NEWSLETTER 12th APRIL
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since the last one and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 12.04.19
Author Archives: Mr Williams
Easter Service
On Friday the 12th of April 2019 we finished the end of term with our wonderful Easter celebration assembly. All year groups took part in singing and celebrating the meaning […]
Over 100 Easter Bonnets
Wow! There have been some amazing designs for our Easter Bonnet competition this year. The children have done a fantastic job with help from parents and carers. Well done everyone. […]
Attendance Winners Again
Our attendance winners this term are Class 7. They have won the breakfast again so the children asked to share their secrets with teh school. What are your top tips […]
Balbir Dance
Children have had a special visitor today in school. Children in Years 5, 3 and 2 were able to watch a professional dancer to support their performances with Balbir. Children […]
NEWSLETTER 22ND MARCH
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since the last one and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 22.03.19 […]
NEWSLETTER 8TH MARCH
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since the last one and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 08.03.19 […]
NEWSLETTER 15TH FEBRUARY
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since the last one and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter 15.02.19
Investigating materials
Today, Year 4 have been investigating which material is the best at keeping a hot potato warm for the longest period of time. We have tested foil, paper, plastic and […]
Year 3 Magna Visit
We have all been immersed in some incredible learning about air, earth, fire and water, today as well as consolidating information we found out about the steelworks for our topic. […]
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Children have been working in groups to calculate the percentage of a shape in different colours. We have also converted these percentages to decimals and fractions. Great work Y6.
NEWSLETTER 1ST FEBRUARY
Please take the time to read the first newsletter of the New Year. It has been a fantastic first couple of weeks back and the learning outcomes for the two […]
Snow Science
There may not have been much snow today but KS1 have taken the opportunity to get out and collect what they could for their snow potions.
NEWSLETTER 18TH JANUARY
Please take the time to read the first newsletter of the New Year. It has been a fantastic first couple of weeks back and the learning outcomes for the two […]
Year 6 Art
What amazing outcomes we have had from our art sessions with Mr Williams. We have used pastel to create tone and texture. Our gas masks on sticks will be great […]
Young Voices 2019
Wow! What an amazing evening we all had. Our talented pupils attended the Young Voices concert held at the Motor Point Arena last night (8th January) and became part of […]
NEWSLETTER 20TH DECEMBER
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents and carers for your support this term to make Roughwood the best school that it can be. We have […]
Merry Christmas – Snow is Falling
Staff and children have created a magical video this week to celebrate the countdown to Christmas and teh snow which has been falling on Roughwood. There has been lots of […]
Foundation Nativity
Last week Foundation children performed for the very first time for their parents and carers. They were amazing! Their confidence and speaking and listening skills were used well to retell […]
Snow White – KS2 Panto
This year, KS2 have worked hard to produce a performance no one will forget. Children from Year 3 to Year 6 made up the cast and gave two outstanding performances. […]
KS1 Nativity Around the World
An absolutely astounding performance from children in KS1 today. The show was described as ‘The best in years’ and ‘incredible’ by parents. It was clear that everyone was will rehearsed […]
Carols by Candlelight
A great evening full of carols and hot chocolate. So many children and parents joined us this year for the carol service to make such an unforgettable night. Not to […]
Year 5 Perform at 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 […]
Christingle 2018
On Tuesday 4th December, Roughwood children presented a wonderful assemble to parents. There were some extremely confident children reading during the performance and the Christingles children have made lit up […]
Homework Club
Children are busy catching up on home learning in the ICT suite. My Maths to learn about perimeter, TimesTables Rock Stars to help with our mental skills and SumDog.
Family Learning
Children from KS1 have been joined by their parents to learn about recycling in our family learning sessions this term. We have been weaving rugs from old clothes donated by […]
F2 in the ICT Suite
Foundation have been learning about colours in the computer suite this week. They have been learning mouse and keyboard skills while creating some brilliant pictures.
NEWSLETTER 30TH NOVEMBER
Please take a look at the exciting things that have been happening in school since half-term. Don’t forget to check the school calendar for the useful Christmas dates coming up. […]
Writing in Y5
Great writing this morning in Y5. Children have been writing their own play scripts based on the performance we are currently working on in school. The performance will be in […]
Christmas decorations
This week teachers have been busy transforming the hall into a winter wonderland. Children have created some stunning pieces of learning linked to their topics and science.
