This week we have enjoyed delving into the story of the Polar Express. We built a train using boxes, wrote letters to the North Pole and got creative with glitter! We've had a fabulous week of Christmas fun!
This week in outdoor learning, we made a hedgehog house. We learnt all about nocturnal animals and how some animals hibernate over winter. We then filled a box full of newspaper and leaves, cut out a little door and used polythene to make a waterproof roof. Finally we placed our hedgehog house next to [...]
Here is a copy of this half terms learning letter. Just click on the link below: Autumn 2 learning letter
Thanks to a second visit from our trusted superhero, Captain Connection, Willow Brook children have once again used their mathematical minds to defeat Lord Homework! In a time-travelling escapade, our algebra skills were needed to crack the code to free Scheherazade from the evil vizier in ancient Baghdad. Every year group rose to the [...]
We have been inspired by Aladdin's cave of wonders this week. Here are some moments captured during our own independent play.
We had three wishes for Children in Need Day from the genie... Our first was to raise over £1,000 and hit a new fundraising target. Our second was to order blue skies and no rain so that we could complete the outdoor Aladdin challenge. The third was to have a day where the Willow [...]
This week we have celebrated Goldilocks's birthday as in the story of the Jolly Postman. We have written our own invitations and made cards and decorations to prepare. On Thursday we brought our cuddly toys in from home to dance, play games with and share in all the fun! We all joined in with [...]
On Monday, Willow Brook marked the start of Anti Bullying Week. Everyone wore odd socks and understood that whatever the difference, standing side by side was still wonderfully possible. Throughout the day the children made pledges, wrote a policy, learnt how to speak out, added words of kindness to their socks and enjoyed Andy [...]
Class R have explored the story of Jack and the Beanstalk this week. We used costumes, props and our amazing acting skills to retell the story creatively. We also put pencil to paper to write labels and even our own imaginative ideas about what we would like to find at the top of our [...]
This week as part of our outdoor learning, we looked for and collected a special autumn leaf. We looked carefully for the features of our leaf, noticing its colour, shape and texture. We then drew our leaf, trying to include as much detail as possible. The children tried so hard and we were so [...]
