Sports Day 2020 #Virtual
What another wonderful Sports Day we had this year! It may have been different from what we are used to but nether the less, it was a truly magnificent experience. […]
Y6 Create Air Raid Precaution Video’s for WWII
Year 6 have been busy creating Air Raid Precaution (ARP) video’s to demonstrate the importance of being prepared during World War 2.
NSPCC Dance-a-Thon
As part of our schools fundraising for the NSPCC each class from year 1-6 created and performed a sponsored dance routine. The children were amazing and staff have loved watching […]
School Council Visit Town Hall
Today, children who are our elected School Council visited the Town Hall and met the Mayor. We learnt about democracy and how our wonderful towns history.
Year 5 & 6 Science and Media Museum
We’ve learnt about how sound travels, and we’ve found out that we watch 4 days of adverts per year! That’s a lot of Television! From the Wonderlab, to the Gaming […]
Y3 Steel Investigation Day at Kelham Island Museum
Y3 children had a super amazing day at Kelham Island consolidating and expanding their knowledge of Steel. They learnt more about key people such as Henry Bessemer and Harry Brearley! […]
Rotherham Transport Museum
We had a wonderful trip to the Rotherham Transport Museum.
Class 4 – investigating the effects of friction
Class 4 have been investigating the effects of friction to moving objects. We had a look at which surface would contain the most friction.. we found out the wood surface […]
Shakespeare at the Civic
What a performance from our Year 5 children at Rotherham Civic. All the children were absolutely fantastic and did the school proud. We are all incredibly amazed by their achievements […]
Year 6 – Online Safety
Keeping safe online is becoming increasingly difficult in today’s world where technology can advance quicker than we can keep up. Our Year 6 children have written and filmed some short […]
Year 5/6 explore Graham Grimm’s mind
Hooked on new vocabulary, our children explore what Graham Grimm might have seen. Grimm and Co. bring exploration, ore and wonder, and mystery to life… we can’t wait to be […]
Young Voices 2020
Wow! What an amazing evening we all had. Our talented pupils attended the Young Voices concert held at the Sheffield Arena last night and became part of a choir made […]
X-Factor 2019
Our yearly X Factor has been a huge hit this year. Once again our talented children continue to shine and we are proud of everyone who entered. Well done to […]
Magnificent Performance of Dick Whittington
Children in KS2 have given some out of this world performances of the Christmas classic, Dick Whittington. Once again the children on Roughwood prove they can perform and boy can […]
Christmas Video 2019
Staff and children have created a magical video this week, using our green screen, to celebrate the countdown to Christmas. There has been lots of laughter and smiles this week. […]
A Miracle in Town – KS1 Nativity 2019
We are so proud of all of key stage one for there performance this morning. They did themselves, parents/carers and the school proud. Children were able to recite al their […]
Foundation Nativity 2019
Children have performed a magnificent nativity for parents this week. Children knew all their lines and sang beautifully (as usual). Thank you to all the parents and carers who joined […]
Christingle 2019
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 […]
Making bird feeders
On Friday 15th November 2019 class 3 had a family learning morning where parents came in to follow our instructions to make bird feeeders. Lots of fun was had by […]
Green Screen Poetry
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 […]
Visit to Tropical World
Class 4 had a fantastic trip at tropical world to help us delve deeper into our topic based all around the Rainforest. We learnt lots of new information about the […]
Harvest Festival Assembly
Roughwood Primary school perform beautifully for the Harvest Festival. We are incredibly proud of all Roughwood learners. Thank you to all parents and carers for attending. We are so very […]
Times Tables Rock Star
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 […]
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Class 3 have had a fantastic day at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. We have seen lots of different animals with fur, feathers and skin. We stood and watched the polar […]
Yearly Awards
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 […]
Music Concert at Roughwood
What a brilliant assembly we had today to showcase what children have been learning in class. Some children have only been playing an instrument since Easter and the progress made […]
Sports Day 2019
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 […]
Year 6 Leavers Assembly
So many awards have been given this afternoon to our fantastic Year 6 children. We celebrate all the achievements of our Year 6s. They have worked incredibly hard, and we […]
Class 2’s trip to Sheffield
Class 2 caught the bus and the tram-train to Sheffield. Once in Sheffield we spotted lots of landmarks we have been learning all about. We visited the Cathedral and had […]
The Great Fire of London
This week we started our new topic. We began by coming up with some questions about what we wanted to find out about The Great Fire of London. Some of […]
Class 4’s Visit to Tesco Bakery
On Wednesday 6th March class 4 caught a public bus to Tesco. When we arrived at Tesco we were shown around the warehouse to see where the bread was kept […]
Year 5 animation sets
We could not be more proud of the children in Year 5 at Roughwood Primary School this week. They have used the iPads to begin creating their animations in groups. […]
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. […]
Rotherham Civic Theatre
Year 5 perform at the Rotherham Civic Theatre – 10th and 11th January We could not be more proud our Year 5 children! The children in Year 5 at Willow […]
Magical Potions
In Class 2 we have been investigating different mixtures to see which creates the best magical potion. We mixed white vinegar with washing-up liquid, food colouring, salt, water and bicarbonated […]
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 […]
POP’s Outdoor Adventure
We had an AMAZING time with POP’s Outdoor Adventure Team. We went into the forest with the team on a stickman adventure. We searched the forest for stick man so […]
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 […]
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 3’s Science investigation – How to hatch a dinosaur egg.
