Internet Legends Assembly
This week at Roughwood, all classes attended an Internet Legends assembly which promotes safer internet. The theme for this weeks assembly was kindness and children voted on kind comments and […]
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Skills of pizzicato and long bows
As part of our Willow Tree values, we believe all children can achieve excellence. We firmly believe that music develops concentration skills and no matter what type of instrument you’re […]
Painting Techniques in Class 6
This week, we have applied previously learnt techniques and built on our colour mixing, using powder paint and watercolour paint. In this weeks art session, the children have practised and […]
Published narratives inspired by our fantastic class novel!
Today Class 4 published our narratives which have been inspired by our class text, The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley, Children continued to improve their publishing by applying the […]
Elmer’s Birthday Party
We have been reading the book ‘Elmer’s Birthday’ by David McKee and using it to learn about how birthdays are celebrated. Throughout the week, we have made invitations, birthday card […]
NEWSLETTER 24TH NOVEMBER
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been another fantastic few weeks at Roughwood. Thank you, everyone, for your continued support. Newsletter 24.11.23
Using oracy skills to discuss in Year 6
Year 6 are learning how to write a balanced argument in Literacy. To support this new unit of learning, we engaged in a discussion focusing on our oracy skills ensuring […]
Y6 Music
Another successful week of learning how to play the clarinet in Year 6. Today, we had a great session learning new notes and even played ‘Jingle Bells’ to get us […]
POP’s Outdoor Adventures
We have had a wonderful morning in FS1 learning about Autumn. Adrian and Kai from Pops Outdoor Adventure Company led an outdoor learning session based on our class text ‘We’re […]
Chestnuts Golden Table
Over the past week Chestnuts have been showing exemplary manners in the dinner hall and have earned themselves lots of golden tokens. Today, they celebrated winning by enjoying their dinner […]
Practicing using the grid method for multiplication with concrete resources in Y3
Today Class 4 we’re introduced to the formal method for multiplication. Children used counters or cubes as place value counters to solve a problem solving question: “Is it sometimes, always […]
Y6 Art – Skill development
This week, we have applied previously learnt techniques and used acrylic paint, poster paint and watercolours to begin our final piece inspired by Emily Ward We practised and explored these […]
Class 2’s Educational Visit to Magna
As part of the EDINA trust class 2 were invited to Magna. We were able to explore the four elements as well as take part in a dinosaur workshop. We […]
Circles and triangles in EYFS
In Chestnuts this morning we have continued to learn about circles and triangles. We did a guided draw of a fish blowing bubbles using only and circles and triangles. The […]
School councillors vote on this years Christmas Card
With many entries to this years academy Christmas Card competition, the school councillors meet to vote on the winning card. Points were given for creativity and flare, independence and precision […]
Y3 creating and inputting audio in Book Creator to support with writing character dialogue
Today Class 4 continued to develop their knowledge of the app, Book Creator by creating their own dialogue between characters through adding and recording their own audio. Children created multiple […]
Y3B – Categorising times tables using arrays to support
Today Class 4 began their multiplication unit of maths by looking at arrays. Children were asked to identify number sentences, make arrays and then put them into different categories. Outside […]
Anti Bullying week 2023: Odd socks day
We have started our Anti Bullying week in style with Odd Socks Day! Wearing odd socks is an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves, celebrate their individuality and what […]
Anti-Bullying Week 2023: Make A Noise About Bullying
What a fantastic start to Anti-Bullying week 2023 we have had today! To kick start the day a group of our RP (Restorative practice) reps in school travelled to Gulliver’s […]
Coastal Erosion animations using Clay
In Year 6, we have been creating clay models to animate the process of erosion on a headland. We used I Can Animate to capture photos showing the process of […]
Talk for Writing in Year 6 – Coastal Erosion
In Year 6, we have been using talk for write to learn the different stages of coastal erosion by performing the stages of erosion of a headland caused by hydraulic […]
Year 5/6 Girls Football – Rotherham United
KS1 Multiply Session
This week we hosted our second multiply session. We focussed on multiplication and division. At the start of the session we showed parents and carers the strategies we teach in […]
EYFS Diwali Celebration
Today EYFS have had a Diwali celebration. Diwali is a Hindu celebration that can also be known as the ‘festival of lights’. We watched a video of a girl who […]
NEWSLETTER 10TH NOVEMBER
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been another fantastic few weeks at Roughwood. Thank you, everyone, for your continued support. Newsletter 10.11.23
REMEMBRANCE SERVICE 2023
“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 […]
Story mapping in Y3B
As part of a narrative unit, children have been working on creating their very own story map to support them with retell, rehearsing and then innovating their very own version […]
Class 2 Golden Table
Class 2 were lucky enough to win the golden table yesterday for their excellent manners and the way they move around school. It was lovely to sit and enjoy our […]
Bonfire Party
We have been using the text Hovis the Hedgehog to learn about Bonfire Night. On our Welly Walk we had our own Bonfire party. We collected sticks to make a […]
Y3B – using Book Creator to engage our audience
Over the last few sessions, children have familiarised themselves with some functions of the app, Book Creator. They learnt how to present their information on: How the Stone Age changed […]
Y3B: WMIM creating worry monsters
Children in Class 4 have concluded their sessions With me in Mind by creating and crafting their very own worry monsters for home. Children discussed in detail how these can […]
Developing weaving skills using sticks and wool Y3B
Class 4 have been learning about the significant changes from the StoneAge to Bronze Age. Children learnt that in the Bronze Age, people began to use sheep’s wool to create […]
With Me In Mind
Our With Me in Mind ambassadors have been promoting mental health at our parents evening. Please pop in and take a look.
Y5/6 Football – RUFC
Children from Y5/6 participated in a football tournament hosted by Rotherham United. For some children it was their first time playing competitive football and representing school. A fantastic day with […]
Active Travel – Bronze Award
Dr Bike was in school last week helping children with their bikes if they had any issues. Whilst in school, Laurie presented our Road Safety Officers with our Active Travel […]
KS2 Kurling – Rotherham School Games
A fantastic event before the holidays where children from Y3 participated in Kurling at Rawmarsh School. Kurling was a new sport to all the children however, they quickly grasped the […]
Colour Mixing In Class 6
Class 6 learn about tints, tones and shades using paints that they haven’t used since KS1 – powder paints. After learning about the colour wheel and exploring mixing tints, shades […]
Y6 P4C – A Place For Plastic
This week, Y6 have focused on recycling and the effects of this on our school, at home, the wider community and the planet. During our P4C session, we looked at […]
Y5/6 Internet Safety Session
We have been delighted to invite South Yorkshire Police into our school today where an internet safety session was delivered to our Year 5’s and 6’s. From discussing the use […]
Typing skills in Class 2
This week in Computing, Class 2 have been learning how to use two hands to type on the computers whilst also learning where all of the keys (letters) are. We […]
Dancing literacy in KS1
In Key Stage 1, we have started our topic of narrative. To immerse the children in literacy we used dance to imagine what it would be like to walk down […]
KS1 Multiply Session
This morning we hosted our first multiply session of the year. Parents were invited into school to learn about how we teach addition and subtraction in year one and two. […]
Chestnuts poetry basket
In Chestnuts we have been learning Autumn themed poems from the poetry basket. Here is us performing leaves are falling and chop chop.