Cheam Common Junior Academy
Weekly Newsletter
Friday 23rd February 2024
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 8UT
Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/
School Updates
Year 3 Drumming Performances
Our Year 3 Spring Drumming Performances will take place on Tuesday 26th March. It will commence at 2.10pm with 3A performing first. You will be able to come in from 2.00pm to ensure we have a prompt start. If you would like to attend, please fill in this the very short Google Form that was emailed to you earlier this week; this will enable us to plan for how many audience members will be attending.
3A - 2.10 - 2.20pm
3F - 2.25 - 2.35pm
3S - 2.40 - 2.50pm
3T - 2.55 - 3.05pm
World Book Day - Thursday 7th March
On Thursday 7th March, we will be celebrating World Book Day. As is tradition, we will be asking children to dress up as a book character in any way that they can imagine. There will be prizes for the best-dressed children (and teachers) in each year group.
Children can keep their eyes peeled for their class' book-themed door, which teachers are busily organising.
Additionally, children are invited to create a Book in a Box. The box can be any shape or size that you would like and should contain a story! You can see some incredible ideas below, including some of our past winners! The deadline is Friday 8th March.
CCJ Careers Fair: Wednesday 10th July (TBC)
In the Summer Term, we are interested in hosting 'Cheam Common Careers Fair' on Wednesday 10th July (TBC).
We would be interested in inviting parents into school to talk about their jobs and to answer questions from children about their jobs/careers. We would love to find a real mix of jobs and vocations amongst our community in order to show the children a wide variety of future careers out there. Additionally, if you know of someone with an exciting career who you believe would be interested, please state this in the extra details section.
We are still in the early stages of planning this event but we would like to gather interest to see whether the event is worth running. Once we have an idea of numbers, we would be able to start to work out logistics of how the event would work.
If you would be interested in taking part in this event, please fill out this Google Form. If there is extraordinary demand, we will confirm attendees nearer the time. If your plans change and you are no longer able to volunteer, please do not worry at all!
Residentials: Parent Meetings
Year 4: High Ashurst Parent Meeting
Wednesday 8th May (9am and 6pm)
Year 5: Devon Parent Meeting
Year 6: Isle of Wight Parent Meeting
Monday 25th March (9am and 6pm)
Spring 2 Curriculum Newsletters
Spring Parent Survey
Later this term, we will be releasing our termly parent survey on the following dates:
4th - 22nd March
We recognise that many parents also completed the recent parent survey that was released by Ofsted before half term. A massive thank you to those of you that did.
Conversation Cafe
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
This week at Cheam Common:
🎻 Philoharmonic Performance: On Tuesday, Year 4 travelled to St Andrew's Church in North Cheam to watch part of the London Philharmonic Orchestra perform. It was an eye-opening experience and showed our children just how far their musical talents can go!
🏏 Chance to Shine Cricket: Every Tuesday until the end of term, children are getting the opportunity to take part in Surrey Cricket's Chance to Shine programme, as part of their Outdoor PE lessons.
🏛 Natural History Museum: On Wednesday, our Year 3 children travelled to South Kensington to visit the Natural History Museum. They took part in a 'Volcano and Earthquake' workshop and learnt more about natural disasters around the world.
⚽ Sutton United 6-a-side Tournament: On Thursday, our Year 6 Boys' Football A Team took part in Sutton United's 6-a-side tournament. The tournament was suspended halfway through due to the abysmal weather conditions but, up until that point, Cheam Common had won their three games 4-0, 3-0 and 5-0. Goals were scored by Rashad (5), Joseph (3), Roman (2), Omer (1) and Jake (1). We hope that the tournament can continue at a later date.
🏌🏽♀️ Year 3/4 Primary Golf Competition: Postponed due to bad weather.
🏏 Sutton Indoor Cricket Qualifiers: On Friday afternoon, we hosted the Sutton Indoor Cricket Qualifiers.
🚲 Year 4 and 5 Bikeability: All week, and next week, children in Year 4 and 5 have been taking part in bespoke cycling lessons with Kingston Borough's Bikeability programme. Whether it is growing in confidence and taking part in cycling drills, or learning to ride a bike from scratch, we have been so impressed with children's perseverance.
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!
