CCJ Newsletter 26th May 2023

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 26th May 2023

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

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

School Updates

Have a lovely half term!

We wish all of our families a happy and healthy half term. Remember: Monday 5th June is an INSET Day. We will see you all back on Tuesday 6th June!

Thank you and goodbye, Mr Edwards!

Today, we say goodbye to Mr Edwards, who has been the class teacher of 5E this year. We are sad to see him go and will miss him very much. Mr Hollaway will be teaching 5E from next half term until the Summer Holidays.

Sports Day

Tuesday 20th June

On Tuesday 20th June, we will be running our Sports Day at the Scout Hut.

Year 3 and 4: Approximately 9:30 - 11:30am

Year 5 and 6: Approximately 1-3pm

Children will be reminded of their house colour before half term and should wear a top of that colour.

Elm = Green Willow = Yellow Oak = Red Pine = Blue

They should also bring a water bottle and weather-dependent clothing and items (e.g. suncream, sunhat). Parents are welcome to come along and spectate. However, we do ask that they stay in their allocated area for safeguarding reasons.

Parents have been emailed with a reminder of their child's house and corresponding colour.

LEO Children's Market

Sunday 11th June

On Sunday 11th June, LEO will be running our Children's Market.

What is the Children's Market?

It is simply a market run by children for children! We have recognised the entrepreneurial skills of many of our students and thought we would give them the opportunity to run their own business for the day. The children will take responsibility for their business idea, planning, organising, setting up, selling, handling money, working out change and clearing up at the end. They will also have the opportunity to promote their stall over the PA system, developing their confidence in public speaking and selling their products.

If your child is interested in running their own stall, you can find out more information here and sign up here.

Uniform and Water bottles

As the weather is getting warmer, please ensure that your child is bringing a water bottle to school each day. On hotter days, they may require sunhats and suncream.

Additionally, please ensure your child is in full school uniform, including tie and appropriate shoes for school. If your child has a morning club, they will need to bring their school uniform to change into afterwards.

What Music Means to Me!

These can be brought into school or shared on Google Classroom before Friday 16th June.

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 (and happy birthday) to Angel (3F), who kindly donated a copy of Rainbow Grey to her class for her birthday!

JamCoding over Half Term

We are pleased to announce that, due to the popularity of the two JamCoding clubs that we are running at Cheam Common Junior Academy, a half term club has also been set up.

See all details on the poster.

Book a single day (£28)

Book all four days (£96)

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

It was another busy week of events at Cheam Common!

🏊‍♀️ Swimming Gala: Last Friday evening, our Swimming Team took part in the Sutton Schools Higher Seeded Gala. We were against six other schools and competed in various strokes, both individually and in groups.

🥉 Boys' Medley, Y4 Freestyle: Tillie, Butterfly: Cian + Naomi

🥈 Y6 Breaststroke: Max + Naomi, Girls' Relay

🥇 Y6 Freestyle: Cian, Y5 Breaststroke: Xanthe

🏏 Y6 Dynamo Cricket: On Monday, some of our Year 6 Boys' Cricket team took part in Sutton Sports' Dynamo Competition; the boys lost to Manor Park in the semi-finals but seem to be getting better with every competition.

🏆 Y5 Football Champions: On Monday afternoon, our Year 5 Boys' Football Team played in the final of the Sutton & Cheam Cup! They were up against St. Cecilia's, who have had an incredibly strong season. The match finished 1-1, which meant that the boys had to go to extra time to decide the winner. We scored two goals in extra time and won the game 3-1! Cheam Common were the winners! Jake, Rory and Roman were our goalscorers - with Mr Greaves calling Roman's goal the 'goal of the season!' A massive well done, boys! The team were presented with the trophy in today's Celebration Assembly.

🔢 Y6 Maths Quiz Champions: On Tuesday afternoon, eight of our Year 6 children took part in an online Maths Quiz. This round was the Area Heats, in which we were against over three hundred schools from South West England. Over thirty questions later and Team 1 emerged the winners of the entire competition! They will go through to the semi finals, which are being held on Tuesday 13th June!

🏏 Y6 Hardball Cricket: On Wednesday afternoon, our Y6 Boys' Cricket Team attended a friendly LEO tournament!

🏃‍♀️ Y6 Quad Kids Athletics Competition: On Wednesday afternoon, some of our Year 6 children attended the annual Sutton Schools' 'Quad Kids' Athletics tournament. They had to compete in four different sports: a sprint, longer run, jump and throwing contest. We finished third overall!

🔢 Count on Us Challenge: On Thursday morning, we hosted the local Count on Us Challenge Heats at Cheam Common Junior Academy. This is scheme run by the Mayor's Fund. Year 5 children have been attending Maths Club throughout the year to prepare for this competition. Evan, Ji-in and Ben were chosen to represent the school in a number of challenges: shape problems, code-breaking and the notorious 24 Game!

Spring and Summer Dates

Please find below all the key dates and times for the next few weeks of the Spring Term and the Summer Term.

