We had a fantastic start to a Monday morning with an upbeat assembly to start our anti-bullying week! It was great to see so many children holding up their odd feet that showed the world that they were proud of being utterly unique! Thank you for joining in! Roll over Beethoven, Elgar and Vaughan [...]
This morning's Bench of Glory opened up the 2021 Oscars! As you can see from the photo, there were so many budding young performers during our rehearsal week we had to add an extra bench! There's a great deal of commitment needed in the early stages of a production. An Oscar recognises more than [...]
This morning's Bench of Glory was quite special. We celebrated a group of children who have all shown teachers and TA's that there is a little bit of superhero inside... whether that's through clever thinking, swift action, kind hearts or simple but brilliant acts of bravery. Oscar, Bella, Elise, Heer, Alice, Kaylan and [...]
This morning's Bench of Glory celebrated reading! We congratulated 7 young people who have talent, enthusiasm, knowledge and positivity when it comes to books! They were very proud to show their reading record books, all of which shouted their love of words and stories. It is no secret that when there is a great [...]
In this morning's assembly we celebrated harvest. Traditionally the day in the calendar when 'all was safely gathered in' and people gave thanks that there was enough food to feed us all. The day started with Jack arriving on his tractor, bringing with him a whole trailer full of fresh fruit and vegetables. Even [...]
This week, Willow Brook is hard at work thinking about Black History Month. In our assembly this morning we read a great little book called Mixed by Arree Chung. It opened up all sorts of thinking and conversations... from Freya in Year 6 who saw that the message echoed the book - 'Return to [...]
Reception thoroughly enjoyed their Autumn walk on Wednesday. From splashing in muddy puddles, trip-trapping across slippery bridges, to hunting high and low for spiders and ladybirds, we all had a rather blustery fun time. [...]
On Wednesday, Reception enjoyed exploring the outside classroom. We first identified any hazards and how to stay safe outdoors, before going on a scavenger hunt to find five different items. The children managed to find lots of different items. We then enjoyed counting how many of each items we had discovered and talking about [...]
This week in our assembly time the children are learning what it means to be a refugee. At least 82.4 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 26.4 million refugees, around half of whom are children. The terms “refugee”, “asylum-seeker” and “migrant” are used to describe people who [...]
