Cheam Common Junior Academy
Weekly Newsletter
Friday 18th November 2022
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 8UT
Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/
School Updates
Year 3 Drumming Showcase
As you are aware, the Year 3 children have been busy practising their drumming skills this
term. The children have been working very hard to create a drumming piece to perform to you all. We would like to invite you to come to a year group drumming performance. At this time, you will be able to see your child’s class, and the rest of the classes in the year, perform the drumming piece they have been working so hard on.
The performance will take place in the hall on Tuesday 29th November. It will commence at 2.15pm. You will be able to come in from 2.00pm to ensure we have a prompt start. The performance will last for approximately 45 minutes. If you are unable to attend, please do not worry, we will also film the performances and share them with you.
Final Children in Need Appeal!
Today, we have been celebrating Children in Need. Our children wore MUFTI to raise awareness and our School Council hosted a bake sale to raise money for this charity. Our JustGiving page will be closing over the weekend - if you would like to donate any money to this cause, please do so here.
Seeking Tree Surgeons! Help our Forest School
The logs that we have used as stools in our Forest School area are slowly starting to rot and are coming to the end of their lives. We are asking parents if they know any tree surgeons who could donate some new logs to our school? We are looking for approximately 20 logs to use as stools but every little helps. If you could help, please contact the office.
Order your Christmas cards now!
This week, you will have received a sticker and a leaflet with details on how to order the Christmas card that your child designed earlier this term. Simply follow this link and enter the details below.
School Username: CheamCommon Junior
Password: 8Kq8T7W6
From here, you'll be able to search for your child's name, see their artwork and order various products.
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!
Weekly School and Sporting News Stories
Year 6 Pupil Leadership Roles
Over the next few weeks, we would like to introduce some of the pupils who have taken up our Year 6 Pupil Leadership roles.
This week, we would like to introduce our new Heads of Sports Leaders. Arthav is our Cricket Captain and Isobel is a member of many of our sports team, including football and netball. Isobel and Arthav will work closely with Mr Ewing and Miss Brooks to ensure that there are new, exciting games for children to play on the playground. They also help to lead assemblies explaining the new crazes and games every week and will continue to help out with sports events, both at our school and at Cheam Common Infants.
Sutton Music Festival: Charlotte gets 3rd place!
At the weekend, Charlotte took part in the Sutton Music Festival and played Gavotte, by Jean Baptiste Loillet on the flute. We are incredibly pleased to announce that she was awarded 3rd place in the competition. Our children watched Charlotte perform this piece of music in Celebration Assembly today. Thank you and well done, Charlotte!
If your child has an achievement from outside of school that they would like to share with us, please email the school office. We'd love to hear all about it!
Sports Events
Tuesday: Our Y5 Boys' Football Team played against Manor Park in the first round of the Sutton & Cheam Cup. The boys managed a convincing win, which takes them through to the next round. Well done, boys!
Wednesday: Our Netball A and B team travelled to Dorchester to take part in their next league game. Despite the wet conditions, both teams managed to draw their games.
Thursday: Our Year 5 and 6 Athletics Squad attended the Indoor Athletics Heats at Wallington Girls on Thursday. There were a variety of events that our athletes took part in, including various sprinting races, javelin, long jump and ball throw. Overall, we were placed 2nd in the competition, out of eight teams.
Lunchtime helpers at Cheam Common Infants!
This week, some of our Year 5 children volunteered to go across the fence to help out at Cheam Common Infants during their lunch break. The year 5 children organised their own games and helped the younger children play games with one another. We were so proud to see how mature they were being and they said that they had a lovely time. This is something that we'd like to continue throughout the year. Well done, everyone!
144 Club: The 13-24 Edition!
We are extremely pleased to announce that two of our Year 5 children, Aadi and Woojeh successfully completed the 13-24 challenge edition of the 144 Club. They managed to answer 144 questions regarding the 13-24 times tables in under 5 minutes!
Some more of our Year 5 and 6 children will be taking on the challenge in the coming weeks. Good luck!
Remembrance Day Parades
On Sunday 13th November, many of our children took part in various Remembrance Day parades across our local area.
We were delighted to be sent in some photos by their parents for us to share and we are extremely proud of their achievements.
Autumn Term Dates
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!
Tuesday 29th November
Year 3 Drumming Performance (2:15pm)
Thursday 1st December:
Year 5/6 Choir performing at Maggie's Carol Concert
Wednesday 7th December
RockSteady Performance (2:30pm to parents)
Wednesday 7th December
PTA Christmas Raffle Draw
Thursday 8th December
Choir and Orchestra Performance (9:30am to parents)
Friday 9th December
Christmas Jumper Day
Friday 9th December
Elf Run for St Raphael’s and St Alice’s Hospices
Friday 9th December
Choir performing at Christ Church with St Philip's Carol Concert
Monday 12th - Friday 16th December
No clubs this week
Monday 12th December
Year 3/4 Christmas Productions (9:15am, 2pm and 6pm)
Tuesday 13th December
Year 5/6 Christmas Productions (9:15am, 2pm and 6pm)
Wednesday 14th December
Merit Assembly
Wednesday 14th December
Children’s Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 14th December: Christmas Film Afternoon
Thursday 15th December
GymKids Performance (9am to parents)
Thursday 15th December
Class Christmas Parties
Friday 16th December
Christmas Sing-a-long in hall
Friday 16th December
School closes at 2:05pm (CCI closes at 2pm)
Friends of Cheam Common - Updates
Thank you for attending our discos!
