Cheam Fields Weekly Newsletter

4th October 2019

Learning Together, Growing Together

Information and Reminders

Reception Open Afternoon

Monday 7th October at 2:30pm

Reception parents are invited into school to explore your child’s learning environment with them.

We are going to be creating big Andy Goldsworthy inspired art so please bring your coat!

Year 4 Parent Workshop - 1:1 Chromebook Project Launch

Tuesday 15th October at 9am in the Community Room

After half term, we will be launching a 1:1 Chromebook programme for all Year 4 pupils.

As part of this pilot, across all LEO Schools, each child will be provided with a personal Chromebook, case and pencil. We will be integrating them in teaching at school and they will also be using them at home.

The workshop will explain how the programme will run, expectations of children and to offer you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

If you are unable to attend, the slides will be available on the school website.

Trading Cards

Trading cards will not be allowed in school from Monday 7th October.

Please make sure your child does not bring these to school.

Coats

As the colder/wetter weather is setting in, please make sure your child comes to school in a warm and waterproof coat every day.

Parents' Evenings

Tuesday 15th October – Reception, Years 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5 , 6

Wednesday 16th October – Year 5 ONLY

Thursday 17th October - : Reception, Years 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

Please book an appointment to see your child's class teacher by using our online Parents' Evening Booking System.

The booking System is now open and will close on Wednesday 9th October at 4pm.

If you have changed your email address or are having problems accessing the system, please let the office know.

Last Week of Half Term - Teacher-Led After School Clubs

Due to Parents' Evening Meetings, there will be no teacher led after school clubs running from Monday 14th October-Friday 18th October.

Clubs run by outside agencies will continue as usual, unless they have advised differently.

Dates For Your Diary

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

Monday 7th October - Reception Autumn Walk (more details to follow)

Monday 7th October - Year 2 SATs Meeting, 9am & 6pm, Hall

Monday 7th October - Reception Open Afternoon, 2:30pm (more details to follow)

Wednesday 9th October - NSPCC Buddy's Big Workout Sponsor Money due in

Friday 11th October - Year 3 Kew Gardens Trip and Sleepover

Tuesday 15th October - Year 4 Parent Workshop - 1:1 Chromebook Project Launch, 9am, Community Room

Tuesday 15th October - Parents' Evening, Reception to Year 6

Wednesday 16th October - Year 2 Great Fire of London Workshop

Wednesday 16th October - Parents' Evening, Year 5 ONLY

Thursday 17th October - Year 1 “The Magic Toy-maker” Exit Point (see letter)

Thursday 17th October - Parents' Evening, Reception, Years 1,2,3,4 and 6 (Not Year 5)

Friday 18th October - Last Day of Half Term!

Monday 21st October – Friday 25th October – Half Term

Monday 28th October - INSET Day. No school for pupils on this day.

Wednesday 30th October - PTFA Halloween Discos - Reception and Year 1 (see times below and letters from PTFA)

Thursday 31st October - PTFA Halloween Discos - Year 3 & 4 and 5 & 6 (see times below and letters from PTFA)

Monday 4th November - Friday 8th November - Parliament Week (nothing required from home)

Tuesday 5th November - Bonfire Night Lunch (see Special Events section)

Tuesday 5th November - History Club visiting Bourne Hall (letter to follow)

Monday 11th November - Friday 15th November - Anti-Bullying Week (nothing required from home)

Monday 11th November - Remembrance Day Assembly (Children can wear an item of red clothing on this day)

Friday 15th November 2019 - Child in Need Mufti (£1 donation)

Monday 18th November - Friday 22nd November - World Nursery Rhyme Week for Nursery and Reception (more details to follow)

Wednesday 20th November - Nursery & Reception - Nursery Rhyme Dress Up & Sponsored Walk (more details to follow)

Wednesday 4th December - Year 2 'Discover Christmas' Workshop at School (see letter being sent home soon)

Thursday 5th December - Year 1 Church Visit (see letter being sent home soon)

Monday 9th December - Thursday 12 December - Christmas Productions/Concerts (see dates below)

Thursday 12th December - Flu Inoculations Reception to Year 6

Friday 13th December - Christmas Jumper, Dinner and PTFA Fair Day!

