Willow Brook - we did it! We dodged the showers and the occasional thunder and had a fabulous week of sports and games. As you'll see from the photos and the footage, there was a whole host of events on offer every day to run alongside the traditional trackside races. Our tournament day [...]
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 [...]
Year 5 have been working on a short story with an unexpected end!
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. [...]
This morning we got together with 7 people who had been chosen by the Willow Brook classes to set off on a balloon ride. After a week of investigation, the children had nominated their heroes - someone who they considered to be a world changer. It would be our honour to spend time with [...]
W2 Thursday 1 Poetry Fun - Ordinary PoeticW2 Thursday 1 Poetry Fun - What if...W2 Thursday 2 Poetry ComrehensionSpelling SheetW2 Thursday 3 Lockdown PoetryW2 Thursday 3 Things I have been doing lately.W2 Friday 3 Word Art W2 Tuesday 2 boasting poemcollective nouns poetry poem Crossing the river Geometry 1 Classifying Quadrilaterals Geometry 2 Drawing [...]
Here is a link to our half term's whole school topic. If you've ever played Trivial Pursuit you'll know that it's a race to collect 'wedges' in return for your knowledge. In the pursuit we are about to embark on, there'll be knowledge to collect, but it's far from trivial! Have a look at [...]
2. Grammar Beginning to use Personal Pronouns1. Grammar Beginning to understand Personal Pronouns3. Grammar When to use I or me4. Grammar Relative Pronouns5. Geometry Convex and concave Hexagons6. Geometry Carroll and Venn DiagramsLOST IN A BOOK 2 Class Home learning planner wc 22nd February Year 5v2 W1 Monday 1 Hit the Button Monday 2 [...]
