Broadgate Primary School

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we approach the final half term of this academic year, it’s hard to believe how quickly time has flown, but the next few weeks promise to be lively and memorable, packed with exciting events, special celebrations and opportunities to reflect on the very real progress the children have made. From sports days and theatrical performances to transition events and leavers’ assemblies, there is much to look forward to. Please make a note of the key dates and details below. We look forward to making the most of the final few weeks, before everyone enjoys their well-earned summer break.

Dates/Events

Wed 4th Jun Y5 trip to Harrogate Show Ground

Wed 4th Jun Y2 trip to Harlow Carr

Wed 4th Jun Meetings for new Reception Parents (Sept 2025) 9am and 7pm

Mon 9th Jun Y6 residential to Robinwood

w/b 9th Jun Y1 Phonic Screening Week

w/b 9th Jun Y4 Multiplication Check Week

w/b 9th Jun Scholastic Book Fayre in school (More details to follow)

Fri 13th Jun Reception and Nursery’s Special Person’s breakfast in the hall.

Wed 17th Jun ‘Hands on History’ - Mayan visitor to Y6

Wed 17th Jun Y3 visit to Harewood House

Thurs 19th Jun PTA School Disco (More details to follow)

Fri 20th Jun Y4 trip to Lotherton Hall

Tues 24th Jun Reception and Y6 class photographs

Wed 25th Jun EYFS Sports day – 10am

Fri 27th Jun Ralph Thoresby School Transition Day for Y6 pupils

Wed 2nd Jul Y5/6 Sports day – 10am

Wed 2nd Jul Y3/4 Sports day – 1.30pm

Fri 4th Jul Horsforth School Transition Day for Y6 pupils

Mon 7th Jul Theatre Club – Midsummer Night’s Dream performance 4pm

Tues 8th Jul Y5 Skateboard Workshop

Tues 8th Jul Theatre Club – Midsummer Night’s Dream performance – 6pm

Wed 9th Jul KS1 Sports day – 10am

Thurs 10th Jul Y6 leavers’ party afternoon

Fri 11th Jul Reports sent home to parents

Wed 16th Jul Back-up Sports Day (in case of bad weather)

Fri 18th Jul Leavers’ assembly – 9.30am

Fri 18th Jul School closes for the summer break – 3.05pm

Y6 SATs

Congratulations to Y6 on successfully completing their Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) just before half-term. They approached the week with such maturity, focus and determination. They truly gave it ‘their all’ and deserve to feel extremely proud of themselves. Their resilience and positivity were exemplary. Very well done!

Y1 Phonic Screening Check

Parents of Y1 pupils will be interested to know that the single-week ‘Phonics Screening’ check (designed to be a very light touch assessment across all schools) begins on Monday 9th June. The screening is a short, standardised check on the phonic knowledge of Y1 children (who are obviously still developing their reading skills) using a pre set list of words and pseudo-words. Its purpose is to enable teachers to easily identify any child who may need extra help with decoding, facilitating the provision of early interventions and targeted support as the children move to Y2.

Y4 Multiplication Tables Check

Similarly, Y4 pupils will be participating in the national Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) also beginning in school on Monday 9th June. The purpose of the check is to determine whether the children can fluently recall their times tables up to 12 - so essential for future success in mathematics. Again, the check enables teachers to identify which pupils will require additional support moving forward. All pupils are required to be registered for the test and all state schools are required to administer them. The check is an online test, with 25 questions. Children must answer each question within a six-second time limit, so the whole test takes less than five minutes. Good luck Y4!

Sports Days

Just a reminder that following the atrocious, soggy weather we faced last summer (which effectively put the school field out of action) we have planned a little differently this year to try to ensure we have fewer hitches. Parents are warmly invited to come along and support. EYFS Sports Day (Wednesday 25th June), 10.00am Y5/Y6 Sports Day (Wednesday 2nd July) 10.00am KS1 Sports Day (Wednesday 9th July) 10.00am Y3/Y4 Sports Day (Wed 2nd July) 1.30pm. This year, we have also provisionally allocated Wednesday 16th July as a ‘back-up’ sports day, so that if any of the days are a complete wash-out, we have a ready-made contingency plan. Fingers crossed for sunshine this year!

