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! [...]
Year 2 went out and about discovering the animal habitats in our school grounds. We investigated which areas we found the most insects and plants and discussed what may have impacted what we found. We will head out again during the late spring/early summer to gather information and compare our findings. [...]
There is nothing better than a Young Voices concert. To sing alongside 5,000 other children in an arena... with a professional band... with Beat Boxing, dance routines, a rock violinist, Urban Strides Street Dancers, pop stars... What more could you add to an evening to make you feel proud? Our 36 strong choir members [...]
It was an absolute joy to test out our new bird hide and take part in this year's Garden Bird Watch last Friday. The grounds of Willow Brook are teeming with our feathered friends and there's always lots to spot. Alongside the blackbirds, blue tits, long tailed tits, magpies and robins who are regular [...]
