Cheam Common Junior Academy
Weekly Newsletter
Friday 6th October 2023
Cheam Common Junior Academy: Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, KT4 8UT
Email: ccjoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/
School Updates
Harvest Appeal: Thank you!
Thank you to all of our families who donated to our Harvest Appeal this week. It was amazing to see our donation table grow every day. Another thank you to our School Council Members who helped bring the food together every day.
This week, members of our School Council helped pack up our minibus and, along with donations from Cheam Common Infants and Cheam Fields, Renata and Mya helped drop off the collection at Epsom and Ewell Food Bank.
Book in a Jar
On Monday, Mr Strange led an assembly regarding our new challenge: Book in a Jar!
To enter, simply choose a poem or book that you love and create a representation of it in a jar. You can use any materials you like, such as paper, fabric, paint, or even clay. Be as creative as you can!
All entries must be submitted to 6S by Friday 20th October. The winners will be announced in the Celebration Assembly on the 3rd November . The winning entries will also be displayed in the library for all to see.
Here, you can see Aiden's incredible entry. He used lego, beads and chocolate to represent Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in a jar. Well done, Aiden!
Flu inoculations - Wednesday 1st November
On Wednesday 1st November, the NHS Sutton and Merton Immunisation Team will be in school to provide free flu immunisations. You can find out more information out here.
If you have any queries, please contact the Sutton and Merton
Immunisation Team: 0203 903 3373 / 3371
Registering for Pupil Premium
All children in Sutton will automatically qualify for Universal Free School Meals, but this does not mean automatic qualification for benefit-related Free School Meals.
It is vitally important that you still complete your school or borough’s registration form in case your child is eligible for extra funding for their school from the Government, worth £1,300 per year. That’s extra money to spend on enrichment activities, teacher development, and targeted support for the children that need it most. Depending on how schemes operate in your borough, it may also entitle you to other benefits like food vouchers during the holidays. Please register for Pupil Premium here.
Free School Meals - Sutton.pdfOur 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
It was another busy week of events at Cheam Common!
🏏 Year 5/6 Multi-Skills Festival: On Monday, some of our Year 5 and 6 pupils travelled to Purley to take part in Sutton Sports' Multi-Skills Festival.
⚽ Year 6 Boys' Football Team: On Tuesday afternoon, our Year 6 Boys' Football team played their first league game against Cheam Park Farm. The boys played exceptionally well and won 4-0.
🌳 Wisley Forest School Trip: On Wednesday, children in Active Citizens and Eco Council travelled to RHS Wisley to look around the gardens, take part in various workshops and get inspired about how to revolutionise our forest school.
⚽ Year 5 Girls' Football Team: On Wednesday afternoon, our Year 5 Girls' Football Team played Hinchley Wood Primary School in their first round of the Surrey Cup. They won 3-1, with Alisa scoring a hat trick!
🥫Harvest Drop Off: On Thursday morning, our School Council helped package up all of our food donations and take them to Epsom and Ewell Food Bank.
⚽ Year 5 Boys' Football Team: On Thursday evening, our Year 5 Boys' Football Team played Cheam Fields in the first round of their Surrey Cup campaign. It was an incredibly tight game, with Cheam Fields scoring first and Cheam Common equalising 3 times! At the end of full time, the score was 3-3. This meant that the game went to penalties, which Cheam Common won 4-2.
Adam's Volleyball Achievement
Adam (Y6) has been taking part in a volleyball club outside of school and, due to his hard work over the summer, received a medal to recognise his hard work.
He also takes part in a self-defence class and was recently awarded the title of Head Boy, meaning he is able to share his opinion and recommendations to his coaches.
Well done, Adam! We are very proud of you.
Molly's Swimming Achievement!
Maisie (Y4) achieved her Level 5 Swimming Certificate this week.
What an incredible achievement, well done!
Bella's Dance School Grand Final
Bella travelled to Birmingham over the weekend representing her dancing school at the NATD Theatrical Scholarships Grand Final. She competed in the Junior classical ballet section (which had 21 competitors from the different regional heats). She embraced the opportunity and performed her solo with such confidence and professionalism.
Incredible Artwork: Zeri and Shriya
This week, Zeri and Shriya (5JH) brought some pieces of amazing artwork along to show teachers, that they had created outside of school.
We were so impressed and love to see children's achievements!
If you would like to share your child's achievements outside of school with us, we'd love to hear them! Please email the school office.
Autumn Term Dates
Please find below all the key dates and times for the next few weeks of the Autumn Term.
PTA events are shown in this colour. Please see below for more details.
Monday 9th October
Year 5 Swimming starts
Year 6 Bikeability starts
Thursday 19th October
Year 3 and 4 Disco (3:30-4:30pm)
Year 5 and 6 Disco (4:45-5:45pm)
Friday 20th October
Year 1 and 2 Disco (3:30-4:30pm)
Friday 20th October
Wear Red for 'Show Racism the Red Card'
Monday 23rd - Friday 27th October
Half Term
Friday 1st December
MUFTI Day
Wednesday 20th December
Christmas Lunch
Thursday 21st December
Christmas Class Parties
Friday 22nd December
Last day of term (2:10pm 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.
