Cheam Fields Weekly Newsletter
2nd November 2018
Learning Together, Growing Together
Thank You...
We would like to say a big thank you to the PTFA for organising the 'Spooky Discos'. These were a great success and as you can see from the photos, the children thoroughly enjoyed them. It was lovely to see them having so much fun.
Don't Forget...
Monday 5th November - Poppies and Peace
On Monday 5th November children at Cheam Fields will be learning about war and remembrance. The children will complete a range of interesting activities (appropriate for their age) on the two World Wars. Children (including Early Years) may come to school wearing either red clothes to reflect the poppies or clothing of the era (Years 1-4 -Second World War (1940s), Years 5 and 6- First World War (1910s). Of course children may wear their poppies if they have them!
Walk Once a Week
Please try to walk to school at least once a week (or every day if you can) for the whole of November.
Term Dates for 2019-20 and 2020-21
The term dates for next year (2019-20) and the year after (2020-21) have now been agreed and are published on our website.
Year 3 Tate Britain Project
Year 3 classes from across London will be taking part in an exciting project with Steve McQueen , a Turner Prize winning artist, and Tate Britain. Parents, please make sure you return your permission slips as soon as possible. Please see the Tate Britain video for more information.
PE Tracksuit Bottoms...
School tracksuit bottoms are now available from Schoolwear Inc, our online school uniform provider. Just the thing for PE lessons now the weather has turned colder.
Dates For Your Diary
Here are the dates for this term. Dates may change and we will notify you as soon as possible if this happens.
Please check the dates section regularly as new dates may be added.
Monday 5th November - Poppies and Peace Remembrance Day Activities
Tuesday 6th November - Tag Rugby Year 3 & 4 at John Fisher 10am to 2pm
Tuesday 6th November - Boys Football Cup Match at Sutton United
Wednesday 7th November - Netball Match (away)
Thursday 8th November - Girls Football Match
Monday 12th November - Parents' Coffee Morning 9 am to 10 am
Monday 12th November - Year 5 Tennis Championships
Monday 12th November - Year 5 Boys Football Match
Tuesday 13th November - Girls Football Match at Sutton United
Wednesday 14th November - Netball Match (home)
Friday 16th November - Boys Football Match at Sutton United
Monday 19th November - Boys Football Surrey U11 Cup at Weybridge
Wednesday 21st November - Netball match (away)
Monday 26th November - Year 6 Indoor Athletics at Sutton High
Tuesday 27th November - Year 5 Boys Football Match at Sutton United
Friday 30th November - Year 5&6 Badminton at Cheam Common
Friday 30th November - Boys Football Match at Sutton United
Tuesday 4th December - Year 3 Tate Gallery Project
Thursday 6th December - Year 1 visit to Cheam Baptist Church
Friday 7th December - Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Concert rehearsal - morning
Friday 7th December - Choir singing at Cheam Baptist Church during the Late Night in Cheam Village event
Friday 7th December - Year 5 and Year 6 Christmas Concert rehearsal - afternoon
Monday 10th December - Reception and Year 1 Christmas Production 9.30am
Tuesday 11th December - Reception and Year 1 Christmas Production 9.30am
Wednesday 12th December - Year 2 Christmas Production 9.30am
Wednesday 12th December - Year 3 & Year 4 Christmas Production at St Dunstan's Church (performance starts at 7:00 pm but children need to be at the church for 6.30pm)
Thursday 13th December - Year 2 Christmas Production 9.30am
Thursday 13th December - Year 5 & Year 6 Christmas Production at St Dunstan's Church (performance starts at 7:00 pm but children need to be at the church for 6.30pm)
Thursday 13th December - Christmas Fair
Friday 14th December - Christmas Fair
Monday 17th December - Year 6 Kidzania trip
Wednesday 19th December - Christmas Lunch
Thursday 20th December - Christmas Parties
Friday 21st December - Last day of Autumn term - 2pm finish
Learning
Year 3 visit to Kew Gardens
Year 3 had a great return back to school after the half term holiday with a fun filled day at Kew Gardens. The children walked among the treetops, explored the temperate and palm houses and learned about the great variety of plants in the world and their importance.
Why not ask your child how they used our
Word of the Week?
