Dear Parents and Carers,
Part 1 Broadford News
Parents Evening - Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd October
We are looking forward to welcoming all parents on Wednesday 22nd & Thursday 23rd October for parent consultation meetings. You will have the opportunity to meet your child’s new class teacher and find out how they have settled so far this year. The teachers will also explain the expectations for the end of the year for your child.
Our year 6 prefects will also be on hand to show you to the classrooms and will be asking parents to complete our annual parent survey.
Please complete the attached google form by the end of the school day on Friday 3rd October. You will receive your appointment on Friday 10th October.
Autumn Term Parents Appointment Request
House Captains & Prefects
Congratulations to the following pupils
House Captains;
Prefects;
Well done also to all pupils who put themselves forward for a position but were unsuccessful. Well done for pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone and keep striving for those personal goals.
The Book Fair is coming!
We are pleased to announce that the Book Fair is coming to Broadford once again! It will be held at the back of the new hall (Charlton) from 3.15pm-3.30pm next week on Tuesday 30th September, Wednesday 1st October, Thursday 2nd October and Friday 3rd October. The price of books start from just £2.99 and there is a special promotion of 3 books for the price of 2 (cheapest free)! If you are planning on making a purchase, we would be grateful for plenty of change if paying by cash or you can make contactless card payments. A percentage of the money raised will go towards new books for our library so please come along and support us by making a purchase.
IMPORTANT & URGENT MESSAGE – Please help us to provide the very best education to your children.
This year all primary aged children are eligible to receive free school meals.
However because all of the children can now get a free school meal, many people do not realise that if they are eligible and register for free school meals our school receives additional funding which enables us to provide essential learning resources, inspiring experiences and great facilities for our children. Please help us by registering now if you are eligible. If you don’t register the funding we could have to support your children will be lost.
Additionally if your child is eligible for free school meals you will also receive:
A voucher for each child, once per year, to assist with the cost of school uniform (redeemable via Khalsa Schoolwear)
Additional financial support for food during school holidays to help you feed your family (the Havering Cost of Living hub)
Access for your children to fun activities clubs during school holiday where they receive a hot, nutritious meal (the Holiday Activities and Food Programme HAF)
Assistance with contributions towards school trips and residential visits
Some children / families are put off because they think that Free School Meals status means that they have to eat the school lunches. This is not true!
If you prefer to bring a packed lunch, that is absolutely fine. The school dinners will be there for you should you want them… but they are not compulsory.
If your child is eligible for free school meals and you have not yet registered, please register right NOW – you will be helping us and we can help you!
Who is eligible? If you are in receipt of any of the following benefits your child may be eligible for free school meals.
* Income support
* Income based Jobseekers Allowance
* Income related Employment Support Allowance
* Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
* Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit) and have an annual income of less than £16,190
* Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
* Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
* Universal Credit (your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax and not including any benefits you receive)
If you believe you may be eligible please click on the link below and complete the application form
https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20006/schools_and_education/431/school_support
We are happy to help you apply. If you are unsure of your eligibility - please complete the form linked here and we can check for you. Please do this today! It is very important for us to have all of our eligible families registered ASAP!
Part 2 Broadford Information
Autumn Term Dates
INSET Dates for 2025-2026
Havering school term dates 2025-2026
Autumn term:
Monday 1 September to Friday 19 December 2025
Spring term:
Monday 5 January to Friday 27 April 2026
Summer term:
Tuesday 13 April to Tuesday 20 July 2026
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 29th September 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%
Congratulations to Rowan, Willow and Birch 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.
Maalik, Tesha, Scarlet, Nyasa
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.
Ayva, George, Abrish, Sadhana, Stiven, Darren, Ava, Layla-Mae, Tyler, Chynna, Loui, Jaabir, Riya, Sreeja, Aditi, Eden, Laynie-Rae
I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Sofia, Nashwan, Adian, Idris, Valentina, Peace, Oscar, David, Callissya, Reme, Alexandra, Isabelle, Daisy, Clara, Teddy, Emmalee
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 fabulous weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher
