All we needed was a trained archaeologist to give a spark to the launch of our summer term whole school topic... Fortunately, we have one on the staff! Our very own 'Indiana Jones', or Mr. Jones as we call him, took the whole school on their first 'dig' last Friday. We journeyed to the [...]
Willow Brook had a wonderful day full of celebration and pageantry on Friday to mark the King's Coronation. Our day began on the playground, where bunting and balloons and some rousing 'Pomp and Circumstance' welcomed 200 children dressed in red, white and blue! There was plenty of singing. As well as the National Anthem, [...]
The end of term exhibition was the perfect afternoon to share a half term of hard work with you all! Our Connections topic has been a fabulous exploration of 'community' that considered past, present and future, engaging every curriculum subject to add different angles to our learning. Our exhibition captured the six core [...]
Continuing our whole school theme of Connections, Willow Brook had an exhilarating experience celebrating British Science Week! Throughout the school, each class took part in a range of practical STEM activities. Class 6 made working hands, Class 5 created clinometers to measure the height of trees, Class 4 tested the hypothesis, ‘Do people with [...]
This half term has seen us take part in Rowing (on land!), Invasion and Kingball festivals. The children have had great fun learning new skills and we are looking forward to attending more events in the summer term. Take a look at our team photos below. [...]
On Monday 20th April, the boys and girls from Year 3 and 4 got their first taste of representing the Willow Brook school football teams. The girls were up first and produced a superb performance in an exciting 7-3 win, with the goals shared between Emilia and Emily. The boys followed this and despite [...]
Friday was Red Nose Day and Willow Brook found their 'funny' and had a terrific time! Year 5 had been given the 'bake the whole school a cookie' project under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Armitage and Mrs. Hollingshead, which raised a whooping profit of £350! Year 6 did a grand job of selling [...]
Wednesday was International Women's Day and, once again, we made sure that Willow Brook girls understood that the world was at their fingertips and the importance of everyone driving towards a fair and equitable life. We were inspired by the Tottenham/England footballer, Ellie Brazil, who delivered a great online assembly full of inspiration and [...]
Year 3 and 4 returned last week from two fabulous days at the very grand Beaumanor Hall. The two days were action packed and there were plenty of activities in the great outdoors to keep everyone challenged and busy! The children had to build a shelter in the woods which was wind and water [...]
