CCJ Newsletter 17th October 2025

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 17th October 2025

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

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

Diwali on Monday

At Cheam Common, we are committed to celebrating the heritage and cultures of all of children.

Children are invited to wear traditional clothing to school on Monday to celebrate Diwali if they will be celebrating.

We cannot wait to see your celebratory outfits.

MUFTI Day information

All children are invited to come to school in mufti clothes on Friday 24th October for a £1 donation. See flyer attached for more details.

You can donate online here or pop your £1 into the buckets that will be available at the school entrances on the day.

The Friends team are already working closely with the school to plan our next projects, which include:

Fencing improvements around the Nursery and Year 6 classrooms
New outdoor play equipment for the Infants (grass steps and sensory tactile panels)
Outdoor and wet play games for the Junior classrooms

Your continued support makes all this possible, so please show your support and help make this Mufti Day a fun one for everyone.

MUFTI Day - next Friday

Rememberance Day poppies

Children can bring in their money and buy poppies when they are brought around to be sold. Some teachers may collect in money and keep this in their desks for safekeeping.

After half-term we will be selling poppies and some other ‘poppy related’ products (rulers, rubbers, sharpeners, bracelets, wristbands and pencils), as shown below, to raise money for the British Legion. These will be on sale from Tuesday 4th November 2025 until Tuesday 11th November 2025.

The poppies will also be on sale at break time and lunch time throughout the week and this will be managed by our School Council members. Although it is a donation for the poppies, the recommended amount is a £1 donation and £1.50 for snapbands.

Mobile Phone Policy

On School Grounds: To ensure a focused learning environment, pupils are not permitted to use their personal mobile phones on school grounds or during lessons at LEO Academy Trust schools. This policy has a single exception for documented medical needs.
Storage and Use: For pupils who travel alone and carry a phone (at their parents' discretion), devices must be turned off upon entering school grounds and remain off until they exit the school gates. All such phones will be securely stored by the school upon arrival and returned at the end of the school day. (LEO Academy Trust holds no responsibility for loss or damage to the device whilst stored on the child's behalf).
Parental Considerations: We advise parents and guardians to consider providing their children with less expensive devices for safety reasons. While these devices still allow for calls and texts, they can mitigate some of the wider risks associated with more costly phones. We recognise that the ultimate decision regarding device choice rests with the parents.

Online Safety Education: LEO Academy Trust prioritises online safety. Our curriculum, parent workshops, and communications consistently highlight the dangers of unsupervised online access, particularly concerning social media. We also offer regular training and support for parents on online safety practices and managing parental controls on a variety of devices.

Sutton School Nurse details

School Nurse leaflet 5-11.pdf

School Updates

Important Safeguarding Notice: 'Spy' Books

We want to make you aware of a recent issue affecting some popular children’s books by Andrew Cope, including the Spy Dogs, Spy Cats, and Spy Pups series.

Some editions of these books include a printed web address at the back. This link used to go to the author’s website, but the domain is no longer under his control. It has since been taken over by another party and now leads to inappropriate adult content.

The publisher, Puffin, has paused sales and distribution of the books and is working with schools, libraries, and retailers to remove copies from circulation. They have stressed that the website has no connection to the author or publisher.

What this means for you:

If your child has any Spy Dog, Spy Cat or Spy Pups books at home, please check the back for website links and make sure they do not try to visit the site.
It is safe for children to continue reading the stories themselves — the concern is only with the outdated link.
We recommend talking with your child about the importance of not following web addresses in books without checking with an adult first.

We will continue to share updates from the publisher as more information becomes available.

Schoolwear Inc - Uniform Update

Family Support Worker - referral form

If you would like to explore ways that our Family Support Worker could support your family, please complete this Google Form.

Wet Play Games - donations welcome!

To help make wet play more enjoyable, we’re kindly asking for donations of new board or card games for indoor use. If you have any unopened games you’re happy to donate, please drop them off at the Junior Office.

As Chromebooks are not used during wet play, we’re encouraging more hands-on, social games like board and card games instead.

Thank you for your support!

Breakfast and After School Club: How to change, book or update

Please email ccjextendedservices@leoacademytrust.co.uk or phone 07739360621.

Snacks

Please remember that any breaktime snacks for children should be healthy. Fruit and vegetables are encouraged, along with cereal or fruit bars. Crisps and chocolate are not permitted and children will be asked to return these to their lunchboxes.

Occupational Therapy Workshop

Universal Breakfast Club

Fuel up for a bright day!.pdf

When should my child come back to school?

My child is unwell (1).pdf

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.

5th November: Bonfire-themed lunch

School lunches

You can see Autumn Term options here.

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.

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.

