Friday, 7 March 2025

Weekly Newsletter - Friday 7th March, 2025


Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls 

Dear Parents and Carers,


Part 1 Broadford News

World Book Day
We had such a fantastic day in school yesterday, celebrating World Book Day. Thank you to each and every one of you for your commitment in supporting your children to look so good! The children did some great, reading-related, activities in school. Do take a look at our school blog to see lots of the highlights from the day here.


Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Week 

Pupil job number 1 - Come to school everyday on time
This was the second 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 is a 3% increase from the last AA& PP  week and this week 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 bucket winners, we hope you enjoy your prize bags.
Reception: Nathan, Sophia and Cameron
Year 1: Daniel, Santian and Aslan
Year 2: Teddy-James, Mfon and Damian

Year 3: Iustin, Elsie. Wais

Year 4: Zimel, George, Isabella 

Year 5: Tayla, Flynn and Eason

Year 6: Maxi, Aaron and Raffy

Larch class was the only class who achieved 100% attendance in KS2 and the class in KS1 with the highest attendance was Apricot with 98%. Both classes have earned themselves a non school uniform day. There will be a separate letter for parents regarding this.

Look out for the next Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Week, which will be after the Easter break. 

Tesco Stronger Starts - Vote Broadford EYFS!

Our application to Tesco Stronger Starts has been successful and our project will be put forward to a customer vote in Tesco stores. Voting will commence in store from the first week in April 2025 until the end of June 2025.

The project is called 'Let's Grow Broadford' The initiative aims to enhance our youngest children's understanding of the world around them, through interactive learning and hands-on experiences in growing fruits and vegetables. 

The project with the highest number of votes across the region will receive £1,500 (or the amount that was requested up to this value), the second placed project £1,000 (or the amount that was requested up to this value), and the third placed project £500. 

Voting! 

Please support us by voting with tokens and spreading the word to family and friends. To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it's not necessary to purchase a carrier bag in order to receive a token.


University of Broadford Graduations
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:

Monday 24th March @ 2pm

Tuesday 25th March @ 2pm

Wednesday 26th March @ 2pm

Thursday 27th March @ 2pm

Friday 28th March @ 2pm

Dynamic Drummers


Chess


Creative Cards


I'm a Pupil Get Me Out Of Here


Crocheting


BSL


Journalism


Green Space


Masterpiece Makers


Lyrical Masters


Sock Cats


Calligraphy


Sketching Stars


Get Fit Fridays


Boundless Bookworks


Fashionistas


Around the World


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.

Easter Raffle 

We are excited to announce our Easter Raffle tickets will go on sale on Monday 10th March. Tickets will be £1.00 a strip and can be bought from the school office. The raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 2nd April live via Facebook and winners will be published on our blog. We have lots of lovely Easter eggs to be won.


Mothers’ Day Sale
We are pleased to announce we will be holding our Mothers Day Market for all of our wonderful Broadford Mums, Step Mums, Nannies, Sisters and mother figures in our children's lives.

The sale will take place during the school day on Wednesday and Thursday 26th & 27th March 2025. There will be a variety of gifts that the children can purchase from the market and they will be able to take their gift home in a gift bag ready for Mothers Day.

All gifts are priced at £3.00. The payment will go live on ParentPay on Monday 10th March and will close on Friday 21st March. Unfortunately after this date we will be unable to accept payment.

If you have not set up your child’s ParentPay account please pop into the school office for your child’s registration details.


Part 2 Broadford Information

Spring 2 Term Dates 

Monday 10th - Friday 14th March 

Science week 

Monday 10th March 

Nursery parent meetings

Tuesday 12th March 

Year 2 sportshall athletics 

Thursday 13th March 

Year 4 spinebreakers library trip 

Tuesday 18th March 

Year 5/6 quiz team semi finals    

Wednesday 19th March 

Year 1 sportshall athletics 

Monday 24th March 

Year 5/6 badminton
University of Broadford Graduation @ 2 pm 

Tuesday 25th March 

University of Broadford Graduation @ 2 pm 

Wednesday 26th March 

Year 1/2 football festival 

University of Broadford Graduation @ 2 pm 

Thursday 27th March

Year 3 spinebreakers waterstones visit 

University of Broadford Graduation @ 2 pm 

Friday 28th March 

Parent forum 1-2 pm 

University of Broadford Graduation @ 2 pm 

Wednesday 2nd April 

Easter Parade £1 entry. Prizes to be won!

Thursday 3rd April 

Fluoride Varnish Programme Rec-Year 1
Year 5/6 basketball competition
iRock concert 

Friday 4th April 

Whole school event: Eid Al Fitr  / culture day


INSET Dates for 2024-2025

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4 

Day 5

2nd September

3rd September 

4th November

21st July 

22nd July 

Havering school term dates 2024-2025

Spring term: 

Monday 6 January to Friday 4 April 2025 

Summer term:
Tuesday 22 April to Tuesday 22 July 2025


Havering Catering Services

Week beginning 10th March is week 1 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%

KS1: 96% KS2: 97% Overall: 96%
Congratulations to Apricot and Larch  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

Noah and Tabitha

Ash

AJ

Alder

Hoorain

Cedar

Rohith

Apple

Jamal 

Cherry

Yehor

Aspen 

Lara

Elm 

Ava

Apricot

Medina

Maple 

Denis

Beech

Zenaya

Willow 

Maalik

Walnut 

Freya

Almond

Billy

Mulberry 

Harry

Lime 

Jack

Pine

Freddie

Oak 

James 

Rowan

Sofia

Birch

Niamh



Larch

Mekeal



Redwood 

Francesca



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. 

Emily, Success.  Shaylee, Chloe, Georgia,Layla, Jefflyn, Jessica, Cruz, Umar, Princess, Saim

Reflectiveness 

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

Vanessa. Aniyah, Antonina, Emmy, Noah, Bruno, Elsie, Nikita

Resilience

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

Kai. Najhat.  Azyaha, Ahmad, Adela,Adelina, Edward, Eesa, Safa, Hunter, Emirhan, Adalind

Resourcefulness   

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

Shivanshi, Chirag.  Dolamade, Ava, Laura, Amelia, Grace, Parisa

 

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. Hashir, Pragya, Dina, Dunsin 


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. Subhan, Jimmy,Tommy, Darcey, Laila-Lily, Elise, Theo, Elyssa, Rosie,Matthew, Safiyyah, Kezia, Jojo, Adam M,, Gracie, Nathan, Almir, Torsten 


I Made My Teacher Happy

These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week Mavis, Lola, Kylie, Anushri, Laura, Siana, Zaviyar, Mason H, Aahan


105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

These pupils have read five books and earned their Bronze certificate.

Ahmad, Torsten, Olivia, Elsie, Ambica, Chirag

These pupils have read 10 books and earned their Silver certificate. 

Jacob, Laila-Lily,  Ahmad, Natalia, Bernice, Gabia, Adela 

These pupils have read all 15 books, earning their Gold certificate and completing their trackers. 

Evie, Daman, Ashar, Natalia


Tracker Awards



Prestige 

Bronze certificate

Zaviyar, Riya, David, Lillian


Silver certificate 

Aadhvik, Khushbakht


Gold Bookmark

Jessica, Lujah, Khushbakht, Amaya, Ashton 


Gold certificate 

Khushbakht


Platinum prize 

Olivia, Peace


Platinum certificate

Ryan


Diamond prize

Eason 


Star prize 

Bruno, James 


Star certificate 

darci

Alex


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

315

837

408

329

184

Weekly Winner - Chatteris (Blue) House 


I hope you all have a great weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs L Nicholls 

Headteacher



 

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