Cheam Fields Weekly Newsletter

18th October 2019

Learning Together, Growing Together

What an amazing first half term we have had. I am sure you agree, it has been jam packed with Learning, Excellence and Opportunity!

Have a wonderful half term break, we look forward to welcoming the children back on Tuesday 29th October.

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Shaw

Information and Reminders

Exciting News - Mrs Harris

Mrs Harris is starting her maternity leave after half term. We have a new teacher called Mrs Waller who will be teaching Hedgehog class on Thursday and Friday.

I am sure you will join me in wishing Mrs Harris all the best as she awaits the arrival of her third child and welcoming Mrs Waller to Cheam Fields.

Year 4 Parent Workshop - 1:1 Chromebook Project Launch

Thank you to those of you who attended this workshop. We hope you found it useful.

Please click here for the slides, these are also available on the school website.

The children were given their Chromebooks today - please see the Learning section for an update.

No Gala Squad Training - Tuesday 29th October

Gala Squad Training will not be taking place before school on Tuesday 29th of October - first week back will be Tuesday 5th November.

After School Clubs Tuesday 29th October - Friday 1st November

After school clubs will run as normal this week for those children who are not attending the discos.

Parking and Turning in the Roads around School

Please remember to be respectful of our neighbours and park responsibly in the surrounding roads.

For the safety of our children and people crossing outside school, please do not use the roads around our entrances to do 3 -point turns - it is dangerous.

Dates For Your Diary

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

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)

Monday 4th November - Reception Maths Workshop, 2:30pm & 6pm, Resource Area

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)

Tuesday 19th November - Nursery Rhythm Dance Workshop for Nursery and Reception (see separate letter)

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)

Wednesday 11th December - Year 6 Kidzania Trip

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

Dress Up Days

Any dress up days for this academic year can be found on our website. Click here to go straight to the new page or find it under the Parents tab.

These will be updated and any changes will be communicated to you via the newsletter and letters.

Bonfire Night Lunch

Tuesday 5th November -

If your child usually has a school dinner, they will automatically have the Bonfire Night lunch.

If they are a packed lunch, then you can order one through the school office.

If you have any questions, please ask the office.

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

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who is sometimes called ‘the princess of polka dots'. Although she makes lots of different types of art – paintings, sculptures, performances and installations – they have one thing in common, DOTS!

Yayoi was born in Japan in 1929. She loved drawing and painting and although her parents didn't want her to be an artist, she was determined. When her mum tore up her drawings, she made more. When she could not afford to buy art materials, she used mud and old sacks to make art. This is a drawing she made of her mum when she was 10-years-old.

Can you create your own Yayoi inspired art?

Mrs Clarke in Nursery would love to see if you do!

Yayoi is currently considered one of the 5 woman artist who changed the world by the Tate- so why not pop up to the Tate Morden in the half term and see what they have to offer.

Year 2 - Great Fire of London Workshop

Year 2 enjoyed their exit point for their topic ‘Time Travellers’ this week.

They were lucky enough to have a Great Fire of London Workshop in to bring all their learning to life.

The children were able to dress up as Londoners and act as different famous people such as King Charles II, Samuel Pepys and Thomas Farriner.

"My favourite part was dressing up as King Charles II and trying to put out the fire with leather buckets." Oscar - Fox Class

"I enjoyed the workshop because I loved dressing up as a Londoner and learning lots of facts about the Great Fire of London." Sophie - Fox Class

"I learnt that there was a town crier who warned people about the huge fire. I also found some rats in my bakery and had to call the rat catcher to get rid of them!" Killian - Fox Class

Year 4 - 1:1 Chromebook Project

Today, all the Year 4 pupils collected their Chromebooks.

They spent some time exploring how to login and how to keep safe on the internet.

Enjoy using them over half term. We can't wait to see how you are going to be using them to enhance your learning over the course of the year.

Celebrating your Optional Home Learning Projects

Remember to check out the Home Learning page on the website to find details of your optional projects!

Nursery

Well done to all the Nursery children who collected autumn leaves, conkers and pine cones.

Well done to Millie, Ollie, Teddy, Thomas W, George and Iris from Nursery who had great fun going going on a colour hunt.

