News from Class 2
23
07, 2025
Class 2 Potion Making
Class 2 spent a day practicing their capacity predicting and measuring! We had a selection of containers that we sorted into whether we'd measure them in ml or l. We then made [...]
4
07, 2025
Sports Day
Our Robin Hood themed tournament on Wednesday was full of fun! Thank you for joining us and adding such fabulous support, volume and positivity. Whilst some children love the competitive spirit and have an arena to show off their talents, we try to design races so [...]
1
07, 2025
Robin Hood’s Tournament
As part of our Sports Week at Willow Brook, we all joined Robin Hood on the field for a tournament of games! There were seven themed events, which as you will see from the photos, ranged from archery to Capturing the Castle! There were clever events that saw children robbing from the rich to [...]
17
06, 2025
Meet me at the Left Lion!
Our final whole-school topic of the year takes us into town! In the Hood is an eight-week project that sees us learning the history and geography of Nottinghamshire. We've already met Jesse Boot, visited Nottingham Castle and learnt all about the famous architecture designed by Watson Fothergill. There's still so much more to learn! [...]
16
05, 2025
V.E. Day
On May 8th, Willow Brook joined with the nation in marking V.E. Day’s 80th anniversary. Our morning was spent exploring photographs, film clips and written sources that opened up the war years through the eyes of a child. We listened to Winston Churchill... watched the dancing in Trafalgar Square... saw children returned from evacuation [...]
28
04, 2025
Picture News
As a school, Willow Brook has signed up to Picture News. This is a national news weekly publication that we will use as an assembly (or lesson) that will support our My World/PSHE curriculum. We aim to get children reflecting in a more focused way on British Values, world events and our 5 C's. [...]
3
04, 2025
The Willow Brook Balloon Debate Grand Finals
Sixteen brave debaters battled this morning for the title of Willow Brook Champion in our Balloon Debate. After a half-term full of learning about Charles Darwin and how he changed the world, the children were asked to think of who they would nominate to travel alongside him... who did they see as a world [...]
23
03, 2025
Doing Something funny for the Money!
Red Nose Day is always full of good humour at Willow Brook! As well as adding some rousing singing to the morning, our bake sale helped us to celebrate Comic Relief's 40th birthday by sharing some fabulous cakes! Our 'Doing Something funny' talent show after lunch was a superb mix of sketches and one-liners. [...]
14
03, 2025
International Women’s Day – The Girls Take to the Field!
In recognition of International Women's Day, Willow Brook supported the England Football Association's day to promote women in sport. The girls got stuck in and loved the challenge... and if the boys felt a little left behind during [...]
7
03, 2025
