Y6 Art- Evacuee sketches
Following on from last week’s lesson, the children in Year 6 have been using their knowledge on proportions of the human to sketch their own evacuees. We have used pencil […]
Following on from last week’s lesson, the children in Year 6 have been using their knowledge on proportions of the human to sketch their own evacuees. We have used pencil […]
A massive congratulations to class 3 for winning their first Golden Table of the school year. What an amazing achievement – you are such a polite class and this has […]
In our most recent School Council Meeting we worked on the new Pupil Diversity Policy. We discussed what diversity meant to us and what information we believe should be added […]
Our first RP Meeting focused on how/when we approach situations on the playground or in our classrooms. We talked about always using an adult to support if needed and using […]
Huge congratulations to Foundation for winning their first Golden Table! What a fabulous achievement – you are doing fantastically every dinnertime! !
Wow! What an amazing afternoon we’ve had in Class 5 today! We made scones for our very own Steelman’s snap tin! This was linked with our Class Text, Meet me […]
In KS1 today we were lucky enough to have another workshop with WMIM. Today we created our own worry monsters using craft materials that we can take home and use. […]
Class 5 are in for a very exciting afternoon of Food Technology today! Can you guess which part of the Steelman’s snap tin we will be making?
At cooking club this week, we made mini pizzas. We didn’t use a traditional base, we used crumpets. We washed and prepared the ingredients and designed what we was each […]
In Chestnuts, we have been learning about the importance of good oral health. We talked about why brushing our teeth is important and regular visits to the dentist. We have […]
We have been learning about igloos as part of our winter themed topic. The word ‘Igloo’ comes from the Inuit word for ‘house’ or ‘shelter’. Traditionally, they were built on hunting […]
In ICT we have been learning how to use the mouse to click and drag. We worked with our computer partner to design a warm outfit as part of our […]
Today is the start of the weekly SUMDOG competition. Certificates are available, so please encourage all children to enter. This competition is on for a week only. The results are […]
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 27.01.23
This week in maths we had a go at an NRICH investigation all around money. The problems we had to solve were around Ben having five coins in his pocket. […]
As part of our reasoning and applying our knowledge within mastery maths sessions, the children in Year 5 have completed another investigative NRICH reasoning investigation using their systematic thinking and […]
Year 6 have been putting their knowledge of extended metaphors into practise in Literacy today. We analysed a video of a railway train, similar to the ones evacuees would travel […]
This afternoon, the children in Class 8 participated in a P4C discussion about WW2. First, we explored some pictures of evacuees and recorded our first thoughts down on a post-it […]
Today class 2 and 3 went for a walk around our local area to look at human and physical features. We noticed that there was a lot more human features […]
In Class 1 today we had a go at an ENRIH maths investigation. We were working with our partners to do this and were given di. We had to roll […]
Some wonderful extra-curricular activities taking place this week. We have seen cooking and sketching in KS1! All of our clubs earn children credits towards Children’s University awards. Please read more […]
Class 7 have demonstrated excellent art skills today as we explored how to draw the human body in proportion. We started off by using mathematical skills such as measuring skills […]
Year 2 continued their topic of Balls Skills focusing on dribbling with their feet. The children discussed the different parts of the foot they could use to dribble the ball. […]
As we reflect on what has been fabulous week of achievements across school, the children at Roughwood have been showcasing their achievements, using their oracy to discuss what learning has […]
Year 6 have demonstrated excellent art skills this week as we have learnt how to draw the human body in proportion. We started by using mathematical skills such as measuring […]
In Class 3 this week we have been exploring the different patterns we can make in clay. To start off we had to roll out our clay in between two […]
In Class 5 this week, we’ve been exploring an nrich maths investigation linked to our division learning … We started with 3 digit dividends and used our reasoning skills to […]
As part of our artist study in art, class 6 have been studying the work of Hans Holbein and Pablo Picasso, alongside our learning about the monarchy in history and […]
In Class 1 we have been exploring the different patterns we can make in clay. We used lots of everyday materials to create our patterns then had a go at […]
This week, we have started our new unit of Literacy. In preparation for our narrative writing, we have been learning about evacuees and the diverse range of experiences the children […]
This week class 2 have been practising our artistic skills using clay. We learnt how to roll the clay to a specific thickness using dowel. We then created patterns on […]
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Thank you to everyone who could join us for the SATS Y6 meeting. We hope that the information provided was useful. Please find below a copy of the SATS Meeting […]
Please take the time to read the latest Internet Safety Newsletter. In this newsletter, we look at the importance of thinking before sharing as part of the internet legends pillar; […]
This week in ICT Club, we have been using our skills from last week to design our dream home in Tinkercad which look fantastic.
