Over the past week, our children in Years 2 to 6 have performed to a packed house. Willow Brook's production of Superstan was an action packed journey to Megaville, where heroes battled to save the city from the evil Candy King! As you can see from the photos, the four performances were full of [...]
In late November, eight children in years 5 & 6 attended a rowing festival (on machines!) just down the road at South Wolds Academy. The children faced a series of challenges and achieved their best score on their very last attempt! Well done team! We have also had two multi skills festivals in [...]
Class 3 had a fantastic trip to the Recycling Centre on Monday this week. The children (and adults!) learnt how to be 'Bin Smart' when it comes to recycling and were shocked by some of the things we should and shouldn't actually be recycling. We then got to learn how the process works at [...]
Mr Wolf investigates the Gingerbread House 'collapsibility' test from the story of Hansel and Gretel. After reading the story, we talked about whether a gingerbread house be a good structure to build a house out of... what, for example, would happen if it rained? The children made clever predictions about how it might 'break', [...]
On Wednesday 13th November, six children from Year 5 represented Willow Brook in a dodgeball festival at East Leake Academy. The children participated in multiple competitive (but well spirited!) games against Radcliffe on Trent, Heymann and Lady Bay. We won some, we lost some, but most importantly, we had LOADS of fun! [...]
It is always a pleasure to support the BBC's Children in Need fundraiser and Willow Brook does it with superhero strength! It is a charity close to our hearts and helps our young people to be a community in action for children who might not have the opportunities and privileges that we so often [...]
Tuesday was the start of Willow Brook's Anti-Bullying Week. We came together with Andy and his Odd Socks to remember how important it was to celebrate difference and promote respect. Everyone in school listened to some good advice on how to treat our friends and also how to show self-respect. We wrote pledges, talked [...]
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 [...]
Year 4 had a wonderful first day of Autumn 2, visiting Southwell Minster. The children started their day sharing their well-remembered knowledge about the timeline of the Roman invasion before starting the day's activities. From using tools to uncover Roman artefacts to experiencing the games of Roman children and showing their skills orienteering around [...]
After looking at the book 'The big Bad Wolf Investigates', we talked about whether we could make a boat out of a Pumpkin for Cinderella. Firstly, we felt the weight of the pumpkin and decided that it was quite heavy... would it be too heavy to float? The children made a prediction as to [...]
