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5 11, 2024

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?!

By |2024-11-05T18:19:19+00:00November 5th, 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 [...]

25 09, 2024

Successful Saturdays!

By |2024-09-25T14:07:13+01:00September 25th, 2024|Class 6, Front Page Slider, Sport|Comments Off on Successful Saturdays!

Our footballing campaign got off to a flying start for both boys and girls! As normal, the season started with two Saturday morning journeys to St Peters Junior School to compete in the Rushcliffe schools tournament. The boys were first on Saturday, 7th September, and after an impressive performance during the warm up of [...]

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 [...]

25 06, 2024

It’s Coming Home!

By |2024-06-25T21:38:40+01:00June 25th, 2024|Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider, Sport|Comments Off on It’s Coming Home!

A rather special day at Keyworth Cricket Club today saw us retain the Cotton Tuckwell trophy for a 3rd year in a row! After very positive performances in the morning versus St Edmund Campion and Tollerton, we were placed in a knockout group with Kinoulton, Keyworth and St Peters. After a great win vs [...]

20 06, 2024

Who Let the Gods Out?

By |2024-06-20T17:00:37+01:00June 20th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on Who Let the Gods Out?

Welcome to the last whole-school topic of the year! It's going to be a great one! We are off to Ancient Greece to experience life during the very first Olympiad. Have a look at our plans and look forward to joining us for our exhibition of work on July 17th. [...]

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