Decorating Christmas Trees in Bushcraft Club
This week in Bushcraft Club, we have been busy decorating Christmas trees for our KS2 corridor where we have been learning about the importance of teamwork and sharing.
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Victorian Servants at Cannon Hall
What a fabulous day it’s been for Class 4 and Class 5 today! We visited Cannon Hall Museum and experienced life as a Victorian servant! Take a look at some […]
Identifying Geographical Features in Year 5 Using Satellite Images
Within our geography lessons, the children have learnt all about human and physical geographical features. Using a range of satellite images, the children were able to sort, identify, discuss, describe […]
Christingle Art
We have been been using different mediums of mark making to create our Christingle art. We will be showing our work at the school assembly on Thursday.
Data Loggers
We have been using the Data Loggers on our Welly Walk each day to record the temperature of the pond.
Inspired by William Morris
Take a look at the incredible attention to detail shown by these children in Art today! Well done, everyone!
Creating musical circuits in ICT Club
This week in ICT Club, we have been making musical circuits using conductive materials and the BBC Micro bit. We then evaluated the benefits and disadvantages of the micro bit […]
Key stage 1 Road Safety Bands
Key stage 1 were amazed to see that their learning in NEMESIS and Literacy has resulted in a delivery from Brightkidz. We have received a pack of reflective bands to […]
WTA Sports Cup Athletics
Designing Lunar Rovers in Design and Technology
Yesterday afternoon, we received a confidential design mission from NASA which we can now reveal.., class 6 were set the challenge to design ‘and create their very own model moon […]
NEWSLETTER 25TH NOVEMBER
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 15.11.22
Kahoot with Mr Hood
Children in Y6 have been learning about erosion and the Kahoot quiz was used to test our knowledge before our writing. Everyone loves a quiz!
Class 4’s Visit from With Me in Mind
James and Elouise from With Me in Mind visited Class 4 this week – Together they watched a video encouraging children to share their feelings and had a talk about […]
Class 4’s Visit from With Me in Mind
James and Elouise from With Me in Mind visited Class 4 this week – Together they watched a video encouraging children to share their feelings and had a talk about […]
Mental Health Q & A Session
Our School Councillors & Mrs Hobson were visited yesterday by James and his colleague from With Me in Mind – This was a great opportunity to talk about what happens […]
Mental Health Q & A Session
Our School Councillors & Mrs Hobson were visited yesterday by James and his colleague from With Me in Mind – This was a great opportunity to talk about what happens […]
Mental Health Q & A Session
Our School Councillors & Mrs Hobson were visited yesterday by James and his colleague from With Me in Mind – This was a great opportunity to talk about what happens […]
Anti-Bullying Parent Workshop
Please watch our parent session delivered by the Anti-Bullying Company. The session aims to raise awareness about bullying and explain what bullying is and what it isn’t. Rougwhood has a […]
Spot the Signs of Child Exploitation
The session provides an overview of child exploitation, some of the signs you may see where you live or work and how you can respond confidently to concerns. The video […]
Extended Writing in Year 4
We are so proud of our Class 5 writers this week! Take a look at their wonderfully emotive, finished letters from Jim Jarvis
Planting Trees in Bushcraft Club (Week 2)
This week in our outdoor Bushcraft Club, we have continued with planting a range of trees around school and we are very excited to see our saplings turn into large […]
Y6 Music – Learning to play the clarinet
Our Year 6 children have had a wonderful afternoon learning how to play the clarinet. Mr Lewis has shown us how to effectively assemble a clarinet (which is quite a […]
Investigating the “perfect” curtains on our pulley system
Class 4 have been investigating what material will make the best set of curtains for our Victorian stage . We made predictions based on 5 different materials. Plastic wallet, tin […]
Investigating Shadows in Science
Class 5 have had a wonderful afternoon, learning all about how shadows are formed and investigating the size and shape of different shadows… Fantastic teamwork, Class 5!
