Weekly Newsletter
23rd June 2023
IMPORTANT UPDATES
DIARY DATES - SUMMER TERM
Tuesday 27th June - KS2 Music Festival (Invite only)
Tuesday 27th June - Year 6 - Parents/Carers Viewing of RSE Video 3:15pm Turquoise classroom
Friday 30th June - PTFA Mufti/Own Clothes day for a £1 donation
Tuesday 4th July - Reception Otters - Last swimming lesson
Tuesday 4th July - Year 1 Badgers - Last swimming lesson
Tuesday 4th July - Year 6 - Production Evening Performance 6:30pm
Wednesday 5th July - Year 6 - Production Evening Performance 6:30pm
Wednesday 5th July - Reception Hedgehogs - Last swimming lesson
Wednesday 5th July - Year 1 Rabbits - Last swimming lesson
Thursday 6th July - Year 6 - Production Evening Performance 6:30pm
Thursday 6th July - New Class Teacher information sent out
Thursday 6th July - Year 3 & Year 5 - Art Gallery Visit - details here
Monday 10th July - Children to meet new class teachers
Monday 10th July - Last Week of School Led Clubs
Monday 10th July - Year 5 & 6 - Sports Day - 9:15 - 10:45am
Tuesday 11th July - Year 3 & 4 - Sports Day - 9:15 - 10:45am
Tuesday 11th July - Reception Celebration and Sports Day - 1:30 - 3:00pm
Tuesday 11th July - Year 6 - Fun Night 3:15pm (Please see Upcoming Events)
Wednesday 12th July - Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Art Showcase in Classrooms 3:15pm (Details coming soon)
Thursday 13th July - Year 1 & 2 - Sports Day - 9:15 - 10:45am
Thursday 13th July - Year 6 - Last swimming lesson
Thursday 13th July - PTFA Quiz Night - Please see PTFA News.
Thursday 13th July - Year 6 - Leavers Assembly 2:15pm - Parents/Carers Welcome (Details coming soon)
Friday 14th July - Nursery - Sports Day - 11:15am - 12:00pm, Picnic in the Park - Details here
Friday 14th July - Year 5 - Ancient Greek Day - Details here and (Upcoming Events)
Friday 14th July - Year 6 - Shirt signing and Ice Cream Van
Friday 14th July - Year 6 - Prom (Please see Upcoming Events)
Friday 14th July - End of Year Reports sent out
Monday 17th July - No School Led Clubs
Monday 17th July - Friday 21st July - Year 6 - Isle of Wight Trip (Details coming soon)
Friday 21st July 2023 - Last Day of Term - School Finishes 2pm!
Please click here for future term dates.
CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER - SUMMER 2
The Curriculum newsletters have been updated with lots of useful information on what the children will be learning this Summer Term along with PE days.
If you complete any optional home learning tasks, remember to come and show Miss Shaw or Mrs Mann.
WELCOME PARENT/CARERS MEETINGS FOR SEPTEMBER
Following parental feedback, we will be holding year group welcome meetings for all year groups in September.
These meetings will allow you to meet the teachers, find out about the curriculum and other events and activities that will be happening throughout the year.
Please make a note of the dates below.
Nursery and Reception meetings will take place later in the Autumn Term.
Wednesday 6th September - New Year 4 - Welcome to Year 4 Meeting - 2:30pm - Hall
Wednesday 6th September - New Year 3 - Welcome to Year 3 Meeting - 5:00pm - Hall
Thursday 7th September - New Year 1 - Welcome to Year 1 Meeting - 9:00am - Hall
Thursday 7th September - New Year 5 - Welcome to Year 5 Meeting - 2:30pm - Hall
Thursday 7th September - New Year 6 - Welcome to Year 6 Meeting - 5:00pm - Hall
Friday 8th September - New Year 2 - Welcome to Year 2 Meeting - 9:00am - Hall
RE DISPLAY AT CHEAMFIELDS
We would like to update the RE display at school with some pictures of the children in different religious costumes or with key religious items. If you would like to send one in, please do so before the end of term.
