This week, Year 3 and 4 returned from a fantastic residential at Mount Cook Adventure Centre. We had a jam-packed two days, working together as a team, orienteering around the site, shooting arrows like a real-life Robin Hood and facing the low ropes challenge. We also braved the zip wire, which the children (and [...]
Class 3 are having so much fun learning to play the toot. So far we have learnt to play notes a and b and put our skills to the test by reading music. We have also learnt lots of new vocabulary including rhythm, beat, crotchet, quaver, minim, crescendo and rest. [...]
Earlier today six children from Years 3 & 4 attended a Basketball Festival at The Becket School. The children had the opportunity to meet players from the Nottingham Hoods Basketball Team and showcase their skills on the court. They represented school brilliantly and should be proud of their behaviour. [...]
Here is a copy of our learning letter for Spring 1. 2024 Y3 Spring Learning Letter
Take a look at our artwork based on the illustrations from 1001 Arabian Nights...
A huge thanks to Andrew Hallsworth (Marlow Photography) for taking some super shots of our Christmas production! As promised, we share them with you and hope you enjoy them. [...]
At Willow Brook we know that a Christmas production is something that stays with you long after many other primary school memories start to fade. It is why we always aim to make them special. Our 2023 performance of Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits was no exception! After four weeks of rehearsals and [...]
On Monday, six children from years 3 & 4 represented school in a multi skills festival at South Notts Academy, this also happened to be our 46th and final sporting event of 2023! The festival included stationed activities such as cone flipping, noughts and crosses, basketball shooting and the traditional egg and spoon race [...]
November has seen some of our children from years 1-6 take part in three exciting events. We have taken part in a Dodgeball Festival at East Leake Academy, a Boccia tournament at South Wolds and, most recently, travelled to South Notts Academy for a Multi Skills Festival. All the children have made school proud [...]
Thanks to a second visit from our trusted superhero, Captain Connection, Willow Brook children have once again used their mathematical minds to defeat Lord Homework! In a time-travelling escapade, our algebra skills were needed to crack the code to free Scheherazade from the evil vizier in ancient Baghdad. Every year group rose to the [...]
