Thank you to our counsellors for this morning’s Litter Pick! We know how important it is to keep our school clean and really appreciate all your efforts!

Our School Council have had huge success with their pitch to build a new school trim trail. The ideas from our mind mapping session were sent to Tesco. The councilors […]

Today’s dinnertime activity was some mindfulness colouring on the lower KS2 yard. Mindful colouring can be used as a form of mindfulness and art therapy, which can improve focus and attention […]

A huge thank you to all the parents/carers that attended our second Wellbeing Coffee Morning. It is a great opportunity for parents/carers to chat with the pastoral team about any […]

Our first week of Drama Club was very fun! We warmed up our voices with some tricky tongue twisters and played some games. We then got to work selecting and […]

Scarlett & Beth have updated our With Me in Mind noticeboard – they have added the Spring ‘Stress Less’ Guide and their Roughwood Wellbeing Way Charter. This board is so […]

Scarlett and Beth, our With Me in Mind Ambassadors were very surprised on Friday as they received the first copy of the Wellbeing Charter they have created with With Me […]

Our school councillors began a new project at our meeting on Friday. We had previously discussed with Mr Williams getting a new Trim Trail on our playground and we have […]

This weeks training was a session based on Active Listening. The RP Reps Indentified the skills of active listening: Being engaged Making sure the person you are speaking to knows […]

Scarlett, one of our With Me in Mind Ambassadors and James, one of our Playground Leaders have been supporting children this week reading through the most recent With Me in […]

A HUGE well done to Class 6 for having the highest attendance this term. We celebrated this morning with a breakfast, some singing and some dancing.

Our meeting this afternoon has been continuing our ‘Upstander VS Bystander’ posters. These posters will be displayed around our school to remind children to stand up and be heard if […]

Our most recent meeting has been focused on Upstanders VS Bystanders Upstander: Someone who recognises when something is wrong and acts to make it right Bystander: Witnessing another person in […]

On Wednesday, as part of Childrens Mental Health Week KS2 were lucky enough to be visited by With Me in Mind and take part in the ‘Lets Connect Corridor Workshop’ […]

WELL DONE to Class 1 who have had the best attendance this half term! We celebrated your achievement this morning with a special breakfast, some great music and to finish […]

A huge thank you our school counsellors for looking after our outdoor space this morning and spending some time litter picking! Taking pride in our school is so important!

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! !

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 […]

A huge well done to Class 1 for winning Golden Table before the half term holiday! You always display wonderful manners in the dinner hall and on the yard and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

To celebrate their amazing attendance in transition Class 6 enjoyed an attendance breakfast (and a surprise dance party) this morning! The children have had such a fantastic start to Year […]

A huge well done to Darrelle and Aurora for coming 1st and 2nd place in the KCM competition to design new stickers for local bins and to promote Roughwood’s Recyling […]

This weeks RP Rep Training was brilliant! Children used drama techniques to act out scenarios between children that we may see out on the yard or in school. It was […]

Our last School Council meeting was focused on Transition. The children thought of ideas to share with teachers about what activities/lessons would help children get to know their new teachers […]

Our new RP Reps started their training on Tuesday. We thought about what it means to us to be an RP Reps and what qualities are important. We also explored […]

A massive WELL DONE to Stanley for winning last terms 100% attendance prize! We have a prize draw every half term for children that have been to school everyday! Great […]

A huge thank you to KCM for our new recycling bins as the next stage of our recycling project. Having a recycling bin in every class will help us be […]

This morning our councillors met with the school councillors from our academy to discuss and vote on this year House Prize! Our children had some fantastic ideas and contributed some […]

This week we have had two sets of Golden Table. Class 6 were the Golden Table winners this week. Children from Class 6 have been consistently kind, helpful and considerate […]

Our RP Representatives have had a fantastic session this afternoon, recapping Empathy and how it can help and support all children at Roughwood. All of the reps used their skills […]

This week was our final session of Shine Club! The children have celebrated with a picnic and some games outside. When asked about what the children have taken from our […]

Congratulations to Class 5 this week! What a wonderful week you’ve had! You’ve have shown so much kindness and respect! Mr Hood and Miss Dickinson are very proud!