A message from the Friends
Across the various events we hosted last year and thanks to the incredible generosity of our wonderful parents and the wider community, we made a gross profit of just shy of £25,000.
We used this to fund a number of exciting projects for the schools.
Among other things, we helped the schools to procure:
● play equipment, with tunnel, for the nursery;
● a climbing wall for year 2;
● a new portable PA system to use for sports days and other outdoor events;
● a variety of new sensory equipment for Cheam Common Infants (CCI);
● scooter boards for CCI;
● a playhouse for CCI’s playground;
● an outdoor stage for Cheam Common Junior’s (CCJ’s) playground;
● shade sails across parts of CCJ’s playground;
● a variety of items bought for the wild garden in CCJ.
It is a privilege to be able to support our schools by providing opportunities for the parents / carers, teachers and children to all spend time together doing fun things and getting to know each other better, as well as to help procure resources which can further the education of all our children.
If getting involved with Friends sounds like something you would enjoy, please contact us at friends_cca@outlook.com. We always welcome more help and fresh ideas for new things to try.
Click the image above for the link to purchase tickets.
Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week
Stars of the Week
3A - Zara
3F - Isaac
3S - Austen
3T - Ragna
4I - Ronia
4C - Norita
4HJ - Chloe
4M - Edward
5VH - Mahisha
5G - Lucas
5JH - Audrey
5M - Alisha
6S - James
6CB - Abbie
6SB - Ernest
6W - Daniel
PRIDE Ambassadors of the Week
Perseverance, Respect, Imagination, Dedication, Encouragement
3A - Aadish
3F - Timi
3S - Maya
3T - Ahmet-Kerim
4I - Min Woo
4C - Kiaan
4HJ - Grey
4M - Geethika
5VH - Sebastian
5G - Bella
5JH - Barney
5M - Param
6S - Arya
6CB - Joseph
6SB - Hannah
6W - Sophie
Times Tables Rockstars
Our top three classes were:
🥇4I
🥈4HJ
🥉4M
Our top Rockstar in each year group was:
Year 3: Aaron (3A)
Year 4: Ayo (4HJ)
Year 5: Finlay (5G)
Year 6: Jake (6CB)
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
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.
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
Any of Us: Surrey Fostering Campaign
If you have ever thought about fostering, now is the time to take that first step and find out more. The more people who consider fostering, the greater the chance of finding loving, stable homes for children in Surrey who desperately need them.
You can contact Surrey County Council Fostering Service on 0800 096 9626, via email at fostering.recruitment@surreycc.gov.uk or by visiting the website; www.surreycc.gov.uk/fostering
Fostering is an incredibly rewarding experience that can transform the lives of both the children being fostered and the foster carers themselves. Children who enter the care system have often experienced trauma and instability in their lives, and a caring, stable foster family can make a significant difference in their wellbeing and development.
Nationally, there are currently over 70,000 children living with foster families in the UK. However, there is still a significant shortage of foster carers, with around 9,265 new foster families needed in the next year alone. In Surrey, there are over 1,000 children in care and Surrey County Council have just under 400 foster families.
Foster carers come from all walks of life and backgrounds, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to fostering. Whether you are single or married, young or old, own your own home or rent, you can still become a foster carer. The most important thing is a willingness to provide a safe and loving home for a child in need.
This is the message that Surrey County Council is promoting in national recruitment film ‘Any of Us’. The short film has been jointly funded by over 80 councils across England and aims to raise awareness about fostering, particularly among those people who may not have previously considered themselves suited to fostering. The film looks at the potential of three people from different backgrounds to become foster carers, and the potential of children they care for to grow and thrive.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong buddies needed 🇭🇰
Volunteer Centre Sutton are currently looking for volunteers in their latest project 'Integrating Sutton'.
They are looking for anyone who has recently moved from Hong Kong to buddy up with families who have recently moved to Sutton.
If you are interested in volunteering, you can find out more here.
Sutton Library of Things - why buy when you can borrow
You could save money, space and help the environment with a visit to Sutton Library of Things. For a small daily cost, hire tools and equipment, from a carpet cleaner and drill to an ice cream maker and party kit, for those one off activities for your home, projects and adventures. Located in Sutton Central Library, it takes just a few clicks online to reserve your item for collection. There is even a no questions asked 25% discount rate available for anyone who may need it.
Take a look at what's on offer here.
Primary Parent Webinars Poster 23-24.Education Wellbeing Service.pdfMental Health and Wellbeing Update
WL & St George’s Mental Health Trust: events for parents and carers
The SW London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has ongoing events for parents and carers to support their primary or secondary aged children. Sessions cover body image, mental health, school avoidance, social media and gaming, sleep, parenting children and young people with ADHD, understanding ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and lots more.
Find their primary school aged events on Eventbrite, or events for parents and carers of secondary aged children.
Local Activities and Events - General Information
Please find flyers attached for the following advertisements:
Dance Unlimited @ North Cheam
Trinity School Orchestra Day - Sunday 8th October
Tamil School - North Cheam
Future term dates
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