Weekly Newsletter
Reminders
and Notices
Whole School
Cold Weather Approaching
As the cold weather has arrived and with it the arrival of colds, flus and viruses, we remind parents to not bring their child to school if they have a temperature or have been unwell in the night. We are grateful for your support with making sure we stop the spread of any viruses in school. Our policy for temperatures is 24 hours and our policy for vomiting and/or diarrhoea is 48 hours before the children can return to school. This is inline with NHS guidelines. Thank you for your support.
Atom Learning Parent Webinar Recording
Please see here the link to the webinar recording – https://vimeo.com/1011254417/5540ff1fd6?share=copy
Year 6
Year 6 Report Evenings
The Year 6 report evenings will take place on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th October in the Year 6 classroom. Please use the main gate on Broomfield Road to enter the school. Kindly be on time for your allocated time. The appointments will finish on time as we want to make sure that nobody has to wait and that the appointments run smoothly. We appreciate your help in keeping to the allocated time and should you have any additional questions, you can email them across to the Year 6 team. Thank you.
Year 6 Victorian Projects – Parent viewing morning
Year 6 parents are invited to join us at 8.30 am on Friday 11th October in the Dining hall to view the amazing efforts of the Year 6 children in preparing exceptional Victorian projects. It is a drop in informal walk about. We look forward to seeing you there.
Sports Report
On Wednesday, the Broomfield Year 6 Netball team showcased their exceptional skills in a commanding victory against St Catherine’s School. The girls played with precision and determination, demonstrating excellent teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the match.
The Year 5 Football team put up a valiant effort against Kew Green Prep, but ultimately fell short in a thrilling 60-minute match, losing by a single goal. Despite the loss, the boys demonstrated exceptional ball control, passing, and finishing, showcasing their promising future in the sport.
Well done everyone.
Years 3 - 6
Open Class Coffee Morning – Year 3 and Year 4
We would like to invite parents of our Year 3 and Year 4 children to come for our Open Class Coffee Morning on Wednesday 9th October. The Open Class gives parents the opportunity to see where their child sits and the classroom environment. Then parents are invited for coffee with some of our SLT team to discuss any questions you may have.
October Half Term Lacrosse Camp
Pre-Kindergarten
FOREST SCHOOL VISITING PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Pre-Kindergarten are looking forward to welcoming the amazing Forest School for their first forest school session with Scott on Friday 11th October from 9:45 – 11:45am. They will begin their outdoor learning exploring the natural environment, crafts and finishing the session with snack and songs around the campfire. We cannot wait for all the excitement.
Dukes Plus
Webinar
‘The 5 Steps to Success’, Tuesday 15th October, 5pm – 6pm.
With World Mental Health Day on the horizon we are pleased to bring you ‘The 5 Steps to Success’ Webinar from Brave the Rage. This step-by-step, sustainable, life-skills training workshop will help combat any issues with friendhships, anger, anxiety, and stress. This will include access to ‘Resource Packs’ support to increase parent’s confidence, raise emotional resilience and improve personal wellbeing.
For more information and to book, please click here: https://thedukesclub.com/Events/Club-Events/Event/id/211
Article
In celebration of the Silk Roads exhibition that is opening at the British Museum, we offer you a voyage of discovery. Shelter from the incessant rain in one of London’s marvellous museums and head off on an adventure across the world. Happy travelling!
PTA
Notices
Christmas Wreath Event
Christmas Wreath Event:
Calling parents in Years PK/1/3/4/5&6! Come and join us for supper and a make your own wreath evening on Thursday 21st November in the school hall at 7pm.
Link to sign up- pls state allergies & dietary requirements: tinyurl.com/bhswreathmaking24
Link to pay: tinyurl.com/wreathmakingpayment
Christmas Social
The All School Christmas Social will be taking place on Friday 13th December at Gtech Community Stadium (where Brentford FC play, just over Kew Bridge).
Price: £57 including welcome drink, 3 course meal, DJ & Dancing
Please book directly with Brentford FC via this link (10% discount via code PTA10 until 1/11/2024): Christmas Social Booking form and payment
Instructions:
Please click on Christmas Party Nights 2024 and then “Christmas Party – Friday 13th December 2024”; you can order drinks packages If you wish but there is a large bar on the night.
Please add to the Special Request box – “Broomfield House School” so we are grouped together and also which year group you would like to be sat with at dinner.
Christmas Market & Breakfast with Santa
Celebrate and feel the spirit of Christmas in this special early morning event for everyone at BHS. Taking place in school on Friday 29th November from 7:30 – 10am.
