Friends of Broadford - Volunteers Needed

Friends of Broadford:

The Friends of Broadford are well underway with their weekly meetings and starting to plan for the year ahead. If you are able to donate some time then they would be very pleased to hear from you. Our children really benefit from the discos, bazaars, fetes and other events which they organize. The Friends of Broadford have also done a great job raising money for school projects – the recent play house addition to KS1 was paid for by the FoB.

• Are you able to attend weekly meetings? 
• Would you be able to help set up for an event? 

If you are interested or can answer yes to any of the above questions, please contact Mark Borrell at: fobroadford@gmail.com

Reading At Home!

Parents should continue reading with their children throughout primary school, urges a report.

Too many parents ditch the daily reading habit once their child reaches the age of seven, according to research for Oxford University Press.

Some 44% of 1,000 parents of 6- to 11-year-olds polled said they rarely or never read with their child after their seventh birthday.

At Broadford we have invested heavily in promoting reading. We have a full time librarian, numerous reading competitions, spaces for quiet reading have been created and a wealth of quality books. However it is the simple things that make the biggest difference. Could you find time each night to read to your child? Does your child ever see you reading for pleasure?

Have a look at this recent new report which underlines how important reading is... 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24116088

Star Writers

Well done to the star writers this week who have excelled with their creative writing work. Zuzanna Forcagz has earned her golden pencil.

Elm & Maple Football Trials - Wed 18th

Pupils in Elm & Maple have their football trials tomorrow afternoon. They must have their PE kits in school and a pair of trainers that can be worn on grass. Football boots are not required for this session. It must be a normal PE kit, no football kits allowed - no matter how lucky the shirt may be!

Willow have their trial on Monday 23rd September

Fact Hunters: Cows & Dinosaurs

Holly Clark 
Did you know that farmers give cows a magnet to swallow? This rests in their stomachs and prevents pieces of metal from passing into their digestive tract! You’ve heard of Iron Man… now meet Iron Cow!

Karina Gilheney
Did you know that some modern Christians consider the Devil to be an angel who, along with one-third of the angelic host (the demons) rebelled against God. As a result they were condemned to the Lake of Fire.

Ben Green
Did you know that the city of Rome was formed after a dispute between two brothers? Romulus wanted to found the new city on the Palatine Hill; Remus preferred the Aventine Hill. After a quarrel Remus was killed and Romulus became King

Aiden Paterson
He found out that there was once a dinosaur that had a neck as long as a tennis court! These long necked dinosaurs are called sauropods.

Weekly Winners: MDA & Trackers

MDA Award Winners:

These wonderful children have particularly helpful at lunchtimes this week.

KS1 Jessica Diaz

KS2 George Arnold

Bronze & Silver Tracker Awards:
Congratulations to Jaseem Miah who has completed his Platinum Tracker! He is now onto his Diamond one… well done Jaseem.

Project Superstars!

Congratulations to these hard working pupils who have been pursuing their own learning outside of school. Alfie McKatherine has been learning about Chinese fireworks, Lucy Lockhart bought in a project about her family during the Second World War while Abbi Maxwell and Reanna Wealand showed their class some medals from WW2. Well done to all of you.