Year 1: gallop
Year 2: prefer
Years 3 & 4: contraption
Years 5 & 6: reprimand
Excellence
Star of the Week Awards
Congratulations to all our Stars of the Week:
Reception Hedgehogs - Oliver
Reception Otters - George
Year 1 Badgers - Zara
Year 1 Rabbits - Lottie
Year 2 Fox - Emilia
Year 2 Owl - Freya
Year 2 Squirrel - Patryk
Year 3 Garnet - Nicolas
Year 3 Jade - Mia
Year 4 Emerald - Cooper
Year 4 Topaz - Jakub
Year 5 Amber - Emmie
Year 5 Sapphire - Megan
Year 6 Amethyst - Davey
Year 6 Turquoise - Summer
144 Club
The children in the 144 Club know all their times tables up to 12 x 12. Membership of the Club has to be achieved each half term! Congratulations to the following children who are now members of the club:
Year 4: Abalash, Vithuli and Arysha
Year 5: Theo, Joseph, Samuel, Vysh, Danielle, Aely, Eshaal, Frankie and Aidan,
Year 6: Anushka, Emilie, Arushi, Ayushi, Jayden, Samuel, Jack, Faris, Evan, Mudassir, Noah, Alec, Natalia, Anya, Jacky, Niv, Luca, J-Jay, Connie, Emely, Eve, Nabil, Gloria and Jamie, Isabella, Jack, Darcey, Isla , Alfie and Cillian
Club 1 & 2
The children in Club 1 and Club 2 know their number bonds. Membership of the clubs needs to be earned each half term! Congratulations to the following children who are now members of the club:
Year 2: Kristiyan, Najibah, Daniel, Menaal, Phoebe C, Niamh, Wali, Freddie R, Charlie, Tanvi, Oscar, Jack, Bella, Freya, Zac, Millie and Phoebe
Opportunity
Parent Coffee Morning
Monday 12th November 9:00 am to 10:00 am
This term, we are launching our Parent Coffee Mornings. You are invited to come into school to join members of the Senior Leadership Team for an informal coffee morning.
Some meetings may have a particular school-wide focus to discuss as well as the opportunity to discuss any general aspect of the school or your child’s year group, in an informal setting. These will replace the Parent Forum and provide all parents with a chance to share their views and new ideas.
Parent Coffee Mornings will be held from 9am-10am in the Community Room.
The date of the first Parent Coffee Morning is Monday 12th November 2018. The focus is our new behaviour policy.
There is no need to confirm that you can attend, please just come along!
Mrs Lester Visits Mauritius
During the half term holiday, Mrs Lester had the opportunity to go to Mauritius not for a holiday but to visit an IPC school there. She talked to the children about the concerns they have over plastic in the ocean and shared with them the actions we are taking at Cheam Fields to help stop this e.g. making sure we don't use plastic drinking straws, using re-usable water bottles and avoiding using disposable plastic bags whenever possible.
With Bonfire Night just around the corner, why not try making Sparkler Cupcakes?
Ingredients:
For the cakes:
- 200g self raising flour
- 200g butter
- 200g caster sugar
- 200g eggs (weight without shell)
- vanilla extract
- cupcake cases
For the icing:
- 250g butter
- 500g icing sugar
- vanilla extract
- edible glitter or decorations
Method:
- Place the flour, sugar, eggs and butter into a mixing bowl.
- Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Beat the ingredients together well until light and fluffy - you can use an electric whisk if you have one.
- Put the cupcake cases into a cupcake tin and evenly divide the mixture between them.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until lightly golden and risen.
- Leave to cool
- Make the icing by beating the butter and sugar together with a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Fill a piping bag with the buttercream and pipe onto the cooled cakes.
- Decorate with the edible glitter and decorations.
Free Parent Training for Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy
Cognus will be running free parent training sessions on the following dates:
- 07/11/18 3:45 – 4:45 Basic Speech and Language identification
- 07/03/19 3:45 – 4.45 Strategies for Dyslexia
- 26/06/18 4 :00 – 5:00 Occupational Therapy and Sensory Awareness
All sessions take place in the GF – Creative room, based at the Cognus offices at: Cognus Ltd, 24, Denmark Road, Carshalton, SM5 2JG.
There is no sign up or registration just simply to turn up to the front reception on the day where parents will be greeted to sign in and attend the training. These are not only informative opportunities for all interested parents, but a rich opportunity for parents to have time with a therapist in the borough to ask questions freely that are pertinent to their child’s development.
For parents unable to attend Cognus will also running our parent phone-in surgeries for speech and language enquiries on 0208 770 4754 and the dates are as follows:
- 27/11/18 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 26/02/19 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 25/06/19 1:00 - 3:00 pm