Smartphone Free Movement
Over the past year, there has been a growing parent led grassroots smartphone free movement; and parents across the country have signed pacts stating they will delay giving their child a smartphone. In addition, many secondary schools have recently changed their policies.
The leaderboard was released recently week and after a lowly initial position, BHS are now mid point! We would love for parents who believe that delaying smartphones has benefits to children to sign the pact- let’s see BHS climb up!
✍?Sign the pact (select SW London for our region): Sign the Pact
?See where we are on the leaderboard: https://parentpactresults.smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk/londonsouthwest
Parent Talks
The PTA have been asked by some parents to arrange parent talks and would like to gauge some views on this – please complete this survey:
PTA Highlight
A Wonderful Macmillan Coffee Morning!
A heartfelt thank you to our amazing PTA and all the families who joined us for the Macmillan Coffee Morning last week Friday. Together we raised funds for a very worthy cause. We appreciate everyone’s efforts and contributions.
A great total of £901 has been raised so far, if you would like to contribute please follow this link.
Highlights
Shana Tova!
Wishing a sweet and joyful New Year to all the families celebrating Rosh Hashanah. May this new year bring peace, happiness, and good health to your homes.
Forest School visit Year 1
Despite the rainy weather last Friday, Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their Forest School session! The children showed great enthusiasm while learning to cut wood safely under careful supervision.
Forest School visit Year 1
A Musical Morning: Guitar Fun and Lessons Ahead
On Wednesday 2nd October, Mr McNeillie, our fantastic Broomfield guitar teacher, joined us for our morning assembly to give the children a guitar demo. The children had a great time watching Mr McNeillie in action as he played the electric guitar, and they enthusiastically joined in by playing their ‘air guitars’. Some were even inspired to think about starting guitar lessons themselves!
Parents interested in arranging a trial guitar lesson for their child should email Miss Fourie, Head of Music directly, expressing an interest in individual guitar lessons. Please be sure to include your child’s name and year group in the message.
Egyptian pyramids
This week in Year 3 the children have been learning about the Great Pyramids in Egypt and how they were constructed thousands of years ago. In teams, the children used brown sugar cubes to build their own Egyptian pyramids.
Raising Awareness: The Lasting Impact of Littering
This week, Eco Club continued their conversation about littering. The children were both surprised and saddened by the amount of litter they collected during last week's walk. To deepen their understanding, they took part in a quiz to guess how long each item they found takes to decompose – with some items taking hundreds of years! This sparked a desire among the children to create posters aimed at educating others on the harmful effects of littering.
Chestersons Winter Coat Drive
Donate your winter jackets. For the 12th consecutive year, Chestertons is proud to support charity Calling London in a mission to keep London’s homeless and most vulnerable warm throughout the winter. From the 21st October until 23rd November, there will be a donation point in the atrium for our Broomfield community to drop off warm winter coats and jackets.
Art Highlight
Year 6 worked with pattern. They reflected on black and white effects and tried to develop more complex pattern work.
Weekly Awards
Drama Star of the Week
Florence Stotesworthy
Florence Stotesworthy
Artist of the Week
Claudia Bayo
Claudia Bayo
Sports Star of the Week
Ayden Ahmad
Ayden Ahmad
Music Star of the Week
Alexis Karagiannopoulos
Alexis Karagiannopoulos
Polite Person of the Week
Pre-Kindergarten: Scarlett: Scarlett is always positive, listens well and tries her best.
Kindergarten: Leo: For ALWAYS making the right choices and for being a role model to everyone! You are a superstar!
Year 1: Jazu: We are so happy to have you back in the Broomfield family and are very proud of your honesty, kindness and newfound desire to go the extra mile!
Year 2: Aazil: You always act so kindly and patiently both in class and the playground.
Year 3: Elspeth: For always being polite and kind to others. You work very hard and are a pleasure to have in Year 3. Keep up the super work!
Year 4: Ata: Ata has settled well into Year 4 and has been making a particular effort with his written work. I was also very pleased to hear about his footballing prowess, playing in a match for year 5!
Year 5: Chris: For his determination and focus in his maths work. Well done, Chris for working slowly and carefully to complete your work.
Year 6: Arnav: For his fantastic attitude and exceptional behaviour! Keep it up!
