Never before have I seen children so excited to go food shopping! With the help of several parent volunteers, money and that all important shopping list, Class R walked down to the local Co-Op store to purchase all of the ingredients that we needed to bake delicious biscuit bears. Once back at school the baking fun [...]
Thank you to all those who attended our Reading Information Evening this week - we hope it was a useful insight into how children learn and progress through the school. Having you as partners in the journey is very important and from simple tips for intervening in your child's reading at home to understanding our [...]
Class R had a wonderful time planning their teddy bears' picnic with preschool. The morning started with the 'teddy bear register' followed by story time. The children really enjoyed sharing a book with their teddy, discussing the pictures and developing narrative of their own. Afterwards, the rest of the morning consisted of picnic preparations. The children [...]
Below is a copy of this term's learning letter. Our focus for the next few weeks is all about 'Bears from Around the World'. Class R Learning Letter Spring 1 Bears
Here are a few of Mr Hallsworth's photos from our two Christmas performances.
It is always so wonderful to welcome the Salvation Army band to finish the term, and a joy to welcome a playground full of our Willow Brook family (past and present!) to celebrate through carols and festive songs. For me, it has always marked the start of Christmas and it's quite special to hear our [...]
Year 3 are full of talent and they proved it yet again by showing off their musical skills in an end of term concert. Mrs Price has been teaching the whole class (and Miss Brearey!) the violin and they treated their parents and the rest of the school to a rather special assembly full of [...]
Class R and Class 1 had a fantastic time on our welly walk. We set off on our quest to find a variety of leaves, insects, birds and even a 'y' shaped stick! It had rained heavily yesterday, which meant that there were many muddy puddles to jump in. I would just like to say [...]
What better way to end our Great Fire of London topic than with a visit from the firemen. We spent the morning learning about all of the equipment on a modern day fire engine and how they are used to help in emergencies. We asked lots of questions and had a lesson about how to [...]
The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the exhibition centre where they tried on chainmail, helmets and dresses from the 15th century. They experienced shooting an archer's bow and watched a re-enactment of the battle on film. Many weapons were displayed for them to see and four different characters shared their experiences throughout the exhibition. Then it [...]