Ryan H collected lots of autumn leaves and conkers

Year 2

Freddy in Owl Class

Year 3

Sonny, Cristina, Oscar, Ruby and Victoria from Jade Class

Battle of the Books

Year 5

An Elephant in the Garden - Michael Morpurgo

Dresden, 1945. Elizabeth and Karli's mother works at the zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. Then the zoo director tells her that the dangerous animals – including the elephants – must be shot before the town is bombed. Unable to give Marlene up, their mother moves her into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall.

Their home destroyed, the whole family must flee the bombed-out city and through the perilous, snow-covered landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. It would be hard enough to do, without an elephant in tow…

Week Commencing 7th October

Year 1 & 2: astonished

Year 3 & 4: contraption

Year 5 & 6: reprimand

Week Commencing 14th October

Year 1 & 2: gallop

Year 3 & 4: perplex

Year 5 & 6: mediocre

Week Commencing 28th October

Year 1 & 2: prefer

Year 3 & 4: gather

Year 5 & 6: reverberate

Excellence

NSPCC Speak Out. Stay Safe.

NSPCC Buddy's Big Workout Activity Week

Well done to all pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 who took part in the dance-a-thon to raise money for the NSPCC.

We are really pleased to announce we raised a total of £1112.95 for the NSPCC.

In particular, we would like to congratulate Fox class in Key Stage 1 and Turquoise in Key Stage 2 who managed to get the most sponsors.

Many thanks for your support towards this worthy charity.

Daily Mile Winners

Well done to Fox class and Sapphire class who are the winners of this half term's Daily Mile Competition.

This means they have completed the Daily Mile more than any other class this half term.

The Daily Mile is one way of using exercise to keep our brains active.

To carry on promoting physical well being, the winner classes had extra playtime or time on the trim trail today.

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, Jorja, Phoebe
Rabbit Class: Charlotte C, Oliver, James, Charlie F, Albert, Bator, Rosie, Matteo, Vianne

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, Sienna, William
Year 2 Owl Class: Phoenix, Alexandra, Aniya, Phoenix, Rama, Kaitlyn, Atish, Anujan

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, Bella
Year 3 Jade: Anbond, Daniel, Sonny, Mila, Harieth, Ela, Cristina, Phoebe L, Charlie
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, Eva
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, Vysh, Callie
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, Sanjana, Miah St, Freddie

Achievement Awards

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

Reception Hedgehog : George

Reception Otter: Sophie

Year 1 Badger: George

Year 1 Rabbit : Rosie

Year 2 Fox : James C

Year 2 Owl : Shaen

Year 3 Garnet : Maryam

Year 3 Jade : Dexter

Year 3 Opal : Sienna

Year 4 Emerald : Megan

Year 4 Topaz : Ruby

Year 5 Amber : Finlay

Year 5 Sapphire : Tamzin

Year 6 Amethyst : Harry H

Year 6 Turquoise : Jess

Going for Gold Awards

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

Reception Hedgehog : Joshua

Reception Otter : Arthur

Year 1 Badger : Isla

Year 1 Rabbit : Vianne

Year 2 Fox : Oscar

Year 2 Owl : Alexandra

Year 3 Garnet : Sadie

Year 3 Jade : Emilia

Year 3 Opal : Jack

Year 4 Emerald : Ethan

Year 4 Topaz : Fynn

Year 5 Amber : Lois

Year 5 Sapphire : Darcie

Year 6 Amethyst : Cecelia

Year 6 Turquoise : Ishaan

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:

Thomas (Sapphire)
Hugo (Garnet)
Max (Sapphire)

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:

Sapphire Class (Year 5)
Garnet Class (Year 3)
Amber Class (Year 5)

Opportunity

The Year 3 Kew Gardens Trip and Sleepover

On Friday 11th October, Year 3 enjoyed a great day at Kew Gardens. They explored the Tree Top Walk and found out more about the rainforest in the Palm House.

When they got back to school, they explored a mysterious object that had been sent from the rainforest. After a delicious dinner, they settled down to watch a film and have a bed time story.

Well done for being so sensible Year 3 - we hope you had a great time!

Thanks to all the teachers who helped out!

Learning Council

The Learning Council met to hand out leaves to all classes. They wrote reminders to the teachers to give out house points.

Click here for a booking form.

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