Welcome back to a very different Summer Term to usual.
I hope you managed to enjoy the lovely weather over the Easter break and have had a good week accessing online lessons, completing distance learning tasks and learning other new skills.
Click here for a special message that we have created for you all.
#CheamFieldsFamily
Stay safe,
Miss Shaw
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These will appear in the newsletter on a weekly basis!
Sophie in Hedgehogs
Yesterday, we all had fun dressing up in red and white to commemorate St. George's Day.
Well done to all of you who got involved!
Freddy (Owls) and Darcy (Otters) joined by Willow and Jack.
Tova (Opal) and Tom (Topaz)
Miss Roach
Cecelia (Amethyst)
Mason (Nursery), Reggie (Garnet) and their little sister!
Mrs Clarke
Sam (Amethyst)
Miss Weeks and her sister!
Aidan (Rabbits), Alfie (Emerald) and Miss McClatchie
Martha (Otters) and Sonny (Jade)
Miss Bennett
Kaitlyn (Owls) and Hayden (Amber)
Regan (Emerald)
Hayden (Amber)
Eva (Amber)
Miss Elkins
Cora (Foxes) who was also celebrating her birthday!
Happy birthday Cora!
On Monday, it is our annual Monarch Day. We enjoy this day every year as a way of making sure we all have a good knowledge of the history of British Monarchy.
There will be an assembly and a range of activities for each year group to take part in. These will be posted on the Distance Learning site for Monday morning.
Remember - you can share your work by emailing your year group email addresses.
If you fancy wearing something regal then please send us a picture too!
The first day of May (known as May Day) is a day that has been celebrated for over 2000 years and is a day when people celebrate the coming of Summer. Traditional celebrations include Morris Dancing and dancing around the Maypole.
Perhaps you could learn and perform one of these dances? Please share any videos with us by emailing your year group email addresses.
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.
Bator (Rabbits) has been working really hard to present his maths live lesson work accurately.
Well done Bator!
Finlay (Amber) and Ruby (Foxes) loved Ms Green's music lesson this week!
It looks like mum and the new puppy enjoyed it too!
Great work everyone!
Emma (Owls) created a hope balloon following her online RE lesson.
Well done Emma!
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: The Area You Live In
Remember, you can (if you want to) send any work you do during and after these lessons into your year group mailboxes.
Sophia (Otters) completed Monday's daily challenge to make something from a cereal box!
What a great mermaid ocean Sophia - well done!
Mia (Jade) completed a map of the area she lives in. She mapped her journey from her house to her friends Milly’s house.
Well done Mia!
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Click here to see Evie's (Emerald) project all about where she lives.
Brilliant work Evie!
Sonny (Rabbits) has been researching his local area this week. He combined it with a 4.5 mile bike ride.
Great work Sonny!
Mia (Owls) and Ella (Turquoise) baked a chocolate Easter cake over the holidays.
Well done girls - it looks amazing!
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Sophie (Otters) and Sam (Jade) have been investigating the evolution of animals and in particular DNA.
Click to see their both animations.
Great work!
Vianne (Rabbits) has been busy completing crosswords.
Well done!
George (Hedgehog), James (Foxes) and William (Emerald) made an Easter cake too!
Great work boys - I bet it was tasty!
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Matteo (Rabbits) and Emma (Amber) made bunny shaped pizzas.
They look great!
Tom (Topaz) and Tova (Opal) learnt about Stone Age Cave paintings and then created their own.
Well done Tom & Tova!
Charlie (Jade) completed 5K with his dad to raise money for the NHS.
Well done Charlie!
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Teddy (Nursery) has been having fun in the garden colour mixing!
Well done Teddy!
Laura (a Mum of 2 children and the Founder of myHappymind.org) is delivering a webinar regarding the transition to Secondary school. The webinars are being delivered on Friday 1st May at 12pm or 8pm.
These webinars are deisgned for parents who:
Click on the link below to save your spot.
NSPCC have lots of information about online safety. Please click on the links below.
Click here for online safety information.
Click here for internet connected devices information.
Click here for parental controls information.
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Thinkuknow is the national online safety education programme from CEOP, the online child protection command of the National Crime Agency. They have created a parental worksheet which contains key online safety advice and links to resources as well as support services.
Click here for their helpsheet.
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Please click below to watch videos regarding advice and safety to keep your children safe while they are online.
Parental Videos
Parents - cutting through the online safety noise. Simple advice and guidance to keep your child safe online during the pandemic - click HERE
Parents - YouTube moderation - click HERE
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CEOP Education Packs
CEOP (ThinkUKnow) have released another weekly activity pack for your children to complete to educate them to stay safe online.
4-5 - click HERE
5-7 - click HERE
8-10 - click HERE
It is important children have time to reflect and talk about any concerns they have. Jigsaw have shared a story a second story and calm time for children to access. This story is about 2 adults, 3 children, a rabbit, two hamsters and a humongous dog called Bongo. It explores how hectic family life can be and how we can all help to make life at home more harmonious, even the dog.
Click on this link: https://families.jigsawpshe.com/stuck-at-home-2/#1584979396483-e22dfa43-66d5
real PE at home includes an online program which supports families to be active, play and learn together.
