NEWSLETTER 14TH JUNE
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. […]
Author Archives: Mr Williams
Music assembly
We have had a magnificent assembly with the Music Service today to showcase a range of instruments. We have been inspired.
Forever Fashion
Our Forever Fashion Clothing Exchange has been a massive once hit again, with more donations than ever – you are wonderful, wonderful people! We have prevented kilos of clothing from […]
Pen Potions
Class 7 rose to the challenge to beat the teacher in creating intricately-patterned Potion Bottle Zentangles. Can you spot which one the teacher did? They are all fantastic!
NEWSLETTER 22nd MAY
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since coming back from Easter and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter […]
Y6 Evacuees
Some great peer assessment happening in Year 6 today as children focus on writing. Today we are writing a narrative about the evacuation during WWII.
NEWSLETTER 10TH MAY
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a fantastic two weeks since coming back from Easter and so much has been happening in school. Newsletter […]
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
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 […]
Easter Egg Splats
Today children in Chestnuts had fun rolling their hard boiled eggs (although unfortunately many were not hard boiled 😊) . congratulations to our 2 winners!
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. […]
Easter Egg Hunt
This week children in Chestnut class, have taken part in an Easter egg hunt, this was followed by a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny, who kindly filled up the […]
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 […]
Swimming in class 6
Well done to all year 4 on achieving their swimming certificate from swimming! We are proud of you all for pushing yourself each week!
Fun in the sun
This week in Chestnut Class children have been making the most of the warmer weather.
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 […]
Pancake day in class 6
As part of our fraction work the children in class 6 have enjoyed pancake day a day early. We have used our knowledge of fractions of amounts to create our […]
Curious Kids Town
Today our F2 children are visiting Curious Kids Town in Sheffield. This visit is to support our topic, learning all about different occupations. Children are having a fantastic time being […]
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
Ilam Hall
Over the past few days (12th to 14th) the children from class 6 and 7 have been explorers in Ilam. On Tuesday, we settled into the hall, unpacked our clothes […]
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.
Roughwood Masterchef
Cooking club is fully up and running now at Roughwood and what mini chefs we are becoming. Week 1 we made our very own fruit kebabs with melted chocolate. Each […]
Aeroplane making!
As part of our topic we have been making our own minutiae aeroplanes in DT. We have used a wooden clothes peg and lollipop sticks to make them! Here is […]
Chameleons!
Over the past 2 weeks we have been writing a non-chronological report on Chameleons. The children have learnt all about the 171 different species of chameleons. Ask them about their […]
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 […]
The Three Little Pigs
All ready for the new term! We can’t wait for children to show their love of reading in our new immersive reading environment.
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 […]
Little Monkey
Stay and play session led by Wendy Leak, linked the the story Little Monkey. Â A fantastic turn out again, thank you to our parents again for your support.
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 […]
Reading Together
What a fantastic turn out for our ‘reading together’ afternoon with parents.
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 […]
Class 5 Attendance P4C
During our afternoon session this week, we discussed the importance of attending school! We talked about how we should always try to come to school when possible as school is […]
T4W Fun!
Class 5 have had many dramatic literacy lessons recently! We used Talk For Writing to retell a section of the ‘The Lost Rainforest’. As a Class, we created many actions […]
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.
Class 6 this week!
In class 6 this week we have moved on with out literacy to looking at Instructions. Today we have looked at the features of instructions. We have also instructed Miss […]
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 […]
Handwriter of the week!
In class 6 we are improving our presentation of handwriting every day! I have introduced a hand writer of the week award. The child who’s handwriting has improved each week […]
Linking Project
Class 6 are involved in the Rotherham schools linking project. This project is to link children with other children from different schools to learn about diversity. Today the children had […]
Learning in Chestnuts
There has been some fantastic creative learning happening in Chestnuts this week. Children have made owls to represent the characters from our story Owl Babies, firework pictures linked to our […]
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 […]
Sewing with Parents
On Thursday parents came into school to help with our Rags to Bags project. We really appreciated all the help to get our t-shirt bags nearly completed.
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.
Beekeeping
Children in FS2 have had a lovely time this morning learning all about bees and beekeeping. They had the opportunity to learn about how wax is made and had a […]
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 […]
Class 6 Dividers
This week class 6 are starting to look at division. Some children have been using resources to divide by grouping whilst other children have been using the bus stop method […]
Minibeasts
Our foundation 2 children are now approaching their 6th week of full time education. We are so proud of the learning experiences children have had in this short time and […]
Bug Homes
What a great turn out for our family learning session. Thank you to everyone who came to support us, we hope you had a fantastic time.
Zoo Lab
This week children had a visit from Zoo Lab. Children learnt many facts about a selection of animals, through an interactive and hands on session. Meet Sally Snail, Carla Cockroach, […]
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 […]