Friday 15 March 2024

Weekly Newsletter - Friday 15th March, 2024

Headteacher: mrs L Nicholls 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Part 1 Broadford News

University of Broadford
We are sadly coming to the end of our Broadford University courses and what a great 10 weeks we have had. I have seen so many happy, smiling children, bursting to tell me all about the wonderful things they have been learning at their University of Broadford sessions. The children have all shown great resilience and reciprocity while working through their courses and we couldn't be prouder of how much they have all achieved.
We would now like to invite you in to celebrate your child’s achievements. The dates and start times for each course are as follows. This year the University of Broadford project included pupils from years 3-6.

Monday 25th March @ 2pm

Tuesday 26th March @ 2pm

Wednesday 27th March @ 2pm

Thursday 28th March @ 2pm

Dynamic Drummers

Mad Science - Miss Betty's Group

Sock Cats

Get Fit Friday

I'm a Pupil Get Me Out Of Here

Lyrical Masters

Crocheting

BSL

Around The World In a Term

Cracking Clay

Mad Science - Miss Kenealy's Group

Chess Champions

Comfy Cushions

Fashionistas

Creative Cards

We ask that  parents/carers wait at the lower gate on Faringdon Avenue, by the waiting area , a member of staff will be there to escort you in at the start time.
We look forward to welcoming you into school for our wonderful graduations.

Easter
It is only a few weeks till we finish for the Easter break. I know that it feels like we have only returned from the Christmas break! However, to mark the occasion all pupils will be taking part in an easter egg hunt during the week beginning 25th March and we will be hosting Broadford’s Easter parade on Thursday 28th March. We are inviting all pupils to take part in designing, making and wearing with pride an Easter bonnet/hat. It is £1 to enter the competition and this will contribute towards our fundraising total this year. 
The bonnet/ hat could be made from card, paper, or use a baseball cap/sunhat/woolly hat as a base. Then allow your child to decide what they would like on their hat, it could be flowers, signs of new life such as Lambs, chicks and chocolate eggs. It can be anything linked to Easter.
We can’t wait to see all of the creations in school on Thursday 28th March. Happy crafting!


Fundraising
Adventure Island Wristband - £15
We have 300 wristbands for Adventure Island priced at £15 each. This is a great day out for the whole family and at a reduced price. If you would like to purchase wristbands they are available from the school office before and after school, cash only please. 

Summer Fete

After our successful fete last year, we are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting another fete this year on Saturday 15th June. Save the date!

Mother’s Day Sale
The response to our Mother’s day sale was overwhelmingly positive. Thank you all for your support and as a result we raised a fantastic £1625.95 which will go towards our fundraising total this year. 


End of Term and After School Clubs
We break up for Easter on Thursday 28th March children will be dismissed at the usual time of 3.15pm. The summer term will resume on Monday 15th April, however, this is an INSET day. Pupils return to school on Tuesday 16th April.
Next week is the last week of clubs with the final session on Friday 22nd March. 