Newsletter 16th November
Please take a look at the exciting things that have been happening in school since half-term. We have published the list of useful Christmas Dates so you won’t miss a […]
Children in Need
We are busy raising money this morning for Children in Need. Year 3 have baked buns this week to sell, year 4 have a name the bear competition and the […]
Year 6 WWI Drama
Year 6 have been working hard on their huge part in the WWI performance at Magna. The play was about Rotherham soldiers going to war in 1914 and they lived […]
WW1 Animation – Trenches
A wonderful animation created by Y6 at Roughwood this week. Well done everyone who helped create the backdrops and props. A great effect and a great way to learn about WW1. #wewillrememberthem #animation
NEWSLETTER 26TH OCTOBER
We have had a magnificent first half-term back and the school continues to go from strength to strength. Children have engaged in some outstanding learning this term and we are […]
Attendance Breakfast
Year 6 have celebrated having the best attendance in school this term with an attendance breakfast. Parents were invited into school to celebrate with their children. Thank you to everyone […]
Harvest Festival
On Tuesday 23rd October we held our Harvest Festival Assembly to celebrate and give thanks for this special time of year. We are so very grateful and amazed at the […]
Grace Darling
While the majority of year 6 have been on residential in Northumberland, back at school we have been writing newspapers and creating pen and ink images of the ocean. We […]
Art Club
Our Poppies are finished this week. Children have been using pen and ink to create tone using hatching and cross-hatching. Then we used watercolours to give a dash of colour. […]
Pen and Ink
While most of Year 6 are in Northumberland, back at school we are creating some stunning pen and ink pieces of art to go with our Grace Darling newspapers.
NEWSLETTER 12TH October
Another fantastic couple of weeks here at Roughwood. Everyone is working extremely hard to meet our targets and make progress. Attendance getting better and we have had a 100% Award […]
Butterfly House
Year 3 visited the Butterfly house this week to support their topic about habitats. We were able to see lots of different creatures in different habitats. This all links with […]
Champion Readers
Our lunchtime staff at Roughwood have been listening to children read after lunch and our children are loving the extra reading time with adults. Reading is one of our priorities […]
Newsletter 28th September
There have been some amazing things happening in school since the last newsletter. Just one of those exciting things is the family learning currently taking place in Y3. This is […]
Coffee Morning
Roughwood Primary have taken part in the worlds biggest coffee morning to raise money for MacMillan. The morning was a great success and children even got involved at break time. […]
Cross Country
A great evening of sport with the cross country event. Children are representing the school and doing an outstanding job. Supporting each other and cheering one another on. The new […]
Tea Time Club
This week, children have made their own biscuits for dessert after tea. Children have thought carefully about their designs. As an activity, children were making dream catches. Well worth £4 […]
Rich Willis – World Record Powerlifter
Today, Roughwood had a very special visit from Paralympic powerlifter, Rich Willis. Rich came in and completed a circuit training session with each class and then held a whole school […]
Family Learning Year 3
Year 3 have had the opportunity to take part in Family learning with Mrs Crossland. Children and parents have been making bird feeders to link with our Year 3 topic […]
Newsletter 19th September 2018
Click here to read our latest newsletter. It has been a busy first 2 weeks back and so much wonderful learning has taken place. Residentials for Y5 and Y6 are […]
Elected School Council
We have elected our School Council at Roughwood in our classes this week. It has been a long process since children have written their manifestos to deliver to the class. […]
Year 6 Maths
Children have been learning how to add decimals up to two decimal places in year 6. We have used lots of visual resources to help us represent ones, tenths and […]
Tea Time Club
Wednesdays and Thursdays until 5 pm children can join Tea Time club. This week the children chose their own ingredients for their pizzas and enjoyed eating what they had made. […]
Immersive Reading
Year 4 have enjoyed their guided reading this week. We have been looking at our class text under the water in our immersive reading environment. Let’s make sure we are […]
Song of Eyam
Class 7 went to Eyam in April and created our own version of the Eyam Story. We borrowed a familiar tune, which you will probably recognise. We hope you enjoy […]
Polar lands immersive reading area
 Join the penguins for an immersive reading experience.