CCJ Newsletter 26th January 2024

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 26th January 2024

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

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

School Updates

BETT Show

On Wednesday, two groups of children had the opportunity to visit the BETT Show. One group of our digital leaders had been invited to host the Google for Education stall for the morning and were able to explore the rest of the show. The other group were three groups of our SDG Finalists: Better Breathers, Level Up and Environmental Savers.

These groups of children have been working for months on projects that they have created, based on the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. They were announced as finalists at the end of 2023 and were invited to pitch their projects to a group of judges and an audience at the BETT Show.

🥇 Better Breathers

🥇 Level Up

🥈 Environmental Savers

We are so incredibly proud of all of these children and their maturity, dedication and professionalism.

NSPCC Number Day - Friday 9th February

We are incredibly excited to be celebrating NSPCC Number Day later this half term.

The official NSPCC Number Day is Friday 2nd February. This year, we are celebrating on Friday 9th February - this is in order to not clash with our Year 3 Science Sleepover.

We would like to invite all of our children to dress up as Times Tables Rockstars on this day. Please see some ideas from other schools in the carousel to the right.

You can donate to our JustGiving for the NSPCC here.

Residentials Parent Meetings

Year 4: High Ashurst Parent Meeting

Wednesday 8th May (9am and 6pm)

Year 5: Devon Parent Meeting

Monday 19th February (9am and 6pm)

Year 6: Isle of Wight Parent Meeting

Monday 25th March (9am and 6pm)

Curriculum Newsletters

Please find your child's Curriculum Newsletter below.

This features key information about what they will be learning about this half term.

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

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.

Thank you to Thea (4I) and Aaralyn (6W) for their donations this week.

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

This week at Cheam Common:

🏛 Year 6 Imperial War Museum: On Thursday, 6S and 6SB travelled to the Imperial War Museum to find out more about World War II. They took part in a workshop that looked at improving their historical inquiry skills.

🤖 BETT Show: On Wednesday, two groups of children had the opportunity to visit the BETT Show. One group of our digital leaders had been invited to host the Google for Education stall for the morning and were able to explore the rest of the show. The other group were three groups of our SDG Finalists: Better Breathers, Level Up and Environmental Savers.

⚽ Year 6 Boys' Football - vs. Cheam Fields: On Wednesday afternoon, our Year 6 Boys' Football B Team played a fixture against local rivals, Cheam Fields. The final score was 1-1, with a goal from Henry. An amazing effort!

⚽ Year 6 Boys' Football - Sutton and Cheam Cup: On Thursday afternoon, our Year 6 Boys' Football A Team played the next fixture in the Sutton and Cheam Cup against St Cecilia's. It was an incredibly tight fixture but our boys won the game 1-0! The scorer was Roman. Well done boys!

🥌 Year 3/4 Kurling: On Friday morning, a group of Year 3 and 4 children took part in the Sutton Sports Kurling Festival.

⚽ Year 3/4 Girls' Football Festival: On Friday afternoon, a group of Year 3 and 4 girls took part in a Sutton Sports Football Tournament. They showed incredible teamwork and finished second.

⚽ Year 6 Crystal Palace Finals: On Friday, both our Year 6 Boys' and Girls' Football A Teams travelled to Crystal Palace's training ground to take part in the finals of the Premier League competition. The girls' team just lost out in the quarter finals but were extremely proud of their win over Cheam Park Farm! The boys' team lost out in the semi-finals but showed incredible perseverance against some incredibly tough teams.

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!

Aadya (Year 5)

Aadya achieved a Distinction in both LAMDA Grade 2 Verse and Prose and LAMDA Grade 1 Solo Acting. Well done!

Param, Himavanth and Aneesh (Year 5)

Take a look at this incredibly inventive poster about the tundra, created by Param, Himavanth and Aneesh in Year 5.

Shriya (Year 5)

Shriya achieved a Silver Award in Street Dance this week, awarded by the International Dance Teachers' Association.

Spring Term Dates

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

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

New dates

2023 - 2024 Term dates

Monday 29th January

Year 4 Swimming Session 3

Thursday 1st February

Year 3 Trip to Science Museum and Sleepover

Friday 2nd February

Quiz Night

Monday 6th February

Year 4 Swimming Session 4

Friday 9th February

NSPCC Number Day Celebrations (Times Tables Rockstars dress up! 👩‍🎤️)

Monday 12th - Friday 16th February

February Half Term

Monday 19th February

Year 5: Devon Residential Parent Meeting

Tuesday 20th February

Year 4 Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble Performance @ St Andrew's Church, Cheam

Wednesday 21st February

Year 3 Natural History Museum Trip

Thursday 22nd February

Year 3 and 4 Disco (3:30-4:30pm)

Year 5 and 5 Disco (4:45-5:45pm)

Monday 4th March

Year 4 Coffee Afternoon and Lesson Showcase

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.

Quiz Night - 2nd February

Christmas present donations

These can be donated at the school office.

Spring Term MUFTI

Spring Term Discos

Thursday 22nd February (3:30-4:30pm): Year 3 and 4

Thursday 22nd February (4:45-5:45pm): Year 5 and 6

Friday 21st February (3:30-4:30pm): Year 1 and 2

All tickets can be bought here.

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 is...

Empathy

Next week, we will be celebrating 'Determination'.

3A - Lola and Ethan

3F - Olivia and Raphaella

3S - Daisy and Amir

3T - Ragna and Freddie

4I - Daniel and Arjun

4C - Luna and Ben

4HJ - Aji and Millie

4M - Midhah and Delilah

5VH - Bethany and Jake

5G - Jenny and Louis

5JH - Sofie and Colin

5M - Sahanna and Aneesh

6S - Ifunanya and Tanu

6CB - Jack and Alf

6SB - Anoshka and Ben

6W - Shi Woo and Anaya

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

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

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 for more information on how parents can be supported with the behaviour and understanding of their children. The courses that are available are as follows:

Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities
Care for the Family
Adapt to Learn

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:

www.bagsoftaste.org

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

Being a Parent Together

Being a parent together programme - January 2024.pdf

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.