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Willow Tree Primary - 29 Sep 2026

There's a great write-up about our crime workshop in the Harrogate Advertiser with some fabulous photos of the children! Shout out to Harrogate International Festivals for their support in bringing this event to life! You can read the article here: https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/education/harrogate-schoolchildren-become-detectives-in-crime-solving-workshop-with-author-graham-bartlett-9220955?page=1

Willow Tree Primary - 29 Sep 2026

We took children from Year 3 & 4 to our first sports competition of the year - a very windy outdoor dodgeball tournament! The children represented our school values brilliantly and had a great time!

Willow Tree Primary - 29 Sep 2026

Fabulous meeting of the Willow Tree School PTFA - Harrogate AGM last night. Lots of exciting projects and fundraising ideas on the horizon! If you haven't yet joined their Facebook page - make sure you do! It's a great way to find out about upcoming events!

Willow Tree Primary - 29 Sep 2026

Here's some shots from Year 4's PE lesson today: learning balances, half and full jumps to put into a sequence of movement!

Willow Tree Primary - 28 Sep 2026

Year 3 have learnt that early humans used animal fat, charcoal, ground stones, wood, mud and bones for their art! Luckily we had paints instead, but we've been mixing earthy tones to create similar colour palettes

Willow Tree Primary - 26 Sep 2026

Come rain or shine we love learning outside! Reception are building their gross and fine motor skills, playing collaboratively and exploring.

Willow Tree Primary - 26 Sep 2026

Sometimes you've just got to break into role-play! Here's Y4 applying their fabulous acting skills to learn about writing dialogue. Which words describe how the character is speaking and which are the words they are actually speaking?

Willow Tree Primary - 26 Sep 2026

What a fabulous end to the week! Thanks Willow Tree School PTFA - Harrogate for arranging a brilliant Wild Willow Treat!

Willow Tree Primary - 25 Sep 2026

Love it when children are inspired by what we're learning in class! This superstar has been furthering his own learning on the Stone Age - reading all about how they raised the huge stones during Book Club this afternoon.

Willow Tree Primary - 25 Sep 2026

We are so proud of Year 6 for their incredible writing this week. Here are some examples of the setting descriptions of District 12 that the children have finished today!

Willow Tree Primary - 24 Sep 2026

Year 5 had a CSI workshop where we had to show our skills of observations, problem solving and making connections. We worked as a team to interview a suspect and solve the murder!

Willow Tree Primary - 24 Sep 2026

Our first riding session of the year! Such an amazing experience to meet the ponies and climb on for the first time!

Willow Tree Primary - 23 Sep 2026

Just the most fabulous fun today! Huge thank you to Everybody's Cycling and Open North Yorkshire for bringing such a great selection of bikes and for giving the children a brilliant day!

Willow Tree Primary - 22 Sep 2026

We're having an amazing time exploring, testing and zooming around on a fabulous range of bikes. Tandems, cargo bikes, trikes, recumbents and even more! Everybody's Cycling have brought the smiles to Willow Tree!

Willow Tree Primary - 22 Sep 2026

This is going to be AMAZING! Join us on the Jepson playground after school on Friday!

Willow Tree Primary - 21 Sep 2026

We're really looking forward to welcoming Reception families into our classrooms this Wednesday 23rd September from 2:30pm. Come and see our classrooms in action with a particular focus on phonics and how we support and develop confident readers! No need to book, just come to the Wetherby Road pedestrian gate at 2:30

Willow Tree Primary - 20 Sep 2026

Lunchtimes at Willow Tree are packed full of fun and laughter - our loose-parts play and scrapshed materials encourage children to let their imaginations run wild!

Willow Tree Primary - 20 Sep 2026

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