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26 03, 2026

Willow Brook’s Wacky Races

By |2026-03-26T21:42:02+00:00March 26th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Willow Brook’s Wacky Races

This afternoon's Wacky Rally was the culmination of six weeks of hard work for the Willow Brook designers. Using our knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion, teamwork, determination and with a lot of inspiration from the Wacky Races cartoon, 21 selected teams brought their powered vehicles to the track for the final showdown. The [...]

25 03, 2026

Class 1 and 2 go Time Travelling

By |2026-03-26T20:56:48+00:00March 25th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2|Comments Off on Class 1 and 2 go Time Travelling

Class 1 and 2 had the pleasure of walking down to St Mary Magdalene's church in Keyworth to take part in Time Travelling activities with Churches Together in Keyworth. We split into 4 groups and worked our way through different activities that all formed part of the Christian Easter story. We waved palm leaves [...]

9 03, 2026

Wacky Races Prototypes

By |2026-03-09T12:24:03+00:00March 9th, 2026|Class 2|Comments Off on Wacky Races Prototypes

As part of our whole‑school topic, Wacky Races, the children have been busy designing and building their very own vehicle prototypes. This week, they explored two exciting types of motion: an elastic‑powered vehicle, powered by stored energy in stretched elastic, and a wind‑powered vehicle, which harnesses the force of moving air. The children investigated [...]

5 03, 2026

A Wonderful World Book Day!

By |2026-03-05T20:01:41+00:00March 5th, 2026|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on A Wonderful World Book Day!

It was such a joy to see Willow Brook children arrive in the playground this morning excited and raring to go on World Book Day! As you can see, we had so many inventive characters, who shared their outfits with pride in our assembly. After playtime, each class received a present... Thanks to generous [...]

13 02, 2026

Sandwich making in Year 2

By |2026-02-24T11:25:00+00:00February 13th, 2026|Class 2|Comments Off on Sandwich making in Year 2

Year 2 had a fantastic afternoon learning all about how to make a healthy sandwich. The children began by planning their designs and thinking carefully about which ingredients would help them create a balanced meal. They then practised their food‑preparation skills, cutting cucumbers and tomatoes safely and grating cheese with great care. After preparing [...]

29 01, 2026

Glittery Germs!

By |2026-01-29T12:34:17+00:00January 29th, 2026|Class 2|Comments Off on Glittery Germs!

We have had so much fun in Year 2 today! We carried out an experiment to learn about germs. We used glitter to represent germs on our hands. First, we predicted which method would remove the most germs and then we tested each method to see what really happened. Here are some things we [...]

27 01, 2026

Science in Year 2

By |2026-01-27T16:29:58+00:00January 27th, 2026|Class 2|Comments Off on Science in Year 2

Year 2 looked at the importance of exercise and how regular exercise is important for having a healthy heart. We measured our resting heart rates and then in groups we created an exercise course that would increase our heart rate. We spent time thinking about exercises that would use different muscles in our body [...]

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