It's been an action packed first two weeks back in football and I am pleased to say we have achieved multiple tremendous results (both boys and girls). Wins against Jesse Gray, Carnarvon and Radcliffe have been special, but a personal favourite (although not for my heart rate!) was our girls cup semi-final against Gotham [...]
As a school, Willow Brook has signed up to Picture News. This is a national news weekly publication that we will use as an assembly (or lesson) that will support our My World/PSHE curriculum. We aim to get children reflecting in a more focused way on British Values, world events and our 5 C's. [...]
Summer Sum Welcome back from the Easter holidays. I've attached below a pdf of our plans for the half term to come. As ever, if you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me. --> Please click here for the Newsletter <--
The 2025 football season is back in full flow and after a tricky start, the positive results are returning with most recently, boys and girls teams coming out victorious from away visits to Langar and Kinoulton. It has been wonderful to see so many children (new and experienced!) on the football pitch. When the [...]
Sixteen brave debaters battled this morning for the title of Willow Brook Champion in our Balloon Debate. After a half-term full of learning about Charles Darwin and how he changed the world, the children were asked to think of who they would nominate to travel alongside him... who did they see as a world [...]
Red Nose Day is always full of good humour at Willow Brook! As well as adding some rousing singing to the morning, our bake sale helped us to celebrate Comic Relief's 40th birthday by sharing some fabulous cakes! Our 'Doing Something funny' talent show after lunch was a superb mix of sketches and one-liners. [...]
Year 5 Sandwalk As you know, our topic this term has been all about Darwin. Inspired by the man himself, last week, we took class five out for a walk amongst the fields and wooded paths around Keyworth in our very own 'Sandwalk'. The children took the time to simply think, ponder and explore [...]
In recognition of International Women's Day, Willow Brook supported the England Football Association's day to promote women in sport. The girls got stuck in and loved the challenge... and if the boys felt a little left behind during [...]
Year 5 Science In line with Science Week and our Darwin topic, class five have thrown themselves into performing an experiment about the rate at which ice melts when exposed to different temperatures and conditions. We considered how global warming might impact the world and what we could do to slow it down. In [...]
