Come to the edge... where all children are 'free range'
* expect the best from ourselves and others
* have high standards in behaviour, appearance, presentation, environment
*challenge children and take them to the edge of their capabilities, and in doing so encourage children to challenge themselves
* enable children to learn independently, applying skills they have learnt
* be brave enough and informed enough to take considered risks
* be engaged enough to question
* inform and engage parents in the learning taking place
* provide opportunities for parents to further their own learning
Day 1 of Year 6's staycation week was a cracker!! Peel beach for a rainy dip, chips on the prom for lunch and an icecream to finish! We had such a great day. The new hoodies looked great too!
We had such a good time at Sports Day! Have a look at the photos we took:
What an amazing afternoon! Year Six held their Apprentice Cafe this afternoon and it was a great success! Year Six worked in small groups to create their own product. They looked at costing and profits before deciding how to market their product to the rest of the school. Yesterday they 'pitched' t…
Yesterday in celebration of Eric Carle's birthday, Year 1 made Hungry Caterpillar themed cards to deliver around the Willaston Estate. They wanted to spread a little bit of birthday cheer to everyone. They also made Hungry Caterpillar masks and in the afternoon they had a birthday party for Eric Ca…
Year 6 had a ball this afternoon at their first forest school session of this half term. Chris set them a challenge to build their own fire - great day for a fire!! It was so great to see them enjoying the freedom that forest school brings!
This morning, we did a big build in the reception outdoor area! The children decided they wanted to make a pirate ship. They helped design, gather materials and build the ship. Doesn't it look amazing! Morgan used a drill! Dave and Aiden used a saw! We made a pirate ship!
We're back at Willaston! And no sooner did we get back, than we got back outside and back learning in the best way we know how. Today's "ball run" encouraged some great teamworking and problem solving skills during the construction phase. Then the implementation phase developed lots of questions ab…
We're delighted to welcome back our hub children to Willaston School this morning. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday and finishing our school year together!
We thought it would be lovely to share what everyone has been up to at home during these unprecedented times. If you would like to send any photographs to be included on our website, please send them to enquiries@willaston.sch.im Maddie has been very busy looking at the parts of plants and learning…
Yesterday, the children of key workers at our hub got a very welcome surprise - a delivery of Easter Eggs! We are very grateful to colleagues from Isle of Play and Tesco who donated ‘surprise’ Easter Eggs to the children of key workers and vulnerable children who are in hubs. We'd also like to than…
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Today Year 5 have been very luck to have the opportunity to finish off their cycling proficiency. Both groups did very well to…
We thoroughly enjoyed our time on the computer bus with Mr Townsend. He taught us how to put 'magic move' onto a key note prese…
Ballanard's Boat Themed Visits for this half term! We have been to the House of Manannan and The Peggy Story. We are off to see…
What a marvellous few weeks we have had enjoying Forest school with 'Out to Play'. The children enjoyed taking part in various…
Last week Jamie Blair came to talk to our key stage 1 children about the importance of bees! Jamie talked to us about bee keepi…
On Thursday 1st March we celebrated World Book Day - one of our favourite days of the year at Willaston School! Yet again we we…
