CCJ Newsletter 27th June 2025

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 27th June 2025

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

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

Summer Fair Volunteers

If you would like to sign up to volunteer as our Cheam Common Summer Fair on Saturday 12th July, you can do so here.

RE updates

RE Artefacts Donation

At Cheam Common Junior Academy, we aim to make our Religious Education (RE) lessons vibrant and engaging. We study various religions and worldviews across the school, including Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism and Humanism.

To help bring these lessons to life, we are seeking donations of religious artefacts. Do you have any items you would be willing to donate, such as small statues, prayer mats, crosses, menorahs, or books representing Humanist values?

Any contributions would be warmly appreciated and used with great care to enhance our pupils' understanding and respect. Please bring any suitable items to the school office, labelled for 'Miss Holloway'. I thank you in advance for any donations.

Parent Speakers in RE

Would you like to help bring our Religious Education (RE) lessons to life at Cheam Common Junior Academy?

We are looking for enthusiastic parent volunteers who would be willing to share insights into their faith, religion, or worldview with our year groups. This is a fantastic opportunity to enrich our pupils' understanding of the diverse beliefs we study, including Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Humanism.

Your personal experiences and perspectives can make a huge difference, helping our children develop empathy and a deeper appreciation for different ways of life. No special presentation skills are needed – just a willingness to share!

If you are interested in becoming a parent volunteer speaker, please complete our short Google Form to allow the organisation to begin!

Thank you in advance for considering this valuable opportunity to support our RE curriculum.

🔴🟢 Sports Day information 🟡🔵

Tuesday 1st July

We are looking forward to hosting Sports Day on Tuesday.

Year 3 and 4: 9:15-11:15am

Year 5 and 6: 1:15-3pm

Children should come to school wearing a coloured t-shirt relating to their House colour (see below). You can find the House your child is allocated to on your Arbor account home screen.

Please note, there is no expectation to purchase anything new for this day. If your child does not have a t-shirt in their house colour then they should wear their PE t-shirt as normal.

🔵 Pine 🔵

🟡 Willow 🟡

🔴 Oak 🔴

🟢 Elm 🟢

Parents will be able to watch their children take part in various stages of the Sports Day carousel. One of these stations is a 'break', in which children will be given a cold drink and a snack, kindly organised by the Friends of Cheam Common.

Please pack your trainers if you'd like to take part in the Parents' Races at the end of the event. Thank you for your support.

☀️ We are aware that Tuesday is forecast to be a hot day. Children will be given plenty of breaks throughout the activities. Children should bring plenty of water, and be wearing sun cream and sun hats.

Please note: We will be keeping an eye on the forecast and may reschedule Year 5/6 Sports Day if it is forecast to be too hot. We will make this decision on Monday. ☀️

🎨 Arts Showcase Afternoon 🎨

Wednesday 9th July

We are delighted to invite you to our CCJ Arts Showcase, taking place on Wednesday 9th July. This special event is a celebration of the creativity, talent, and hard work your children have shown across the arts – including Music, Drama, DT and Art.

The school will be open from 3:30pm – 4:30pm, during which time you are warmly welcome to explore the classrooms and corridors, which will be transformed into gallery-style displays of your child’s artistic learning and achievements.

🎭 What's on:

Explore stunning artwork and design projects displayed throughout the school

Experience a variety of drama pieces and performance work

Drop into classrooms to hear about the creative process from the children themselves

Enjoy live Year 6 music performances in the school hall

🎶 Year 6 Music Performance Times (in the school hall):

3:40pm

4:00pm

4:20pm

School Updates

Maths Week Competition (23rd-27th June)

This week, we have been celebrating Maths Week London. All children were invited to take part in our LEO-wide competition about famous historical mathematicians. You can choose from either Ada Lovelace or Albert Einstein, and complete an activity about their life. Have a look at some of the incredible entries that we have received.

We have had some requests to extend the competition deadline - this is now Wednesday 2nd July. Winners will be announced next Friday.

Attendance Reporting

Report Your Child's Same-Day Absence with Ease!

We are excited to announce that you can now log same-day absences for your children directly through the Parent Portal or Arbor App. Simply navigate to the Attendance section, click "Log Absence," and fill in the details. You can adjust the start and end times if it is not a full-day absence. Once submitted, school staff will review and either approve or reject the request. You will see approved absences in the Attendance tab.

Please note, this feature is only for same-day absences; for any extended or future absences, please continue to complete and submit the request for exceptional absence. We will also continue to use the same day absence google form. If you need to change an unapproved absence request, you will need to delete it and create a new one, as editing is not possible. Once an absence is approved, it cannot be deleted through the app, so you will need to contact the school for any further modifications.

This new reporting method will be used alongside our other established reporting procedures

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.

CCJ Careers Fair

Monday 30th June

We are excited to announce the date of our second ever CCJ Careers Fair on Monday 30th June (1-3pm).

