News from Class 1
Class 1 had a fantastic time at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Wednesday this week, despite the rain! A huge thank you to our adult helpers who gave up their day to peer at animals that were as disappointed with the weather as we were! Here are some of our pieces of writing we did [...]
Here is a copy of the Class 1 learning letter for Summer 1. Term 5 learning letter
It was an absolute treat to welcome the author LD Lapinski to Willow Brook on Friday! We have had such a great half term in the company of Flick and Jonathan from the 'Strangeworlds Travel Agency' trilogy, that it was a treat to meet their creator. We started the day with the whole school [...]
Class 1 made their very own Salvador Dali style clocks this week using salt dough. Some enjoyed working with the gooey mess before it rolled into a dough, others were less keen to get messy! [...]
After what has felt like a very long winter, Class R and Class 1 were incredibly excited to be able to have our first activity afternoon outside of 2024! The wind, rain and biting [...]
As part of British Science Week, Class 1 had a week filled with time themed science... We made a sand timer as a class and (after being successful on the 4th attempt!) learnt that sand needs quite a big hole to travel through enough to make a functioning timer. We also timed existing sand [...]
After a 4 year hiatus due to COVID, Class 1 and Class 2 were thrilled to be invited back to Time Travelling hosted at St Mary Magdalene's church, Keyworth as part of churches together. We enjoyed carouselling around 4 different activities in the church: enjoying a biscuit and drink as part of the last [...]
Comic Relief Day at Willow Brook is always guaranteed to lift the spirits! From 200 children dressed in red (thank goodness for Forest tops!) and looking brilliant in the Charity's caps, t-shirts and noses, to a live open mic comedy afternoon, there was bound to be a positive vibe! Thanks to your donations, our [...]
There's nothing more exciting than the moment 200 book characters arrive on the school playground on World Book Day... From Matildas and enormous crocodiles to dragons, lions, witches and wardrobes, you never quite know who (or what!) is about to arrive! Our Year 6 children have always been 'dressing up pros', so we couldn't [...]
International Women’s Day was celebrated at Willow Brook by participating in the “Let Girls Play” campaign. A record-breaking 465,000 girls from 5000 schools across England took part. This gave the Willow Brook girls an opportunity to enjoy playing football with their peers and discover a new passion. Take a look at the photos below [...]