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

*NEW DATES ADDED*

Monday 29th May - Friday 2nd June

Half Term

Sunday 4th - Thursday 8th June

Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential (Trip 1)

Monday 5th June

INSET Day

Thursday 8th June

Year 4 and 5 Disco

Friday 9th June

Reception and Year 1, 2 and 3 Disco

Thursday 8th - Monday 12th June

Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential (Trip 2)

Sunday 11th June

LEO Children's Market

Tuesday 13th June (am)

KS2 Big Sing Concert @ St Andrew's Church

Tuesday 20th June

Sports Day (17th July - alternative date in case of bad weather)

Wednesday 21st - Friday 23rd June

Year 4 High Ashurst Residential

Thursday 29th June

Year 6 Fiver Challenge

Friday 30th June

Year 3 Egyptian Day

Year 5 Greek Day

Monday 10th July

Children meet their new teacher

Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th July

Year 6 Summer Productions (9:30am, 1:45pm and 6pm)

Friday 14th July

MUFTI Day: Tombola donations

Friday 14th July

GymKids Summer Performance to parents - 9:15am

Saturday 15th July

CCI and CCJ Summer Fair

Monday 17th July

Summer Rocksteady Concert to parents - 9:15am

Monday 17th July (pm)

Staff vs Pupils Sports Matches (Boys' Football, Girls' Football, Netball)

Tuesday 18th July (am)

Horton Park MiniGolf Trip for Golden Ticket Winners

Wednesday 19th July (am)

Merit Assembly

Wednesday 19th July (pm)

Year 3-5 End-of-year parties

Thursday 20th July

Year 6 Leavers' Celebrations

Friday 21st July

Last day of term (school day finishes at 2:05pm)

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.

Rainbow Raffle: Thank you!

A huge thank you to everyone who donated items to our PTA Rainbow Raffle today. These will be used for stalls at our Summer Fair.

Summer Discos

In the summer term, the Friends of Cheam Common have organised the next set of discos! You can purchase tickets here.

Thursday 8th June - Year 4 and 5

Friday 9th June

- Reception and Year 1 (3:30-4:30pm)

- Year 2 and 3 (4:45-5:45pm)

Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week

Excellent Learners of the Week

3A - Matias

3F - Midhah

3M - Juno

3S - Rosie

4I - Isabella

4CB - James

4F - Liam

4SB - Arraya

5H - Woody

5E - All of 5E!

5G - Charlotte

5M - Kai

6S - Preslav

6C - Layla

6T - Dylan

6W - Grace C

PRIDE Ambassadors of the Week

3A - Billal

3F - Edward

3M - Herkus

3S - Noah

4I - Sophia

4CB - Oscar

4F - Holy

4SB - Katrina

5H - George

5E - All of 5E!

5G - Aryan

5M - Charmaine

6S - Millie

6C - Leo

6T - Angie

6W - Max W

Doodle Achievements

Top Doodle Maths Classes:

1st - 4SB 2nd - 3F 3rd - 4CB

Top Doodle English Classes:

1st - 4CB 2nd - 4SB 3rd - 3A

Streaks achieved this week!

Please note that this is where we celebrate children who have reached a streak of a multiple of 100 every week:

Lucy (3F) - 1000 day streak (Maths)

Samuel (6S) - 1000 day streak (Maths and English)

Sofie (4CB) - 500 day streak (Maths)

Aleeza (4F) - 900 day streak (Maths)

Cyrus (4I) - 100 day streak (Maths)

These children completed the Doodle Spring Challenge earlier this term and today, they received their badges and certificates.

English

Tanu, Sharaiz, Asya, Syed, Jessica, Clara, Cristina, Samuel, Sofie, George, Lucy, Alyssa, Rylie

Maths

Syed, Asya, Sharaiz, Lucas, Tanu, Cristina, Sofie, Nathan, Clara, Jessica, Samuel, George, Lucy, Alyssa, Ethan, Rushil, Rylie

SEND & Inclusion Updates

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

For parents of pupils with SEN

Fin O'Regan Talk

On Tuesday 20th June, Fin O'Regan will be giving a talk entitled 'No Two Children are the Same'. In this workshop, he will discuss neurodiversity and how to help children with special educational needs (e.g. dyslexia, ADHD, ASD). Entry is free and all are welcome. Mr O'Regan is an ADHD and Neurodiversity Consultant and Trainer.

When: Tuesday 20th June at 8pm

Where: Friends Meeting House, 10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA

Half Term: Play and Stay

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.

‘Small Change, Big Difference’ Parent Group for parents of children with a diagnosis of autism.'

We are also looking to host another Small Change, Big Difference course with Adapt to Learn. For those that are unfamiliar with this course, we run this as an alternative to the Early Bird programme. Some information about this is below. If you are interested in attending this course, please email: sutton@nas.org.uk and we'll be in touch.

The aim is to empower parents, supporting them to help their children by developing an in-depth understanding of autism. Taking a positive approach, we will explore, share and discuss practical strategies to help develop communication skills, pre-empt and manage behaviour and gain confidence and resilience.

During the sessions, parents will be given the opportunity to make connections, gain support and feel less isolated.

Each course comprises of four x 1.5-hour sessions and will cover a range of topics.

Click the image above for further information!

Check out the latest information regarding Sutton Young Carers, by visiting their website HERE

To read their latest Newsletters, click HERE

And for their quarterly newsletters aimed at children and young adults, click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page.

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.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update