World Book Day 2026!

                             World Book Day 2026

We had a wonderful day in school yesterday, celebrating World Book Day. Thank you for your commitment in supporting your children to look so good!

Classroom activities 

Everyone had great fun taking part in lots of reading-related activities throughout the day.

D.E.A.R 

Drop Everything and Read 

Some classes put aside all distractions and enjoyed books or a shared read together.

Bookmark Competition Winners

All classes took part in our exciting Bookmark Competition, with everyone designing their own bookmark and a winner being chosen from each class. Here are the winning designs:

Congratulations to the following children:

Rayyan, Isabela, Austin, Ivy, Zayna, Chynna, Ava-Mai, Chalva, Luca, Zaviyar, Dolamayo, Amerah, Kevin, Lucas, Mishti, Alesha, Issa, Scarlet, Eason, Clara and Ibukun!

Each of these children received a special certificate and their winning design made into an actual bookmark for them to use.

Broadford's Big Book Giveaway

We ended the day with our first Broadford's Big Book Giveaway, which was a great success! You can read more about it here

Costume Donations 

A massive thank you to all of our wonderful parents and carers who donated costumes. We now have a great supply available for children to borrow.

Broadford's Big Book Giveaway!

 

Yesterday, as part of our World Book Day celebrations, we held our first Broadford's Big Book Giveaway! 

This event was an opportunity to come along after school in the new hall to choose some books for free to enjoy at home. 

The extremely generous donations by our Broadford community meant that there was a vast range of books available for everyone to choose from. 

From popular chapter books, like Roald Dahl and Horrid Henry, fun graphic novels like Dogman, seasonal classics like The Night Before Christmas, to wonderful picture and board books for our younger readers, there really was something for everyone!

Everyone enjoyed browsing the books to find their favourites - or perhaps to discover a new book or author they had not read before. 

There were lots of great choices made and very happy children!

Thank you so much to everyone who came along to support the event, which was a great success!

*LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT 'BROADFORD'S BIG BOOK GIVEAWAY' COMING SOON*

Please continue to make any donations of children's books - you can give them to your child's class teacher or to the school library. Thank you.

The Story Scrapbook continues its journey around the school!

       

The Story Scrapbook continues its journey around the school!

Each week, a different class around the school is delivered the scrapbook by two of our Spinebreakers. The class's task is to fill a double-page spread with work based on a book of their choice - this could be their end-of-day story or a class favourite. Classes can fill their pages with drawings, paintings, writing, collages - they just need to be creative and use their imaginations!

Last week, the Story Scrapbook had its next delivery, to Elm class in Year 4. The class chose Louis Sachar's There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom as their theme and produced some wonderful pages!

Jackson and Roza, Elm class's Spinebreakers, then returned the Story Scrapbook to the library for some photos. The next class to receive the scrapbook will be Redwood in Year 5. We look forward to seeing what they will do!

World Book Day is TOMORROW!

  

World Book Day is TOMORROW!

To celebrate World Book Day and the National Year of Reading 2026, we will be going all in by enjoying lots of fun, reading-themed activities.

Character Costume Or Snuggly Pyjamas

We are inviting children to come into school on World Book Day in either their Favourite Character Costume or their Snuggly Pyjamas. 

Please remember, as this time of year is particularly cold and wet, it is really important that the children are dressed appropriately and have suitable footwear (such as long sleeves, trousers and outdoor shoes) to be able to enjoy any outdoor activities on the day.

We know that shop-bought costumes can be a little expensive, so why not try making something to wear instead... a character mask maybe? 

You can find some helpful tips and ideas here.

Broadford's Big Book Giveaway!

We are excited to announce that Broadford's Big Book Giveaway will be held in the new hall after school TOMORROW on World Book Day!

Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated children's books for the event. If you haven't yet, there is still time! Please either give them to Miss Flower in the school library or your child's class teacher.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Reading Assemblies - Amazing Grace and Wonder

 

For the KS1 Reading Assembly this week, Miss Davis read Amazing Grace. A touching and beautiful picture book about being true to yourself and not letting anyone hold you back.

This book features on the Year 2 105 book list, which you can see here

For the KS2 Reading Assembly this week, Mr Cardwell read from Wonder. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he is being sent to a real school – and he is dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted – but can he convince his new classmates that he is just like them, underneath it all?

This book features on the Year 6 105 book list, which you can see here

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  

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Well done to Chalva who has received her Bronze Certificate for reading 5 books from her tracker.

Well done to Charlotte and Chalva who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

Well done to Charlotte, Frankie, Aaira, Emem and Mujtaba 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 - 02/03/26

   

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, our lunchtime Library Club children enjoyed helping Miss Flower create a wonderful Spring into Reading display for the wall, using handprints to make flowers. Each child wrote on their handprint something reading-themed, such as what they love about reading, their favourite book or character.

Book of the Week

The Book of the Week last week was The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery by Ronda & David Armitage. After a clean-up at the lighthouse, Mr Grinling is worried: it seems that someone is dumping rubbish into the sea! His great-nephew, George, thinks it might be the work of pirates. But could the culprit be closer to home?

Chatterbooks sessions

Last week, new library Chatterbooks groups had lots of fun reading and acting out the Julia Donaldson classic, What the Ladybird Heard. All groups got 10/10 for their questions about the story. Great work everyone!

Spinebreakers

Last Thursday, the Year 4 Spinebreakers enjoyed a fun trip to Harold Hill Library. You can read more about it here

Date for Your Diary - World Book Day 2026

We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March 2026. You can read more details here

Date for Your Diary - Broadford's Big Book Giveaway!

We are excited to announce that Broadford's Big Book Giveaway will be held in the new hall after school next week on World Book Day, Thursday 5th March!

Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated children's books for the event. If you haven't yet, there is still time! Please either give them to Miss Flower in the school library or your child's class teacher.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

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. 

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Tips for Reading at Home - Week 4 - Don't Rush, Let Your Child Join In

 

 

 

To help you #GoAllIn for the National Year of Reading, we will be posting short, easily-to-follow tips to support you in reading at home with your child.

Week 4 - Don't Rush, Let Your Child Join In

Reading tip: Pause and let your child say words they recognise.

Why it helps: Joining in makes reading feel like teamwork.

Example:
“Leave a pause in a familiar sentence and let your child fill in the missing word.”