Thursday 31 August 2017

Back to School September 2017

We hope that you have had a fantastic summer break, it has flown past but it is now our favourite time. It is time to return to school for the brand new academic year.

We are looking forward to welcoming pupils in years 1-6 back to school on Tuesday 5th September.

The doors will be open for breakfast club at 7.45 am. Any pupils not attending breakfast club are welcome to make their way to their classrooms from 8.30 am. Remember all pupils should arrive no later than 8.55 am. Please note the new pick up time of 3.00 pm.

Have a fabulous weekend and we will see you bright and early on Tuesday morning.








Tuesday 29 August 2017

Reception Parents Thank You!

Thank you so much to the Reception parents who were so understanding during the trip to the beach on Friday. We haven’t had a trip quite like it for as long as we can remember. Despite being pursued by rain and having to eat their ice creams on the bus, while in their soggy clothes, the spirits of the pupils, parents and staff didn’t dim!

As a reward for their stoic attitude we have booked a session at Jump Evolution for them on Wednesday 22nd June… and it’s indoors just in case we have another weather fail!




Get Caught Reading: Caitlin

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Well done to Caitlin. Here she is getting caught reading her book while looking around Dover Castle.

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Get Caught Reading: Samanyu

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Well done to Samanyu. Here he is getting caught reading his book inn the historic caves of Kents Cavern, Devon.

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Get Caught Reading: Charlie

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Well done to Charlie. Here he is getting caught reading his book at home during the holidays.

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Get Caught Reading: Jack & Black Beauty

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Well done to Jack Eve who spent the day with Black Beauty and got caught reading Black Beauty!

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Get Caught Reading: Jacob

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Well done to Jacob Owsley who was reading outside Shakespeare's birth place in Stratford Upon Avon.

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Get Caught Reading: Sofia

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Well done to Sofia. Here she is getting caught reading her book under a coconut tree in Cuba.

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Get Caught Reading: Kanishka

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Well done to Kanishka who was caught reading twice this holiday. First she spent some time at her Uncle's tuition centre and again by the water tank at her Auntie's house. She was in Vellore, Tamilnadu in South India.

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Sunday 27 August 2017

Get Caught Reading: Caitlin, Finley & Sofia

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Well done to our latest batch of readers. Here they are getting caught reading their books in a great variety of places:

Caitlin was in Stratford Upon Avon
Finley was in Elvendon Forest
Sofia was all the way away in Cuba

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New Attendance Signage

We believe that for the children to make outstanding progress they must have outstanding attendance. We are delighted with the new Attendance Display that will help to celebrate and recognise the effort made to ensure that every pupil comes to school every day on time!

Classes can rank themselves in their Year Groups, against the average for the Key Stage and against the average for the whole school.

This is in addition to all of the individual prizes and rewards that are on offer!




Tuesday 22 August 2017

Get Caught Reading: Ella

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Well done to Ella. Here she is getting caught reading her book in the pool while on holiday in Greece.

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Get Caught Reading: Sam & Lucas

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Well done to Sam & Lucas. Here they are getting caught reading on their way back from the Harold Hill library.

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Get Caught Reading: Mrs Smith

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Well done to Mrs Smith - Headteacher at Mead. Here she is getting caught reading her book while cruising around the shores of Fethiye, Turkey.

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Get Caught Reading: Peter

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Well done to Peter. Here he is getting caught reading Peter while having a break from back to school shopping. He was reading 'Oi Frog' and having a cheeky milkshake!

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Get Caught Reading: Sam

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Well done to Sam. Here he is getting caught reading comics and doing puzzles at his Nanny's house.

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Get Caught Reading: Finley

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Well done to Finley. Here he is finding lots of quiet spots to read while exploring the Forest of Dean.

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Get Caught Reading: Mr Drakes

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Well done to Mr Drakes. Here he is getting caught reading while perched on some rocks at Hopton on Sea.

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Get Caught Reading: Freddie & Megan

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Freddie and Megan were caught reading while they studied the contents of some rock pools in Newquay.

Super Climber

Congratulations to Samanyu Handoo who has successfully climbed to the top of the highest waterfall in England.



Get Caught Reading: Tutu

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Here is Tutu reading at Church! Well done for grabbing five minutes with your book!


