Summer 2026 Super Readers!

 

  Summer 2026 Super Readers!

This week, Miss Flower had a huge pile of certificates and some prizes to hand out to the children who participated in the summer reading challenges.

Get Caught Reading
Over the summer, so many of our Broadford Primary children enjoyed getting caught reading in all sorts of wonderful places - including forests, castles, museums, foreign countries, libraries, zoos, gardens, public transport, dens, bedrooms, and so many more! 

Congratulations to our winners and runners-up...

KS1 Winner: Oscar & KS1 Runner-Up: James 

KS2 Winner: Nikita & KS2 Runner-Up: Harry

Thank you to James, Nathan, Rayan, Amelia, Oscar, Maryam, Adalind, Alice, Azlan, Ashar, David, Adelina, Aryaan, Amerah, Andreea, Vikhyat, Prakhyati, Alice, Harry, Yehor, Torsten, Maya, Iustin, Amelia, Sadhana, Nyasa, Gabia, Nikita, Jessica, Lujah, Jessica, Harry and Afrahim for sending in your photos. All photos can be found over on our Library Instagram page.

National Summer Reading Challenge

Over the summer, lots of super readers took part in the Havering Libraries National Summer Reading Challenge.

A huge thank you to James, Ameera, Amelia, Oscar, Harry, Sadhana, Adalind, David, Vikhyat, Prakhyati, Torsten, Alice, Nikita, Alayna, Ayra, Alice, Jessica, Ashar, Azlan, Ryan, Rosie, Harry, Eliza, Amelia, Afrahim, Nyasa and Roza for sharing their photos and certificates. 

Broadford Library Summer Reading Challenge

Well done to Alice, Torsten, Oscar, Harry, David, Ryan, Freya, Adalind, James, Adalina, Bertha and Ayan on completing their Broadford Summer Reading Challenge Trackers.

Congratulations to David who was chosen at random as the winner of the prize draw for this challenge.

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A huge well done to everyone that has taken part in all the exciting reading challenges this summer!

Miss Flower, Librarian and Reading Champion

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

  

 

At Broadford, we aim to encourage a love of reading. By providing our pupils with quality texts and introducing them to strong characters and identifiable themes, we can broaden their perspectives of the world around them.

This is why we have our 105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford. This exciting reading tracker encourages pupils to explore a wide range of literature alongside their regular reading books.

There are 15 books per year group. Each year, pupils can earn their Bronze, Silver and Gold reading certificates along their reading journey.

By the time children leave us in Year 6, they would have made their way through a great list of books, from children’s classics to contemporary new reads. 

Books can be read independently or together at home. Many are available in our school library, at your local library, or as audio/ebooks online.

Something a little different for KS2:

Your Reading, Your Way: Read all 15 or 10 from us and 5 from you!

Children in KS2 (yrs 3/4/5/6) can either read all 15 books from the list, or can choose 10 books from the list and 5 books of their own choosing.

Tracking your child’s progress

A tracker poster will shortly be sent home with your child. You can use the tracker to keep your own record at home of what your child has read.

To let us know which books your child has completed, simply write “105 Books” and the title of the book in their Reading Record or email us at: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk School staff will then log their progress and certificates will be awarded for reading 5, 10 and 15 books.

Happy reading! 

Examples of how to log progress in your child's Reading Record book:

Here are all of the year group books:

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Please email Miss Flower, school Librarian, if you are looking for one of the '105 Books to Read', with your child's full name and class.

library@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Get Caught Reading Reminder!

  

  Get Caught Reading Reminder!

Don't forget to share your 'Get Caught Reading' photos! Children may be caught reading on holiday somewhere, snuggled up at home, in the local library, up a tree in the garden - the more creative, the better! 

There is ONE entry per child. Please send one photo (with your child's full name and new class) of your child caught reading over the summer - that is all you need to be entered into the challenge!

Send your photo via:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  OR Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

We will choose one winner and one runner-up from each Key Stage. These lucky ones will be rewarded with a prize, and everyone will receive a special certificate for taking part. All entries need to be in by Friday 4th September 2026. Winners will be announced the following week. 

To view all photos, please head over to our Instagram Page: 

@Broadfordlibrary

We cannot wait to see where you will be caught reading this summer!

National Summer Reading Challenge reminder!

 National Summer Reading Challenge!

This year's theme is Read to the Beat!

Hopefully, you have had the chance to sign up to the National Summer Reading Challenge at your local library or online. If not, there is still time!

You can read more about the challenge here 

If you complete the challenge, let Miss Flower know via the school library Instagram or email:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

Get Caught Reading Reminder!

   

  Get Caught Reading Reminder!

