CCJ Newsletter 3.4.2020

Cheam Common Weekly Newsletter

Friday 3rd 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

HAPPY EASTER!

What a term it has been!

Thank you to those who have been busy sending in work to the year group inboxes. I know lots of you are also working hard at home and recording your work in books and on paper too.

There will not be any new tasks set on the Distance Learning sites over Easter. If you want to do any activities, then please have a look back on the CCJ Distance Learning Site for any lessons you haven't completed or look at the LEO Distance Learning Site and look in the archives for any Online Lessons you would like to complete or take a look at the new Computing and Music areas in the top right hand corner.

Have a great Easter break and thank you for your continued support especially in these unusual and testing times.

Parents, remember you are doing a great job! Key Workers, Thank you so much!

Everyone - Keep smiling and stay safe!

Miss Gunner

WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK

Click here to view our Autism Awareness assembly.

Can you complete the tasks set by Mrs Townsend?

Task 1 - create a poster with a new rule to help us be an autism friendly school.

Task 2 - Find out the names of some famous autistic people.

Email your pieces to your year group distance learning email address or to the office email address.

To watch a video created by the National Autistic Society about what autistic people want the public to understand and how the public can help support autistic people better, click here.

SPRING TERM MERIT ASSEMBLY

You can watch our End of Term Merit Assembly here.

At the end of each term we have a Merit Assembly to reflect on the events and successes of the term. Two children in each class are awarded a merit certificate and badge for their continued effort and excellence across an entire term. We also recognise sporting, music and academic achievements with a number of other awards.

Thank you to our Heads and Deputies and to all our Sports' Captains for ensuring our Merit Assembly still happened even though we aren't together.

Thank you to all the staff at Cheam Common and across LEO Academy Trust for supporting the children and providing countless opportunities for our children. None of this would be possible without their commitment.

Lastly, a big thank you to our parents and carers for the continued support you give the school in all we try to achieve and supporting the children across the school.

Congratulations to the following children who were awarded as Merit winners for the Spring Term:

Year 3

3B: Kaelen & Ezre

3G: Maia & Harry A

3H: Eunyu & Phoebe

3L: Toby & Sofie A

Year 4

4H: Nihal & Shaniya

4RM: Summer & Harry W

4SM: Jorge & Alana

4S: Abigail & Freddy

Year 5

5A: Prenavi & Geon Woo

5C: JiMin & Brian

5J: Isaac & Olivia

5W: Kavya & Bartosz

Year 6

6C: Maisie & Mati

6K: Reshna & Alex C

6P: Ella & Nico

6S: Jake & Sara

HEADTEACHER'S PERSEVERANCE AWARD

Congratulations to the following children in Year 6 who have been awarded the Headteacher's Perseverance Award from Miss Gunner for this term:

6C: Maili

6K: Oliver S

6P: Alyssa G

6S: Isla M

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS' LEADER BOARD

Congratulations to the following children for leading their class leader board for this term:

Year 3

3B: Genevieve

3G: Kian

3H: Amie

3L: Elise

Year 4

4H: Nihal

4RM: Oscar

4SM: Baer

4S: Hannah

Year 5

5A: Prenavi

5C: Esah

5J: Yuna

5W: George

Year 6

6C: Grace

6K: Shalini

6P: Emma C

6S: Swapneel

SPRING TERM PRESENTATION WINNERS

Well done to the following children who were awarded the presentation certificate for this term:

Year 3

3B: Seyi

3G: Millie

3H: Noah

3L: Arya

Year 4

4H: Toby

4RM: Beau

4SM: Jorge

4S: Elma

Year 5

5A: Cameron

5C: Oliver T

5J: Barishan

5W: Nisha

Year 6

6C: Ava

6K: Edward

6P: Jack A

6S: Emma N

INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST DIGITAL LEADERS

Congratulations to the following children who will be joining our current Digital Leaders and will now be attending our weekly Hangouts:

Baer Sid

Frankie W Mandy

Roxy

These children will have projects to complete over the next few months and will continue to lead the way with our digital ideas.

TIMES TABLE ROCK STARS TERMLY LEADER BOARD

Congratulations to the following children for being in the top 10 leader board for achieving the most points towards their classes' overall score.

Well done also to the following classes for the highest points achieved since January:

1st: 5C

2nd: 4S

3rd: 6K

1st - Leon

2nd - Louis

3rd - Nierucshan

4th - Hamza

5th - Toisin

6th - Oliver T

7th - Elana

8th - Adele

9th - Mollie

10th - Nihal

Upcoming Events

END OF TERM DISCO

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our End of Term Disco today at 2pm! Details to join our LIVE hangout will be sent to parents 15 minutes before the first song begins! Please ensure your microphone is muted so you can enjoy your favourite music! We are happy to take requests via the chat function!

St. George's Day - Thursday 23rd April

To celebrate St. George's Day, we would like all staff and children to join us by wearing red and white.

Please share pictures of your children on Twitter or via email and your teachers will do the same.

There are a number of Whole School Events that we would like to continue to recognise and celebrate even though we are not all together in school. Of course this is optional. Below are more dates for your diary!

Easter Activities

We have put together a selection of activities that you might like to do during the Easter Holidays. There are activities for all the family from arts and crafts, outdoor learning and cooking!

Click here to see the full list! These are all completely optional.

What has been happening this week?

Class Google Hangouts

It has been great for the teachers to catch up with their classes this week and for everyone to see their friends via Google Hangout. Each class discussed what they were enjoying from the Distance Learning Sites before finding out a bit more about their topic for next term. We are looking forward to having our Classroom Hangouts weekly after Easter.

Online Lessons & Distance Learning

Lots of you have started tuning into Online Lessons taught by a variety of teachers from across LEO and completing 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 the Summer 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 on the website. 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 & Reminders

Online Safety

Lots of you and your children may have recently downloaded downloaded the Houseparty app to keep in touch with people.

Click here to read a useful guide for parents.

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Click here for: Six Top Tips to keep children safe online.

Online Resources

The children also have access to a number of additional resources online. These may make up tasks given as part of their Distance Learning tasks or can be used as additional activities.

These include:

Times Tables Rock Stars - https://play.ttrockstars.com/
j2blast - https://www.j2e.com/j2blast

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.

Why not try one of these activities over the Easter break!

#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/

Click the picture for ideas to keep busy at home!

Click the picture to read a story. Each week a new story will be added. This week's story explores dreams and goals, roles in families, people’s strengths and feelings.

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

Keep up to date with all the news, events & opportunities from across @LEOacademies

You can now follow us at:

Learning

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

Can you see me? by Libby Scott

Endearing, insightful and warmly uplifting, Can You See Me? is a story of autism, empathy and kindness that will touch readers of all ages.

Tally is ten years old and she's just like her friends. Well, sometimes she is. If she tries really hard to be. Because there's something that makes Tally not the same as her friends. Something she can't cover up, no matter how hard she tries: Tally is autistic.

Tally's autism means there are things that bother her even though she wishes they didn't. It means that some people misunderstand, her and feel frustrated by her.

People think that because Tally's autistic, she doesn't realise what they're thinking, but Tally sees and hears - and notices - all of it. And, honestly? That's not the easiest thing to live with.

Perfect for fans of Wonder and The Goldfish Boy.

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

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

Year 3:

uncouth

Year 4:

uncivilised

Year 5:

discourteous

Year 6:

neanderthal

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