Dear Parents and Carers,
Part 1 Broadford News
School Time
We would like to remind you that school times have changed which means that pupils must arrive in school and be collected at slightly different times than before.
The new school hours are from 8.45 am to 3.15 pm.
This is so that we meet the government's proposal of pupils being in school for 32.5 hours every week. We want to ensure that your child gets the most out of their education and attending school consistently plays a large role in this. To make sure they are punctual and ready for class, please plan ahead for the new schedule, which started at the beginning of this c=academic year.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Curriculum Letters
Year group leaders and teachers will be sending home curriculum letters by the end of today. This will give you vital information regarding what your child will be learning this term. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us via the usual communication methods.
Parents Forum
We have tried to run the parent forum in many different ways and in the past have had representatives from classes and year groups and run open meetings for any parent to attend. We are going to trial a different system this year and use parent forum times as drop in sessions. There are specific dates throughout the year when myself and other members of the leadership team will be available to any member of our parent community if they would like to discuss individual issues or offer any feedback. I hope that many of you will be take us up on the offer and drop into the school office for a chat on the following dates;
13th October @ 9am
8th December @ 1pm
9th February @ 9am
22nd March @ 1pm
17th May @ 9am
12th July @ 1pm
We look forward to seeing you there.
Year 6 Parents
As your child is now in Year 6, now is the time that you will need to make an application for your child to start secondary school in September 2024.
Without an application your child will not be offered a Secondary school place.
Please visit the Havering website www.havering.gov.uk/admissions/secondary where you will find a brochure titled ‘Transferring to a Havering Secondary School in September 2024’ along with a short presentation video which explains the application process and answers some of the most common questions asked by parents. You will also find a link to the application system (eAdmissions).
All applications for Secondary Schools must be submitted online by no later than 31 October 2023.
Year 5 Parents
At this time of year the Secondary schools invited parents to come and look around schools and hear from staff what they can offer your child. You can find all of the dates for open evenings around Havering here.
After School Clubs
Please apply for after school club places via the link below. These are the clubs that are offered by school staff and not the Essex After School child care option. Applications close TODAY.
Autumn Term After School Clubs Applications
Book Fair
The Autumn Term Book Fair will be held under the canopy from Wednesday 20th - Monday 25th September 2023. The fair will take place from 3.15pm each day. If you are planning to make a purchase, we would be grateful if you could kindly bring plenty of change. A percentage of the money raised at the fair will be used to purchase new books for the school. We look forward to seeing you there!
Lunch Times
Lunchtime clubs continue to be action packed with Opal activities available for pupils every day and lunchtime clubs for pupils who like a little bit more structure to their lunchtime.
Part 2 Broadford Information
Autumn Term Dates
INSET Dates for 2023-24
Havering school term dates 2023-2024
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 18th September is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.45.
You can see the Havering catering Menu here
School dinners are now free to ALL primary aged pupils.
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: 93% Overall: 95%
Congratulations to Pine and Cedar who top the attendance table this week.
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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.
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.
Lucas, Saffiyah
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.
Cruz, Happiness, Demi, Adu, Asher, Blake, Jessica, Karimah, Elkah, James, Araoluwa, Inaya, Wais, Aadya, Hope, Esmée, Tyler
I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Nashwan, Emily, Hadiya, Hamdiya, Annalise,Finley, Olivia, Milan, Sophie
Team Broadford
These pupils have been volunteering around our school and giving up their own time to make the school day better for others.
Scarlett
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 wonderful weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher
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