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18 03, 2024

We were doing something funny for the money!

By |2024-03-18T20:32:05+00:00March 18th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on We were doing something funny for the money!

Comic Relief Day at Willow Brook is always guaranteed to lift the spirits! From 200 children dressed in red (thank goodness for Forest tops!) and looking brilliant in the Charity's caps, t-shirts and noses, to a live open mic comedy afternoon, there was bound to be a positive vibe! Thanks to your donations, our [...]

12 03, 2024

A Willow Brook World Book Day!

By |2024-03-12T13:34:10+00:00March 12th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on A Willow Brook World Book Day!

There's nothing more exciting than the moment 200 book characters arrive on the school playground on World Book Day... From Matildas and enormous crocodiles to dragons, lions, witches and wardrobes, you never quite know who (or what!) is about to arrive! Our Year 6 children have always been 'dressing up pros', so we couldn't [...]

1 03, 2024

Young Voices 2024

By |2024-03-01T15:08:20+00:00March 1st, 2024|Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Young Voices 2024

Congratulations and thank you to the 49 children who joined Mrs Humphrey, Miss Adams, Mrs Hallsworth, Mrs Armitage and me on our annual pilgrimage to the Birmingham Arena for the Young Voices experience. You performed with energy, behaved impeccably, showed enormous stamina and (hopefully) had an experience that you'll remember forever. It was tricky [...]

19 02, 2024

Back to the Future

By |2024-02-19T16:07:11+00:00February 19th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Back to the Future

We're hitting the spring term at 88 mph as we navigate time travel and head back to the future for our whole-school topic! The history of time telling took us on a whistle-stop journey to Ancient Egypt and back to Baghdad this morning as we started to understand how those early hours and minutes [...]

29 12, 2023

Ali Baba – Photo Album

By |2023-12-29T20:12:20+00:00December 29th, 2023|Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on Ali Baba – Photo Album

A huge thanks to Andrew Hallsworth (Marlow Photography) for taking some super shots of our Christmas production! As promised, we share them with you and hope you enjoy them. [...]

28 12, 2023

A Wonderfully Twinkly Nativity

By |2023-12-28T15:57:51+00:00December 28th, 2023|Class 1, Class R, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on A Wonderfully Twinkly Nativity

There's nothing that makes a primary school Christmas more special than an infant performance. Our EYFS and Year 1 children added a touch of story and magic to our final few days of term by presenting The Twinkly Nativity. It was the first time our Reception children have stood under the bright lights, but [...]

28 12, 2023

Ali Baba

By |2023-12-28T15:38:38+00:00December 28th, 2023|Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Ali Baba

At Willow Brook we know that a Christmas production is something that stays with you long after many other primary school memories start to fade. It is why we always aim to make them special. Our 2023 performance of Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits was no exception! After four weeks of rehearsals and [...]

24 11, 2023

Captain Connection’s Baghdad Adventure!

By |2023-11-24T10:55:11+00:00November 24th, 2023|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Captain Connection’s Baghdad Adventure!

Thanks to a second visit from our trusted superhero, Captain Connection, Willow Brook children have once again used their mathematical minds to defeat Lord Homework! In a time-travelling escapade, our algebra skills were needed to crack the code to free Scheherazade from the evil vizier in ancient Baghdad. Every year group rose to the [...]

19 11, 2023

Children in Need

By |2023-11-19T12:27:12+00:00November 19th, 2023|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Children in Need

We had three wishes for Children in Need Day from the genie... Our first was to raise over £1,000 and hit a new fundraising target. Our second was to order blue skies and no rain so that we could complete the outdoor Aladdin challenge. The third was to have a day where the Willow [...]

16 11, 2023

Make a Noise About Bullying!

By |2023-11-16T22:17:42+00:00November 16th, 2023|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Make a Noise About Bullying!

On Monday, Willow Brook marked the start of Anti Bullying Week. Everyone wore odd socks and understood that whatever the difference, standing side by side was still wonderfully possible. Throughout the day the children made pledges, wrote a policy, learnt how to speak out, added words of kindness to their socks and enjoyed Andy [...]

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