Thank you to all those who attended our Reading Information Evening this week - we hope it was a useful insight into how children learn and progress through the school. Having you as partners in the journey is very important and from simple tips for intervening in your child's reading at home to understanding our [...]
As part of our curriculum in Year 1 we look at healthy eating and where our food comes from. After a couple of weeks of discussing healthy food choices and talking about how our food comes from all over the World there was no better way to pull it all together than creating something delicious [...]
This afternoon was spent observing and getting hands on with weather. After a quick recap about our learning from last week the children jumped straight into their first task. In groups they were faced with the challenge of freeing an object from a block of ice. They had limited supplies of sugar, sand, salt, warm [...]
Below you will find a link to our learning letter for the half term ahead. We have lots of exciting things planned so hopefully it will give you a sneak peek as to what to expect. The children are very excited to be learning all about Robin Hood and have already made a fantastic start [...]
Here are a few of Mr Hallsworth's photos from our two Christmas performances.
It is always so wonderful to welcome the Salvation Army band to finish the term, and a joy to welcome a playground full of our Willow Brook family (past and present!) to celebrate through carols and festive songs. For me, it has always marked the start of Christmas and it's quite special to hear our [...]
Year 3 are full of talent and they proved it yet again by showing off their musical skills in an end of term concert. Mrs Price has been teaching the whole class (and Miss Brearey!) the violin and they treated their parents and the rest of the school to a rather special assembly full of [...]
We have had a wonderfully happy Children in Need Day at Willow Brook, full of fun and a seriously long money raising challenge! Our day started with a 'spot check' and prizes for the most outstanding costumes. As you can see, there were plenty of inventive outfits...from spotted dragons to Dalmatians and Pudsey Bears.... And [...]
Class R and Class 1 had a fantastic time on our welly walk. We set off on our quest to find a variety of leaves, insects, birds and even a 'y' shaped stick! It had rained heavily yesterday, which meant that there were many muddy puddles to jump in. I would just like to say [...]
Here is a copy of our learning letter for this half term. It's going to be a busy one! November
