Many of you will have heard the sad news that Julie Cook passed away last week. As a parent and a huge supporter of Willow Brook school, she blessed us all with her energy, sense of fun and her positive determination to get things done. Julie took the helm of our Friends Association for many [...]
Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate Willow Brook's sporting talents this afternoon! I'm sure you will agree with me that the children were full of the joys of summer and showed great stamina and sportsmanship. Miss Johnston, as always, did a sterling job of putting together a programme of events... and I was [...]
Well, what a ‘wild’ 2 days Years 1 and 2 had at school last week! It isn’t very often you get the opportunity to have a sleepover at school with your friends and both classes were so excited to arrive at school with all of their overnight belongings. I don’t think I’ve known children so [...]
Class R and Class 1 had a brilliant time at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. We saw a variety of interesting animals, such as polar bears, tigers, giraffes, zebras… to name but a few. We also had a really interesting session delivered by a zoo keeper who explained, in detail, how to classify animals into different species [...]
STEM EVENT It has been a great start to the term in class 2. We have been very lucky this week to invite a STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) ambassador from Nottingham Girls High School to work with Class 2 and 1. The children investigated under the sea creatures, looking at naming, classifying and [...]
Just before the Easter Holidays Year 1 and 2 set off on a time travelling adventure to learn all about the Easter story. After spending a couple of weeks at school perfecting our songs and dance moves we were ready to go. The children, with the help of some adult helpers, spent the afternoon making [...]
We had such a great term in Year 1 learning about a whole range of different things which I hope you enjoyed in our work showcase on the last day of term. I have included a few photographs here of some of our science experiments which we had so much fun watching and taking part [...]
As always, Willow Brook had a fabulous day celebrating the wonderful world of books! After snow and then Ofsted delayed our fun, the day finally arrived and Dr Seuss did not disappoint! The playground was awash with Cats in Hats, Things 1 and 2, foxes in socks, green eggs (and hams!) and some wonderful residents [...]
Click the link below to find a copy of our learning letter for this half term. February Learning Letter With only 4 weeks and 4 days at school, we have a lot to fit in!
The Great Willow Brook Science Showdown Thursday March 15th 2018 As part of our involvement in National Science and Engineering Week, we are inviting you to take part in a competition to find Willow Brook’s first ‘Young Scientist of the Year’. The whole school has the same homework task over the next two weeks and that [...]