This week in Class 3 we have been investigating to find out which liquid will make a dinosaur egg hatch. On Thursday, we created our very own dinosaur eggs using water, […]
Moorland Discovery Centre
This term in Class 2 we are learning all about recycling and conservation. Today we have enjoyed ourselves at the Moorland Discovery Centre. First we explored the woodlands, collecting different […]
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. […]
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. […]
Stone Age Workshop – Class 6
Last week, class 6 has a wonderful time taking part in a Stone Age Workshop. We built fires (yes, real ones!), fired arrows from bows (yes, real ones!) and chased […]
Bloodhound Rocket Car Challenge
Yesterday, the children in Class 9 were challenged to create the fastest rocket-powered car. They spent the morning designing, decorating and naming their cars and spent the afternoon racing them. […]
Book Week Fancy Dress
Unfortunately, the snow interrupted our plans to have a Fancy Dress Day to celebrate World Book Day last week . However, we are aware of just how much time and effort […]
Dance Project
Today was the first practical session for all our pupils in Y3, Y4 and Y5 who are taking part in a dance project, working in collaboration with the Balbir Singh […]
Y5 persuasive writing
Miss Sare was blown away by the Y5’s pieces of writing. The children decided they wanted to write a persuasive letter to Mr Whitehouse in hope that he would choose […]
Planning for Secondary
Y6 have used Google maps to plan their route to secondary school.
Year 5 solar system pastel artwork
Year 5 created some stunning pastel artwork based on the solar system.
Year 5 colour wheels
We learnt about primary, secondary and tertiary colours and practised our colour mixing skills
Y5 problem solving in maths
We converted 2 metres into centimetres and millimetres, and then investigate how many straws we would need. We then used that to work out how many we’d need for 4m, […]
Orienteering
Children have been using their knowledge of coordinates and map reading skills to complete our orienteering challenge in school this week.
Year 5s return to school!
We welcomed back our Year 5s at Roughwood from Wednesday 24th June. It’s incredibly wonderful to see you all again. The KS2 staff are planning the creative curriculum ready for […]
Year 1 Family Trees
In Year 1 we have been talking about our families and painting our family trees.
WEEKLY ROUND UP
You may have seen the challenge from Mrs Smith who works in school teaching digital media skills where she asks for any news from your households. If you would like […]
Our new space in KS2
Wow, our new learning space in KS2 is looking fantastic. We have been busy while children have not been in school creating this brilliant use of space for KS2. Our […]
Foundation Welly Walks
In Foundation today we have started as we mean to go on. Children have been out on welly walks and have been creating collages for their first day back. It’s […]
Willow Oaks Early Years
We are proud to introduce a two-year-olds provision to our Willow Oaks Early Years at Roughwood. Please take a look at the latest area of our website for more information. […]
Why do people wear masks?
That was the question this morning, so tear 6 have looked into this as part of their learning about the body and breathing. Children have also been making their own […]
Y5 Returning to School Q&A
We are inviting children back to school who are in Year 5 from Wednesday 24th June. Our Year 6 children wanted to show you what kinds of things you may […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP
You may have seen the challenge from Mrs Smith who works in school teaching digital media skills where she asks for any news from your households. If you would like […]
Year 5 Zoom ‘check-in’ – Thursday 18th June
It was absolutely wonderful to speak to and hear from many of our Year 5 children from class 7 and 8 this morning. The staff were delighted to hear about […]
Year 6 Tennis
Y6 developed a variety of tennis skills and gained greater tactical knowledge of the game.
