Goodbye and good luck, Mr Ewing!

It saddens us to tell you that Mr Ewing will be leaving at the end of this term. He has secured a new job working for AFC Wimbledon, where he will be coaching their U18s team. We would like to thank Mr Ewing for his years of hard work at Cheam Common Junior Academy and wish him the best of luck.

Christmas Performances

We are extremely excited to be welcoming families to watch our Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Christmas Productions next week. You should have received tickets this week for your allotted performances. Please bring these tickets with you. We expect all of these performances to be extremely busy so please ensure that you arrive on time, otherwise you risk not getting a seat. Additionally, please be patient with us during these performances; we are expecting hundreds of audience members over the two days and will be doing our best to accommodate everyone.

Please note that, while you are welcome to take photos and videos of your child performing, we are asking that these are not shared on social media, as this puts the privacy and safety of other children at risk.

For the 6pm performance, children should be dropped at the office no later than 5:40pm. This will give them time to change and be on stage ready for the show. If there is a reason that your child will not be coming back for the 6pm performance, please let your child's class teacher know.

Free tickets to Fulham vs. West Ham

On Saturday 17th December, Fulham FC are playing West Ham FC in a men's friendly match at Craven Cottage.

We have been given 10 tickets to this game to give to our families. If you are interested in these tickets, please fill in this Google Form.

Please note that there are train strikes on this day that may affect travel.

The deadline for filling in this form is 3pm on Tuesday 13th December. We will announce the winners that evening.

Friday 16th December - 2:05pm finish

On Friday 16th December, it is the last day of the Autumn Term. Please collect your child at 2:05pm on this day. Cheam Common Infants will be closing at 2pm.

After School Club will also be closing one hour early. Please collect your child at 5pm latest.

Chromebooks and styluses - a reminder!

Please ensure that your child is taking care of their Chromebook and stylus. These have been provided by the school to help your child in their education. A lot of Chromebooks are being returned to school damaged or not charged. Styluses are being lost at an alarming rate.

Can you design our wild garden?

Doodle: Winter Challenge

Met Police - Christmas Tree Appeal

Guidance on safeguarding outside of school - tutors, coaches, etc.

This week, Sutton Council published guidance on how to ensure that your child is safe in any out-of-school activities that they partake in (e.g. clubs, coaches, tutoring). Please see the leaflet below for more information.

Secondhand books and board games

Do you have any secondhand books or board games that you no longer need? At Cheam Common, we would appreciate donations of any of these items. Books are always appreciated and board games are extremely useful, especially during wet play! Simply drop these into the office or ask your child to hand them to their class teacher. Thank you for your support in advance!

Year 6 Pupil Leadership Roles

St Philips's with Christ Church: Our Christmas Tree!

We were privileged to be asked to decorate a Christmas tree at our local church: St Philip’s with Christ Church. Our Y3/4 and 5/6 Art Clubs have designed decorations for our theme: The Twelve Days of Christmas. You can check it out this weekend and even vote for it to be the winner!

Rocksteady and Choir/Orchestra Performance

On Wednesday afternoon, both the school and parents were treated to performances by the many Rocksteady bands that we support in school. Children have been practising throughout this term in their own bands. We were so impressed by the performances - there are certainly many future rockstars at our school!

If you were impressed by the Rocksteady performances and would like to sign your child up to sessions in school, please read this flyer.

On Thursday morning, we were treated to a musical extravaganza by our Choir and Orchestra. The hard work that they have put in this term really shone; there were so many fantastic group and individual performances.

Elf Run: Thank you for donating!

As the start of Autumn Term can be incredibly busy, we have collated all the important dates for your diary. Please find below all the key dates and times for the next few weeks of the Autumn Term!

Christmas Raffle Results

Congratulations to all of the winners of the Friends of Cheam Common's Christmas Raffle. The draw took place on Wednesday and all of the winners can be found here.

Thank you to the parents, families and companies who have donated prizes for this raffle - we really couldn't do it without your support!

Secondhand Uniform Sales

Excellent Learners of the Week

Pride Ambassadors of the Week

Digital Coder of the Week

Top Doodle Maths Classes:

1st - 3S 2nd - 4CB 3rd - 5H

Top Doodle English Classes:

1st - 6C 2nd - 3F 3rd - 4F

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) - 800 day streak (English)

Olivia (5G) - 800 day streak (English and Maths)

Aanya (3A) - 600 day streak (Maths)

Aleeza (4F) - 800 day streak (Maths)

Top three classes:

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

Top Rockstars per year group:

Year 3: Sebastian (3S) Year 4: Jenny (4CB) Year 5: Nate (5E) Year 6: Angie (6T)

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

Support for ADHD and ASD

​Small Change, Big Difference - four week course (runs once a week on a Tuesday), starting Tuesday 28^th February 2023 (In person event)

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.

To sign up visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/small-change-big-difference-learning-course-for-parents-tickets-382427239167