Don't forget to share your 'Get Caught Reading' photos! Children may be caught reading on holiday somewhere, snuggled up at home, in the local library, up a tree in the garden - the more creative, the better! 

There is ONE entry per child. Please send one photo (with your child's full name and new class) of your child caught reading over the summer - that is all you need to be entered into the challenge!

Send your photo via:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  OR Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

We will choose one winner and one runner-up from each Key Stage. These lucky ones will be rewarded with a prize, and everyone will receive a special certificate for taking part. All entries need to be in by Friday 4th September 2026. Winners will be announced the following week. 

To view all photos, please head over to our Instagram Page: 

@Broadfordlibrary

We cannot wait to see where you will be caught reading this summer!

National Summer Reading Challenge reminder!

  National Summer Reading Challenge!

This year's theme is Read to the Beat!

Hopefully, you have had the chance to sign up to the National Summer Reading Challenge at your local library or online. If not, there is still time!

You can read more about the challenge here 

If you complete the challenge, let Miss Flower know via the school library Instagram or email:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

Get Caught Reading Reminder!

    

  Get Caught Reading Reminder!

Don't forget to share your 'Get Caught Reading' photos! Children may be caught reading on holiday somewhere, snuggled up at home, in the local library, up a tree in the garden - the more creative, the better! 

There is ONE entry per child. Please send one photo (with your child's full name and new class) of your child caught reading over the summer - that is all you need to be entered into the challenge!

Send your photo via:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  OR Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

We will choose one winner and one runner-up from each Key Stage. These lucky ones will be rewarded with a prize, and everyone will receive a special certificate for taking part. All entries need to be in by Friday 4th September 2026. Winners will be announced the following week. 

To view all photos, please head over to our Instagram Page: 

@Broadfordlibrary

We cannot wait to see where you will be caught reading this summer!

National Summer Reading Challenge reminder!

 National Summer Reading Challenge!

This year's theme is Read to the Beat!

Hopefully, you have had the chance to sign up to the National Summer Reading Challenge at your local library or online. If not, there is still time!

You can read more about the challenge here 

If you complete the challenge, let Miss Flower know via the school library Instagram or email:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter - 20/07/26

  

Welcome to the Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter! 

Each week, I will be bringing you a look back on the previous week in the library, including the fun that our lunchtime library clubs have had, new books, children's book reviews, library displays and much more! 

~ Miss Flower, Librarian & Reading Champion ~

Contact - library@broadford.havering.sch.uk

 

Lunchtime library club

Last week, the lunchtime Library Club children enjoyed lots of summer-themed activities.

Book of the Week

The Book of the Week last week was The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton. Erin loves to lie on the jetty, looking for the weirdest fish in the sea - the weirder, the better! And she knows the best ones must be further out, where her mum won't let her go... Out there in the deepest sea lies the Black Rock: a huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it! Can Erin uncover the truth behind this mysterious legend?

Summer Reading Challenges

You can find out all about our Summer Reading Challenges to keep you busy enjoying reading over the summer holidays here

Broadford Library In Numbers - Summer 2 term

Summer 2 was a very hot and extremely busy one in the library, with lots of groups, activities and trips, and so many super readers enjoying the bumper range of books that the library has to offer! Read the latest Broadford Library In Numbers for Summer 2 term here

105 Books To Read Before You Leave Broadford

If you have not already seen it, please read the separate Library blog post all about our 105 Books To Read Before You Leave Broadford here.

Urgent request - Returning borrowed library books

We have so many lovely books in our library but, unfortunately, many of them get borrowed by a child and then never returned to the library. Please can you check at home to see if you have any Broadford library books (stamped inside/Broadford logo attached). If you do, please pass them to your child to return to the library asap, where our Book Monster is waiting to eat them! Thank you. 

Did you know that we have a Broadford Library Instagram page? Click here to follow us!

Get Caught Reading Returns!

 

Get Caught Reading Returns! 

How does it work? 

During the summer, we are inviting parents/carers and family members to ‘catch their child reading’. It could be a book, a comic, a menu, instructions - anything with words! Children might be caught reading on the beach, in the garden, up a tree or snuggled on the sofa - the more creative, the better! 

How to take part:

There is ONE entry per child. Please send one photo (with your child's full name and new class) of your child caught reading over the summer - that is all you need to be entered into the challenge!

Send your photo via:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary OR Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

Prizes to be won!

We will choose one winner and one runner-up from each Key Stage. These lucky ones will be rewarded with a prize, and everyone will receive a special certificate for taking part. All entries need to be in by Friday 4th September 2026. Winners will be announced the following week. 

To view all photos, please head over to our Instagram Page: 

@Broadfordlibrary

Over the years, we have received hundreds of entries; from children reading aloud to animals, to reading while up mountains! We have been so lucky to see you continuing your love of reading during the summer breaks. 

