02/05/23
Willow by the Sea!
We are delighted that as part of our OPAL play offer, the children now have a fantastic sandpit to play in during their lunchtimes.
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See some of our recent news below.
21/02/23Great news for World Book Day!
We are all really looking forward to World Book day which is taking place on Thursday 2nd March. We will be starting the day with a book and a butty and ending it with a hot chocolate and a bedtime story. Today, the fabulous staff at WHSmith in Arnold have donated a book for every child, so alongsid...Read Full Story
02/02/23Micro-scooter news!
We are proud to be working with Micro Scooters who have donated 3 wheeled scooters and scooter helmets for our children to use. The company also run a ScooterAid scheme whereby they revamp old/unwanted Micro Scooters and send them to good causes across the country – giving thousands of childre...Read Full Story
23/01/23Bring on the wellys!
What an exciting OPAL week we had last week! The children were finally able to get in their wellys and explore the whole of the school site! We had adventures in the woods, dug for dinosaur bones and created magical vehicles on the field. We are so delighted with the way our playtimes are developing...Read Full Story
13/01/23Working with NTU
NTU students have been working with our year 5 children today to help them with their PHd research. The purpose of this research is to examine the associations between self-control, physical fitness, health and wellbeing in young people. We are delighted to be working with these students and look fo...Read Full Story
21/12/22Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all our Willow Farm families! We hope you have a wonderful break and look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday January 4thRead Full Story
26/11/22Micro-scooter offer for WF families
EXCLUSIVE SAVINGS AT MICRO SCOOTERS Micro Scooters are renowned for their long lasting, well-built and designed scooters. They have scooters for all ages including two-wheeled scooters, three-wheeled scooters, stunt scooters and nursery ride on scooter. You and your family can save 5% on ev...Read Full Story
12/09/22Visit dates for 2023 intake
September 2023 seems a long way off when we are only just welcoming our new intake of pupils, but plans are already in place for welcoming our next group of Willow Farmers! We have put some dates in the diary for prospective new families to come and us. These dates are Thursday 6th October at 1...Read Full Story
21/07/22OPAL adventures starting in September!
We are embarking on a new project to improve our playtimes for all children at Willow Farm Primary School. We have signed up to the Opal (Outdoor Play and Learning) programme in order to support us with this. Did you know that playtime is about 20% of every child’s day at school? That...Read Full Story
20/06/22Year 2s adventure at Castleton
On Thursday 16th July, the Tigers went for their first school sleepover at the YHA at Castleton. The two days were filled with adventures. We did everything from archery to gem panning; from hill walking to den making.Read Full Story
09/05/22Open garden and cake sale
On Friday 29th April, the school garden was opened up once more to our community. We held a cake sale, planted seeds and shared books with our grown ups in the library. We had a brilliant morning- and also managed to raise a magnificent £700 which will be put towards outdoor learning provision...Read Full Story
04/03/22World Book Day Celebrations!
What a brilliant morning we had celebrating World Book day!Read Full Story