Class 5

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18 03, 2024

We were doing something funny for the money!

By |2024-03-18T20:32:05+00:00March 18th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider|Comments Off on We were doing something funny for the money!

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 [...]

13 03, 2024

Computing Whizz-Kids

By |2024-03-11T14:24:23+00:00March 13th, 2024|Class 5|Comments Off on Computing Whizz-Kids

Conquering Computers Year Five have been in sensational form whilst learning about both coding and how to use Microsoft Excel. They've listened carefully and utilised real-world data to help them create fantastic pieces of work. Whilst learning how to use Microsoft Excel, the class has collected data, formed tables and created their own individual [...]

12 03, 2024

A Willow Brook World Book Day!

By |2024-03-12T13:34:10+00:00March 12th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on A Willow Brook World Book Day!

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 [...]

11 03, 2024

Down but not out!

By |2024-03-11T20:07:36+00:00March 11th, 2024|Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Sport|Comments Off on Down but not out!

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 [...]

8 03, 2024

Let Girls Play!

By |2024-03-12T09:06:36+00:00March 8th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider, Sport, Whole School|Comments Off on Let Girls Play!

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 [...]

1 03, 2024

Young Voices 2024

By |2024-03-01T15:08:20+00:00March 1st, 2024|Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Young Voices 2024

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 [...]

19 02, 2024

Back to the Future

By |2024-02-19T16:07:11+00:00February 19th, 2024|Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class R, Front Page Slider, Whole School|Comments Off on Back to the Future

We're hitting the spring term at 88 mph as we navigate time travel and head back to the future for our whole-school topic! The history of time telling took us on a whistle-stop journey to Ancient Egypt and back to Baghdad this morning as we started to understand how those early hours and minutes [...]

19 02, 2024

Year 5 Spring 2 Learning Letter

By |2024-02-19T07:58:00+00:00February 19th, 2024|Class 5|Comments Off on Year 5 Spring 2 Learning Letter

Sizzling Spring How time flies when you’re having fun. Somehow, we are already halfway through the year. September seems like a distance memory and the daffodils are certainly poking their heads through the soil as (hopefully) those long winter nights are behind us. We have so many exciting things planned for this half term [...]

2 02, 2024

Graceful Gymnastics

By |2024-02-01T12:36:37+00:00February 2nd, 2024|Class 5|Comments Off on Graceful Gymnastics

Great Gymnasts Throughout this term, year five have benefitted from the skills and knowledge of Mr. Clarke in our P.E. lessons. He has expertly guided them around using the gymnastic equipment and I recently had the opportunity to see - first hand - how much progress they have made in this area. The class [...]

31 01, 2024

Budding Bird Watchers

By |2024-02-01T12:35:49+00:00January 31st, 2024|Class 5|Comments Off on Budding Bird Watchers

Bird Watch Last Friday, the children in year five took to our school grounds to take part in the annual Bird Watch survey. The children had immense fun and came dressed for the occasion! Welly boots, binoculars and a great deal of patience were all on display as we observed and recorded dilligently. Of [...]

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