Weekly Newsletter
Weekly Newsletter
4th December 2020
4th December 2020
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What has happened this week?
What has happened this week?
Advent
Advent
During RE this week, Year 2 created their own wreath to celebrate the start of Advent.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
In 1992, the UN announced there should be a day which promotes equality for people with disabilities known as International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD). The aim of the day is to advance disability rights and protect the wellbeing of people with disabilities.
According to the World Health Organisation, around 15% of the world’s population are considered to have some form of disability. But all too often, the needs of people with disabilities are not catered for by the society they live in.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is intended to break down barriers to inclusion and fight for the rights of individuals with disabilities.
This year’s message is that ‘Not all disabilities are visible’, raising awareness and understanding of disabilities that are not immediately apparent. These include mental illness, learning differences, chronic pain and sight or hearing impairments among others encouraging a society of trust and belief that lasts beyond just one day.
Wearing the Hidden Disabilities sunflower lanyard discreetly indicates to people that they need additional support, help or a little more time to complete a task. Since its launch in 2016, the sunflower lanyard has been adopted globally and is recognised in different venues across the UK.
People with disabilities have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation and diminished services which have happened as a result.
The goal for this year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities is to spread awareness of invisible disabilities as well as the impact that COVID-19 has had on mental health.
Nursery & Reception Applications 2021
Nursery & Reception Applications 2021
We held our first virtual presentation and Q&A session this week giving information about Nursery and Reception for 2021.
If you have a friend or neighbour who has shared with you that they may apply to us, please direct them to this page of our website where they can complete a form to register their interest in a Virtual Presentation followed by question and answer sessions.
These will be happening over the next few weeks.
What is happening over the next few weeks?
What is happening over the next few weeks?
PTFA Design a Bauble Competition
PTFA Design a Bauble Competition
To celebrate Christmas 2020, Cheam Fields PTFA are offering children the chance to win one of our many fabulously-festive prizes – FOR FREE!!!
They will be completing these in school but if you want to do one at home, then click here for the colouring sheet.
Please hand these to Miss Shaw by Monday 14th December.
Designs will be displayed all around the school and a winner from each and every class will be chosen by our very own Midday Supervisors. Winners will be announced during the end of year assembly on Wednesday 16th December and prizes will follow.
We hope you have lots of fun with this competition, we cannot wait to see your entries!
Merry Christmas from everyone on the Cheam Fields PTFA!
St Raphael's Hospice Rudolph Run - Thursday 10th December
St Raphael's Hospice Rudolph Run - Thursday 10th December
As part of our Christmas celebrations we will be taking part in the Rudolph Run on Thursday 10th December 2020. The Rudolph Run is a charity event organised by St Raphael’s hospice in Sutton.
The children will receive reindeer antlers and a red nose to wear.
It would be great if each child could donate at least £1 - we have set up a Just Giving page to collect donations. Please click here to find the sponsorship page.
For more information regarding this charity event please click here.
Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Lunch - Friday 11th December
Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Lunch - Friday 11th December
Friday 11th December is Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch!
Children can wear their St Raphael’s antlers and nose on this day too if they wish.
Dates For Your Diary
Dates For Your Diary
Please check the dates section regularly as dates may change and new dates will be added.
Please check the dates section regularly as dates may change and new dates will be added.
Friday 18th December - Last Day of Term
Monday 4th January - INSET Day
Tuesday 5th January - First Day of Spring Term
Monday 25th January - Friday 29th January - LEO Maths Week
Monday 1st February - Friday 5th February - LEO English Week & National Storytelling Week
Tuesday 9th February - Thursday 11th February - Parent Consultation Evenings (more details to follow)
Thursday 11th February - Safer Internet Day
Friday 12th February - Last Day of Spring 1
Monday 22nd February - INSET Day
Tuesday 23rd February - First Day of Spring 2
Things to Celebrate!
Things to Celebrate!
