Dear Parents and Carers,
Part 1 Broadford News
iRock Concert
Yesterday, our iRocker’s performed a wonderful concert to their parents and the year 3 pupils. The musicians sang in tune perfectly and played their instruments in time brilliantly. The year 3 pupils were a fantastic and supportive audience. Thank you to all of the parents who joined us on this occasion, we hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Communication
As you are aware we have been experiencing technical difficulties with our Facebook page. We do use facebook as one of our forms of communication with parents. We thought that this was a good opportunity to review what we currently have in place and gather your views so that we can move forward in this area.
We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to respond to our parents survey regarding communication.
Many thanks.
Home school communication
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.
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!
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.
Today is the last club session of the Spring term.
Part 2 Broadford Information
Autumn Term Dates
INSET Dates for 2023-24
Havering school term dates 2023-2024
INSET Dates for 2024-25
Havering school term dates 2024-2025
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 25th March is week 2 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: 95% KS2: 93% Overall: 94%
Congratulations to Pine and Redwood 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.
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.
Ivan, Scarlett, Jefflyn
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.
Mujtaba, Alfie, Ryan, Nina, Lawrence, Lucas, Ruta, Tovin, Chloe, Steven, Oliver, Lottie, Freddie, Lemar, Jason, Joni, Natalia, Peace, Akela, Shivangi
I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Jorgie, Elliott, Faith, Kevin, Hadiya, Hamdiya, Frankie, Oscar, Abdulahad, Osazemen, Manreet, Teodor, Logan-Leigh, Chalva, Starla
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 very pleasant weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher
