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!