CCJ Newsletter 25th April 2025

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 25th April 2025

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

Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/

☀️ Welcome back! ☀️

We would like to welcome our children, staff and families back to school. We are excited to have a busy Summer Term ahead of us and look forward to sharing as much of this as possible with you.

Summer PE timetables

Thank you for your continued patience with our changing PE timetables. We hope you understand that these changes are made to ensure that every one of our children receive their two hours of PE every week, as well as managing swimming, Forest School, music, as well as so much more!

Year 3: Mondays (swimming) and Tuesday (outdoor)

4F: Tuesday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoor)

4HJ: Wednesday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoor)

4H: Tuesday (outdoor) and Wednesday (indoor)

4M: Tuesday (outdoor) and Thursday (indoor)

5H: Tuesday (outdoor) and Friday (indoor)

5G: Wednesday (indoor) and Friday (outdoor)

5I: Monday (outdoor) and Friday (indoor)

5D: Wednesday (indoor) and Friday (outdoor)

6S: Monday (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor)

6C: Wednesday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoor)

6B: Wednesday (outdoor) and Thursday (indoor)

6W: Wednesday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoor)

Summer 1 Curriculum Newsletters

You can find out about what your child will be learning in the first half of the Summer Term by looking at their Curriculum Newsletters below.

You will also find Homework Matrix information on these.

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

School Updates

Year 5 Gardening Day - thank you!

We would like to say a huge thank you to our Year 5 children, who enjoyed their Gardening Day on Tuesday. Whilst their brand-new classrooms were getting prepared (we hope to share these with you soon!), the children enjoyed activities such as bug hotel building, plant pot painting, building planters and planting herbs in our outdoor areas.

A special thank you to the Jennings family, who very kindly donated a £50 voucher, as well as various essentials for the day. You made the day even better for our children. It is so appreciated!

CCJ Careers Fair

Monday 30th June

We are excited to announce the date of our second ever CCJ Careers Fair on Monday 30th June (1-3pm).

As we did last year, we would like to invite parents to partake in this Careers Fair. If you would be willing to give up your afternoon to come in and speak to classes about your career, please complete this Google Form.

We recognise that this date is far in advance. If your plans change, please do not worry. This is simply a register of interest.

Arts Week: Parent Speakers!

Dear Parents,

We are excited to share an inspiring opportunity with you! During our recent Arts Council meeting, we discussed ways to enrich our students' creative experiences and make the arts more accessible to them. As visiting art galleries can be challenging due to costs and logistics, we thought—what better way than to bring the creativity directly to our school?

We would love to invite parents who work in creative industries—whether that’s painting, drawing, modelling, cake decorating, graphic design, or any other artistic field—to lead a workshop or give a talk about their career. This could be either during an after-school session for a group of around 30 students or as part of our upcoming Arts Week, from 7th to 11th July.

If you’re passionate about what you do and would like to inspire the next generation of artists and creators, we would be thrilled to hear from you! Please reach out to us at ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk, FAO Miss Maclean.

Thank you for helping us make the arts more vibrant and accessible for our students. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Yours sincerely,
CCJ Arts Council and Miss Maclean

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.

School lunches

You can see Summer Term options here.

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

Check out what our children have been up to this week at Cheam Common Junior Academy!

Birthday celebrations

Fantastic homework

Polite reminder...

As you know, we are a healthy school and therefore ask if your child would like to celebrate their birthday, they donate a book to a library instead of bringing treats. This also ensures there are no concerns over allergies.

Thank you to Cooper (3B) and Sean (5D) for their generous donations to their class to celebrate their birthdays.

We have loved receiving some fantastic homework this term!

Remember: Each year group's homework matrix can be found in the section below. Completing these tasks is optional but can really help to enrich the children's learning and understanding of these topics.

Look at the photos below for some examples of fantastic homework!

Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning

Summer 1 Curriculum Newsletter and Homework Matrixes

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Summer 1 Spelling Overviews

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

School Achievements

⭐️ Star of the Week Awards ⭐️

This week's LEO Explorer Value is 'Creative'.

3B - Elliot and Sienna

3F - Poppy G and Ziyi

3S - Harriet and Hector

3T - Cheung Tze and Sami

4H - Elska and Aysha

4F - Sana and Jude

4HJ - Hannah and Anisha

4M - Celine and Bella

5I - Ben and Juno

5D - Ronia and Jack

5G - Olivia and Jishnu

5H - Maira and Owyn

6W - Mahisha and Sebastian

6B - Ethan and Sahanna

6C - Daniel M and Bitna

6S - Oscar and Shailyn

🎫 Golden Ticket Winner: Cian (3S)

📖 Reading Raffle Winners: Isaac (4H) and Aliza (5I) 📖

Out of school achievements

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.

