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15 12, 2024

Superstan!

By |2024-12-17T14:00:01+00:00December 15th, 2024|Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on Superstan!

Over the past week, our children in Years 2 to 6 have performed to a packed house. Willow Brook's production of Superstan was an action packed journey to Megaville, where heroes battled to save the city from the evil Candy King! As you can see from the photos, the four performances were full of [...]

17 11, 2024

Superheroes for Children in Need!

By |2024-11-17T21:37:56+00:00November 17th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Superheroes for Children in Need!

It is always a pleasure to support the BBC's Children in Need fundraiser and Willow Brook does it with superhero strength! It is a charity close to our hearts and helps our young people to be a community in action for children who might not have the opportunities and privileges that we so often [...]

17 11, 2024

Odd Socks and a School Full of Unique Individuals!

By |2024-11-17T21:36:52+00:00November 17th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Odd Socks and a School Full of Unique Individuals!

Tuesday was the start of Willow Brook's Anti-Bullying Week. We came together with Andy and his Odd Socks to remember how important it was to celebrate difference and promote respect. Everyone in school listened to some good advice on how to treat our friends and also how to show self-respect. We wrote pledges, talked [...]

15 11, 2024

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?!

By |2024-11-17T13:21:15+00:00November 15th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?!

The Willow Brook half term is off to a action-packed start with the Big Bad Wolf introducing our whole-school topic, Heroes and Villains'! It's easy to believe what you've always heard... the wolf, with his sharp teeth, razor-sharp claws and reputation for spoiling more than one traditional tale, is not to be trusted. But [...]

30 09, 2024

When having cake for breakfast is brilliant!

By |2024-09-30T21:35:23+01:00September 30th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on When having cake for breakfast is brilliant!

It was a pleasure to welcome you all to our Friday morning MacMillan Coffee Morning last week. As you can see from the photos, there's nothing better than a slice of cake and a brew to get the day underway! Your brilliant bake off entries were nothing short of spectacular and I had no [...]

19 09, 2024

Potted Sports and Plenty of Community Spirit!

By |2024-09-19T15:26:48+01:00September 19th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Potted Sports and Plenty of Community Spirit!

There's nothing better than a sunny September afternoon to bring the community together for an afternoon of fun and sport. Our whole-school Potted Sport event saw Year 6 take the lead and head up teams that completed various challenges and activities. It's all about working together and practising our 5 C's. As you can [...]

18 07, 2024

Spain v England The Willow Brook Euro Final!

By |2024-07-23T10:24:17+01:00July 18th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Spain v England The Willow Brook Euro Final!

At the beginning of the Euros, Willow Brook classes pulled three teams out of the hat. As well as following the teams in the tournament in Germany, it also put them in to a lottery to play in our own final match. When England were defeated by Spain last Sunday, Year 2 (representing Spain) [...]

5 07, 2024

The Ancient Willow Brook Olympic Games

By |2024-07-05T20:47:08+01:00July 5th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on The Ancient Willow Brook Olympic Games

Welcome to Ancient Greece and the Willow Brook Olympics! We cheered, we ran, we conquered! There were chariot races, Argos eyes and Zeus's lightning bolts and the stadion race became a marathon by the end of the afternoon. With thanks to Andrew Hallsworth for bringing his camera and capturing the afternoon so well... even [...]

5 07, 2024

Meeting an Olympian!

By |2024-07-05T14:01:45+01:00July 5th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Meeting an Olympian!

In a half term full of Olympic learning, what could be better than being taught by an Olympic athlete?! The Gymnast, Sam Oldham, who was part of Team GB in the 2012 Games in London, came to Willow Brook and wowed us all in a day full of handstands, back flips, strength and motivation. [...]

30 06, 2024

All the fun of the Fair!

By |2024-06-30T15:48:53+01:00June 30th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on All the fun of the Fair!

Year 6 did a brilliant job of organising a school fair for the other children at Willow Brook! Friday's FunFest was a perfect community event! There were stalls and games, prizes to be won and wet sponges to throw! Year 6 were expert face painters and tattooists and, as you can see from the [...]

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