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5 03, 2026

A Wonderful World Book Day!

By |2026-03-05T20:01:41+00:00March 5th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on A Wonderful World Book Day!

It was such a joy to see Willow Brook children arrive in the playground this morning excited and raring to go on World Book Day! As you can see, we had so many inventive characters, who shared their outfits with pride in our assembly. After playtime, each class received a present... Thanks to generous [...]

27 01, 2026

Young Voices 26

By |2026-01-27T17:56:24+00:00January 27th, 2026|Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Young Voices 26

Young Voices is always a fabulous experience and 2026 did not disappoint! On Monday we took 51 talented Willow Brookers people to the Birmingham Arena to sing alongside 5800 other children. After an afternoon of rehearsals, an audience of 8,000 we treated to an evening of all sorts of songs - from Sea Shanties, [...]

30 12, 2025

A very wonderful Little Nativity

By |2025-12-30T16:31:02+00:00December 30th, 2025|Class 1, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on A very wonderful Little Nativity

Our term ended with a very special performance of the Nativity story by our EYFS and Year 1 children. Here are some photos of their afternoon and evening performances. Now Christmas can really begin... [...]

16 11, 2025

A huge Ye Ha for Children in Need!

By |2025-11-16T16:36:13+00:00November 16th, 2025|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on A huge Ye Ha for Children in Need!

Friday's Children in Need day was, as always full of fun at Willow Brook! Everyone looked fabulous in their Wild West outfits and Pudsey shirts! In the morning, we danced and sang, played a Gold Rush team game. The afternoon saw us settling down at the Willow Brook cinema to watch 'Spirit', which added [...]

17 10, 2025

Better Bread!

By |2025-10-17T12:24:08+01:00October 17th, 2025|Class 5|Comments Off on Better Bread!

Better Bread After an industrious half term of planning and designing, year five were all set to create their Viking Bread - perfect for any journey over the North Sea. I'm sure Beowulf himself would have snaffled one or two as they came out of the oven. The smell was divine in the classroom [...]

15 10, 2025

Happy Diwali!

By |2025-10-15T21:47:14+01:00October 15th, 2025|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Happy Diwali!

This morning Miss Mistry taught the whole school about her Hindu faith. It's an exciting time of the year... having just celebrated Navratri, it's time to start the preparations for Diwali! We learnt all about the feasts and deities, dances and rituals and even got to admire Miss Mistry's fabulous outfits - brought all [...]

1 10, 2025

Eating Cake for Breakfast (but all in a good cause!)

By |2025-10-01T23:06:14+01:00October 1st, 2025|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Eating Cake for Breakfast (but all in a good cause!)

Last Friday, Willow Brook held their annual MacMillan Coffee Morning. Whilst eating cake for breakfast may be a challenge for some, we managed it in style! Our Bake Off competition was fierce...Paul Hollywood would have had an aching arm from all the handshakes he would have given! After much deliberation (and another slice of [...]

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