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. [...]
This week we have been learning all about the Rock Pocket Mice that helped us to understand Charles Darwin's theory of adaptation. We learned that mice that have light coloured fur were much more camouflaged on the lighter coloured rocks, and were therefore far more likely to survive. Likewise, the darker coloured mice were [...]
Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic time this week with our science visitor, Mr Dowsett! They were set the task of creating a capsule for Tim Peake to use to land safely back on Earth, from space. Points were given to each team for designing, making, teamwork and how well the capsule worked. [...]
Year 5 Sandwalk As you know, our topic this term has been all about Darwin. Inspired by the man himself, last week, we took class five out for a walk amongst the fields and wooded paths around Keyworth in our very own 'Sandwalk'. The children took the time to simply think, ponder and explore [...]
This week Mrs Hollingshead dropped off some Easter chicks for Class R to observe and learn all about how to care for them. We found out that that need warmth, water and special food, called chick crumb. We looked at their features and felt how soft and fluffy they are. The children were really [...]
In recognition of International Women's Day, Willow Brook supported the England Football Association's day to promote women in sport. The girls got stuck in and loved the challenge... and if the boys felt a little left behind during [...]
