CCJ Newsletter 31st March 2023

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 31st March 2023

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

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

Easter Break

Monday 17th April

We hope you all have a happy and restful Easter break and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday 17th April. Please be aware, the summer term clubs will not start until the following week.

INSET Day: Monday 5th June

Please note that, as advised would happen at the beginning of the year, the final INSET day has been set for Monday 5th June.

Year 5 Residential to Devon

As you will have seen on Twitter, over 100 of our Year 5 pupils have had an amazing time at Kingswood in North Devon. They have tested themselves on the Total Wipeout course, refined their aim on the archery range, been mountain boarding, surfing, climbing and so much more. They will have so many happy memories to share with you.

Action from Year 5

This week, the Year 5 children who stayed in school have immersed themselves in their theme park project. They have used Google Earth to explore theme parks around the world and get inspiration for their very own theme park: Fantastical Fantasia. They have drawn plans, designed rides and then built these rides.

In addition to all of this, they have still found time for some Easter baking and an Easter egg hunt.

They have a had a fun-packed week.

Autism Week

It's Autism Acceptance Week and all year groups have been thinking about what autism is and how we can be a more inclusive . Year 5 listened to stories from people with autism

Bett2023

Digital leaders from Cheam Common are at Bett2023 today to pitch their project in the final of the Design4SDG design challenge. They have also taken part in the CanopyCIC stand takeover and KidsJudgeBett panel.

Spring Term Merit Winners

Congratulations to this term's Merit Winners who were awarded their Merit Badge and Cheam Common Chocolate Bar in assembly this week. The Merit award is given to a boy and a girl from each class for working consistently hard, persevering and demonstrating our Excellent Learner skills.

Year 3 and 4

3A:

Aurora & Matias

3F:

Ryder & Saumiya

3M:

Ida & Herkus

3S:

Lottie & Mason

4I:

Hannah & Saathvik

4CB:

Nika & Kamsi

4F:

Molly & Aarav

4SB:

Seoyoon & Barney

Year 5 and 6

5H:

Mya & Eliot

5E:

Aaila & Roshan

5G:

Aadhya & Aadi

5M:

Rylie & Ben

6S:

Millie & Frankie

6C:

Charis & Romir

6T:

Angie & Stephen

6W:

Yushu & Cian

Year 6 Perseverance Award

6C: Amelia K

6S: Preslav

6T: Elise C

6W: Aiden

Maths Award

Year 3: Brooklyn

Year 4: Luka

Year 5: Chloe W

Year 6: Grace N

Art Award

Year 3: Haiqa

Year 4: Kristen

Year 5: Jaeden

Year 6: Nic

Reading Award

Year 3: Francis

Year 4: Aysa

Year 5: Nikol

Year 6: Sofian

Writing Award

Year 3: Grey

Year 4: Natalie

Year 5: Josh A

Year 6: Georgia

Handwriting Award

Year 3: Judie

Year 4: Liam

Year 5: Olivia

Year 6: Furquaan

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

Golden Ticket Winners visit Horton Crazy Golf

Last week, our lucky Golden Ticket winners enjoyed a game of crazy golf at Horton Golf Club as a reward for their hard work and good behaviour.

School Council: Easter Egg Challenge

With the correct guess of 157, the lucky winner of our School Council Easter Challenge was Sahanna 4F.

Thank you to all who took part and made a guess. The School Council raised the amazing total of £179

Sporting events this week

It was another busy week of events at Cheam Common!

🏸 On Monday, a team of children from Year 3 and 4 took part in the Racket Pack Festival.

⚽ On Wednesday, our girls football team played against Barrow Hedges. They played magnificently but the final score was 6-1 to Barrow Hedges.

🏐 Also on Wednesday, our netball team played against Green Wrythe with the A team winnning 4-2 while the B team were defeated 6-1

Year 6 SATs Assessments and Parent Meeting

The dates of Year 6 SATs assessments have been confirmed, and will take place between Tuesday 9th and Friday 12th May.

Mr Strange, Miss Gunner and Miss Kelly will be holding a parent meeting to discuss SATs, and the upcoming residential to the Isle of Wight on Monday 24th April (9am).

Parent Survey

We want to learn more about how we can improve our school and LEO Academy Trust to improve parental engagement, so your time and honesty are much appreciated! This survey will ask questions about the communication between carers and school, confidence in the school’s strategy and other aspects.

It should take around 10 minutes to complete, and the survey must be completed in one sitting. You can find the survey here. Thank you for your time.