Todays RP meeting was all about planning and preparation. We had a conversation about Mental Health and the upcoming Mental Health Week in May. The children thought about not only […]

Today was the part 3 of our Roughwood Recycling Project, working with KCM. Children from Foundation to Year 6 got the opportunity to see the workings of a Bin Lorry, […]

Today’s meeting has been an exciting one, Miss Whitworth and the councillors have been planning and preparing to order some new equipments and trails for our playground. We cannot wait […]

A huge well done to Class 2 for winning the Golden Table this week! You have all been so kind, polite and well mannered this week, showing wonderful friendship and […]

What a fantastic day for Class 8! Winning this terms attendance breakfast and todays Golden Table for their amazing behaviour, manners and attitudes during dinner times! We are incredibly proud […]

As part of Growth week we have added some surprises to our daily mile. Throughout this week we have been thinking about our emotional growth and how we adapt to […]

Our KS1 and lower KS2 children had visitors today from With Me in Mind. As part of this visit and linking with our theme of Growth for this week we […]

We have made some strawberry and banana smoothies this week in Shine Club as we have been thinking about healthy breakfast ideas and recipes. The children did a fantastic job, […]

Congratulations to Class 5 – Our Golden Table winners for this week! Mr Hood, Miss Dickinson and all the staff at school are so proud of you all! You have […]

Congratulations to Class 2 for winning the Golden Table this week! We are so proud of your fantastic efforts in the dinner hall and out of the yard! Mr Hunter […]

A huge well done for Class 1 for winning the first Golden Table of the term. Class 1 have won there tokens by showing fantastic table manners and by being […]

Well done to Class 6 for winning the golden table after receiving 23 Golden Tokens this week for their outstanding behaviour and attitudes at Dinner Time!

Congratulations to Class 1 – your behaviour on the yard and in the dinner hall is exemplary! Well Done! You are doing amazingly!

All Roughwood Children have had the best Friday fundraising for Children In Need – we have all celebrated in our Pudsey and Spotty clothes and even had a special visitor […]

We have had some interactive and interesting discussions in our meeting this week. We have put in to place our ideas for school worry boxes to support all children at […]

What a fantastic start to Anti Bullying Week we have had! A day of celebrating our individuality and all the things that’s make us special! Our Odd Socks are a […]

Our KS2 school councillors have been selling poppies and other memorabilia this break time to raise money for the British Legion and in preparation for our Remembrance Service The children […]

Congratulations to Class 1 who are the golden table winners for this week! Class 1 have shown incredible behaviour and great attitudes at dinner time! They were rewarded with 21 […]

Congratulations to Class 9 for having the top attendance this half term! This morning we celebrated their achievement with a special, surprise attendance breakfast! Well done everyone – amazing effort!

Congratulations to Class 4 – this weeks Golden Table Winners! They have shown excellent manners and great behaviour this week in the dining hall and on the yard! Well done […]

The children enjoying lots of different activities this lunchtime!

Today the children on the KS1 playground had a go at a self regulation animal Hiit Worksop all based on animal movements. We had the best time running around like […]

To finish off our day Class 9 took to the outdoor classroom to read our class story ‘Wonder’ and also had time to share some of our own stories we […]

This afternoon Miss Whitworth and Class 4 have been on a Gratitude Scavenger Hunt where we hunted for lots of things in nature that made us smile! It was lovely […]

This afternoon Miss Whitworth hijacked Class 5 ‘s science lesson all about measuring sound waves and we all stopped and listened to the sounds around us and thought about how […]

Our With Me in Mind Ambassadors Charlie and Scarlet practiced ‘Noticing Nature’ Monday afternoon – the challenge is to focus on finding 5 things you can see, 4 things you […]

This morning Nurture helped out at the Macmillan coffee and cake morning. We helped sell the cakes and buns and kept the hall looking tidy. We also helped sell buns […]