Tuesday 28 November 2023
Friday 24 November 2023
Weekly Newsletter - Friday 24th November
Mrs L Nicholls: Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,Part 1 Broadford News
Christmas Fayre
We are hosting our first Christmas Fayre after school on Friday 1st December, 2023 between 3.30pm - 5.30 pm straight after school.
Raffle tickets will be on sale every day after school via the school office. We have a variety of prizes once again from an alcohol hamper, Christmas hampers to vouchers for pie and mash and even a very large Christmas Elf! Tickets are priced at £3 for 1 strip and 2 strips for £5.
We are no longer accepting bookings to see Father Christmas.
There are NO after school clubs on Friday 1st December.
At the Christmas Fayre there are a variety of festive games to play, 14 in total. To play the games you must purchase tokens beforehand. These will be on sale outside of school before the fayre. The tokens cost 50p each or 12 for £5.
Christmas Dinner
Week beginning 11th December pupils have the opportunity to enjoy Christmas dinner in school. This will be served to different year groups on different days. This is so that pupils can eat their Christmas dinner in the hall and enjoy a festive experience. Due to the fact that the kitchen will be cooking over 300 Christmas dinners daily there will be a different menu for the rest of the school on their non Christmas dinner day please see below.
Christmas dinner will be roast turkey with the trimmings and there is also a vegetarian option which is festive and vegetarian sausage puff.
Wednesday 13th - Early years, years 1 & 2
Thursday 14th - Years 3,4,5 & 6
Children can wear Christmas jumpers and headwear on their Christmas dinner day if they would like to.
On your child's non Christmas dinner day the kitchen will be preparing a cold service consisting of tuna, cheese or ham baguettes. These will be ordered via sQuid as normal. Christmas dinner is free due to the universal free school meals offer excluding Nursery pupils.
Christmas Concerts
We are looking forward to welcoming you all into school from 4th December for our annual Christmas concerts. We hope that you are able to join us to celebrate.
Nursery, Reception and Year 2 Christmas Concerts
These concerts will be performed in the Sorrell Hall which is located in the old building. Please wait by the double grey doors which are on your left as you look towards the main office doors. One of our prefects will welcome you in once all of the pupils are in place. Due to numbers there are only 2 tickets per child so please have these ready when you arrive.
Years 3,4,5 & 6
These concerts will be performed in the Charlton Hall which is located in the new building. Please wait at the gate on Faringdon Avenue where the waiting area is. Some one will welcome you in once all of the pupils are in place. Due to numbers there are only 2 tickets per child so please have these ready when you arrive.
After each performance, each class will come forward to have their photographs taken. We ask that you do not surround the children but stay where you are to take a photograph of your child. The children will go back to their classes to get changed. Once all children have left the hall then the adults will be able to leave.
After the final performance of the day, pupils will be allowed to leave early. Please make your way to where you normally collect your child so that they can be dismissed. If you have other children in school who you wish to collect at the same time please tell them on this day to make their way to their siblings' classroom to be collected together. Please do not go to the office. As I am sure you can appreciate we have a lot of pupils to dismiss and we cannot do this from the office. We very much appreciate your support and co-operation in this.
Festive Jumper: Friday 8th December
Please wear normal school uniform, but swap the school sweater for a festive jumper. We will be collecting donations for Save the Children. We suggest £1 per family please. Thank you.
Christmas Dinner
Week beginning 11th December pupils have the opportunity to enjoy Christmas dinner in school. This will be served to different year groups on different days. This is so that pupils can eat their Christmas dinner in the hall and enjoy a festive experience. Due to the fact that the kitchen will be cooking over 300 Christmas dinners daily there will be a different menu for the rest of the school on their non Christmas dinner day please see below.
Christmas dinner will be roast turkey with the trimmings and there is also a vegetarian option which is festive and vegetarian sausage puff.
Wednesday 13th - Early years, years 1 & 2
Thursday 14th - Years 3,4,5 & 6
Children can wear Christmas jumpers and headwear on their Christmas dinner day if they would like to.
On your child's non Christmas dinner day the kitchen will be preparing a cold service consisting of tuna, cheese or ham baguettes. These will be ordered via sQuid as normal.
Donations
We are looking for donations of coloured plastic carrier bags and small twigs and sticks for year5 and year 2 art projects. If you have these or you are able to collect these items please send them into school and pupils can give their donations to Mrs Said.
Thank you in advance for any donations you are able to offer.
Part 2 Broadford Information
Autumn Term Dates
INSET Dates for 2023-24
Havering school term dates 2023-2024
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 27th November is week 2 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.45.
Part 3 Pupil and Parent Responsibilities
At Broadford Primary pupils, parents and carers are expected to meet three key responsibilities
Pupil Job 1 - Come to school every day on time
Parent responsibility - Ensure that your child arrives for school on time, every day and ready to learn.
Weekly Attendance Target 96%
KS1: 91% KS2: 94% Overall: 92%
Congratulations to Mulberry and Ash who top the attendance table this week.
Job 2 - Do your best in every lesson
Parent responsibility - Support your child’s learning at home.
E for Excellence Winners
These wonderful children have demonstrated excellence this week.
Star Writers
These children have been awarded a star writer certificate and golden pencil in recognition of their excellent writing, use of powerful vocabulary and sophisticated writing techniques.
Ashlean, Shivanshi, Zach, Zofia, Callissya, Deivydas, Hashir, Anna, Elsie, Maisie, Tyler, AJ, Lily, Rosie, Eason, Amerah, Maxi, Flynn
I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Chloe, Miqdaad, Maya, Adalind, Anna, Paige
Tracker Awards
Job 3 - Be kind and polite to everyone you meet
Parent responsibility - Model politeness and kindness to everyone you meet.
Housepoints
Pupils are awarded housepoint for using kind words and actions and demonstrating good manners. These go towards their house teams weekly total but they are in competition with their teachers (Dudley - orange house). If pupils do not demonstrate these behaviours then the teachers' house teams are awarded the house points instead.
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher
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