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.

Returning Books Year Group Competition!

 

The imminent end of the school year is always the time when requests are made for children and staff to return any borrowed library books. 

This year, we decided to continue with our exciting challenge around the school! Each class has had the chance to compete within their own year group to see who could return the most library books back to the library before a certain deadline. 

This has proven to be a very popular competition for pupils and staff! As a result, we have had a large number of books returned, enabling us to restock lots of sections in the library in preparation for the new school year in September. 

Congratulations to the following classes who returned the most books within their year group: 

Year 1: Beech

Year 2: Pine

Year 3: Cedar

Year 4: Maple

Year 5: Almond

Year 6: Larch

An additional huge congratulations to Larch class for returning the most books in the school - 54 books in total! 

Well done to all the classes that took part. 

Miss Flower & Mrs Jobber, School Librarians

Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter - 16/12/24

   

Welcome to the Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter! 

Each week, we 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 and Mrs Jobber, Librarians & Reading Champions ~

Contact us - library@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Lunchtime library club

Last week, our lunchtime Library Club children enjoyed some Christmas-themed activities, including a fun elf activity booklet and Christmas wordsearches.

 

 

 Christmas in the Library 

We continued having lots of festive fun in the library - see our separate blog here

Winter Returning Books Competition

Our returning books competition back in July proved so popular with children and staff competing to win, that we decided to arrange a Winter Returning Books Competition!

 Each class has had the chance to compete within their own year group to see who could return the most library books back to the library before a certain deadline. 

We have had a large number of books returned, enabling us to restock lots of sections in the library. 

Congratulations to the following classes who returned the most books this term:

Year 1: Beech

Year 2: Pine

Year 3: Cherry

Year 4: Maple

Year 5: Lime

Year 6: Birch

An additional huge congratulations to Maple class for returning the most books in the school!

Well done to all the classes that took part. 

Book reviews

Jessica in Year 5 really enjoyed reading the Roald Dahl classic, The Witches. She gave the book 4.5 out of 5 and said it was very funny!

105 Books reading achievements

Well done to Laila-Lily, Eva, Roza, Aadhvik, Rebecca, Nicole, Zara, Asher, Harry and Bella who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading five books.

 

Well done to Eva and Amelia who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

Well done to Eva and Vrisha who have earned their Gold Certificate 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.  

Urgent request - Returning borrowed library books

We have had lots of lovely new books added to the library collection over the past couple of months but, unfortunately, many of them have been borrowed by children and 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!

Returning Books Year Group Competition

The imminent end of the school year is always the time when requests are made for children and staff to return any borrowed library books. 

This year, we decided to create an exciting new challenge around the school! Each class has had the chance to compete within their own year group to see who could return the most library books back to the library before a certain deadline. 

This has proven to be a very popular competition for pupils and staff! As a result, we have had a large number of books returned, enabling us to restock lots of sections in the library in preparation for the new school year in September. 

Congratulations to the following classes who returned the most books within their year group: 

Year 1: Walnut

Year 2: Pine

Year 3: Cedar

Year 4: Elm

Year 5: Almond

An additional huge congratulations to Cedar class for returning the most books in the school - 107 books in total! 

Well done to all the classes that took part. 

Miss Flower & Mrs Jobber, School Librarians

Reading Assembly - Returning Books Raffle Winners Announced!

Mrs Ward kick-started the week with an extract from Joan Aiken and Jan Pienkowski's story, A Necklace of Raindrops. Filled with nine magical stories about strange lands inhabited by princesses and kelpies, this book brings magical and mysterious adventures to the lives of ordinary children. 

This book can be found on the Year 2 Reading Tracker.

Miss Brimmer read the opening of 'The Phoenix and the Carpet'. This story was first published over a hundred years ago - E. Nesbit wrote this fantasy sequel to 'Five Children and It' back in 1904!  This book can be found on the Year 5 Reading Tracker.

Copies of these titles are now available to borrow from the school library.

105 Books to Read Before you Leave Broadford

Well done to Olaf, Abdul Hafiiz, Sophia, Munsha, Spencer, Wais, Matia, Tommy, Ashvik, Ayva, Freya and Freddie for reading five books that feature on their trackers, and earning their Bronze Certificates.

Well done to Maya, Samairah, Abdul Hafiiz, Sophia, Evie, Zhyan, Wais, Afreenish and Eridola who have been awarded their Silver Certificates for reading ten books.

A huge well done to Maya, Samairah and Rosie for reading all fifteen books and earning their Gold Certificates. 

Reading Achievements 

My Book Bloggers, Maya-Rose and Adu, have successfully completed three blogs based on the texts the have been reading. 

As we come to another break in the school year, we have chosen at random four names from our Returning Books Raffle box. The lucky winners are Edie, Araoluwa, Ronnie and Emma. They have each received a new book to keep. The raffle will return after the weeks break.

Please remember to keep your library books in your school bags and bring them to school everyday. Children are brought to the library throughout the week, so it's important that they have their books with them to change during their visits. Don't forget, the more times you return you book, the more chance you will have of winning a book in our raffle!

Returning Books Raffle Winners - Autumn 1

The lucky winners of Autumn Term 1's Returning Books Raffle are Hayden, Darcey-Leigh and Alexandra! They have all received a book to keep!

  

Well done to all those children who remembered to return their books to the library. We will start our raffle again when we return after the October break. Who will be our lucky winners next time?!