Achievement Awards
Achievement Awards
Reception Hedgehogs: Joseph
Reception Otters: Louis
Year 1 Badger: Jessica
Year 1 Rabbit: Jessica
Year 2 Fox: Violet
Year 2 Owl: Isla
Year 3 Amber: Charlie
Year 3 Emerald: Emma
Year 4 Garnet: Jack
Year 4 Jade: Dominic
Year 4 Opal: Harriet
Year 5 Sapphire: Jayden
Year 5 Topaz: Rosie
Year 6 Amethyst: Jakub
Year 6 Turquoise: William
Reception Hedgehogs: Ashsana
Reception Otters: Thiyya
Year 1 Badger: Sophia X
Year 1 Rabbit: Rosa
Year 2 Fox: Ananya
Year 2 Owl: Joya
Year 3 Amber: Freddie
Year 3 Emerald: Thomas
Year 4 Garnet: Teodora
Year 4 Jade: Talisha
Year 4 Opal: Cristina
Year 5 Sapphire: Rhys
Year 5 Topaz: Ethan
Year 6 Amethyst: Flavio
Year 6 Turquoise: Rebecca
Going for Gold! Awards
Going for Gold! Awards
Congratulations to all the children who received the Achievement & Going for Gold! awards this week.
Congratulations to all the children who received the Achievement & Going for Gold! awards this week.
Club 1
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: Myra, Amaayra, Hareesh, Josh, Kaiyan, Thomas, Finley, Laird, Freya, George
Club 2
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, Matteo, Vianne, Rosie, Tallulah, Teddy, Leila, Charlie R, Albert, James, Charlie F, Logan
Year 2 Owl Class: Sebastian, Eva, Rowan, Jamie, Carmen, Abigail, Eve, George, Ozzy, Prajan, Saifaan, Siyona, Daniel G, Daniel N, Hugo, Isla, Jessica, Jorja, Muhammed, Ed, Phoebe, Alessandro, Ellie, Caitlin
144 Club
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, Lola, Hendrix, William, Ewa, Sienna, Lottie, Sienna, Freddie, Sophie, Cora, Poppy
Year 3 Emerald: Rama, Anujan, Atish, Alexandra , Tyler, Zara, Phoenix, Shaen, Raafay, Mia , Thomas
Year 4 Garnet: Najibah, Tanvi, Menaal, Daouda, Hisham, Haris, Arav, Rohan, Sujay, Roman, Jacob
Year 4 Jade: Aadeya, Thea.Bella, Emily, Anir,Freddie R, Freddie W, Niamh and Henry
Year 4 Opal: An Bond, Hariethpal
Year 5 Sapphire: Fynn, Jeffreet, Rhys, Amy Cl, Safia, Umut, Emily, Jessica, Freddie, Isha, Nicolas, George, Jaime, Bethany, Ammarah, Beth, Henry
Year 5 Topaz: Sadhana , Molly, William, Summer - Rose, Mia, Evie, Imogen , Rosie, Charlie K, Summer , Micheal
Year 6 Amethyst: Sude, Finlay, Eva, Joe, Vithuli, Hayden Gro, Hayden Gre, Alejandro, Daisy, Freya H, Lois, Flavio, Sebastian, Freya TL, Eliza
Year 6 Turquoise: Charlotte, Abelash, Harrison, Rebecca, Johnny, Dexter, Abinaya, Zach, Milo, Lily J, Emily
Doodle
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...
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Maths are...
Amethyst
Topaz
Opal
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Tables are...
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Tables are...
Garnet
Sapphire
Amber
Our top 3 classes for Doodle English are...
Our top 3 classes for Doodle English are...
Opal
Topaz
Sapphire
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Spellings are...
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Spellings are...
Garnet
Topaz
Amber
Celebrating your Optional Home Learning Projects
Celebrating your Optional Home Learning Projects
Amber class have been very busy working on lots of home learning tasks.
Violet (Foxes) created a tank inspired by her learning about the past.
Well done Violet!
Phoebe (Emerald) created Tutankhamun's tomb, coffin and sarcophagus.
Great work Phoebe!
