Tuesday, 14 February 2023

'Shark The Lark' Author To Return To Broadford!

We are extremely excited to be welcoming back Natalie Newman, author of the Lark the Shark series. Natalie visited Reception and Key Stage One last February, where she read her story, Lark the Shark. The story was a huge hit with our younger pupils, teaching them the importance of keeping our oceans free from litter.

 

Helping us to celebrate World Book Day, Natalie will be returning to Broadford on Friday 3rd March 2023 to share her latest story in the series, Lark the Shark and Wonda the Whale. Children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 will be treated to a special reading of this wonderful tale full of adventure, friendship and kindness. 

Natalie will be selling signed copies of her book straight after school, under the canopy in the playground for £8. If you wish to purchase a copy, please bring cash with you on the day.

Friday, 10 February 2023

The Spinebreakers Visit Harold Hill Library!

 The Year One Spinebreakers were joined by Maple and Willow Spinebreakers on a trip to our local library. We had a bag full of books which needed returning, so with our bag at the ready, we headed off on our visit.

On arrival, we deposited the books and headed straight of the children's' area. We shared some wonderful tales, like The Lion Inside and The First Hippo on the Moon. 





Year 4 Spinebreakers Visit Waterstones!

 Yesterday, the Year 4 Spinebreakers visited Waterstones in Romford to choose a selection of new books for our school library.

They thoroughly enjoyed searching the shelves for some new releases. After a successful shopping haul, they browsed their purchases as they waited for their treat of hot chocolates and cakes in the Waterstones café.




Take a look at the books they chose:


Olivia was interested in the Tom Gates series, she liked the way the books were set out - packed with fun illustrations. Her second choice was ‘A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch’ by author Pamela Butchart. This story looked like a fun read!


Lucas grabbed a copy of David Williams’ ‘Code Name Bananas’. From the moment Lucas picked this one up he just couldn’t put it down! He has plans to read it during his holiday in the break. His second choice was by ‘Kid Normal’ author, Greg James, The Great Dream Robbery.


Karimah could have happily purchased all of the books on offer, but she finally picked her two favourites - Bunny vs Monkey, The Human Invasion; and Matt Brown’s ‘Aliens Invaded My Talent Show’.


Another Bunny vs Monkey story, Eleni loved the way these comic-style stories are jam-packed with colourful illustrations that grab the readers attention and make you want to keep on reading! ‘My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overload’ was Eleni’s second pick.


Flynn chose a non-fiction text surrounding the subject of football. His next pick was ‘The 26-Storey Treehouse’ by Andy Griffin and Terry Denton.

All of our new books are currently being read by our wonderful Spinebreakers, once they have returned them, they will be available to borrow from the library. 

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Reading Assembly - Returning Books Raffle Winners Announced!


Mrs Ward kick-started the week with an extract from Joan Aiken and Jan Pienkowski's story, A Necklace of Raindrops. Filled with nine magical stories about strange lands inhabited by princesses and kelpies, this book brings magical and mysterious adventures to the lives of ordinary children. 
This book can be found on the Year 2 Reading Tracker.


Miss Brimmer read the opening of 'The Phoenix and the Carpet'. This story was first published over a hundred years ago - E. Nesbit wrote this fantasy sequel to 'Five Children and It' back in 1904!  This book can be found on the Year 5 Reading Tracker.

Copies of these titles are now available to borrow from the school library.

105 Books to Read Before you Leave Broadford

Well done to Olaf, Abdul Hafiiz, Sophia, Munsha, Spencer, Wais, Matia, Tommy, Ashvik, Ayva, Freya and Freddie for reading five books that feature on their trackers, and earning their Bronze Certificates.

Well done to Maya, Samairah, Abdul Hafiiz, Sophia, Evie, Zhyan, Wais, Afreenish and Eridola who have been awarded their Silver Certificates for reading ten books.

A huge well done to Maya, Samairah and Rosie for reading all fifteen books and earning their Gold Certificates. 

Reading Achievements 

My Book Bloggers, Maya-Rose and Adu, have successfully completed three blogs based on the texts the have been reading. 

As we come to another break in the school year, we have chosen at random four names from our Returning Books Raffle box. The lucky winners are Edie, Araoluwa, Ronnie and Emma. They have each received a new book to keep. The raffle will return after the weeks break.

Please remember to keep your library books in your school bags and bring them to school everyday. Children are brought to the library throughout the week, so it's important that they have their books with them to change during their visits. Don't forget, the more times you return you book, the more chance you will have of winning a book in our raffle!

Friday, 3 February 2023

Reading Assembly - The One And Only Ivan & Beegu


You may have spotted earlier on in the week that author of Lark the Shark, Natalie Newman, will be visiting Broadford in the beginning of March. There will be the opportunity to buy signed copies of her book. For further information, please read the blogpost here.


During the KS1 assembly, Miss Mullan read Alexis Deacon's story 'Beegu'. Beegu tries to find her way home when she lands on planet Earth. Her first impression of Earth isn't a positive one, until she bumps into our younger residents who are very welcoming. This book can be found on the Year 1 Reading Tracker.


During the KS2 assembly, Mrs Lewis read the opening chapters of The One and Only Ivan. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. This book can be found on the Year 5 Reading Trackers.

105 Books to Read Before you Leave Broadford

Well done to Brodie and Victoria on earning their Bronze Certificates.

Well done to Leo, Nathaniel, Olivia and Aditi for reading 10 books and achieving their Silver Certificates.

A huge well done to Noura and Alice for reading all 15 books listed on their trackers and earning their Gold Certificates.

Reading Achievements

Well done to Nasrat, Flynn, Jessica, Tomi and Fiki, who have been taking part in weekly peer shared-reading sessions in the Library.

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Author Of Lark The Shark Will Be Returning To Broadford!

 

We are extremely excited to be welcoming back Natalie Newman, author of the Lark the Shark series. Natalie visited Reception and Key Stage One last February, where she read her story, Lark the Shark. The story was a huge hit with our younger pupils, teaching them the importance of keeping our oceans free from litter.

 

Helping us to celebrate World Book Day, Natalie will be returning to Broadford on Friday 3rd March 2023 to share her latest story in the series, Lark the Shark and Wonda the Whale. Children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 will be treated to a special reading of this wonderful tale full of adventure, friendship and kindness. 

Natalie will be selling signed copies of her book straight after school, under the canopy in the playground for £8. If you wish to purchase a copy, please bring cash with you on the day.

Thursday, 26 January 2023

The Reading Scrapbook - More Pages Added!


Here is a little update on our Reading Scrapbook! Having spent a week in Oak Class, the pupils filled the pages with work based on Michael Morpurgo's story, The Butterfly Lion.


 Cherry Spinebreakers, Ali and Evie were very impressed with Beech's work based on Traction Man!


Flynn and Karimah, our Ash Spinebreakers, delivered the scrapbook to its next destination - Maple Class. We look forward to seeing what they have been reading!