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 [...]
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 [...]
I can't believe it's Term 2 already! Here is our learning letter for this term, it tells you everything we are going to be doing over the next 8 weeks as well as including some pictures of what exciting things we've been up to already! Miss Brearey Learning letter Autumn 2
Earlier this term, Year 3 set off on our first trip of the school year to Keyworth Library. This was organised as part of the school's promotion of reading for pleasure. Each child borrowed a book of their choosing from the library and explored the resources available to them. The class were [...]
The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the exhibition centre where they tried on chainmail, helmets and dresses from the 15th century. They experienced shooting an archer's bow and watched a re-enactment of the battle on film. Many weapons were displayed for them to see and four different characters shared their experiences throughout the exhibition. Then it [...]
Thank you for joining us for our coffee morning! (or 'cake for breakfast day' as some of the children decided to call it!) With a lot of hard work from the Friends' team and some amazing bakes from you all, we raised over £433. Your support is, as ever, so appreciated.
The conker tree on the field is quite an amazing old Willow Brook addition! Our new children are quickly learning that in return for a bit of kindness, he'll shower down conkers... if, however, you tug his leaves and throw things high into his branches he's easily offended! As you can see he was more [...]
