Weekly Newsletter

BHS 150 Challenge Spotlight

It’s been wonderful hearing the ideas already taking shape for the BHS 150 Sponsored Challenge. We are still finalising details such as sign-up and the sponsorship platform, and will share these later this term- but in the meantime, here’s a little inspiration… 

⭐ Year 5’s Alana, Camilla & Melody (and any friends who would like to join them!) 

Challenge: A 15-day micro business, culminating in selling 150 items.
Value: Creativity & Courage 

We love the teamwork and entrepreneurial spirit behind this idea. Watch this space for details of their stall! 

⭐ Year 5’s Frankie 

Challenge: Selling 150 ice creams over Easter weekend to raise £150 — £1 per ice cream. 

Value: Creativity & Courage 

If you happen to be in Lymington in the New Forest, pop into Out of the Blue and support Frankie’s 150 Challenge. We love the confidence and initiative behind this brilliant idea. 

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⭐ Year 2’s Ellie 

Challenge: Reading 150 pages while on holiday over Easter.
Value: Curiosity 

A fantastic way to combine holiday time with a love of reading. We’re so impressed by Ellie’s commitment to learning- wherever she may be! 

⭐ KG’s Darcey 

Challenge: Completing 15 acts of kindness over the Easter holidays. 

Value: Kindness 

A thoughtful and generous challenge that perfectly reflects the heart of our 150 celebrations. 

Thank you for all the brilliant inspiration so far- we love seeing the creativity and initiative across the school community. 

If your child would like their 150 Challenge idea to be featured in next week’s Spotlight, please reach out to PTA Chair Sara Khan at: ptachair@broomfieldhouse.com with a short description (2–3 lines) and their year group. 

We can’t wait to share more of your ideas! 

Pupil Experience

The Lunar New Year Celebrations in Year 1 were truly like no other! From the serene dance lesson, to the intricate calligraphy workshop, to the exciting chopsticks challenge and the paper flip game – it really was a unique and bespoke experience.

A special thank you to Emory’s Mum + Dad, Everly’s Mum, Cathie’s Mum + Dad and Bo’s Mum and Dad for your hard work, creativity, time and talents. This is a day that the children will cherish and a memory that will last them a lifetime. Should you wish to give calligraphy a go yourself, Plassroom x PB Calligraphy comes highly recommended!

Eco Club - Global Recycling Day

This week we were talking all things recyclable to celebrate Global Recycling Day on Monday 2 March.  There are so many more opportunities to recycle old used materials and products – such as old coffee granules from coffee shops to hair clippings from hairdressers and even old used flip flops from your summer holiday.

And the members of Eco club would like Broomfield to do their bit – there is now a box in reception and we are asking the students and teachers of Broomfield to bring in any old pens and post them in the box.  All pens welcome from biros to felt tips to high-lighters. Once the box is full we can send it off for the pens to be recycled.  Our Eco ambassadors spent some time making amazing eye catching posters to inform their fellow classmates.

Alumnae Visit to Broomfield

We were delighted to welcome back to school, Mary and Frances Pritchard, who attended the school between 1953 and 1961. Their visit on Monday came about after they reconnected through the new Alumni Association, launched as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations. They greatly enjoyed their tour of the school with Mrs Roberts and tea with Mr Anstey at which four of our Year 6 pupils – Lizzy, Adil, Alice and Christiaan – asked questions about what school was like when they were here, sparking wonderful intergenerational conversation. Before leaving, Mary, who was Head Girl in 1959–1960, had the joy of ringing the school bell once again. As they departed, they shared their thanks: “Thank you for such a splendid visit. It was wonderful to step back sixty six years and to recall the happiness of the school.”

Artwork of the Week

Year 5 and Year 6 produced some amazing ink drawings during our Sumi-e workshop. They demonstrated a strong understanding of the concept of simplification and thoroughly enjoyed the session, which allowed them to develop their brush drawing skills and experiment with wet painting techniques.

Lunar New Year in Year 5

In Year 5, Steven made a fabulous presentation about how he and his family celebrate Lunar New Year.  It is customary for families to welcome the New Year by watching the sunrise but unfortunately, it was too cloudy here, so his grandfather sent a fabulous image of sunrise from the top of a mountain in Korea!

Nutritionist visits Broomfield

On Thursday, this week a nutritionist from our catering team Holroyd Howe visited Broomfield.  The visit included some fun, interactive sessions with every class covering healthy eating and the importance of a balanced diet. The children sampled some of the wonderful smoothies and played some interactive games. A big thank you to Holroyd Howe for this fantastic session.

Go Frankie!

Frankie has had a busy few weeks in both cross country and swimming. She has chosen to take on the ISA Cross Country Nationals and is aiming to come between 50th – 60th, which is a challenge she’s looking forward to. She also recently took part in the County Swimming Championships, competing in the 10/11 age group despite being only 9. Across the weekend she worked hard, improving her times in all three of her breaststroke events. Highlights included setting new personal bests in the 50m and 100m breaststroke, and a particularly strong swim in the 200m breaststroke, where she made significant progress on her previous time. It was a great learning experience for her, and she thoroughly enjoyed taking part. Well done Frankie.