News from Willow Brook Primary School
Class 1 were very excited to get out and about in Keyworth with a walk down to our local library. We were met by Caroline the librarian who explained all of the different types of books they stock, the excitement of taking lots of books out with a library card and shared a story [...]
Lincoln Cathedral - October 13th 2023 On a rainy day in mid-October, Year five ventured to Lincoln Cathedral to learn all about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. After a short bus journey we arrived at the visitors centre for a day of learning, exploration and fun. At first, we explored the Cathedral and learned all [...]
Class R have made their own character puppets and used them to retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have used props to create the story setting and have used our faces, bodies and voices expressively. Everyone had a fabulous time as they brought the story to life using their imaginations. [...]
This week, children from KS2 got the opportunity to play in Tag Rugby Festivals at Nottingham Rugby Club. We practiced lots of different skills and put these into matches vs other schools at the end. Great fun was had, take a look at our team photos below! [...]
As part of our science topic we have been learning about the human body and we had lots of fun this week making movable arm models. We used balloons to represent the bicep and triceps muscles, then watched as they worked together, contracting and relaxing, as the arm moved. [...]
Class 1 were very excited to make fruit kebabs for a special someone at home! We had a go at tasting the fruit, describing the different textures and flavours as well as practicing our cutting skills. After consultation from that special someone at home, we designed our fruit kebab pattern and got making. We [...]
There was an escaped Gingerbread Man at Willow Brook this week... It took the Little Old Man, his wife and 24 eager children in EYFS to catch him! Fortunately, after the drama, there were biscuits in the oven, lots of role play and some super pictures to show... as well as an exhausted Old [...]
The year six children looked a perfect picture of Victorian squalor dressed in flat caps or mop caps whilst turning machines by hand. I'm sure that the children of Ruddington's framework knitters probably resented having to spend ten hours a day of winding the bobbin up or turning the crank on the Griswold circular [...]
We have been busy with sport this week and tomorrow is a rare day off for the Willow Brook sporting teams! Monday saw the girls' football team travel over to Rosecliffe to play in a friendly match. This was an opportunity for a lot of the team to make debuts / get valuable minutes. [...]