New Signage Installed

We were delighted to see the new signage installed today. There are fresh boards to celebrate and recognise our House Captains. We also have a great new display to recognise the work of our School Council.

Tomorrow we are likely to see new photos of the children installed and a sparkly attendance display.




Thursday 17 August 2017

Get Caught Reading: Sophie at the library

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Well done to Sophie. Here she is getting caught reading her book at the Harold Hill library.

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Get Caught Reading: Gavin

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Well done to Gavin. Here he is getting caught reading his book whilst riding the slide.

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Get Caught Reading: Harriet

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Harriet managed to combine two activities... swinging and reading! Here she is on holiday:




Get Caught Reading: Rev Rich

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Well done to Rev. Rich. Here he is getting caught reading on Colonsay Island, Scotland.

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Wednesday 16 August 2017

Get Caught Reading - Frankie

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Well done to Frankie: He used his reading skills to safely navigate his family around the South Weald park.

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Get Caught Reading - Nicole

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Well done to Nicole: She was caught reading her books while zooming along the River Thames in a speed boat!

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Tuesday 15 August 2017

Get Caught Reading - Temilola

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Well done to Temilola: She has been busy reading her books this Summer holiday while waiting for Diversity to appear at Butlins!

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Get Caught Reading - Bobby

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Well done to Bobby. He has been busy reading his books this Summer holiday and finding out some interesting facts about planes!

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Get Caught Reading - Charlie & Marmite

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Well done to Charlie. He has been busy reading his book in the garden with his dog Marmite this Summer holiday!

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Get Caught Reading - The Butler Family

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Well done to all the members of the Butler family: Tilly, Gavin & Jessica. They have all been busy reading their books this Summer holiday!

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Wednesday 9 August 2017

Get Caught Reading: Evie

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Evie looks as if she is having a very relaxing holiday in Corfu. Here she is enjoying a trip to the Blue Lagoon... what a great backdrop for a read!


Get Caught Reading: Lilly & Leo

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Lilly & Leo managed to grab five quiet minutes during a hectic tour of Colchester Zoo. We hoped you enjoyed your day out. Well done for remembering to pack the reading materials!




Get Caught Reading: Aisling

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Aisling was busy refreshing herself on what happens in the 'What the ladybird heard' story, just before the show started at the Lyric Theatre in London.

We hope she enjoyed the show!




Tuesday 8 August 2017

Changes to the School Day - School will finish at 3.00 pm for all pupils.

We have listened to feedback from our parent community and have taken this feedback on board to make changes to the school day particularly lunchtime arrangements.

As you are all aware Broadford is a school that has grown considerably over the past 5 years, from approximately 320 to over 500 pupils at present. Feedback from the parental survey, which was carried out at the February parents evening and completed by 65% of parents at the school, has led us to reflect on the current lunchtime arrangements.

Over half of the parents who gave their views, suggested that lunchtime was an area where we could improve our provision to ensure that all of our pupils were happy and enjoyed this part of the day, particularly when the pupil numbers are growing.

To make sure that all pupils enjoy the lunchtime period and can eat their lunch in a calm and relaxed atmosphere we have decided to introduce staggered lunchtimes and reduce the lunchtime break to 45 minutes from September 2017. To ensure that our teaching times are inline with statutory teaching hours the school day will finish at 3.00 pm for all pupils. We want to give plenty of  notice so that parents can make the necessary collection arrangements. Due to the change in school hours there will also be a need to change staffing hours and, unfortunately we will not have capacity to look after children who are collected after this time.

We are sure that you will agree that by doing this we will be able to ensure that;


  • there will be room for all pupils to eat their lunch in the dining room in a calm and relaxed atmosphere,
  • there will be adequate numbers staff to supervise pupils whilst outside, 
  • with reduced number of pupils at lunch at anytime, there will be enough space and resources for the pupils to use without overcrowding, 
  • all pupils will be able to socialise with their friends and enjoy their free time, 
  • pupils will be able to start the afternoon ready to learn. 
Lunchtime will now be at the following times;

11.45 - 12.30 - EYFS and year 1
12.00 - 12.45 - Years 2,3 & 4 
12.15 - 1.00 - Years 5 & 6

Pupils in all year groups will now finish school at 3.00 pm. After school clubs will finish as the usual time of 4.15 pm. (Further information will be sent out regarding clubs when we return to school in September.)

Thank you for your continued support and co-operation.