Weekly Newsletter

Broomfield’s Great Exhibition

Today, we hosted Broomfield’s Great Exhibition, showcasing the fantastic Victorian projects created by our Year 6 pupils. The children brought their learning to life with an impressive range of presentations and activities, including theatre performances, cricket and football.

The pupils did an outstanding job, demonstrating tremendous creativity, enthusiasm and hard work. It was a wonderful celebration of their learning and, without doubt, our best Great Exhibition yet! We are incredibly proud of everything they have achieved.

Pupil Experience

As you will see, Rose have now added a splash of purple to our line up of amazing pieces of house art, which will be displayed in the Broomfield Room. It will look brilliant on the wall alongside Palmer’s green masterpiece and Mead’s glittery yellow creation. Rose’s artwork includes detailed drawings of roses and even a purple octopus! You will also see that they have proudly included their house motto “Rose will, Rose will rock you!”.  The children showed real house spirit and worked together wonderfully to make a truly collaborative piece of art. Well done Rose House!

Eco Club

In this week’s eco club we celebrated nature by making our own nature books. The children used leaves, flowers and twigs to decorate their own nature books that they can fill with pictures of clippings from nature. Tamara started filling her book straight away with some of the important eco messages she has learnt over the last term. We were also delighted to welcome Georgina to  Eco Club.

Swimming Success at the ISA Regionals

Our swimming squad performed brilliantly at the recent ISA Regional Swimming Gala at ACS Cobham, showcasing excellent technique, determination and team spirit throughout the competition. The children represented Broomfield exceptionally well, and it was fantastic to see their hard work in the pool paying off.

A special congratulations goes to Frankie in Year 6, who has once again qualified for the ISA National Swimming Championships in the breaststroke. In addition to this fantastic achievement, Frankie has also earned a place in the freestyle relay team, making it an exciting opportunity to represent the school on the national stage.

Well done to all our swimmers for their outstanding efforts. We are incredibly proud of the squad and look forward to seeing Frankie compete at Nationals!

Rising 3's and Pre- Kindergarten

As part of our Harvest learning, our PK and Rising 3 children have been busy making their very own bread, just like the Little Red Hen! With the wonderful help of Chef John, we prepared all the ingredients and learnt some expert tips along the way. The children loved getting hands-on, exploring the ingredients and discovering the magic of bread making. Our bread rolls were delicious!  

Year 3

Year 3 conducted an exciting science investigation all about how our heart rate changes after exercise! We all made predictions and then went onto the playground to conduct the investigation. Many of our predictions were correct – and the running team’s heart rate increased the most! A great lesson, Year 3! Next week we will be writing up our conclusion.  

Year 5 Cicero Debating workshop

This week Year 5 had their first taste of debating! ‘Noisy Classroom’ came in to deliver a wonderful workshop, teaching them the structure of a real parliamentary style debate. They practised presenting for the proposition, the opposition, making rebuttals and adding in points of information. By the end of the morning, they all sounded incredibly professional and confident. It was wonderful to see the children’s enthusiasm, and to hear their ideas on topics such as whether children should be allowed phones, and whether teachers should wear school uniforms!

Year 5 - Kew Gardens

On Monday, Year 5 enjoyed a visit to Kew Gardens to sketch plants found in some of the biomes they have been learning about in geography.

Artwork Of The Week

The children in Year 1 explored the artwork of the painter Jean Dubuffet and created their own portraits inspired by his abstract style. They experimented with free-flowing lines, discovered colour combinations and developed their felt-tip pen skills. The final results are a collection of unique and expressive portraits.

Hitting the right note at the end of a busy week

During our Friday assembly, Mr Johnson, our Broomfield drum teacher, explained to the children the different ways of playing the drums. He talked about the different styles of music and the matching styles and techniques of playing. Thank you to Steven (Y6), one of Mr Johnson’s pupils for playing one of his pieces as part of the demonstration.

Parents of children in Y3, Y4 and Y5 should email Miss Fourie if their child is interested in having a trial lesson with Mr Johnson.

Miss Fourie

ifourie@broomfieldhouse.com

Gold Stars

A huge congratulations to the seven pupils who were awarded Gold Stars for their outstanding Victorian projects! Gold Stars recognise work that goes above and beyond expectations, celebrating exceptional effort, creativity and attention to detail. Each award earns the recipient five house points and a special gold badge to wear with pride.

Well done to Magnus, Ella, Aanya, Frankie, Isabella, Camila and Milly on this fantastic achievement. We are incredibly proud of you all!