Eden Camp
Today, Class 9 braved the elements on an educational visit to Eden Camp. We were able to see all of the things we have learnt this term in history in […]
Today, Class 9 braved the elements on an educational visit to Eden Camp. We were able to see all of the things we have learnt this term in history in […]
What an amazing term it’s been for DT in Year 3 and 4! The children have been expertly crafting their roundhouses for weeks now … carefully measuring and sawing wooden […]
Class 5 have had lots of fun recently learning all about the Digestive System and today we used Talk For Writing to retell all the steps that take place. First, […]
Today, Class 8 used their ICT slot to access the Maths platform ‘MyMaths’ in order to apply their prior learning of fractions into some fun challenges! We also introduced decimals […]
Todays RP meeting was all about planning and preparation. We had a conversation about Mental Health and the upcoming Mental Health Week in May. The children thought about not only […]
Today was the part 3 of our Roughwood Recycling Project, working with KCM. Children from Foundation to Year 6 got the opportunity to see the workings of a Bin Lorry, […]
This morning, we also had the exciting opportunity to try out a ‘Tudor banquet’ and taste foods that were popular of the time. The children experienced foods they liked and […]
What a tremendous day we have had in Class 7 and 8! We have truly brought the Tudor era ‘to life’ in our hall today, with children fully immersing themselves […]
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a wonderful two weeks back at school. Thank you to all our parents for your continued support. Newsletter […]
What a fantastic day we had yesterday at Creswell Crags! We went back in time to the Stone Age and experienced life in a cave, making a shelter, hunting and […]
Girls in Year 4 have taken things into their own hands and are raising money for Ukraine refugees. They will be selling blue and yellow ribbon badges from Monday on […]
What a fantastic day we’ve had today at Creswell Crags! We went back in time to the Stone Age and experienced life in a cave, making a shelter, hunting and […]
Roughwood announce this weeks Rotherham SUMDOG competition of 2022 commences tomorrow morning from 8am… The children in class 1 to class 9 have the opportunity to compete against other children […]
We invited our Year 4 children and their parents and careers into school yesterday for our timestable and MTC (multiplication timestable check) information session. During this session, we learnt […]
Today we had a special visitor come to school. Emma from Music Bugs came to see Little Acorns and some of our parents. We had a lovely time singing and […]
We explored the adventure playground! The large adventure playground at Cannon Hall farm is made up of ‘unstable’ playground equipment like rope ladders and wobble bridges. Although they was a […]
We have had a wonderful day in the sun at Cannon Hall Farm.
Today in literacy we have started writing our recount for our visit to Bolsover castle. We have used talk for write to begin to learn our opening paragraph. We have […]
Children in Year 5 completed a fitness circuit as part of science week. The children completed a circuit of exercises and logged their repetitions on each station. The children showed […]
As a part of our topic ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’ we went on a day trip to Bolsover Castle. We fully immersed ourselves into the day and learnt lots of […]
Do all liquids cause damage to our teeth? This was our research question for Science Week and we decided to find out by using eggs to represent our teeth … […]
What a fantastic week we’ve had this week for British Science Week! Our Science Ambassadors have once again made us so proud, topping off the week with a wonderful demonstration […]
As part of our topic ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’, class 3 visited Bolsover Castle. We had an amazing day exploring the castle and using our knowledge to discuss what we […]
As a part of our topic ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’, Class 2 visited Bolsover castle. We had a fantastic time looking around the castle and using all of our knowledge […]
We have loved learning all about caterpillars in Little Acorns. We enjoyed exploring in our sensory tray and we were so excited to learn about the caterpillars cocoon – we […]
The rain doesn’t stop us having fun in Reception!
Yesterday we visited the bug hotel near the school pond. We was inspired to make our own bug hotels to encourage minibeast into our gardens at home. We designed and […]
Despite the rain, we have had a BAA-rilliant day in Chestnuts. We have been decorating biscuits like sheep. We have been learning about how the sheep at Cannon Hall farm […]
We have been reading the text Aaaarrgghh Spider by Lydia Monks. The spider desperately wanted to be a pet. Do you think a spider would make a good pet? In […]
Today we explored the micro-habitats on our welly walk, looking for different minibeasts. We looked carefully in lots of different places and found worms, beetles, ants, woodlice and so many […]
What a wonderful morning of scientific learning! As part of British Science Week, Year 3 and 4 parents were invited to take part in a special science lesson with their […]
Today’s meeting has been an exciting one, Miss Whitworth and the councillors have been planning and preparing to order some new equipments and trails for our playground. We cannot wait […]
A huge well done to Class 2 for winning the Golden Table this week! You have all been so kind, polite and well mannered this week, showing wonderful friendship and […]
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a wonderful two weeks back at school. Thank you to all our parents for your continued support. Newsletter […]
In Year 3 & 4, we’ve been learning about how houses were built in the Bronze Age, using wattle & daub (woven wood daubed with a mixture of clay, mud […]
This afternoon we had our first whole school assembly in the hall! We celebrated the achievements of all our classes together which provided special and memorable moments to our children. […]
In science this week we have been investigating how to get a paper clip out of a jug of water without getting our hands wet. We predicted whether or not […]
This week, children in Year 5 have focused on recycling and the effects of this on our school, at home, the wider community and the planet. During our P4C session, […]
Year 5/6 have made a great start in their Literacy unit by using freeze frames within drama to explore our characters thoughts and feelings from our class book, Treason. We […]
Lower KS2 children have been learning about the digestive system in Science this term. Today, we used I can animate to make our own moving digestive systems … Fantastic teamwork! […]
As we start to get back to assemblies together in school it has been wonderful to hear our children singing in the hall. Here is KS2 for the first time […]
This week, children in Y5/6 have focused upon the topic of recycling and the effects of this on our school, at home, the wider community and the planet. During our […]
Year 4 have been been working on their facial expressions and body language this morning in Drama, linked to their story writing in Literacy … Children split up into groups […]
Class 4 made a brilliant start to their DT project this week! The children carefully measured pieces of wood, using rulers, and then cut them using bench hooks and hand […]
Class 6 worked on the second stage of their DT project this afternoon, creating a clay foundation for their Bronze Age Roundhouses! The children showed amazing teamwork and resilience skills, […]
We arrive home safe and sound from a fantastic couple of days in Crowden on the Year 6 Maths Residential, with other children from across the academy. The children carried […]
Upon our return to school this week, the children in Class 7 and 8 have been exploring narrative writing in our Literacy sessions. We will be writing our very own […]
Across the academy, some of our Year 6s represented Willow Tree on a challenging mathematic residential over two days with two other schools across our academy. We have returned from […]
Today we have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of World Book Day. Children and teachers dressed up as characters from their favourite book. The costumes were fantastic and very colourful.
To promote and award good attendance in school we have a half-term draw. Within our Golden box, we have some secret prizes that will go to one winner drawn from […]
Some of our Year 6 children have set off on an amazing two day adventure today. We will be learning lots about maths and building relationships with some children from […]
What an amazing day we’ve had today with Casting Innovations Ltd! Mr Brooks and his team were in school all day, working on the next stage of our Heart of […]
Today Class 2 and the year 3s from Class 5 have been working collaboratively to cut wood using a saw. We focused on using our tools safely and accurately measuring […]
To begin our topic of instructions Class 2 have been looking at a pancake recipe. We learnt about the history of Shrove Tuesday and the importance of lent. Afterwards, we […]