Class 1 RE Christmas story
In RE we have begun to look at that Christmas story. To coincide with our nativity practice we have been learning all about Mary and Joseph and their journey to […]
Creating Fortune Tellers in ICT Club
This week in ICT Club, we have been busy creating a stop watch and fortune tellers using the BBC Micro Bit which utilises random functions, loops and if statements. We […]
Children in need
In Acorns and Little Acorns we had a fantastic day fundraising for children in need. We took part in some pudsey sticking and colouring activities and we even tried to […]
Children in Need
All Roughwood Children have had the best Friday fundraising for Children In Need – we have all celebrated in our Pudsey and Spotty clothes and raised over £200. Thank you […]
Kindness Bingo
A huge thank you to Beth and Scarlett – our With Me in Mind Ambassadors for spending Anti Bullying week reminding us to always be kind with Kindness Bingo! These […]
RP – Conflict Resolution
This weeks RP Rep training welcomed our new representatives to the group! We went over the importance of effective conflict resolution thinking about some of the skills that our Y5s […]
Planting Trees for Our Future in Bushcraft Club
This week in our outdoor Bushcraft Club, we have been busy planting a range of trees around school and we can’t wait until our very own saplings turn into large […]
ICT in Class 3
Today in ICT we have been designing and creating our very own Bee-Bot maps linked to our Nemesis project of road safety. We worked together to add roads and houses […]
Class 7 Maths Investigations
At the end of a busy week, Year 5 apply their learning within a variety of maths investigations that include multiples, factors, prime numbers and square numbers. The children have […]
Class 3’s Healthy Pizzas
This week we have made pizzas. After researching and designing our very own pizzas. We began by making the dough. Then we chopped our vegetables using the bridge and claw […]
Using iMovie for the 1st time in Y3S
Today Class 4 used the iMovie app for the first time ever to sequence and order some drama clips we had created using the green screen the previous day. The […]
Class 1 Maths investigation
In Class 1 we have conducted an investigation using a part whole model to find out how many ways we can make one number. We used counters to represent the […]
Perfect Pulleys in DT!
What a fantastic afternoon we’ve had today in Class 5! First, the children used construction straws to create 2D and 3D shapes … Then, we started to think about which […]
PE – Invasion Games Year 1
PE – Invasion Games Year 2
Year 2 continued their topic of Invasion Games this week focusing on how to stop goals being scored. The children develop their defensive skills on how to prevent goals and […]
Willow Tree Academy Sports Cup – Year 5/6 Bench Ball
Class 3’s Healthy Pizza
Today we made pizza dough! After researching and designing our own healthy pizzas it’s was time to make our very own pizza dough. When we added all of the ingredients […]
Class 3’s Healthy Pizza
Today we made pizza dough! After researching and designing our own healthy pizzas it’s was time to make our very own pizza dough. When we added all of the ingredients […]
Class 2’s Healthy Pizzas
Today we made pizzas! After researching and designing pizzas we created our own healthy pizzas. We mixed ingredients to make our own dough. We then chopped up our vegetables using […]
Creating name tags and dice in ICT Club
This week in ICT Club, we have been busy creating name tags and dice using the BBC Micro Bit before playing snakes and ladders with our own hand-drawn boards.
Odd Socks Day ‘22
We have started our Anti Bulling week in style with Odd Socks Day! Wearing odd socks is an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves, celebrate their individuality and what […]
Movie Magic in Class 5!
Class 5 worked incredibly hard last week, to create their own films about Jim’s life in the Victorian workhouse. We are so proud of the finished videos! Children used iMovie […]
Computing in Year 5 – learning about algorithms
In our computing lessons, class 6 have been learning about algorithms and decomposition. The children have learnt that algorithms are a sequence of instructions or a set of rules that […]
Exploring our immersive reading area – Y6
Our Year 6’s were able to fully immerse themselves in our class text ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ this morning, by referring to our reading area and finding clues whilst reading our class […]
Special Mentions Assembly in Autumn Term 2 at Roughwood Primary School
The children at Roughwood Primary School have been showcasing their achievements and high quality outcomes in our weekly special mentions assembly. In todays assembly, there was a variety of learning […]
NEWSLETTER 11th NOVEMBER
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 11.11.22
Building Leaf wind chimes in Bushcraft Club
This week in Bushcraft club, children have been exploring our school grounds for their favourite leaves before using them to build wind chimes!
