100% Attendance & Attendance League.

We have some impressive statistics for our attendance this term. 

115 pupils have managed to maintain a perfect score which means that 23% of our population is at 100%. 

17 of them come from KS1 and 98 from KS2. 

We were delighted to reward them with their certificates and badges this week. 

Well done on ensuring that you have done Job #1 brilliantly… turn up every day on time! 

Lots of other pupils received a 96%+ award and are still in the running for some extra bouncy time during Go Bonkers day! 

Congratulations to Pine and Cedar class who have managed to finish top of the class attendance league. Their overall total of 119 and 123 means that they have really earned their reward which they will enjoy at the beginning of the new year!

Super Spellers Autumn Term

These pupils have shown real resilience by ensuring that they didn't drop a single point in their spelling tests across the autumn term!

As a reward for their endeavour, each pupil received £5 of vouchers and a shiny certificate!

Congratulations!

 

Weekly Newsletter - Tuesday 20th December, 2022

Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

In this final newsletter of the year, I would like to thank you all for the support you have shown the school over the last 12 months. Watching all the children come into school this morning, speaking with parents and talking to the staff you would be hard pressed to know that we are at the end of the longest term of the year. Certainly, we have lots to smile about with all that your children have achieved during 2022 and they can all finish the year with a great deal of pride.

 

Broadford is such a wonderful place to work because we have such a strong community spirit. We value your support and the way you have championed the success of your children. Everyday I continue to be inspired by the pupils and my colleagues and all that they do together to make Broadford the special and unique school that it is. 

Thank you as well for all the cards and gifts that have been given to staff. On behalf of them I would like to thank you for your kindness and generosity. I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year… see you in 2023!

Goodbye!
Mrs Rice has started her maternity leave but there is no baby news as yet. Today we say goodbye to Mrs Hathaway who has been teaching with us since 2019. Mrs Hathaway is taking some time away from teaching and we wish her all the best with her future plans.
Mrs Gradley is leaving us and moving to a SEN  school after nearly 10 years at Broadford and teaching 300 children. We wish Mrs Gradley all the best for her future and we shall miss her positive attitude very much. Mrs Gradley wanted to express her thanks to the Broadford community;

  I have had the absolute pleasure to call Broadford my home for the past 10 years. I have worked in every single year group with the most amazing colleagues and senior leadership team. I wanted to take this time to say goodbye to all of my past and present pupils and wish you all the absolute best for 2023. As part of my teaching journey I have always wanted to work in a specialist school and I will be leaving Broadford to become a SEN teacher in a local Havering school. 

I will miss my class and year group so much and all of the children I have had the pleasure to teach and work with. Our children at Broadford are amazing and inspiring people. I laugh everyday that I come to school and love watching all of the many lightbulb moments I have witnessed during my time here. I will truly miss everyone. 

Thank you to all of the parents and carers for your support during my time here.

Lastly, I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Spring Term After School Clubs
Application Form for Spring 2023 After School Clubs
Please reply by Midnight on Tuesday 3rd January.
There are limited spaces in each club and these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and the clubs are already filling up fast. You may select one 1st choice and one 2nd choice of club.
Children can attend a maximum of 2 clubs each (1 club for Reception children this term).
Applications will close at midnight on Tuesday 3rd January.
Places in a club will only be given if you apply via this form - The school office can no longer issue places on a club.
When places have been allocated, clubs that are full will be removed from the list of choices.  Late applications will be considered if there are still spaces in a club.
Please complete a separate form for each child you have within school. 

Attendance News

I am delighted to announce the winners of the attendance league for the Autumn term - Pine (EYFS & KS1) and Cedar (KS2) classes! They will enjoy their reward at the beginning of next term, congratulations to all of the pupils in these classes who have remembered their number one job of coming to school every day on time. The overall attendance for this term is 93.4%. We have the Spring term to make 2.6% improvement to reach our  target of 96%. 

