Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter - 10/03/25

       

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

World Book Day

Last Thursday, the whole school celebrated World Book Day in style, with lots of fun throughout the day! You can read all about it here.

Lunchtime library club

Last Monday, our lunchtime library club had great fun with some freestyle creativity on a big strip of paper - their task was to draw their favourite book character. 

Chatterbooks sessions

Last week, the KS1 Chatterbooks groups enjoyed listening to The Gruffalo! Everyone is excited to start their activity. 

New KS2 Chatterbooks groups started enjoying Julia Donaldson's classic, What the Ladybird Heard. Everyone had great fun acting out the animal sounds throughout the book while wearing the matching masks! 

Library Displays

Spring into Reading in the library! We recently asked lots of children and adults in school to write onto a handprint something they love about reading - like their favourite children’s book or author, or why they enjoy our library. We have now used these to create a wonderful new wall display to celebrate the arrival of Spring - a beautiful, blossoming tree and flowers made out of the handprints!

New books in the Library

We have a lovely new selection of books available for children to borrow from the library, including firm favourites like Diary of A Wimpy Kid, David Walliams and Percy Jackson, as well as a wonderful new boxset of Shakespeare classics, which lots of children in Year 4 particularly are very keen to start reading!

105 Books reading achievements

Well done to Ahmad, Torsten, Olivia, Elsie, Ambica and Chirag who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading five books.

Well done to Ahmad, Natalia, Bernice, Gabia and Adela who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

Well done to Ashar and Natalia who have earned their Gold Certificates for reading all 15 books! 

Well done to all! 

You can find the books from the 105 Books list for your child's year group here

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!

World Book Day 2025!

 World Book Day 2025

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! The children did some great, reading-related, activities throughout the day.

Activities 

105 Book Hunt 

This year, we put together our first ever exciting book hunt for each class to participate in. Classes had the opportunity during the day to head outside to search for front covers from our 105 Books to Read Before you leave Broadford. All participating classes received a certificate.

 If you are not familiar with our '105 Books To Read Before You Leave Broadford' please see them all here.

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. Children in each class had the opportunity to design their own bookmark and take part in voting for their favourite.

Congratulations to the following children:

Mekael, Natalia, Jessica, Adam, Nina, Elise, Aisha, Sadhana, Aarav, Tiya, Zara, Stefania, Noura, Mishti, Raffy, Zayna, Gabia and Tesha.

Classroom Activities 

All classes had the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities throughout the day.  

Costume Donations 

A massive thank you to all of our wonderful parents and carers for dropping off Costume Donations. Overall we had over 40 costumes donated for World Book Day. 

The Story Scrapbook has been on the move again!

            

The Story Scrapbook continues to travel around the school!

Every 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 was delivered to Elm class in Year 4. The class chose the Louis Sachar classic, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, and produced two very creative pages!

The Story Scrapbook was then returned to the library for some photos with Elm class's two Spinebreakers, Ryan and Tesha. They then delivered it to Lime class in Year 5 for their turn.

We look forward to seeing what Lime class will choose to do!

Reading Assemblies - Ocean Meets Sky and Phenomenal Plants!

         

For the KS1 Reading Assembly this week, Mrs Nur read Ocean Meets Sky.
 Every time Finn looks out his window it's a constant reminder of the stories his grandfather told him about the place where the ocean meets the sky. Finn's grandfather is gone now but Finn knows the perfect way to honor him. He'll build his own ship and sail out to find this magical place himself!

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

Mrs Green read some extracts from Phenomenal Plants for the KS2 Reading Assembly this week. Find out why plants are phenomenal and learn about those that live in some extreme habitats or have otherwise extreme surroundings. 

This book features on the Year 3 105 book list, which you can see here

Please email Miss Flower and Mrs Jobber 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 Ahmad, Torsten, Olivia, Elsie, Ambica, Chirag who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading five books.

Well done to Ahmad, Natalia, Bernice, Gabia and Adela who have received their Silver Certificate for reading 10 books.

Well done to Ashar and Natalia 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 Jacob, Teodor, Munsha and Lucas. We hope you all enjoy a snuggly evening with a yummy hot chocolate.  

 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 - 03/03/25

        

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

World Book Day

  We will be celebrating World Book Day on THURSDAY 6TH MARCH 2025!

To coincide with this year's 'Read Your Way' theme, 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, 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.

Lunchtime library club

Last Monday, the children enjoyed a variety of Traditional Tales activity sheets. We also had a few children who have collected 5 stars on their Library card and received a prize. 

Chatterbooks sessions

Last week, the KS1 Chatterbooks groups enjoyed listening to Elmer! They all took part completing a variety of activities and joined in a group discussion about differences. 

KS2 Chatterbooks groups continued enjoying Chicken Clicking, an engaging book all about helping children to stay safe online. Some of the groups had great fun making their own chicks, while others got creative with Internet Safety colouring sheets.

Library Displays

'If you liked the movie, then read the book!'

We have a great selection of Bad Guys and Dog Man graphic novels available for children to enjoy.

Librarian Awards

Last week, a special Librarian Award certificate was awarded to Nikita in Year 4, who generously purchased some wonderful new books for the library. What a superstar!

A special Librarian Award certificate was also awarded to Elena, Dilan and family for their amazing donation of a huge amount of wonderful books for the library! Thank you so much.

105 Books reading achievements

Well done to Tala and Kindah who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading five books.

Well done to Luna who has received her Silver Certificate for reading 10 books.

Well done to Zara who has earned her Gold Certificate for reading all 15 books! 

Well done to all! 

You can find the books from the 105 Books list for your child's year group here

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!