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 [...]
A victory in the cup for the girls and one in the league for the boys has seen our consistent form continue following the Saturday tournaments. On Thursday 3rd October the girls played Rosecliffe in a cup game and came out comfortable winners in a 5-2 win. The girls now await Cropwell Bishop or [...]
It was a pleasure to welcome you all to our Friday morning MacMillan Coffee Morning last week. As you can see from the photos, there's nothing better than a slice of cake and a brew to get the day underway! Your brilliant bake off entries were nothing short of spectacular and I had no [...]
Our footballing campaign got off to a flying start for both boys and girls! As normal, the season started with two Saturday morning journeys to St Peters Junior School to compete in the Rushcliffe schools tournament. The boys were first on Saturday, 7th September, and after an impressive performance during the warm up of [...]
There's nothing better than a sunny September afternoon to bring the community together for an afternoon of fun and sport. Our whole-school Potted Sport event saw Year 6 take the lead and head up teams that completed various challenges and activities. It's all about working together and practising our 5 C's. As you can [...]
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Gillian the giraffe has been the mascot of my class for the past 7 years (5 years in Class 3 and 2 years in Class 1). Each week, she has dutifully gone home with a different child who has impressed me with their writing and gone on some fabulous adventures over the weekend with [...]
At the beginning of the Euros, Willow Brook classes pulled three teams out of the hat. As well as following the teams in the tournament in Germany, it also put them in to a lottery to play in our own final match. When England were defeated by Spain last Sunday, Year 2 (representing Spain) [...]
The girls finished off their season with a 3-1 victory against Cropwell Bishop. After an early Cropwell goal, a great team move resulted in Emilia showing brilliant composure to bring the scoreline level. Emilia soon added to her goal tally, striking a super free-kick low into the bottom corner. Emily wrapped up the victory [...]
Welcome to Ancient Greece and the Willow Brook Olympics! We cheered, we ran, we conquered! There were chariot races, Argos eyes and Zeus's lightning bolts and the stadion race became a marathon by the end of the afternoon. With thanks to Andrew Hallsworth for bringing his camera and capturing the afternoon so well... even [...]
