Our Summer Term whole school topic got underway on Monday and there was definitely a feeling of magic and anticipation! Whilst children in key stage 2 were opening their envelopes and reading their invitations to Hogwarts, Winnie the Witch had flown into EYFS and Year 1, and was already making spells and planning potions! [...]
Below is a link to our half term's learning letter... -->Learning Letter Summer 2<--
On the last Wednesday of Summer 1, Classes R, 1 and 2 enjoyed a wonderful day out at Conkers. We stomped our way through the barefoot walk, slid down many a slide and even found time for bird tallying around the lake! The children were beautifully behaved and a marvellous time was had by [...]
It was an absolute privilege to have a member of the Halle Orchestra visit Willow Brook this week. Andy is a member of the brass section and brought his French horn to teach Years 3 and 6 just what it's like to work as a musician. Year 3 couldn't help but fly like an [...]
Last Thursday, we joined in with a very special evening to celebrate World Book Night. As a part of the national Go All In reading project, we all picked up a book between 7 and 8pm and enjoyed a book before bed! As well as having the joy of getting lost in a story, [...]
Please find attached the learning letter for Summer 1 half term along with our creative curriculum plan... Class 1 Learning Letter Summer 1
This afternoon's Wacky Rally was the culmination of six weeks of hard work for the Willow Brook designers. Using our knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion, teamwork, determination and with a lot of inspiration from the Wacky Races cartoon, 21 selected teams brought their powered vehicles to the track for the final showdown. The [...]
Class 1 and 2 had the pleasure of walking down to St Mary Magdalene's church in Keyworth to take part in Time Travelling activities with Churches Together in Keyworth. We split into 4 groups and worked our way through different activities that all formed part of the Christian Easter story. We waved palm leaves [...]
It was such a joy to see Willow Brook children arrive in the playground this morning excited and raring to go on World Book Day! As you can see, we had so many inventive characters, who shared their outfits with pride in our assembly. After playtime, each class received a present... Thanks to generous [...]
Our term ended with a very special performance of the Nativity story by our EYFS and Year 1 children. Here are some photos of their afternoon and evening performances. Now Christmas can really begin... [...]
