Cheam Fields Weekly Newsletter
3rd April 2020
Learning Together, Growing Together
Happy Easter
What a term it has been!
Thank you to those who have been busy sending in work to the year group inboxes. I know lots of you are also working hard at home and recording your work in books and on paper too. It was lovely to see some of you in class hangouts this week and I loved having a boogie with you at the discos!
There will not be any new tasks set on the Distance Learning sites over Easter. If you want to do any activities then please have a look back any resources on the sites or see the Information and Resources section below.
Have a great Easter break and thank you for your continued support especially in these unusual and testing times.
#CheamFieldsFamily forever!
Stay safe,
Miss Shaw
Lottie (Foxes)
Mia (Owls) and Ella (Turquoise)
Akos (Garnet) and Bator (Rabbits)
It's World Autism Awareness Week
Click here to view our Autism Awareness assembly.
Can you complete the tasks set by Mrs Townsend?
Task 1 - create a poster with a new rule to help us be an autism friendly school.
Task 2 - Find out the names of some famous autistic people.
Email your pieces to your year group distance learning email address or to the office email address.
To watch a video created by the National Autistic Society about what autistic people want the public to understand and how the public can help support autistic people better, click here.
Chatterbox
This term our Year 6 Chatterbox team created a special Easter themed edition of their magazine, full of fun activities, interviews and stories!
Click here to read this special online edition.
Congratulations to William and James!
Congratulations to William and James who have received their Blue Peter badges.
Well done boys!
Upcoming Events
St. George's Day - Thursday 23rd April
To celebrate St. George's Day, we would like all staff and children to join us by wearing red and white.
Please share pictures of your children on Twitter or via email and your teachers will do the same!
Excellent Eight Awards
Click here to watch our end of term Excellent Eight assembly.
Congratulations to our Excellent Eight Award winners:
Reception Hedgehog: Amaayra
Reception Otter: Hunter
Year 1 Badger: Ellie
Year 1 Rabbit: Leila
Year 2 Fox: Poppy
Year 2 Owl: Tyler
Year 3 Garnet: Dominic
Year 3 Jade: Sonny
Year 3 Opal: Jack
Year 4 Emerald: Sofia
Year 4 Topaz: Emily
Year 5 Amber: Holly
Year 5 Sapphire: Johnny
Year 6 Amethyst: Advay
Year 6 Turquoise: Logan
These pupils have all been invited to a virtual Excellent Eight Tea after the Easter holidays.
Online Lessons
Lots of you have tuned into the online lessons taught by a variety of teachers from across LEO.
Remember, you can (if you want to) send any work you do during and after these lessons into your year group mailboxes.
Rogan (Nursery) made a mask after listening to Mrs Carlile read Dinosaurs Love Underpants.
Well done Rogan!
Hisham (Opal) took part in a lesson with Mrs Dolling on parallel and perpendicular lines,
Great Work Hisham!
Lottie (Foxes) took part in an online writing lesson with Mrs Mann on Monday.
Great work Lottie!
Brihanna (Sapphire) wrote a brilliant diary entry.
Excellent work Brihanna!
Zara (Turquoise) wrote an amazing diary entry after her Tuesday lesson with Mr Perrott.
Brilliant work Zara!
Jessica (Badgers) has found a novel way to record her answers.
Great work Jessica!
Distance Learning Tasks
Well done to those of you who have been hard at work completing your Distance Learning Tasks from home this week.
This week's topic was: Celebrations
Remember, you can (if you want to) send any work you do during and after these lessons into your year group mailboxes.
Sonny (Rabbits) created a beautiful birthday card to help celebrate his Grandad's birthday.
Well done Sonny!
Phoebe G (Garnet) wrote a diary entry celebrating her friendship with Mia.
Brilliant writing Phoebe!
Rowan (Badgers) made an apple tree card to celebrate his Grandad’s birthday.
Great work Rowan!
Teddy (Rabbits) created a beautiful Easter card for his Nanny.
Well done Teddy!
Additional Fun Learning Tasks
Alfie (Turquoise) made some chocolate brownies.
I hope they tasted as yummy as they look!
Ella-Anne (Hedgehogs) has been really busy this week!
Summer (Foxes) has been finding out all about Italy.
Well done Summer!
Linus (Owls) has been building a house online.
Well done Linus!
At school, some pupils made chocolate nest cakes!
They smelt yummy and tasted even better!
Information and Resources
Online Resources
The children also have access to a number of additional resources online. These may make up tasks given as part of their Distance Learning tasks or can be used as additional activities.
These include:
- Times Tables Rock Stars - https://play.ttrockstars.com/
- Bug Club - https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
- j2blast - https://www.j2e.com/j2blast
Wellbeing Resources and Tips
Mentally Healthy Schools have gathered some useful resources and tips to help you address anxiety arising from these challenging times. Click here to access the toolkit.
This may be a difficult time for many people, but with the right support and coping methods in place, we can make it a little easier. Take care of each other and take care of yourself.
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Every Mind Matters has now released expert advice and top tips on how to look after your mental wellbeing if you need to stay at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It also includes guidance if you’re feeling worried or anxious about the outbreak.
Please visit: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
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You could also try Take a Deep Breath.
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Tips to help you sleep better.
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Click here for a April Wellbeing calendar.
