News from Class 1
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09, 2023
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07, 2023
A Tournament
It was a brilliantly sunny afternoon for our Tournament... year 6 had gone to enjoy life at secondary school and we had the field and the energy to experience some exciting new games. Have a look at what we got up to. [...]
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07, 2023
When Rain Stopped Play…
Whilst the clouds loomed overhead, the athletes of Willow Brook were determined not to be defeated! As you can see from today's gallery, there were plenty of races before we had to admit defeat and come indoors! There were determined smiles on the track today, together with cheers and awards, which resulted in a [...]
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07, 2023
The sporting adventures continue!
We have been fortunate enough to continue to be busy with our sporting trips over the past few weeks. Year 5 & 6 started us off, taking part in a Scatterball Festival at Radcliffe. Year 1 & 2 got their first taste of representing school at a Multi Skills Festival at South Notts. Our [...]
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06, 2023
The Ice Man Cometh!
All we needed was a trained archaeologist to give a spark to the launch of our summer term whole school topic... Fortunately, we have one on the staff! Our very own 'Indiana Jones', or Mr. Jones as we call him, took the whole school on their first 'dig' last Friday. We journeyed to the [...]
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05, 2023
Class R and Class 1 trip to Rushcliffe Country Park
Class R and Class 1 enjoyed the sunshine and great outdoors when they visited Rushcliffe Country Park. We travelled by coach (which some thought the most exciting part of the whole day!) to the park in Ruddington before splitting into 2 groups to complete activities based around fairy tales. One group went deep into [...]
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05, 2023
Class 1 learning letter
Creative curriculum plan summer 1 Learning letter
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05, 2023
A Friday Fit For a King!
Willow Brook had a wonderful day full of celebration and pageantry on Friday to mark the King's Coronation. Our day began on the playground, where bunting and balloons and some rousing 'Pomp and Circumstance' welcomed 200 children dressed in red, white and blue! There was plenty of singing. As well as the National Anthem, [...]
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04, 2023
The Connection Exhibition
The end of term exhibition was the perfect afternoon to share a half term of hard work with you all! Our Connections topic has been a fabulous exploration of 'community' that considered past, present and future, engaging every curriculum subject to add different angles to our learning. Our exhibition captured the six core [...]
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03, 2023
Science Week
Continuing our whole school theme of Connections, Willow Brook had an exhilarating experience celebrating British Science Week! Throughout the school, each class took part in a range of practical STEM activities. Class 6 made working hands, Class 5 created clinometers to measure the height of trees, Class 4 tested the hypothesis, ‘Do people with [...]