There are so many benefits to being active, not only to our physical well being but also to our emotional and mental health, especially in such testing times for all of us. We hope that the ideas help support you and your family to stay fit and healthy in the coming months. Here are the details to access real PE at home:
The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com
Parent email: parent@cheamfield-1.com
Password: cheamfield
Click here to view more information to support you including a user guide and FAQs.
You can view what real PE at home looks like by clicking here.
The daily and weekly activity timetable is now live and the first thing you see when you log in to real PE at home. This offers guidance and suggestions on how families might like to arrange their activities each day. Of course, they can choose to explore and go on their own adventure!
Veolia is delighted to announce the launch of our #StreetSmiles campaign which encourages residents to support key workers collecting our waste and recycling, by spreading #StreetSmiles.
Why not take part by creating a 'smiling sun' and displaying it in your windows; ready to brighten the refuse workers’ day?
Any pictures can also be shared online via our social media pages. All you need to do is take a photo of your artwork and share to your social media page, making sure to use the hashtag #StreetSmiles. All posts are relayed back to our hardworking collection crews and street teams and regularly brighten our team’s days!
In response to the school closures caused by Coronavirus, National Theatre is now offering username and password access to the National Theatre Collection. For a temporary period, plays can be accessed remotely ensuring students studying from home can still watch them.
Your access details are: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com
Username: 6Mx93Kq/fy
Password: 1Gz99Bjwv4
(The Log in button is in the top right-hand corner of the landing page. Please insert your username and password to left-hand option of the login pop-up.)
Please ensure you are typing the credentials in rather than copying and pasting them as this can insert invisible spaces which invalidate the details. These should be entered under the ‘access log in’ and not the ‘personal log in’. If you have any difficulties please test in another browser as some are known as having issues.
These details must not be offered to anyone external to our school or posted on social media.
Please note the free access is only to the National Theatre Collection whilst Drama Online is made up of 11 collections in total which are available via subscription. If you would like more information on these please click here.
Emma (Amber) completed "Frostheart" over the Easter break, she truly loved it and has asked her parents if she can order the second book.
Why not give it a try!
Bobby (Turquoise) has worked hard to complete reading activities this week.
Well done Bobby!
Jack (Turquoise) set himself the challenge of reading all 7 Harry Potter books in one week and he completed it!!
Then just for good measure he read The cursed child the next day.
Well done Jack!
Year 1
Fancy Dress Jungle - Nick Sharatt
All the jungle animals love wearing fancy dress - but who's hiding under each disguise? Children will love lifting the sturdy, die-cut pages to find out. Tiger has come as a cowgirl, Lion is a pop star, and Parrot's dressed as a pineapple! A brilliantly colourful follow-up to the popular FANCY DRESS FARMYARD and FANCY DRESS CHRISTMAS.
Well done to all of you who completed an online book review over the Easter break and throughout this week:
Year 1: Rosie, Vianne & Jorja
Year 2: Oscar
Year 3: Beau, Yijing, Phoebe L, Najibah, Menaal & Tova
Year 4: George, Molly, Lexie, Emily & Michael
Year 5: Sasha
Year 6: Jack, Abdul & Maia W
Here are some of their recommendations!
Check out some of the great writing that has been happening this week...
Cora (Foxes) has written a Spring poem.
Well done Cora!
Thomas (Sapphire) has created a piece of writing using inverted commas, similes and groups of three.
Great work Thomas!
Finley (Hedgehogs) has written a great film review.
Maybe check out 'The Secret Life of Pets 2' this weekend to see if you agree with Finley.
Well done Finley!
Emmie (Rabbits) has been working really hard on her handwriting - well done Emmie!
Danielle (Amethyst) has written a description.
Well done Danielle!
Check out the Distance Learning site for this week's Words of the Week!
Check out some of the great maths work you have been hard at work doing this week...
Reggie (Garnet) has completed some great work on properties of shapes.
Well done Reggie!
Kamyar (Amethyst) has been busy working on angles this week.
Well done Kamyar!
Matteo (Rabbits) tuned into the Online Lesson all about fractions.
Great work Matteo!
Freya (Jade) made a cube for her online lesson.
Well done Freya!
George (Nursery) collected objects from the garden and measured them.
Well done George!
George (Topaz) has been working hard to find the perimeter of rectilinear shapes.
Well done George!
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: Phoebe, Jorja, Muhammad, Eve, Prajan
Rabbit Class: Charlotte, Eva, Charlie, Sophie
Didn't get in? Keep trying!
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: Oscar, Cora, Rory, James
Owl Class: Atish, Anujan, Alexandra, Freddie, Rosie, Kaitlyn
Didn't get in? Keep trying!
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 : Musawwir, Zac, Tova
Year 4: Michael , Molly, Summer-Rose, Bethany, George, Emily
Year 5: Hayden Green, Rebecca
Year 6: Frankie, Ishaan
Didn't get in? Keep trying!
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. Prajan (Badger)
The top three children across Key Stage 2 were:
1. Vyshnavi (Amethyst)
2. Eshaal (Amethyst)
3. Emily (Sapphire)
The top three classes in Key Stage 1 were:
The top three classes in Key Stage 2 were:
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