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Friday 24th 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

DIGITAL LEADERS, BETT 2020

On Thursday 23rd January, the Year 4 Digital Leaders were lucky enough to join thousands of people at the BETT show at the ExCel London. When we arrived at North Greenwich, we were greeted by Mr Hedger and Mr Macaulay who took us to the centre in style: by the Emirates air line cable car! We soared over the river with extraordinary views of London. Finally, we were there. We were given our special lanyards with our names on to get in to this exclusive event. We then spent some time exploring lots of technology stalls. Our favourites were the lego coding stall, the VR headsets, Now Press Play and of course our friends at Google who were so pleased to listen to all the great things that we have been up to. Feeling hungry, it was time for lunch. Mr Hedger treated us to pizza and pasta! Yum! After that, we were lucky to meet the CEO of LGFL as well as talking to people of Adobe. We then walked up to the conference room where we presented our Google experience to other people who were interested in our Chromebook programme. Throughout the day, we picked up lots of amazing freebies and goodies that we are now able to keep to remember such a fantastic day! By Xavier and Vasu

INTRODUCING OUR MAYOR OF LONDON, COUNT ON US MATHS CHALLENGE TEAM

Yesterday 32 excited children were introduced to our brand-new Maths Club. The group will focus on shape puzzles, number games and code breaking challenges to help develop confidence, problem solving skills and most importantly, enjoyment of maths.

After running activities in school, we will select a team of our top mathematicians to represent us in the Regional Heats of the Mayor of London Fund’s Count on Us challenge. Qualifying teams are then invited to City Hall for the final events in the summer term.

We look forward to seeing what we get up to each week - Good Luck!

SPRING TERM PARENT TEACHER CONSULTATION EVENINGS

Tuesday 11^th February and Thursday 13^th February 2020

We are holding our Spring Term Parent Teacher Consultation Evenings on Tuesday 11^th February and Thursday 13^th February.

Please book an appointment online via the link:

https://cheamcommonjunior.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/

The website will go live on Monday 27th January at 9am.

Appointments are available on Tuesday 11^th February between 4pm & 8pm and on Thursday 13^th February between 3.30pm & 6pm.

Please note that if you will be unable to attend either of the Parents Consultation Evenings, please contact your child’s class teacher prior to the day to organise an alternative appointment. It is essential that all parents/children have a progress meeting.

Our Scholastic Book Fair will also be running in the school hall on these days. Every book we sell earns the school rewards to purchase more books for our classroom libraries. Please support our school and buy as many books as you can!

ACCESS TO CHEAM COMMON JUNIOR ACADEMY DURING FEBRUARY

Please be aware that there will be no parking or entry on Kingsmead Avenue starting from Monday 3rd February, lasting for all of February due to roadworks and a partial road closure. Please allow plenty of time for your journey to school in order to park on surrounding roads. Where possible, please walk, cycle or scoot to school during this time.

Please see further details below. These are also on display in the School Office.

If you wish to give any feedback to the council during this time follow the link below:

https://www.sutton.gov.uk/info/200436/customer_services/1058/feedback_complaints_and_compliments/7

Alternatively, you can email: complaints@sutton.gov.uk

T11173_S388 Kingsmead Avenue NI Documents.pdf

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

Here is our weekly attendance round up, with figures for each class this week. Our target for our attendance is 97%.

Well done to 3B, 6K, 6C, 4H and 3L for their ‘gold’ attendance.

We hope we can get each class to a 'green' level of attendance for next week.

As the winter weather continues, lots of children may develop colds and coughs. Wherever possible, please send your child to school. Most often, once the school day is underway, children perk up. If they are too unwell to be at school, a member of the school office would contact home.

Please remember that our school gates close at 8:45am. Children who arrive after this time are missing a significant amount of learning time in the classroom as they begin fluency activities from the moment they arrive.

If you would like to discuss any issues with regards to attendance then please see Miss Gunner.

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 are £5 each and can be purchased from the school playground after school or from the School Office before school.

We hope to see many of you there!

SCHOOL COUNCIL BRING & BUY SALE

Next Friday our School Council will be holding a Bring and Buy Sale in the school hall to raise money for endangered animals.

This brilliant event for a fantastic cause is only possible with your voluntary contributions. From Monday 27th January please send in with your child any unwanted presents and old toys (that are in good condition). The School Council will collate all of the donations and price them up, ready to be sold.

