News from Class 4
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. [...]
Here is a copy of the Summer 1 learning letter for Year 4. Summer 1 Learning letter
It was an absolute treat to welcome the author LD Lapinski to Willow Brook on Friday! We have had such a great half term in the company of Flick and Jonathan from the 'Strangeworlds Travel Agency' trilogy, that it was a treat to meet their creator. We started the day with the whole school [...]
Year 4 had a fantastic week investigating everything time-related for Science Week. Testing how quickly we could make Jelly dissolve, to fruit or not to fruit, was just one of the questions on our minds! We then used what we had been learning about during this half term's whole-school topic to create our own [...]
Comic Relief Day at Willow Brook is always guaranteed to lift the spirits! From 200 children dressed in red (thank goodness for Forest tops!) and looking brilliant in the Charity's caps, t-shirts and noses, to a live open mic comedy afternoon, there was bound to be a positive vibe! Thanks to your donations, our [...]
There's nothing more exciting than the moment 200 book characters arrive on the school playground on World Book Day... From Matildas and enormous crocodiles to dragons, lions, witches and wardrobes, you never quite know who (or what!) is about to arrive! Our Year 6 children have always been 'dressing up pros', so we couldn't [...]
Since February half term, we have continued to remain busy with plenty of sporting events. On Wednesday 28th February, children from years 5 & 6 participated in a Rowing (on machines, not water!) Festival at South Wolds Academy. For many, this was their first time on a rowing machine and the opportunity to shine [...]
International Women’s Day was celebrated at Willow Brook by participating in the “Let Girls Play” campaign. A record-breaking 465,000 girls from 5000 schools across England took part. This gave the Willow Brook girls an opportunity to enjoy playing football with their peers and discover a new passion. Take a look at the photos below [...]
Congratulations and thank you to the 49 children who joined Mrs Humphrey, Miss Adams, Mrs Hallsworth, Mrs Armitage and me on our annual pilgrimage to the Birmingham Arena for the Young Voices experience. You performed with energy, behaved impeccably, showed enormous stamina and (hopefully) had an experience that you'll remember forever. It was tricky [...]
Here is a copy of Year 4's spring 2 learning letter. Spring 2 learning letter
