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30 06, 2026

Sport Week Tournament

By |2026-06-30T14:42:44+01:00June 30th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Sport Week Tournament

Yesterday, our KS1 children launched Willow Brook's Sport Week with a series of Football Rounders. It was a day full of fun! Today was our first whole-school event. Each teacher brought their favourite game to the field and our tournament made for an exciting morning. Today was a superb warm up for our main [...]

29 06, 2026

A meeting with the Sorting Hat…

By |2026-06-30T21:57:11+01:00June 29th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on A meeting with the Sorting Hat…

No Harry Potter half term would be complete without a meeting with the Sorting Hat! At the Hogwarts start-of-term feast every September, the hat is placed on a three-legged stool in the Great Hall. Before the sorting begins, it sings a new, often rambling song which details its history. Students then take turns placing [...]

28 06, 2026

Playing with the Halle Orchestra

By |2026-06-30T22:00:19+01:00June 28th, 2026|Class 3, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Playing with the Halle Orchestra

So, the day finally arrived! After a year full of practice and hard work, our Year 3 children went to the Royal Concert Hall to see a live orchestra. Not only did they watch them play - with some exciting World Cup themes and rousing English classics - but they also got the chance [...]

4 06, 2026

It’s a Kind of Magic

By |2026-06-04T22:57:40+01:00June 4th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on It’s a Kind of Magic

Our Summer Term whole school topic got underway on Monday and there was definitely a feeling of magic and anticipation! Whilst children in key stage 2 were opening their envelopes and reading their invitations to Hogwarts, Winnie the Witch had flown into EYFS and Year 1, and was already making spells and planning potions! [...]

22 05, 2026

Meet a Musician

By |2026-05-22T12:28:24+01:00May 22nd, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Meet a Musician

It was an absolute privilege to have a member of the Halle Orchestra visit Willow Brook this week. Andy is a member of the brass section and brought his French horn to teach Years 3 and 6 just what it's like to work as a musician. Year 3 couldn't help but fly like an [...]

27 04, 2026

World Book Night

By |2026-05-18T09:09:17+01:00April 27th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on World Book Night

Last Thursday, we joined in with a very special evening to celebrate World Book Night. As a part of the national Go All In reading project, we all picked up a book between 7 and 8pm and enjoyed a book before bed! As well as having the joy of getting lost in a story, [...]

26 03, 2026

Willow Brook’s Wacky Races

By |2026-03-26T21:42:02+00:00March 26th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Willow Brook’s Wacky Races

This afternoon's Wacky Rally was the culmination of six weeks of hard work for the Willow Brook designers. Using our knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion, teamwork, determination and with a lot of inspiration from the Wacky Races cartoon, 21 selected teams brought their powered vehicles to the track for the final showdown. The [...]

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... [...]

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