Thursday saw a very exciting culmination of a whole half term's geography focus. Twelve very brave children took it in turns to sit in the black chair and be bombarded by some very tough questions. I think we can all agree that our contestants did themselves proud. Many of the children have been asking me [...]
Class 3 have been exploring the famous Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar, in particular her poem titled "My Country". We pondered over the new vocabulary and the different meaning that could be taken from several phrases. At our class assembly last week, we shared some of our own poems based on Mackellar's. Unfortunately, due to [...]
As much as I love LEGO and jigsaw puzzles, it was a treat to swap year two's play afternoon for a trip to County Hall's debating chamber for our most recent pupil parliament meeting. Two representatives from every primary school in Rushcliffe were in attendance and brought with them notes from discussions that had happened [...]
I had the pleasure of taking the Willow Brook girls football team to Abbey Road Primary School in West Bridgford to take part in a first round match of the Rushcliffe Primary Schools Football Cup. As soon as kick off had taken place, any nervous energy was transformed into fire and determination as the girls [...]
The Keyworth Trail run is back! Following a year of world cups and busy work the Friends of Willow Brook Primary School are pleased to announce the return of the KTR15 and fun run for 2020. This is the third of the Keyworth running events including the Turkey Trot half marathon and the [...]
We talk so much these days about the well-being of our children but there's no doubt that any experience involving happy exercise or music has an incredibly positive impact on that all important feel-good factor. Young Voices is the biggest children's choir concert in the world and on Friday night, Willow Brook's choir was [...]
A huge congratulations to the fabulous cast of our 2019 production of What a Knight - you certainly did an amazing job that lived up to the standards of a Willow Brook drama! Here are a few pictures taken by Andrew Hallsworth during the evening shows. I'm sure you'll agree that the photos show the [...]
It seems such a long time ago since our youngest Willow Brookers were on stage and showing just how clever and confident they had become! Year 1 and Reception certainly shone as they retold the Nativity to a delighted audience. As promised, here are a few pictures from the dress rehearsal and evening show. [...]
This afternoon, I had to privilege of taking these cross country stars to Rushcliffe country park. It is safe to say they all ran their hearts out and made Willow Brook proud. With some added energy from the jelly babies, they all managed a sprint finish! Miss Phillips [...]
This week, Class 3 have been busy immersing themselves in a rather daunting quest...the quest to find EDGEcalibur! We were faced with rather a tricky riddle, and after some scratching of heads, noticing that there were some shapes around the riddle and wondering what it all meant, we got busy making the 3D shape [...]
