Hovis the Hedgehog
We have been reading the text Hovis the Hedgehog by Lynda-Leigh Crawford as a stimulus for our learning. During today’s drawing club we made the character, Hovis. We used clay […]
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Bonfire Provision Activities
We have had a wonderful first day back in Chestnuts Class. Our classroom set up links to our topic theme, Bonfire Night. We have been busy crafting and learning about […]
Creating Mood Boards in Art
Today, Class 5 created William Morris inspired mood boards in their sketchbooks. Children explored and discussed the artist’s style and then chose their favourite designs to add to their own […]
Halloween Hall
Today the dining hall became a spooky Halloween theme thanks to the office staff and cooks. Children really enjoyed the spooky treats.
School Council Meetings
School Counsellors have had a fantastic week of planning – We have met twice this week and worked together to plan events up until Christmas! There is lots on the […]
Half Term 100% Attendance Winner
A huge congratulations to Harry who is this half terms 100% Golden Box Winner! Harry has been in school everyday since starting back in September and his name was drawn […]
We love sewing!
What a lovely half term it’s been for our after-school sewing club! Mrs Graham and Miss Sare are so proud of these children, who showed resilience and worked together wonderfully […]
NEWSLETTER 21st October
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been another fantastic few weeks at Roughwood. Thank you for your continued support as always. Newsletter 21.10.22
Class 4 Attendance Breakfast
Well done to Class 4 who have celebrated having the highest attendance this half term! We have had a lovely start to our Friday with a lovely breakfast and some […]
Harvest Festival Artwork – Y6
Take a look at some of the excellent artwork we have produced in Class 8! We completed our artwork to present in the Harvest Festival assembly this week. Y6 thought […]
Harvest Festival 2022
Roughwood Primary School performed beautifully for the Harvest Festival. We are incredibly proud of all our Roughwood learners.Thank you to all parents and carers for donating this year. It has […]
WOW Living Streets Walk to School Challenge
Golden Table Winners
Well done to Class 4 last week for getting the most Golden Tokens and getting onto Golden Table.
Breakfast Club Art
Today in breakfast club, children have been drawing artwork before designing it in Scratch to animate. Children have also enjoyed eating their breakfast and playing some games to promote learning.
Year 6 Gymnastics
Computing in Year 5
In computing this week, we have been using scratch and learnt how computers can be connected together to form systems. The children spoke about how systems and small components are […]
Willow Tree Academy Sports Cup – Year 5 & 6 Netball
Class 2 Golden Table
Due to their amazing behaviour last week during lunch times Class 2 won the golden table. We had a selection of fruit, bread and juices to celebrate our achievement. We […]
KS1 baking club
Our after school cooking and baking club has been amazing in Key Stage 1. We have been learning about a variety of cooking skills e.g. chopping, mixing and peeling. This […]
Y6 Maths – We are party planners!
Today we applied our mathematical skills of multiplication, addition and subtraction to plan a dream party sticking to a budget. Our Y6’s used their teamwork and reasoning skills exceptionally well!
Victorian Day!
What an amazing experience we’ve had today in Year 3 & 4! We all came to school dressed as Victorians and took part in a series of workshops to help […]
Sewing with Buttons
We had another fantastic after-school session today at Sewing Club! Tonight, we used a new material and even learnt how to sew on buttons! Take a look …
Interactive images in ICT club
This week in ICT club, we have been creating an interactive image or poster based on our class topics (Victorian’s, Space and the Coast) using Makey Makey boards and Scratch.
Year 1 & 2 PE – Fundamentals
Class 1 Harvest Art
Today in class 1 we used different materials and leaf printing to create some harvest images.
World Mental Health Day
To mark this year’s World Mental Health Day, Monday 10th October, children in school have been learning about the importance of a healthy mind. During such difficult times where anxieties […]
Year 1 & 2 PE – Fundamentals
Year 6 PE – Gymnastics
Children in Year 6 continued their topic of Gymnastics this week focusing on inverted movements. An inverted movement is where hips are placed above the head. The children explored a […]
Willow Tree Academy Sports Cup- Year 3 & 4 Basketball
‘Author of the week’ in Y3
Every week in Class 4, Miss Sare chooses a new member of the class to be this week’s author of the week. Their job is to take home and look […]
My Happy Minds in Class 3
Today in class 3 we have completed our fourth lesson of my happy minds. We learnt more about happy breathing and how we can use it when we are feeling […]
Water filtration in Bushcraft Club
In this week in Bushcraft club, we looked at how we can use natural resources to filter contaminated water. We discussed and learned how the water cycle works and how […]
Class 1 Talk For Write
This week Class 1 have been describing Florence Nightingale. As an added challenge we did some drama to try and add dialogue to our work. We have thoroughly enjoyed learning […]
We are story tellers in Y6
Today, Y6 have been telling their stories. Using their text maps, they have practised telling their story focusing on developing ideas and building in detail to interest our listener. Next […]
Pen & Ink Skill in Class 5
What a lovely afternoon we’ve had in Class 5 today, working on our pen & ink skills … We practised hatching, stippling, stumbling and wave techniques in our sketchbooks … […]
Class 6 Celebrate on the Golden Table
To finish off the first month in Year 5, class 6 celebrate their success as winners of the ‘Golden Table’ this week. Tokens are awarded around school for kindness, respect, […]
The Widow’s Mite – R.E in Year 6
During our R.E session, Year 6 learnt about the core values of Christianity and fully immersed themselves into the story of the Widow’s Mite. The Widow’s Mite is a traditional […]
Poetry Basket
The children in Chestnuts Class have been busy learning Autumn poems from our Poetry Basket. Last week we learnt the poem ‘Autumn Leaves’. We performed it outside today on our […]
Making hedgehogs
In Acorns and Little acorns we have been making models out of clay for our Autumn display. We went on our welly walk outside and made some hedgehogs out of […]