Cheam Common Fantasy Football League for children (and staff) across the school is in full swing. After the first few games of the season here is the current leaderboard, however we know that anything can happen over the course of the season.

Good luck!

TIMES TABLES ROCKSTAR CHAMPIONS

Well done to our Times Tables Rockstar Champions for this week:

Year 3 - Aadityavel

Year 4 - Max

Year 5 - Shay

Year 6 - Oliver M

Year Group Battles:

Year 3 vs Year 4

Winner: Year 4

Year 5 vs Year 6

Winner: Year 6

DOODLE

Children across the school have been busy on Doodle English and Doodle Maths this week to earn points and complete tasks set by their teachers. Well done to 4S for being the Doodle English winners for this week and well done to 3LS for being the Doodle Maths Class winners this week. Who will be our champions next week?

Also well done to the following children for being the 'Top Doodlers' in their year groups this week:

Year 3 - Mikail

Year 4 - Yushu

Year 5 - Myrina

Year 6 - Luca

CELEBRATING YOUR OPTIONAL HOME LEARNING PROJECTS

Remember to check out the Home-School Communication site to find details of your optional projects!

Make sure you come and show Miss Gunner. We have seen some lovely work so far.

Information and Resources

PARENT CONSULTATION EVENINGS

Our Parent Consultation Evenings will take place on Tuesday 20th October, Wednesday 21st October and Thursday 22nd October.

Due to current guidelines, these meetings will all take place virtually via Google Meet.

In order for us to allocate you a convenient appointment time, please can you complete this form, with your date and time preferences by Monday 5th October. Please complete this form for each of your children.

We will do our best to accommodate your requests.

Each appointment will last 10 minutes.

We will email you with details of your appointment and the Google Meet code by Monday 12th October.

Subscribe to Dyslexia Explained!

Nessy has launched a brand new Youtube channel - for teachers and parents!

Dyslexia Explained contains short videos to help teachers and parents understand dyslexia and how best to advocate for the children in their lives.

For one of our first videos, we asked Mandy Nayton, CEO of AUSPELD how to talk to children about their dyslexia:

Click here to view a quick reference guide for parents relating to COVID-19 related pupil absence.

FRIENDS OF CHEAM COMMON

Whether you’re new to the school or if you’ve been with us for a while, what better way could there be to meet other parents than to get involved with the fun events that we hold here throughout the year.

Each class has their own ‘Friends Class Rep’. Their role is to help to promote and organise volunteers for our fundraising events throughout the year.

The acronym “PTA” may fill you with fear and you may have images of baking, giving up lots of time and probably even giving lots of money. However, what we need from parents is just a small amount of time, working around you and your commitments. If there were enough of us who were willing to give up 1-3 hours a YEAR, that would make all the difference.

We run various events like cake sales, discos and quiz nights. We always need volunteers at these events, but we would only ask that you give up an hour or two of your time.

This term, we have lots of fun and exciting ideas for ‘virtual’ fund raising events so that even in the current circumstances we can still raise much needed funds for the school. If you would like to find out more or can offer any help, please contact: Friends_CCJA@outlook.com

Year Group Inboxes

If you need to contact your child's teacher, remember you can email the year group directly using the following email addresses:

ccjy3homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

ccjy4homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

ccjy5homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

ccjy6homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

AUTUMN 2 SCHOOL DINNER MENU

Please click here to view the school dinner menu for after half term. Please let the school office know what days your child would like a school dinner.

HELP & ADVICE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

If you would like to contact Mrs Townsend or Mrs Hart about any matters relating to Inclusion, including Special Educational Needs you can email them directly at ccjsend@leoacademytrust.co.uk or alternatively make an appointment through the main school office.

FRUITY MILKSHAKE

Why not check out our weekly recipes and try them out at home?

INGREDIENTS

5OOG STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES OR BOTH

3 RIPE BANANAS

750ML MILK

300 ML BIO YOGHURT

METHOD

Remove any stalks or green leaves from the fruit.

Cut any big fruits in half.

Peel the bananas and break into small chunks.

Place all the fruit into a food processor or blender and add in the milk and yoghurt.

Whizz until smooth and serve chilled.

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

This term sees the return of our Battle of the Books reading competition. Each year group has an updated list of books recommended for their age group.

Every week we put a synopsis of one of the recommended reads in our newsletter.

This week's book is 'The Beast of Buckingham Palace' by David Walliams.

David Walliams is back with a brand-new addition to his growing collection of children’s stories. Filled with his trademark comical humour and over-the-top adventurous antics, ‘The Beast of Buckingham Palace’ is sure to please both old and new fans alike. Unlike his previous books, this is David Walliams first foray into the realms of science fiction and fantasy, which in turn proves to be an unqualified triumph.

Set in the year 2120, Alfred, a young price, has been residing in his palatial home of Buckingham Palace, never knowingly stepping foot into the outside world. However, when a series of spooky and strange goings-on breach the walls and stalk the corridors during the dead of the night, Albert is thrust into a world of mystery, adventures and monsters. As the young monarch overcomes his fears, his mother, the Queen, is dragged and imprisoned within the Tower of London. Suddenly, Albert finds himself in a race against time to pluck up the courage and not only save his mother, battle fantastic monsters hell-bent on destruction but the city that he has never stepped foot in before.

Like all of David Walliams books, ‘The Beast of Buckingham Palace’ is a must-read from start to finish for all the family!

How many books will you read?

Will you complete the whole list?

Remember once you have read one of the books, you need to write a book eview and show your teacher to get your bookmark stamped.

You can view your child's year group lists below:

Year 3 Battle of the Books

Year 4 Battle of the Books

Year 5 Battle of the Books

Year 6 Battle of the Books

MAD ABOUT MATHS

SCIENCE SPOTTED

Our weekly news feature.

This week...Can you peel an egg and make it bounce……..?

You will need;

Eggs
Clear vinegar
Sealable container (reduces the smell)
Water
Food dye (any colour that takes your fancy)

What to do;

Take two/three eggs and place them in a bowl or plastic container.
Pour vinegar in until the eggs are completely submerged.
At this point you will notice the egg is covered in little bubbles.
Leave for 72 hours.
Gently lift one of the (now rather delicate) eggs and gently rub away the shell.
Hold it about 10-15cm above the ground or bench top and let go. The result is...

Can you dye your egg and make it a different colour?

WORD OF THE WEEK

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

Year 3:

heroic

Year 4:

intrepid

Year 5:

gallant

Year 6:

courageous

Opportunity

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