Annabel, Elspeth and Jemimah (Year 4 & 6)
Annabel, Elspeth and Jemimah took part in the Spirit of Dance Festival on 11th March. They worked extremely hard for months and we are so pleased to say they came first place in their category! Well done, girls!
Laura (Year 6)
Laura and her younger sister were invited to take part in some promotional filming for English Heritage this week.
The girls had a fantastic day at the Eltham Palace. The girls met presenter Esme Todd. They all met with an English Heritage historian Andrew who talked about the history of the palace.
Austen (Year 3)
Over the half term, Austen worked on a short video where he used chocolate to model the rock cycle and consolidate his learning in science.
You can check it out below. Well done, Austen!
Mahisha (Year 5)
Mahisha recently earned a certificate to celebrate her excellent work in fine art. Well done, Mahisha!
The Choc Cycle - Austen Sousa.mov
Spring and Summer Term Dates
Please find below all the key dates and times for next week and for the Spring and Summer Term.
PTA events are shown in this colour. Please see below for more details.
New dates
Monday 4th March
Year 4 Coffee Afternoon and Lesson Showcase
Thursday 7th March
World Book Day
Friday 15th March
Krispy Kreme Sale
Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th March
Parent Consultation Evenings
Details to be emailed out 4th March
Tuesday 26th March
Spring Term Merit Assembly
Year 3 Drumming Performances
Thursday 28th March
Last day of term (2:10pm finish)
MUFTI Day
Monday 1st - Friday 12th May
Easter Holidays
Monday 13th - Thursday 16th May
Year 6 SATs Week
Thursday 23rd May
Class/team photos
Monday 27th - Friday 31st May
May Half Term
Sunday 2nd - Thursday 6th June
Year 6 Residential: Isle of Wight Trip 1
Monday 3rd June
INSET Day
Thursday 6th June - Monday 10th June
Year 6 Residential: Isle of Wight Trip 2
Monday 17th June
Year 3 Coffee Afternoon and Lesson Showcase
Tuesday 18th June
Class/team photos
Wednesday 26th - Friday 28th June
Year 4 Residential: High Ashurst
Wednesday 3rd July
Sports Day
Tuesday 9th July
Back up Sports Day (in case of bad weather)
Wednesday 10th July
CCJ Careers Fair
Saturday 13th July
Summer Fair
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.
A massive thank you!
Thank you to the parents who helped organise the school discos on Thursday and Friday evening this week!
The children had an incredible time and raised lots of money that will go straight back into Cheam Common Infants and Cheam Common Juniors.
Krispy Kreme Sale
Spring Term MUFTI
Easter Trail
Cheam Common Summer Fair
Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week
Star of the Week Certificate Winners
Every week, we are celebrating a new LEO Explorer Value. This week our new value was...
Resilient
Next week, we will be celebrating being 'Open-minded'.
3A - George and Arlo
3F - Hayden and Ivy
3S - Phoebe and Ben
3T - Joshua and Linda
4I - Scarlett and Matias
4C - Samuel and Milly
4HJ - Noah and Freya
4M - Lucy and Robert
5VH - Metehan and Sebastian
5G - Priyaan and Maisie
5JH - Curtis and Seoyoon
5M - Arraya and Rohan
6S - Grace and Aaila
6CB - Aryan and Olivia
6SB - Roman and Chloe
6W - Amber and Visvesh
SEND & Inclusion Updates
Click the image above for further information!
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 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.
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
Free cooking course
Bags of Taste focuses on helping individuals and families improve their long-term health and finances and build their resilience and confidence through our independently evaluated cooking course. Here is a link to our website:
We work across England, including multiple London boroughs, to target people who are struggling to make ends meet. These may be young people, families, single parents, pensioners, socially isolated people, people over reliant on ready meals and fast food, people with medical conditions or mental health issues. You can find the areas we cover here https://bagsoftaste.org/courses/.
We aim to change people’s mindset by providing a structured and supported 2 week programme. Many of our previous participants have saved around £1,060, which is something useful especially with the rising costs of living. Children have also enjoyed it and allowed them to try cooking and eating new foods.
We will arrange delivery of a FREE bag of ingredients for three delicious low cost meals (that make about 7 meals) to a referred family’s door and mentor them by WhatsApp or phone over a two week period while they cook the dishes in their own time.
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.
Local Activities and Events - General Information
Future term dates
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