Thursday 19th December - House Point Winner and Winning Class Attendance Mufti Day

Thursday 19th December - Last Day of Term, 2pm Finish

Special Events

Year 1 - The Magic Toy-Maker Exit Point

Thursday 17th October -

Year 1 children can come to school dressed as a toy or toy character - new or old!

Will we see any of these?

PTFA Halloween Discos

Wednesday 30th October -

15:30 - 16:15: RECEPTION

16:30 - 17:30: YEARS 1 & 2

Thursday 31st October -

15:30 - 16:30: YEARS 3 & 4

17:00 - 18:00: YEARS 5 & 6

Bonfire Night Lunch

Tuesday 5th November -

Don't forget to order!

History Club Visit to Bourne Hall Park

Tuesday 5th November -

History Club have been invited to the opening of the Garden of Remembrance at Bourne Hall Park.

This will happen during the school day and they will travel on the school mini-bus.

History Club members - look out for a letter soon!

Remembrance Day

Monday 11th November -

We will be marking Remembrance Day with a special assembly and a 2 minute silence at 11am.

Children can come to school wearing something red and/or a poppy.

Children in Need Mufti Day

Friday 15th November -

Children can wear their own clothes (including Children in Need t-shirts, hairbands etc.) in return for a £1 donation for Children in Need.

Nursery & Reception - Nursery Rhyme Dress Up & Sponsored Walk

Wednesday 20th November -

Nursery & Reception pupils can come to school dressed as nursery rhyme characters.

They will also take part in a sponsored walk - more details to follow soon.

Christmas at Cheam Fields

Christmas Productions

Monday 9th December - Year 2 Production, 9:15am & 2:15pm - Hall

Tuesday 10th December - Reception Production, 9:15am & 2:15pm - Hall

Tuesday 10th December - Year 3 & 4 Concert, 7pm - St Dunstan's Church

(performance starts at 7:00 pm but children need to be at the church for 6.30pm)

Wednesday 11th December - Year 1 Production, 9:15am & 2:15pm - Hall

Thursday 12th December - Nursery Sing-a-long, 11:15am, Hall

Thursday 12th December - Year 5 & 6 Concert, 7pm - St Dunstan's Church

(performance starts at 7:00 pm but children need to be at the church for 6.30pm)

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Wednesday 4th December - Year 2 'Discover Christmas' Workshop (see letter being sent home soon)

Thursday 5th December - Year 1 Church Visit (see letter being sent home soon)

Thursday 19th December - House Point Winner and Winning Class Attendance Mufti Day

Thursday 19th December - Last Day of Term, 2pm Finish

Christmas Dinner and PTFA Fair

Friday 13th December -

Christmas Jumper, Dinner and PTFA Fair Day!

Learning

Art Update

Year 2

Year 2 have been busy finishing their Great Fire of London artwork.

This is what some of them had to say about their learning:

"I have loved learning about the Great Fire of London and have learnt that it started in a bakery and after the fire, King Charles II ordered all houses to be made from bricks and stone so they were not a fire hazard." Hendrix, Fox Class.

"I have learnt how to make a silhouette for our artwork and that it is like a dark shadow outline." Poppy, Fox Class.

"I have enjoyed making our Great Fire of London artwork. I included outlines of St Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London and London Bridge for my silhouette." James. C, Fox Class.

Optional Homework Projects - Year 1-6

Each year group has sent home optional homework tasks, to complete if you wish to.

If you chose to complete these, they will be celebrated in the classroom as well as by Miss Shaw and Mrs Townsend.

We look forward to seeing all your wonderful work!

Battle of the Books

Year 3

Aesop’s Funky Fables - Vivian French

A re-telling of Aesop's classic moral tales - some well-known and some almost unknown. Rap your way through these wacky new versions of Aesop's classic fables, supported by vibrant subversive illustrations.

Week Commencing 23rd September

Year 1 & 2: huddle

Year 3 & 4: nimble

Year 5 & 6: effervescent

Week Commencing 30th September

Year 1 & 2: witness

Year 3 & 4: eloquent

Year 5 & 6: abhorrent

Week Commencing 7th October

Year 1 & 2: astonished

Year 3 & 4: contraption

Year 5 & 6: reprimand

Excellence

CAKE SALE!

