Weekly Newsletter
14th July 2023
STAFF UPDATES
Staffing Changes
We are very pleased that staffing is extremely stable for next year. However, we do have to say a sad farewell to two members of our family.
Sadly we have to say goodbye to Mrs Cano, who has worked at Cheam Fields for many years, has been an integral part of our teaching team as well as leading Computing & Digital Skills across the school. She has worked hard over the years to introduce Seesaw in EYFS and Year 1 and has led the Digital Leaders alongside Mr Clements for a number of years. Mrs Cano will be very much missed. We thank her for her dedication and hard work and wish her all the best for the future!
We also have to say farewell to Mr Honeysett, one of our Sports Coaches, who is also leaving us. He will be working at one of the other LEO Trust Academies . He has been an important part of the PE team for the last two years and we will miss his sense of humour and ability to make us all laugh. Thank you Mr Honeysett and good luck next year!
Cheam Fields Primary Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team for 2023 – 2024 is:
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
Milepost Leads are accountable for the monitoring of the curriculum and pastoral provision for children. They track the progress and achievements of children in their milepost, ensuring that strategies are in place to maximise achievement. They are also responsible for the day to day management of their teams; motivating and developing the teachers and support staff within their phase. They are the next point of contact after your child’s class teacher.
Classes for September 23/24
On Monday 10th July most children will be meeting their new class teacher for next year. They will have the opportunity to spend some time in their new classroom, taking part in an activity with their new teacher and class.
EYFS (EYFS Lead - Miss Boreham)
Nursery
Butterfly - Mrs Eaton, Mrs Hickman & Mrs Oakley
Reception
Hedgehogs - Miss Gill
Otters - Miss Boreham & Mrs Harris
Milepost 1 (KS1) (Milepost Lead - Miss Elkins)
Year 1
Badgers - Miss White
Rabbits - Miss Breeden
Year 2
Owls - Miss Cunningham
Foxes - Miss Elkins
Milepost 2 (Lower KS2) (Milepost Lead - Mrs Brain)
Year 3
Amber - Mrs Brain
Emerald - Mr Ranthe
Year 4
Jade - Mrs Halota
Opal - Miss Lennard
Milepost 3 (Upper KS2) (Milepost Lead - Mrs Alikhan)
Year 5
Sapphire - Mrs Alikhan
Topaz - Miss Grant
Year 6
Amethyst - Miss Weeks
Turquoise - Mr Clements
CHANGES TO SCHOOL HOURS - FROM SEPT 23
SCHOOL HOURS FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 (Year 1-6 Only):
From September 2023, Department for Education guidance is changing to say that children from Year 1 upwards must be in school for 32.5 hours per week.
In order to ensure we meet these requirements, school will continue to be open for Year 1-6 children from 8:30am but registers will close at 8:45am. In order to ensure that children are in their classrooms by this time, the gate will be closed at 8:40am.
The end of the school day will change slightly for some year groups. Year 1-4 will now finish at 3:15pm and Year 5 & 6 will finish at 3:20pm.
These changes are essential to ensure that we are meeting these requirements.
If you have any questions about next year, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Leadership Team. We look forward to continuing to work with you and your child/children next academic year.
DIARY DATES - SUMMER TERM
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 - (Please see Upcoming Events here)
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
STARTING NURSERY/RECEPTION AT CHEAM FIELDS
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
Please click here for information on Schools out of Borough
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MENTALLY HEALTHY SCHOOLS
Dealing with change and transitions toolkit Primary
The end of an academic year brings a range of emotions. It is a time for reflection and celebrating achievements, as well as excitement with the summer holidays on the horizon. However, it is also a time of change and upheaval which can feel difficult and cause anxious feelings. Some children will have come to the end of their time at primary school and will be getting ready to leave, and the others will be preparing to move on to a new school year next term. Everyone in school will also be preparing for the shift from the routine of the school day, to no formal education structure across the summer break. In this toolkit, we’ve collected resources to help primary pupils deal with change and prepare for the summer break. We’ve also included resources for those pupils who will be leaving your school, to help them feel more settled and prepared. We’ve also worked with education staff mental health charity Education Support on some guidance for staff, to help you look after your mental wellbeing over the holidays.
Resources for pupils: dealing with change here
SUMMER EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS
Please check out the Extra Curricular Clubs page here for lots of activities for children in the summer holidays.
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.
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!
GIRLS FOOTBALL ACADEMY TRIAL
SUMMER READING CLUB
We’re encouraging children (4-11 years old) to read six books over summer. Parents/Carers can sign their children up to the challenge and pick up a Summer Reading Club passport, filled with suggested children's books to read over the summer holidays. In celebration of Sutton STEAMs Ahead, our recommended reads are all on the theme of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). Please click here for more information.
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.
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/
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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IMPORTANT UPDATES