News from Willow Brook Primary School
Sizzling Spring How time flies when you’re having fun. Somehow, we are already halfway through the year. September seems like a distance memory and the daffodils are certainly poking their heads through the soil as (hopefully) those long winter nights are behind us. We have so many exciting things planned for this half term [...]
This half term Year 4 have been learning all about what makes a balanced and healthy diet. As part of this, we designed our own healthy breakfast bars, deciding what would go into them, then working in pairs to bake their designs. Year 4 really enjoyed baking their tasty treats that had a balance [...]
Henri Matisse is a famous French artist who lived over 70 years ago. He was famous for his expressive use of colour and shape. We have looked at one of his famous art works called “The sheaf” and discussed his use of colour. We have experimented with mixing primary colours to make secondary colours. [...]
This week, Year 3 and 4 returned from a fantastic residential at Mount Cook Adventure Centre. We had a jam-packed two days, working together as a team, orienteering around the site, shooting arrows like a real-life Robin Hood and facing the low ropes challenge. We also braved the zip wire, which the children (and [...]
Great Gymnasts Throughout this term, year five have benefitted from the skills and knowledge of Mr. Clarke in our P.E. lessons. He has expertly guided them around using the gymnastic equipment and I recently had the opportunity to see - first hand - how much progress they have made in this area. The class [...]
This Tuesday, we were treated to the performance of Hansel and Gretel by the Roundabout Theatre Company. The children spent the morning immersing themselves in the story, before watching the performance in the afternoon. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience, which had a lovely twist to the traditional tale. [...]
Bird Watch Last Friday, the children in year five took to our school grounds to take part in the annual Bird Watch survey. The children had immense fun and came dressed for the occasion! Welly boots, binoculars and a great deal of patience were all on display as we observed and recorded dilligently. Of [...]
Class 3 are having so much fun learning to play the toot. So far we have learnt to play notes a and b and put our skills to the test by reading music. We have also learnt lots of new vocabulary including rhythm, beat, crotchet, quaver, minim, crescendo and rest. [...]
Class R have made their own comic strips this week! We selected our own costumes and props to bring our carefully planned stories to life. We took pictures of our freeze frames, sequenced them to show the story and then added our own speech bubbles, thinking bubbles and captions. The children have been so [...]
Earlier today six children from Years 3 & 4 attended a Basketball Festival at The Becket School. The children had the opportunity to meet players from the Nottingham Hoods Basketball Team and showcase their skills on the court. They represented school brilliantly and should be proud of their behaviour. [...]
