Weekly Newsletter

Reminders
and Notices

Whole School

Music Exam Results

Since the beginning of the academic year, we have had many Broomfield children taking their music exams. This is just a reminder to parents to please email Miss Fourie directly if your child has either done a music exam externally or with a Broomfield music teacher. (September 2025 and June 2026). We are so proud of the children and we would like to celebrate these achievements in the end of year Broomfield Magazine.

Please include in the email to Miss Fourie, the child’s name, the instrument, grade and the result. Please may we ask this information to be emailed by Tuesday 9th June 2026. email: ifourie@broomfieldhouse.com

 

Mr Anstey’s 150 Anniversary Challenge

As part of Broomfield House School’s 150th year, Mr Anstey will take on the challenge of running an extraordinary 100km (and a bit) across London on Friday 19th June, visiting Dukes Education schools along the route to raise funds for the Dukes Foundation Transformational Bursary Campaign.

Inspired by the brilliant children at Broomfield and across the wider Dukes family, and by the kindness, courage and community spirit they show so often, Mr Anstey felt it was important to have “skin in the game” and personally take on a challenge in support of a cause that creates opportunity for young people who need it most.

This is not about speed, records, or personal glory, all of these things are unlikely.

Instead, it is about using a difficult physical challenge to help shine a light on something far more important – widening access to transformational education and supporting children to flourish.

100km across London will require resilience, preparation, endurance and determination, qualities we speak about often with children at Broomfield, and values that sit at the heart of the Dukes Foundation’s work.

1 day. 1 city. 2 legs. 100km (and a bit).

For more information and to make a pledge, please click here: Mr Anstey’s 150 Anniversary Challenge

BHS 150 Anniversary Gala Dinner Tickets

We are delighted to share the details of our upcoming BHS 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner, along with the ticket purchase link for parents below.

This promises to be a truly spectacular way to mark the end of the academic year as we come together to celebrate 150 wonderful years of Broomfield House School.

Your ticket includes a sparkling welcome with bubbles and canapés at the stunning Hampton Court House. The evening will continue with a delicious three-course meal accompanied by wine, followed by a two-hour bar. Throughout the night, you will enjoy fantastic entertainment, culminating in a live band guaranteed to have you dancing into the evening.

The evening will also support the Dukes Foundation, a charity established to widen educational opportunity for young people. Through bursaries, mentoring and access programmes, the Foundation works to ensure that talented young people can benefit from life-changing educational experiences, regardless of their background or circumstances. Importantly, every pound raised through the Gala will be matched by Dukes Education, doubling the impact of the evening and helping to create even more opportunities for children who may otherwise never have access to them.

Ticket link: BHS 150 Anniversary Gala Dinner Tickets

Date: Friday 10 July 2026

Time: 6:45pm – 12am

Please note that tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you have any questions about the event or would like to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Free Online Science Workshop for Families — 13 June

Journey to the Jurassic: A Free Online Science Workshop Celebrating Mary Anning

📅 Saturday, 13 June

⏰ 10:00 AM – Ages 5-7 years

⏰ 11:00 AM – Ages 8-14 years

💻 Live on Zoom

🎟 FREE – registration required

 

To celebrate the birthday of Mary Anning, a pioneering figure in palaeontology whose discoveries transformed our understanding of prehistoric life, Little House of Science is hosting a free live video workshop for children and families. Children will explore the world of fossils, ancient marine reptiles, geological time, and the methods scientists use to determine the age of ancient remains, including carbon dating, and discover the incredible story of the woman who found creatures no one had ever seen before.

 

Families can register here: https://www.littlehouseofscience.com/free-class-mary-anning26/

 

The Performance Works

Group Personal Training

Get in touch with Ed who is a fantastic personal trainer offering Broomfield parents a free trial session to try out his fantastic group personal training sessions. For all levels of ability at afforable prices, it is definitely worth a try.

Duke's Club

Emotional regulation is the cornerstone of long-term success. Beyond academic achievement, it shapes resilience, leadership capacity, confidence, and lifelong wellbeing. In an increasingly complex and high-performance world, children face unprecedented cognitive, social, and competitive pressures.
Available in-person at Dukes House or online at 6pm:
Thursday 11th June – Talk 4: Creating A Regulating Home Environment
Articles
We have ideas for indoor entertainment to stretch your imaginations, play with your perceptions and take you into a host of virtual worlds.
Kew Gardens’ Henry Moore exhibition is now open. Moore was a passionate believer that sculpture is ‘an art of the open air’. Taking the great man’s words as a prompt, we have a round-up of new outdoor sculptures and statues to visit. Plus, some indoor crafty options if you want to get stuck into some ‘sculpting’ yourself.
Inspired by the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East, here are some suggestions for musical outings across London to put a spring in your step.

