Weekly Newsletter

9th October 2020

Black History Month

October is Black History Month.

Each year group will be focusing on significant individuals from black history throughout October.

As part of our Black History Month learning, Lola (Amethyst) has written a formal letter to Diane Abbot, the first black female MP in England to express her admiration for her fight against inequality.

Well done Lola!

What has happened this week?

Harvest

Thank you for all your generous Harvest donations.

On Wednesday, Evie and Jaime (representatives of our School Council) helped deliver them to Epsom and Ewell Foodbank.

Thank you again!

Financial Literacy Launch

This week, we launched our Financial Literacy project with a ' £20 lesson'.

Children discussed and debated what they would want to buy with £20 versus what they would need to buy. They made money trees.

Look out for more updates as more exciting lessons happen over the course of the year!

Walk to School Week

At Cheam Fields we are taking part in the five-day Walking Challenge 2020: HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

This year we invite you to join us in celebrating the incredible physical and mental health benefits walking brings to every individual.

Strong hearts, healthy bones, increased muscle strength are all well-documented outcomes of walking, but the benefits for the mind are just as powerful. From Monday 5th October 2020 to Friday 9th October 2020 we will be encouraging children to walk as often as possible to school. Each pupil will be challenged to walk, cycle, scoot or park and stride to school every day for the week. Each child will be able to record how they got to school and work towards earning a badge for their efforts.

We hope that the children enjoy stepping up to this challenge!

What is happening next week?

Saturday 10th October is World Mental Health Day.

The theme of this World Mental Health Day is: The same, but different.

One thing we all have in common is that we all have feelings and we all have mental health. Mental health is just like our physical health, we have to look after our bodies and our minds to be healthy.

One way to support your mental health is doing a muscle relaxation activity. Have a go at one of the activities below and see if you feel more relaxed!

Imagine you have a ball of slime in the palm of each hand.

Breathe in and squeeze the slime as hard as you can.

Breathe out and open your hands letting the slime spread across your hands.

Repeat a few times.

Colour breathing

Sit or stand in a comfortable position. Close your eyes if you wish.

Imagine your favourite colour or the colour which helps you feel calm.

Breathe in and imagine you are breathing in this colour.

As you breathe out, imagine blowing a bubble made of this colour.

Monday 12th October - Individual School Photos

Wednesday 14th October - LEO Online Safety Parent Workshop

Dates For Your Diary

Please check the dates section regularly as dates may change and new dates will be added.

Monday 19th October - Friday 23rd October - Year 6 Bikeability Training

Tuesday 20th October - Thursday 22nd October - Virtual Parent Consultation Evenings for KS1 and KS2 (no teacher-led clubs this week)

Friday 23rd October - Last Day of Autumn 1 Half Term

Monday 2nd November - INSET Day

Tuesday 3rd November - First Day of Autumn 2 Half Term

Tuesday 3rd November - Friday 6th November - Parliament Week (more details to follow)

Monday 9th November - Friday 13th November - LEO Maths Week (more details to follow)

Friday 13th November - Children In Need Mufti Day

Monday 16th November - Friday 20th November - EYFS World Nursery Rhyme Week & Anti-Bullying Week (more details to follow)

Monday 16th November - Wednesday 18th November - EYFS Parent Consultation Evenings (more details coming soon)

Thursday 3rd December - International Day of Disabled Persons

Friday 11th December - Christmas Jumper Day

Friday 18th December - Last Day of Term

Monday 4th January - INSET Day

Tuesday 5th January - First Day of Spring Term

Things to Celebrate!

Achievement Awards

Year 1 Badger: Arthur

Year 1 Rabbit: Hugo G

Year 2 Fox: Charlotte C

Year 2 Owl: Rowan

Year 3 Amber: Olive

Year 3 Emerald: Chloe

Year 4 Garnet: Sienna

Year 4 Jade: Phoebe G

Year 4 Opal : Sofia

Year 5 Sapphire: Charlie

Year 5 Topaz: Lizzie

Year 6 Amethyst: Lola

Year 6 Turquoise: Evie

Year 1 Badger: Evie

Year 1 Rabbit: Ella

Year 2 Fox : Emma

Year 2 Owl : Rosie

Year 3 Amber: Summer

Year 3 Emerald: Linus

Year 4 Garnet: Jacob

Year 4 Jade: Zac

Year 4 Opal : Harriethpal

Year 5 Sapphire: Bethany

Year 5 Topaz: Summer-Rose

Year 6 Amethyst: Lola

Year 6 Turquoise: Max

Going for Gold! Awards

Congratulations to all the children who received the Achievement & Going for Gold! awards this week.

