Homework at Broadford Primary School

 

At Broadford Primary School we believe homework is about balance.

We understand that homework can be an ideal opportunity for consolidation for some, a battle for others, an opportunity for creativity for some of our pupils or quality time for carer and child in what can often be a very busy week.

Daily Homework Expectations

There are home-based tasks that we know help your child at school.  These are fundamental and must be completed every day:

These are 'on average' expectations:
- 15 minutes of reading per night (EYFS. KS1 and KS2)
- 15 minutes of mathematics per night (KS1 & KS2)
- 15 minutes of spelling per night (KS1 & KS2)

Other Learning Opportunities at Home - optional

Click on the year group link to take you to to a booklet of home-based learning.  It contains ideas linked to reading, maths and other areas of learning.  

Nursery	Rec'	Year 1	Year 2
Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6

Y1 - Y2: Homework Bingo - optional

We understand children have commitments outside of school but if you have time, children in KS1 are encouraged to take part in 4 or more learning tasks from the Bingo cards at home.  This will be celebrated at school.  Please follow this link for this term's Homework Bingo.

Y3 - Y6: Worldly Wise Challenge - optional

Children in KS2 take part in weekly Worldly Wise assemblies where they learn 'a little about a lot'.  The Worldly Wise Challenge is an opportunity for children to carry out further research linked to the half termly topic.  Please follow this link for more information on this term's topic.

Fact Hunter and SPAG Detectives - optional

Each week, children can solve a SPAG error or complete their own research for an interesting fact on a given topic (click here to see this term's).  In recognition of applying SPaG skills to real life situations and investigating crimes against the English Language AND in recognition of insatiable appetite for knowledge

and ability to sniff out amazing facts, children will be celebrated in school with their peers.  

Weekly Newsletter - Friday 24th February, 2023

Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back, I hope that you all had a wonderful half term break.

World Book Day
We will be celebrating World Book Day on Friday 3rd March.
Children are invited to dress as their favourite book character and there will lots of reading activities during the day for them to participate in.
This year, we are looking to help our planet (and save a little money) by reusing and recycling unwanted fancy dress items. If you have items at home that you no longer have a use for we would gratefully accept them! We kindly ask that all donations are made by Wednesday 1st March 2023.

Shared mailboxes and communication
To ensure that staff are able to dismiss all children safely at the end of the day, we ask that if you would like to speak with your child’s class teacher that you wait till they have finished dismissing their pupils. Alternatively you could send an email to arrange a time to meet with them. They are checked daily and can be used to ask questions, pass on information or check details:
nursery@broadford.havering.sch.uk
reception@broadford.havering.sch.uk
year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk
year2@broadford.havering.sch.uk
year3@broadford.havering.sch.uk
year4@broadford.havering.sch.uk
year5@broadford.havering.sch.uk
year6@broadford.havering.sch.uk
We thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

Teachers Strike - Thursday 2nd March
As you are aware the NEU has called a teachers strike on Thursday 2nd March. We will be sending communications regarding the arrangements to all parents as soon as the plans have been finalised.

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: 93%             KS2: 95%              Overall: 95%
Congratulations to Rowan and Larch who top the attendance table this week.

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 27th February is week 1 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	Rostam and Amelia	Cedar	Freddie
Alder	Nicholas	Cherry	Grace
Apple	Levi	Elm	Amelia
Aspen	Sophie	Ash	Irfan
Apricot	Alice	Birch	Karim
Beech	Noah	Larch	George K
Walnut	Gabia	Maple	Olivia
Mulberry	Callissya	Redwood	Danny
Pine	James	Willow	Kerys
Rowan	Robyn	Almond	Ceejay
		Lime	Aimee
		Oak	Jesse

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, Harvey, Logan, Veer, Bella, Rio, Kayden,Lily, Osayande, Dhriti
Reflectiveness  These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.	Nikita, Carter, Maggie
Resilience These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.	Victor, Max, Ruby P, Lidia, Thomas, JJ, Sophia, Ella, Nathanial
Resourcefulness    These pupils have been curious about learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.	Poppy-Rae, Anu, Autumn, Zach, Iyinope

 

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.
Elkah. Iniya, Viviana, Naiara, Izaan, Ryan,

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.
Ibukun, Zyana, Nicole, Isabella, Merlyn, Eesa, Abrish, Nyasa, Maya, Ethan, Varvara, Aliza, Oliver, Carla, Isla,Bella, Jaxon, Thomas, Asher, Eden

I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Pragya, Dina, Parisa, Teddy-James, Riley, Duke, Raffy, Shaylee

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Yours sincerely,

Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher

Junior Duke Bronze Award

We are delighted to be able to implement the Junior Duke Bronze Award. This award aims to introduce young children to the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. The award scheme has been created for younger children who want to get out of their comfort zones, into their community and to try new experiences.

The Junior Duke has various levels of achievement tailored to different age groups. The Junior Duke Award is split into four levels for ages 8 to 11 and Senior Duke for ages 12 and 13. All levels consist of a mixture of challenges such as: domestic, physical, First Aid, Eco, plus tasks around team building and community engagement.

They gain valuable life skills through various experiences whilst growing in confidence, resilience and independence.

Meet our first Junior Dukes

Today's session was learning about the World we live in and reading Newspaper articles. Children were shown how to extract key information and had a go at presenting their information. The children now have a task to complete at home.

