Weekly Newsletter
17th November 2023
CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER - AUTUMN
Please click on the relevant years to see lots of useful information about what the children will be learning this Autumn Term along with PE days
If you complete any optional home learning tasks, remember to come and show Miss Shaw or Mrs Mann.
REMINDERS
Please be reminded that Parents and Carers are not able to stay on site to watch either morning or after school clubs. Our gates open at 8.25am and no children or Parents/Carers should be on site before this, unless attending a club.
Parents and Carers of children who attend Aces will be let through the gate before 8.25am. Please do not let anyone through the gate as you are leaving.
If you are leaving your children outside school before 8.25am, please ensure they know that they must not come in before the gates open at 8.25am, even if the gate is opened to let someone into breakfast club.
Please also be reminded that Parents and Carers should not enter the school building via any other entrance than the School Office. If you are late to collect your child, please come to the Office
SWIMMING
Swimming is part of the national curriculum. Children need to be taking part in their swimming lessons on their alloacted days. Please ensure that the children come to school with all their correct kits.
CHILDREN IN NEED
The whole school embraced the Pudsey spirit to support the BBC Children in need. Thank you to all who have helped make this day a success and we look forward to buying cakes after school in the hall (Friday 17th November)
LEO PARENTS/CARERS SURVEY
As part of our continued commitment to improving our school and outcomes for each and every child, we are asking for your opinions and feedback. The children and staff have completed a similar survey within school.
Your feedback and observations are valuable. This is your chance to express your views and allow us to act upon them. The results will also give us a benchmark against which we can judge our future improvement.
Here is the link to the online questionnaire for you to complete by Friday 8th December.
DIARY DATES - AUTUMN TERM
Monday 13th November - Christmas Jumper collection - Details here
Friday 17th November - Children in Need cake sale - After school in the hall
Monday 20th November - Year 6 - Trip to Sutton life centre - Details here
Tuesday 21st November - Year 6 - Last Swimming lesson
Wednesday 22nd & Thursday 23rd November - PTFA School Discos - Details here
Tuesday 28th November - Reception - Story Telling Workshop - Details here - Please note date change
Tuesday 28th November - Owls & Opals - Last Swimming lesson
Thursday 30th November - Year 2 - Time Traveller Workshop - Details here
Monday 4th December - Christmas Jumper Sale - Details here
Tuesday 5th December - Year 1 - Magical Toy Workshop - Details here
Wednesday 6th December - Foxes & Jade - Last Swimming lesson
Wednesday 6th December - Maggie's Carols - Invite only
Thursday 7th December - Year 3 & 4 - Christmas Concert at St Dunstan's Church 6:30pm - Details here
Friday 8th December - Year 5 & 6 Christmas Concert at St Dunstan's Church 6:30pm - Details here
Wednesday 13th December - Year 2 - Christmas Concert at Cheam Fields 9:00am - Details here
Thursday 14th December - Year 1 - Christmas Concert at Cheam Fields 9:00am - Details here
Monday 11th - Friday 15th December - Last week of school led clubs
Friday 15th December - St Raphael's Rudolph run & Christmas Mufti - Details here
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd December - No school led clubs
Monday 18th December - Reception - Christmas Concert at Cheam Fields 9:15am - Details here
Tuesday 19th December - Nursery - Christmas Concert at Cheam Fields 11:15am - Details here
Wednesday 20th December - Christmas Dinner - Details here
Thursday 21st December - All Years - Christmas Class Parties - Mufti
Friday 22nd December - SCHOOL FINISHES 2:00pm
Spring Term 2024
Monday 8th January - Back to School
Future Term Dates here
SPORTS CALENDAR
LEO WINTER SPORTS CAMPS - CHEAM PARK FARM
Beat the January Blues with LEO Sports Winter Holiday Camp!
Get your kids active and having fun this winter with LEO Sports Winter Holiday Camp!
Dates: 2nd January - 4th January
Times: 9am-3pm
Where: Cheam Park Farm (Kingston)
Activities: A variety of multi-sports activities, including football, basketball, dodgeball, Badminton, table tennis and more!
Cost: £18 per day
Bring a packed lunch.
Your kids will have a blast learning new skills, making new friends, and getting active!
Limited spaces available, so book early to avoid disappointment!
LEO WINTER SPORTS CAMPS - CHEAM COMMON JUNIORS
The provision will be from 7.30am - 6.00pm and the charge per child will be £33.00 per day. Breakfast
and Snack Tea will be provided - children will be required to bring packed lunch from home.
The activities are as follows:-
Tuesday 2nd January - Plaster of Paris
Wednesday 3rd January - Biscuit Making
Thursday 4th January - Winter Wonderland Crafts
Friday 5th January - Party Games
Please click here
LEO ACADEMY - FAMILY SUPPORT
WRAP UP LONDON
This winter, the Community Club members are collecting unwanted coats to help people who might need help keeping warm. Please donate clean coats to the office during the week 20-24 November for the Club to take to the local ‘Wrap up London’ depot later this month. They should be clean and in good condition.
CHRISTMAS ARTWORK
PTFA NEWS
LUNCH AT CHEAM FIELDS
During this half term, we have received feedback from Parents and Carers that their children are not always able to have the choice they would prefer from our School Lunch Menu.
Each morning, your child’s teacher asks them whether they are School Dinner or Packed lunch. From Monday, we will be making the following change to improve the lunch time menu selection process:
Your child will be able to choose the jacket potato/pasta option during morning register. If your child would like a jacket potato/pasta for lunch, they will need to say this when the register is taken. They will be given a yellow wristband to wear and will need to keep this on so they can be identified in the lunch hall. Years 4 - 6 will receive their wristband in the morning, Reception to Year 3 will be given theirs just before they go to the hall.
In order to help ensure that your child has the option they would like, please download and share the menu with your child so they are aware of the options available.
As per the menu, Jacket potatoes are available as an option on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Pasta is available on Tuesday and Thursday.
Please ensure you update Arbor if there are any changes to your child’s dietary requirements or their food allergies.
Please remember we are a Nut Free School!
SUTTON LOCAL AUTHORITY - YOUTH NEWSLETTER
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.
CHEAM FIELDS HOME LEARNING
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
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
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION
Children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 are due to start primary school in September 2024. Applications are open now and close on 15th January 2024.
Please click on the links below for information about applying via Sutton Council. If you live in a different Borough, you will need to make your application through your home Borough Council.
Applying to start primary school - Sutton Council
eAdmissions Application Process Film - YouTube
If you have any questions about applying for Reception, please contact the School Office.
LEO LOTTERY
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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.
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