King's Coronation Lunch - Friday 5th May

On Friday 5th May, we will be hosting a special lunch to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. Click here to book your child's lunch.

External Clubs: Summer Term

We are proud to host a number clubs run by external companies at Cheam Common Junior Academy: Ballet, JD Football School, Flair Sports Academy, TKD and GymKids. Most of these clubs are now open to book for the Summer Term.

TKD

Mondays 7:45-8:45am

Email: hello@london-tkd.co.uk Website: www.london-tkd.co.uk

JD Football School

All 3:30-4:30pm - Click the links below to see more information and book

Tuesday (Year 4)

Wednesdays (Year 5)

Thursdays (Year 6)

Fridays (Year 3)

Allegro Ballet Academy (Year 3)

Fridays 7:45-8:45am - Click this email link to contact

Flair Sports Academy

All 3:15-4:15pm unless stated - Click this link below to see more information and book

Monday - Girls' Football (Years 3-6)

Tuesday - Boxing (Years 3-6) - 7:45-8:45am

Wednesday - Basketball (Years 3-6)

Thursday - Dodgeball (Years 3-4)

GymKidz

All 7:45-8:45am - Click this link to see more information and for contact details

Tuesday - Year 3

Thursday - Year 4

Friday - Year 5 and 6

Sutton United Trials - Boys and Girls

Football trials for next season's Sutton United Colts boys teams are starting very soon, so if your son or daughter would like to play for Sutton United, please register your interest below this week!

Sutton United Colts is the grassroots section affiliated with Sutton United Football Club, and has 20 teams playing between the U7 and U16 age groups. Sutton United Colts teams play in the Surrey Youth League on a Sunday morning, and at the competitive age groups, most teams play in the top Premier Elite Division.

The Colts strive to offer the very best standard of football outside of a professional academy environment, and aim to give the players who excel, and want it, a pathway into the professional game.

With that in mind, Colts games are regularly watched by professional academy scouts from the Sutton United Academy, as well as other professional academies from the Premier League, Championship, and beyond.

Trials start soon so register on the link above to avoid disappointment.

Registering for boys' trials - link here

Registering for girls' trials - email here

Youth Art 2023

We are pleased and proud to announce that several pieces of art created by Cheam Common students will be on display at the Youth Art exhibition at Sutton Central Library over the Easter holiday. Congratulations to all of those children whose work is being exhibited.

Music Opportunities

Summer Dates

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

Please continue to check this as new dates are added.

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

Monday 3rd - Friday 14th April

Easter Holidays

Monday 24th April

Year 6 SATs and Isle of Wight Parent Meeting (9am)

Tuesday 25th April

Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check and High Ashurst Residential Parent Meeting (9am)

Friday 28th April

Doughies Pizza and Cookie Night

Monday 1st and Monday 8th May

Bank Holidays

Friday 5th May

Special Coronation Lunch

Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th May

Year 6 SATs Week

Monday 15th and Friday 19th May

Class/team photos (schedule TBC)

Friday 26th May

MUFTI Day: Rainbow Raffle donations

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)

Tuesday 20th June

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

Wednesday 21st - Friday 23rd June

Year 4 High Ashurst Residential

Friday 14th July

MUFTI Day: Tombola donations

Saturday 15th July

CCI and CCJ Summer Fair

Friends of Cheam Common - Updates

Smarties Challenge

Doughies Pizza and Cookies Night

Summer Fair

Summer Fair letter 2023 1.pdf

Secondhand Uniform Sales

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.

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

Sutton Dyslexia Association

The next meeting of Sutton Dyslexia Association will be on Monday 24th April 2023 at 8pm via zoom.

"Speech and Language and Dyslexia", a talk by Diana Crewdson, Speech and Language Therapist and Specialist Dyslexia Teacher and Assessor.

If you would like to join the meeting, please send your first name, surname and email address to admin@suttondyslexia.org.uk

You will get an acknowledgement of your request and the access details will be sent to you on the morning of the meeting so that you can join the meeting from 7.45pm.

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.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update

Online safety

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.

Local Activities and Events - General Information

Sutton High School Easter Camps

Ultimate Activity Camps provide outstanding Ofsted-registered activity day camps for children aged 4-14 during the school holidays. Children will enjoy a fantastic range of over 40 sports, games and art activities every week led by engaging staff at amazing locations. Running this Easter & Summer at Sutton High School.

Book by Wednesday 1st March to save up £40 a week on all Easter & Summer dates!

W: http://www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/FSF

T: 0330 111 7077

E: help@ultimateactivity.co.uk

FB: https://www.facebook.com/UltimateActivityCamps