Friday 6th March, 2026
Dear Parents and Carers,
Part 1 Broadford News
World Book Day and Broadford’s Big Book Giveaway
We had such a fantastic day in school yesterday, celebrating World Book Day and our first Broadford’s Big Book Giveaway! Thank you to each and every one of you for your commitment in supporting your children to look so good and in donating so many books! The children had great fun taking part in lots of reading-related activities throughout the day - take a look at our blog posts here.
Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Week
Pupil job number 1 - Come to school everyday on time
Another wonderful Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality week at Broadford, thank you to everyone who made an effort to arrive at school everyday on time. The overall attendance for the week was 96%, which means we have hit the target! Congratulations to you all for doing job number 1. We saw those pupils making an extra effort to arrive before 8.45am to ensure that they get to put their names into the lucky buckets and we appreciate your effort. Keep it up!
Congratulations to the lucky bag winners, we hope you enjoy your prize bags.
Reception: Kasim, Evandy, Ayan
Year 1: Hunter, Andrew, Ronnie
Year 2: Harley, Mason, Zakariya
Year 3: maya Andrea, Mohammad, Zach
Year 4: Kosta, William, Rohith
Year 5: Ksenija, Madeline, Tyler
Year 6: Adela, Dunsin, Evageline
Elm class achieved the highest attendance in KS2 with 99.3% and Apple class achieved the highest attendance in EYFS/KS1 with 98.6%. Both classes have earned themselves a non school uniform day next Friday 13th March.
Look out for the next Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Week, which will be after the Easter break.
After School Clubs
Next week is the last week for after-school clubs. All spring term clubs will finish on Friday, 13th March. There will also be no clubs on Tuesday, 10th, and Wednesday, 11th of March due to Parents' Evening.
Culture and Religion Day and Careers Chat
World Culture & Religion Day (26th March):
Share your heritage! We need volunteers to lead mini-workshops, share traditional food (with an ingredients list), show cultural clothing, or teach languages. Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/eRi4QUJ94bZ9WpTV8. On the 26th of March, children are invited to dress up in outfits which best represent their culture or religion.
Career Chats: Help our children "Reach for the Stars." Whatever your job—from mechanic to coder—come in for a short chat about what you do and the skills you use = Please sign up here: .https://forms.gle/LFn7WEthEAq3uE65A
University of Broadford Graduations
We are sadly coming to the end of our Broadford University courses and what a great run 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 ;
Monday 16th March @ 2pm | Tuesday 17th March @ 2pm | Wednesday 18th March @ 2pm | Thursday 19th March @ 2pm | Friday 20th March @ 2pm |
Dynamic Drummers
Friday Film Club
Dancing through the Decades
| Sketching Stars
Around The World
Maths Masters Club | Calligraphy
Creative Cards
Crocheting
F1 Fanatics
| Fashionistas
Artopia
Masterpiece Makers
Puzzle Book Fanatics
| I'm a Pupil Get Me Out Of Here
Chess
Broadford Podcast |
Your child will be able to tell you which class they have been studying.
If parents/carers could please 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.
Fundraising
Easter Raffle
Tickets for our Easter raffle are on sale via parentpay. Tickets are priced at £3 per strip or 2 strips for £5. There are a variety of eggs in all different sizes and a selection of Easter baskets up for grabs!
Mothers’ Day Sale
Once again this year we will be selling Mothers’ day gifts. These are priced at £4 per gift and payable via Parentpay . There are a variety of gifts available, key rings, socks, pretty coasters and soft toys. Gifts will start to be sold on Monday 9th - Wednesday 11th March. NEXT WEEK.
Adventure Island Wristband - £18
We have 300 wristbands for Adventure Island priced at £18 each. This is a great day out for the whole family and at a reduced price. If you would like to purchase wristbands please pay via Parentpay and then pick up the wrist bands from the school office.
