Debbie Ward (Mon, Tue, Wed) and Morna Phillips (Thu, Fri) are the class teachers in Willow this year. Watch this space for updates from Willow class throughout the year!

February 2026

Willow class have seen in the new year with lots of socialising and fun. We started the year with a visit to Holyrood Education Centre for Holyrood Challenge, where we were birds migrating around the world. We had fun dancing and bull fighting in Madrid and explored Egypt and the Arctic. We continue to embrace the Clown Doctors when they visit, getting up close and sharing their hats and ribbons. One of the favourite times of the day every day is floor play, a chance to move and relax and it is wonderful to see friendships developing. Another favourite time is Performing Arts, exploring, discovering and using our vision with all the bright lights capturing our attention. This term we have a weekly science session on a Thursday and have enjoyed exploring colours and sounds. We are using every opportunity to develop movement through walking, rolling, crawling, swimming and rebound.

December 2025

Willow class enjoyed a busy and often magical few months. A lot of activities happened around festivals such as Halloween, with our very own minions and pumpkins amongst other characters. The young people always enjoy a party with games and dancing and a highlight was the sensory story around the school for Room on the Broom. They also enjoyed joining a Diwali Assembly and having Albi along for some Latin dancing on Fridays. We have been on a few outings, and the young people have all coped really well with the noise and crowds and have
particularly enjoyed all the sensory experiences offered by the pre-Christmas preparations. We have been busy getting the Christmas show background painted, we hope you are impressed by our African
sunset. We have also worked hard getting our enterprise hot chocolate mugs, Christmas cards, pens and pakoras ready for the Christmas market. Everyone is enjoying the build up to Christmas, decorating our tree with lights and baubles, dancing to Christmas songs and exploring different media through art.

September 2025

Willow class is enjoying a busy and settled start to the new session. We have enjoyed the good sunny days by exploring the Primary playground, woods and the allotment where we picked wildflowers for all the parents. We are getting to know each other through the topic ‘This is me’ with lots of opportunities to admire ourselves in the mirror and what a gorgeous group we are! Favourite activities are floor play after lunch, the magic carpet room and of course the clown doctors are always very popular, putting the biggest smile on everyone’s faces. We have started cooking, focusing on pakoras and curries, exploring the spices and ingredients and composting afterwards. We are also enjoying sensory stories with a focus on identity, including sharing photos of our precious grannies.