Year 6 Citizenship Workshop

 Year 6 Citizenship Workshop

Today the children in Year 6 took part in a citizenship workshop. During this workshop the children were able to explore moving onto Secondary School: how this might make them feel, what challenges they may come across and strategies to deal with those challenges. 

The children expressed they were feeling a range of emotions with regards to Year 7: excited, enthralled, happy, sad, worried and nervous. They were able to reflect on how if they can recognise and name their emotions they become easier to deal with, discuss with others and help others with how they might be feeling. This also gave the children an opportunity to reflect back on how they felt - all those years ago- when they started Primary School. These opportunities of reflection allowed for the children to think back on all they have achieved whilst at Broadford: what has made them proud? What are their fondest memories? What challenges have they overcome? Some very funny anecdotes were shared by many. 

In addition, to looking into the past the children had the opportunity to look to the future and what Year 7 holds for them. The opportunity to meet new friends, learn new things and have new experiences. Although these things all sound very exciting, it was also discussed how some aspects of Year 7 can be very daunting, especially homework and detention were mentioned by many. To alleviate some of these worries, it was discussed how the resources learnt at Primary School can definitely help in these new and uncertain experiences. Our three Broadford jobs should help stand them in good stead. 

To complete the session they discussed how, when worried and faced with big emotions there are resources and strategies the children can apply to help them: visually memorising their toolbox allows their toolbox to go everywhere with them, mindful breathing allows them to take a moment before reacting and listening to the inner voice, which will guide them to the right choices and help keep them calm. 

"It really helped us learn about what we're going to be learning in secondary school. I feel very prepared to go." Shivanshi, Birch.

"Today we learnt how we might be feeling going to secondary school.  It's okay to feel how you feel - you're allowed to!" Anushri, Redwood.

"Always be kind and polite and you will make new friends." Grace, Larch 

Mums* and children's night - Tuesday 1st October

Following the success of previous events, Rev. Rich has arranged another event for:

• Tuesday 1st October. 
• 5.30pm - 6.30pm
• This is for all children in years 3 - 6.

* Any other 18 female family member of friend is welcome to attend.


Any further questions, please speak to Mrs. Stanley.

WE walk for water 3/5/19

It is a non school uniform day tomorrow as the children will be participating in the WE walk for water campaign where they will walk four laps around the field in order to raise money so that they can provide water for those that don't have it.

Please bring in 50p per family for the non uniform day.

Thank you.

Year 5 Mass Litter March - 09/04/19

What a fantastic yesterday! Some super Year 5 children and their parents helped us clean up our streets in Harold Hill! They were so quick and handy and the  children were very competitive as to who would have the biggest bag!

A huge thank you to all those involved in the litter pick up yesterday. It was really inspirational to see everyone getting together to make Harold Hill a cleaner place.

Thank you.

Miss Higgins

Year 6 Junior Citizenship Trip

Today, the Year 6 pupils attended the Junior Citizenship experience and met people from the police, the London Fire Brigade, Havering Safer Transport, Transport for London and many others. The pupils were put into groups and visited different scenarios hosted by various agencies on a carousel. 

We met the Royal Lifeboat Rescue Service and the man explained to us about the dangers of currents
and tides when in the water. We learned that we should never enter water alone and that if we are struggling, we should try and stay still with our arms up in the air and shout 'help' as loudly as possible.

Austin

Representatives from litter enforcement were present today to ensure that pupils were aware of the terrible effects of rubbish on animals. 80% of children in our year group stated that they had seen the effects of litter on local wildlife. 

We were very lucky to hear all about how to stay safe while travelling, an important thing to remember as our pupils move up to secondary school. Transport for London brought along a bus so the children could rehearse safely waiting on the side of the road and using their zip cards. They also discovered how to stay safe on buses and what to do if they ever see an unattended bag. 

It was good to learn that when waiting for a bus you should wait far behind the bus stop. The ideal guideline is your height and a step back! If you fall into the road, you could be seriously hurt so it is not worth taking the risk. 

Yemi

You must check your smoke alarm once a week at home and change the battery once a year. If there is a fire, you should stay as low as possible because smoke rises. 
Ijeoma

The teams collected points for behaviour, listening skills and retention of knowledge and all scored at least 87 points out of a possible 90. 

Overall, a fantastic trip which allowed our children to learn life skills and to experience real-life situations which may arise in the future. 

WE Walk for Water 27.04.18

Tomorrow, we will be hosting a non-uniform day in aid of WE Walk for Water. The WE Walk for Water campaign is run by the WE Movement, who believe that every person has a right to clean water. Throughout some developing countries women and girls have to walk 3.7 miles each day to collect water, which is often contaminated.

This year, WE Movement are running their first international event, where children from around the world will be coming together in solidarity to Walk for Change. At Broadford we will be walking with the other children around the world; each class will walk two laps of the school field, the pupils are invited to wear non-school uniform and pay 50p per family towards the WE Walk for Water campaign.

All money raised will go towards providing clean water to villages in WE Villages throughout developing countries. Every £15 raised gives one person access to clean water for life.



We appreciate your support with this fantastic cause and look forward to raising money in a fun and exciting way.

Year 6 Royal Courts of Justice

To celebrate the children's effort in their Theatre of Law project, we visited the Royal Courts of Justice in London to perform our mock trials in a real court room. The pupils were shown around these active courts and were able to see the list of the different cases which were to be tried that day. Unfortunately, it is illegal to take photos inside the building but we did get a few outside!  

This archaic building was built in the 1870s and was opened by Queen Victoria in 1882. Since then, thousands of cases have been heard here and countless lawyers and barristers have passed through the doors. Most of the cases at the Royal Courts of Justice are civil ones- which could involve a plaintiff suing a business or individual.

The children were blown away by the intricate architecture of the RCJ and the old court rooms which are still in use today. We were also lucky enough to be visited by Judge Hugh Howard- who is the regional Tribunal judge specialising in welfare benefits. He encouraged all the children to consider a career in law and informed us that shockingly only 28% of court judges are women. This figure rises to 45% for tribunal judges which is more representative of the demographic they serve.

Taking part in a mock trial in a real courtroom was a unique experience that I didn't think was possible. We learnt about mitigating and litigating circumstances and the roles of jurors, judges and counsel.
Tia, Larch

As a result of these trips and our Theatre of Law project, more than two thirds of our year group are now considering a career in law whereas before only 20% knew and understood what a lawyer does.

Year 6 Junior Citizenship Trip

Today, the Year 6 pupils attended the Junior Citizenship experience and met people from the police, the fire brigade, Havering Safer Transport, Transport for London and many others. The pupils were put into groups and visited different scenarios hosted by various agencies on a carousel. 

We met the Royal Lifeboat Rescue Service and the man explained to us about the dangers of currents
and tides when in the water. We learned that we should never enter water alone and that if we are struggling, we should try and stay still and shout 'help'.

Charlie, Redwood 

Representatives from litter enforcement were present today to ensure that pupils were aware of the terrible effects of rubbish on animals. 80% of children in our year group stated that they had seen the effects of litter on local wildlife. 

We were very lucky to hear all about how to stay safe while travelling, an important thing to remember as our pupils move up to secondary school. Transport for London brought along a replica tube station so the children could practise safely waiting on a platform and using their zip cards. They also discovered how to stay safe on buses and what to do if they ever see an unattended bag. 

It was good to learn that on a train platform, you must stay back from the yellow line. The ideal guideline is your height and a step back! If you fall onto the tracks, you could become paralysed from the high voltage so it is not worth taking the risk. 

Brandon, Redwood 

The teams collected points for behaviour, listening skills and retention of knowledge and all scored at least 87 points out of a possible 90. 

Overall, a fantastic trip which allowed our children to learn life skills and to experience real-life situations which may arise in the future.