News from Willow Brook Primary School
3... 2... 1... Go! We've had an excellent afternoon in year five today. Our classroom was abuzz with sticking Sellotape, careful cutting and gloopy glueing. Firstly, our intrepid egg astronauts needing bringing to life (in some cases they arrived pre-painted!) After, the construction of our final parachutes and capsules was on the agenda. Finally, [...]
Unfortunately, this Summer 1 half term has been the soggiest I've ever known. we've only made it onto the field for our PE lessons on 2 occasions over the past 6 weeks. However, it's going to take a lot more than wet grass to stop us practicing our cricket skills as you can see [...]
What a year! The children who have attended my Fantasy Football Club have astounded me this year. Their commitment to coming each and every week has been a joy to witness. Their scheming, transfer dealings, musings and general desire to win has been a pleasure to be a part of. Of course, to cap [...]
This week we have been learning about nocturnal animals, and as part of art we made our very own hedgehogs. We had to manipulate the clay to make a round ball shape, before sculpting the face and using tools to add the spikes. The children were very proud of their work, and rightly so. [...]
We had the most wonderful time performing What the Ladybird Heard this week.
Class 3 had a brilliant time at Top Link this week, a sporting event run by the Year 12 Sports Leaders at South Wolds. The children were split into countries and then competed in a series of events including speed bounce, javelin throw and long jump. Mr Clarke, Mr Boyd and I were all [...]
We learnt about May day traditions today. The children had a wonderful time dancing around the maypole and making music with bells.
Atmospheric Re-entry! The children worked tirelessly during our D.T. lesson this week to create their fantastic prototype space capsules. They used their creativity and imagination to engineer their re-entry vehicles. After a laborious construction process we tested our vehicles and detailed how we would seek to improve upon our initial designs in the next [...]
It's been another wet month but, two Saturday tournaments and two midweek games since the Easter break have seen a couple of wins (we're back!) and some positive individual and team performances. We have also been involved this week in an Outdoor Adventurous Activities Festival at Rushcliffe Country Park with year 3 & 4. [...]
This week we have been looking at the animals that live in hot climates, through the story of Handa's Surprise. We looked closely at the features of these animals and worked collaboratively to paint them to achieve a planned effect. We are going to use our painting to create a wonderful display in the [...]
