Year 5 finding and representing equivalent fractions outdoors!
Can you represent 6/8 in the outdoor environment?
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Fantastic Fractions!
This week in Class 2 we have been learning all about Fractions. On Monday we found half of shapes and created a picture: On Tuesday we cut fruit into quarters […]
Curious Kids Town
Today our F2 children are visiting Curious Kids Town in Sheffield. This visit is to support our topic, learning all about different occupations. Children are having a fantastic time being […]
NEWSLETTER 15TH FEBRUARY
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since the last one and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 15.02.19
Ilam Hall
Over the past few days (12th to 14th) the children from class 6 and 7 have been explorers in Ilam. On Tuesday, we settled into the hall, unpacked our clothes […]
Phonics Fun
Children in Class 2’s Phonics Club have enjoyed using the outdoor environment to support their phonics learning. We used chalks and climbed the tyres, writing and reading words that included […]
Investigating materials
Today, Year 4 have been investigating which material is the best at keeping a hot potato warm for the longest period of time. We have tested foil, paper, plastic and […]
Chinese Food Tasting
In Foundation 1, we have enjoyed tasting different Chinese food. We tried noodles, rice, prawn crackers, sweet chilli sauce, hoi sin sauce, soy sauce, spring rolls and fortune cookies. We […]
Year 5 animation sets
We could not be more proud of the children in Year 5 at Roughwood Primary School this week. They have used the iPads to begin creating their animations in groups. […]
Year 5 persuasive emails using IPEELL
Year 5 drafted their persuasive emails to the council requesting help with funding for a bicycle and scooter shelter. The email has been sent and we await their reply…
Year 3 Magna Visit
We have all been immersed in some incredible learning about air, earth, fire and water, today as well as consolidating information we found out about the steelworks for our topic. […]
The Digestive System
Class 6 this week have carried out an investigation into the Digestive System. This investigation saw us making POO! The children worked together to go through each process of the […]
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Children have been working in groups to calculate the percentage of a shape in different colours. We have also converted these percentages to decimals and fractions. Great work Y6.
The Three Little Pigs
Over the last 2 weeks, we have been reading The Three Little Pigs. We had lots of fun making our own story map. From this we retold the story and […]
Snow !
We had lots of fun exploring the first snow of the school year! We wrapped up nice and warm and went out to touch and play in the snow.
iPad Fun!
In Foundation 1 we have enjoyed learning how to use the iPads. We have had lots of fun playing different games we have been learning how to count and match […]
Y5 5-minute Walk in the Local Community
Many of our Year 5 children developed their map reading skills and carried out an audit within the local area. They identified some safe routes in the local community, but […]
Harry Potter Sleepover
Well what a success the sleepover has been. The children were transported through Platform 9 and 3/4 to Hogwarts. From here they were all sorted into the four houses. Each […]
NEWSLETTER 1ST FEBRUARY
Please take the time to read the first newsletter of the New Year. It has been a fantastic first couple of weeks back and the learning outcomes for the two […]
Roughwood Mystery!
Today, Class 5 have made a shocking discovery! We entered the staff room to discover a crime had taken place! Â There was crime scene tape and mysterious foot prints! […]
Special mentions assembly
Some difficult choices for staff this week. The quality of learning and outcomes continues to grow! Talk for writing used around school too! Here is a KS1 example. Some wonderful […]
Snow Science
There may not have been much snow today but KS1 have taken the opportunity to get out and collect what they could for their snow potions.