A Huge Thank You for Your Generous Foodbank Donations!

 

A Huge Thank You for Your Generous Foodbank Donations!

We are absolutely thrilled to share some fantastic news with our school community. Thanks to your incredible kindness and support, Broadford Primary School recently collected and donated a whopping 73.6kg of food to our local foodbank!

This amazing collection will make a real, meaningful difference to local individuals and families who need a helping hand.

A special mention goes to our team of nine Year 6 pupils, who represented Broadford Primary with pride. Accompanied by Miss Piper and Mr Kearns, the children delivered all the heavy boxes and bags directly to the foodbank, showing fantastic teamwork and community spirit every step of the way.

We would like to send a massive THANK YOU to every single family who contributed. Whether you brought in a single tin or a whole bag of groceries, your generosity shows what a caring and dedicated community we have here at Broadford.

year 5 Mersea presentation

The year 5 team would like to invite you to a presentation about the Mersea residential trip. It will be in the new hall at 3:30 pm on Tuesday 3rd November 2026. We will be giving you all the relevant information and answer any questions or concerns you may have.

If you are unable to make it, we will send out the presenation via Blogger and Parentpay..

We look forward to seeing you then!

The Year 5 team

A Fantastic First Half-Term in Year 5!

 

What a Fantastic First Half-Term in Year 5! 🌟

What an incredibly busy, productive, and exciting half-term we have had in Year 5! The children have worked tirelessly, embraced new challenges with enthusiasm, and welcomed wonderful visitors and hands-on experiences into our classrooms.

Here is a look back at everything we’ve achieved together over the past few weeks:

📚 English & Guided Reading

Our young writers have been exploring a wide variety of styles this term:

• Diary Entries: Stepping into the shoes of a different character to write thoughtful, reflective personal accounts.

• Balanced Arguments: Developing critical thinking skills by exploring both sides of a debate fairly before coming to a reasoned conclusion.

• Narrative Writing: Writing narratives based on our book The Hacker and learning how to incorporate dynamic dialogue to bring characters to life.

In Guided Reading, we recently finished our class reader, The Hacker. The children were completely hooked from start to finish! This fast-paced mystery sparked fantastic classroom discussions, rich vocabulary analysis, and plenty of predictions as the pupils tried to unravel the digital twists and turns before the final chapter. It was a massive hit across the year group!

🔢 Mathematics

In Maths, we have built strong foundations for the year ahead by completing key units on:

• Place Value: Understanding numbers up to 1,000,000, rounding, ordering, and comparing.

• Addition and Subtraction: Mastering formal written column methods and applying problem-solving skills to complex, multi-step word problems.

🎨 Art & Geography: 'The Americas Compared'

Our foundation subjects blended together brilliantly this term through an exciting cross-curricular project.

In Geography, we explored The Americas Compared, examining the diverse physical features, climates, and human characteristics of North and South America. In Art, we linked this directly to our study of Typography. The children experimented with font styles, scale, and arrangement to produce breathtaking typography maps of North or South America—turning geographical features into stunning works of visual art!

🔬 Science: Reversible & Irreversible Changes

Our scientists have been busy conducting practical experiments to explore how materials interact:

• Reversible Changes: Investigating dissolving, melting, freezing, and evaporating.

• Irreversible Changes: Observing chemical reactions (like burning or mixing ingredients) where brand-new materials are formed and cannot be easily undone!

💭 Religious Education & Holistic Learning

• RE: We tackled the big philosophical question: "Why is prayer important to religious people?" The children thoughtfully explored how prayer offers comfort, connection, guidance, and community across different global faiths.

• Broad Curriculum: Alongside our core subjects, pupils have enjoyed sessions in PSHE, French, Computing, and our hands-on Broadford DIY Life Skills lessons!

🚀 Looking Ahead to Next Half-Term

When we return, another action-packed term awaits:

• Maths: Kicking off with Multiplication and Division.

• Literacy & Guided Reading: Diving straight into our new book, the brilliant The Firework-Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman.

• Science: Exploring how to separate mixtures and materials.

• Festive Fun: Plus, starting our exciting preparations for Christmas!

We hope all of our Year 5 families have a wonderful, restful, and safe half-term break—you have certainly earned it!

Thank you all for your continued support and we look forward to seeing everyone back refreshed and ready for another brilliant term! 🌟

Year 5 Spellings WB 19.10.26

Please find below Year 5's spellings for this week. Please encourage your child to practise their spellings every evening, so they are prepared for their spelling test on Friday.

A	B	C
exaggerate	exaggerate	human
excellent	excellent	where
existence	existence	when
explanation	explanation	which
familiar	familiar	were
foreign	space	space
forty	bravery	bravery
frequently	courage	courage
government	hidden	hidden
guarantee	figure	figure
segregation
discrimination
perseverance
courageous
mathematician

Year 6 - What a Wonderful Week of Learning!

 

Year 6 Weekly Update

It has been another busy and exciting week in Year 6, with lots of learning, creativity and new experiences to celebrate!

Literacy

This week, we began our new unit on explanation texts. We started by exploring how simple instructions are structured and then looked at how these can be developed into more detailed explanation texts. Together, we agreed on a definition: an explanation text tells us how or why something happens. We are looking forward to building on this knowledge as we learn how to write our own detailed explanations.

Maths

In maths, we have continued to develop our skills in long division, and the children have made fantastic progress! Some children have shown great confidence dividing using factors - ask them to show you!

Science

We continued our learning about the circulatory system, focusing on the different organs involved and understanding the important functions each one performs. The children are developing their understanding of how these organs work together to keep our bodies healthy.

Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, we have been learning a poem that we are excited to perform and record. The children have been working hard to learn the words and prepare their performances, and we look forward to sharing the finished result with you!

We are also looking forward to completing our Black History Month art project next week.

Forest School

One of the biggest highlights this week was that everyone had the opportunity to experience Forest School! We spent the morning developing our weaving skills using wool and practising the fish and dish technique. We used these skills to create beautiful God's eyes.

We also applied the same techniques to make picture frames, which we then filled with natural resources to create gorgeous nature-inspired pictures. It was wonderful to see the children exploring their creativity, developing practical skills and making the most of this exciting outdoor learning experience.

Looking Ahead

Next week, we are looking forward to continuing our learning in all subjects, completing our art project and building on the fantastic progress we have made this week.

Please remember to bring in any recycling so we can use the materials for our Art project. 

Well done, Year 6, for another brilliant week of hard work, enthusiasm and creativity. We are very proud of you all!

Year 5 families

Dear parents/carers  please see the programme for a support network for year 5 children  and their families.

Year 5 Weekly Blog

 What another busy and fantastic week we have had in Year 5! Here is a roundup of everything we’ve been up to across the curriculum:

Black History Month

We continued our celebration of Black History Month by enjoying a wonderful playlist of music each day. Taking inspiration from the contemporary artist Matthew Small, the children created artwork focusing on everyday unsung heroes. Rather than focusing solely on famous historical figures, our artwork celebrates the vital, everyday contributions of:

• Teachers

• Nurses

• Carers

• Community Leaders

PSHE & Online Safety

We were delighted to welcome Sarah from Scarf for a special PSHE session. The children demonstrated our 4Rs learning behaviours as they explored important topics around online safety. They learnt about the impact of online influencers and gained practical awareness on how to spot and avoid online scammers.

Science: Filtering Dirty Water

In Science, we explored global access to safe drinking water and tested methods of water purification.

• We began with a discussion about water accessibility, reflecting on the fact that around 1.6 billion people globally lack access to safe drinking water and that tap water is not universally safe.

• For our practical investigation (Task B: Filtering dirty water), the class created natural filters using inverted plastic bottles to remove large insoluble particles (such as sticks and grass) from dirty water.

• We observed that while the filter trapped large debris and made the water visibly clearer, a slight yellowish tint remained, proving that the water would still require further chemical treatment or boiling to be safe to drink.

Literacy

This week, we completed our shared write, paying extra attention to ensuring dialogue is correctly punctuated with speech marks and proper reporting clauses. The children are well-prepared for next week, when they will independently write the next section of their story!

Maths

We slowed our learning pace down slightly this week to make sure everyone has a secure mastery of key core concepts. The children worked hard on:

• Addition and subtraction

• Inverse operations and missing number problems

• Rounding numbers

• Solving multi-step word problems

Looking Ahead to Next Week & Reminders:

• Maths Assessments: Next week we will complete our End of Unit Test, followed by an Arithmetic Test.

• Home Practice: Please keep practising the four operations, fractions, and most importantly, your times tables!

Have a wonderful weekend!