You'll see from this small selection of pictures from Friday, that our World Book Day celebrations were filled with smiles... and plenty of reading! We had a great assembly, where extracts from books matched our costumes; did plenty of author related activities and lessons; enjoyed choosing a new book of our own from the giant [...]
Our girls chess team played in the first girls only Nottinghamshire chess league and performed very well indeed. Nearly all of the girls came away with some points and even those who didn't manage to create any checkmates, still had a great time and gained valuable tournament experience. I'm certainly very proud of them all!
I took eight elite children to play chess in the South Nottinghamshire chess tournament last night. Building on a fantastic start to the season earlier in the year, the boys played fantastically with wins across the board. Unfortunately our year six boys narrowly missed out on bronze medals, coming in fourth place over the two [...]
Our whole school topic this half term has inspired our children to empathise with the life of those who lived 100 years ago. We have thought about the soldiers who once walked on Main Street... the children who played at the village school... the jobs that they did and the farmland that once surrounded us. [...]
Click below to read the minutes from our meeting on 13.11.18 Meeting Minutes 131118 This picture shows the comic strip created by the previous School Council at the end of last academic year, ready to be launched this year, which clearly outlines our expectations of behaviour and conduct at play times in order to ensure [...]
The girls played their first cup match of the year against Tollerton, who had already had a very successful start to the season. Our Willow Brook team took a while to get settled into playing away, with the wind in our faces and went two goals down before half time. After a little chat and [...]
Our rowing team have been attending school early each Friday morning since the start of September. They have been coached by the fabulous Miss Phillips ready for these competitions and their hard work has certainly paid off. All members of the team tried their absolute best and with the help of Quaver power successfully managed [...]
On the 1st of October Class 6 ventured to Newark to visit The Holocaust Centre. We set off at nine o'clock and arrived just before 10. When we first arrived we had a talk from our knowledgeable guide called Dave. Shortly after, we walked a little distance to what looked simply like a pile of [...]
Many of you will have heard the sad news that Julie Cook passed away last week. As a parent and a huge supporter of Willow Brook school, she blessed us all with her energy, sense of fun and her positive determination to get things done. Julie took the helm of our Friends Association for many [...]
On Friday year five and six went on an exciting learning adventure to Holme Pierrepont where they explored the Safety Zone. They rotated around a wide range of exciting activities where they were taught important safety information and life skills. They learnt how to assess a medical emergency and perform CPR as well as how [...]
