News from Class 6
This morning's Bench of Glory celebrated reading! We congratulated 7 young people who have talent, enthusiasm, knowledge and positivity when it comes to books! They were very proud to show their reading record books, all of which shouted their love of words and stories. It is no secret that when there is a great [...]
In this morning's assembly we celebrated harvest. Traditionally the day in the calendar when 'all was safely gathered in' and people gave thanks that there was enough food to feed us all. The day started with Jack arriving on his tractor, bringing with him a whole trailer full of fresh fruit and vegetables. Even [...]
This week, Willow Brook is hard at work thinking about Black History Month. In our assembly this morning we read a great little book called Mixed by Arree Chung. It opened up all sorts of thinking and conversations... from Freya in Year 6 who saw that the message echoed the book - 'Return to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Class Home learning planner W8 1st March Year 6 Potato Investigation Part 2 Poetry 2 Macavity The Mystery Cat by TS Elliot Poetry 1 Macavity Mystery Cat Activity Sheet Poetry 3 A Glossary of Tricky Words Grammar 2 Antonyms and Synonyms last word First word Percentages 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, Percentages 1, [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to the second half of the Spring Term. Here is a link to the timetable for our live teaching sessions. This plan will continue until the children return to full time face to face learning. Live Teaching Timetable
