On May 8th, Willow Brook joined with the nation in marking V.E. Day’s 80th anniversary. Our morning was spent exploring photographs, film clips and written sources that opened up the war years through the eyes of a child. We listened to Winston Churchill... watched the dancing in Trafalgar Square... saw children returned from evacuation [...]
The girls football team did fantastically well at their most recent Rushcliffe schools Saturday tournament. Five group stage matches and only one defeat! The girls finished 2nd in their group, just behind Greythorn who went on to become the overall winners of the tournament. The girls are on a magnificent run at the moment [...]
Alive and KickingAlive and Kicking Welcome back from the Easter Holiday. 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. Summer 1 Newsletter Alive and Kicking Curriculum
Class 3 had a fun filled morning in the sunshine, representing Willow Brook at the annual Toplink Festival. The morning consisted of us being split into teams – each representing a country – and taking part in a range of athletic activities including hurdles, javelin, discuss and long jump. The morning concluded with team [...]
Over the past two weeks we have been learning all about British wildlife. As part of this, we found out all about hedgehogs. We learned that they are nocturnal and how the hibernate over the winter. As part of our art lessons, we have all made a hedgehog out of clay. We practiced molding [...]
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
