Cheam Common Weekly Newsletter
Friday 24th April 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
WELCOME BACK!
Welcome back to a very different Summer Term to usual.
I hope you managed to enjoy the lovely weather over the Easter break and have had a good week accessing online lessons, completing distance learning tasks and learning other new skills.
Keep smiling and stay safe!
Miss Gunner
MESSAGE FROM EVERYONE AT CCJ
Click here for a special message that we have created for you all.
We hope you like it! We miss you all!
St. George's Day - Thursday 23rd April
Thank you to everyone for joining us in celebrating St George's Day.
We hope you enjoyed it.
CLASS GoogleMeets
We continued our Class GoogleMeets this week and caught up with the children to find out what they had been up to during the Easter holidays - they have certainly kept busy!
We plan to have these class meetings at the same time each week to help you plan your week. The link code that parents were sent this week will continue to be the same each week. Year 4 and 5 can access the code from Google Classroom. Year 3 and 6 will need the code from parent's email address.
Please see below a reminder of the day and times for each class GoogleMeet.
3G - Wednesday 11:30am
3B - Wednesday 1:00pm
3L - Tuesday 2:00pm
3H - Tuesday 1:00pm
4S - Monday 11:30am
4H - Monday 11:30am
4SM - Tuesday 11:30am
4RM - Tuesday 11:30am
5A - Thursday 11:30am
5C - Thursday 1:30pm
5J - Thursday 2:30pm * New Time
5W - Thursday 11:00am
6S - Friday 1:30pm
6P - Friday 11:00am
6C - Friday 10:30am
6K - Friday 1:30pm
TIMES TABLE ROCK STARS LEADER BOARD
This month we have been challenged by our friends from Brookfield Primary to a times table battle and what a battle the first week has been!
Congratulations to the following children for being in the top 5 leader board for achieving the most points towards their classes' overall score.
1st: Louis (5C)
2nd: Felix (6C)
3rd: Leon (5C)
4th: Harry L (4RM)
5th: Trishanth (6K)
Well done also to the following classes for the highest points this week:
1st: 5C
2nd: 6C
3rd: 6K
4th: 4RM
5th: 5A
DOODLE MATHS
Well done to our top doodlers this week:
Y3 - Georgia 3G
Y4 - Jacob M 4SM
Y5 - Ethan O 5C
Y6 - Jack 6C
Congratulations to 4RM for being the winning class this week. Who will be our leaders next week?
Upcoming Events
Monarch for a Day - Monday 27th April
On Monday, it is our annual Monarch Day. We enjoy this day every year as a way of making sure we all have a good knowledge of the history of British Monarchy.
There will be a range of activities for each year group to take part in. These will be posted on the Distance Learning site for Monday morning.
Remember - you can share your work by emailing your year group email addresses.
If you fancy wearing something regal then please send us a picture too!
May Day - Friday 1st May
The first day of May (known as May Day) is a day that has been celebrated for over 2000 years and is a day when people celebrate the coming of Summer. Traditional celebrations include Morris Dancing and dancing around the Maypole.
Perhaps you could learn and perform one of these dances? Please share any videos with us by emailing your year group email addresses.
Online Lessons & Distance Learning
It has been a busy start to the Summer Term and lots of you have been sending in some great work from the Online Lessons and the year group tasks on the distance learning websites.
Remember, you can (if you want to) send any work you do during and after these lessons into your year group mailboxes - see email address below.
LEO Distance Learning Sites
Please click here to access the LEO Distance Learning Sites.
These will allow you to access:
A variety of activities
Online English and Maths lessons (Monday-Friday)
Additional resources
Distance Learning Email Addresses:
Year3 - ccjy3homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Year4 - ccjy4homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Year5 - ccjy5homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Year6 - ccjy6homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Celebrating some of the fantastic work this week!
PROJECT BASED HOME LEARNING
Below are each year group's Project Based Home Learning for this term.
The topics for the Summer Term are:
Year 3: Ancient Greeks
Year 4: Blue Abyss
Year 5: Ancient Egypt
Year 6: Ancient Mayans
These are also available on our website here. Each year group have set a range of tasks that children may like to complete. These tasks will immerse children with the topic they are learning about and will also support their learning. There is no expectation to complete all of them or to complete one each week. The children can choose which tasks they would like to do. Please send any work into your Year Group email addresses. Your class teachers and Miss Gunner would love to see your work!
Information & Resources
Year 6 Transition Webinar
Laura (a Mum of 2 children and the Founder of myHappymind.org) is delivering a webinar regarding the transition to Secondary school. The webinars are being delivered on Friday 1st May at 12pm or 8pm.
These webinars are deisgned for parents who:
- Have children currently in Year 6 and want to ensure they have the best start to Year 7.
- Are worried about the fact they're missing school right now and some of the transition activities that they'd be doing if they were in.