Why not try one of these activities over the Easter break!
#DrawWithRob
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am, illustrator Rob Biddulph posts a draw-along video that you can enjoy at home.
You can watch previous videos on his website: http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
You can share your pictures with him using @RobBiddulph on Twitter using the hashtag #DrawWithRob.
You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel too.
Happy drawing!
English Updates
Reading
Billy (Otters) has been practising his phonics sounds.
Well done Billy!
Ryder (Nursery) drew his own Lion after listening to Mrs Collins read 'Dear Zoo'.
Great work Ryder!
George (Nursery) has been busy finding and sounding out letters.
Well done George!
Maya (Turquoise) has completed a great book review of Billionaire Boy.
Well done Maya!
Battle of the Books
Year 6
Arthur - The Seeing Stone - Kevin Crossley Holland
The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a magical shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed. In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo - and anticipate - the secrets and mysteries that emerge in his own life . . .
Book Reviews
Well done to all of you who completed an online book review this week:
Year 1: Vianne & Jorja
Year 2: Killian, Oscar V, Tyler & Arskikaa
Year 3: Phoebe L, Tova, Maryam, Sam, Zac, Menaal, Anir & Yijing
Year 4: Bella, Fynn, Mia, Evie & Callum
Year 5: Sude
Year 6: Oswald, Rhys, Maya & Frankie
Here are some of their recommendations!
- Jorja in Badgers gave The Littlest Bear 5 stars! She said "I liked when they were scared of each other first, but then became friends."
- Tova in Opal said she really enjoyed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because "it was really funny!"
- Frankie in Amethyst said his favourite part of A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning was "When Sunny gets locked up in the cage because every time I read that chapter, I feel a chill down my spine."
Writing
Check out some of the great writing that has been happening this week...
Meryem (Otters) has been writing tricky words in rice.
Great work Meryem!
Hugo (Garnet) has written a great character description.
Well done Hugo!
Hayden Gro (Amber) has also written a brilliant diary entry.
Well done Hayden!
Emma (Amber) has written a great diary entry.
Brilliant work Emma!
Sadie (Garnet) has recorded herself reading a story she wrote this week.
Click here to watch her read it.
Amazing work Sadie!
Danielle (Amethyst) has written a wonderful example of a diary entry.
Well done Danielle!
Check out the Distance Learning site for this week's Words of the Week!
Maths Updates
Maths
Check out some of the great maths work you have been hard at work doing this week...
Poppy (Foxes) enjoyed the online fraction lessons this week.
Great work Poppy!
Phoebe G (Garnet) created a school flag following her parallel and perpendicular lines online lesson.
Well done Phoebe!
Jason (Amethyst) has taken part in all the online lessons this week and has produced some great work.
Well done Jason!
Sara (Otters) has been working hard on a variety of different maths tasks.
Great job Sara!
Sonny (Rabbits) has been looking at patterns.
Excellent work Sonny!
Club 1
Well done to those of you who have completed your Club 1 test at home.
The link to complete the test can be found on the Year 1 Distance Learning page or by clicking here.
Congratulations to the following children who have joined the club from home and school over the last few weeks:
Badger Class: Muhammad, Rosie, Alessandro, Rowan, Phoebe, Carmen, Jorja, Eve, George, Eva, Daniel, Jamie, Jessica
Rabbit Class: Eva , Teddy, Albert, Charlotte T, Bator, Charlotte C, Sophie, Freddie, James, Charlie, Oliver, Rosie, Tallulah
Didn't get in? Keep trying!
Club 2
Well done to those of you who have completed your Club 2 test at home. The link to complete the test can be found on the Year 1 and 2 Distance Learning page or by clicking here.
Congratulations to the following children who have joined the club from home and school over the last few weeks:
Fox Class: Gowrinanda, Ruby, Freddie, Ewa, Sienna, James, Oscar, Rory, Cora, Serena, Ayaana, Belle, Arshikaa
Owl Class: Kaitlyn, Thomas, Henry, Adam, Alexandra , Zara, Luca, Rama, Atish, Emily, Emma
Didn't get in? Keep trying!
144 Club
Well done to those of you who have completed your 144 Club test at home.
The link to complete the test can be found on the Year 3, 4, 5 or 6 Distance Learning page or by clicking here.
Congratulations to the following children who have joined the club from home and school over the last few weeks:
Year 3 : Anir, Ela, Daniel, Anshula, Sonny, Sophie, Patryk, Najibah
Year 4: Charlie K, Tanvi, William, Amy, George
Year 5: Vithuli, Sude, Laura, Hayden Groves, Hayden Green, Abelash, Evie
Year 6: Isla, Theo, Bobby, Callie, Jack, Maya
Didn't get in? Keep trying!
Times Table Rock Stars
The children have been busy practising their times tables by using Times Tables Rock Stars. Well done to...
The top three children across Key Stage 1 were:
1. Anujan (Owl)
2. Rama (Owl)
3. Atish (Owl)
The top three children across Key Stage 2 were:
1. Eshaan (Jade)
2. Eshaal (Amethyst)
3. Finlay (Amber)
The top three classes in Key Stage 1 were:
- Owl
- Badger
- Fox
The top three classes in Key Stage 2 were:
- Jade
- Topaz
- Amber
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