With Me in Mind Newsletter
The latest newsletter has arrived from With Me in Mind. Please have a look at the support and information available to help manage in this difficult time. Hi and welcome […]
How the Heart Works
Today’s group of Y6s have shown how focused they are on their writing. They are using scientific vocabulary to write an information text about the human heart. I am so […]
Y3S – A Victorian themed Big Question Debate
As part of our Victorian topic, Miss Sare has decided to set up a big question debate. The question is, ‘Should Roughwood bring back the cane like the Victorians?’ Over […]
Year 5 colour wheels
Class 7 and 8 produced some fantastic colour wheels at home to show their understanding of primary, secondary and tertiary colours
NEWSLETTER 12TH JUNE
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. Well done everyone for rising to the challenge and engaging so well with your home learning over the last two weeks. […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP
You may have seen the challenge from Mrs Smith who works in school teaching digital media skills where she asks for any news from your households. If you would like […]
Have you seen these pirates?
Today class three have been making pirate wanted posters using tea stained paper. They have described there pirates and explained why they are wanted.
ROSCARS Competition
Each year, children from schools across Rotherham are invited to participate in a film and animation competition. Attached below are several pdf files containing information for anyone interested in entering […]
Victorian Poetry
Rhys from Class 4 has blown Miss Sare away with his fantastic Victorian poetry. He has created some amazing rhyming couplets and the finished piece is amazing! Great job Rhys!
Foot Golf Open
KS1 attempted a 16 hole foot golf course in their PE lesson today. It really challenged all of the children with regards their kicking technique and the amount of power […]
Art in Lockdown
Pirates
On Friday as part of the literacy task children were asked to use drama to act out the pirate they had created earlier on in the week. These four children […]
The Colour of Our Emotions
This week, we have spent time in school thinking about how colours can represent our emotions. We have used our artistic skills to create a range of colour wheels and […]
Andy Warhol
Since completing our topic in Y6, we didn’t get a chance to look at the post-war history and the wonderful things which followed. Today we have studied Andy Warhol and […]
KS1 PE
PE has been a vital part in the children’s learning since returning to school. They’ve taken part in a number of assault courses this week and have shown great resilience […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP
You may have seen the challenge from Mrs Smith who works in school teaching digital media skills where she asks for any news from your households. If you would like […]
Maintaining our love of reading
Miss Sare is so proud that class 4 are continuing to work on their target of being fully fluent readers. It’s been great to hear from parents that children are […]
Class 3’s learning so far
This week class 3 have been letting us know what they got up to during half term, creating their own pirate and tea staining paper in preparation for an activity […]
Class 4 distanced learning
Miss Sare is incredibly proud of some children in class 4 for their resilience in completing their distanced learning. They have shown true commitment and have really taken ownership of […]
Victorian Distanced Learning
It has been great to see Class 4 continue their topic learning during distance learning. They have been super busy learning all about the Victorians, including all about the conditions […]
Mindfulness in Y6
Today was the first day back for group 2 of our Y6. We have spent time reflecting on the events of the past few months and sharing our experiences. It’s […]
Young Voices ‘Power In Me’ Sing has arrived!
THE BIG DAY IS FINALLY HERE! At 2:30pm, join Young Voices and over 20,000 children, teachers and families from all over the world to sing Rebecca Lawrence’s “Power In Me.” […]
Year 6s – First Day Back
Mrs Wheeler and I were proud of how our Year 6 children could explain the importance of hand washing at the end of their first day back, following our science […]
First Day Back
We are pleased to see that the first day back has been a brilliant one. Children in Y6 and Y1 have been welcomed back into school and have had a […]
Newsletter 22nd May
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. Well done everyone for rising to the challenge and engaging so well with your home learning this term. Sports day has […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP
You may have seen the challenge from Mrs Smith who works in school teaching digital media skills where she asks for any news from your households. If you would like […]
Woodland Walks
Oscar and Daisy have been learning all about the natural world on their daily walks. Well done for sending us smiley photos to cheer us all up! Xx
Mental Health awareness week
Children from Roughwood have really been thinking hard about how and what keeps their mind healthy as part of mental health awareness week. We thought about the different emotions we […]
With Me in Mind!