Y3S have worked incredibly hard to improve their publishing skills. The children have enjoyed writing their setting description based on a visit to Meadowhall which simulated a chapter from Meet […]
Y3S have worked incredibly hard to improve their publishing skills. The children have enjoyed writing their setting description based on a visit to Meadowhall which simulated a chapter from Meet […]
Y3S have worked incredibly hard to improve their publishing skills. The children have enjoyed writing their setting description based on a visit to Meadowhall which simulated a chapter from Meet […]
We have had some visitors in KS1 this morning… Lexi and Abby from With Me in Mind to came to tell us the story of Little Bear whose worries were […]
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 13.01.23
The children in Class 5 have been working on their sketching skills in Art this week. They’ve shown incredible resilience and control. Take a look …
Today children in Class 4 were introduced to the states of matters in Science to support us with our new topic around how steel is made. We decided to do […]
Today in Year 6, we have been challenging stereotypes with Ann Foxley-Johnson by discussing a range of stories and activities and exploring whether we are basing our decisions and answers […]
This week in ICT, we have been using Paint, a graphics editor to identify and evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of different types of image files ( JPEG, PNG and […]
As part of our addition learning in maths, class 1 have been using ladybugs to find all of the different number bonds for numbers within 10. We worked systematically to […]
In maths today we did a maths investigation called Chain of Changes. We had to create a pattern using 2D shapes. We could start with any shape but each time […]
Wow! What an incredible experience we’ve had today with STEAMWORKS at Rockingham J&I School! The children worked collaboratively with the other Young Science Ambassadors in our academy and we are […]
During our weekly whole class instrumental lessons, the children in Year 5 have learnt how to use pizzicato and changed between playing with their bow and playing pizzicato within a […]
This week in ICT Club, we have been using Tinkercad, a 3D modelling program to learn how to place and edit shapes and objects in a range of programs ready […]
Year 2 children developed their rolling skills. Children. The children started by rolling the ball towards a target which then progressed to rolling through a variety of gates around the […]
Today, Class 5 used counters to help them to divide with remainders. They worked together in pairs and showed fantastic teamwork skills! Well done!
What an exciting afternoon we’ve had today in Class 5! The children used their investigation skills to find out which materials in our classroom were magnetic … Was this plastic […]
This week in ICT, Class 1 have been learning about the dangers of talking to others online by exploring how we feel when someone says something positive and negative to […]
In Little Acorns we have been exploring what ice looks like and what it feels like. We have learnt that it is cold, wet and hard. We have really enjoyed […]
Class 5 had a fantastic drama lesson this morning, acting out different scenarios linked to our new book, Meet me by the Steelmen. Take a look at our freeze-frames… Well […]
Today Class 4 completed many different drama activities in relation to a setting from our new class text ”meet me by the steelmen”. The setting was Meadowhall. Children were given […]
Class 8 have had a wonderful afternoon learning new German vocabulary. We are now able to talk to our peers in German using greetings to start our conversation! After practising […]
Today in class 3 we have carried out an investigation to find out the absorbency of water in different materials. We tested materials such as felt, paper, wood and metal. […]
A brand new sound this morning – v. We have written and read words with our new sound and started to read captions with our sound in too. Well done!