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CHEAM COMMON JUNIOR ACADEMY A member of the LEO Academy Trust Kingsmead Avenue,

uk FRIDAY 8 TH JUNE 2018 www.cheamcommon.org.uk Executive Headteacher: Mr P.

Boris & Emma, 4M Year 4 had an incredible time at High Ashurst just before half

High Ashurst. As soon as we got there, we started our first activity.

As an extra bonus, you might get to have a go at abseiling down a small wall.

activities on different sized and angled logs.

We also got the chance to stay in High Ashurst s luxurious cabins or the very

The luxurious and spacious cabins containing two bunk-beds and an optional

In the main room, there is a huge sofa, opposite a television.

They can sleep up to 12 people, and if you are in them, you get to do extra

Each morning, we had the choice of breakfast that you can help yourself to, such

On the final day, we took part in some high adventures on the High Ropes Course.

We had to climb up high to reach a platform and then jump out towards a dangling

1 CHEAM COMMON JUNIOR ACADEMY A member of the LEO Academy Trust Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park. KT4 8UT Tel.: (020) office@cheamcommon.org.uk FRIDAY 8 TH JUNE Executive Headteacher: Mr P. Hedger BA (Hons) AKC NPQH Year 4 Adventures at High Ashurst and Box Hill By Boris & Emma, 4M Year 4 had an incredible time at High Ashurst just before half term. Our adventure started with a long walk, up and over Box Hill, to the centre. We played lots of exciting games along the way before eventually arriving at High Ashurst. As soon as we got there, we started our first activity. There are lots of different activity groups, so that every-one gets to do everything. One of the activities is the amazing experience of the 30 feet climbing wall. As an extra bonus, you might get to have a go at abseiling down a small wall. Also there is an once-in-a-lifetime experience of the High-ropes, three activities on different sized and angled logs. You would get to do all three activities, varying your height, balance and speed. We also got the chance to stay in High Ashurst s luxurious cabins or the very spacious teepees, during our three days and two nights away from home. The luxurious and spacious cabins containing two bunk-beds and an optional camp-bed. It also has an en-suite bathroom with showers. In the main room, there is a huge sofa, opposite a television. The teepees are outside, in a big field. They can sleep up to 12 people, and if you are in them, you get to do extra activities in the evening around a campfire. Each morning, we had the choice of breakfast that you can help yourself to, such as coco-pops or a Full English breakfast. On the final day, we took part in some high adventures on the High Ropes Course. One activity on high ropes was the Leap of Faith. We had to climb up high to reach a platform and then jump out towards a dangling trapeze! Hopefully you managed to jump and hold the bar, before the instructors lowered you to the ground using the safety ropes. After lunch, it was time to head back to school and then on to home. We all had so much fun at High Ashurst and will never forget this brilliant trip. It was AMAZING! Thank you so much to all of the Year 4 teachers for organising a great residential trip for us. Parents and children can now view lots of photographs from the trip on our Twitter news feed at:

PLEASE COME TO OUR PTA SUMMER FAIR ON SATURDAY 7 TH JULY FROM 11AM 2PM!

Festivals. Sutton Music Service s annual KS2 Instrumental Festivals are aimed at children who participate in the 'First Access' Whole Class Ensemble Tuition (WCET) programmes.

For many years now, Sutton Music Service has been celebrating the achievements of Sutton's First Access pupils in an annual KS2 Festival.

