News from Class 1
We have been very busy in Class 1 since returning to school. Here is a copy of the learning letter for November to give you a little more information about what we will be getting up to. If you have any questions please pop into school to see me.
The last day of the half term was full of pirate challenges in the infants, with all of the children dressed in their best pirate costume. After coming into school in the morning we quickly discovered that Captain Sinker had stolen all of our jewels! We were very excited to try and earn them back [...]
Class R and Class 1 went on an Autumn adventure this week. The children were well equipped with warm coats, wellington boots, a small bag and a checklist of autumn items to find. We even had a pair of binoculars that were very handy. The weather was certainly on our side this year with beautiful [...]
This afternoon, children in Class R and Class 1 have been learning all about the parts of a pirate ship. The children had some fantastic ideas and explanations about how a ship moves using its sails and why pirates chose to fly a Jolly Roger flag. After learning all about pirate ships and a little [...]
Over the past couple of weeks, Willow Brook has been busily setting up its new council departments, freshly designed to reflect our aims and ethos. In Whole School Council sessions we have debated how our five Cs could be reflected in different working parties and soon got excited about the potential of a team or department with their own [...]
I know that sometimes parents don't always get to find out what their child has been up to during the school day. With this in mind, I have been attached to my camera during our first few weeks in Year 1 to make sure that I captured some of the WOW moments you may not [...]
The Crossdale 10k is always a wonderfully cheerful event and this year was no different. The sun shone as all the excited Willow Brook children congregated on the start line to take part in the fun run. There were runners from reception to year six, girls and boys, those with their eye on a gold medal [...]
It's back! The lunchtime cross country running club is back. Scores of children ran their socks off in glorious sunshine but despite Matthew's best efforts, the all time record has not yet been broken. With many more sunny afternoon training runs before the big event (the Crossdale fun run) there's still plenty time to get [...]
I hope the children have come home with lots of excitement about their new classroom and have been telling you all about what they have been getting up to. We have been very busy settling in and learning lots of new routines and expectations. I hope they haven't been too tired when they have arrived [...]