75 YEAR WINDRUSH ANNIVERSARY
June marks te 75th Anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving in Essex with hundreds of people from the Caribbean. To mark this, please could you make time to share this video of Floella Benjamin's (Baroness)'s book 'Coming to England'.
YEAR 6 - WRITING PACKS
Register now for free Year 6 Summer Writing Challenge packs
Crammed full of of fun writing activities and materials, we have activity packs to give away free to Year 6 pupils at up to 200 schools!
Generously funded by REY paper, the Summer Writing Challenge is designed to keep children writing over the summer holiday. The pack guides them through the process of making their very own comic and includes a free copy of the Beano!
Please register interest for your Year 6 classes by following the link in this message.
Supplies are limited, so sadly we can't guarantee packs to everyone who registers. If you are successful we'll be in contact at the start of July, and packs will start to be mailed out from 6 July.
Be sure to register your interest before 5.00pm on Friday 23 June.
Sign up here.
WARMER WEATHER
As the hot weather continues in Sutton this week we would kindly ask you all to ensure your children have sun cream applied and hats and water bottles in school. Please see some useful information on signs of heat exhaustion. Heat can be dangerous for everyone, especially older people, young children and people with long term conditions. Find out more here
ATTENDANCE MATTERS
At Cheam Fields Primary Academy we recognise that good attendance gives our children the best possible opportunity for learning and reaching their full potential. Children need to attend school regularly if they are to take full advantage of the education opportunities available to them as well as their relationships with friendship groups. Giving your child the best start in life is every parent or carer’s wish. The opportunity to learn and make progress is essential to improve life chances. Good attendance is key to securing this.
Illness - If your child is going to be off school due to illness, please complete our Absence form here by 8:30a.m on each day of Absence giving the reasons for any absence, this is an important safeguarding issue for the school.
Appointments - If your child has to have an appointment during school time please fill in the appointments form here. If your child will be in school over the lunch period please ensure you have filled in if they will be school dinners or packed lunch. A copy of any evidence for appointments can be emailed or brought into the office.
Exceptional Absence - Taking holidays in term time affects children’s schooling as much as any other absence and the school expects parents to help us by not taking children away in school time. There is no automatic entitlement in law to time off in term time to go on holiday. The Governing Body does not sanction absence during term time. Any authorisation given by the Principal will be at her discretion and only in exceptional circumstances.
Please fill in the request for exceptional absence here.
YEAR 2 - EXHIBITION
Year 2 have had the exciting opportunity to take part in an art exhibition in Sutton called Transport - Past, Present and Future. The children have all had the opportunity to complete a piece of work to be showcased and are very proud of having their work displayed.
The exhibition will be open from Friday 23rd June - Sunday 25th June at Welsh Chapel, Lind Road, Sutton SM1 4PJ, and is part of an activity packed weekend in Sutton.
On Friday 23rd June, between 3:30pm and 5:30pm, there is an artists’ reception and preview for families. If you would like to attend the exhibition during this time, please follow the link to reserve your free place.
On Saturday 24th June, the exhibition will be open from 10am to 3pm. There is an artist led chalk trail also happening in Manor Park, starting at 3pm.
On Sunday 25th June, the exhibition will be open from 12:00pm to 2:30pm. If you are looking for something to do before the exhibition opens, there is a litter pick starting from the Chapel at 10am.
The children are really excited about having their work displayed, and would love for as many people as possible to visit.
ITEMS NEEDED!
Please could we kindly ask for any donations of clean underwear for girls & boys from ages 3 -11, colouring pencils, aprons or large shirts for Art to be brought into the school office.
Many Thanks
TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL - OPEN EVENING DATES
Transition to Secondary School 2024
These dates are provisional and might change. Check each school’s website for more information.
Open evenings let you see more about the school before you apply.
You'll be able to see the school buildings and facilities and meet the staff. The head teachers of each school will tell you about the school's achievements and plans for the future.
You can find the dates of open evenings for schools outside Sutton on the school's website.
