Weekly Newsletter
22nd September 2023
REMINDERS
From September 2023, drop off time for Year 1-6 children is from 8:30am - 8:40am. Gates will close promptly at 8:40am. Punctuality to school each morning is vital as key learning and pre-learning takes place at the start of the school day. Any pupils arriving after the gates are closed will have to come through the school office to sign in as late.
Reception can enter between 8:40am - 8:55am
Please be reminded that we are not notified of messages sent through Arbor. Communication must be through either talking to your child's teacher at pickup or via the office email cfoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk
STAFF UPDATES
We are thrilled to introduce the newest addition to our Cheam Fields family! Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Ms Stoyanka, who has joined us as a Teaching Assistant. Ms Stoyanka brings a wealth of experience which we know will greatly benefit our students and community.
DIARY DATES - AUTUMN TERM
Monday 18th September - Collection of Harvest Festival goods
Monday 25th September - Friday 29th Sept - Cycle to school week - Details here
Friday 29th September - Year 4 - Gross Guts Workshop - Details here
Wednesday 11th October - School Photos
Friday 20th October - Flu vaccination - details here
Monday 24th October - Friday 27th October - Half Term
Monday 30th October - Inset Day - No School
Tuesday 31st October - Return to school
Thursday 2nd November - Year 5 - Orchestra Unwrapped Trip - Details to follow
Friday 3rd November - Year 3 - Sleepover - Details to follow
Friday 22nd December - School finishes 2:00pm
CHEAM FIELDS SPORTS TEAMS
We are excited to announce our new Sports teams for this academic year. This year promises to be filled with dedication, teamwork and lots of fun! We have no doubt that our pupils will make us proud in all their events.
Thank you to our Sports Coaches Miss Grainger and Miss Doyle for their guidance and support!
Please click here to view the Sports Teams.
SPORTS CALENDAR
EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS AT CHEAM FIELDS
Autumn Term Clubs are now viewable on Arbor under Activities/Clubs.
Please see Autumn Term list of clubs here for dates and times.
If you no longer require a club space, please email the Office and let us know as some clubs have a waiting list.
Please click here for information on external clubs that are held at Cheam Fields
HARVEST FESTIVAL
BEHAVIOUR POLICY AT CHEAM FIELDS
We aim to guide our children towards building positive and respectful relationships, keeping themselves and others safe and protecting their community environment.
Click here to read the whole policy.
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.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
Children are to wear full school uniform from the start of term. You can view our Uniform Policy here. Please make sure all uniform is clearly named. This includes PE kits, water bottles and lunch boxes - we can then easily return any lost items.
Year 3-6 Only: Children are permitted to wear their PE kit on PE days. Please make sure they wear black shorts or jogging bottoms, a white t-shirt and a burgundy jumper on these days. Plain black trainers/plimsolls only please with no coloured symbols or logos.
https://www.schoolwearinc.co.uk/school/cheam-fields-primary-academy/
https://www.koolskools.co.uk/product-category/cheam-fields-primary-academy/
PUPIL PREMIUM
All children in Sutton will automatically qualify for Universal Free School Meals, but this does not mean automatic qualification for benefit related Free School Meals. It’s vitally important that you
still complete your school or borough’s registration form in case your child is eligible for extra funding for their school from the Government, worth £1,300 per year. That’s extra money to spend on enrichment activities, teacher development, and targeted support for the children that need it most. Depending on how schemes operate in your borough, it may also entitle you to other benefits like food vouchers during the holidays. Please register for free school meals here.
PHYISCAL CHATISEMENT
There are many different views about physical chastisement, but it is widely accepted there are much more effective ways to teach children right from wrong.
As a local authority, Sutton has seen a number of children coming to the attention of police and social care due to the use of physical chastisement and as such has worked with other local authorities on an initiative to reduce this number.
In line with this initiative, we agree that anything that causes harm to a child is unacceptable.
