CCJ Newsletter 10th January 2025

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 10th January 2025

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

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

Happy New Year!

We would like to welcome our children, staff and families back to school. We hope you had a safe and restful holidays. We are looking forward to a busy term ahead.

School Updates

Clubs start next week

Our clubs all start next week. Your child's clubs will be available to view on Arbor. If your child is taking part in a paid-for club, please ensure that this is paid promptly.

Morning clubs: Children should be dropped at the office between 7:40-7:45am. They will be buzzed in and will wait in the office for their club to start. Children should come to their club wearing PE kit and have their uniform to change into afterwards (unless they have PE that day). They will be dismissed straight to class after their club.

Afternoon clubs: Children will go straight to their clubs after school. If they are unsure of where to go, they can check with their class teacher or the office. Children should change into PE kit for their sports clubs. Children should be collected from the school car park at 4:15pm. Please note that JD Football School ends at 4:30pm.

Boys' Football (4:30pm club): If your child has a 3:15pm club, they are welcome to wait in the office for this club. Otherwise, they should be dropped at the school office between 4:20-4:30pm. These children should be collected from the school office at 5:30pm.

Cheerleading: Our Cheerleading Club takes place at the Worcester Park Scout Hut (Balmoral Road). Children will be walked down by Miss Brooks and Miss Mills. Children should be collected from the Scout Hut at 4:30pm. After 4:40pm, if a child has not been collected, they will be walked up to school. If your child attends After School Club, they will also be walked up to school.

Year 4 Swimming Lessons

Please be reminded that Year 4 swimming lessons start this Monday. Please ensure that children bring in swimming trunks/costumes, a towel and underwear to change into afterwards. Children with long hair should wear a swimming cap.

The Times Parent Power School Survey

For a seventh year in a row, Cheam Common Junior has been listed as one of the top 1000 primary schools in England by The Times. Published last week, Parent Power 2025 identifies the highest achieving secondary, primary & prep schools in the UK.

Spring 1 Curriculum Newsletters

You can find out about what your child will be learning in the first half of the Spring Term by looking at their Curriculum Newsletters below.

You will also find Homework Matrix information on these.

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Big Garden Birdwatch

We are going to take part in the Big Schools' Birdwatch this term, led by our Eco Council.

If you would like to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch as a family, you can sign up here.

LEO MUFTI Day

Initial Teacher Training

Artists we study

You can find out about the artists that we study at Cheam Common Junior Academy here. We are excited to hold our Arts Showcase on Monday afternoon, where children will view one another's artwork from the Autumn Term.

School lunches

Here are the lunch options for next week.

You can see Spring Term options here.

Our Book Wishlist

Children across the school wrote a wishlist of the different books that they would like to see in their library and their classrooms.

We have collated this wishes and have put together an Amazon Wish List, which can be found here. If parents and families wish, there are over a hundred books that children are desperate to read on the list and these can be ordered as a present to our school. Alternatively, if you notice a book on the list that your children no longer read, we are always grateful for any donations!

It has also been suggested by our children that, on a birthday, rather than bringing sweets in for their classmates, children choose a book on the list that they would like to donate to their class. This also falls in line with our commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles. On the order, there is an option to leave a message - you can specify which class the book is for. As ever, we recognise that money can be tight so please note that this is entirely optional. Any support is always appreciated.

Weekly School and Sporting News Stories

Check out what our children have been up to this week at Cheam Common Junior Academy!

Birthday celebrations

Fantastic homework

Polite reminder...

As you know, we are a healthy school and therefore ask if your child would like to celebrate their birthday, they donate a book to a library instead of bringing treats. This also ensures there are no concerns over allergies.

Isobel (Year 5)

Thank you for your book donations, Isobel!

We have loved receiving some fantastic homework this term!

Remember: Each year group's homework matrix can be found in the section below. Completing these tasks is optional but can really help to enrich the children's learning and understanding of these topics.

Oliver (Year 3)

Check out Oliver (3S)'s incredible piece of homework. He created a volcano that he and his class erupted this week, using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar!

Sana (Year 4)

Sana has been researching Asian Elephants as part of her homework.

Albie (Year 4)

Albie has been researching Sumatran Tigers as part of his homework.

Look at these incredible volcanoes created by Year 3!

Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning

Spring 1 Curriculum Newsletter

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Homework Matrixes

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

School Achievements

⭐️ Star of the Week Awards ⭐️

3B - Cooper and Alice

3F - Luna and Dennis

3S - Oliver and Viviana

3T - Viaan and Leo

4H - Wilfred and Alexa

4F - Jeevan and Timi

4HJ - Omer and Anisha

4M - Bella and Anaya

5I - Gabrielly and Codey

5D - Saumiya and Jan

5G - Noah and Alisa

5H - Noah and Maira

6W - Molly and Bobby

6B - Arraya and Pierre

6C - Nika and Priyaan

6S - Kiara and Hoon

Out of school achievements

If you would like to share your child's achievements outside of school with us, we'd love to hear them! Please complete this short form to tell us all about it.

Important information

Reporting absences

There is no longer an option to report a child’s absence via telephone. We ask that you use the google forms below to report absence. They are also available to complete on our website using the parent tab.

We do not authorise holidays during term time. If your child is going to be off school due to an exceptional circumstance, then please complete this form:

Request for Exceptional Absence form in advance for future appointments and exception absence.

Cheam Common Juniors' Absence Form for sickness and same day medical appointments.

Our neighbours

As well as being respectful to our neighbours, please can you ensure you adhere to the parking rules within Sainsbury's Local and only park there if you are a customer.

Please ensure you do not obstruct any gates or double park during drop off or collection times.

Thank you for your support.

Moving address

If you have moved address, it is imperative that you inform the school office as soon as you have moved. It is a requirement that the school has up to date details particularly in case of an emergency.

Please email the school office ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk if your details need updating. Alternatively, you can update them using the Arbor App.

Spring Term Dates

Please find below all the key dates and times for next week and for the Spring Term.

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

New dates

2024 - 2025 Term dates

Monday 13th January: Year 4 Learn to Ride Bikeability Week 2

Monday 13th January: Year 4 Swimming Session 1/8

Wednesday 15th January: Year 5 Trip to Natural History Museum

Friday 17th January: LEO Foundation MUFTI Day

Monday 20th January: Year 4 Swimming Session 2/8

Wednesday 22nd January: SDG Finals @ BETT Trip

Thursday 23rd January: 'Live Classroom' BETT Trip

Thursday 23rd January: Young Voices

Friday 24th January: Kids Judge BETT Trip

Monday 27th January: Year 4 Swimming Session 3/8

Wednesday 29th January: Chinese New Year (children to wear traditional clothing if they wish)

Thursday 30th January: Drama Workshops in hall (Year 3 and 5)

Friday 31st January: Drama Workshops in hall (Year 4 and 6)

Monday 3rd February: Year 4 Swimming Session 4/8

Thursday 6th February: Year 6 Imperial War Museum Trip - more information coming soon

Thursday 6th February: NSPCC Number Day

Friday 7th February: Friends of Cheam Common Quiz Night

Monday 10th February: Year 4 Swimming Session 5/8

Monday 10th February: Year 5 Parent Showcase Afternoon and Devon Residential Parent Meeting (2pm)

Wednesday 12th February: Year 4 Kew Gardens Trip

Friday 14th February: SEND Coffee Morning

Friday 14th February: Year 6 Imperial War Museum Trip - more information coming soon

Monday 17th - Friday 21st February: Half term

Thursday 27th February: KS2 Discos *see below for ticket information*

3:30-4:30pm: Year 3 and 4

4:45-5:45pm: Year 5 and 6

Friday 28th February: KS1 Disco *see below for ticket information*

3:30-4:30pm: Year 1 and 2

Monday 10th March: Year 6 Isle of Wight Parent Meeting (9am and 6pm)

Monday 19th May: Year 4 High Ashurst Parent Meeting (9am and 6pm)

Friends of Cheam Common - Updates

The Friends of Cheam Common now has a new Facebook group, where you can follow any updates on upcoming events or how you can get involved.

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.

✉️ Friends of Cheam Common email address: Friends_CCA@outlook.com ✉️

The Friends of Cheam Common now has a new Facebook group, where you can follow any updates on upcoming events or how you can get involved.

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.

✉️ Friends of Cheam Common email address: Friends_CCA@outlook.com ✉️

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

Please follow this link to Sutton's new SEND Local Offer

Click the image above for further information!

Keeping Safe Online

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.

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