Our CPF Parent Calendar can be used to see everything that is happening in school. The calendar will be included on every newsletter but you can also view it anytime you want by using this link.

You can also login to your own Google Calendar and then use the following Calendar ID to link this calendar to you own: c_lu5obr3pvvar75jg3iijc6dmps@group.calendar.google.com

If you would like to add this calendar to an Apple device, you can use this iCal formatting: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_lu5obr3pvvar75jg3iijc6dmps%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

LEARNING

Maths

Our teachers have been preparing and delivering lots of exciting lessons this term. Children from Nursery to Year 6 have been learning about a broad variety of topics in their maths work this week. As you can see, everyone is hard at work! If you would like to support your child at home with their maths work, the children from each year group have been learning:

  • EYFS: shape and subitising

  • Year 1: subtraction and number bonds

  • Year 2: subtraction

  • Year 3: 3 digit word problems

  • Year 4: solving addition and subtraction word problems

  • Year 5: multiplication

  • Year 6: fractions

EXCELLENCE

Doodle Maths and Times Table Rockstars

Children across all years at Cheam Park Farm continue to work hard on their Doodle Maths and times tables both at home and at school which is great!

This week Scott Class are our top Doodlers.

Congratulations to Rohan in Armstrong Class, Isabella in Newton Class, Param in Mandela Class and Maya in Anning Class for all achieving a 100-day streak!

Well done also to our 4 CPF pupil leaders on TTRockStars: Mughees (Y3), Jazmine (Y4), Vikasni (Y5), Adeela (Y6)


England Rocks Competition is starting Monday 8th November at 7:30am and finishes on Thursday 11th November at 7:30pm. Please encourage your children to log on and join in with the competition as we have the chance to win Amazon vouchers for our school (£100 for the winning maths primary class, £90 for the second place maths primary class and £80 for the third place maths primary class). Good luck to all that participate!

On Friday every week we award two children per class a 'Star of The Week' certificate. This is given to children who have impressed their teachers throughout the course of the week. We also give one child per class a 'Be The Best You Can Be' certificate for demonstrating our Excellent Learner values.

Winners for the last two weeks are...

OPPORTUNITY

Financial Education - The Martin Lewis Money Show

We are proud of the rich and ambitious curriculum we offer all our pupils at Cheam Park Farm. This includes ensuring our children are provided with opportunities to take part in Financial Literacy lessons. Last year we were recognised as a Young Money Centre of Excellence and we are delighted that this led to our staff and pupils being asked to take part in the Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV last week. Our children spoke so clearly about the importance of understanding money and how to budget so well done to all involved with this!

NEWS

SCHOOL STREETS SCHEME


All parents will have received a letter regarding the latest School Streets Scheme initiative.

The scheme will started on Monday 1st November 2021. Restrictions have been enforced via the use of Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras.

There are no physical barriers preventing vehicles from entering so there will be no impact on emergency vehicles. The school street scheme is operating between 8.20am and 8.50am and between 2.45pm and 3.30pm only on Monday to Friday inclusive during school term time only.


ANTI BULLYING WEEK

On Monday 15th November we will be launching Anti-Bullying Week and supporting Odd Socks Day! Throughout the week, children across the school will be attending assemblies, workshops and carrying out activities and discussions in class around this important subject.


BABY NEWS

We are delighted to share with you the news that our SENCO, Mrs McGauley gave birth to her baby boy , Cian Thomas McGauley, on 3rd October. We wish Mrs McGauley and her husband every happiness with their new baby.

NORTH CHEAM HUB READING CHALLENGE


It has been great seeing the children reading books to help reach our North Cheam Hub challenge of reading 5000 books in November.

Thank you for all your donations so far on our Go Fund Me page to raise money to revamp and develop classroom book corners with up to date and vibrant books to encourage the children's love of reading. So far we have raised a fantastic £250! Please click on the link for our Go Fund Me page: North Cheam Hub Reading Challenge

Happy reading!

COVID UPDATES

We all hope that the return to normality both in and out of school continues.

This section of our newsletter will continue, however, to update you with any changes as they occur. We will update links below with the latest government and Department for Education guidance as necessary.

Latest Guidance

We will always signpost you to the most up-to-date guidance regarding Coronavirus via this button. Please familiarise yourself with this information regularly so that you are aware of any changes.

POPPY APPEAL

We will be selling items to raise money for the annual Poppy Appeal. These will be available for children to buy each day up until 11th November. Poppy sales have started this week on Molesey site and children on Kingston site will be able to buy items from Monday 8th November.

Children are welcome to bring in money if they wish to purchase a wrist band (£1) , snap band (£1.50), reflector (50p) or zip pull (50p). These are suggested donation prices. Paper poppies will also be available to children for a voluntary donation.

ATTENDANCE

Our overall school attendance is currently 95.2%

We know that children having good attendance and punctuality has a direct impact on how well your child gets on in school. Children who attend frequently are far more likely to achieve academic success than those with poor attendance who tend to fall behind in their learning.

ATTENDANCE MATTERS, because...

  • Children with good attendance achieve much better in their learning

  • Time off disrupts learning for you child, and also for the rest of the class

  • Children who miss school miss out on their right to a full education

  • It is your legal responsibility to ensure that your child attends school regularly

  • Persistent unauthorised absence could lead to court action, including fines

SCHOOL LUNCHES

LEO CATERING

Our school catering provision is offered to all children across the Trust by LEO Catering, our in house catering supplier.

