London buses
Year 1 children have been working hard this term to design and make their London buses. First we researched what a London bus looks like and what features we needed […]
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10 Day Active Travel Challenge
Well done to everyone who has completed the first 5 days of the 10 day active travel challenge.The challenge continues this week…… On Tuesday and Thursday why not get out […]
Outdoor maths in Year 1
Today it was so warm in Class 1 that we decided to take our learning outside in the sunshine. We used lots of resources to compare numbers up to 100 […]
The Great Fire of London workshop
Yesterday Key Stage 1 children were fortunate enough to take part in a drama workshop all about The Great Fire of London. We explored some key facts about the events […]
Mental Health Awareness in Year 1
As part of ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ class 1 have been thinking about words that contribute towards good mental health. We created a bank of words together before taking them […]
Every Kid Healthy week
Mindfulness Monday This week we are celebrating Every Kid a Healthy Week by completing various activities throughout the week. Today’s focus was mindfulness so this afternoon we enjoyed some relaxing […]
Scooter Safety
This afternoon, Year 1, 2, 3 and 4 children have been learning about riding their scooter safely. We have had lots of fun whilst learning new skills and how to […]
World book week
Reading in an unusual place. The children in class 1 took their books out of class today to find an unusual place to read.
Weaving potions
We have been developing our fine motor skills by creating some weaved potion bottles. The children were so resilient and proud of their creations that we have put them on […]
‘Well-being Wednesday’ in Year 1
A chance to have a chat with our friends. Since lockdown Class 1 have are really missing the day to day conversations with our friends, the opportunity to share our […]
Acrostic poems
Today, Class 1 have been identifying features of acrostic poems in preparation for our literacy learning this week We had a go at creating some of our own acrostic poems […]
Back to school
Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 key worker children have loved being back in school today. Phonics, reading, potion making, french, maths, circle time, outdoor play, smashing ice and building […]
Roughwood Road Safety Officers
Elainor and Charlie have been selected as our school Road Safety officers. Watch out for their Road Safety video and events coming soon.
Sumdog
Class 1 have loved being back in school this morning. In our ICT session, we decided to try out our new learning platform ‘Sumdog’ to practise our shape learning. It’s […]
Be bright, be seen day
As part of our Road Safety Week this week we have been trying to promote road safety throughout the winter months. Children have dressed in their brightest and boldest colours […]
Anti-bullying week in Year 1
This week is Anti- bullying week and we have been wearing our odd socks at home (as we are isolating) to celebrate individuality and to show that we are all […]
Animal poems
This week we have been reading the story Tinga Tinga and using this to write our own animal poems. Here is our video and some of our writing.
Monster Biography
Last week in year 1 our classroom was invaded by monsters from around the world. We have been learning all about these monsters and used talk for write to help […]
P4C – The huge bag of worries.
This week we have been thinking about what makes us worry. First we shared the story “The huge bag of worries” and then we talked about how worries make us […]
Our first day back in Class 1
What a fantastic start back to school. The children have had a busy day exploring our immersive reading area, writing using a line guide for the first time and sorting […]
Year 1 Family Trees
In Year 1 we have been talking about our families and painting our family trees.
Class 2’s Got Talent
This week Mrs Davis asked the children in class 2 to share with us their hidden talents. We know the children in class 2 are all extremely talented but we […]
A special message from Class 2
This week class 2 have really been missing their friends and can’t wait to get back to school. They decided to share a positive message to lift their spirits and […]
Rainbows
The children decided to paint rainbows and decorate the windows in order to spread happiness in these testing times. We hope to continue this and see the rainbow grow as […]
World book day
Class 2 enjoyed reading in their pyjamas with a cup of hot chocolate this afternoon to celebrate world book day.
A dragon in Class 2
This week in literacy we have been learning about poems. We used talk for write to write and perform our own poem.
Art
Mrs Robbins has been in class 2 today teaching us some key skills for painting using water colours. First we painted primary colours and then mixed these to make secondary […]
Shrek stories
We have been writing our own version of the well known story Shrek. This morning we used our best handwriting to publish so that we can make our very own […]
Making bird feeders
This morning parents/caters joined us in Class 2 to make our bird feeders. We will be taking these to the local park to feed the birds. If you see them […]
P4C Words and your heart
Class 2 shared the story words and your heart. We had a long discussion about how this made us feel and how our own hearts were affected. Not everyone agreed […]
Animal Art in Year 1
We have been using pastels to create animal pictures for our art display. . Come and see our amazing learning.
Maths in the sunshine
Class 2 have made the most of the sunshine today by taking our maths learning outside. We have been writing numbers, reading numbers, counting and jumping on numbers up to […]
Leanimals Mobile Zoo
What a fantastic first week in Year 1 this week, the children have really settled in well. Today we were lucky to have Leanne and her animals visit from Leanimals […]
Science – How do plants grow?
In Class 3 this week we have been learning all about plants and how they grow. We created our own labelled collage to show the different parts of a plant. […]
Diversity Week in Class 3
On Tuesday we began our diversity week with a visit from Mrs FJ and Dazzle the Emu. They told us all about how we are all different and unique. In […]
Mindfulness and Well being
Can you always see how someone is feeling? How can you change the way someone is feeling? This week we have been thinking about our well being both physically and […]
Music in Class 3
We were very lucky to have Sonia Burgess join us this morning for a fun filled music session. During the lesson, we joined in with actions to music before listening […]