Cheam Common Juniors Weekly Newsletter

Friday 11th February 2022

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

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

Welcome to our weekly newsletter!

Welcome to our new look Cheam Common Junior Newsletter. Within the newsletter, you will find various 'quick links' that will help you navigate the site, making it much easier to find information you require at Cheam Common Junior.

World Book Day - Thursday 03rd March 2022

Thursday 03rd March 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of World Book Day – with the theme, ‘You are a Reader!' helping to encourage reading for pleasure to be a habit for life for all children. At Cheam Common Junior, we are excited to be running a whole range of activities, challenges , competitions and dressing up events to promote a love of reading for all! Check out all the information below!

Activities, Challenges & Competitions

World Book Day Character Dress Up Day Information - Click Here

World Book Day Design a Bookmark Competition - Click Here

World Book Day Harry Potter Competition - Click Here

World Book Day Reading Extracts - Click Here

World Book Day Activities & Challenges - Click Here

Usborne Books Community Book Pledge & Book Fair

As World Book Day approaches, we are working with our local Independent Usborne Partner, Fiona Wilkes to run a Community Book Pledge that will see our school library shelves refreshed and restocked with new and exciting books to encourage reading for pleasure for the whole school community. Should you wish to donate or know of any local businesses willing to help, visit our Just Giving Page - Click Here

Next half term, we will also be running a Book sale at the end of the school day on 03rd March 2022 to help raise funds to restock our school library. Should you wish to donate any books, please hand any donated books to your child's class teacher or to the school office.

Girl Guiding Thinking Day - Tuesday 22nd February 2022

It has long been a tradition for Girlguiding members to be allowed to wear their uniform to school to celebrate World Thinking Day on 22^nd February, when Girl Guides and Girl Scouts everywhere throughout the world, remember each other and reaffirm their commitment to international friendship and understanding. If your child is part of the following groups: Rainbows aged 5 – 7, Brownies aged 7 – 10, Guides aged 10 – 14+ then they can come to school on Tuesday 22nd February dressed in their Girl Guiding uniforms.

For further news and information regarding next week and beyond, Click Here!

SEND & Inclusion Updates!

Over the course of this half term, there has been plenty of activities, resources and information added to our SEND & Inclusion page, including 'SHOUT' - a free, confidential textline to help if struggling or feeling overwhelmed.

There are also links to various activities and groups running over the half term holidays and beyond including the Sutton Council & Sutton Parent Carer Forum 'Alice in Wonderland Stay and Play' themed sessions. There is also information on the services provided by Sutton Children and Young People Disability Service!

For further information regarding SEND and Inclusion updates, activities and resources, Click Here!

Keeping your children safe Online - YouTube Supervised experience

Supervised Experience is essentially a filter allowing you to block YouTube content which is deemed for adult users only. Manage these settings from your own device via Google Family Link. Please click HERE for a guide on how to implement these settings. There are now 3 filtering levels which are:

(1) Explore - for users 9+. (2) Explore More - for users 13+ (3) Most of YouTube - all content excluding content marked as 18+.

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.

Half Term Clubs and Activities

To help keep your little ones entertained over the half term and beyond, check out some of the fantastic clubs and activities on offer by visiting out 'Information, Events and Wider Opportunities Links below. There are plenty to choose from including opportunities to book before/after school activities during the next half of Spring Term, including our popular Cycle Coach sessions! Check out the link below!