Rotherham Minster
Year 5 took part in a concert for parents and the public at the Rotherham Minster. It was the first time many of our children had been inside the Minster […]
Year 5 took part in a concert for parents and the public at the Rotherham Minster. It was the first time many of our children had been inside the Minster […]
On Wednesday 4th December, Roughwood children presented a wonderful assembly to parents. There were some extremely confident children reading during the performance and the Christingles children have made lit up […]
Roughwood has spread some Christmas cheer today by singing carols at the local shop. We raised over £20 for school and all the residents who joined us had a wonderful […]
We have had a wonderful night singing our favourite carols here at Roughwood. We have had a great game of Bingo and a quiz whwe we gave away lots of […]
Our message from our partner school in France: We are two classes of Year 3 pupils, in France we say “CE1”! We are from Marseilles in the South of France, […]
Class 6 investigated how much salt could be dissolved in 180ml water before it reached saturation. How many teaspoons do you think the water could hold? We made our predictions […]
Y3 and 4 have enjoyed a workshop with Mrs Foxley-Johnson this morning, exploring how to manage their emotions.
Key Stage 1 and 2 Children participated in Roughwood’s Spelling Bee this afternoon. They all worked tremendously hard, vying for the Top Speller and Most Improved Speller position. Huge congratulations […]
Superb from these girls today. Showed fantastic collaboration and resilience throughout the day. Some amazing skills on show.
Year 3D have been using the Chromebooks this week to create animations on Scratch.
Children have been learning about dialogue in Year 3 and using some brilliant oracy skills. Well done everyone, this is fantastic learning.
All staff at Roughwood have been busy transforming the hall into a winter wonderland for the Christmas season. Thank you to everyone for helping and thank you, Mr Clarke, for […]
Class 6 have been Secret Santas this afternoon and have donated 25 bags of clothing to YMCA at St John’s Green, who will sell the clothes and donate the proceeds […]
This week in Nurture we have been thinking about what it means to be a good friend. We have looked at lots of scenarios that could happen in our school […]
This week our School Council were lucky enough to spend an afternoon with MP Sarah Champion. We got the opportunity to ask her lots of questions about her role as […]
This afternoon Y3D have been learning how to use Pen and Ink, using different techniques such as: Hatching, Cross-Hatching and Stippling.
Children in Foundation today have been using the green screen to do some of their filming for this year’s Willow Tree Film Festival entries. They have been using a backdrop […]
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. We have had a brilliant two weeks since the last newsletter and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 15.11.19
We dressed in our pyjamas today to do our lessons, raising lots of money for Children In Need
We are proud to receive this award on behalf of all the Roughwood School community. We work hard to be caring and supportive of each other. We accept everyone for […]
Class 6 have spent a fascinating afternoon at Ewden Water Treatment Works today. Huge thanks to our guides, Charlotte and Helena, from Yorkshire Water 💦 who made it so interesting! […]
It has been our last club this week and children have been programming their robots to follow a line drawn on the floor. We didn’t quite get there but we […]
We have recently installed a green screen in school and we were so excited to try it we put this together. We hope you like Year 6 reading some of […]
Class 6 have been using their bodies today to create percussion sounds and interesting rhythms.
Members of Class 6 have very different opinions of the contentious issue of smacking. Half the class would use it as a strategy to teach their own children how to […]
This morning Year 1 have been learning the new split digraph a_e. Do you like our sentences?
This morning at break time KS2 have enjoyed a slice of toast sold by our enterprise club for 20p. We have learnt a few lessons from our first day and […]
Year 6 today have been writing some magnificent setting descriptions. We can’t wait to show you the published pieces!
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. We have had a brilliant two weeks since the last newsletter and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 25.10.19
We had a great time testing different materials, to investigate which would conduct electricity!
Children have used their knowledge of hatching and cross-hatching to great tone in these fantastic pen and ink images of Tudor homes.
Class 6 proudly presenting our Harvest Moon poem, which we performed at the Harvest Festival celebrations this week.
In Computing Club we have been busy building robots and using a Crumble motherboard we have started to program them. We are using our knowledge of coding and algorithms to […]
Children at Roughwood are in the process of setting up a break time shop to sell toast and smoothies. To help us set up our business, children visited Rockingham to […]
Y3/4 Girls receiving their certificates after competing in the Rawmarsh School Games Football Festival
Children have been so busy today in Foundation. The mud kitchen in looking very muddy and we have enjoyed learning with pumpkins. Would you like to try our soup?