Part 2 Broadford Information

Autumn Term Dates 

Tuesday 19th March 

Year 3 & 6 VR workshop 

Thursday 21st March 

Year 1 sportshall athletics

iRock concert - pm
Rotary quiz semi finals

Friday 22nd March 

Parent open forum @ 2.30 pm

Monday 25th March  

UoB Graduations Years 3-6 @ 2pm 

Dynamic Drummers

Mad Science - Miss Betty's Group

Sock Cats

Get Fit Friday

Tuesday 26th March

UoB Graduations Years 3-6 @ 2pm 

I'm a Pupil Get Me Out Of Here

Lyrical Masters

Crocheting

BSL

Wednesday 27th March 

UoB Graduations Years 3-6 @ 2pm 

Around The World In a Term

Cracking Clay

Mad Science - Miss Kenealy's Group

Thursday 28th March 

Easter Parade - make your own hat

Waterstone’s trip for year 3 spinebreakers 

UoB Graduations Years 3-6 @ 2pm

Chess Champions 

Comfy Cushions

Fashionistas

Creative Cards

End of spring term


INSET Dates for 2023-24

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Polling Day 

Day 5

4th September

5th September

30th October

15th April 

2nd May 

24th July 

Havering school term dates 2023-2024


NSET Dates for 2024-25

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4 

Day 5

2nd September

3rd September 

14th February 

21st July 

22nd July 

Havering school term dates 2024-2025


Havering Catering Services

Week beginning 18th March is week 1 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: 96% KS2: 94% Overall: 95%
Congratulations to Pine  and Elm who top the attendance table this week. 

On Time Shout Outs!
This week, these classes had no lates on these days. 

Monday 11th

Tuesday 12th

Wednesday 13th

Thursday 14th

Friday 15th

Willow

Pine

Beech

Alder

Beech

Elm


Pine

Pine

Pine

Birch


Maple

Cherry

Cedar



Lime

Ash

Maple



Birch

Lime

Willow




Birch

Lime





Birch


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.

Nursery

Thomas & Monroe

Ash

Anya

Alder

Alayah

Cedar

Hussain

Apple

Zakariya

Cherry

Teddy

Aspen 

Nusayr

Elm 

Logan

Apricot

Ahmad

Maple 

Elliot

Beech

Jessica 

Willow 

Georgia

Walnut 

Ryan

Almond

Simon

Mulberry 

Isabelle

Lime 

Elyakim

Pine

Joshua

Oak 

Harvey

Rowan

Zofia

Birch

Isaac



Larch

Blake



Redwood 

Sienna



Learning Power Awards

These are the key skills that our children will need to learn effectively in class and to be successful later in life. 

Reciprocity

These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective  ideas and methods from others. 

Tayla, Autumn, Thomas,Vinnie, Safiyyah, Bella, Alex, Eesa

Reflectiveness 

These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning. 

Lucas, Rithik,Isabella, Charlie, Fazah O,  Zayd, Najhat, Teodor, Flynn

Resilience

These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks. 

Sophia, Aisha, Kayden, Noah, Fariha, Chirag, Emily, Dina

Resourcefulness   

These pupils have been curious about learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. 

Charlie, Olivia, Ahmad. Osayande, Poppy-Rae, Lily-Anne, Rosie, Jack

 

Certificate of Presentation

The following children have been recognised for the beautifully presented work in their books. They clearly take pride in all that they do and are doing their best in every lesson. 

Chisom


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. 

Harley J, Abrish, Rory, James, Rio, Tiffany, Tiana, Gabriel B, Macie, Sophia, Leo, Aaron, Abdulkarim, Lyra, Gracie, Isabella, Prakhyati


I Made My Teacher Happy

These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week 

Adyaan, Sophie, Nasrat , Carter, Batool, Faizah D, Elisa, Hope, Hope H, Nehemiah, Darci, Chalva, Lemar


Tracker Awards



Prestige 

Double Prestige

Bronze certificate

Nicole, Ashton, Elyssa, Kateryna, Elliott-Ellis

George


Silver Pencil 

Lola


Maisie

Gold Bookmark


Asher, Christian


Gold certificate 

Hamdiya, Emma, 



Platinum prize 

Aryaan, Louie -Ray, Paige

Eden


Platinum certificate

Nasrat, Lucas

Shivanshi


Diamond prize

Darci



Diamond certificate 

Olivia, Ibukun, Lucas, Meerab



Star prize 

Luke, Tiana

Jayden




Star certificate 

Chisom, Veer




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. 

Farringdon 

Red house  

Chatteris

Blue house

Dulverton

Yellow house 

Cricklade

Green house

Dudley

Orange house

484

552

639

715

500

Weekly Winner - Cricklade Green house


I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Yours sincerely,

 

Mrs L Nicholls 

Headteacher