As we did last year, we would like to invite parents to partake in this Careers Fair. If you would be willing to give up your afternoon to come in and speak to classes about your career, please complete this Google Form.

We recognise that this date is far in advance. If your plans change, please do not worry. This is simply a register of interest.

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.

School lunches

You can see Summer 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

Summer 2 Curriculum Newsletter and Homework Matrixes

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Summer 2 Spelling Overviews

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

School Achievements

⭐️ Star of the Week Awards ⭐️

This week's LEO Explorer Value is 'Open-minded'.

3B - Callum and Anisa

3F - Aafiq and Poppy G

3S - Anish and Anisa

3T - Melvyn and Leo

4H - Avi and Maya

4F - Izzy and Aarush

4HJ - William and Omer

4M - Sama and Anaya

5I - Luna and Jerry

5D - Millie and Kyle

5G - Tom and Amber

5H - Ayo and Judie

6W - Eli and Chloe

6B - Matyi and Charlotte

6C - Cyrus and Daisy

6S - Hoon and Karsten

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.

Lester (Year 3)

Lester was awarded the Players' Player for the 2024/25 season of his football team, Ace FC U8 Youth. He scored an impressive 33 goals in 22 matches in the Sunday’s league. Wow, Lester, we are so proud of you!

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.

Summer Term Dates

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

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

New dates

2024 - 2025 Term dates

Monday 30th June: Year 3 Swimming Session 8/8

Monday 30th June: CCJ Careers Fair (PM)

Tuesday 1st July: Sports Day

Wednesday 2nd - Friday 4th July: Year 4 High Ashurst Residential

Friday 5th July: Maths Quiz Finals @ Oxford University

Monday 7th - Friday 11th July: Arts Week

Monday 7th July: Meet the Teacher Afternoon

Wednesday 9th July: LEO Pupil Conference @ Epsom College (some Y5/6 students)

Wednesday 9th July: Arts Showcase

Thursday 10th July: Back up Sports Day (in case of bad weather)

Thursday 10th July: Gym and Cheerleading Showcase (6pm) *more information coming soon*

Friday 11th July: End of year reports sent home

Friday 11th July: Wimbledon Championships Trip

Friday 11th July: Active Citizens Tennis Fundraiser

Friday 11th July: Year 6 Dress Rehearsal to KS1

Saturday 12th July: Summer Fair

Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th July: Year 6 Summer Production

Wednesday 16th July: Merit Assembly

Thursday 17th July: SEND Coffee Morning

Thursday 17th July: Golden Ticket Winners Trip to Horton Mini Golf

Thursday 17th July: Year 6 Leavers' Party

Friday 18th July: Last day of term (2:15pm finish)

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 ✉️

SEND & Inclusion Updates

Support for children without ASD or ADHD diagnosis

Partners including CAMHS, Sutton Local Authority, Education and the Voluntary Community Sector are working with parents/carers to design a pilot to provide early support to families that may have concerns that may be related to Autism or ADHD.

The pilot will aim to provide early support to children and young people with or

without a formal diagnosis.

To make sure this pilot service truly meets the needs of families in Sutton, we would be extremely grateful if you could complete the following short survey:

https://forms.office.com/e/swsnFC9jmK

Your feedback will help to:

Identify gaps in support experienced by parent/carers, ensure that the pilot service is informed by parent/carers and that families receive the help that they need, and improve coordination between services.

The survey should take approximately 15-20 mins to complete; it is open until 23rd June 2025.

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Diana Salgado, Clinial Service Lead for the Leads Based Model team, through the email:

needsbasedneuro@swlstg.nhs.uk.

Click the image above for further information!

Sutton's SEND Local Offer

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

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.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update

Local Activities and Events - General Information

Help Keep Young People Safe in Our Community!

Please share:

We’re looking for everyday people—shop owners, neighbours, volunteers, parents—who care about young people’s safety and want to make a difference.

What’s a Community Guardian?

A community guardian is a trusted adult who helps look out for young people in the places they spend time—like parks, shops, schools, online spaces, and local neighbourhoods.

You don’t need to be an expert—just someone who’s observant, approachable, and willing to help if something doesn’t feel right.

As a Community Guardian, You Might:

Keep an eye out for signs that a young person might need help

Offer a safe place, like your business or community space, if someone feels unsafe

Build positive relationships with local young people

Help raise awareness about keeping young people safe

Why It Matters

Sometimes, risks to young people happen outside the home. That’s where community guardians come in—offering support and safety in the spaces where young people hang out every day.

Interested in Getting Involved?

We're planning a short training session and will support however you need to help you feel confident. Whether you want to actively participate or just learn more, we’d love to hear from you.

Please register your interest by emailing either of the below:

"Michele McGilley" michele.mcgilley@sutton.gov.uk

"Joshua Talbot" joshua.talbot@sutton.gov.uk