Promoting ‘Awe and Wonder’ (curriculum enrichment continued)

As promised, Theatre Club pupils are proud to perform their much anticipated ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream - the real thing’ at 4pm on Monday 7th July and again at 6pm on Tuesday 8th July. Everyone welcome, with more details to follow nearer the time. Again, a special thank you to all the volunteer adults for their enthusiasm and commitment to enabling Theatre Club’s summer spectacular to come to fruition. Thank you as well to the PTA who have so generously funded an exciting Skateboarding workshop for Y5, taking place on 8th July, but also for making a massive donation to the highly successful ‘Hands on History’ series of workshops which have been so well received throughout the school this year. Y6 will experience the final workshop of this year in the form of a Mayan day on Wednesday 17th June. We are very fortunate as a school to have such an effective, proactive and dynamic PTA, but they are always keen to recruit extra volunteers so any parent able to offer an extra pair of hands would be much appreciated. Please email broadgatepta@hotmail.com

Reception and Nursery’s Special Breakfast

Children in Reception and Nursery are on the lookout for a ‘very special person’ to personally invite to their light bite breakfast event and to join them afterwards for a ‘carousel of fun activities’ in the school hall on Friday 13th June. If you fit the description, please pencil in the date. Thank you in advance to Tom the Cook too! More details to follow from our Early Years team…

Reports

Please note that pupils’ end-of-year reports will be sent home via Ping at 3.30 on Friday 11th July. The report itself will be an attached document. Please feel free to either email or call the school if any related queries emerge. The message will also contain information about your child’s annual attendance and will confirm their next year’s teacher. To help prepare children for the changes ahead, they will take part in planned transition activities during the last few weeks of term. Transition activities such as meeting their new teachers, visiting future classrooms and engaging in ‘getting to know you’ activities play a key role in helping boost confidence and supporting emotional well-being, hopefully mitigating unwarranted anxiety over the summer holiday period.

Leavers’ Assembly

Parents of Y6 children are cordially invited to join us in the school hall for the annual Y6 Leavers’ Assembly on Friday 18th July at 9.30am. This is always such a special celebration of the children’s journey through Broadgate and is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on their achievements, share memories and mark the end of this important chapter in their young lives. As we prepare to bid them farewell and wave them off to new adventures at their respective secondary schools, we just want to reiterate publicly our strong feelings of pride in the young people they have become. We wish them every success and happiness in the future – they will be greatly missed!

Nursery Waiting List

As always, we would be pleased to hear from any parents who are considering sending their children to our Nursery. The earlier the children are registered, the easier it is for us to plan for the future. Please contact the school office for more details on the dedicated email address: nurseryadmissions@broadgateprimary.org.uk Training Days Just a reminder that the remaining training days for this year will be held on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd July, so effectively meaning therefore that school will close for the children on Friday 18th July and will re-open for children in Y1-Y6 on Tuesday 2nd September. Where did that year go?

And Finally - an Update on Mrs McLellan

We are delighted to report that Mrs. McLellan’s health continues to improve and she is now back to driving independently. After such a challenging period of ill-health, it was a delight to welcome her into school just before half term and very reassuring to see her looking so much better. She was able to spend time chatting with staff and children and we look forward to more return visits as she continues her journey back to full recovery.

As we head towards the end of a very busy and rewarding term, we would like to thank you for your continued support. Working in partnership with parents and the wider community makes such a difference to the experiences and opportunities we are able to offer our children.

We look forward to finishing the term together on a high, with a successful outcome for all.

Warm Regards,

Sarah Qualtrough