Upcoming Events
Monday 7th Oct
3:30 – 7pm: Y6 Report Evening 1
Tuesday 8th Oct
3:30 – 7pm: Y6 Report Evening 2
Wednesday 9th Oct
8:30 – 9am: Y3 and Y4 Open Class Coffee Morning
2 – 3:30pm: Y5 Girls Netball V St Catherines
2 – 4pm: Y6 Boys Football V Radnor
Thursday 10th Oct
Friday 11th Oct
8:30 – 9am: Y6 History Project Presentation in Dining Hall – Y6 Parents invited.
9:45 – 11:45am: Pre-Kindergarten Forest School (in school)
3:30pm – 8pm: Stagecoach
Monday 14th Oct
Tuesday 15th Oct
Spanish Workshop – All Day
Wednesday 16th Oct
Harvest Box/Food Bank delivery deadline
2 – 3:30pm: Y5 Girls Netball V Falcons
2 – 4pm: Y6 Boys Football V KGP
Thursday 17th Oct
Friday 18th Oct
9am: Harvest Assembly
1:30pm: Y6 Harvest Deliveries with parent helpers
Playground Snapshots
Outstanding 11+ results once again! We celebrate another year of exceptional senior school offers and scholarships this week. With our renowned, carefully tailored approach, we provide families with expert guidance. Our highly effective process achieved an incredible 97% accuracy in predicting Year 6 offers, a testament to our deep understanding of each pupil’s potential and aspirations. Well done Year 6, we could not be more proud! #11plussuccess #celebratingyear6 #11plusprep #11plusresults #leaversdestinations #prepschoolinkew #prepschoolinrichmond
Outstanding 11+ results once again! We celebrate another year of exceptional senior school offers and scholarships this week. With our renowned, carefully tailored approach, we provide families with expert guidance. Our highly effective process achieved an incredible 97% accuracy in predicting Year 6 offers, a testament to our deep understanding of each pupil’s potential and aspirations. Well done Year 6, we could not be more proud! #11plussuccess #celebratingyear6 #11plusprep #11plusresults #leaversdestinations #prepschoolinkew #prepschoolinrichmond ...
We are celebrating World Book Day with a truly special treat this year! Following the success of yesterday’s incredible Dukes Great British Bake Off, we are launching our first-ever Dukes Great British Bake-Off Recipe Book with families this week.
Finalists from across the Dukes family showcased their delicious, book-inspired bakes to a panel of judges at Dukes House, and their creations were simply too yummy to resist! From magical cakes to literary-themed pastries, the creativity of all the finalists was nothing short of extraordinary.
We were delighted to be joined by Aatif Hassan, Chairman and Founder of Dukes Education, and Tim Fish, UK CEO, who celebrated the children’s fantastic creations alongside us.
A huge thank you also to all the English departments who took part, celebrating not just baking, but the love of books and storytelling through food. And last but not least, a special thank you to Lauren Carver Williams, Head of KS1 at Broomfield House School, for her incredible work in organising this event!
@dukes_education @bassetthouseschool @broomwood_preprep @copperfieldverbier @dhsprep @eatonhouseschools.themanor @knightsbridge_school @radnorhouseprepschool @pointerschool
We are celebrating World Book Day with a truly special treat this year! Following the success of yesterday’s incredible Dukes Great British Bake Off, we are launching our first-ever Dukes Great British Bake-Off Recipe Book with families this week.
Finalists from across the Dukes family showcased their delicious, book-inspired bakes to a panel of judges at Dukes House, and their creations were simply too yummy to resist! From magical cakes to literary-themed pastries, the creativity of all the finalists was nothing short of extraordinary.
We were delighted to be joined by Aatif Hassan, Chairman and Founder of Dukes Education, and Tim Fish, UK CEO, who celebrated the children’s fantastic creations alongside us.
A huge thank you also to all the English departments who took part, celebrating not just baking, but the love of books and storytelling through food. And last but not least, a special thank you to Lauren Carver Williams, Head of KS1 at Broomfield House School, for her incredible work in organising this event!
@dukes_education @bassetthouseschool @broomwood_preprep @copperfieldverbier @dhsprep @eatonhouseschools.themanor @knightsbridge_school @radnorhouseprepschool @pointerschool ...
@splatttheatrecompany visited us last week to take our Year 3 children on a journey to Ancient Greece. The performance was great fun and taught the children all about King Polydectes engagement feast, the Grey Sisters and Medusa’s statues. #greekday
@splatttheatrecompany visited us last week to take our Year 3 children on a journey to Ancient Greece. The performance was great fun and taught the children all about King Polydectes engagement feast, the Grey Sisters and Medusa’s statues. #greekday ...