Our discos organised by the Friends of Cheam Common raised a staggering £1,995.46 last week. We are incredibly grateful for the support of the Friends, along with everyone who purchased a ticket and supported this cause. This money will go towards lots of exciting projects within school to benefit all of our pupils. Watch this space for updates!
Unwanted Christmas gifts?
Christmas Foodbank Appeal
The Friends of Cheam Common will be collecting donations for the Epsom and Ewell Foodbank. If you would like to donate anything this Christmas, please see below for items that are in demand.
Christmas food bank appeal.pdfEnter our Christmas Raffle here!
The Friends of Cheam Common are proud to announce their Christmas Raffle this year.
Tickets cost £2 each and there are 39 incredible prizes up for grabs including a Nintendo Switch and game, shopping vouchers, spa vouchers, hampers and much more! See more information on the PDF below.
To enter, please purchase your raffle tickets using this link.
Thank you to the parents, families and companies who have donated prizes for this raffle - we really couldn't do it without your support!
Christmas Raffle 2022.pdfSecondhand 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.
Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week
Excellent Learners of the Week
3A - Haiqa
3F - Eshaan
3M - Kyle
3S - Millie
4I - Jina
4CB - Rushil
4F - Alex
4SB - Ellen
5H - Latishan
5E - Arya
5G - Aaryan
5M - Mollie
6S - Mulihem
6C - Britney
6T - Isabella
6W - Clayton
Pride Ambassadors of the Week
3A - Anish M
3F - Lucy
3M - Norita
3S - Tommy
4I - Thashvin
4CB - Kinsey
4F - Christina
4SB - Kitty
5H - Anaya
5E - Jack
5G - Alyssa
5M - Vian
6S - Eva Grace
6C - Ezel
6T - Jake
6W - Nyaria
Digital Coder of the Week
Year 3 - Sebastian (6S)
Year 4
Avi (4I)
Year 5 - Liliya (5G)
Year 6 - Catherine (6T)
Doodle Achievements
Top Doodle Maths Classes:
1st - 4CB 2nd - 5E 3rd - 6K set
Top Doodle English Classes:
1st - 4CB 2nd - 5H 3rd - 3F
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:
Cristina (4F) - 400 day streak (English)
Sofia (5H) - 800 day streak (Maths and English)
Rory (5H) - 800 day streak (Maths)
Times Tables Rockstars Achievements
This week, thousands of schools across the country went head-to-head in a times tables competition! We held a mini competition within school, with the top three rockstars in each year group winning a special badge.
Top Rockstars per Year group:
Year 3 - 1st Place: Yug 2nd Place: Fathima 3rd Place: Weihao
Year 4 - 1st Place: Jenny 2nd Place: Aneesh 3rd Place: Oscar
Year 5 - 1st Place: Nate 2nd Place: Omer 3rd Place: Tanu
Year 6 - 1st Place: Angie 2nd Place: Tristan 3rd Place: Ivelin
Top Class per Year Group:
Year 3: 3F Year 4: 4CB Year 5: 5E Year 6: 6W
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 at 8pm on Wednesday 16th November 2022, via zoom.
Katrina Cochrane, a dyslexia specialist and author of several books on dyslexia, will be speaking on "Identification and Support for Reading Difficulties".
If you would like to join the zoom meeting, please email your first name, surname and email address to admin@suttondyslexia.org.uk
You will receive an acknowledgement of your registration and then on the morning of the meeting we will send the joining details.
The next parent/ Carer Pop-In session is on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 (10-11.30am ) at Oaks Park Cafe, Carshalton, SM7 3BA. This is an opportunity to meet other parents and members of the committee. There is a free carpark at the Croydon Road entrance..
Confused about the EHCP Annual Review?
Amalia Banon, Sutton Head of SEND, will be joining us to explain the Annual Review process for your child’s / young person’s EHCP. She will cover what to expect from the Annual Review meeting, how you can prepare and what should happen before, during and following the meeting.
If you have any specific questions it would be helpful if you could send them prior to the meeting.
The session will run for an hour and then individual appointments are available. Please book with us by using the contact details below
Email: suttonparentsforum@outlook.com
Or call or text 07557 760328
For more information please check our website.
For parents of pupils with SEN
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!
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.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Update
Local Activities and Events - General Information
Scout's Christmas Fair
Maggie's Christmas Carol Concert
Charity Christmas Fair
If you would like to book a ticket to Worcester Park's Dramatic Society's production of Aladdin, click here.
Future term dates
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