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Jump Rope sponsored event 2016
Mon 06 Jun 2016Well done boys, girls (and staff!) for taking part in today's Jump Rope event to help raise funds for school PE equipment. The weather was beautiful and the skipping and jumping skills were on show from our youngest to the oldest pupils! Thank you Mums & Dads for all your support in helping raise funds to help us make even better provision for healthy activities at Willowbrook - enjoy the photos!
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Go Green Day
Fri 27 May 2016We are working towards achieving the Eco Platinum Award and our 'Go Green Day' gave the school the opportunity to think about how we can be eco-friendly in very practical ways. We were delighted to welcome Tim Roberts who led an assembly on Eco Living and carried out some excellent workshops with classes in Key Stage 2. Have a look at the pictures and see how eco aware the pupils and staff at Willowbrook are!
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Arctic Explorer visits Willowbrook!
Mon 25 Apr 2016Antony Jinman has skied to both poles in his time as an explorer and shared his incredible journeys with us today (25.4.16). He also led two excellent workshops, the first on how to make a glacier using cornflour, plasticine and water with Year Three pupils. The second workshop gave Year Six the opportunity to learn more about the necessary equipment needed for an expedition and ask questions covering a wide range of interesting issues. We are so privileged to have welcomed Antony to the school and when he next sets off on his journeys, we plan to email him with questions to find out via 'live link' how he is getting on!
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Our French Partner Teacher visits Willowbrook!
Fri 22 Apr 2016We were really excited to welcome Barbara the French teacher from Bordeaux who Miss Davies stayed with on her visit there in the Autumn Term. The children really enjoyed having Barbara visit their classes and explain all about her school, the local area and the sights of Bordeaux. The children had lots of questions to ask about the French school system and were surprised to hear that the French pupils don’t wear uniform and they have a Wednesday afternoon off! She also taught the children some French songs and we sang some Welsh songs for her too. Barbara came to Miss Davies’ French club and taught the children how to say ‘My favourite subject is…’ and the different French words for stationary items. All the pupils loved having Barbara in the club and felt very lucky to meet someone who spoke fluent French. Merci Barbara!
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Bling your Bike!
Fri 15 Apr 2016As part of our two week 'Big Pedal' where we are encouraging our pupils to cycle or scoot to school, we held a 'Bling your Bike' day on the 15th April. As the photos show, we had some imaginative and highly visible decorations on both bikes and helmets! Well done to all involved and those who came in the top 3 were given prizes to say 'well done!' Our thanks to Hamish from Sustrans for his help and to Miss Davies for organising the event.
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Welsh National Opera visit
Fri 18 Mar 2016Today we had the privilege of inviting members of the Royal Welsh College for Music & Drama as well as members of the Welsh National Opera. They worked with Classes 10 & 11 on a variety of creative themes for the morning workshops. Then the highlight of the day for pupils and staff was the production of Roald Dahl's 'Dirty Beasts' - one experienced teacher commented that it was one of the best school-based productions she had ever seen! Have a look at the pictures to get a flavour of the performance.
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Netball Competition
Thu 17 Mar 2016Our netball team had a great day taking part in a competition involving schools from the east of Cardiff. Each team played in a match against the other schools at the St. Mellons Community Centre and our girls played so well; they were competitive, enthusiastic, team-minded and good spirited. Well done everyone for contributing to a fantastic day and to Sport Cardiff for organising the tournament so well!
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St. David's Day 2016
Tue 01 Mar 2016What a wonderful day we had celebrating and enjoying all things 'Welsh' - recognising and rewarding outstanding work across the whole school. Design Technology projects, artistic landscapes and impressions, beautifully crafted handwriting and inspired creative writing were evidence of the talent the school has!
Llongyfarchiadau to our Chair of the Bard whose brilliantly written poem about the Welsh Dragon was the finale to a great day.
Well done also to Willow House for gaining the most house points and whose name will be inscribed on our St. David's Day shield for 2016 - arddechog pawb!
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Year One find the Gruffalo!
Tue 09 Feb 2016On the 9th February, our Year One pupils visited Caerphilly Mountain Ranch and enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the 'Gruffalo' story which has been part of their Literacy focus. The pictures show how much they enjoyed the day and brought this wonderful story to life for them!