2 PLEASE COME TO OUR PTA SUMMER FAIR ON SATURDAY 7 TH JULY FROM 11AM 2PM! Sutton Music Service KS2 Instrumental Festivals 2018 On Friday 6th July, thirty lucky children from Year 4 will be representing our school at this year s Sutton Music Service KS2 Instrumental Festivals. Sutton Music Service s annual KS2 Instrumental Festivals are aimed at children who participate in the 'First Access' Whole Class Ensemble Tuition (WCET) programmes. Over 2400 children across 17 local schools and academies gain their first experience of learning to play a musical instrument in this way. For many years now, Sutton Music Service has been celebrating the achievements of Sutton's First Access pupils in an annual KS2 Festival. This year, their KS2 Instrumental Festival will take place across five evenings at St Andrew's Church, Cheam, with children from schools and academies that participate in WCET programmes performing alongside young musicians from Sutton Music Service ensembles and our specialist instrumental teachers. Cheam Common will be featured in a concert on Friday 6th July alongside the Sutton Music Service Youth Concert Orchestra and pupils from Manor Park Primary Academy and Cheam Fields Primary Academy. Tickets are now available to buy at: Reading Zone Returns to Cheam Common Reading Zone Live is a partnership between the London Grid for Learning and Reading Zone, bringing regular interviews and live videos conferences with some of the best contemporary children s authors and illustrators to London school. Having taken part in several events over the past two years, we are delighted that Cheam Common have been invited to the next Reading Zone Live, featuring the author Philip Reeve, on Wednesday 13th June from 2:20 pm. Philip Reeve is a celebrated author, best known for his multi awardwinning Mortal Engines quartet, which is being adapted for screen by Peter Jackson and will be released in December 2018.He won the Guardian Children s Fiction Prize with this series, as well as the Nestlé Book Prize Gold Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. His most recent series Railhead is a space opera with intergalactic trains, dazzling worlds, and extraordinary characters. The first book in the series was shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie award and the latest book in the series Station Zero publishes in May Philip also creates young fiction with Sarah McIntyre. Their adventures include Oliver and the Seawigs, Cakes in Space, Pugs of the Frozen North, Jinks and O Hare: Funfair Repair, and a brand new series The Legend of Kevin, publishing in September Some of our Year 5 & 6 children will connect with Philip Reeve via video conference, to ask him questions as part of this exciting Reading Zone Live next week. Good luck everyone! Success at the UK Chess Challenge Last month, three of the best chess players from our school competed in the regional MegaFinals of this year s UK Chess Challenge. Alexander W, Shruthilaya and Joann J played six 40 minute games in one day and did incredibly well, receiving 2, 2.5 and 3.5 points respectively. Special mention for Joann who has now qualified for this year s Southern Area Semi Finals the GigaFinal in July. Well done to you all and good luck to Joann in the next round! You can find out more at:

Cheam Common Cricket Stars at the Oval Before half term, members of our Y5&6 cricket teams had the chance to visit the KIA

The children had a great day exploring The Oval, taking part in skills focused cricket drills and watching the Royal London

Eight of the team also got to play Kwik Cricket match on the outfield, right in front of the main stand during the interval

Well done to everyone who took part and thank you for representing our school so well this term.

to play for the Sutton Schools District Football Team for the 2018 2019 season.

trips to Swindon, Portsmouth, Gloucester, Oxford and Dover in store, as well lots of matches against sides from other London

Summer Fair Mufti Days As you will be aware, our PTA are organising a joint Summer Fair with the PTA at Cheam Common Infants

3 Cheam Common Cricket Stars at the Oval Before half term, members of our Y5&6 cricket teams had the chance to visit the KIA Oval for the annual Surrey Cricket Foundation s Schools Day. The children had a great day exploring The Oval, taking part in skills focused cricket drills and watching the Royal London One Day Cup match between Surrey and Somerset. Eight of the team also got to play Kwik Cricket match on the outfield, right in front of the main stand during the interval for lunch. We played Penwortham Primary School from Wandsworth in a really exciting game. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you for representing our school so well this term. Ethan & Frankie Selected for Sutton Schools Football Team Congratulations to Ethan and Frankie in Year 5 on their selection to play for the Sutton Schools District Football Team for the season. Ethan and Frankie are part of a group of just twelve boys from across Sutton who have been chosen to represent our borough in boys football next season. They will play for Sutton against representative district and borough sides from across London and the South East, with trips to Swindon, Portsmouth, Gloucester, Oxford and Dover in store, as well lots of matches against sides from other London boroughs. We are really proud of you well done! Good luck Ethan and Frankie! Summer Fair Mufti Days As you will be aware, our PTA are organising a joint Summer Fair with the PTA at Cheam Common Infants Academy on Saturday 7 th July. To support preparations for the event, we will be holding three mufti days. Children can wear their own, sensible clothes to school on the following dates, in return for the requested donation below: Thursday 14 th June - 1 donation Friday 29 th June - Year 3&4: old or new teddy bears / Year 5&6: bags of sweets Friday 6 th July - Bottles or cans for our tombola stall Thank you in advance for your support! Don t forget Sports Day is on Monday 25 th June from 9.15am 12pm. We hope you can join us!

Stars of the Week Awards & PRIDE Values Certificates Congratulations to the following children who received awards & certificates on 25 th May: Year 3: PRIDE Values: 3M Luca W, 3C Alex W, 3G Prenavi

Melissa S, 4T Taya N & 4W Charlie C - S Year 5: PRIDE Values: 5Sa Dimitar N, 5So Natalia G W, 5St Marley-Rae B & 5H Matilda T Stars of the Week: 5Sa Evie R, 5So Georgia D, 5St Ethan R & 5H Joshua H