Part 2 Broadford Information
Spring Term Dates
Monday 9th - Wednesday 11th March | Mother’s day sale |
Tuesday 10th March | Redwood class visiting Romford Market
The Nest stay & play session Parents evening |
Wednesday 11th March | Parents evening |
Thursday 12th March | VR workshop years 4&6
Year 3 spinebreakers Harold Hill library trip |
Monday 16th March | UoB Graduation @ 2 pm |
Tuesday 17th March | Nursery - Freshwater Theatre
Larch class visiting Romford Market
UoB Graduation @ 2 pm |
Thursday 19th March | UoB Graduation @ 2 pm |
Friday 20th March | Parent Forum @ 1 pm UoB Graduation @ 2 pm |
Tuesday 24th March | Easter Raffle and Easter hat parade |
Thursday 26th March | Culture Day |
Friday 27th March | Last day of Spring term |
INSET Dates for 2025-2026
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Polling Day | Day 4 | Day 5 |
1st September | 2nd September | 13th February | 7th May | 1st June | 20th July |
Havering school term dates 2025-2026
Spring term:
Monday 5 January to Friday 27 April 2026
Summer term:
Tuesday 13 April to Tuesday 20 July 2026
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 9th March is week 2 on the Havering catering services menu.
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%
Congratulations to Elm and Apple 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.
Nursery | Jersey and Lianna | Ash | Happiness |
Alder | Sofia | Cedar | Albie |
Apple | Aahan | Cherry | Charlie |
Aspen | Zion | Elm | Eva |
Apricot | Jazelle | Maple | Alfie |
Beech | Emily | Willow | Ilinca |
Walnut | Liza | Birch | Athena |
Mulberry | Aarav | Larch | Adyaan |
Pine | Chalva | Redwood | Haileigh |
Rowan | Zachary | Almond | Elyana |
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| Lime | Rehan |
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| Oak | Zayd |
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. | Kateryna, Madison, Adra, Abdulafiiz,Aaira, Charlie, Safwaan, Eliza, Oliver, Vikhyat, Parisa, Max |
Reflectiveness These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning. | Sienna-Rae, Luna, Evie, Kamari, Alexandra, Ayaan, Paige, Yoyo, Maximus, Anna, Alexandra, Jorgie |
Resilience These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks. | Elizabeth, Luca, Eddy,Siana, Jayjay, Aadhvik, Veronika, , Bruno, Jackson, Amira, Nina |
Resourcefulness These pupils have been curious about learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. | David, Darcie, Stefania, Alariah, Emma, Alexandra, Ksenija, Emma, Sadid, Isabella |
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.
Milan
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. Amelia, Emily, Ivy, Daniel, Adela, Kevin, Dija, Arthur, Poppy, Ellio, Erikas, Harley, Jason, Victor, Emmanuel, Lochlan, Eden, Rebecca, Emmalee, Eishan
I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Rory, Lawrence, Rohith, Jessica, Lily, Aisosa, Amila, Levi, Shahaan, Nathaniel
105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford
These pupils have read 5 books and earned their Bronze certificate.
Chalva
These pupils have read 10 books and earned their Silver certificate.
Charlotte, Chalva
These pupils have read all 15 books, earning their Gold certificate and completing their trackers.
Matty, Charlotte, Frankie, Aaira, Emem, Mujtaba
Tracker Awards
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| Prestige |
Bronze certificate | Eva, Aiza, Dhaksha, Ibukun, Dhaksha |
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Silver Pencil |
| Victoria |
Silver certificate | Isaac, Kajus, Arya, Zaviyar, Oscar, Sadid |
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Gold Bookmark | Sadana |
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Gold certificate | Oliver, Safwaan, Hunter, |
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Prestige prize | Elizabeth, Kezia, Veronika, Mohsin, Mason |
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Prestige certificate | Mava, Carter |
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Diamond certificate | Aisha, |
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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 |
831 | 691 | 854 | 790 | 537 |
Weekly Winner - Dulverton Yellow house |
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher
