Year 2 - Friday 5th June 2026
On Friday 5th June, Year 2 will need to come to school in their normal school uniform as they are going to the Havering Music Festival. They can bring their non-school uniform in a named bag to change into after. We kindly ask the children to bring in a pink donation on that day (they do not have to wear pink on-uniform).
As always, thank you for your support.
The Year 2 Team
Summer Forest School
Walnut Class have their second block of forest school after half term 05/06/26, 12/06/26, 19/06/26, 26/06/26, 03/07/26.
Please ensure your child has a change of clothes, waterproofs and wellies in school. These items will stay in school for the 5 weeks of forest school. A reminder of the clothing needed is below.
Summer Forest School
Rowan Class have their second block of forest school after half term 08/06/26, 15/06/26, 22/06/26, 29/06/26, 06/07/26.
Please ensure your child has a change of clothes, waterproofs and wellies in school. These items will stay in school for the 5 weeks of forest school. A reminder of the clothing needed is below.
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Walnut
E for Excellence: Victor
Star Writer: Mia
Resourcefulness: Tazkaya
Beech
E for Excellence: Dakshika
Star Writer:Harry
Teacher Happy: Emily
Apricot
E for Excellence: Kameron
Star Writer:Charlotte
Reflectiveness: Arabella
Resourcefulness: Arthur
Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
During Art this term, we have been exploring exciting ways to develop and enhance their watercolour paintings by combining them with a variety of other materials, including chalk, oil pastels and pencil crayons. They have been experimenting with different watercolour techniques, learning how colours can blend, layer and create beautiful effects. The children showed fantastic creativity and enthusiasm throughout the project, and they are incredibly proud of the amazing artwork they have produced. Their finished pieces are full of colour, texture and imagination!
Year 1 ALSO…
This week in RE we have been bringing all our learning together from the last five weeks. We shared a wonderful story about a curious boy who peeks through a keyhole to discover what is hidden inside both a church and a mosque. We talked about the special features, symbols and objects he might spy inside these buildings.
The children then drew their very own views of what they would see if they peeked into a church or a mosque. They did a fantastic job remembering the things we have explored over the last five weeks.
This week in Science, Year 1 pupils explored the trees in our school. The children went on a walk around the school field, where they observed and identified different types of trees. They practised using their observation skills carefully and learnt that trees can be recognised by features such as their leaves, bark and shape.
Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Mulberry
E for Excellence:Montana
Star Writer: Kajus
Reflectiveness: Ayesha
Resourcefulness: Hunter
Resilience: Daniel
Reciprocity: Ellie
Pine
E for Excellence: Prakhyati
Star Writer: Emirhan
Resilience: Santian
Resourcefulness: Alayah
Reciprocity: Kotryna
Reflective: Mason M
Rowan
E for Excellence:Anisa
Star Writer: Zenaya
Resilience: Aadhav
Reciprocity: Harley
Teacher Happy: Zayba
.
Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
This week in PE, the children have been practising their skipping skills. They began by learning how to move the skipping rope in a circular motion, helping them understand the momentum needed to swing the rope over their heads. Once they had mastered this action, they moved on to jumping over the rope. As a challenge, the children were asked to see how many jumps they could complete before stopping.
The children then worked in pairs, with one child turning the rope while both attempted to jump together. This was a tricky task for some, but everyone tried incredibly hard. It was wonderful to see so many children achieve a few successful jumps without stopping — a fantastic accomplishment.
At Broadford, we celebrate marvellous mistakes, and we know that trying hard and practising will always help the children become successful — even in skipping!
This week in Literacy, the children have been using everything they have learnt about descriptive writing, sentence structure, and poetry to begin planning and writing their own poems based on magical lands. Together, we discussed exciting ideas such as enchanted forests, sparkling ice kingdoms, dragon mountains, candy lands, underwater cities, and floating castles in the clouds. The children were full of imaginative ideas and enthusiasm!