Club 1

The children in Club 1 know their number bonds. Membership of the clubs need to be earned each half term! Congratulations to the following children who have achieved membership of the club.

Badger Class: Finn K, Daniel C
Rabbit Class:

Club 2

The children in Club 2 know their number bonds. Membership of the club needs to be earned each half term! Congratulations to the following children who are members of Club 2:

Year 2 Fox Class: Oliver
Year 2 Owl Class: Sebastian, Eva, Rowan, Jamie, Carmen

144 Club

The children in 144 Club know their times tables. Membership of all the clubs needs to be earned each term! Congratulations to the following children who are members of the 144 Club:

Year 3 Amber: James C, Killian, Matheo, Arshikaa, Ruby, Summer, Serena, Rory, James. T
Year 3 Emerald: Rama
Year 4 Garnet: Najibah, Tanvi
Year 4 Jade: Aadeya
Year 4 Opal: An Bond, Hariethpal
Year 5 Sapphire: Fynn, Jeffreet, Rhys, Amy Cl, Safia, Umut, Emily
Year 5 Topaz: Sadhana , Molly, William, Summer - Rose, Mia, Evie
Year 6 Amethyst: Sude, Finlay, Eva, Joe, Vithuli, Hayden Gro, Hayden Gre, Alejandro, Daisy, Freya H, Lois
Year 6 Turquoise: Charlotte, Abelash, Harrison, Rebecca, Johnny, Dexter, Abinaya, Zach

Doodle

Well done to everyone who has been 'doodling' hard this week!

Don't forget to visit https://www.doodlemaths.com to practise

Our top 3 classes for Doodle Maths are...

Amethyst
Rabbit
Amber

Our top 3 classes for Doodle Tables are...

Amethyst
Garnet
Amber

Our top 3 classes for Doodle English are...

Amethyst
Amber and Turquoise
Badger

Our top 3 classes for Doodle Spellings are...

Jade
Garnet
Sapphire

Celebrating your Optional Home Learning Projects

Finlay (Amethyst) has written a great biography of Queen Victoria.

Great work Finlay!

Flavio (Amethyst) has produced a beautiful landscape painting on canvas.

Excellent job Flavio!

Ewa (Amber) has drawn her own map of the world!

Well done Ewa!

Remember to check out the Home-School Communication site to find details of your optional projects!

Make sure you come and show Miss Shaw.

Information and Resources

Parent Consultation Evenings - KS1 and KS2

Our KS1 and KS2 Parent Consultation Evenings will take place on Tuesday 20th October, Wednesday 21st October and Thursday 22nd October.

Due to current guidelines, these meetings will all take place virtually via Google Meet.

We will email you with details of your appointment and the Google Meet code on Monday 12th October.

EYFS meetings will happen after half term, more information will be sent out shortly.

Year 6 Bikeability - Week Commencing Monday 19th October

Letters have been given to the children who are taking part in the Bikeability courses today, giving details of what days they will need to have their bikes (and helmets) in school and reminders on what else they will need to bring and wear.

For further information or to check which course your child is on please click here.

Bonfire Night Lunch

On Thursday 5th November, there will be a special bonfire night lunch.

If your child does not usually have a school lunch on a Thursday, please email the school office to order this special lunch by Wednesday 14th October.

Subscribe to Dyslexia Explained!

Nessy has launched a brand new Youtube channel - for teachers and parents!

Dyslexia Explained contains short videos to help teachers and parents understand dyslexia and how best to advocate for the children in their lives.

For one of our first videos, we asked Mandy Nayton, CEO of AUSPELD how to talk to children about their dyslexia:

Week Commencing 5th October:

Year 1 & 2: astonished

Year 3 & 4: contraption

Year 5 & 6: reprimand

Week Commencing 12th October:

Year 1 & 2: gallop

Year 3 & 4: perplex

Year 5 & 6: mediocre

Opportunity

Sutton Dyslexia Association - Next Meeting

The next Parent/Carer Drop In will be on Monday 9th November 2020 at Oaks Park cafe, Carshalton from 10 - 11.30am.

The meeting will be in the white side extension of the cafe.

There is a free car park at the Croydon Lane entrance.

All welcome.

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