Tuesday 28 February 2017
Elm Class PE
Throughout this term Elm Class with have their PE lesson on a Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure that they attend school with the appropriate kit; due to the current cold weather we advise jogging bottoms or trousers are included in their kit.
Monday 27 February 2017
Year 5 Spellings 27th February - 3rd March
Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.
Larch Star Writer
This week in Larch our star writer is Michael St Matthew Daniel. Michael produced a fantastic argument on the topic of whether animals should be kept in zoos. He used the point, evidence and explain model along with some brilliant adverbials of time. Great effort Michael!!!
Year 6 Spellings 27th Feb- 3rd Mar
Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.
Friday 24 February 2017
Year 5 Spring 2 Learning Challenge
We are delighted to provide you with the Year 5 Learning Challenge for the second half of the Spring Term.You will notice that the activities are split into Basic, Advanced and Deep Learning. This is a way for us to look at learning at Broadford, and is designed to ensure that children not only acquire factual knowledge but also gain a further understanding about how their new skills or knowledge can be applied to their own lives or be used to further their cognitive and social development.
The theme of the Learning Challenge for this half of the Spring term is 'Is Planet Earth dying?' It is entirely up to the child whether they select the poem, significant person, music or painting, or a combination of all 4. They can also select the activities that they want to attempt, though we would encourage them to deepen their learning as much as possible.
Monday 20 February 2017
Year 5 Spellings 20-24th February
Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.
Isaac's Sporting Success!
Whilst some pupils may have taken the opportunity to relax over the half term break, one pupil certainly decided to push himself in his sporting activities. Back in 2016, Isaac Wright of Redwood class tried out for Essex Under-11s sports team and was successful in his quest to become one of Essex's newest young athletes. On February 12th, he took part in the finals at Hertfordshire Sports Village with his team and overall they came first, having participated in the standing triple jump and hurdle relay amongst other events.
I did a hurdle relay, Grand Prix, triple jump, target throw. My favourite was the 'Grand Prix' because I was nimble and managed to move quickly!
Isaac Wright, Redwood class
Broadford Primary School is very proud of Isaac and his sporting achievements thus far; well done Isaac!
Year 6 Learning Challenge Spring 2
We are delighted to provide you with the Year 6 Learning Challenge for the second half of the Spring Term.You will notice that the activities are split into Basic, Advanced and Deep Learning. This is a way for us to look at learning at Broadford, and is designed to ensure that children not only acquire factual knowledge but also gain a further understanding about how their new skills or knowledge can be applied to their own lives or be used to further their cognitive and social development.
The theme of the Learning Challenge for this half of the Spring term is 'Will you ever see the water you drink again?' It is entirely up to the child whether they select the poem, significant person, music or painting, or a combination of all 4. They can also select the activities that they want to attempt, though we would encourage them to deepen their learning as much as possible.
Thursday 16 February 2017
Year 6 Spellings 20th-24th February
Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.
Friday 3 February 2017
Year 6 Spellings 6th February- 9th February
Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.
Thursday 2 February 2017
'Chicken'
This afternoon, Year 5 and 6 were visited by a theatre group who performed a play called 'Chicken'. The play was all about road safety and why we should always make our own decisions rather than just following our friends without thinking. The main character in the play, Tammy, didn't pay attention to that road and instead copied her friends and ended up being involved in a road traffic collision.
The moral of the story was don't be a sheep and always make sure you think before you act so you don't end up like Tammy!
Georgia Brooks, Redwood
After seeing this play, I won't ever go on a road without my helmet as it's just not safe!
Ty Sutton, Elm
Wednesday 1 February 2017
Running 1000 Miles to Freedom
Today Year 6 were lucky enough to visit the Museum of London Docklands to become further immersed in their history topic 'Why should the world be ashamed of slavery?'.
The children were excited to listen to the story of Ellen Craft, a woman born into slavery in America in the 1820s who later escaped under the disguise of being a man, with her husband (fellow slave William Craft). Between them, they became the most famous fugitive slaves due to their courageous and elaborate escape plan.
The pupils were then able to explore the exhibition and study letters, artefacts and other historical information to deepen their learning and enhance what we have done in class.
Although we have learnt about the abominable slave trade in class, it was fascinating to hear a first-hand account of a former slave who managed to escape and find a better life in England.
Leo Mbata, Redwood class
This topic has been an extremely interesting challenge for the pupils but has allowed us to explore and debate concepts of freedom, equality and justice as well as hone our skills as historians. The children truly understand why we cannot ever allow this point in history to repeat itself again.
Miss Chau, Year 6 Lead
I thought the woman playing Ellen Craft was really engaging and she brought this incredible story to life!
Iasha Sillah, Larch class
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