Having worked with an artist, a musician, an actor and a film producer, the talented actors of Green Class have created wonderful puppets, composed music, learnt acting skills and made story-boards for a film called The Recycled man.…

Orange Class have been working with artists, actors, film makers and musicians as part of the HMDT Time project (http://www.hmdt.org.uk/hmdtmusic/blog/2016/06/16/time-testing-impact-and-measuring-effect/). This research based project…

Year 3 have been involved in a project with HMDT Time involving using art, music and drama to deliver and enhance the curriculum. The culmination of this is going to be a film script which they have written and performed in. Here you…

This week, Yellow Class have been learning all about Muslim people's way of life. We found out that Muslims are very committed to their faith. We had a virtual trip to a Mosque and practiced the washing ritual called Wudu. We also…

Using a floating street toy, the children in Green Class have been practising their Mandarin numbers alongside their kick-up skills in a creative and engaging lesson. The children have really enjoyed having face to face MFL sessions…

Year 4 enjoyed an insightful, engaging and fact filled session with staff from United Utilities. This creative approach to learning fit with their geography and science based topic on water. It looked at the water cycle, water usage…

Yellow Class have had a fantastic week making Creepy Crawly Minibeast hand puppets. First, we looked at some examples and shared what we liked and did not like. Next, we designed our own and planned what we would use to make our puppets…

What wonderful pieces of art our children have produced as part of their science and geography rich topic The Rainforest. Indigo Class have been influenced by the artist Henri Rousseau to create vivid green background scenes of the…

We are always impressed by our children's creativity and this year is no exception. Children were challenged to turn an everyday wooden spoon in to a recognisable  story puppet and I'm sure you will agree that they have done really…

As part of our eco approaches at Willow Lane, the School Council are involved in a number of initiatives including introducing classroom recycling again following changes due to the pandemic, planting an oak tree for nature and sourcing…