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, “With Me in Mind” have created some resources to help us share some kindness in this months newsletter. Click on the links below […]
Week 4 Nurture and HUB
What another brilliant week we have had in our lovely online group! Such wonderful creativity has been shared and amazing ideas between friends. On Motivational Monday we shared our inspirational […]
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 […]
DIY telephone!
Holly has managed to create her own string telephone to save money and reduce waste! She had a go at our latest science challenge and has managed to make it […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP
You may have seen the challenge from Mrs Smith who works in school teaching digital media skills where she asks for any news from your households. If you would like […]
TT Rockstars Academy Competition Results
Well done to all children and families for taking part in this weeks ‘Top of the Rocks’ TTRockstars competition. The results are in and our school came in second place […]
A big Happy Birthday Mrs Wheeler from Class 4
Class 6 Outlaw Animation
Before the school closure, classes throughout school were creating animations as part of ICT. Here is Class 6’s based on their topic book, Outlaw. The animation includes key scenes from […]
Willow Tree VE Day Celebrations
Staff across Willow Tree have been celebrating VE Day and we have put together this little video for you. We hope you have enjoyed your VE Day celebrations too. Please […]
Year 5/6 Distance Learning
Class 7 and 8 – we couldn’t be more proud of your efforts whilst you have been learning from home. Here is a sample of fabulous distance learning from the […]
Year 5 children Discuss Social Innovation and Supporting Food Banks as part of NEMESIS over ZOOM
Children at Roughwood and Greasborough come together to discuss our support for local communities and social innovation. These children had such fantastic ideas of how our schools can support the […]
Class 3 join together
Today class 3 had their first zoom meeting. It was lovely to see everyone have lovely big smiles on their faces and for them to share stories about what they […]
V E Day preparations
Summer and Mason have been busy creating some beautiful bunting to commemorate V E Day tomorrow. It looks beautiful and must have taken hours! Well done!
WEEKLY ROUND-UP
You may have seen the challenge from Mrs Smith who works in school teaching digital media skills where she asks for any news from your households. If you would like […]
Video call from France
Year 3 have had a call from Ruffi school in France and have taken part in a french lesson. It was wonderful to see the children engaging in their learning […]
Class 9’s VE Day Xoom party
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, class 9 have had a party. We did a victory scavenger hunt and had a good old-fashioned sing-a-long.
Nurture & HUB Week 3
We have had another supportive and positive week in our online class! Thank you for sharing your stories, pictures, creations and ideas. You are all superstars! Mr Whitehouse gave us […]
Class 2 Staying connected
Today Class 2 had their first online zoom meeting. It was great to see everyone and listen to each others stories about how we have been managing at home. Lots […]
KS2 Playground Improvements
We have recently had some improvements made to our KS2 playground. The new benches and better flooring inside our hut will make a great Restorative Practice Hub. Thank you, Mr […]
Y5/6 Space Buggies
Class 7 and 8 once again wowed their teachers with their effort and creativity, and created some space buggies! They had to research them, create a plan and then find […]
Thinking of others …
We are so proud to have these gorgeous girls on our team at Roughwood. They have decided to make a real difference to the lives of others by raising money […]
A Special Video from Support Staff!
A special message from support staff at Roughwood Primary.
Internet Safety Competition Winners Announced!
A few weeks ago, we launched an ICT competition across school that challenged students to create a video that informed others of the dangers of fake information on the internet. […]
What makes me happy
Class 4 were set a task by Miss Sare to share a photo that shows what has been keeping them happy during the lockdown. The children rose to the challenge […]
Roughwood 2K Challenge
Class 3 miss you all 🌈
As we are all missing each other and everyone at school we decided to create a video with a message for you all. Hope you enjoy watching it. #staysafe #stayhome […]
Battle of the Bands TTR competition at Roughwood Primary School
Children in Year 1-6 are invited to take part in the Willow Tree Academy ‘Top of the Rocks’ academy completion. Earn points for our school and practise your timestables. Can […]
Class 9 Create Wartime Recipes
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) day on 8th May, children in Class 9 have been researching, designing and making their very own wartime recipes. Below […]
Class 3 are amazing!
This is just a snapshot of the learning and activities class 3 have been up to this week. We have started our science project, read our favourite stories, tried hard […]