News from Class 5
Our first football match of 2025 saw us play in a 7 goal thriller against St Edmund Campion. With the game being labelled as a friendly, it saw a great opportunity for some of the girls to have their first experience playing in a match, as well as more match practice for the [...]
Year 5 Poems Since returning to school we have immersed ourselves in the book, 'The Lost Words', a beautifully illustrated and written collection of poems about nature. The book was inspired by the removal of everyday nature words from a children's dictionary. The words were removed because they weren't used enough by children - [...]
Spring Summons Welcome back from the Christmas 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 <--
Over the past week, our children in Years 2 to 6 have performed to a packed house. Willow Brook's production of Superstan was an action packed journey to Megaville, where heroes battled to save the city from the evil Candy King! As you can see from the photos, the four performances were full of [...]
In late November, eight children in years 5 & 6 attended a rowing festival (on machines!) just down the road at South Wolds Academy. The children faced a series of challenges and achieved their best score on their very last attempt! Well done team! We have also had two multi skills festivals in [...]
On Wednesday 13th November, six children from Year 5 represented Willow Brook in a dodgeball festival at East Leake Academy. The children participated in multiple competitive (but well spirited!) games against Radcliffe on Trent, Heymann and Lady Bay. We won some, we lost some, but most importantly, we had LOADS of fun! [...]
It is always a pleasure to support the BBC's Children in Need fundraiser and Willow Brook does it with superhero strength! It is a charity close to our hearts and helps our young people to be a community in action for children who might not have the opportunities and privileges that we so often [...]
Tuesday was the start of Willow Brook's Anti-Bullying Week. We came together with Andy and his Odd Socks to remember how important it was to celebrate difference and promote respect. Everyone in school listened to some good advice on how to treat our friends and also how to show self-respect. We wrote pledges, talked [...]
The Willow Brook half term is off to a action-packed start with the Big Bad Wolf introducing our whole-school topic, Heroes and Villains'! It's easy to believe what you've always heard... the wolf, with his sharp teeth, razor-sharp claws and reputation for spoiling more than one traditional tale, is not to be trusted. But [...]
Lincoln Cathedral - November 6th 2024 A cool day met class five as they lined up in the playground, ready and eager to embark upon a wonderful trip to Lincoln Cathedral to learn all about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. After a short bus journey we arrived at the visitors centre for a day of [...]
