CCJ Newsletter 7th October 2022

Cheam Common Junior Academy

Weekly Newsletter

Friday 7th October 2022

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

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

Congratulations, Mrs Hart and Miss Bishop!

On Sunday 2nd October, two of our wonderful members of staff took part in the London Marathon! They both completed the gruelling task and we are incredibly proud of them.

Miss Bishop was raising money for the ovarian cancer charity, Ovarcome. Mrs Hart was raising money for Place2Be, a charity dedicated to improving children's mental health.

If you would like to add to their fundraising pages, please follow the links below:

Miss Bishop - Ovarcome

Mrs Hart - Place2Be

Good luck, Mrs Judge!

Today, we wish Mrs Judge all of the best as she departs on her maternity leave. We know that she will be thoroughly missed by staff, students and parents. Good luck!

School Updates

Macmillan Coffee Morning

On Friday 30th September, the Friends of Cheam Common hosted a Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. So many parents baked and brought in donations for the coffee morning. The morning managed to raise £394.59 for vital research and support for those affected by cancer.

Thank you to all that baked and donated, and a special thank you to the wonderful Friends of Cheam Common for organising such a friendly, thoughtful and successful event.

Harvest Festival Donations and Sutton Food Bank

On Friday 30th September, our Year 3 students led their first assembly: a Harvest Celebration. They sung a beautiful song about the purpose of Harvest Festival and explained where the food donations brought in by our families would be going. This week, our School Council helped Mrs Culver and Mr Ewing to load up the donations and bring them to Sutton Food Bank. We would like to say a massive thank you to all of our families that donated vital food supplies to our Harvest Appeal.

Year 6 Bikeability

Year 6 children have the opportunity to take part in our Bikeability sessions in November. These sessions focus on ensuring your child knows how cycle safely, with particular lessons on how to navigate roads and traffic in a safe manner. Your child must have, and be able to bring, a bike to school for every day of their three day course. For extra information, and to sign your Year 6 child up, please read this letter. There are only 13 spots remaining!

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 Head Boy, Head Girl and Deputies. These children will represent the school throughout the year, lead Celebration Assemblies and give tours to prospective students, parents and visitors to our school.

Head Boy: Shay

Deputy Head Boys: Cristiano and Alex

Head Girl: Grace

Deputy Head Girls: Phoebe and Ezre

TCS Mini Marathon

This week, children across the school have taken part in the TCS Mini Marathon. This has involved running 2.6 miles across the course of the week. This week, trials for our Cross Country team have also taken place. It has been wonderful to talk about how running and other forms of exercise can benefit our physical and mental health.

Success for our Y5 Girls' Football Team

Our Y5 Girls' Football Team had another successful week, winning their game in the first round of the U10 Surrey Schools FA Cup. They won against a great Brookfield side with a score of 7-2. Well done, girls!

Y3 and 4 Multi Skills Festival

An excited group of Y3 and 4 pupils were chosen to represent the school at the Sutton Schools Multi Skills Festival. The children were able to experience a range of sports that they may not have played before, as well as improving their coordination skills.

Reading Raffle Winners

Our prizes arrived for our Reading Raffle Winners this week. Every child who reads every day and remembers to write in their Home/School Diary gets entered into the Reading Raffle every week. In Celebration assembly, a winner from Year 3/4 and 5/6 is picked out and those children are able to choose a brand new book of their choice to take home. Well done to our winners from this term so far!

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!

Monday 10th October

Year 5 Swimming Session 1

Tuesday 11th/Wednesday 12th October - 3:30-7pm

Parents' Evenings

Thursday 13th/Friday 14th October

Y3 Field Trip to Cuddington Park

Friday 21st October

Last day of half term - MUFTI Day (see below)

Thursday 3rd November

Year 3 Scavenger Sleepover (more information coming soon!)

w/c 7th and 14th November

Year 6 Bikeability

Thursday 10th November

School Discos!

3:30-4:30pm - Year 3 and 4

4:45-5:45 - Year 5 and 6

Friends of Cheam Common - Updates

MUFTI Day

School Disco!

On Thursday 10th and Friday 11th November, the Friends of Cheam Common have organised various discos to raise money for our school, as well as Cheam Common Infants. All of these events will take place in the CCJ school hall. The timings of which can be found on the right.

Tickets are only available to purchase online. These cost £5 + 35p booking fee. This includes entrance to the disco, a drink and a snack. Please click here to book.

Please read the flyer for more information.

Helpers for Christmas Raffle needed!

The Friends of Cheam Common are looking for parents to help source some amazing prizes for their Christmas Raffle.

If you would like to help out by speaking to local businesses about donating prizes, work for a company that would be willing to donate a prize, or by organising a hamper to be made as a prize, then they would appreciate any support.

Please contact friends_ccja@outlook.com for a copy of the donations letter or for more information.

Please read the flyer for more information.

Celebrations, Awards and Stars of the Week

Excellent Learners of the Week

3A - Ronia

3F - Henry

3M - Herkus

3S - Chloe

4I - Hannah

4CB - Nayun

4F - Shirya

4SB - Frankie

5H - George

5E - Hayden

5G - Abbie

5M - Anoshka

6S - Preslav

6C - Furqaan

6T - Jake

6W - Grace N

Pride Ambassadors of the Week

3A - Anish K

3F - Midhah

3M - Luna

3S - Grey

4I - Albion

4CB - Asya

4F - Atharv

4SB - Izzy

5H - Amber

5E - Jemimah

5G - Jaeden

5M - Rashad

6S - Alina

6C - Joanna

6T - Angie

6W - Cristiano

Digital Coder of the Week

Year 3 - Milly

Year 4 - Charlotte

Year 5 - Ji-in

Year 6 - Eva Grace

Doodle Achievements

Top Doodle Maths Classes:

1st - 5E 2nd - 4CB 3rd - 3S

Top Doodle English Classes:

1st - 4CB 2nd - 5E 3rd - 3S

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:

Clara (4CB) - 400 day streak (Maths & English)

Charlotte (3S) - 400 day streak (English)

Rea (5E) - 400 day streak (English)

Jack (5G) - 700 day streak (English)

Times Tables Rockstars Achievements

Top Rockstars

Year 3 - Bernard Year 4 - Kaylie Year 5 - Patryk Year 6 - Britney

Top 3 Classes:

1st - 4CB 2nd - 4I 3rd - 4SB

SEND & Inclusion Updates!

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!

Check out the latest information regarding Sutton Young Carers, by visiting their website HERE

To read their latest Newsletters, click HERE

And for their quarterly newsletters aimed at children and young adults, click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page.

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.