Task:

The task that you need to complete is the 'Interest' task in page 23/24 in your booklet.  You then need to complete the self reflection section.

We look forward to you presenting your information on next week's club session.

Little Steps Baby and Toddler Group

Little Steps Baby and Toddler group

We are always to pleased to welcome so many new and returning families to our baby and toddler session. 

Please do come and join us for fun and games and arts and crafts activities, a friendly chat, a cup of coffee and a biscuit.

Our finance team and our home school support workers are also available if you need any advice or family support.

Little Steps will continue to run this term and is open to anyone in the local community.  Eilish and Julie (two of our fabulous parents) have been doing a fantastic job at running the group. 

Sessions run from 1.30 until 3.00pm.

These sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. 

This half term's sessions will be:

Monday 27th February

Monday 6th March

Monday 13th March

Monday 20th March

Monday 27th March

Parent Forum - Monday 27th February, 2023

As always, we love to hear feedback from parents, which is why we hold termly parent forum meetings. These meetings are open to any parent of pupils in the school from Nursery to year 6. We do have year group representatives but would like to extend the invite to all parents. Everyone is welcome.

The next meeting is on Monday 27th February at 9.15 am. We will be meeting in the conference room.

Weekly Newsletter: Friday 10th February

Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls 

Dear Parents and Carers,

It seems only two minutes since I was wishing you all a happy Christmas break. The short term went quickly but the teachers and children have achieved a lot in the limited time.

The school is closed on Monday 20th February for staff training and on Tuesday 21st February we look forward to welcoming all pupils back to school when we will get started with our learning straight away from day one. Remember the pupils number one job of coming to school everyday on time so that everyone can enjoy the exciting learning opportunities on offer!

Parents Evening
Thank you to all parents who attended parents evening this week. We hope that you enjoyed the opportunity to meet with your child’s class teacher to discuss their learning journey. It has been wonderful to see so many parents in school this half term attending the stay & learn sessions. We hope that you have found these sessions valuable. If you didn’t get the chance to complete the feedback form at the stay & learn session or during parents evening, please can we ask that you take a few moments to complete the attached form. We would very much appreciate your feedback.

Stay & Learn Feedback 

 

Reporting Absence
We would like to remind all parents that if your child is unwell and unable to attend school you must report their absence as soon as possible. Please call the school office on 01708 342880 and select option 1 to leave a voice message or alternatively you can email office@broadford.havering.sch.uk If you do not inform us then you will receive a phone call from the school office.

Half Term: Monday 13th - Friday 17th February
The children’s last day this half term will be Friday 10th February and the second half of the Spring term resumes on Monday 20th February. The first day back after half term (Monday 20th February) is an INSET day for staff and there will not be any school that day for pupils. We look forward to children returning to school on Tuesday 21st February, the doors will open for breakfast club at 7.45 am and the gates will open for all other pupils at 8.30 am.

Fundraising Committee
Lots of parents have expressed an interest in joining a fundraising committee to raise vital funds for the school. We are intending to host a summer fete on Saturday 8th July, 2023. If you would like to join the fundraising committee please complete the form below with your details.

Summer Fete Sign Up

Congratulations
Miss Islam is getting married over the half term break. Please join me in wishing Miss Islam and her husband to be a wonderful wedding day and a lifetime of happiness.

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: 90%             KS2: 93%              Overall: 91%
Congratulations to Oak and Rowan who top the attendance table this week.

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 20th February 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.
Breakfast Club
Breakfast club runs every morning from 7.45 am. The cost of breakfast club is £1.55 which is payable via sQuid. Please make sure that you book your child’s place by 3.00pm the day before you would like them to attend on the sQuid system.

E for Excellence Winners
These wonderful children have demonstrated excellence this week.

Nursery	Luna and Daniel	Cedar	Rithik
Alder	Layla	Cherry	Hope
Apple	Afreenish	Elm	Archie T
Aspen	Olivia	Ash	Azyaha
Apricot	Jace	Birch	Lilli-Ros
Beech	Jessica	Larch	Shivanshi
Walnut	Harry	Maple	Nisa
Mulberry	Adyaan	Redwood	Maisie
Pine	Kayden	Willow	Tiffany
Rowan	Fire	Almond	Nicole
		Lime	Thabang
		Oak	Kezia

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.	Denis, Isaac, Ava, Ayla, Stefania, Blake, Chelsea
Reflectiveness  These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.	Milan, Aliza, Teddy, Olivia, Brooke, Amelia, Connie
Resilience These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.	Oscar, Isabelle, Charlie, Adu
Resourcefulness    These pupils have been curious about learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.	Lirsa , Sienna, Aziz, Lilly, Hamza

 

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.
Chidera

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.
Anna, Danni-Ella , Lucas, Darcie, Amira, Osazemen, Theo, Sophie, Richie, Zach, Aarna, Niamh, Jackson, Kolby, George K, Sophia, Natalia, Maya - Rose, Aryaan

I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Chuka, Umar, Elliot, David, Simon, Eesa, Princess, Darci, Khalifa, Angie

Tracker Awards

		Prestige
Bronze certificate	Jimmy, Jaabir, Zara, Leo, Teddy, Elliot-Ellis	Adam
Silver certificate	Jide, Bruno
Gold certificate	Toby, Vanessa, George L
Platinum prize	Karimah, David, Lucas
Platinum certificate	Ivan
Star prize	Faizah
Star certificate	George K

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a fabulous half term break.
Yours sincerely,


Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher