Weekly Newsletter

Reminders
and Notices

Whole School

Whole School Photographs

All children will have their group photos taken on Monday during the school day.

Year 6 and Year 5 need to arrive at 8am promptly on Monday 22nd for their photographs. They need to go to their classroom to drop their bags off.  As Year 6 and Year 2 have PE on a Monday, please can they bring their PE kit in a bag to change into.

All children need to be wearing full winter uniform which is as follows;

Early years – white polo top and tracksuit bottoms or bermuda shorts, red socks

Year 1-6 girls must be wearing their school pinafore (year 6 girls can wear a skirt), red socks or tights and black shoes, red hair ties/clips

Year 1-6 boys must wear grey trousers or shorts, if wearing grey shorts please ensure the boys are wearing the long socks with the red hoops around the top

All children in Years 1-6 must wear a tie.

 

RSHE Consultation

The school has reviewed the Relationships, Sex Education and Health Policy to ensure its compliance with new Government regulations, updated in 2025, that will come into effect from 2026. Despite this not yet being in force, we believe it is important to follow best practice and will implement this policy this academic year.

As a prep school we are not required to deliver the sex education element and we are not including this. However, statutory regulation requires that our curriculum must cover the relationships element and we primarily do this through our PSHEE Jigsaw provision. We give puberty talks to Year 5 and again in Year 6, reproduction in plants and animals is covered within the Science curriculum.

We would like to consult parents on the policy and welcome any feedback on it. Please email Mrs Sangtabi on ssangtabi@broomfieldhouse.com with any comments.

Please click here for our: RSHE Policy 2025

 

Influenza Vaccination

Please find attached a Flu Parent Letter regarding the upcoming influenza vaccination that is offered to all pupils from Kindergarten to Year 6. Please complete the form as soon as possible. Deadline for submitting consent form: 13/10/2025

Broomfield House Primary Flu Letter Sept 2025 >>

 

New Parent Portal Launch

We are excited to launch our newly revamped Parent Portal on iSAMS, which we hope will be a useful platform for sharing links, documents, photos, and reports with you. As with anything new, we expect there to be areas that can be improved, and we would very much welcome your feedback and input. Please email tpakcan@broomfieldhouse.com if you have any comments you wish to share with us.

Login details:

  • Years 2–6 can continue to use the same iSAMS login details as last year.
  • Early Years parents, Year 1 parents, and all new parents should have received their new login details today. Please look out for an automated email from iSAMS and let us know if you haven’t received it.
  • Please note: Early Years and Year 1 parents with older siblings in school will not be issued new login details as they can continue to use their iSAMS login from last year since all siblings will be shown on the same account.

Parent Portal link >>

If you experience any difficulties logging in, please send an email to office@broomfieldhouse.com.

We hope this short video will give you some insight into how the Parent Portal looks and what you can expect to find. We are planning to extend its use and upload more useful links and documents throughout the year.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten trip to Pizza Express 24/09/25

Kindergarten are counting down the days until their trip to Pizza Express! The children will transform into pizza chefs and cook up a storm. We will then return to school and have a delicious pizza picnic!

Year 5

Dear Year 5 parents,
As you start to visit secondary schools on their open days and consider the best options for your child, please let us know as soon as possible if you are considering applying for a scholarship at 11+.
This is particularly important if your child will be applying for an art scholarship as they will need to start working on their art portfolio. In this instance, please contact Mrs Frey (email: CFrey@broomfieldhouse.com) for advice.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries about the 11+ process.
Best wishes,

Mrs Ketel, 11+ Coordinator

London Welsh Rugby Girls Mini's

London Welsh Rugby Club would like to extend an invitation to the girls at Broomfield House, inviting them to join us for a trial session at Old Deer Park, as we enter the 2025/26 season at London Welsh. The teams are set up to support the children as they grow and thrive, and we have seen an increase in the number of girls joining from around your community to enjoy a training session, make new friends and venture outdoors each week.

PTA
Notices

Final Call for Survey Input

📢 Final Call for Survey Input
We’d love feedback from families who were part of the school community in 2024/25.

📝 Please take a moment to share your reflections on last year’s PTA events by filling in our short survey:
👉 https://tinyurl.com/ptasurvey25

Thank you for helping us plan the year ahead! 💛

Vision & Hearing Screening – Tuesday 7th October 2025

👂 Vision & Hearing Screening – Tuesday 7th October 2025

The PTA has arranged for an independent company, School Health Check, to visit Broomfield House School on Tuesday 7th October 2025 to offer optional vision and hearing screening for children aged 3–11.

School Health Check is run by a Consultant Ophthalmologist from Moorfields Eye Hospital and a Specialist Optometrist from Great Ormond Street Hospital, supported by experienced clinical optometrists and audiologists.

This is an opt-in service. Families may choose whether or not to participate. The cost is £35 for a vision screening test and £35 for a hearing screening test, payable directly to School Health Check via their website. Parents can book either or both tests.

How to book:

  1. Visit schoolhealthcheck.org
  2. Select Book an appointment
  3. Choose Find a school and type Broomfield House School
  4. Follow the instructions to register, consent and pay online

Bookings close on Friday 3rd October 2025. Any queries should be directed to info@schoolhealthcheck.co.uk.

Best wishes,
BHS PTA

Autumn/Winter PTA Events – Save the Dates!

September

  • Fri 19th – Dads’ Social @Kew Gardens Hotel (join the whole school Dads’ WhatsApp)
  • Fri 26th AM– Macmillan Coffee @School Dining Room (donate here)
  • Fri 26th PM- Mums’ Social @The Hope, Kew Road (deadline today- tix via ClassList)

October

👂 Tuesday 7th- Vision & Hearing Screening

November

👻 Sun 2nd – Lower School (PK–Y2) Halloween Party – details to follow
🌿 Thu 27th – PTA Christmas Wreath-Making Evening – tickets on sale soon
🎄 Sat 29th – Whole School Christmas Social @Red Lion, Barnes – tickets on sale soon

December

🛍️ Fri 5th – Christmas Market / Breakfast with Santa – details to follow

Highlights

Hampton Boys’ 5-a-Side Tournament

Broomfield House at the Hampton Boys’ 5-a-Side Tournament
Saturday 13th September 2025

Broomfield House School proudly competed in the Hampton Boys’ 5-a-side competition on Saturday, taking on some of the strongest footballing schools in the area. Our squad showed tremendous determination throughout the day, combining a gritty and disciplined defence with moments of real attacking flair.

The team worked tirelessly for each other, with several superb goals scored and some brave defending against much larger schools. After a series of close and hard-fought matches, Broomfield finished 4th in their group – a fantastic achievement given the high standard of competition.

Every player can be proud of their performance, and the school looks forward to building on this success in future tournaments.

Visit by Brentford Football Players

Wednesday was a highlight for us at Broomfield! Thanks to our partnership with Brentford Football Club, our PE department had an amazing boost when the Brentford players visited. They joined in a friendly match with the children, shared their experiences in a Q&A, and signed autographs. It was fantastic to see pupils so engaged—asking thoughtful questions, showing teamwork, and leaving inspired. Big thanks to Brentford for making this visit so memorable!

Year 2 Forest School in School

We welcomed back Scott from Red Beard Forest School for our first session of the new term. This morning, Year 2 had a great time learning how to master new outdoor skills!

Jeans for Genes Day

Jeans for Genes Day 2025 did not disappoint. The children enjoyed learning about ‘faulty genes’ and loved their fashion show in assembly. All of the children had great fun showing off their denim all day. From leopard print denim, to neon denim, to denim matching accessories, we were very proud of the children for doing their best to ‘stand out’ to raise awareness for such an important cause! Thank you all for the kind donations for this charity event.

