Learning Federation succeed in Quicksticks competition

Broadford and Mead came together yet again to compete in a Havering Sports Collective tournament at Coopers Coborn. The children worked very closely together and with some great reciprocity and resilience put their hockey skills they have developed over the term to some good use. After some excellent goal scoring from Atin and some great defending from Temira Broadford found themselves top of their group and proceeded through to the semi finals. Unfortunately, the semi final was a tough game and we were beaten 2-1. Even though we were unsuccessful with winning the tournament we were rewarded a certificate for excellent team work. Well done Learning Federation!

Fashion Design - Making Clothes For Dolls!

The pupils in Fashion Design Club have been busy designing and creating clothes for dolls. They used fabrics to make outfits for a variety of occasions - beachwear, party dresses, casual wear and so on.

 

Take a look at their creations...

 

Look Out for these New Clubs in the Summer Term!

Your request letters have now been sent home for the Summer Term. You will notice that we have added five exciting new clubs to our list.

 

Please ensure you return your request forms no later than Friday 17 March 2017. 

 

 

Sand Sculpture - Reception/1/2

An outdoor experience in creating sculptures from sand!

 

 

Model Making and Sculpting - 3/4

Using a variety of materials to construct models and sculptures.

 

 

Volleyball - 3/4/5/6

Another active sport to develop physical fitness.

 

Summer Games - 2/3/4

A wide range of outdoor-based team-building activities.

 

Games Galore - 1/2/3/4

Bringing the love of family games night to an after school club! A mixture of team games, board games and group games.

KS2 Gymnastics!

The KS2 gymnasts have been busy practicing their handstands this week. They spent some time working on the basic shapes and how to stretch all the muscles in their bodies before trying to turn this upside down and balance on their hands. It is harder than it looks!

The girls showed great resilience as they practiced, improving on each attempt. "You really have to keep your arms straight" said Martina as she tried to perfect her handstand. Sophia showed great control of her body as she worked on her handstand. "I had trouble coming down from my handstand but I can do it now!"

ART and Design Club

In Art Club, we have been designing colourful, snowy mittens catching one delicate snowflake. Some of our younger art clubbers became fascinated with the different snowflake shapes they could make with a simple piece of circular paper and a pair of scissors! A great way to teach pattern and symmetry as well! We are now exploring Optical Illusion art.... Using just colour, shape and line, the children have already produced some super eye-catching pieces: Can you see a 3D hand beneath the stripes and a globe popping out of these designs?

Reach for the Stars!

The KS1 gymnasts have been busy this week trying to reach for the stars! We were fortunate enough to be able to borrow Mead's crash mat and spring board this week, so it has been a very exciting session getting use to the new equipment. 

"This is harder than it looks" said Harry as everyone tried to master the basics of the hurdle step take off. The gymnasts first practiced their hurdle step on the floor using hoops before they tried it out on the spring board. The gymnasts not only had to focus on their take off, but the shapes they were making in the air along with that all important landing. "I like doing the star jump best" said Roxy as she experimented with different jumps. 

Thanks for letting us borrow your springboard Mead! 

After School Clubs - Nail Art

The girls in Nail Art Club have been working so hard his term to create some wonderful nail art designs. They have all shown how confident they are at trying more trickier designs and have needed very little help along the way. The group have used the materials with care and taken their time to perfect their nail art wheels.

 

 

'It takes a lot of patience, concentration and a steady hand to keep your work neat', Teni Adu.

 

'I liked being shown how to use striping tape, and how to make a reindeer using nail polish', Lilly Reynolds.

 

'I enjoyed being creative with all the embellishments we had. The sequins were so tiny and really tricky to pick up individually', Jessica Sampson. 

 

 

'I have been practising at home, and have been researching different designs', Brooke Atkinson.

 

'I have completed my nail wheel by using lots of colours, patterns and bows', Grace Gore.