Weekly Newsletter
Weekly Newsletter
27th November 2020
27th November 2020
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EYFS Sponsored Scoot!
EYFS Sponsored Scoot!
Last Friday all children in EYFS took part in a sponsored scoot! They had lots of fun and some of them even took part in the rain.
So far they have raised an amazing total of £975! We are excited to buy lots of new play resources for the classrooms.
Thank you so much to all our families for your generous donations. If you still have sponsor money please give this into your child’s class teacher.
What has happened this week?
What has happened this week?
Active Citizens Update
Active Citizens Update
Our Citizen Captains received this message and pictures in response to the letters they wrote to residents of Priory Court Care Home.
Priory Court residents would like to thank the children of Cheam Fields for writing some lovely letters and sending them to us.
The residents were very happy to read about what the children have learned about and to see their creativity.
The messages were very sweet and positive and put a smile on all our faces!
Birthday Celebrations!
Birthday Celebrations!
With all the current restrictions around meeting people outside of our households, we are aware that lots of children will not have been able to enjoy a birthday party in the usual way.
Today, every class had their first birthday celebration in their classroom. This involved music, games and badges being given to those who have had a birthday from September-November.
The next celebration will be on December 11th where we will celebrate with those who have a birthday in December.
This will continue all academic year with children who have a birthday in August receiving a badge as part of the July celebration.
What is happening over the next few weeks?
What is happening over the next few weeks?
Nursery & Reception Applications 2021
Nursery & Reception Applications 2021
Do you know someone who is thinking of applying for our Nursery or Reception for 2021 - it may even be you? We have not been able to hold our usual open days/tours and we appreciate this makes choosing a school a difficult decision for families who might not know how wonderful our school community is!
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.
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.
Click here to find the Christmas school meal menu.
If your child usually has a packed lunch then please order via the school office by 27th November 2020.
Last Day of Term - Staggered Finish Times
Last Day of Term - Staggered Finish Times
On Friday 18th December, the following staggered finish times will be in place:
Nursery 12pm or 2pm Reception 2pm-2:15pm
Year 1&2 2pm-2:15pm
Year 3 - 2pm Year 4 - 2:05pm Year 5 - 2:10pm Year 6 - 2:15pm
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: Tyler
Reception Otters: Mason
Year 1 Badger: Noah
Year 1 Rabbit: Isa
Year 2 Fox: Ava
Year 2 Owl: Jessica
Year 3 Amber: Matheo
Year 3 Emerald: Mia
Year 4 Garnet: Yi Jing
Year 4 Jade: Saanvi
Year 4 Opal: Sam
Year 5 Sapphire: George
Year 5 Topaz: Michael
Year 6 Amethyst: Joe
Year 6 Turquoise: Brooke
Reception Hedgehogs: Lily
Reception Otters: Bonnie
Year 1 Badger: Annabelle
Year 1 Rabbit: Thomas
Year 2 Fox: Zak
Year 2 Owl: Saifaan
Year 3 Amber: Gowrinanda
Year 3 Emerald: Phoenix
Year 4 Garnet: Arav
Year 4 Jade: Hugo
Year 4 Opal: Phoebe H
Year 5 Sapphire: Fynn
Year 5 Topaz: Lois
Year 6 Amethyst: Casey
Year 6 Turquoise: Zach
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
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
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
Year 3 Emerald: Rama, Anujan, Atish, Alexandra , Tyler, Zara, Phoenix, Shaen, Raafay
Year 4 Garnet: Najibah, Tanvi, Menaal, Daouda, Hisham, Haris, Arav, Rohan
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, Freddie, Sasha, Evie, Tamzin
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...
Topaz
Amethyst
Emerald
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Tables are...
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Tables are...
Garnet
Opal
Fox
Our top 3 classes for Doodle English are...
Our top 3 classes for Doodle English are...
Topaz
Amethyst
Sapphire
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Spellings are...
Our top 3 classes for Doodle Spellings are...
Amber
Garnet
Opal
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.
Poppy and Olive (Amber) have completed some Ancient Egyptian tasks.
Well done girls!
Well to Lexi (Topaz) who found a shark tooth that is around 40-50 million years old.
Great find Lexi!
Vianne and Sophie (Foxes) did some research and created a poster.
Great work!
Tyler, Ewa and Arshikaa (Amber) have been busy learning all about Ancient Egypt!
Well done!
Kaitlyn (Emerald) has made a pyramid with Tutankhamun's sarcophagus inside.
Well done Kaitlyn.
James and Matteo (Foxes) have been busy this week.
James made a poster all about Henry VIII and Matteo created a comic about space and a book full of instructions explaining how to draw different things.
Well done boys!
George (Rabbits) created this puzzle book with the help of his brother James (Amber).
Well done boys!
Well done to Ozzy (Owls) who made the Chicken Parmesan bites from last weeks newsletter. They look yummy!
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
Be Internet Legends - The Legends Family Adventure
Be Internet Legends - The Legends Family Adventure
Join the Legends Family in this short, animated series as they go on a journey to Interland and learn some very important lessons about internet safety along the way.
Click here to start the adventure.
Excellent Eight Awards
Excellent Eight Awards
If you received the Excellent Eight Award in July, please bring the trophy back into school as soon as possible.
Thank you.
As part of our partnership with St Raphael’s Hospice we would love the children to make Christmas Cards to send to the residents there (in a COVID safe way!)
The theme for the cards is ‘A Snowy Scene’.
Click here for some design ideas.
Please post your cards in the post box outside the Office by FRIDAY 4th DECEMBER 2020
Week Commencing 23rd November:
Year 1 & 2: fluttered
Year 3 & 4: adjacent
Year 5 & 6: dishevelled
Week Commencing 30th November:
Year 1 & 2: bellowed
Year 3 & 4: anticipate
Year 5 & 6: dilapidated
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 Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird and is from the Year 4 book list.
Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away from the water, he's felt that something was missing until one day he dives in and finds that, swimming with the dolphins, he feels completely at home.
But his new friends are in danger of being injured by the rubbish that floats out into the water - and now a supermarket is going to release thousands of balloons that could drift out to sea and cause even more damage. Desperate to help the dolphins, Finn goes to the Lighthouse Crew, a group of kids who have always left Finn out. Will they be able to set aside their differences to save the dolphins? And what will Finn discover about his past along the way?
A moving adventure about the impact of plastic pollution on our seas, and the campaigning power of friendship from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Peter Bailey.
The children need to remember to fill in a book review once they have read a book!
Opportunity
Opportunity
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.
Christmas lunch is on Friday 11th December.
If your child usually has a packed lunch on a Friday and would like a Christmas lunch, please order by Friday 27th November by emailing the school office.
ZUCCHINI AND CORN FRITTERS WITH BACON
ZUCCHINI AND CORN FRITTERS WITH BACON
(Zucchini means Courgette)
(Zucchini means Courgette)
INGREDIENTS
500g vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
8 bacon rashers
1 large courgette, coarsely grated
420g can creamed corn
110g self-raising flour
METHOD
Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the tomatoes on the lined tray. Spray with olive oil spray. Season. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the tomatoes begin to collapse.
Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add the bacon and cook for 2 minutes each side or until golden brown and crisp. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
Combine the zucchini, corn and flour in a large bowl. Season.
Spray the frying pan with olive oil spray. Reduce heat to medium. Add four ¼-cup (60ml) portions of the zucchini mixture to pan. Cook for 2 minutes each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Repeat, in 2 more batches, with the remaining zucchini mixture.
Divide the fritters, bacon and tomatoes among serving plates.
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