Returning Books Raffle - Reception and Year 1

This year we are introducing a 'Returning Books Raffle' for pupils in Reception and Year 1. Each time they return their library book (not the book supplied by their class teacher) they will be entered into our half-termly raffle. At the end of the half term, three names will be pulled from the box. Those winning pupils will receive a book from our special book box!

This week, Year 1 will begin visiting the library to share stories and borrow books to bring home.

KS1 Returning Books Raffle - Autumn Winners

Congratulations to Nicholas, Danny, Noah and Hussam!

Their names were picked from our Returning Books Raffle. They were invited along to the library to tell Mrs McFarlane the type of book which they would like to receive as a prize.

HOW DOES THE RAFFLE WORK?

A ticket is popped into our raffle box for each book that you return to the library. The more times you remember your book, the more chance you'll have of winning!

The next lot of lucky winners will be chosen at random on  Monday 10th December - Good Luck!

KS1 Returning Books Raffle Winners Announced

The four lucky winners of this term's raffle have been chosen and they are...

Aaliyah Theodore, Augustus Baradinskas, Madalina Luca and Riley Twum-Ampofo!

They will each visit the library this week and choose a book that they would like to receive as a prize. Well done to all those who remembered to return their books weekly. If you don't have a book at home, or have lost your library book please see Mrs McFarlane in the library so you have a story for over the Christmas break.

KS1 Returning Books Raffle - Autumn 1 Winners!

Congratulations to Nicole Alao, Charlie Bott and Amelia Barnett!

They are the lucky winners of this term's Returning Books Raffle! They will each choose a book from the Book Fair as their prize. They will be presented with their book in tomorrow's E for Excellence assembly.

Well done to everyone who returned their books over the past few weeks. The raffle will return after the half term break.

Year 1 In The Library

This week Year 1 pupils have been visiting the school library to share stories and choose new books to enjoy at home. We encourage children to return their books on a weekly basis - if they do, they earn a ticket for the 'Returning Books Raffle'. See link. Three lucky winners will be chosen at random on Monday 16 October 2017.

Year 1 Returning Books Raffle

This week children in year 1 will start to borrow books from our school library. To encourage them to return them on a weekly basis there will be a raffle. For every book returned to the library a ticket with the child's name on will go into our raffle box. At the end of each half term three names will be pulled at random. The three lucky winners will each choose a new book of their choice to keep. The more times they return their books, the more chances they will have of winning!

KS1 Returning Books Raffle: Winners For Spring 2

Congratulations to John Olatunji, Sajida, Ellie Brooks, Florence Ayres and Violet Chilton, who are the winners of the Spring Term Returning Books Raffle! As a reward, they each chose a book to keep from the Book Fair before we broke up for the Easter break.

The raffle has started already for this half of the Summer Term. Remember, the more times you return a book, the more chance you'll have of winning! Four names will be pulled from the box during the week commencing 15 May 2017.

Good Luck!

KS1 Returning Books Raffle - Winners Announced

Congratulations to Aaliyah-Shae Vidol, Elliot Cattam, Alex Tonu and Summer Wingrove who are our winners of the Spring Term (1) Returning Books Raffle.
 

Don't forget to return your book this half term to be in with a chance of winning a book of your choice!

KS1 Returning Books Raffle

 

Please remember to bring your library books back to the library when you have finished reading them. For each book you return, your name will be entered into the KS1 Returning Books Raffle.

 

Four lucky winners will be pulled from the box on Friday 3 February. They will each receive a book of their choice to be awarded to them in the following E for Excellence assembly.

KS1 Returning Books Raffle - Winners Announced!

Congratulations to Zac Nickson, Ruben Roberts, Bonnie Martin and Peter Joy who are the winners of the Key Stage 1 returning books raffle. They have each chosen a book that they would like to receive as a prize. They will be presented with them in assembly when they arrive.

The raffle will return in January - remember you will earn one ticket every time you return a book.

Returning Books Raffle

Next week will be the last week to earn a ticket for this term's Returning Books Raffle. There are over 150 tickets in the box already! You will receive a ticket for each book you return to the library, four names will be pulled from the box on Monday 5 December. The winners will each choose a book they would like to receive as a prize. Prizes will be ordered, then given out in the following E for Excellence assembly.



Winners of the KS1 Returning Books Raffles

Congratulations to Harry Kaylor, Tyler Hudson, Ellie Brooks and Gabriella Zaikauskaite on being the lucky winners of the KS1 Returning Book Raffle for this part of the Autumn term. Altogether we had a total of 170 books returned!

 

All four winners chose a new book from the selection available at tonight's book fair. Their books were presented to them in the E for Excellence assembly this afternoon.

 

The raffle will return on Monday 31 October 2016. Again, each child who returns a book will be entered into the draw; four lucky winners will be pulled from the draw later on in the Autumn term.

KS1 Returning Books Raffle - Winners Announced On Friday!

On Friday we will pick four names from the Returning Books Raffle box. Those four winners will then each pick out a book from the Book Fair. Their books will be presented to them during the E for Excellence assembly. If you have any books to return, please make sure you keep them in your reading record ready to change to them on your visit.

KS1 Returning Book Raffle

The Returning Books Raffle begins this week for all pupils in Key Stage 1.

Children in years 1 and 2 will receive a raffle ticket every time they return their library book. One name will be pulled from each class box before we break for the October half-term, with each winner receiving a book of their choice to keep.

The more times they return their books he more chance they will have of winning!