Three days of adventure at Whitemoor Lakes
We had a wonderful, action-packed three days at Whitemoor Lakes. Here are some photographs for you to enjoy.
We had a wonderful, action-packed three days at Whitemoor Lakes. Here are some photographs for you to enjoy.
A victory for the boys and a victory for the girls over the last week! The boys played Lantern Lane in a league match. It was certainly up there as one of the best all round performances I have seen all season. Going 1-0 up early on, through Hughie, the boys weathered a Lantern [...]
All we needed was a trained archaeologist to give a spark to the launch of our summer term whole school topic... Fortunately, we have one on the staff! Our very own 'Indiana Jones', or Mr. Jones as we call him, took the whole school on their first 'dig' last Friday. We journeyed to the [...]
Willow Brook had a wonderful day full of celebration and pageantry on Friday to mark the King's Coronation. Our day began on the playground, where bunting and balloons and some rousing 'Pomp and Circumstance' welcomed 200 children dressed in red, white and blue! There was plenty of singing. As well as the National Anthem, [...]
The end of term exhibition was the perfect afternoon to share a half term of hard work with you all! Our Connections topic has been a fabulous exploration of 'community' that considered past, present and future, engaging every curriculum subject to add different angles to our learning. Our exhibition captured the six core [...]
Continuing our whole school theme of Connections, Willow Brook had an exhilarating experience celebrating British Science Week! Throughout the school, each class took part in a range of practical STEM activities. Class 6 made working hands, Class 5 created clinometers to measure the height of trees, Class 4 tested the hypothesis, ‘Do people with [...]
Friday was Red Nose Day and Willow Brook found their 'funny' and had a terrific time! Year 5 had been given the 'bake the whole school a cookie' project under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Armitage and Mrs. Hollingshead, which raised a whooping profit of £350! Year 6 did a grand job of selling [...]
Wednesday was International Women's Day and, once again, we made sure that Willow Brook girls understood that the world was at their fingertips and the importance of everyone driving towards a fair and equitable life. We were inspired by the Tottenham/England footballer, Ellie Brazil, who delivered a great online assembly full of inspiration and [...]
Year 3 and 4 returned last week from two fabulous days at the very grand Beaumanor Hall. The two days were action packed and there were plenty of activities in the great outdoors to keep everyone challenged and busy! The children had to build a shelter in the woods which was wind and water [...]
There was a very restful feeling in the air at Willow Brook today as we celebrated World Book Day 2023! Our day's theme revolved around the perfect combination of rest and reading and the day started with a warm story together. Mr. Jones's then set out the 5-step recipe for a good night's sleep! [...]