Weekly Newsletter

Reminders
and Notices

Whole School

HOT WEATHER

As the hot weather has arrived, we would like to remind parents that it is crucial that sun cream is applied to your child before they come to school. All children need to have their sports hats in order to be outside for breaktime, lunchtime and Games. The office has given out lots of spares this week and wants to remind everyone that we have a limited number and that sharing hats is not the best practise so please ensure each child has their own.

On very hot days, the children will be allowed to remove their ties while at school. They should still wear their tie to school every morning.

MUSIC MATTERS

Music exam results

This is a reminder to all parents of children who took ABRSM, Trinity or any other music exams this year. For the period from September 2024- June 2025, if parents would like exam results to be published in the Broomfield magazine, please email Miss Fourie with your child’s name, the results and the instrument by Wednesday 25th June. If you have already sent the results to the office earlier in the year, there is no need to send it again.

Broomfest

We are very excited to let you know that the Year 3 and 4 children have been invited to sing at the summer fair next weekend. (Saturday 28th June). The children will be performing two songs from their spring musicals and this will be between 11am and 11:30am.

Y4, Y5 and Y6

Senior School Musical – The Lion King – Information

Technical Rehearsal Day – Monday 30th June  

Please bring costumes into school on this day. 

Costumes will remain at school after rehearsal.  

  

Dress Rehearsal – Wednesday 2nd July (9:00 – 10:20am) 

Y6 Children to arrive early to school in PE Kits at 8.00am to get faces painted for the dress rehearsal/ change into costumes. 

Y4 and Y5 Children should come to school in their PE kits and will change into costumes upon arrival. (Y4 and Y5 to wear neutral colours white, creams, greys)  

Costumes will remain at school after the rehearsal. 

This full run-through will be recorded and photographed. 

 

Evening Performance – Thursday 3rd July (6:00 – 8.00pm) 

Children to be collected at 3.30pm to have a break at home (If you are unable to collect your child, please arrange for someone to collect at this time)  

Any after school clubs e.g. Netball will be cancelled on this date.  

Arrival times: 

Y6 Children to arrive at 4.45pm to make sure we have plenty of time for costumes and face paint. 

4:45pm – Y6 (costumes and makeup) 

5:30pm – Y5 (Top Patch)  

5:45pm – Y4 (Top Patch)  

5:50pm – Parents and family members 

6:00pm – Show begins 

6.45pm – Interval  

(Show will finish between 7.30 – 8.00pm)  

 

Afternoon Performance – Friday 4th July (2:00 – 3:30pm) 

Children will change into costumes after lunch and have makeup applied. 

1:50pm – Parents/family arrive 

2:00pm – Show begins 

(Show will finish between 3.30pm – 4.00pm)  

 

Kindergarten

Kindergarten are teeming with excitement for their upcoming trip to Hobbledown Heath on Thursday 26th June. The weather is forecast to be warm so make sure your child comes into school with a sun hat and sun cream applied.

Music Matters

Music exam results

This is a reminder to all parents of children who took ABRSM, Trinity or any other music exams this year. For the period from September 2024- June 2025, if parents would like exam results to be published in the Broomfield magazine, please email Miss Fourie with your child’s name, the results and the instrument by Wednesday 25th June. If you have already sent the results to the office earlier in the year, there is no need to send it again.

 

‘Broomfest’

We are very excited to let you know what the Year 3 and Y4 children have been invited to sing at the summer fair next weekend. (Saturday 28th June). The children will be performing 2 songs from their spring musicals and this will be between 11am and 11:30am.

Year 4 at Kew Fete

Year 4 will be serving up refreshingly zesty elderflower drinks at Kew Fete this Saturday, 21st June! Swing by our stall for a cool taste of summer – we can’t wait to see you there!

Reminders
and Notices

Broomfest

Summer Fair 2025
Here are the key details:
 Date: Saturday 28th June
 Venue: Broomfield House School, Princes Road Entrance
 Timings: 11:00am – 3:00pm (soft opening- 10am)
 
Entry, Wristbands & Donations
£5 per adult suggested entry (children go free).
Wristbands and fair tokens will be on sale the next two Fridays at drop-off, including after Running Club on Friday 20th June.
We encourage you to buy in advance to help speed up entry on the day!
Donations: Bottles (of any type!), Cuddly toys & Children’s gifts suitable for the tombola/lucky dip welcome. There are boxes in the atrium
 
Volunteer Rotas
If you’ve kindly signed up to help on the day, please do check the rota and make a note of your shift. If someone misses their slot, it can impact others and the running of the fair – so your support is really appreciated.
Link to rota: tinyurl.com/bhsfairrota25
We’ll be sharing more details and updates as the day approaches, but if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch.
Thank you so much for helping make this a brilliant day for the children – we can’t wait to see you there!