Building memories, one brick at a time. Happy International Lego Day from Broomfield! 🧱 #internationallegoday #creativeplay
Building memories, one brick at a time. Happy International Lego Day from Broomfield! 🧱 #internationallegoday #creativeplay ...
Every story has the power to transport us to another place.
Ahead of National Storytelling Week, we are celebrating our talented young writers at Broomfield.📕
#youngwriters
Every story has the power to transport us to another place.
Ahead of National Storytelling Week, we are celebrating our talented young writers at Broomfield.📕
#youngwriters ...
Happy New Year from all of us at Broomfield!
On Monday we kicked off the spring term with the Dukes Education Conference at Wembley. We are delighted to share that our Headmaster, Adam Anstey, and the school were honoured with the Wellbeing Initiative Award in recognition of the effective efforts to promote wellbeing among both children and staff.
This award is a true testament to what is one of the cornerstones of our philosophy and work at Broomfield.
With the theme “The Heart of Education” the conference provided a fantastic opportunity for professional development. Thought-provoking discussions explored the impact of AI, the future of education, and the critical importance of character development in shaping the young leaders of tomorrow.
Happy New Year from all of us at Broomfield!
On Monday we kicked off the spring term with the Dukes Education Conference at Wembley. We are delighted to share that our Headmaster, Adam Anstey, and the school were honoured with the Wellbeing Initiative Award in recognition of the effective efforts to promote wellbeing among both children and staff.
This award is a true testament to what is one of the cornerstones of our philosophy and work at Broomfield.
With the theme “The Heart of Education” the conference provided a fantastic opportunity for professional development. Thought-provoking discussions explored the impact of AI, the future of education, and the critical importance of character development in shaping the young leaders of tomorrow. ...
We are excited to welcome all our families back to school for another great term at Broomfield! 🌟
We are excited to welcome all our families back to school for another great term at Broomfield! 🌟 ...
At the end of the term, we reflect on many events, trips, and achievements. From the early days of settling into routines in Early Years to the progress made across all year groups, it’s been a wonderfully busy term.
Wishing all families a restful break! 🎄🌟
At the end of the term, we reflect on many events, trips, and achievements. From the early days of settling into routines in Early Years to the progress made across all year groups, it’s been a wonderfully busy term.
Wishing all families a restful break! 🎄🌟 ...
This week, on Wednesday, we welcomed M&M Theatrical Productions for a fun and engaging pantomime performance. The actors performed brilliantly, captivating both children and staff alike. It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to immerse themselves in live theatre and enjoy a well-deserved treat in the last week of term.
This week, on Wednesday, we welcomed M&M Theatrical Productions for a fun and engaging pantomime performance. The actors performed brilliantly, captivating both children and staff alike. It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to immerse themselves in live theatre and enjoy a well-deserved treat in the last week of term. ...
On Tuesday last week, children from Years 2 - 6 gathered at St. Anne’s Church to kick off the festive season with our annual Christmas Carol Service. Each year group contributed beautifully, and we felt immense pride listening to their lovely singing and instrument playing. An extra ‘well done’ to Year 6 who read the nine lessons brilliantly, telling us the story of the birth of Jesus. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this wonderful occasion.
On Tuesday last week, children from Years 2 - 6 gathered at St. Anne’s Church to kick off the festive season with our annual Christmas Carol Service. Each year group contributed beautifully, and we felt immense pride listening to their lovely singing and instrument playing. An extra ‘well done’ to Year 6 who read the nine lessons brilliantly, telling us the story of the birth of Jesus. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this wonderful occasion. ...
A huge thank you to parents who supported the PTA in organising the Broomfield Christmas Market this year. There were beautiful gifts, delicious market food and a lovely community rendition of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’. Thank you to Halletts Estate Agents for sponsoring the event.
A huge thank you to parents who supported the PTA in organising the Broomfield Christmas Market this year. There were beautiful gifts, delicious market food and a lovely community rendition of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’. Thank you to Halletts Estate Agents for sponsoring the event. ...
This morning, the Junior School children impressed us with fabulous Nativity and Christmas performances. Kindergarten brought a unique twist with their charming roles as ladybirds, caterpillars, and even bees. 🐝 Each performance was a triumph!
This morning, the Junior School children impressed us with fabulous Nativity and Christmas performances. Kindergarten brought a unique twist with their charming roles as ladybirds, caterpillars, and even bees. 🐝 Each performance was a triumph! ...