Cheam Fields Weekly Newsletter
12th October 2018
Learning Together, Growing Together
Don't Forget...
SATs Workshop for Year 2 Parents
Our SATs Workshop for the parents of childen who are in Year 2 will take place on Monday 15th October at 9:00 am in the school hall. We look forward to seeing you there.
Parents' Evening
The online booking for Parents' Evening has now closed. If you haven't booked an appointment with your child's class teacher, please write a note to the teacher and they will let you know what times are still available.
Learning
Our Visitors From Brazil
This week at Cheam Fields we welcomed visitors from British School in Rio, Brazil. They came to see how we are using the International Primary Curriculum and how we link this the the National Curriculum. The visitors toured the school visiting classes in all year groups. They were very impressed with the great IPC work across the school and loved our displays and Learning Journey books. Mrs Mann, our IPC Leader, has been invited to visit their school in Brazil.
Reception Reading and Phonics Workshop
Thank you to all the parents who attended our Reading and Phonics workshop on Wednesday morning. We hope you found it helpful.
If you were unable to attend, please see the slides from the workshop.
Jigsaw
We are continuing our mindful approach to PSHCE with our Jigsaw scheme to develop emotional, social and spiritual development. The focus for this half term is 'Being Me in My World' and looks at children's rights at school, making a better community and caring about others. This week we are celebrating people in our school who work well with others with children being celebrated within each class for showing that quality throughout the week.
Nursery
This week the children in the Nursery loved listening to the story 'Leaf Man'. This inspired them to hunt for leaves and created their very own leaf friends!
Reception
This week the children in Reception have been practising their cutting skills so they can make polar bears as they have been looking at the book 'Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?' They have also concentrated on their listening skills by listening to their teachers and friends.
Pets as Therapy
Year 2 continue their work with our Pets as Therapy visitor Diana and her Read2Dogs friend Nina. Before reading together, the children shared their ‘Dog Diaries’ with Nina - She’s a very good listener! At the end of the session they gave Nina a treat and got some licks of appreciation.
Year 1 Maths
The children in Year 1 have been enjoying outdoor learning during their Maths lessons this week. They have been learning about number bonds using Maths No Problem! part, part, whole.
Year 2
The children in Year 2 enjoyed looking for ageing objects around the school when they took part in their Materials Hunt.
Year 6
The children in Year 6 have been studying explanations texts and completed some great work identifying what makes a good explanation text.
Our Battle of the Books Competition will start after the half term holiday!
Why not ask your child how they used our
Word of the Week?
Year 1: shocked
Year 2: astonished
Years 3 & 4: eloquent
Years 5 & 6: abhorrent
Excellence
Star of the Week Awards
Congratulations to all our Stars of the Week:
Reception Hedgehogs - Rosie C
Reception Otters - Tallulah
Year 1 Badgers - Harrison M
Year 1 Rabbits - Charlie
Year 2 Fox - Nora
Year 2 Owl - Harriet B
Year 2 Squirrel - Cristina
Year 3 Garnet - Umut
Year 3 Jade - Molly
Year 4 Emerald - Tamzin
Year 4 Topaz - Freddie
Year 5 Amber - Gemma
Year 5 Sapphire - Theo
Year 6 Amethyst - Emelie
Year 6 Turquoise - Alec
144 Club
The children in the 144 Club know all their times tables up to 12 x 12. Membership of the Club has to be achieved each half term! Congratulations to the following children who are now members of the club:
Year 4: Abalash, Vithuli and Arysha
Year 5: Theo, Joseph, Samuel, Vysh, Danielle, Aely, Eshaal, Frankie and Aidan,
Year 6: Anushka, Emilie, Arushi, Ayushi, Jayden, Samuel, Jack, Faris, Evan, Mudassir, Noah, Alec, Natalia, Anya, Jacky, Niv, Luca, J-Jay, Connie, Emely, Eve, Nabil, Gloria and Jamie, Isabella, Jack, Darcey, Isla and Alfie
Club 1 & 2
The children in Club 1 and Club 2 know their number bonds. Membership of the clubs needs to be earned each half term! Congratulations to the following children who are now members of the club:
Year 2: Kristiyan, Najibah, Daniel and Menaal
Opportunity
Communication
Our recent Parental Questionnaire highlighted communication as an area for improvement. At Cheam Fields we communicate with you in many ways to keep you informed of the events taking place and to provide the information you need to know. This year we have revised the format of our weekly newsletter to make it easier to read on your phone. Each week we list the up and coming dates at the end of the newsletter. We have set out all the known dates until Christmas and will give you as much notice as possible if a date needs to be changed. We also communicate with you via letters home, texts and emails. Another way we communicate with you is through the eSchools phone app. This allows you to receive text style alerts, messages and letters home all in one place. The app also enables us to send you text messages to the app at no cost to us or you! If you haven't already set up the app, please download the app and ask at the office for your login details.
