Cheam Common Junior Academy
Cheam Common Junior Academy
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Friday 28th April 2023
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 8UT
Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/
School Updates
School Updates
Our Year 6 Outdoor Area: We need your help!
Our Year 6 Outdoor Area: We need your help!
Before Christmas, we ran a competition for children to re-design our Year 6 outdoor area. Finally, we are pleased to announce that we have 5 winners:
Skyler (5G), Gryff (3F), Remi (5H), Aadhya (5G) and Sofie (6W)
We would like to combine aspects from all five designs for our garden area. You can see these designs below. We loved these designs because they all incorporated wildflowers, areas for children to relax in, bee and bug-friendly items, as well as being beautifully designed and thoroughly thought through.
We are also pleased to announce that Veolia has given us a £200 grant to help with this project, as well as donating several kilograms of compost.
On Friday 5th May, we will be collecting any secondhand donations for our garden project. This could include:
Old plant pots
Compost
Old gardening tools
Any seeds or bulbs
Bird feeders or bird baths
Old wooden palettes
Bamboo sticks
Garden waste bags
Gardening gloves
Logs, pine cones or firewood (for bug hotel!)
If you have anything that you would like to donate, we would be incredibly grateful. These can be brought to a table that will be on the gate, or brought straight to the office.
On Wednesday 10th May (weather dependent!), we would love some help to complete the first phase of this garden project which will be to turn over the soil and add the new compost to the garden area. We have identified some plants that we will keep and some that will need weeding. Parents and children are invited - please bring your own tools if possible! Refreshments will be available. We anticipate that we will need volunteers between 3:30-4:30pm so this hopefully shouldn't take up too much of your time. If you would be interested in volunteering, please complete this Google Form; please note that this form will close after 15 responses as we believe that will be plenty!
LEO Children's Market - Sunday 11th June
LEO Children's Market - Sunday 11th June
More information coming soon!
The King's Coronation
The King's Coronation
Coronation Memorabilia
To celebrate the King’s Coronation we would like to provide all children with a special token gift from the school to remember this special date in History. Any donations towards this cost would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to give a donation, this can be handed in on the gate on the morning of Friday 5th May.
Earth Day Choice Board.pdfEarth Day
Earth Day
Our Eco Council has been busy helping to design a choice board of Earth Day activities, which was celebrated on Saturday 23rd April.
If your child has time this weekend, they might like to look through some of the activities on this choice board. We'd love for your children to get involved.
One of the activities is a Community Clean Up. Our Year 5 children, along with our Active Citizens, have been taking part in litter picking around school recently and have been astounded by the difference that they have made. We'd love to see any photos of you and your family doing a small litter pick in your local area this weekend. Either tweet or email this to us.
Wilson's School Admissions for September 2024 places
Wilson's School Admissions for September 2024 places
Wilson’s School Football Programme Wilson’s School is an outstanding state grammar school for boys with a rich footballing tradition. Up to 9 priority places to be awarded for aptitude in sport to boys passing the entrance examination.
Football Programme Open Session
Our sport aptitude test will take place on Saturday 7th October 2023. However, your child can take part in our Football Programme Open Session on 8 July 2023!
What is involved at the open session?
The open session is an opportunity for Y5 children to come to Wilson’s School, meet our sports coaches and teachers and make use of the excellent facilities we have to offer. These include grass football pitches, 3G pitches and a fully equipped fitness suite.
The open session will be a fun and engaging morning, allowing children to take part in football matches, technical drills and strength and conditioning sessions.
Who is our open session for?
Current Y5 pupils applying for September 2024 entry to secondary school / U10 players. It is not necessary to take part in the open sessions in order to apply to take part in the sport aptitude test.
2023 Football Programme Open Session Info and Sign Up.pdfYear 6 Unofficial Leavers' Disco
Year 6 Unofficial Leavers' Disco
Some of our Year 6 parents are organising a Year 6 Leavers' Disco on Friday 28th July. If your Year 6 child would like tickets, please contact the following parents of each class:
6W: Sophie - 07795 117401
6C: Frances - 07745 973054
6T: Sarah - 07900 270173
6C: Jordain - 07988 459890
This is not the official Cheam Common Leavers' Disco, which will be held on Thursday 20th July. More information about this event will be released next week.
Year group documents for Summer 1
Year group documents for Summer 1
Our year groups teams have created the following documents to keep you informed with what your child will be learning this half term.
Year 4
The Vikings
Knowledge Organisers:
Year 5
Ancient Greece
Knowledge Organisers:
Year 6
British Monarchs and Raging Rivers
Knowledge Organisers:
Weekly School and Sporting News Stories
Weekly School and Sporting News Stories
Well done, Issy and Clara!
Well done, Issy and Clara!
Earlier in the year, Miss Maclean collated pieces of artwork that children had completed in Art lessons and in our various Art Clubs. She sent a selection of our artwork off to the Arts Network Sutton for their Sutton Youth Art Exhibition 2023.
We are incredibly proud to announce that Clara and Issy's paper sculpture was selected as a winner of a Judge's Choice Award! The girls found out the good news earlier this week and we cannot wait to receive their certificate and prize. Well done, girls!