4 Stars of the Week Awards & PRIDE Values Certificates Congratulations to the following children who received awards & certificates on 25 th May: Year 3: PRIDE Values: 3M Luca W, 3C Alex W, 3G Prenavi P & 3H Brooke H Stars of the Week: 3M Tamsin E, 3C Oli, 3G Inzar A & 3H Caitlin F Year 4: PRIDE Values: 4M Shrutihilaya G, 4D Mijin B, 4T Waris K & 4W Edward G Stars of the Week: 4M Cate M, 4D Melissa S, 4T Taya N & 4W Charlie C - S Year 5: PRIDE Values: 5Sa Dimitar N, 5So Natalia G W, 5St Marley-Rae B & 5H Matilda T Stars of the Week: 5Sa Evie R, 5So Georgia D, 5St Ethan R & 5H Joshua H Year 6: PRIDE Values: 6S Riley L, 6B Anilan S, 6G Elwyn G & 6K Emma N Stars of the Week: 6S Benjamin R, 6B Summer J, 6G Asad J & 6K Luke H-J Cheam Common Rights Respecting Schools Certificates Congratulations to the following children who have displayed outstanding, respectful behaviour last week: Year 3: 3M Anjola O, 3C Amy V R, 3G Usman M & 3H Chimaobi O Year 4: 4M Felix L, 4D Matthew G, 4T Ellie H & 4W Ryan T Year 5: 5Sa Isabelle H, 5So Ali M, 5St Amritya R & 5H Georgia R Year 6: 6S Dylan W, 6B Grace G, 6G Mali P & 6K Toby W Why not ask your child how they used our Word of the Week? Year 3 & 4 - perspective Year 5 & 6 - mundane SOME USEFUL DIARY DATES FOR THIS HALF TERM Monday 18 th June - Year 3, 4 & 5 Assessment Week Friday 22 nd June Parent Workshop with the Sutton School Nursing Team, 9am 10am Monday 25 th June National School Sports Week Monday 25 th June Sports Day, 9.15am 12pm at 4 th Worcester Park Scout Group Thursday 28 th June GymKidz and DanceKidz Summer Performance, 9am Tuesday 3 rd July Year 3 Music Assembly to Parents Wednesday 4 th July New Year 3 Induction Morning, 9.30am 11.30am Wednesday 4 th July Meet New Classes for September 2018, 10.45am Wednesday 4 th July New Year 3 Parents Induction Evening, 6pm Thursday 5 th July Year 4 Brass Concerts to Parents, 1.15pm 3.15pm Friday 6 th July Annual Reports to Parents sent home today Friday 6 th July Sutton Music Service KS2 Instrumental Festival for Year 4 Monday 9 th July Friday 13 th July Year 6 Residential to the Isle of Wight Monday 16 th July Year 6 Summer Production Dress Rehearsal to Y3, 4 & 5, 1.30pm Tuesday 17 th July Year 6 Summer Production, 2pm & 7pm Wednesday 18 th July Year 6 Summer Production, 9.30am & 7pm Thursday 19 th July Staff v. Pupils Sports Matches Thursday 19 th July Year 6 Leavers Celebration, 3pm 10pm Friday 20 th July Last Day of Term. School finishes at 2.15pm Monday 23 rd July Friday 31 st August Summer Holiday Monday 3 rd September INSET DAY Tuesday 4 th September First Day of the Autumn Term Transfer to High School Information about Transfer to High School was sent home to Year 5 parents last month. You can also download this from our website. If you need any help, advice or assistance with regards the transfer to high school process, please contact the Sutton School Admissions Team on or speak to our school office.

This week s book is taken from the Year 4 book list and is Dying to be Famous by Tanya Landman.

5 Cheam Common is Mad about Maths! This week Money Problems Battle of the Books Weekly Review Each week we put a brief synopsis of one of our Battle of the Books in the newsletter from a year group s book list. This week s book is taken from the Year 4 book list and is Dying to be Famous by Tanya Landman. Poppy Fields and best friend Graham are astonished to be given parts in a musical production of The Wizard of Oz. Even more astonishing is the series of murders that occurs at the theatre, targeting the leading lady. When Poppy and Graham investigate, little do they know that they are next on the murderer s list An exciting book that you will not want to put down! What do you think will happen to Poppy and Graham? Will they solve the mystery? Please remember to fill in a book review and get your teacher to stamp your book mark! Battle of the Books reading lists are available on from the curriculum section of our website: Science Spotted! Our weekly feature on how to tackle Science at home! This week World Cup Science With the World Cup just days away, Year 3 have designed and carried out an investigation about whether a fully inflated football will travel further than a partially deflated football. They discussed the following questions that were posed: Is a fully inflated ball too bouncy? How much air should you pump into a ball before a game? What should be kept the same? After discussing their ideas, they planned and carried out their investigation. What do you think? Will a fully inflated football travel further than a deflated football? Why? This Photo by

PARENT OPEN AFTERNOONS This term, parents from each year group are invited to come in to school to join Miss Gunner, Miss Briggs and your child s Year Group Leader for an informal coffee

Held next week, this will provide you with the opportunity to contribute towards our school development plans for 2018 2019, followed by the chance to see an art lesson taking part in

There is no need to confirm that you can attend, please just come along!

running a free parent workshop at Cheam Common Junior on Friday 22 nd June at 9am.