PTA Reminders
and Notices

PTA Cheese & Wine Tasting Evening with Doran Vineyards & Trindle

Last night, a group of BHS parents gathered in the school hall for an educational and fun evening with Doran Vineyards. Tom Doran joined us in person to lead a guided tasting of six wines from the Doran estate – beginning with a delicious rosé as a welcome drink, followed by a journey through three whites and three reds, each accompanied by stories from the farm and the qualities that shape their distinctive flavours.

It was an intimate, convivial evening and a wonderful opportunity to learn something new whilst enjoying exceptional wine. A huge thank you to Camilla at Trindle for providing the most wonderful cheese and charcuterie boards on the night!

Keen to get some Doran wines delivered to your door? Head to doranvineyards.com and use code BROOMFIELD10 at checkout for a 10% discount – and the PTA receives 10% of every purchase made through the code. A lovely way to support the school while stocking up on something delicious!

🎉 Broomfield's Big Birthday Bash – What to Expect

We are so looking forward to celebrating with you all on Saturday 27 June, 2-6pm at Rosslyn Park FC! Over the next few weeks we will be sharing further details, but here is what you need to know right now.

🍽️ Food

This year’s event is free to attend with all activities included at no cost. Food will be available at cost price, though the PTA has part-subsidised the children’s menu.

Please note that as Rosslyn Park is a licensed venue, no external food or drink may be brought on to the site. We are working with an external caterer – children will be served at 4pm and adults at 5pm. Please see the attached flyer for the full menu.

⚠️ Please pre-order your food by Tuesday 23 June and include any allergies or dietary requirements: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/BBBBfoodorder

Also on the day: free popcorn and candyfloss for everyone! 🍭


🧁 Cupcake Decorating Competition

What’s a birthday party without cake? We are delighted to announce a cupcake decorating competition, open to children, parents and families alike! This year’s theme is 150 Years / Birthdays – we can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Entries will be judged on the day by the very honourable Mr Anstey and Mrs WS.

After judging, cupcakes will be shared with all attendees – and every child will take one home as a sweet end to the party 🎂

To register your entry, please add your name, class and number of cupcakes here: 👉 Register for the cupcake competition

BHS 150 Challenge

A huge thank you to all the children and families who have taken part in the 150 Challenge!

Just a reminder to please register the challenge that your child has done👉 Register here

Please send any photos of your children completing their challenges to Sara/Mairi at ptachair@broomfieldhouse.com or ptasecretary@broomfieldhouse.com

Paying in your sponsorship

PK – Year 1

Please transfer your sponsorship using the link below.

•  By default, 50% of your sponsorship will go to the Saved Souls Foundation in northern Thailand

•  If you would prefer to donate 50% to a charity of your own choice, please retain that portion and contribute directly

•  Please send the remaining 50% to the PTA either way

👉  PK-Year 1 payment link

Years 2 – 6

Please transfer the full sponsorship amount using the link below. We will organise the contribution to house charities once all money has been received.

👉  Years 2-6 payment link

Highlights

Pupil Experience

One of the wonderful suggestions in the Pupil Ideas box was to have some hula-hoops to play with during morning breaktime. Whilst the sun was hiding from us this week, the hula-hoops very much brightened up everyone’s morning on Wednesday breaktime. The children showed off some serious skills on the Top Patch, with some keeping hoops spinning for an impressively long time! The pupil council decided on some sensible rules to make sure that everyone had a great time. The children took turns, played together, and had lots of fun learning new tricks.

Fleur's fantastic 150 Challenge

A fantastic well done to Fleur (Y3) who has been working so hard on her BHS 150 Challenge over the last month or so. She set herself a goal to make 150 tiny origami wishing stars for the Mondo Foundation, aiming to raise £150, which she has successfully achieved. She has now decided to continue fundraising for two other charities that mean a lot to her — Mayhew Animal Rescue and Cancer Research. Fleur has already raised an amazing £600, and the remaining amount raised will be split between the two charities. Well done Fleur.

Summer concerts by Y3 Girls

Well done to Sarita, Fleur and Jazu who are performing summer concerts in the Pond Patch at Lunch time. The concerts are for anyone who would like to come and see the girls perform some amazing dances. Other children can also take part if they would like to make up a dance with the girls. Well done girls, a creative and inspirational idea.