As a school, we have a duty to report incidents of suspected or confirmed physical chastisement to social care and the police and this can be with ot without visible bruising, grazes, scratches, minor swelling, cuts as well as stress injuries from prolonged standing, position holding as these are banned by law in the United Kingdom.
Smacking or chastising that does not leave a mark is now illegal in Wales and Scotland, and there is currently pressure being placed on the Government to make it illegal in England and Northern Ireland too. It is therefore important to understand that even if a child has been smacked but no injuries are visible, social care or the police may still choose to take further action.
If you would like support on how to manage your child’s behaviour at home, please do not hesitate to contact us, we are here to help.
Safeguarding Team
MEDICINES IN SCHOOL
We are able to administer prescription medicines in school. However we only administer medicine when the course cannot be completed at home. If you are unable to do this we would kindly ask that you do the following:
Complete the medicine form here
Ensure medicines are clearly labelled and in date
Come to the office with your child and their medicine before school each day
Your child will receive a medication label
Collect your medication from the office each day
COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS
Parents are unable to walk into school with their children in the mornings. If you have any messages or questions, you can speak to a member of the leadership team on the gate or visit the School Office. If there is anything you wish to discuss regarding your child, including any concerns about their progress or wellbeing, please speak to your child’s teacher at the end of the school day. Alternatively, you can make an appointment via the School Office. The Milepost Lead is available if a further discussion is required.
Principal - Miss Shaw
Vice Principal & SENDCo - Mrs Mann
EYFS Lead (Nursery & Reception) - Miss Boreham
Milepost 1 Lead (Year 1&2) - Miss Elkins
Milepost 2 Lead (Year 3&4) - Mrs Brain
Milepost 3 Lead (Year 5&6) - Mrs Alikhan
Curriculum Lead - Miss Weeks
WRAP AROUND CARE - ACES
Wraparound care will be provided by LEO Academy Trust from the Autumn Term. We wrote to all Parents and Carers during the Summer Term with information about the changes and how to apply. If you would like to apply for Breakfast or After School Club, please complete this form. We have spaces in our Breakfast Club, but at present our After School Club is full and we have a waiting list open.
For parents who applied in the Summer Term, we wrote to you in July about your application. This email came from the new dedicated email address - aces@leoacademytrust.co.uk and went to the email address provided on the application form. In some cases, this might be a gmail address which was recorded. If you haven't received your email, please check your gmail address if you have one.
Payment for wraparound care will be made via Arbor, and is billed after each session. You can pay as regularly as you wish to, but we ask that the account is cleared at least every half term. We will send out more information on how to pay at the start of term, and will send out payment reminders regularly.
PARENT/CARER SUPPORT
Please click here to be taken to our Support page which has information on Parent/Carer workshops/courses/resources in the local community or online
TRANSITION SUPPORT
Please click here to be taken to our Transition Support page
SIGN UP - DIGI CHOIR
On 28 June 2023, over 25,000 singers in 178 schools from all over the world celebrated Sing Up Day. There were 2 songs: 'Blossom out' by Tomuri Spicer and 'Dreams across the ocean' by Laura Bradshaw and Joseff Gnagbo. Cheam Fields features in this video.
PTFA NEWS
The Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (PTFA) of 2022/2023 would like to invite you to join the
PTFA for the new academic year 2023/2024. The purpose of the PTFA is to hold fun events to raise money for the School!
There will be an Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September.
If you would like to join the PTFA Trustee Board or as a committee member, please contact the
School Office. The four roles of Trustee Board are:
PTFA Chair
PTFA Vice Chair
PTFA Treasurer
PTFA Trustee Secretary
During the year 2022/2023, the PTFA raised over £3000 and would like to thank all the parent
volunteers who helped at the various events that contributed to this.
Cheam Fields PTFA have created a facebook page, please follow Cheam Fields PTFA for upcoming events. Alternatively any Events will be added to our PTFA News page on the newsletter!
LEO LOTTERY
The LEO Lottery raises money to enhance the opportunities for ALL our pupils!
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It’s an easy way to support our Trust and help raise funds for LEO Foundation projects
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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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