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. We have had a brilliant two weeks since the last newsletter and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 11.10.19
This week in Maths, Year 3 have been exploring subtraction and the ways we can use it. In the photos below, children have created their own number lines using string […]
To support world mental health day here at Roughwood, children have created ribbon badges in yellow with words they associate with mental health. Everyone has mental health whether good or […]
Class 6 are busy creating some portraits in the style of the artist 👩🎨 Arcimboldo, using images of harvest produce.
Children have had a fantastic time in Guided Reading this morning. Children are challenging themselves and trying hard to meet their targets. Our reading environments are developing childrens love of […]
Just in case you missed it in the Rotherham Advertiser! Peter is in school again, today signing personalised copies for our children.
This week we have had an amazing 74 Families engage with our Tea, Toast and Tables mornings which have seen parents and children playing tables games to raise awareness of […]
Class 6 had a fabulous morning playing multiplication games with some lovely parents who came in to support us this morning. We played board games, card games and even times […]
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. We have had a brilliant two weeks since the last newsletter and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 27.09.19
Although children of all ages often watch YouTube content directly via the website or main YouTube app, YouTube itself states that the only place children should be watching its videos […]
Today we have been using pastels and paints to create different tones and strength of colour. Our puffins have turned out fantastic.
Peter J Murray introduced his brand new book to us, recently published on 11th September. If you would like a copy signing, please send your child with the money tomorrow, […]
Children in year 3 have been using models and images to support their addition learning. Adding one digit to a three-digit by adjusting. Great learning!
Today some Year 6 children have set of on an adventure to Northumberland. In school, we have been learning about where our peers are going and some of the magnificent […]
Children often want to portray the ‘best version’ of themselves online. They look for inspiration from others; from friends, family, social media influencers, celebrities and others. But do they appreciate […]
Social media influencers have become major players in the online world. They can earn a lot of money and have considerable persuasive power. But do influencers always have your child’s best […]
Year 4s learning about notation and how to create different rhythms. See the concentration!
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since coming back from our break and so much has been happening in school. […]
Class 6 enjoyed using MyMaths to learn about place value this morning on the PCs and iPads.
Since the dawn of video games there have been questions asked about their potential link to violent or disruptive behaviour in people, and in particular, young people. These questions certainly […]
A fantastic morning showcasing all the talent that Roughwood has got to offer. A huge congratulations to Harrison and Buster on coming first place. Well done to all the other […]
What a brilliant day for a summer fayre. Children and parents have had a brilliant time selling 60s themed memorabilia.
To celebrate Roughwood’s 60th birthday this year, we have made models of VW camper vans to sell at the Summer Fayre.
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since coming back from our break and so much has been happening in school. […]
We know that when we set our minds to it, we can achieve almost anything, but how can we keep our magic working well? This is our P4C question this […]
We have been learning about different tones of colour in year 3 to make some brilliant images of leaves from the jungle and rainforest. We have used pastels, watercolour and […]
We have celebrated some magnificent achievements today and recognised some wonderful behaviours in children. Respect, Friendship and Excellence awards have been given out as well as Teacher Awards and our […]
Today, Year 3 have been learning about how rocks are formed. With chocolate and other ingredients, we simulated forming different types of rock.
What a wonderful Sports Day we had this year! Thank you to Wingfield Sports Leaders for supporting us in our teams. There were many different activities ranging from basketball to […]
Today, children and staff have enjoyed a picnic day. Everyone have enjoyed the sun and games today!
Congratulations to Robbie for winning our reading draw this week. He’s chosen a fabulous book to enjoy at home.
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since coming back from our break and so much has been happening in school. […]
Many children at Roughwood have a responsibility in school and we would like every child to have a role next year. Playground Leaders and Monitors have had new bibs to […]
This evening, year 6 children from Roughwood, Greasbrough and Rockingham joined together for an unforgettable prom. The theme was neon and there were some magnificent ourfits and that’s just the […]
Isabel has won a book for reading regularly at home. Hope you enjoy this one!
A massive well done to Lucas, Willow and Holly for being published authors.
Hoober were the house cup winners this year, so a fantastic day was had by all at Rufford Abbey! A beautiful setting and fabulous day all round. Well done, Hoober!
Preparation for the Year 6 prom next week are well underway today. Can you guess the theme?
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since coming back from our break and so much has been happening in school. […]