Science & Maths in Year 6
This week in Science, we’ve been learning about light and the rules of reflection … … which linked perfectly with a challenging reflection problem that came up in this week’s […]
Category Archives: News and Events
News and Events contain everything. Here you can find all posts that show what has been happening in school but if you want to find something specific, take a look at the ‘Our Learning’ or ‘Subjects’ menus.
Attendance Certificates 2019-2020
Well done to all our children with 100% attendance last year. We know that for some of the time last year school was closed, but for every day they could […]
Anti-Bullying Assembly
We have enjoyed a virtual assembly today from Miss Foxly-Johnson. As you know we received our Gold award at Roughwood last year for our hard work and commitment to ensuring […]
Investigating Reflection in Year 6
Year 6 have been using their observation skills this week, to find out what happens to a light beam when it hits a plane mirror. Here we are observing the […]
Google Internet Legend Assembly
We have been extremely lucky today to have a personalised assembly delivered by Google. We were also joined by our Rotherham MP, Sarah Champion! Our children really enjoyed the assembly […]
Monster Biography
Last week in year 1 our classroom was invaded by monsters from around the world. We have been learning all about these monsters and used talk for write to help […]
Computer Aided Design in Y6W
Today, we have had our first lesson in computer aided design programmes. We love learning new computer skills.
School Council 2020/2021
We are proud to introduce you to the School Council for the year 20/21. This year will be challenging and it is your school council who will support the leaders […]
Wow Y6W! Your handwriting is beautiful!
Outdoor Maths in Year 6
Mrs Graham’s group have enjoyed taking their Maths learning outside today in the sunshine! Take a look at our fantastic place value learning …
Y2 – PE- Balancing
Y2 had great fun mastering balancing on different objects. The skipping rope challenge was a big hit with all the children.
P4C – The huge bag of worries.
This week we have been thinking about what makes us worry. First we shared the story “The huge bag of worries” and then we talked about how worries make us […]
Y3/4 Football
Y3/4 had a superb first session of football. Their focus was dribbling and how to use different parts of the foot to dribble the ball.
Reasoning and problem solving in Year 5
After comparing numbers this week, which was quite a challenge, children in class 7 have been discussing which numbers could be a possibility. Is the number odd? Do the sum […]
Y5/6 Hockey
Y5 & 6 enjoying their first Hockey lesson. Skill focus was how to dribble the ball using a variety of techniques.
Reading and writing numbers to 1,000,000 with Y6D!
This week, Class 8 have been focusing on place value. We have read and written numbers up to 1,000,000! We have used our place value mats as a visual resource […]
‘Very Big Numbers’on my maths in Y6W
Today, we have applied our knowledge and understanding of the place value of digits in ‘very big numbers’ on mymaths.
Year 5 explore primary colours with tone, shade and tint
Only the third day back after six months away from our wonderful school, and the year 5 children explore tints, tones and shades with primary colours. They have really amazed […]
The Blitz Begins in Y6
Today we have created our own Blitz pastel silhouette artwork. We have used our pastel techniques to create a blazing background in order to demonstrate the catastrophic effects Britain faced […]
Finishing the day with a bit of pop art in Y6W
The 5 Ws of WW2 in Y6
Today we have launched this term’s topic – WW2. We are eager to find out all about this historical event. Great teamwork and research skills Y6.
Striking blitz silhouette artwork in Y6W
Children in Year 6 have started using their creative pastel techniques as we start our new topic.
School Dinner
There was lots of empty plates at dinner time today. The children in chestnuts class enjoyed staying for their first school dinner.
Our first day back in Class 1
What a fantastic start back to school. The children have had a busy day exploring our immersive reading area, writing using a line guide for the first time and sorting […]
Our first day at school!
It’s been the first day at school for many of our children in the Acorns and Little Acorns classes. They have settled well and enjoyed exploring their new classrooms and […]
Exploring our new classroom
The children in chestnuts class have all settled well and are enjoying exploring their new classroom.
Welcome Back
We have opened this morning to all children in school and what a brilliant start we have made. Thank you to children and parents for following our plans and keeping […]
Year 5 Children finish their year reflecting about their memories
Children in Year 5 reflect on their learning and experiences since the beginning of the year, and truly make Miss Newton-Smith, Mrs Miller and Miss Brown feel teary eyed!! We […]
Year 6 children fly the next
Today, we said goodbye to another fantastic group of children. They really have made us proud and shown that they can accomplish just about anything. We wish them well on […]
Newsletter 17th July
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. This week’s Newsletter contains important information about routines in September. Please read carefully. Newsletter Sum Wk 12 Attendance Leaflet SOL Uniform […]
Year 6 Picnic
Year 6 have had a celebration picnic today to say good bye as they move on to secondary school from September. We have had pizza and drinks. Our drinks were […]
Roughwood’s Got Talent 2020
Even though we have not all been able to come together in school like we usually do, we can still honestly say that Roughwood has Tallent! Well done to all […]
Y5 Cricket
A treat for our Y6s
We’re so proud of our Y6s. They have shown excellent resilience throughout a very strange last year at primary school and so we felt they deserved a little treat. 😋
Evolution in Y6
Today we played a game to explore evolution by natural selection. The aim was to have 6 surviving generations of a species. This game of chance allowed us to explore […]
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 5s write to their new teachers!
With only a week left of school before the summer holidays finally begin, the Y5 children write to their new teachers prior to September. Do you have any pets? Who […]
Yearly Awards 2020
We couldn’t let the awards ceremony be forgotten about during the pandemic. Thank you to everyone who joined us from home. We had close to 40 participants online and the […]
Film Festival Live
We have had our first ever virtual assembly here at Roughwood. We have invested in webcams for every class and we are now connected via Zoom. We have taken the […]
Fossil Excavation in Y6
This week as part of our science we have been learning about evolution and a part of this, we have studied how fossils are formed. Mrs Wheeler brought a huge […]
Y3 remote learning
Some fabulous examples of learning sent in by Y3D.
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 […]
The Power in Me!
Recently, children from around the world joined together for an online sing along which was hosted by Young Voices. The song, “Power in Me” was chosen to promote and represent […]
Newsletter 3RD JULY
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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
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 […]