Thank you to all of you who donated cakes for the cake sale and those who came along to buy them.

Thanks to Miss Gill and Miss Nijhuis for organising it and to everyone who helped.

We raised an amazing £318.65 for Macmillan.

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: Jamie H, Ozzy, Sebastian, Isla, Jessica, Caitlin, Rowan, Carmen, Ed, Eve, Rosie, George, Siyona, Saifaan
Rabbit Class: Charlotte C, Oliver, James, Charlie F, Albert, Bator, Rosie, Matteo

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: James. C, Killian, Rory, Ewa, Matheo, Hendrix, Serena, Summer, James. T, Ruby, Avineesh
Year 2 Owl Class: Phoenix

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 Garnet: Anir, Anshula, Niamh, Kristiyan, Aadeya, Phoebe C
Year 3 Jade: Anbond, Daniel, Sonny, Mila, Harieth
Year 3 Opal: Najibah, Rohan, Daouda, Menaal, Hisham, Freya, Tanvi, Beau, Roman, Arav
Year 4 Emerald: Sadhana, William, Molly, Summer-Rose
Year 4 Topaz: Umit, Flynn, Jeffreet , Fred, Nicolas, Isha
Year 5 Amber: Alejandro, Hayden Green, Lucas, Vithuli, Avaneesh, Freya H, Freya TL, Arshya, Hayden Groves, Joshua, Finlay
Year 5 Sapphire: Abelash, Milo, Lilly Lance, Dexter, Rebecca, Abinaya, Charlotte, Harrison, Ciaran, Tamzin, Johnny
Year 6 Amethyst: Danielle, George, Kamyar, Aely, Frankie, Jacob, Theo N, Nacho, Aimee, Jason, Asher, Aidan, Leah, Sam, Logan, Lily Hannigan, Daisy, Bosco, Joe, Eshaal
Year 6 Turquoise: Ollie, Abdul, Daniel, Advay, Emmie, Harry P, Shajina, Preethy, Theo J, Jess, Ishaan, Bobby, Oswald, Yusuf, Rhys, Maia W, Callum, Josie, Maya S, Gabriel, Gemma, Zara, Isla, Jack, David, Ella

Achievement Awards

Congratulations to all the children who received the Achievement Award this week

Reception Hedgehog : Isa

Reception Otter : Sophia X

Year 1 Badger : Ozzy

Year 1 Rabbit : Sophie

Year 2 Fox : Lola

Year 2 Owl : Mia C

Year 3 Garnet : Logan

Year 3 Jade : Oscar

Year 3 Opal : Sami

Year 4 Emerald : Regan

Year 4 Topaz : Sarah

Year 5 Amber : Casey

Year 5 Sapphire : Zach

Year 6 Amethyst : Danielle

Year 6 Turquoise : Freddie

Going for Gold Awards

Congratulations to all the children who received the Going for Gold Award this week

Reception Hedgehog : Ivy

Reception Otter : Alfie

Year 1 Badger : Eva

Year 1 Rabbit : Charlie F

Year 2 Fox : Poppy

Year 2 Owl : Harrison W

Year 3 Garnet : Bella

Year 3 Jade : Anna Maria

Year 3 Opal : Freya

Year 4 Emerald : Mia

Year 4 Topaz : Jayden

Year 5 Amber : Sude

Year 5 Sapphire : Milo

Year 6 Amethyst : Lily H

Year 6 Turquoise : Maia W

Times Table Rock Stars

The children have been busy practising their times tables by using Times Tables Rock Stars. Well done to this week's top three pupils who got the most correct answers:

Freya T-L (Amber)
Abelash (Sapphire)
Hisham (Opal)

The top three classes in Key Stage 1 were:

Fox Class (Year 2)
Owl Class (Year 2)
Rabbit Class (Year 1)

The top three classes in Key Stage 2 were:

Amber Class (Year 5)
Opal Class (Year 3)
Jade Class (Year 3)

Opportunity

NSPCC Buddy's Big Workout Activity Week

To support the invaluable work the NSPCC do, we have taken part in Buddy's Big Workout Activity Week this week.

The children have danced their socks off!

Sponsor money is due in by Wednesday 9th October at the latest.

