Reminder - Friday is the Spring Reading Challenge 2026 deadline

 

REMINDER - Friday is the Spring Reading Challenge 2026 deadline!

Please can children return their completed Spring Reading Challenge 2026 tracker to Miss Flower in the Library by Friday 17th April to receive a special Certificate and the chance to win a prize!

Thank you to everyone who has already returned theirs - well done for being super readers during the school holidays!

library@broadford.havering.sch.uk  

Reading Assemblies - Reading Achievements

 

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Well done to Damian, Aiza, Layla, Emma and David who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading 5 books from their trackers.

Well done to Albie, George, Layla and Ryan who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

Well done to Chalva, Alice and Albie who have earned their Gold Certificates for reading all 15 books! 

Well done to all!

Story Suitcases

This week, our Story Suitcases were taken home by Evelyn, Kailan, Elliot and Ava. We hope you all enjoy a snuggly evening with a great book and a yummy hot chocolate.  

If your child has received a Story Suitcase this week, please return it back to the school library on Thursday morning. Thank you.

 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 - 30/03/26

    

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 had great fun getting creative with some Easter colouring sheets

Book of the Week

The Book of the Week last week was Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle. Each dinosaur mum said, "Beware my child, of the GIGANTOSAURUS so fierce and wild. His feet go STOMP! His jaws go CRUNCH! In the blink of an eye you'll be his LUNCH!"

Library displays

Easter

Last week, we celebrated Easter with lots of fun books and the Spring Reading Challenge for children to take home to complete over the Easter holidays.

Shakespeare Week 2026

Last week in the library, we also celebrated the works of William Shakespeare, with lots of his classics available for children to enjoy.

Broadford Library In Numbers - Spring 2 term

Spring 2 may have been a short half term, but it was still very busy 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 Spring 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

Tips For Reading At Home - Week 6 - It's Not Just The Book That Counts

 

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 6 - It's Not Just The Book That Counts

Reading tip: Reading is everywhere.

Why it helps: Children see reading as useful, not just something done at school.

Example:
“Read road signs, food packets, shopping lists, or game instructions together.”

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 Maple class in Year 4. The class chose Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane as their theme and produced some really creative pages!

Finley and Alice, Maple class's Spinebreakers, then returned the Story Scrapbook to the library for some photos. The next class to receive the scrapbook after the Easter holidays will be Oak class in Year 6. We look forward to seeing what they will do!

Broadford Library In Numbers - Spring 2 term 2026

    

Spring 2 may have been a short half term, but it was still very busy 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!

~ Miss Flower, Librarian & Reading Champion ~

Contact - library@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Reading Assemblies - Reading Achievements

 

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Well done to Eris, Amerah and Bella who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading 5 books from their trackers.

Well done to Aarav, Amerah and Kevin who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

Well done to Layla, Jazelle, Patrick, Sidrat and Emir 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.