Please click here for all Open Dates for Sutton Schools
CONVERSATION CAFE
YEAR 5 - OPPORTUNITIES AT WILSONS SECONDARY SCHOOL
Year 5 priority places for entry to Wilson’s Secondary School:
14 places for boys who are eligible for free school meals
Up to 9 places for those who demonstrate an aptitude for football
Up to 9 places for those who demonstrate an aptitude for music
We are holding an open football session for boys interested in applying to Wilson’s for Sept 2024 entry on Saturday 8th July to come along and meet our coaches and use some of our sporting facilities more details here.
Further details about the Music places - including information about how all Year 7 pupils learn a new musical instrument for free – can be found https://www.wilsons.school/admissions/year7admissions/music/
BURSTS PHYSICAL EDUCATION APP
We are delighted to announce that BURSTS is now available for you and your child as part of our school’s vision for creating active and healthy children. BURSTS is a fun and simple to use Physical Education app that offers exciting, meaningful, personalised physical activities for your child to improve their physical literacy through play.
Click here to see more about how BURSTS works and a resource area for further support.
You will be receiving an email from BURSTS asking you to download BURSTS to your smartphone and set up your child’s profile using a unique join code. Once complete, you can start exploring and playing!
SCHOOLS MOBILE APP - PROTECTING YOUR CHILD ONLINE
We have been made aware of a new Schools Mobile App. The app is designed to protect children from accessing inappropriate material. It offers control over games, apps, websites and does not add incremental data usage. Meaning it won't drain any applicable data plan. The app is also capable of auto-setting YouTube on restricted mode, enforcing safe search and blocking adult, gambling and piracy related content.
For more information please click this link: https://schoolsmobile.com/en-us/working-with-schools/
LOST PROPERTY AND SCHOOL UNIFORM
Please Check Lost Property!
Reminder to check Lost property for any missing uniform or water bottles, these will be on a table outside the Office during the warmer weather. Please ensure all uniform is named. All unnamed lost property not collected by end of June will be donated to the school uniform sale.
Click here to see Cheam Fields Uniform guidance. Any new uniform can be purchased through:
https://www.schoolwearinc.co.uk/school/cheam-fields-primary-academy/
https://www.koolskools.co.uk/product-category/cheam-fields-primary-academy/
CHEAM FIELDS PTFA
Thank you to the Cheam Fields PTFA who have organised the Cake Sale and Uniform sale which have raised lots of money for the pupils at Cheam Fields. Please check All PTFA Events are on our PTFA News page at the top of the Newsletter
Please follow Cheam Fields PTFA face book page. Quiz night coming up!
LEO LOTTERY
The LEO Lottery raises money to enhance the opportunities for ALL our pupils!
Join our weekly lottery from just £1 a week
It’s an easy way to support our Trust and help raise funds for LEO Foundation projects
40% of ticket sales come back to us
There’s a guaranteed winner every week as well as the chance to win £25,000
It’s easy to sign up online so start supporting our Trust today!
Last year, funds raised by the LEO Foundation supported our LEO PRIDE Awards in EYFS, our ECB All Stars Cricket Development Centre for Year 2 pupils, Mandarin lessons for Year 5 pupils and our Year 6 Junior Citizenship Programme.
Your support is greatly appreciated and we wish you good luck!
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WORLD DIVERSITY RECIPES
Thank you for all you delicious recipes you have sent in. Please click here to access the World Diversity Recipes. Please feel free to email the school office with anymore and we can add them to the site.
PARKING REMINDER
As a healthy school we support children walking to school and we ask Parents /Carers to leave their cars at home. We do know that this is not always possible, so if you do drive please can we politely ask you to turn off your engines when waiting to drop off or collect your child and refrain from parking over residents driveways.
Sadly we have received complaints about dangerous driving at school drop-off and pick-up. Please can we think about the safety of all our Cheam Fields family and local community when driving.
Thank you in advance for your support in this important issue and let’s hope together we can ensure the safety of the children and be more considerate to our local residents.
BUILDER NEEDED!
We are looking at undertaking some building works at Cheam Fields, please email nparish1@leoacademytrust.co.uk with your details, many thanks!
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