In this morning's assembly we celebrated harvest. Traditionally the day in the calendar when 'all was safely gathered in' and people gave thanks that there was enough food to feed us all. The day started with Jack arriving on his tractor, bringing with him a whole trailer full of fresh fruit and vegetables. Even [...]
This week, Willow Brook is hard at work thinking about Black History Month. In our assembly this morning we read a great little book called Mixed by Arree Chung. It opened up all sorts of thinking and conversations... from Freya in Year 6 who saw that the message echoed the book - 'Return to [...]
Willow Brook's beginners chess club started this week and we got off to a great start! After going right back to basics of what a board looks like, we learnt (or, in the case of some children, revised!) how pawns start, move, take other pieces and can be very helpful if they make it [...]
Boomwhackers Club has returned to Willow Brook and it has been fantastic to see how enthusiastic the children are to play. We have enjoyed learning how to play the Boomwhackers correctly and have begun to add songs to our repertoire.
Year 4 - You'll need this bit of culture to help you with your homework! Enjoy!
This week in our assembly time the children are learning what it means to be a refugee. At least 82.4 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 26.4 million refugees, around half of whom are children. The terms “refugee”, “asylum-seeker” and “migrant” are used to describe people who [...]
Our whole-school topic this half term is all about Journeys. In history, each year group is going back in time to walk in the shoes of some well-known travellers... From the Ancient Egyptians making their final trip to the afterlife to those who stepped aboad the Titanic and the Mayflower, we will be using [...]
Dear Willow Brook, A little extra homework from me… I hope that you will be inspired to think ahead! Next Friday, like many other children across the country, everyone at school will be entering a very special competition. For more than 50 years Royal Mail’s Special Stamp programme has commemorated British history and achievement. [...]