Here are some of last summer's photos:

We cannot wait to see where you will be caught reading this summer! 

The Summer Reading Challenges return!

   The Summer Reading Challenges return!

National Summer Reading Challenge

Hopefully, you have had the chance to sign up to the National Summer Reading Challenge at your local library. This year's theme is Read to the Beat!

If you complete the challenge, let Miss Flower know via the school library Instagram or email:

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

School Summer Reading Challenge

Later this week, children will receive a copy of our Broadford school library Summer Reading Challenge, which is a great, fun way to encourage and continue enjoying reading over the summer holidays.

Make sure you hand your completed challenge to Miss Flower in the school library when you return to school by Friday 4th September for a special certificate and the chance to win a prize! 

Get Caught Reading!

Like previous years, we would love to see you reading during the summer break, whether it be at home or far away. Take part by sending one photo (with your full name and new class) of yourself caught reading somewhere exciting over the summer to: 

Instagram: @broadfordlibrary  Email: library@broadford-havering.sch.uk 

You can view your photo on our Library Instagram Page throughout the summer holidays, so please head over there to give us a follow.

We will choose one winner and one runner-up from each Key Stage. These lucky ones will be rewarded with a prize, and everyone will receive a special certificate for taking part. All entries need to be in by Friday 4th September 2026. Winners will be announced the following week.

Why have a reading competition?

At Broadford Primary School, we believe in developing a culture where children are intrinsically motivated to read for pleasure. We believe in encouraging them to read both inside and beyond school and that the most effective way to promote reading is to work in partnership with parents and families. 

Broadford Library In Numbers - Summer 2 term 2026

 

Summer 2 was a very hot and extremely busy one in the library, with lots of groups, activities and trips, and so many super readers enjoying the bumper range of books that the library has to offer! 

Thank you to everyone for your continued support in making our school library a wonderful place for children to enjoy and grow their love of reading!

Enjoy the summer, keep on reading and we will see you in September!

~ Miss Flower, Librarian & Reading Champion ~

Contact - library@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Reading Assemblies - Reading Achievements!

 

Special visitors

We were very lucky today to have two special visitors in our KS2 Reading Assembly - Paige and Cherie from Harold Hill Library, who introduced the children to the National Summer Reading Challenge, which you can read more about here

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Well done to Manha, Elija, Tesha, Bertha and Zenaya who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading 5 books from their trackers.

Well done to Ayzel, Tesha, Ayra, Zenaya and Mckenna who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

Well done to Ian, George, Tesha, Leo, Bernice, Noura, Haroon, Amila, Eden, Hamza, Isabela, Mckenna and Kasim who have earned their Gold Certificates for reading all 15 books! 

Well done to all!

 Blue Peter Reading Badge

Earn your Blue Peter Reading Badge! See how you can take part here or pick up an entry form from the library.  

Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter - 13/07/26

   

Welcome to the Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter! 

Each week, I will be bringing you a look back on the previous week in the library, including the fun that our lunchtime library clubs have had, new books, children's book reviews, library displays and much more! 

~ Miss Flower, Librarian & Reading Champion ~

Contact - library@broadford.havering.sch.uk

 

Book of the Week

The Book of the Week last week was The Disgusting Sandwich by Gareth Edwards. Is this the most disgusting sandwich ever? It's sandy, goopy, squishy, sluggy and slimy. But one very hungry badger still wants to eat it...or does he?

Broadford's Big Book Giveaway

Last Thursday, we held our second Broadford's Big Book Giveaway and it was another great success! You can read more about it here

        

School reading books to be returned by Wednesday 15th July 2026 
With only a week left of school until we break up for the summer holidays, please can you ensure that any school library books, Read, Write, Inc books and ‘colour-banded’ reading books that your child has at home are returned back to school by Wednesday 15th July 2026 at the latest. Books can be either returned to the school library or your child's class.

Thank you.

Alder Class Super Readers!

A big WELL DONE to Alder class in Reception, who are the second class this year where all children have finished their '15 Books to Read' for their year group. You can read more about their amazing achievement here

105 Books To Read Before You Leave Broadford

If you have not already seen it, please read the separate Library blog post all about our 105 Books To Read Before You Leave Broadford here.

Urgent request - Returning borrowed library books

We have so many lovely books in our library but, unfortunately, many of them get borrowed by a child and then never returned to the library. Please can you check at home to see if you have any Broadford library books (stamped inside/Broadford logo attached). If you do, please pass them to your child to return to the library asap, where our Book Monster is waiting to eat them! Thank you. 

Did you know that we have a Broadford Library Instagram page? Click here to follow us!