The menus are created and refreshed three times a year, catering for children with allergies and are available to view on the LEO trust website.

LEO meals are freshly cooked on site and our menus follow government food standard guidelines and offer excellent value at £2.30 a day for a main meal, dessert, choice of salad bar, fresh bread daily and vegetarian and Halal options. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive a free meal funded by the government’s Universal Infant Free School Meal grant and we encourage anyone in any year group who thinks they may be eligible to apply for free school meal funding to apply.

We look forward to welcoming you to our table where eating well is always our aim.

Please see the link below for further information about LEO school meals.

LEO Catering

FREE SCHOOL MEALS

We are happy to provide free school meals to parents who are eligible for this offer. Please see the link below for information on Pupil Premium and how to apply.

Pupil Premium

PTFA

Upcoming activities

The PTFA 'Treat stop' event on Sunday 31st October was a great success raising £340.50.

We are also running our annual 'Christmas Card' fundraiser. It is always very successful and the children love having a hand at designing their own Christmas cards, mugs, etc.

We have Mufti days in upcoming weeks in support of our Winter Wonderland Xmas Fair on Saturday 4th December 1-4pm. Many thanks in advance for all your contributions.

Uniform

Many thanks to everyone who has sent in old uniform for our PTFA to sell on. Donations have been so generous that we do not need any more at the moment. We will let you know when our stocks run low again and we need more items.

If you have any questions, please get in touch by emailing cpfpptfa@leoacademytrust.co.uk.

Thank you for your support.

UPCOMING PARENT WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOL

Thank you to all our parents who attended our EYFS and KS1 English workshops. We received incredibly positive feedback and are pleased that parents found them both stimulating and useful.

We have 2 more workshops you may be interested in attending:

Monday 8th November - KS2 Maths Workshop

Monday 15th November - KS2 English Workshop.

It would be great to have as many parents as possible attending these events and thank you for your support. Please click here to let us know if you are planning on attending.

LEO INCLUSION AND WELL-BEING HUB

We are really pleased to share our Inclusion Support site for parents. We know how hard it can be to support learning at home, particularly if your child finds aspects of learning challenging. We hope these resources help! Our top tip is to start with the FAQ's page. We would love to hear your feedback.

Click HERE to access the site.

SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD'S SLEEP

A good night’s rest is essential to a healthy lifestyle – protecting you physically and mentally as well as boosting your quality of life. Click on the image for Part 3 of our video to support you with helping your child to get a healthy night's sleep.

We will continue to share more useful videos over the next few weeks.

SCHOOL NURSING SERVICE

Children, young people and families with any concerns can contact the school nursing service via phone or email. For parents, the school nursing duty line number is 0208 770 5409 and is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. For children and young people who require support, the contact number is 0208 770 4409 from Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, or the email address is schoolnursing@sutton.gov.uk

SUPPORTING PUPILS IN SCHOOL WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS

Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy wishes to ensure that pupils with medical conditions receive appropriate care and support at school. This policy has been developed in line with the Department for Education’s guidance released in April 2014 – “Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions”.

Please ensure all asthma inhalers and Epipens are in date.

When a child is prescribed medication such as antibiotics ask the GP for one that can be taken three times a day – before school, after school and before bed.

NATIONAL ONLINE SAFETY AND PARENTAL GUIDANCE

We are aware that some current programmes popular with our older children may well contain inappropriate content. Please click here for guidance on parental controls on Netflix.

Click here for NSPCC guidance on parental controls.

Please click on this link for a list of top tips for ensuring your child remains safe online.


Please click on this link for Parentzone parent drop-ins focusing on digital safety.

SCHOOL FUND

We pride ourselves on offering our children varied and exciting experiences and activities that help to support their learning of the curriculum.

The School Fund allows us to provide additional activities across all year groups.

We have a voluntary school fund donation of £10 a term / £30 a year per child or £40 for a family if there are siblings at the school.

Parents can pay for School Fund online via our Arbor payment system. Log into the parent portal and on your child's home screen under accounts you will see School Fund, click into this and select Top Up Account. You can then choose to pay the £10 or £30, if paying for a family for £40 please pay on your eldest child's account). Please ignore the weekly payments, you just need to make the one off payment for either the term or academic year as you choose.

We would like to thank you for your continued support.

POST BOX

A reminder to everyone that the post box outside the main entrance (M) is secure and can be used as a drop off point for communication. It is opened every day.

Please can we ask that you park considerately and safely at drop off and pick up times. Please do not park on the zigzags or across driveways in the roads around school. Thank you for your cooperation.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

We often have job opportunities that arise somewhere across the LEO Academy Trust. You can access details about jobs via the images here or keep checking the LEO Staff Vacancies section of the website by clicking here.

EASY FUNDRAISING

Please click on this link for information about how you can be part of Easy Fundraising, the UK's biggest charity shopping site.

LEO LOTTERY

If you haven't already, please do take part in our LEO Lottery. With a potential jackpot of £25,000 up for grabs every week and guaranteed cash prizes each and every week, why not get your tickets now......


For full details about the LEO Foundation Lottery and to support LEO Academy Trust, click on the "Buy A Ticket" button on the accompanying poster.