Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park KT4 8UT Tel: 020 8337 1844

email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk www.cheamcommon.org.uk

Have a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend.

We will see you all back in school on Tuesday 4th May.

Sir Captain Tom Fundraising Event

Our fundraising total so far is an impressive £633! There is still time to donate by clicking here. Why not ask your children how they got on today? Check out next week's newsletter to see how they got on.

Pupils from across Sutton have been working to make a tremendous positive impact on their communities throughout the challenges that 2020 and 2021 have brought. Together they have previously raised over £28,000 for local charities through various fundraising events. Many of the children wanted to thank their local hospitals, for their tireless work during the pandemic and were inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Today, on what would have been Captain Sir Tom Moore’s 101 birthday, all children at CCJ took part in a sponsored physical activity involving the number 100! Pupils in Year 3 completed 100 speed bounces, working in pairs. Year 4 aimed to complete a 100 skips and Year 5 jumped 100m (in teams!!). Year 6 have been completing a total of 100 laps of the playground throughout the week!

Money raised will go to a variety of local NHS charities that support health and wellbeing initiatives for the hardworking staff as well as funding vital equipment needed in both St Heliers hospital as well as at Epsom hospital. A just giving page has been set up and it would be great if you are able to support this event, even if it is a donation of £2 as an entrance fee. You can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cheam-common-junior-academy100challenge

Thank you for your support with all our events this year , I am sure the children will enjoy the activities and feel proud to follow in the footsteps of such a great role model.

Transition to Secondary School with Adapt to Learn

On-line - Thursday May 27th @ 7pm

Transition from Primary to Secondary School can be a challenging time for young people with autism and social communication needs. Preparation is key in the months leading up to this change. Adapt to Learn are working with the NAS Sutton Branch to offer parents the opportunity to attend an online Transition to Secondary School Workshop. This workshop will offer a chance to pick up some hints, tips and information to ensure that the transition is as smooth as possible.

This talk is only open to to parents of Year 6 & students who are transferring to Secondary School this September in the first instance. If your child is in another year please don't book tickets at this time.

Please note - this talk covers tips and strategies for a parent to try and encourage a smooth transition for their child. It does not cover the process of applying for secondary schools or EHCP requirements.

We are asking for a minimum donation of £3 per booking (Link below) Places are limited to enable parents to ask questions.

Please note : This talk will not be recorded and you must therefore be able to attend on the night.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nas-sutton/t-qoevmo

Family Pizza Night

Friends of Cheam Common Academy are teaming up with Doughies for a fun family pizza night in!

The pizza night will be held on the 7th May 2021. Please see flyer for more information.

Cut off date for payments is 30th April.

https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8xI4klbxlu

Please use your child's name and class as reference in the add a note box.

If you need a vegan pizza please add this to the note box.

If you have multiple children please ensure only one order is placed to one class.

1 Pizza= £6

2 Pizzas= £12

3 Pizzas= £18 and so on

Summer Term Home Learning

MovementWorks 'Action for Autism' Project

MovementWorks is an organisation that provides high-quality movement and dance education and promotes 'Action For Learning, Health and Well-Being'. MovementWorks has received recognition by The Royal Society of Arts; their project work acknowledged as having "real world impact" and were finalists in the London Sport Awards 2020 for 'Children & Young People' and the One Dance UK awards for 'Inspirational Work In Education'.

'Action for Autism' is a project supported by The London Mayor with up to 50 funded places available for children age 7 -16 (with or without a formal diagnosis of autism or related differences) Priority will be given to those living in Greater London and to those who have not had previous opportunities to work with MovementWorks. The project is particularly interested to hear from those who have been negatively affected by the pandemic either through lack of movement opportunities and/or emotionally.

The project will be a blended delivery model of Autism Movement Therapy® (mainly online with some face to face opportunities if/when restrictions allow). Autism Movement Therapy is an evidence based method and will be delivered by qualified professionals. In weekly Autism Movement Therapy® sessions students will practice techniques that support them through a structured movement and music method.

Please click here for further information about the project as well as details regarding how to book a place.

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