Housepoint Reward

I am thrilled to say that yellow house (Dulverton) are the autumn term winners! They have earned the most housepoints during this term and will enjoy a reward when they return in the spring term. Well done to all of the members of yellow house for displaying pupil job number 3 - being kind and polite to everyone that they meet. 

First Day of 2023

We are looking forward to seeing all children back at school in January 2023. There are no clubs at the beginning of term, so all pupils should be picked up promptly by 3.10pm. Essex After School Clubs will commence on the first day of term and are available for childcare until 6.00pm. School opens again on Thursday 5th January – Breakfast Club at 7.45am – with the doors opening at 8.30am for all other pupils. 

Start of Day Arrangements for 2023
During the snow, we felt very nostalgic and remembered how great it used to be that all children used to come through the same gate every morning and start the day together. Lots of parents commented last week on how great it was to start the day at the front of the school. So we have listened to your feedback and from the 5th January we would like to revert to our former morning routine. This involves all pupils coming through the main gate in front of the school office.
Nursery pupils will enter the nursery via the nursery door.
Reception pupils and children in classes pine, mulberry, cherry and cedar can use the first door.
Pupils in years 1&6 can use the second door closest to the Charlton building.
Pupils in rowan, ash, birch, larch, willow, maple, redwood and elm can enter via the double grey doors. 

We look forward to welcoming all pupils into school this way from Thursday 5th January.
End of day arrangements will be the same as usual and parents can collect pupils from their classroom doors.
Thank you for your co-operation. 

 

INSET Dates for 2022-23

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
1st September	2nd September	31st October	20th February	5th June

Havering school term dates 2022-2023

Spring Term Dates 

5th January - 10th February
20th February - 31st March 

Summer Term Dates
17th April - 26th May
5th June - 21st July   

Havering Catering Services

Week beginning 1st January is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.37. 

Please be reminded that your child’s sQuid account should be topped up at all times. We cannot provide dinners for pupils whose account exceeds a debt of £10. If you are experiencing difficulties please contact Mrs West in the school office who will be able to provide you with support and  assistance.  

I am very pleased to inform you that the school kitchen now offers a halal chicken option. Whenever there is a chicken dish on the lunch menu there will always be a halal option available for those pupils who follow a halal diet. 

Wishing you all a very peaceful and restful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Eat, drink, be merry and make the most of the quality time with your families. We look forward to seeing you in 2023!

Yours sincerely,

 

Mrs L Nicholls 

Headteacher

Weekly Newsletter - Friday 16th September, 2022

Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls 

Dear Parents and Carers,

This week the kitchen have served over 600 Christmas dinners. The children enjoyed their delicious turkey with all of the trimmings in front of the roaring fire and Christmas tree in the hall. They finished their lunch with a scrumptious ice cream and a traditional chocolate coin.
Thank you to Michelle and the kitchen team for keeping our bellies full of festive cheer this week. 

Snow
It turned out to be a much different week than initially expected. Thank you very much for your support with the closures and the different arrangements at the start and end of the day. These arrangements will be in place on Monday and Tuesday next week. 

Spring Term After School Clubs
Application Form for Spring 2023 After School Clubs
Please reply by Midnight on Tuesday 3rd January.
There are limited spaces in each club and these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
You may select one 1st choice and one 2nd choice of club.
Children can attend a maximum of 2 clubs each (1 club for Reception children this term).
Applications will close at midnight on Tuesday 3rd January.
Places in a club will only be given if you apply via this form - The school office can no longer issue places on a club.
When places have been allocated, clubs that are full will be removed from the list of choices.  Late applications will be considered if there are still spaces in a club.
Please complete a separate form for each child you have within school. 

Thank you!

Your generous donations in the Christmas Bucket  at the end of each performance last week  have raised £519.61. This will go towards purchasing new equipment in the outdoor areas for our Opal project. Voluntary contributions on Christmas Jumper day raised £98 which will go to the very worthy charity Save the Children, Thank you.