The children used a story map to help the children organise their journey. The map showed the different magical lands they would travel through in sequence. We modelled how to draw and label the journey, adding key ideas, and magical details to each part of the map. The children then used their plans to begin writing sentences about each magical land. We modelled how to keep a repeated sentence structure to create consistency and flow. It has been wonderful to see the children’s creativity shine as they developed their own magical journeys and experimented with poetic language. We are very proud of the enthusiasm and imagination they have shown throughout the week!
This week in maths, we have been focusing on finding a half and a quarter of different quantities. We transformed paper plates into fraction mats by dividing and cutting them into four equal parts. Using cubes, the children practiced sharing totals equally between the sections. This helped them see that finding a quarter means splitting the whale into four equal groups.
We then transitioned into our workbooks, drawing circles to represent the paper plates. This allowed children to use the same sharing process to solve the problems independently.
Next time you are sharing something at home (like grapes, crackers or toys) ask your child if they can find a quarter of the quantity!
This week in Year 1, the children explored the history of letter writing and discussed how communication has changed over time. We learned about the journey of a letter and how the postal system works. The children enjoyed writing letters to Keir Starmer and posting them in the Broadford post box. They made predictions about how long their letters might take to arrive and discussed the difference between first-class and second-class delivery.
Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Walnut
E for Excellence: Frankie
Star Writer:Mamadou
Reciprocity: Zakariya
Beech
E for Excellence: Lara
Star Writer:Thomas
Teacher Happy:Harry
Apricot
E for Excellence: Aaira
Star Writer:James
Resilience: Elijah
Reciprocity:Sidrat
Teacher Happy: Tiwa
.
Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Mulberry
E for Excellence: Ellie
Star Writer: Freya
Reflectiveness: Layla
Resourcefulness: Gracie
Resilience:Luna
Reciprocity: Darcy-Leigh
Pine
E for Excellence: Tiya
Star Writer: Tayo
Resilience: Vienna
Resourcefulness: Ivy
Reciprocity: Emirhan
Reflectiveness: Billie
Rowan
E for Excellence: Oscar
Star Writer: Andrei
Reflectiveness: Oceann
Reciprocity: Freddy-Joe
Teacher Happy: Sadhana and Harley
.
Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
The children set off on a mini nature hunt around the school grounds, collecting sticks, twigs and leaves. Using their findings, they created their very own Stick Man inspired by the artist Chris Kenny, who is known for his incredible stick figure sculptures.
The creativity on display was fantastic. Each child designed a unique stick person, and some even went a step further by crafting an entire Stick Man family. Their attention to detail and willingness to experiment really shone through.
It’s wonderful to see just how imaginative and resourceful our Year 2 children are. Their enthusiasm made this project a joy from start to finish.
Here are just a few examples of our Stick men.
' I am going to make a whole Stick man Family.' - Isaac
Mulberry Class Forest School - 11.5.26
In year one this week, we have been learning about germs and why handwashing is our best defence against getting sick.
To see germs in action, we conducted a ‘Pepper and Soap’ experiment. We used black pepper to represent germs floating on water. The children were amazed to see that when they touched the water with their fingers, the “germs” stuck to them! However, once we added soap to our fingers, the pepper instantly moved away from our fingers to the edge of the bowl!
In KS1 each week, our pupils have been taking part in the University of Broadford Sports, which is designed to develop and strengthen new skills. Every Thursday from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm, classes will rotate through a variety of exciting physical activities. From the high-energy Interactive Squash and Athletics to the mindful movements of Yoga and Dance, there is something for everyone. Pupils develop skills such as mastering skipping and and participate in Fun Fitness challenges.Each session is underpinned by our 4Rs of Resilience, Reflectiveness, Resourcefulness, or Reciprocity, helping pupils grow both physically and mentally.
In science this week, Year 1 learned about deciduous trees. The children explored what makes a tree deciduous and talked about how these trees lose their leaves in autumn. They learned that as the weather becomes colder and there is less sunlight, trees stop making as much food. The leaves change colour, dry out and eventually fall off helping the tree to conserve energy through the winter months. The children enjoyed sharing their ideas, describing what they noticed about different trees and explaining how seasonal changes affect the natural world around them.
Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!