As always, we thank you for your support.

PTFA Quiz Night

Thanks to all of you who came to the PTFA Quiz Night on Wednesday!

It was a great night and it raised £435 - what a fantastic total!

Check their instagram page and future newsletters to find out how this money will benefit the school.

LEMON AND STRAWBERRY BISCUITS

Ingredients

250g plain white flour
85g golden caster sugar
175g unsalted butter, at room temperature, cubed
2 tbsp. lemon curd
250g white icing sugar
1 tbsp. strawberry conserve

Method

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor. Whizz until the mixture forms crumbs, then pulse a little more until it forms a ball.
Spread a large sheet of baking parchment over the work surface and turn the dough onto it. Dust with a little flour, then roll out to about the thickness of two £1 coins. Stamp out 24 rounds using a 5cm round fluted cutter, then cut out the middles with the end of a piping nozzle. Carefully, peel the rest of the mixture away from the stamped shapes. Lift onto baking sheets and bake for 10 mins until pale golden. Cool on a wire rack.
Put the lemon curd into a bowl with 2 tbsp. boiling water and mix until smooth. Sieve in 175g of the icing sugar; stir together to make a smooth icing. Put the strawberry fruit spread in another bowl and add 2 tsp boiling water, mix, then sieve in the remaining icing sugar.
Spoon the lemon icing over the biscuits, then drizzle or pipe over the pinky icing. Leave to set for at least 20 mins.
Will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight tin, longer if left un-iced.

Supporting Siblings (A Workshop for Parents and Siblings over the age of 8)

Sunday 6 October

1.10pm - 5pm

The Main Hall, Wallington United Reformed Church, Stanley Park Road, Wallington

NAS Sutton are really pleased to welcome Dr Alexandra Gregory, who is an Educational Psychologist and also a sibling of somebody with autism.

She is going to be running a half day workshop for both Parents and Siblings which will cover the following:

A workshop for siblings where they can share their experiences
A workshop for parents/carers and siblings focussed on supporting sibs
Sharing her own personal experiences as a sibling, the highs and the lows
An overview of research in this area

Parents and their children will remain in the same hall for the afternoon, although at times they may separate off into different groups.

Refreshments will be provided.

IMPORTANT: Please note that this workshop is only for Siblings and not for those kids with a diagnosis of Autism. This is to protect the siblings and give them a chance to speak openly and honestly about their feelings. We ask everyone to respect this. We are also limiting the age to those of 8 years and over on this occasion so that they are of a similar age group. If this workshop runs well we will run it again for the lower age range.

Places must be booked in advance through the link below:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-ykmxxl

Special Needs Advice Group with Mark Brown

The National Autistic Society have arranged a free drop in support group with Mark Brown, an expert in issues including sleep, behaviour, puberty and more.

If you would like some advice Mark will be at Wallington United Reformed Church on Stanley Park Road on Monday 7th October from 10am - 12pm.

Small Change, Big Difference - An Autism Parenting Programme

Adapt to Learn in conjunction with the NAS Sutton Branch are now able to offer

‘Small Change, Big Difference’, a series of Workshops for parents of children with a diagnosis of autism, and especially those who have recently been diagnosed and are looking for a good basic understanding of Autism.

Our aim is to empower parents, grandparents. carers, family in supporting them to help their children by developing an in-depth understanding of autism.

Over a four week course, we will take a positive approach, while exploring, sharing and discussing practical strategies to help develop communication skills, pre-empt and manage behaviour and gain confidence and resilience.

During our interactive sessions, parents will be given the opportunity to make connections and friendships with each other, gain support and feel less isolated.

The course comprises of four x 2-hour sessions and will cover a range of topics.

IMPORTANT: This is a 4 week course, and you must sign up to and be able to attend all four sessions.

The sessions will be held at Carshalton Beeches Baptist Free Church, Banstead Road, Carshalton SM5 3NL.

Session Times & Dates

Session 1 17th October 6.30pm-8.30pm

HALF TERM

Session 2 31st October 6.30pm-8.30pm

Session 3 7th November 6.30pm-8.30pm

Session 4 14th November 6.30pm-8.30pm

£20 per person which covers all 4 sessions

Places must be booked through the link below:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-mkpnvn

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