It's been an action packed first two weeks back in football and I am pleased to say we have achieved multiple tremendous results (both boys and girls). Wins against Jesse Gray, Carnarvon and Radcliffe have been special, but a personal favourite (although not for my heart rate!) was our girls cup semi-final against Gotham [...]
In Science this week, we have started our 'Room for Growth' investigation... "Colin the farmer has a problem. He wants to grow peas in a container. He needs to grow as many peas as possible in the space available, so he can sell them and make money. However, he’s not sure how much space [...]
As a school, Willow Brook has signed up to Picture News. This is a national news weekly publication that we will use as an assembly (or lesson) that will support our My World/PSHE curriculum. We aim to get children reflecting in a more focused way on British Values, world events and our 5 C's. [...]
Here are some photos from our first week back at school. The children have had so much exploring the outdoors and learning about British wildlife. They have been writing their own letters, making books, writing numbers (to 100!), building and creating in their own independent play. [...]
Year 3 Summer 1 Learning Letter 2025.docx
Summer Sum Welcome back from the Easter 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 <--
The 2025 football season is back in full flow and after a tricky start, the positive results are returning with most recently, boys and girls teams coming out victorious from away visits to Langar and Kinoulton. It has been wonderful to see so many children (new and experienced!) on the football pitch. When the [...]
Sixteen brave debaters battled this morning for the title of Willow Brook Champion in our Balloon Debate. After a half-term full of learning about Charles Darwin and how he changed the world, the children were asked to think of who they would nominate to travel alongside him... who did they see as a world [...]
This week we have been looking at natural selection, and how animals adapt to suit their environment. We looked closely at Darwin's finches, found on that Galapagos Islands, and observed how they have different shaped beaks to suit the types of food they would eat in their natural habitats. We then explored this for [...]
Red Nose Day is always full of good humour at Willow Brook! As well as adding some rousing singing to the morning, our bake sale helped us to celebrate Comic Relief's 40th birthday by sharing some fabulous cakes! Our 'Doing Something funny' talent show after lunch was a superb mix of sketches and one-liners. [...]