- Are worried about their child's wellbeing and who want to take a positive and proactive approach to helping them to thrive.
Click on the link below to save your spot.
Online Safety
NSPCC have lots of information about online safety. Please click on the links below.
Click here for online safety information.
Click here for internet connected devices information.
Click here for parental controls information.
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Thinkuknow is the national online safety education programme from CEOP, the online child protection command of the National Crime Agency. They have created a parental worksheet which contains key online safety advice and links to resources as well as support services.
Click here for their helpsheet.
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Please click below to watch videos regarding advice and safety to keep your children safe while they are online.
Parental Videos
Parents - cutting through the online safety noise. Simple advice and guidance to keep your child safe online during the pandemic - click HERE
Parents - YouTube moderation - click HERE
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CEOP Education Packs
CEOP (ThinkUKnow) have released another weekly activity pack for your children to complete to educate them to stay safe online.
4-5 - click HERE
5-7 - click HERE
8-10 - click HERE
Wellbeing Resources and Tips
Mentally Healthy Schools have gathered some useful resources and tips to help you address anxiety arising from these challenging times. Click here to access the toolkit.
This may be a difficult time for many people, but with the right support and coping methods in place, we can make it a little easier. Take care of each other and take care of yourself.
Every Mind Matters has now released expert advice and top tips on how to look after your mental wellbeing if you need to stay at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It also includes guidance if you’re feeling worried or anxious about the outbreak.
Please visit: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
You could also try Take a Deep Breath.
Tips to help you sleep better.
Online Safety
As lots of children are now spending more time at home, it is inevitable that they will be spending more time online.
It is important that we keep our children safe when they are using the internet/social media and gaming.
For more information, click here to read the Golden Rules.
Jigsaw Lesson
It is important children have time to reflect and talk about any concerns they have. Jigsaw have shared a story a second story and calm time for children to access. This story is about 2 adults, 3 children, a rabbit, two hamsters and a humongous dog called Bongo. It explores how hectic family life can be and how we can all help to make life at home more harmonious, even the dog.
Click on this link: https://families.jigsawpshe.com/stuck-at-home-2/#1584979396483-e22dfa43-66d5
National Theatre Collection
In response to the school closures caused by Coronavirus, National Theatre is now offering username and password access to the National Theatre Collection. For a temporary period, plays can be accessed remotely ensuring students studying from home can still watch them.
Your access details are: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com
Username: 6Mx93Kq/fy
Password: 1Gz99Bjwv4
(The Log in button is in the top right-hand corner of the landing page. Please insert your username and password to left-hand option of the login pop-up.)
Please ensure you are typing the credentials in rather than copying and pasting them as this can insert invisible spaces which invalidate the details. These should be entered under the ‘access log in’ and not the ‘personal log in’. If you have any difficulties please test in another browser as some are known as having issues.
These details must not be offered to anyone external to our school or posted on social media.
Please note the free access is only to the National Theatre Collection whilst Drama Online is made up of 11 collections in total which are available via subscription. If you would like more information on these please click here.
#DrawWithRob
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am, illustrator Rob Biddulph posts a draw-along video that you can enjoy at home.
You can watch previous videos on his website: http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
You can share your pictures with him using @RobBiddulph on Twitter using the hashtag #DrawWithRob.
You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel too.
Happy drawing!
Click the image above to access some ideas to create a structure for your day.
Thanks to https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/
Learning
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray
The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back. That grey morning, once the tide had retreated, a whale was found on a rooftop
When a mysterious boy washes in with the tide, the citizens believe he's the Enemy - the god who drowned the world - come again to cause untold chaos. Only Ellie, a fearless young inventor living in a workshop crammed with curiosities, believes he's innocent. But the Enemy can take possession of any human body and the ruthless Inquisition are determined to destroy it forever. To save the boy, Ellie must prove who he really is - even if that means revealing her own dangerous secret . . .
Enthralling, gripping and highly original. For fans of ‘His Dark Materials’, this is the fantasy book for you! Mr Perrott
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.
SCIENCE SPOTTED!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, we want you to experiment and see if you can make your own ice-cream at home!
You will need:
Flavoured milk, ice, salt, 2 sealable freezer bags.
What you need to do:
In one bag you need to put flavoured milk, in the other bag you need to fill it halfway with ice and then add a large amount of salt. Make sure the bags are sealed and then roll the ice over the bag containing the milk. Make sure the ice touches the milk as much as possible. When you have been doing this for 5 minutes, open the bag with the milk and see what has happened!
Note: The ice will get very cold so make sure you have a towel to protect your hands!
Send us pictures of you carrying out this experiment! Can you figure out how you were able to make ice-cream without a freezer?
MAD ABOUT MATHS
Why not ask your child how they used our Word of the Week?
Year 3:
aroma
Year 4:
fragrance
Year 5:
adversary
Year 6:
antagonist
Opportunity
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