Remembrance Service 2022
“On the 11th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM” We held our Remembrance service on the KS2 yard today, with children contributing to […]
ICT in Class 3
In ICT we have been learning how to programme a Beebot using an algorithm. We know that an algorithm is just a sequence of instructions. First, we looked at learning […]
Shopping for Antiques in Maths
In Maths today, Class 5 have been estimating to see how much they could afford on a given budget … Children had to find antique toys (from Victorian times) around […]
KS1 learn how to create a computer program
This week in ICT, KS1 have been learning about computer programs and how algorithms (a precise set of instructions) control computers.
Remembrance Clay
Children in Year 6 visited Wingfield this week to create some stunning clay puppies. They look fantastic, thank you Wingfield.
A visit from Greg Bottrill
Today, we welcomed author and trainer Greg Bottrill into Chestnuts Class. Greg is an experienced Early Years specialist who is passionate about the role of play in education. He is […]
Year 5’s Educational Visit Day at Leicester Space Centre
During yesterdays visit to Leicester Space Centre, the children went back to the 1960s and experienced what it would be like to be a citizen witnessing the moon landing and […]
Nemesis in Class 3
This week Class 3 have started their NEMESIS project all about road safety outside of our school grounds. We began our week learning about what road safety is and how […]
Remembrance Art
This week in Class 5, we’ve been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day, and using pen and ink to design our own remembrance poppies …
Y6 Wingfield Project – Creative Reading and Writing
Our lucky Year 6 children are participating in a project exploring creative reading and writing with help from mentors from Pontefract College, working in partnership with Wingfield Academy. Each week, […]
Y6 Wingfield Project – Creative Reading and Writing
Our lucky Year 6 children are participating in a project exploring creative reading and writing with help from mentors from Pontefract College, working in partnership with Wingfield Academy. Each week, […]
Nemesis in Class 2
This week Class 2 have started their NEMESIS project of road safety. We began our week learning about what road safety is and how we can be safe near roads. […]
Year 5 Children Have a Fantastic Day of Learning at Leicester Space Centre
Having visited Leicester Space Centre, the children in Year 5 experienced a range of space exploration learning activities. From entering space capsules, flight modules, to visiting the space tower, the […]
Choosing efficient methods in Maths
Class 5 have been using their reasoning skills today in Maths, discussing which method for subtraction would be the most efficient for different calculations … After talking about it with […]
Using iMovie to recount events in Literacy
Class 5 have had a fantastic morning in Literacy today, piecing together their green screen drama using iMovie! The children worked together in pairs to order events chronologically, and then […]
And we’re off… BLAST OFF to Leicester Space Centre!
The children in Year 5 leave school nice and early to visit Leicester Space Centre. As part of our space topic, the children will be full immersed into ‘all things […]
Peter Thorpe – in Year 5, we have blast off!
Peter Thorpe is known for his art work that features rockets and elements of space. This week, we have continued our learning all about space-themed abstract art. We focused on […]
Drama on the Green Screen
What a fantastic morning Class 5 had today in Drama! We have been thinking about Jim, a character from our class text, and his daily routine in a Victorian workhouse […]
Bonfire Snack
To celebrate Bonfire Night, we had Hot Dogs for snack. As you can tell from the smiles, they were delicious!
Toasting Marshmallows on the Bonfire
Chestnuts Bonfire Party
We have had a wonderful Bonfire Party in Chestnuts Class. We collected wood to make a bonfire and set it alight. We toasted marshmallows on sticks and sung bonfire songs. […]
PE – Year 5/6 Football
PE – Year 1/2 Invasion Games