It was another busy week of events at Cheam Common!
It was another busy week of events at Cheam Common!
🎨 Issy and Clara are winners: Sutton Arts Network!
🏏 Year 6 Boys' Cricket Tournament: On Tuesday, Mr Iliffe took the Year 6 Boys' Cricket Team to Rokeby Prep School to take part in a friendly cricket tournament. This was the boys' first opportunity to play in their team this year and they enjoyed playing matches against Rokeby and Cheam Park Farm.
⚽🎨🖋 Sutton United Activity Day: On Thursday, sixteen of our Year 5 children were chosen to attend an activity day hosted by Sutton United. They took part in a carousel between three activities: a writing activity, an art activity (hosted by our very own Miss Maclean) and a sports activity.
🏏 Year 6 Girls' Cricket Tournament: On Friday, our Year 6 Girls' Cricket Team took part in their first tournament of the year: the Starburst Cup!
🏛 Year 3 Natural History Museum Trip: On Friday, our Year 3 children visited the Natural History Museum!
Spring and Summer Dates
Spring and Summer Dates
Please find below all the key dates and times for the next few weeks of the Spring Term and the Summer Term.
PTA events are shown in this colour. Please see below for more details.
Monday 1st and Monday 8th May
Bank Holidays
Tuesday 2nd May
Big Sing Rehearsal @ Stanley Park (Choir)
Tuesday 2nd May
NEU Industrial Strike Action
Thursday 4th May
Swimming Gala Trials
Friday 5th May
Special Coronation Lunch
Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th May
Year 6 SATs Week
Wednesday 10th May
Year 5 Sutton and Cheam Cup Semi Final
Monday 15th and Friday 19th May
Class/team photos (schedule TBC)
Wednesday 17th May
Year 6 Brilliant Club Graduation @ University of Oxford
Friday 19th May
Swimming Gala
Friday 26th May
MUFTI Day: Rainbow Raffle (see below)
Monday 29th May - Friday 2nd June
Half Term
Sunday 4th - Thursday 8th June
Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential (Trip 1)
Monday 5th June
INSET Day
Thursday 8th June
Year 4 and 5 Disco
Friday 9th June
Reception and Year 1, 2 and 3 Disco
Thursday 8th - Monday 12th June
Year 6 Isle of Wight Residential (Trip 2)
Tuesday 20th June
Sports Day (17th July - alternative date in case of bad weather)
Wednesday 21st - Friday 23rd June
Year 4 High Ashurst Residential
Friday 14th July
MUFTI Day: Tombola donations
Saturday 15th July
CCI and CCJ Summer Fair
Friends of Cheam Common - Updates
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.
Smarties Challenge - Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who filled a Smarties tube with spare change! Your generosity has helped the Friends of Cheam Common to raise £701 over CCJ and CCI. The classes that brought the most tubes back were...
3S, 4SB, 5G and 6T
These classes have won a £10 Amazon voucher to spend on something for their classroom! Well done!
Summer Discos
In the summer term, the Friends of Cheam Common have organised the next set of discos!
Thursday 8th June - Year 4 and 5
Friday 9th June
- Reception and Year 1 (3:30-4:30pm)
- Year 2 and 3 (4:45-5:45pm)
You can purchase tickets here.
Summer Events: Rainbow Raffle and Summer Fair
Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week
Excellent Learners of the Week
3A - Nevin
3F - Delilah
3M - Aliza
3S - Hayat
4I - Isla
4CB - Elizabeth
4F - Tillie
4SB - George
5H - Ewan
5E - Ifunanya
5G - Adam
5M - Ryan
6S - Natasha
6C - Hayley
6T - Sally
6W - Seyi
PRIDE Ambassadors of the Week
3A - Isabelle
3F - Henry
3M - Joshua
3S - Tommy
4I - Ayeesha
4CB - Nathan
4F - Torres
4SB - Ellen
5H - Alex
5E - Oscar
5G - Karunya
5M - Tippi
6S - Hugo
6C - Toby B
6T - Michael
6W - Thomasina
Doodle Achievements
Top Doodle Maths Classes:
1st - 5H 2nd - 4SB 3rd - 3S
Top Doodle English Classes:
1st - 4CB 2nd - 6T 3rd - 4F
Streaks achieved over Easter!
Please note that this is where we celebrate children who have reached a streak of a multiple of 100 every week:
Lily (3S) - 900 day streak (Maths)
Rushil (4CB) - 200 day streak (Maths)
Alexander (4F) - 100 day streak (English)
Times Tables Rockstars Achievements
1st - 4I 2nd - 4F 3rd - 5H
Year 3: Gustavo (3A) Year 4: Saathvik (4I) Year 5: Alexander (5H) Year 6: N/A
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
For parents of pupils with SEN
For parents of pupils with SEN
Please click here for more information on how parents can be supported with the behaviour and understanding of their children. The courses that are available are as follows:
Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities
Care for the Family
Adapt to Learn
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
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
Local Activities and Events - General Information
Future term dates
Future term dates
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