Tips for Reading at Home - Week 1 - Make it Predictable!

 

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 1 - Make it Predictable!

Reading tip: Read at the same time each day.

Why it helps: Children feel safe and relaxed when routines stay the same.

Example:
“Every night after dinner, we sit on the sofa and read one book. Even on busy days, we keep it short rather than skipping it.”

Remember - every minute counts! 

Reading Assemblies - The Tiger Who Came to Tea

  

               

For the KS1 Reading Assembly this week, Mrs Stanley read Judith Kerr’s classic, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!

This book features on the Year 1 105 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 Prisha, Abdulmateen, Juliah, Abshara, Roza and Alayna who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading 5 books from their trackers.

Well done to Abshara, Prisha, Emir, Alice, Abdulmateen, Andrew, Aaira, Vedasri, Azlan, Matthew, Alayna, Eason and Wais who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

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

Well done to all!

Story Suitcases

This week, our Story Suitcases were taken home by Maryam, Montana, Aditi and Elsie. 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 ensure it is returned back to the school library on Thursday. Thank you.

 Blue Peter Reading Badge

We are delighted to hear that more of the library's super Spinebreakers have received their Blue Peter Reading Badges in the post.

Congratulations to Layla in Year 2, Ashar in Year 3 and Alayna in Year 3!

Earn your Blue Peter Reading Badge! See how you can take part here or pick up an entry form from the library.  

THIS WEEK - Parent's Pick Week

 

This year is the National Year of Reading and we are about to kick off with our first event!

We’re excited to introduce our Parent Picks Shelf, a small book display featuring stories recommended by parents and carers.

Each book will include a handwritten note from a parent, such as “I loved this when I was 7”, helping children see that reading is something families enjoy and share across generations.

THIS WEEK, parents are invited to send in a favourite childhood book through their child. The book will be displayed in class for everyone to enjoy.

Thank you for helping us build a love of reading together 📖✨

Miss Kenealy

Broadford Library Weekly Newsletter - 26/01/26

       

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 completing activity sheets all about their favourite books and book characters.

Book of the Week

The Book of the Week last week was You and Me and the Peanut-Butter Beast by Andy Griffiths. Hey you - yes, you! Remember when we found that really deep hole and you jumped in and I had to rescue you, and at the bottom of the hole we found the cave of the legendary peanut-butter beast? That was one of our deepest - and most dangerous - adventures ever! What? You don't remember? Well, have I got a story for you...

Chatterbooks sessions

Last week, library Chatterbooks groups continued with Chatterbox Bear. Everyone loved making their own bear masks or getting creative with pictures of the characters from the story.

Librarian Award

A special Librarian Award certificate was given out last week to Medina from Year 2, who donated a lovely selection of books to the library.

 

Blue Peter Reading Badge

We are delighted to hear that more of the library's super Spinebreakers have received their Blue Peter Reading Badges in the post.

Congratulations to Layla in Year 2, Ashar in Year 3 and Alayna in Year 3!

 Earn your Blue Peter Reading Badge! See how you can take part here or pick up an entry form from the library.    

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

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 Apricot class in Year 1. The class chose Melanie Walsh's 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World as their theme and produced some wonderful pages!

Dylan, one of Apricot class's Spinebreakers, then returned the Story Scrapbook to the library for some photos, before delivering it to Cherry class in Year 3 for their turn. We look forward to seeing what they will do!

Reading Assemblies - The Human Body and Voices in the Park

   

For the KS1 Reading Assembly this week, Miss Harman read some of the non-fiction book, The Human Body. The unique design of this book allows children to discover a ‘hidden’ image by holding the page up to a bright light or shining a torch behind the page.

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

For the KS2 Reading Assembly this week, Miss McClenaghan shared extracts from Voices in the Park. Four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. 

This book features on the Year 3 105 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 Amelia, Aaira, Kamari, David, Gabia and Alexandra who have received their Bronze Certificates for reading 5 books from their trackers.

Well done to Arthur, Kameron, David, Jaxon, Gabia and Jessica who have received their Silver Certificates for reading 10 books.

Well done to Eva, David, Zayna, Eridola and Gabia 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 Ayan, Jahmai, Zara and Eesa. 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 ensure it is returned back to the school library on Thursday. Thank you.

 Blue Peter Reading Badge

We are delighted to hear that three of the library's super Spinebreakers have received their Blue Peter Reading Badges in the post.

Congratulations to Cornelius in Year 1, Tiya in Year 2 and George in Year 2!

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 - 19/01/26

      

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 getting creative with some lovely winter colouring sheets.

Book of the Week

The Book of the Week last week was Princess DisGrace: First Term at Tall Towers by Lou Kuenzler. It's Grace's first term and she can't wait to make friends, meet her unicorn and learn how to be the perfect princess. If only Grace wasn't the clumsiest pupil Tall Towers has ever had... Can Grace prove that being a real princess is about more than being perfect?

Chatterbooks sessions

Last week, new library Chatterbooks groups enjoyed their first session of Chatterbox Bear. Everyone loved the funny story and all groups got 10/10 when answering the questions at the end of their session - well done to all!

Spinebreakers

Last Thursday, the Year 4 Spinebreakers enjoyed a great trip to Waterstones bookshop in Romford, where they purchased a lovely selection of new books for the library.  You can read more about it here.

Librarian Awards

Special Librarian Award certificates were given out last week to Nikita and Chloe from Year 5. These were in recognition of the lovely selection of books that they both generously donated to the library. 

Blue Peter Reading Badge

We are delighted to hear that three of the library's super Spinebreakers have received their Blue Peter Reading Badges in the post.

Congratulations to Cornelius in Year 1, Tiya in Year 2 and George in Year 2!

 Earn your Blue Peter Reading Badge! See how you can take part here or pick up an entry form from the library.    

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!