Curriculum Newsletters and Home Learning

Autumn 1 Curriculum Newsletter and Homework Matrixes

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

School Achievements

⭐️ Star of the Week Awards ⭐️

This week's LEO Explorer Value is 'Motivated'.

3AM - Ridhuna and Jaden

3JH - Darius and Doria

3RM - Eisa and Meliha

3VH - Nishad and Penelope

4F - Ronnie and Sami

4I - Lester and Molly

4J - Luna and Hugh

4S - Mabel and Collyn

5D - Aamena and Kevin

5G - Austen and Aishna

5H - Isaac and Zara

5W - Andria and Owen

6C - Aurora and Casper

6CB - Sean and Jack

6F - Maisie and Yug

6SB - Hannah and Noah

🎫Golden Ticket Winner - Joshua (5H) 🎫

📖 Reading Raffle Winners - Eunice (4I) and Daniel (6CB) 📖

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.

Caiden (Year 3)

Caiden completed an incredible 520m swim in half an hour during distance week.

What an achievement!

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.

Autumn Term Dates

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

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

New dates

2025 - 2026 Term dates

Monday 20th October: Y4 Swimming Booster Session 1

Monday 20th October: Year 6 Bikeability Week 2 (Groups 6-8)

Monday 20th October: Diwali - children are invited to dress in traditional clothing to celebrate Diwali on this date

Monday 20th October: Year 6 Junior Citizenship Scheme Trip (6CB and 6SB)

Tuesday 21st October: Year 6 Junior Citizenship Scheme Trip (6C and 6F)

Thursday 23rd October: School Tour 1:45pm (for new starters in 2026)

Friday 24th October: Year 4 Roman Day

Friday 24th October: MUFTI Day

Monday 27th - Friday 31st October: Half term

Tuesday 4th November: Year 3 Forest School Session 1/6

Wednesday 5th November: Bonfire Night Lunch

Thursday 6th November: Year 3 and 4 Disco (3:30-4:30pm)

Thursday 6th November: Year 5 and 6 Disco (4:45-5:45pm)

Monday 10th November: Odd Socks Day

Monday 10th November: Year 6 Bikeability Week 3 (Groups 9-12)

Friday 21st November: Bingo Night

Tuesday 9th December: Year 3 Stone Age Day and Workshop

Friends of Cheam Common - Updates

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

Secondhand Uniform

A gentle reminder, please only donate the items listed below.

Logo jumper

Logo cardigan

Logo fleece

Logo waterproof jacket

Logo PE tshirt

Logo polo shirts

Junior PE black quarter zip top

Ties

Red PE shorts

Please do not donate, shirts, or grey uniform items; we have very limited storage space and we can’t store those items currently. We will let you know when we are able to accept these items again.

Thank you so much for supporting the second hand uniform sale on Friday. We are delighted that good quality school uniform can be reused and help families.

Going forward, we need to reduce the uniform service that we offer unfortunately. We will no longer be taking uniform email requests for the foreseeable future. The uniform service has expanded immensely with donations and requests over the past year. Whilst it has been absolutely wonderful to offer this service to the school community; sadly, we don't have the volunteers to sustain the huge amount of time this service requires.

However, we are very happy to still offer a termly uniform sale, where we'll have plenty of uniform on offer to stock up for the term ahead.

Please leave donations at either the Infants’ or Junior’s office.

We hope you understand the decision we've had to take, and we thank you, as always, for your continued support.

SEND & Inclusion Updates

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.

Family Support

Family Support Workers

Please click here to access our Family Support Workers portal with lots of information and resources to support you.

Primary Age Parent Group - Supporting your child with Anxiety - September 2025.pdf

Anger Management in children

Please click the image below for more information.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update

Local Activities and Events - General Information

Sutton United are excited to announce that we will be holding an open training session at the VBS Community Stadium on Tuesday, 28th October.

With the event taking place during the half-term break, it’s the perfect opportunity for young fans to come along and get a closer look at the club’s First Team players in action under new Head Coach, Chris Agutter – with tickets completely free.

Agutter will put the squad through their paces ahead of the U’s home game against Eastleigh (Wednesday, 5th November; 7:45pm KO), and will no doubt be an experience to remember as we open the doors to the VBS to give fans a rare behind-the-scenes look at the drills, tactics, and pre-match preparation that takes place under the watchful eyes of Agutter and his staff.

Fans will be able to watch the session from the main stand, which will take place from 10am until 12pm, with the team expected to train for around two hours before spending time meeting supporters. After training, there will be a chance to grab autographs, take photos and chat with your favourite players.

Refreshments and snacks will be available throughout this family-friendly event — perfect for young supporters who want to see their heroes up close and learn what it takes to play at the professional level. Please note that under-14s must be accompanied by an adult.

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to get closer to the team and enjoy a great day out during half-term. With the event being free, all you have to do is secure spot by visiting our ticketing site.