Ewa and Sophie (Ewa) completed an adobe spark about the great pyramids of Giza and the great sphinx:
https://spark.adobe.com/page/7AyTxAmL7ssCE/
Well done girls!
Scarlett (Amethyst) has written a great information text about plastic pollution as part of the LEO writing competition.
Well done Scarlett!
Tyler (Amber) wrote a poem inspired by Ancient Egypt.
Well done Tyler!
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
Information and Resources
Man & Van On The Move
Man & Van On The Move
Thank you to Jason from Man & Van On The Move for helping deliver some donated resources to school for us.
Click here for more information about Man & Van On The Move.
Week Commencing 30th November:
Year 1 & 2: bellowed
Year 3 & 4: anticipate
Year 5 & 6: dilapidated
Week Commencing 7th December:
Year 1 & 2: misty
Year 3 & 4: nativity
Year 5 & 6: wreath
Each week we put a brief synopsis of one of our Battle of the Books in the newsletter from a year group’s book list.
This week's book is The Nowhere Emporium - Ross MacKenzie and is from the Year 5 book list.
When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined. But when Mr Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything, the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble. Can Daniel save his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever? Ross MacKenzie unleashes a riot of imagination, colour and fantasy in this astonishing adventure, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Cornelia Funke and Neil Gaiman.
The children need to remember to fill in a book review once they have read a book!
Opportunity
Opportunity
Supporting your child with GSuite
Supporting your child with GSuite
With the changing year more than ever we are seeing the importance of connection between educators and families. We recognise that the dive into supporting your children during Distance Learning was a challenge and we want to support you to support your child’s learning and well-being. We want to support you in understanding the technology that your child is using in the classroom which is critical to supporting children learning at home or school.
This session will allow you to see the technologies your child is using in the classroom. The session will hope to break down the technologies used to make learning at home easier and focused on your child’s educational experience.
Support Pack for Families
Support Pack for Families
Sutton charities, Sutton council and health services have come together to explain what support is available for families this November, and throughout winter.
Click here for more information.
If you order books through Scholastic, your order can earn rewards points for our school. When you place an order with Scholastic for over £10, we will receive 20p for every £1 that you spend. Making the most of this is really simple - just add the books you would like to your shopping basket and when you checkout, you will be asked to enter the name of the school you would like to receive the rewards.
Every year we use the rewards we receive through Scholastic to buy new books for our class book corners, on Battle of the Books and on exciting new class texts! Due to current restrictions we will be unable to hold our annual book fair this year, but we would still be extremely grateful if you could support us online instead.
London Borough of Sutton Early Help Services
London Borough of Sutton Early Help Services
Please click here to access a range of services and the resources they provide which you may find useful.
STAINED GLASS WINDOW BISCUITS
STAINED GLASS WINDOW BISCUITS
INGREDIENTS
Sunflower oil, for greasing
175g plain flour, plus extra
1 tsp ground ginger
zest 1 orange
100g butter, cold, cut into chunks
50g golden caster sugar
1 tbsp. milk
12 fruit-flavoured boiled sweets
Icing sugar, to dust
About 120cm thin ribbon, to decorate
METHOD
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease 2 large non-stick baking sheets with oil. Whizz the flour, ginger, zest and butter with 1⁄2 tsp salt to fine crumbs in a food processor. Pulse in the sugar and milk, then turn out and knead briefly on a floured surface until smooth. Wrap in cling film, then chill for about 30 mins.
Flour the work surface again, then roll out the dough to the thickness of a £1 coin. Use 7cm cutters to cut out shapes, then use 4cm cutters to cut out the middles. Re-roll leftover pieces. Make a hole in the top of each biscuit, then carefully lift onto the baking sheets.
Crush the sweets in their wrappers with a rolling pin, then put the pieces into the middles of the biscuits – the sweets should be level with the top of the dough. Bake for 15-20 mins or until the biscuits are golden brown and the middles have melted.
Leave to harden, then transfer to a rack to cool. Thread with ribbon, then dust with icing sugar. Will keep for a month, but best eaten within 3 days.
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