In a half term full of Olympic learning, what could be better than being taught by an Olympic athlete?! The Gymnast, Sam Oldham, who was part of Team GB in the 2012 Games in London, came to Willow Brook and wowed us all in a day full of handstands, back flips, strength and motivation. [...]
Year 6 did a brilliant job of organising a school fair for the other children at Willow Brook! Friday's FunFest was a perfect community event! There were stalls and games, prizes to be won and wet sponges to throw! Year 6 were expert face painters and tattooists and, as you can see from the [...]
Welcome to the last whole-school topic of the year! It's going to be a great one! We are off to Ancient Greece to experience life during the very first Olympiad. Have a look at our plans and look forward to joining us for our exhibition of work on July 17th. [...]
Year 3 Summer 2 Learning Letter
Sport at Willow Brook in May has certainly been one of the better months for sport this year. Every month is special for sport, but May has seen 4 fantastic victories in football (2 for the boys and 2 for the girls) and 2 of these wins being played back on our home turf [...]
Class 3 had a marvellous morning at 'The van Gogh Immersive Experience' this week. After spending the past 5 weeks exploring and recreating Vincent's art in our Fields of Gold topic, it was fantastic to see it come to life. The highlight of the morning was watching over 250 of Vincent's paintings fill the [...]
Class 3 had a brilliant time at Top Link this week, a sporting event run by the Year 12 Sports Leaders at South Wolds. The children were split into countries and then competed in a series of events including speed bounce, javelin throw and long jump. Mr Clarke, Mr Boyd and I were all [...]
It's been another wet month but, two Saturday tournaments and two midweek games since the Easter break have seen a couple of wins (we're back!) and some positive individual and team performances. We have also been involved this week in an Outdoor Adventurous Activities Festival at Rushcliffe Country Park with year 3 & 4. [...]
Class 3 had lots on fun yesterday afternoon planting peas for our 'Room for Growth' science investigation. We are investigating whether the amount of space available will affect the growth of the peas. Each group planted 4 pots of seeds. In pot A there are 2 seeds, B 4 seeds, C 6 seeds and [...]
Here is a copy of the Class 3 learning letter for Summer 1. Year 3 Summer 1 Learning Letter
