Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls
Dear Parents and Carers,
Part 1 Broadford News
Reception Admissions September 2026
If your child is looking to join our school in Reception 2026, it is vital that your application is completed by 15thJanuary 2026 or it is likely you miss out. Last year we had 290 applications for just 90 places. Even with a 3 form intake, we have more expressions of interest than we have places – YOU MUST APPLY! Attending our Nursery will have no impact on your application. Many parents mistakenly believe that a place in the Nursery = a place in Reception… it doesn’t!
Please see the London Borough of Havering website for further information on how to apply.
Christmas DinnerWeek beginning 16th December, pupils have the opportunity to enjoy Christmas dinner in school. This will be served to different year groups on different days. This is so that pupils can eat their Christmas dinner in the hall and enjoy a festive experience. Due to the fact that the kitchen will be cooking over 300 Christmas dinners daily there will be a different menu for the rest of the school on their non Christmas dinner day please see below. Christmas dinner will be roast turkey with the trimmings and there is also a vegetarian option which is festive and vegetarian sausage puff.
Wednesday 18th - Early years (Nursery & Reception), years 5&6
Thursday 19th - Years 1,2,3,4
Children can wear Christmas jumpers and headwear on their Christmas dinner day if they would like to.
On your child's non Christmas dinner day the kitchen will be preparing a cold service consisting of tuna, cheese or ham baguettes. These will be ordered via Parentpay as normal. Christmas dinner is free due to the universal free school meals offer excluding Nursery pupils.
Christmas Shows 8th–11th December
We’re kicking off the holiday season once again with a week full of festive fun and performances across the school! From Christmas
celebrations in our early years and Y1 classrooms to our dazzling Straw and Order production with Y2 - Y6, every year group will have their
moment to shine.
8th December – Nursery, Reception and Year 1
Families are warmly invited to join us for a Christmas Celebration in the Classrooms!
Come and share in some festive songs, joyful activities, and Christmas cheer as our youngest pupils celebrate the season together.
🕰 Times:
9:15–10:00 AM
2:15–3:00 PM
Entrance:
Please enter via the blue door (right of the office, near the glass corridor).
Nursery parents should enter through the Nursery doors.
Dress Code:
Children, and parents, are encouraged to wear something festive or bright - holiday jumpers always add to the sparkle!
9th–11th December – “Straw and Order” (Years 2–6)Get ready for a show-stopping performance! This year’s Christmas production, Straw and Order, tells the hilarious story of a court case in Bethlehem - where the animals must decide once and for all who really belongs in the stable. Expect lively songs, plenty of laughter, and festive fun from start to finish!
Show Dates and Classes:
Tuesday 9th December @ 9:15am & 2:00pm – Mulberry, Ash, Maple, Larch, Oak
Wednesday 10th December @ 9:15am & 2:00pm – Pine, Cedar, Willow, Birch, Almond
Thursday 11th December @ 9:15am & 2:00pm – Rowan, Cherry, Elm, Redwood, Lime
Tickets:
Due to limited space, each family will receive two tickets per performance - please keep these safe!
Important Information:
To protect the safety and privacy of all our pupils, filming during performances is not permitted. The shows will be recorded and uploaded to Google Classroom for families to enjoy later.
Christmas Events 2025
Please see the blogs below for all of the information you need to know about our Christmas activities.
Christmas shows 2025
Christmas fundraising raffle
Festive fun run & Christmas jumper day
Christmas dinner & Christmas parties
Christmas disco
KS2 Orienteering
KS2 classes have been participating in orienteering during their Wild passport days and we are thrilled to announce that Broadford have won the Autumn term Havering Orienteering league. All the pupils have completed a Woodland Bird identification course and a Woodland Minibeast identification course this term.
A big well done and thank you to Miss Float for leading all of these activities and providing the children with these wonderful outdoor activities.
Goodbye
This week we have said Goodbye to Miss Hurrell as she starts her maternity leave. We wish Miss Hurrell and her family all the best whilst she waits for her new arrival. We look forward to hearing the good news very soon.
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 1st December is week 3 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 Mulberry and Oak 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. Ram,
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.
Elyssa, Afrahim, Evandy, Zakariya, Adejewon, Olivia, Chalva, Evangeline, Jojo, Dhaksha, Nirgun, Jaxon, Hayden, Liza, Zyana, Parisa, Theodore, Aryaan, Robyn,
I Made My Teacher Happy
These pupils have all made sure their teachers have a smile on their face this week
Sophia, Raoof, Munsha, George, Jefflyn, Erikas, Emma, Jace, Denis, Maalik
105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford
These pupils have read 10 books and earned their Bronze certificate.
Valentina, Shaheer, Charlie, George, Hamza, Eden, Vedasri, Abshara, Aarav, David, Alice, Alfie, Ashar, Adelina
These pupils have read 10 books and earned their Silver certificate.
Rayan, David, Leon
These pupils have read all 15 books, earning their Gold certificate and completing their trackers.
David
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 lovely weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Nicholls
Headteacher
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