Artist of the Week

Pre-Kindergarten engaged enthusiastically in their first art lesson. They explored the different components of a portrait, experimented with painting using coloured ink and created spontaneous portraits.

Pupil Voice

This week, Lizzie, our Year 6 Pupil Council Representative joined Mrs Carver Williams in assembly to launch the Pupil Council for 2025. She shared some new initiatives including: ‘The Pupil Experience’ and ‘The Pupil Ideas’ box. These boxes have now been placed in the atrium and Lizzie is a proud keyholder. She will meet with me once a week to look through the pupil’s experiences and ideas, ensuring our future decisions and updates are centred around the children’s experiences, wants and needs. We encourage any children who have any special experiences or quirky ideas to please pop them into the box each week so that we can share their experiences on this platform and work together to make our school an even better place. Lastly, if you want to be a part of the Pupil Council 2025, don’t forget to take your best pitches to your House Captain at your house meeting next week. Mrs Zammit, Miss Bendall and Mr Kennedy are eagerly awaiting your arrival! Watch this space…

Eco Club

Next week is National Forest Week, so it’s a perfect time to reflect and build on what the children talked about this week during Eco Club. They shared what they knew about the important role forests play in the world — from being fabulous habitats for numerous plants and animals, to providing ingredients for medicines and to also being large carbon stores by absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. We also discussed deforestation and the issues that it is causing to our world.

Broomfield Runners

Well done to team Broomfield who had great representation from Year 5 & 6 in the 1 mile races last weekend. They did amazingly and braved the pouring rain for the Richmond run fest! Thank you to Mr Yarrow for sharing the snap.

Weekly Awards

Drama Star of the Week
Emory (Y1)
Artist of the Week
Minnie (PK)
Sports Star of the Week
Lucca (Y4)
Music Star of the Week
Arya (Y3)

Polite Person of the Week

Pre-Kindergarten: Minnie: Minnie embraced starting PK with enthusiasm! She is a great helper in the classroom, always listens well and is kind to others. Well done, Minnie!
Kindergarten: Aria: Aria has been a really kind a caring friend this week. When the PK children have come into our classroom, she has made sure that the children feel included and comfortable. Aria always tries her best, what a superstar!

Year 1: Matthew: For demonstrating kindness towards everyone, every day. You are patient, positive and perfectly polite. From holding open doors, to tucking in chairs, to checking in on children when they are sad or hurt – you are an incredible role model for your friends.
Year 2: Kanna: From your kind, caring personality to your meticulously-detailed diagrams in your work, you have really shone this week. You work so hard in class and strive to do your best every day. More importantly, you’re doing it all with a smile! Well done Kanna!

Year 3: Arya: For always trying her best in her learning and challenging her thinking. This week Arya has made links in her learning, connecting her weekly spelling to her work in English. Keep up the super work!
Year 4: Evi: For working hard at her maths this week and showing real resilience and perseverance when it became more challenging. A super week, Evi!

Year 5: Ismayil: For always being ready to learn and fully engaged in all our lessons and consistently contributing thoughtful ideas.
Year 6: Scarlett: For her positive communication with adults and her friends! Well done for all your hard work this week Scarlett!

Upcoming Events

Monday 22nd Sep

Group Photographs – All Day 

 

Tuesday 23rd Sep

3:30pm: Y6 Extra Lesson 

Wednesday 24th Sep

9:30am: Kindergarten Trip to Pizza Express 

Thursday 25th Sep

9am: Y5 Trip to Go Ape 

 

Friday 26th Sep

PTA MacMillian Coffee Morning  

9am: Assembly 

9am: Y1 Forest School Onsite 

 

Monday 29th Sep

1:30pm: Y1 trip to Kew Village 

Tuesday 30th Sep

3:30pm: Y6 Extra Lesson 

Wednesday 1st Oct

8:30am: Y1 and Y2 Open Coffee Morning 

Thursday 2nd Oct
Friday 3rd Oct

8:30am: Year 5 Open Class Coffee Morning

 

Playground Snapshots