We hope you have all had a positive week. Staff from Cheam Common Infants wanted to share some messages with you. Click on the link to watch our video.
We’re delighted that
@CCIacademy
continues to be a good school.
Congratulations to all our staff & governors on the outcome of our inspection. We’re really proud of the report!
Thank you to our parents, wider school community & everyone at
@LEOacademies
for all your support.
We're absolutely delighted to have been accredited with a
@ChallengePartnr
Area of Excellence award for the use of technology.Thanks to all our of pupils, parents and staff for their commitment and dedication!Looking forward to continue to share our practice across
@LEOacademies
!
We are pleased to announce our winning cake design. The School Council looked at all of the entries and chose the winning design. Our Catering Team made the cake for us. We are looking forward to eating a slice of cake tomorrow!
Today a child from Year 2 completed his writing assessment. He was so proud of his writing, he popped down to my office to share his work.
@LEOenglish0
To celebrate national sports week, Key Stage 1 has a visit from Sutton United's mascot 'Jenny the Giraffe'. They also learnt about the role of a mascot to help support the team.
@LEOsports7
@LEOacademies
@suttonunited
This afternoon the children have been enjoying their rainbow parties to celebrate finishing school tomorrow. Thank you to Friends and donations from our families we were able to get some party food and balloons! 🎈🥳🎉🌈
📱 Phones at the ready!
It’s time to scan the QR code and take part in our sustainability quiz on
@nearpod
with Henry Greenwood from
@Greenschoolsuk
. Have fun!
#LEOConference22
🦁 🌱 💦 🌍 ♻️
The Playtime Buddies were really excited to see the 3 Bees sign they helped the Marketing Team to design. They are looking forward to seeing the signs up in the playground soon.
@theresehoyle
Congratulations to
@CCJacademy
for being shortlisted for such a fantastic award. You've helped us so much to develop the use of technology in a truly impressive way! Looking forward even more work together.
We’re incredibly proud to have been shortlisted for
@tes
Schools Award in the best use of technology category. Wonderful recognition of the incredible work
@grahammacaulay
&
@MrsShirley8
have led at Cheam Common & across
@LEOacademies
. Technology is changing how we learn & teach.
Our English Power of Reading planning
@clpe1
based around the book Claude in the City by
@Alex_T_Smith
generated some amazing writing and illustrations from our Y1 and Y2 children
@CCIacademy
last week. We are looking forward to seeing what they do this week!
It's a Friday feeling...the Reception and Nursery staff
@CCIacademy
are fully immersing themselves in dress up day. What fun we have had and what a great way to end a succesful week of learning Nursery rhymes!
#WorldNurseryRhymeWeek
So proud of our great EYFS team!
Our Reception children have been learning about space. One of our children knew lots of facts & shared his knowledge with his class. He received a postcard from the school & his mum shared his postcard with
@astro_timpeake
Today he received a reply from Tim!
@LEOearlyyears
🚀👩🏾🚀
Next week pupils will be taking part in a sponsored event organised in conjunction with
@SuttonEdTrust
to raise money for Epsom & St Helier Hospitals Charity
@EsthCharity
inspired by
@captaintommoore
. Click on the link below to donate to this great cause. .
We are really looking forward to welcoming the children back and sharing our new environments with them. Don’t forget to visit our website for more information about September!
Some of our Reception children went on safari with
@nowpressplay
'On Safari' experience! Using their binoculars they looked at the tall trees, had to search for water and met a giraffe, meerkat, elephant, lion and a snake!🐘🦒
#WeAreLEO
🦁
Today our School Councillors and Mrs Hughes led an assembly to launch our ‘Be Ready to Learn’ initiative. More information to follow soon. We are buzzing with excitement!!! 🐝
We are really missing our lovely Reception children. We have a special message for you to remember always. From Miss Griffiths 🐿 Mrs Harris 🦊 Mrs Suk 🦔 and Miss King 🦡. We are so proud of each and every one of you💛 🌈
#youarewonderful
Nursery talked about how they can stop,slow down,breathe&relax.They watched Little Cloud,the animated story by
@ericcarle
(our author focus).They then went into the garden and laid on the grass carpet to see what they could see in the clouds as they passed by
#ConnectWithNature
Our Year 1 children have been practising to write a recount of their weekend. Great use of past tense, adverbials of time and adventurous vocabulary.
@LEOacademies
@LEOenglish0
Today Year 2 used Jamboards in their science lesson to look at different food groups and how much of each group they should eat for a healthy diet.
@LEOacademies
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Healthy Schools London Bronze Award. A big well done to Mrs Champness who has championed her subject and completed the application.
@LEOsports7
@HealthySchoolsL
@SSPSutton
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the silver award for Healthy Schools London. Thank you to Mrs Champness for leading on this.
@HealthySchoolsL
Mrs Hughes has had a very busy morning. She has just started the Reception World Book Day assembly to talk about the love of reading.
@LEOenglish0
@LEOenglish0
You can always count on our Nursery team to embrace a fun Friday
@CCIacademy
. Celebrating the end of
#WorldNurseryRhymeWeek
they will be singinging nursery rhymes all day.
Mrs Murray and Mrs Sharpe are excited and ready for our 2nd day of Nursery goodbye and good luck visits. We are so proud of all of our Fawns and Rabbits!🤩
Well done to Mrs Rymill for participating during the LEO conference reflecting on the Leo digital strategy and the importance of teaching our EYFS and Key Stage 1 pupils digital skills.