Reception Applications - Deadline 15th January 2023

3 and 4 year old children will be starting school in September 2023. Children born between 01 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 will be starting at an infant or primary school Apply online between Wednesday 01 September 2022 and Saturday 15 January 2023 For school admissions information and to apply, go to www.havering.gov.uk/admissions/primary

Spare Uniform
If you are having a clear out over the holidays and have uniform that no longer fits your children, we would love donations of school t-shirts, jumpers, skirts and trousers and particularly boys and girls socks. Many thanks. 

Christmas Parties

There will be Festive Parties for children in Nursery, Reception and years 1-6 on Monday 19th December. You don’t need to send in party clothes or food. The pupils can wear their school uniform but they are very welcome to bring in a festive jumper (and headwear if they have it) to wear for the occasion.  We will also provide all the food for them too.

Final Day of Term: Tuesday 20th December

We finish school onTuesday 20th December. School opens again on Thursday 5th January  – Breakfast Club at 7.45am – with the gates opening from 8.30am and breakfast bagels will be available in the classrooms. 

Autumn Term Dates - Second Half
Christmas dates confirmed and included below

Monday 19th December	Christmas party day in school KS1 & KS2 film nights 3.10 pm - 5.00 pm
Tuesday 20th December	Last day of Autumn term

All of the dates above are available on the school calendar which can be accessed via the school website.
Look out for the blogs on all of the above events. 

INSET Dates for 2022-23

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
1st September	2nd September	31st October	20th February	5th June

Havering school term dates 2022-2023

Weekly Attendance  Target 96%

KS1: 86% KS2:   88%   Overall:  87%

Congratulations to Beech and Redwood who top the attendance table this week.

Havering Catering Services

Week beginning 19th December is week 2 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.37. 

Please be reminded that your child’s sQuid account should be topped up at all times. We cannot provide dinners for pupils whose account exceeds a debt of £10. If you are experiencing difficulties please contact Mrs West in the school office who will be able to provide you with support and  assistance.  

I am very pleased to inform you that the school kitchen now offers a halal chicken option. Whenever there is a chicken dish on the lunch menu there will always be a halal option available for those pupils who follow a halal diet. 

E for Excellence Winners

These wonderful children have demonstrated excellence this week.

Nursery	Harriet Eliza	Cedar	Tayla
Alder	Adelina	Cherry	Elliot
Apple	Ashlean	Elm	Stefania
Aspen	Alexandra	Ash	Pranav
Apricot	Milkail	Birch	Aida
Beech	Victor	Larch	Megan
Walnut	Vikhyat	Maple	Sarah
Mulberry	Thomas	Redwood	Tele
Pine	Carina	Willow	Faizah O
Rowan	Nyasa	Almond	Rebeca
		Lime	Livi
		Oak	Adam

 

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. 

Finley

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.  

Shivangi, Luke, Pippa, Zayd, Jide,Tomi, Oscar, Ife, Dunsin Anaelle, Deivydas, Darci, Eddie, Harvey,Fatima 

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. 

Mavis, Isabella, Fatimah, Pine class, Mulberry Class, Rowan Class, Louie, Noah, Krasimir, Harvey, Princess

Reflectiveness 

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

Isabelle, Oscar,Adra, Taylor, Isabella

Resilience

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

Aksanan, Teddy, Thomas, Alice, Adu, Amedea

Resourcefulness   

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

Zoe, Selina, Mason, Khushbakht, Lola

I Made My Teacher Happy

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

Subhan, Wais, Pragya, Evie, Jessica, Alexandra, Cherry

 

Tracker Awards

		Prestige
Bronze certificate	Zach, Kezia, Maya-Aisha
Silver certificate	Thomas, Summer,	Frankie, Megan, Noah
Gold bookmark	Emmy, Jack
Gold certificate	Chuka
Platinum certificate	Sophia
Diamond prize	Rithik,
Star prize	Shivangi

I hope you all have a lovely weekend, keep warm and stay safe. 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mrs L Nicholls 

Headteacher