The talk will last for around 1 hour, with a specific focus on: how to support your child s emotional well-being how we can promote positive mental health in our children how positive

Don t forget, you can get all of the latest news and updates from Cheam Common by following us on Twitter! We use our Twitter account as the news feed of Cheam Common Junior.

You can find out more at: www.twitter.com/ccjacademy THIS WEEK S SPORTS NEWS, FIXTURES & RESULTS Good luck to all our sports teams in your inter-school fixtures next week.

Athletics Fixtures Tuesday 26 th June, District Sports Track Events, David Weir Arena, 1pm 4pm Tuesday 3 rd July, District Sports Field Events, at Westbourne Primary, 1pm 3pm Dodgeball

6 PARENT OPEN AFTERNOONS This term, parents from each year group are invited to come in to school to join Miss Gunner, Miss Briggs and your child s Year Group Leader for an informal coffee afternoon. Held next week, this will provide you with the opportunity to contribute towards our school development plans for , followed by the chance to see an art lesson taking part in your child s classroom. Parent Open Afternoons will be held from 2.15pm. We aim to finish by 2.55pm to allow parents to collect younger children from the infant school if necessary. There is no need to confirm that you can attend, please just come along! Year 6 Thursday 14 th June Year 5 Wednesday 13 th June Year 4 Monday 11 th June Year 3 Tuesday 12 th June Free Training Sessions for Parents The Sutton School Nursing team will be running a free parent workshop at Cheam Common Junior on Friday 22 nd June at 9am. The content of the workshop will provide parents with support on topics including: sleep, healthy eating and emotional wellbeing. The talk will last for around 1 hour, with a specific focus on: how to support your child s emotional well-being how we can promote positive mental health in our children how positive parenting can support Children s emotional wellbeing There is also opportunity for questions/discussion afterwards. Please come and join us! Don t forget, you can get all of the latest news and updates from Cheam Common by following us on Twitter! We use our Twitter account as the news feed of Cheam Common Junior. We will also use Twitter to keep parents up to date with residential trips, sports and music news, year group trips and other areas of school life every day, throughout the year. You can find out more at: THIS WEEK S SPORTS NEWS, FIXTURES & RESULTS Good luck to all our sports teams in your inter-school fixtures next week. Supporters are always welcome! Athletics Fixtures Tuesday 26 th June, District Sports Track Events, David Weir Arena, 1pm 4pm Tuesday 3 rd July, District Sports Field Events, at Westbourne Primary, 1pm 3pm Dodgeball Fixture Wednesday 13 th June, Year 5 & 6 Festival at Westbourne Primary, 4pm 5.15pm Cricket Fixtures Tuesday 12 th June, Y6 Borough Hardball Championship, Sutton CC, 12pm 3.30pm Tuesday 19 th June, Y6 Girls & Boys Team Friendlies v. Bandon Hill, Away, 3.30pm Thursday 21 st June, Y5 Borough Kwik Cricket Championship, Sutton CC, 12pm 5pm Football Fixture Y5 Boys TBC, John O Brien Cup, Fulham FC Training Ground Motspur Park, 10am 1pm Rounders Fixture Wednesday 11 th July, Year 5 & 6 Festival at Westbourne Primary, 3.45pm 5.15pm Swimming Fixture Friday 15 th June, Borough Gala, Westcroft Leisure Centre, 7pm Table Tennis Fixture Wednesday 4 th July, Year 5 & 6 Festival at Westbourne Primary, 3.45pm 5.15pm Tri-Golf Fixture Monday 18 th June, Y3&4 Golf Festival, Oaks Park, 4pm 6pm Volleyball Fixture Thursday 21 st June, Richmond Volleyball Tournament, 12.30pm 4pm at Grey Court School, Ham

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FRIDAY 23 RD FEBRUARY 2018

CHEAM COMMON JUNIOR ACADEMY A member of the LEO Academy Trust Kingsmead Avenue,Worcester Park. KT4 8UT Tel.: (020) 8337 1844 e-mail: office@cheamcommon.org.uk FRIDAY 23 RD FEBRUARY 2018 www.cheamcommon.org.uk