#LEOConference23
🦁
Their was not a dry eye in the house for Year 2's Leavers assembly today. They recalled their learning during their time at CCI and sang their hearts out. We will miss them !
@LEOacademies
#WeAreLEO
We are proud to share with you our Sutton Music Education Plan Bronze certificate in recognition of the range of musical opportunities our pupils experience.
@LEOacademies
@LEO_music7
@Sutton_Music
Thank you to
@EvoHannan
&
@NikWilliamson_
from
#InnovationX
for your visit to Cheam Common! Some members of our School Council really enjoyed working with you. We were left feeling inspired to follow our dreams. Go boldly!
#LEO2030
Today Eco Squad visited
@RHSWisley
They learnt about the tallest tree in the park which was the 'coast redwood',it’s only a baby as it is only 100 years old but they can live to 2500 years old.They explored plants that live in different climates and explored the gardens. 🌲🌳🌸
Today something exciting happened in Reception. A rocket crash landed into their playground and there were footprints. The children were very surprised and immediately started investigating. They were wondering who or what was visiting.
@LEOearlyyears
To our
@CCIacademy
family,remember you are doing a fantastic job keeping your family both physically & mentally healthy.This is very important!Don’t forget you do not need to complete all the activities. It’s important to be active especially when it is sunny!
#LEODistanceLearning
This week we are launching our pupil wellbeing strategy- HAPPY. Today we are focusing on Holistic Support. The children have learnt how to say hello and goodbye in makaton.
Our 'mud mufti' day has been a huge success. We can not wait to share the progress of our Reception and Nursery garden/forest areas with you. Thank you very much to everyone who donated.
@LEOacademies
@LEOforestschool
After having our Elf Run assembly delivered by St Raphael's, we cannot wait for our Elf Run on Friday 9th December. Please remember to sponsor us.
@LEOacademies
@St_Raphs
🎄 Great to see everyone enjoying the St Philip’s with Christ Church Christmas Tree Festival this weekend. Well done to all of the children, schools and community groups involved. Very impressive displays again this year. 👏 🎅
@thetenthbb
@CCIacademy
Cooper spotted his recycled bauble on the Boys Brigade Christmas Tree 🎄 at St Phillips Church Tree festival - it was all so pretty . Loved the
@CCJacademy
12 days of Christmas tree too
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Our Fireflies are enjoying listening to Christmas carols and decorating our tree in after school club.
@LEOacademies
A fantastic turnout and lots of delicious homemade cakes at our Friends of Cheam Common fundraiser coffee morning for Macmillan.
#MacmillanCoffeeMorning
@LEOacademies
Over the holidays, we have decorated the staffroom, moved the intervention room, replaced the Year 1 girls toilets and moved the library. We can’t wait to start using our new spaces.
As Spring 1 term comes to the end, the Reception children have been looking back at their learning this term. They have particularly enjoyed learning about the rocket crash and the dinosaurs.
@LEOearlyyears
Year 2 have been innovative learners this week. They have been creating video clips using a green screen and
@wevideo
. Click on the link to watch a clip
An exciting event has happened in the Reception playground. A shiny rocket has crashed. But who left behind the dusty footprints and slime? The children have enjoyed solving the mystery!
#learning
Here's some more musical Maths for
#LEOMathsWeek
This time the Y1 Finches are in the spotlight, performing body percussion repeating patterns 😃👏🎵
@LEO_maths
@LEO_music7
Today Reception had two parents visit their classrooms to talk about being a nurse and a doctor. The children asked lots of interesting questions and learnt the difference between doctors and nurses.
@LEOearlyyears
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The children are getting excited for World Book Day. Classes are decorating their doors with different front covers. Can you guess the books?
#WorldBookDay2020
#learning
As part of science week, Nursery have been developing their scientific skills of observation and describing changes by looking at the effect of water on skittles.
@LEOacademies
@LEOScience2
In the past Henry VIII used to enjoy chasing wild boars and jousting but in the present we are playing lots of different games. Some of which have been 'crazes of the week.'
#positiveplaytimes
We have loved having Audrey visit us today. The children all commented how much she had grown since her last visit in the Autumn Term. Thank you Rowan Perkin
@wbeingwoofers
@LEOinclusion
@LEOacademies
It might be raining outside but there are lots of things you can do inside. Why not try some baking? Or maybe if you can't be outside with the plants you could make and label a plant inside.
Today Year 1 and Year 2 children attended
@Chance2Shine
sessions. Chance to Shine is a charity that aims to give children the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket 🏏
@LEOsports7
#opportunities
This morning Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed their World Book Day assembly. The adults showed their costumes and Mrs Hughes spoke to the children about why it is important to read books.
@WorldBookDayUK
@LEOenglish0
A big thanks goes to our parents at CCIA for their recent, generous book donations organised by one of our Reception parents. Our library is full once again! Reading continues to be the golden thread of our curriculum.
We are so proud to receive our golden headphones from
@nowpressplay
for taking part in their '100 Experience' competition. Our children love the immersive experiences to enhance their learning That you NPP.
@LEOcomputing
#WeAreLEO
While our school remains open, we’re ready to help children continue with their learning during any closure. Pupils now have access to our new Distance Learning website. Daily activities & resources are now being added. Watch this space!
#HomeLearningUK
💻
Year 1 enjoyed their number talk session today. The children worked out different ways to get the answer 10. The children challenged themselves and found lots of different ways!
@LEO_maths
We are continuing our Pupil Wellbeing launch (HAPPY) this week. Today we are focusing on Aspirations. The children have come to school dressed in what they like to be when they are older. Can you guess what they would like to be?
@LEOinclusion