Class R have had a wonderful first week at school. Everyone has settled to well and are busy learning all about the school day and making new friends. It has been lovely to see children playing with their older sibling and forming friendships with children throughout school. Below are some photographs so that you [...]
Friday was a wonderfully sunny day, which made our Beach Afternoon perfect! We had fish and chips 'take-away' style and ice-lollies were wonderfully welcome! There were plenty of beach games to take part in and picnic rugs to relax on and we had a happy couple of hours getting ourselves in a holiday frame [...]
Our Robin Hood themed tournament on Wednesday was full of fun! Thank you for joining us and adding such fabulous support, volume and positivity. Whilst some children love the competitive spirit and have an arena to show off their talents, we try to design races so [...]
As part of our Sports Week at Willow Brook, we all joined Robin Hood on the field for a tournament of games! There were seven themed events, which as you will see from the photos, ranged from archery to Capturing the Castle! There were clever events that saw children robbing from the rich to [...]
We have had some very exciting visitors in Reception over the past two weeks. Our caterpillars have grown, made their chrysalises and emerged as beautiful butterflies. The children have eagerly observed their metamorphosis every step of the way and experienced the magic of releasing them into the wild yesterday afternoon. [...]
Our final whole-school topic of the year takes us into town! In the Hood is an eight-week project that sees us learning the history and geography of Nottinghamshire. We've already met Jesse Boot, visited Nottingham Castle and learnt all about the famous architecture designed by Watson Fothergill. There's still so much more to learn! [...]
On May 8th, Willow Brook joined with the nation in marking V.E. Day’s 80th anniversary. Our morning was spent exploring photographs, film clips and written sources that opened up the war years through the eyes of a child. We listened to Winston Churchill... watched the dancing in Trafalgar Square... saw children returned from evacuation [...]
Over the past two weeks we have been learning all about British wildlife. As part of this, we found out all about hedgehogs. We learned that they are nocturnal and how the hibernate over the winter. As part of our art lessons, we have all made a hedgehog out of clay. We practiced molding [...]
Here are some photos from our first week back at school. The children have had so much exploring the outdoors and learning about British wildlife. They have been writing their own letters, making books, writing numbers (to 100!), building and creating in their own independent play. [...]
Sixteen brave debaters battled this morning for the title of Willow Brook Champion in our Balloon Debate. After a half-term full of learning about Charles Darwin and how he changed the world, the children were asked to think of who they would nominate to travel alongside him... who did they see as a world [...]