The ‘Bring and Buy’ will take place in the hall between 3.15-3.45pm on Friday 31st January. We look forward to seeing you come along and supporting the school.

MANDARIN DANCE WORKSHOP

On Wednesday our Mandarin Club celebrated Chinese New Year by taking part in a Chinese Dance Workshop at Brookfield Primary before their usual weekly mandarin lesson. They had a great afternoon with Education Group exploring the traditions of Chinese culture using a traditional Chinese dragon and fans as they performed an exciting dance.

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

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 alongside our 2020 term dates.

Learning

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

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!

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

A fish tank holds 30 litres of water.

The fish tank is 3/5 full.

How much more water is needed to fill the tank?

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? One week to go!

We also have our class leader board for this month. Well done to the following classes!

1st: 5C - 56,654 points

2nd: 6K - 24, 641 points

3rd: 4S - 21, 794 points

4th: 5J - 19, 782 points

Who will be leading next week?

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

Year 3:

creativity

Year 4:

awakening

Year 5:

inspiration

Year 6:

epiphany

Excellence

Star of the Week Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Thomasina

3G: Grace

3H: Elise

3L: Soyool

Year 4

4H: Shaniya

4RM: Isla

4SM: Alana

4S: Luis

Year 5

5A: Zeph

5C: Callum

5J: Sophie L

5W: Bartosz

Year 6

6C: Rio

6K: Matthew

6P: Shiva

6S: Zaima

PRIDE Values Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Amelie

3G: Eva

3H: Noah

3L: William

Year 4

4H: Toby

4RM: Beau

4SM: Alara

4S: Elanya

Year 5

5A: Olivia

5C: Layla

5J: Hamza

5W: Joaquin

Year 6

6C: Ava

6K: Daniel

6P: Rathusha

6S: Melissa

Cheam Common Rights Respecting Schools' Certificates

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

Year 3

3B: Orla

3G: Ana

3H: Natasha

3L: Evana

Year 4

4H: Keira

4RM: Sam

4SM: Austin

4S: Max

Year 5

5A: Abi

5C: Brian

5J: Jay

5W: Becca

Year 6

6C: Siobhan

6K: Courtney

6P: Kornelia

6S: Joseph

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:

Georgia, Kian, Zubair, Ama, Alexa, Yushu, Dylan & Iveline

Year 4:

Chris

Year 5:

Alex, Geon Woo, Jimin, Ethan, Oliver M, Nierucshan, Nicole, Barishan, Annabelle, Yvonne, Noah, Sarya, Luca, Liam, Becca & Joshua P

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

Congratulations to:

Ezre, Maxine, Naomi, Hudson & Alina

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

FALAFEL BURGERS

INGREDIENTS

red cabbage 100g, finely shredded
coriander 1/2 a bunch, roughly chopped
lemon 1, juiced
beef tomato 6 slices
chickpeas 2 x 400g tins, drained
burger buns 6, toasted
ground cumin 2 tsp
natural yogurt 4 tbsp.
ground coriander 1 tsp

hummus 4 tbsp.
green chillies 2, chopped
olive oil for frying
garlic 2 cloves
gram flour 4 tbsp.
spring onions 4, roughly chopped
coriander 1/2 a small bunch, roughly chopped

METHOD

Put the cabbage in a bowl with the lemon juice and a good pinch of salt. Toss together and leave while you make the burgers.

Put the chickpeas, spices, green chillies, garlic, spring onions, coriander and flour in a food processor with 1 tsp of sea salt and whizz until well broken down. Tip into a bowl, then shape into 6 burgers with your hands. Chill for 30 minutes.

Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan, then fry the burgers for 4-5 minutes each side until really crisp and golden.

Mix the hummus, yogurt and some seasoning, then spread on both sides of the toasted buns. Put some cabbage on the bottom buns, top with the burgers, a slice of tomato, a pickled chilli, some hot sauce and the bun tops, and 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 - Won 2:0

Monday 20th January, CCJ vs Stanley Park, Borough Cup Quarter Final - Won 5:0

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 - Lost 1:0

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

Tuesday 21st January, CCJ vs Brookfield, Year 6 Boys Surry Cup Quarter Final - Won 5:3

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

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

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

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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