PTA Coffee Morning

PTA Reps Coffee Morning
Friday 4th July | 8:30am | School Dining Room
We’d love to invite all current PTA reps — as well as new reps and anyone interested in getting more involved — to join us for a coffee and chat on Friday 4th July in the School Dining Room.
We will be sharing our updated Rep guidelines.
It’s a great chance to connect, share ideas, and hear more about what the PTA does. We hope to see you there!

Highlights

Year 2 Legoland Trip

Year 2 burst into Legoland with excitement on Monday morning. The sun was shining, and so were the children’s smiles! We began our day with a scenic ride on The Hill Train, which took us into the heart of the park. From there, we split into three groups and rotated through four exciting areas: Lego City, Lego Mythica, Kingdom of the Pharaohs, and Lego Ninjago World. Two rides were clear favourites. The first was the exhilarating Flight of the Sky Lion, where we experienced the UK’s first-ever flying theatre! We joined Maximus on a thrilling expedition through magical realms, soaring in a gondola that swung and tilted while a 20-metre-high curved screen brought the adventure to life. There were squeals of delight—and a few screams of fear from Mrs Thompson—as we flew through cliff faces, fire, and fantastical lands! Another highlight was Lego Ninjago The Ride. Using 4D effects like heat, wind, and smoke—and incredible Maestro hand gesture technology—children could throw fireballs, shockwaves, ice, and lightning with just their hands. A dream come true for our young ninjas! Between rides, we enjoyed a delicious packed lunch from Chef Nay, and the beautiful weather made the day even more special. Most importantly, we loved spending time with our friends and making unforgettable memories. A huge thank you to our wonderful parent helpers—Mrs Puri, Ms Shaffu, and Mrs Ismail. We couldn’t have done it without you (or your patience on repeated rides!). 

PK Forest School

Pre-Kindergarten had a gloriously sunny morning at Syon Park last Friday. They explored the meadows full of the most amazing wildflowers, butterflies and bees, collecting natural materials to create colourful canvases before toasting marshmallows around the camp fire!

Year 3 Pizza Express

Year 3 had an exciting trip to Pizza Express, where they became mini chefs for the day! The children learned about different ingredients and how to make a delicious pizza from scratch. Each student rolled out their own dough, spread the tomato sauce, sprinkled cheese, and added toppings of their choice. The staff were friendly and guided everyone through the fun, hands-on experience. Once the pizzas were baked, the children enjoyed tasting their creations. It was a fantastic trip that combined learning with fun, and everyone went home with full tummies and big smiles after a day they won’t forget.

General Knowledge Quiz

On Wednesday, Mead, Palmer and Rose houses each put up teams of three Year 6 pupils in the annual BHS General Knowledge Competition, in front of a lively audience of pupils and staff. The teams themselves were the result of intense competition between pupils in Year 6.
A daunting tsunami of challenging questions rained down on the contestants, ranging across famous brand logos, movies and their famous songs, a photo round of images (e.g. landmarks, politicians, flowers, sports people) and quickfire “fastest on the buzzer” questions on science, history, geography, the arts and current affairs.

The team left standing in first place at the final whistle, to their and their supporters’ utter jubilation and in a new record score of 46 for the competition, was Rose House (Remy, Ela and Kobe), with Mead (Sophia, Charlotte B and Sienna) on 43 and Palmer 42 (Zach, Victor and Arnav).

Congratulations to all the teams who showed great determination and resilience as they battled it out and their classmates who rallied in support.  A fun morning for the whole school!

Unwind with Music Event

On Tuesday 17th June and Thursday 19th June we launched our first ever ‘Unwind with music’ recitals at Broomfield. The idea behind these recitals, is to offer our Broomfield children more performance opportunities in different settings in the school.

There was a lovely atmosphere in the music room for both recitals and the children performed really well. Thank you to all parents and staff who came long to support the children. We hope to host many more of these recitals in the future.

Miss Fourie

Year 1 Trip to Bocketts Farm

Year 1 had a quacking good time in the glorious sunshine at Bocketts Farm. They enjoyed a tractor ride with Farmer Amy, met newborn goats and sheep in the big barn and got to feed lots of animals throughout our animal encounter session. The highlight of the trip was watching the pig race where Snoop Hogg stole the show. A huge thank you to our daddies, Mr Bickerstaffe, Mr Williams and Mr Fernandez-Ares who were invaluable on the day and arguably had even more fun than the children!

UK Trust Junior Maths Challenge

Year 6 mathematicians every year participate in the UK Maths Trust Junior Maths Challenge (JMC), a high-level and difficult one hour maths test over 25 questions. The JMC is actually targeted at years 6-8, and it is an enormous credit to our pupils that they do well.
This year, we had four pupils who did so well in the JMC that they were invited to participate in the higher level Junior Maths Kangaroo competition (so called because it was inspired by Australian mathematicians!) Congratulations therefore go to Charlotte B, Ela, Claudia, and Gusti. All four have now completed the Junior Kangaroo paper and performed with great credit. A special mention goes to Charlotte B who, by achieving over 80% was awarded a Golden Kangaroo certificate. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that anyone at Broomfield has achieved this accolade.

Art this Week

Pre-Kindergarten created chicken collages, experimenting with the combination of oil pastel and watercolour. They practised their skills while reflecting on patterns and colour combinations.

Cicero National Debating Cup Final

On Friday 13th June the BHS Y5/Y6 debating team travelled to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich for the 2025 Cicero National Debating cup final. The ability to debate well is a great skill that prepares us for life and its many challenges. Starting young is a wonderful opportunity that we now offer to more senior pupils at Broomfield, many of whom will join debating clubs in the secondary schools/universities to which they go.

Broomfield (Adil, Lewis, Hamish, Tara, Anushka, Zach) pitched themselves against some of the very best school debating teams in the country in an intense day of matching wits and debating skills. The debates we were involved in were on whether mankind should try to bring back extinct species, and whether government should pay parents to stay at home to raise their young children.

This was the third year in succession that BHS had reached the finals, the only school to achieve that distinction. Some of those qualifying debates were done online, which is fine but never as satisfying as seeing the whites of your opponent’s eyes in live face-to-face debate! In the end, we did not make it through to the final two, but had a brilliant day and learned a lot. A special congratulation goes to Hamish who was singled out in the awards ceremony as one of the two Star Debaters of the day!

Weekly Awards

Drama Star of the Week
Victor (Y6)
Artist of the Week
Alyssa (PK)
Music Star of the Week
Lizzy (Y5)

Polite Person of the Week

Pre-Kindergarten: Darcey: Darcey has been excited and engaged in her learning this week. She made a wonderful jellyfish craft, and her concentration was fantastic. Well done Darcey!
Kindergarten: Gaia: Gaia has been a role model to everyone this week. She listened attentively and tried her best. Well done, Gaia!
Year 1: Elena: Thank you for going the extra mile to make Ellie feel so welcome on her induction day on Tuesday. You were mindful of her nerves and demonstrated kindness and care throughout the day, even offering your cuddly toy souvenir from our school trip on Monday to comfort her at break time.
Year 2: Avi: Avi is an easy choice – he encompasses our values at Broomfield; he is a super student, a faithful friend and a caring classmate. We can always count on Avi to do his best in all areas of school. Thank you Avi!
Year 3: Kaira: Kaira is a wonderful member of our Year 3 class who always strives to do her best and brings happiness to our classroom. This week you have tried hard with your maths and represented the school excellently on our trip. Well done!
Year 4: Nehir: Nehir continues to work hard and I have been particularly pleased with her recent story writing in English. She also did a superb job as part of our presentation team to Mr Anstey this week: ‘Elderjoy! Happiness in a cup!’
Year 5: Elsa: For always being respectful, kind and a good friend to everyone.
Year 6: Gusti: For his positive attitude and excellent narrative writing this week!

Upcoming Events

Monday 23rd Jun

Green Transport Week 

No Eco Club today 

3:30pm: TFL on gate for School Streets Consultation

6pm: PTA Meeting (Summer Fair) 

6 – 8pm: TFL community consultation for School Streets 

Tuesday 24th Jun

3:30pm: Y6 Rehearsal – Lion King 

Wednesday 25th Jun

9:30am: Senior Sports Day 

NO GAMES for Y4, Y5 & Y6 – Collection at 3:30pm

 

Thursday 26th Jun

9am: K to Hobbledown Heath 

NO GAMES for Y2 and Y3

Friday 27th Jun

9am: Assembly  

9am: Y2 trip to Forest School 

10am: Y3 Trip to the Science Museum 

3:30pm: Stagecoach 

Saturday 28th Jun

BHS Summer Fair – BROOMFEST

10am: New Families

11am: Everyone

3pm: Finish

Sunday 29th Jun

Stagecoach

Monday 30th Jun

9 – 3:30pm: Y4, Y5 & Y6 Technical Rehearsal in the Hall 

 

Tuesday 1st Jul

9:30am: Pirates Workshop and Around the World 

10am: Y6 to Orange Tree for Julius Caesar 

3:30pm: Y6 Rehearsal – Lion King 

Wednesday 2nd Jul

No Science Club today 

9 – 10:40pm: Whole school dress rehearsal  

Thursday 3rd Jul

No Netball Club 

Moving Up Day 

6 – 8pm: Senior Play – Evening Performance

Friday 4th Jul

8:30am: PTA reps coffee morning 

9am: Assembly  

9am: Y1 to Forest School 

2pm: Senior Play Matinee Performance

3:30pm: Stagecoach 

Saturday 5th Jul

Stagecoach

Sunday 6th Jul

Art Club Snapshots

We have some exciting news to share! 🎉

Due to growing parent interest, we are introducing an earlier opportunity to join us with the launch of our dedicated Rising 3s provision.

This carefully considered addition reflects our ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of local families, while maintaining the exceptional standards Broomfield is known for.

Thoughtfully resourced and designed to the highest quality, Rising 3s will beautifully complement our existing Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, offering a smooth, cohesive journey through Early Years.

Find out more here >>