Frankie wins the Dave Barnes Memorial Trophy

Something rather exciting happened on Sunday; Frankie was awarded a trophy from Middlesex County ASA.

Frankie has won the Dave Barnes Memorial Trophy – awarded to the girl in the 10-year age group, achieving the highest number of GB points in any one individual event at the County Swimming Championships.

Although Frankie does not want everyone to think she is ‘only good at sport’, she is immensely proud of this achievement and is very happy to share this with you all. Her coaches at Teddington swimming club are also, understandably, extremely proud and have said they are very happy for the attached photo to be shared too.

To (as briefly as possible) explain the points:

  • GB points refer to World Aquatic points.
  • Points are calculated based on the world record for that event (the world record swim scores 1000 points).
  • For anyone interested in the formula it’s: P = 1000 x  (B/T)3 , where B is the base time (the world record) in seconds and T is the swimmer’s time in seconds.
  • The faster your time, the higher your points. The system allows you to compare, for example, a 100m Freestyle time directly against a 200m Breaststroke time.

For each individual event, in all the different strokes and distances, every competitor receives a number of points. Frankie scored 296 points for her 200m breaststroke, which was the highest score of all the different races across the whole county in her age group.

Well done Frankie.

Year 5 Science

In Science, Year 5 are learning about chemical reactions, so they created carbon dioxide by combining bicarbonate of soda with white vinegar.  As the resulting CO2 gas is heavier than air, it can be poured down and used to extinguish the candle, because it displaces the oxygen which is fuelling the flame.

Artwork of the Week

The Year 3 children created eye-catching monsters and placed them within a cityscape. Through this project, they learnt how to create depth in a composition by including a foreground, middle ground and background. They also developed their coloured pencil skills, using them to add detail and texture to their artwork.

Weekly Awards

PSHE Star of the Week
Ayan (Y5)
Music Star of the Week
Ella (Y6)
Artists of the Week
Kaede and Enna (Y3)
Sports and Drama Star of the Week
Yawar (Y5)

Polite Person of the Week

Rising 3s and Pre-Kindergarten: Isla L: She has demonstrated wonderful focus and great perseverance, especially with practicing phonics. Isla is always very helpful around the classroom, too. Well done, Isla!
Kindergarten: Caspian always gives things a go and showing super listening! Well done!

Year 1: Emory has had a terrific week. His focus during our assessments, as well as our other lessons has been super. Miss Bird and other teachers have been very impressed with his kindness and the calm attitude he has brought to school. Well done Emory!
Year 2: Rihanna: You have really shown focus and determination in the past few weeks, and your work is more accurate and precise. You have also worked quickly and increased your speed, which has meant that you are able to take on extension tasks! Well done.

Year 3: Jayden: For having an excellent week in class, contributing well to discussions and completing work with determination and accuracy. Well done
Year 4: Kaira: Well done Kaira, You represented Broomfield brilliantly on our school trip yesterday to the Tapas restaurant. You were very polite and had lovely manners throughout. Also, for how hard you have been working during revision week. Well done Kaira.

Year 5: Eva can always be relied upon to work hard, taking care to present her work accurately and with precision, following instructions carefully. She always puts a great deal of effort into her home learning and contributes sensibly to our discussions.
Year 6: Isla: For all of her hard work in lessons especially in our revision sessions and for her positive attitude! Great work Isla. Keep it up!

Upcoming Events

Monday 8th Jun

Assessment Week for Y4, Y5 and Y6

9.30am: Y6 – The Comedy of Errors at the Orange Tree Theatre 

Tuesday 9th Jun
Wednesday 10th Jun
Thursday 11th Jun
Friday 12th Jun

Dukes Festival of Knowledge 

9am: Year 3 to Science Museum 

9.30pm: Pre-Kindergarten to Forest School 

Monday 15th Jun
Tuesday 16th Jun
Wednesday 17th Jun

General Knowledge Challenge 

 

Thursday 18th Jun

9am: K to Hobbledown Heath 

9am: Y5 Victorian Day 

10.50am: Y2 – Drama Hut to run a Florence Nightingale Workshop 

Friday 19th Jun

 Mr Anstey’s Dukes Foundation Charity Run  

9am: Junior Sports Day PK, K and Year 1 

9.30am: Y2 Forest School Syon Park  

12.30pm: Y5/6 Senior School Buddy Lunch 

Playground Snapshots

Stay and Play Session

Thursday 25th June

Come and explore Broomfield House at our free Stay & Play session – immersive fun for children aged 18 months to 3 years with arts and crafts, mud kitchens, sand play and a reading corner to discover.

Register Now