Daisy and Molly (Year 3)

Molly and Daisy (Yr 3) have been rehearsing since February for the Stars of Tomorrow show, which they performed at the New Wimbledon Theatre during the Easter holidays.

What an achievement!

Jessica (Year 5)

Jessica recently achieved her swimming Bronze Award, as well as the 400m award.

Well done!

Sehoon (Year 4)

Sehoon went fishing during the Easter break and caught a fish! What an impressive achievement, well done Sehoon!

Zoe and Joshua (Year 3 and 5)

Joshua and Zoe both participated in the Epsom passion play which took place on Good Friday. They performed in the street theatre production in front of 100s of people. They delivered their lines with great confidence and enjoyed being part of the play and acting out different parts. They were really good at learning their lines and attending the rehearsals, joining in with enthusiasm.

While camping, Zoe spotted a dog in the bushes that looked a bit lost. Worried about the dog, she checked with the farmer if the dog belonged to her. When the farmer said no, and confirmed there were no dogs on the campsite, Zoe set out to find the dog. After a while we found the dog together and she gently coaxed the dog with sausages and water to gain its trust. She called Joshua to help and went to call the farmer to get a leash and help as we saw the dog had a tag, so we could locate the owner. Together they stayed with the dog until we found the owner who was very grateful as the dog had gone missing after running off on their walk.

They also both successfully passed their green belt grading in kickboxing. This was a particularly tough 2 hour grading session during which they were very disciplined and focused, giving 100% and doing their best.

We love hearing about these achievements!

Important information

Reporting absences

There is no longer an option to report a child’s absence via telephone. We ask that you use the google forms below to report absence. They are also available to complete on our website using the parent tab.

We do not authorise holidays during term time. If your child is going to be off school due to an exceptional circumstance, then please complete this form:

Request for Exceptional Absence form in advance for future appointments and exception absence.

Cheam Common Juniors' Absence Form for sickness and same day medical appointments.

Our neighbours

As well as being respectful to our neighbours, please can you ensure you adhere to the parking rules within Sainsbury's Local and only park there if you are a customer.

Please ensure you do not obstruct any gates or double park during drop off or collection times.

Thank you for your support.

Moving address

If you have moved address, it is imperative that you inform the school office as soon as you have moved. It is a requirement that the school has up to date details particularly in case of an emergency.

Please email the school office ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk if your details need updating. Alternatively, you can update them using the Arbor App.

Summer Term Dates

Please find below all the key dates and times for next week and for the Summer Term.

PTA events are shown in this colour. Please see below for more details.

New dates

2024 - 2025 Term dates

Saturday 26th April: Sutton Netball Rally

Monday 28th April: Year 3 Swimming Session 1/8

Monday 28th April: Swimming Gala Trials @ Cheam Leisure Centre

Thursday 1st May: Year 3 Science Musuem Trip and School Sleepover

Monday 5th May: Bank holiday

Thursday 8th May: VE Day

Friday 9th May: PTA Bingo Night

Monday 12th May: Year 3 Swimming Session 2/8

Monday 12th - Thursday 15th May: Year 6 SATs Assessments

Friday 16th May: Rainbow MUFTI

Monday 19th May: Year 3 Swimming Session 2/8

Monday 19th May: Year 4 High Ashurst Parent Meeting (9am and 6pm)

Thursday 22nd May: Class/team photos day #1

Monday 26th - Friday 30th May: Half term

Sunday 1st - Thursday 5th June: Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential Trip 1

Thursday 5th - Monday 9th June: Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential Trip 2

Wednesday 11th June: Class/team photos day #2

Saturday 12th 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.

✉️ Friends of Cheam Common email address: Friends_CCA@outlook.com ✉️

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.

✉️ Friends of Cheam Common email address: Friends_CCA@outlook.com ✉️

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Click the image above for further information!

Sutton's SEND Local Offer

Please follow this link to Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

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 Workers

Please click here to access our Family Support Workers portal with lots of information and resources to support you.

Primary Family Support Group flyer April-June 2025.pdf

Helping kids navigate body image issues - Webinar poster, Education Wellbeing service.pdf

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update

Local Activities and Events - General Information

Water shoes

If you would like to purchase water shoes ahead of your child's trip to the Isle of Wight, a local company is putting on a special discount for LEO schools. Please see the flyer here.