Please help up to keep you up to date with all that's happening at Cheam Fields by reading and keeping the information we send you and by making sure you let us know straight away if you change your contact details.
Sporting opportunities for the children at Cheam Fields...
Tennis Workshop
The Children in Years 1 to 4 they took part in a tennis workshop run by Sutton Tennis and Squash club. They loved learning new skills and developing them in game scenarios. We are very fortunate that they will be setting up a breakfast club in the Spring term for the children in these year groups.
Hockey Tester Sessions
The children in Years 5 and 6 we were very lucky to take part in hockey taster sessions. Chris, from Merton Hockey Club, provided taster sessions on Tuesday morning. There were lots of smiling faces as children developed their knowledge and skills in a new sport.
Try Something New...
New to Cheam Fields this year is the monthly lunchtime competition. Starting next week, children will be able to learn a new sport every month and develop their skills. The first sport is handball!
PE Kits
Children have the opportunity to take part in many different activities during their PE lessons. Please make sure your child has their PE kit at school every day.
Bonfire Night Menu - Monday 5th November 2018
Please see our special menu for bonfire Night. If your child doesn't usually have a school meal on a Monday but would like to try one on Bonfire Night please let the office know by Friday 19th October. For children in Years 3 to 6 who are not registered for free school meals, payment must be made by SIMS Agora - we cannot take cash.
Johnson Football Schools
October Half Term Football Course @ Cheam Fields Primary Academy Stoughton Ave, Sutton SM3 8PQ
Monday 22nd October to Friday 26th October
Registration 8.45 am - Pick Up 3.15 pm
1 DAY: £25.00
2 DAYS: £40.00
3 DAYS: £60.00
4 DAYS: £75.00
5 DAYS: £80.00
Please book before the end of the half term to receive these special prices
To book, please download the form, complete and hand to the school office with payment or contact Jack Johnson on 07756735295 or email johnsonfootballschools@gmail.com for online booking and enquiries.
Children will need to bring a packed lunch and drinks for the day.
Free Parent Training for Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy
Cognus will be running free parent training sessions on the following dates:
- 07/11/18 3:45 – 4:45 Basic Speech and Language identification
- 07/03/19 3:45 – 4.45 Strategies for Dyslexia
- 26/06/18 4 :00 – 5:00 Occupational Therapy and Sensory Awareness
All sessions take place in the GF – Creative room, based at the Cognus offices at: Cognus Ltd, 24, Denmark Road, Carshalton, SM5 2JG.
There is no sign up or registration just simply to turn up to the front reception on the day where parents will be greeted to sign in and attend the training. These are not only informative opportunities for all interested parents, but a rich opportunity for parents to have time with a therapist in the borough to ask questions freely that are pertinent to their child’s development.
For parents unable to attend Cognus will also running our parent phone-in surgeries for speech and language enquiries on 0208 770 4754 and the dates are as follows:
- 27/11/18 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 26/02/19 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 25/06/19 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Dates For Your Diary
Here are the dates for this term. Dates may change and we will notify you as soon as possible if this happens. Please check the dates section regularly as new dates may be added.
Monday 15th October - SATs Workshop for Year 2 parents 9.00am
Tuesday 16th October - Boys Football Match at Sutton United
Wednesday 17th October - Parents' Evening
Thursday 18th October - Parents' Evening
Monday 22nd October - Friday 26th October - Half Term Holiday
Monday 29th October - INSET Day - Children DO NOT attend
Tuesday 30th October - Children return to school
Wednesday 31st October - Maths Workshop for Reception Parents 9am to 9.30am
Wednesday 31st October - Netball Match (home)
Thursday 1st November - Girls Football Cup Match at Sutton United
Monday 5th November - Poppies and Peace Remembrance Day Activities
Tuesday 6th November - Boys Football Cup Match at Sutton United
Wednesday 7th November - Netball Match (away)
Tuesday 13th November - Girls Football Match at Sutton United
Wednesday 14th November - Netball Match (home)
Friday 16th November - Boys Football Match at Sutton United
Wednesday 21st November - Netball match (away)
Monday 26th November - Year 6 Indoor Athletics at Sutton High
Tuesday 27th November - Year 5 Boys Football Match at Sutton United
Friday 7th December - Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Concert rehearsal - morning
Friday 7th December - Year 5 and Year 6 Christmas Concert rehearsal - afternoon
Monday 10th December - Reception and Year 1 Christmas Production
Tuesday 11th December - Reception and Year 1 Christmas Production
Wednesday 12th December - Year 2 Christmas Production
Wednesday 12th December - Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Production at St Dunstan's Church (performance starts at 7:00 pm)
Thursday 13th December - Year 2 Christmas Production
Thursday 13th December - Year 5 and Year 6 Christmas Production at St Dunstan's Church (performance starts at 7:00 pm)
Friday 14th December - Christmas Fair
Wednesday 19th December - Christmas Lunch
Friday 21st December - Last day of Autumn term - 2pm finish