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.
Class 1 Affirmation Bookmarks
For mental health week, we have created some affirmation bookmarks. We have thought carefully about the character strengths we have and how we could celebrate these. We put these on […]
Wear Red Day 2023
Today we celebrate #WearRedDay to raise money for the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, these are a fantastic organisation that with children who require life saving heart operations. Throughout the week, […]
Forged in Steel!
What a fantastic day we’ve had today at Magna Science Adventure Centre! Classes 4 & 5 experienced a wonderful workshop, all about how steel is made, and then explored the […]
Breakfast club and Lunchtime Boccia
Year 5/6 Athletics Rotherham School Games
Nrich maths in Year 6
As part of our learning all about percentages, the children in Year 6 completed an investigation from NRICH. The investigation gave the children the task to complete questions based around […]
Y6 Art- Evacuee sketches
Following on from last week’s lesson, the children in Year 6 have been using their knowledge on proportions of the human to sketch their own evacuees. We have used pencil […]
School Council Meeting
In our most recent School Council Meeting we worked on the new Pupil Diversity Policy. We discussed what diversity meant to us and what information we believe should be added […]
1st Restorative Practice Session of 2023
Our first RP Meeting focused on how/when we approach situations on the playground or in our classrooms. We talked about always using an adult to support if needed and using […]
Chestnuts & Acorns Golden Table
Huge congratulations to Foundation for winning their first Golden Table! What a fabulous achievement – you are doing fantastically every dinnertime! !
Homemade Scones!
Wow! What an amazing afternoon we’ve had in Class 5 today! We made scones for our very own Steelman’s snap tin! This was linked with our Class Text, Meet me […]
What’s Snap?!
Class 5 are in for a very exciting afternoon of Food Technology today! Can you guess which part of the Steelman’s snap tin we will be making?
Igloos
We have been learning about igloos as part of our winter themed topic. The word ‘Igloo’ comes from the Inuit word for ‘house’ or ‘shelter’. Traditionally, they were built on hunting […]
Extra Curricular
Some wonderful extra-curricular activities taking place this week. We have seen cooking and sketching in KS1! All of our clubs earn children credits towards Children’s University awards. Please read more […]
Year 1 PE – Ball Skills
Year 2 PE – Balls Skills
Year 2 continued their topic of Balls Skills focusing on dribbling with their feet. The children discussed the different parts of the foot they could use to dribble the ball. […]
Year 5 & 6 PE -Netball
WHOLE SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTIONS ASSEMBLY – WEEK 3
As we reflect on what has been fabulous week of achievements across school, the children at Roughwood have been showcasing their achievements, using their oracy to discuss what learning has […]
Investigating division patterns in Maths with nrich
In Class 5 this week, we’ve been exploring an nrich maths investigation linked to our division learning … We started with 3 digit dividends and used our reasoning skills to […]
Class 1 Clay Patterns
In Class 1 we have been exploring the different patterns we can make in clay. We used lots of everyday materials to create our patterns then had a go at […]
Santa Dash – Rotherham Hospice
Using Tinkercad to design our dream home in ICT Club
This week in ICT Club, we have been using our skills from last week to design our dream home in Tinkercad which look fantastic.
WMIM – How Big are your Worries Little Bear?
We have had some visitors in KS1 this morning… Lexi and Abby from With Me in Mind to came to tell us the story of Little Bear whose worries were […]
Sketching Skills in Class 5
The children in Class 5 have been working on their sketching skills in Art this week. They’ve shown incredible resilience and control. Take a look …
Challenging Stereotypes with Ann Foxley-Johnson
Today in Year 6, we have been challenging stereotypes with Ann Foxley-Johnson by discussing a range of stories and activities and exploring whether we are basing our decisions and answers […]
Identifying and evaluating different image types in Class 6
This week in ICT, we have been using Paint, a graphics editor to identify and evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of different types of image files ( JPEG, PNG and […]
Young Science Ambassador Training Day!
Wow! What an incredible experience we’ve had today with STEAMWORKS at Rockingham J&I School! The children worked collaboratively with the other Young Science Ambassadors in our academy and we are […]
Tinkercad in ICT Club
This week in ICT Club, we have been using Tinkercad, a 3D modelling program to learn how to place and edit shapes and objects in a range of programs ready […]
Year 3 & 4 Netball
KS1 PE – Ball Skills
Year 2 children developed their rolling skills. Children. The children started by rolling the ball towards a target which then progressed to rolling through a variety of gates around the […]
Practical Maths: dividing with remainders
Today, Class 5 used counters to help them to divide with remainders. They worked together in pairs and showed fantastic teamwork skills! Well done!
Investigating Magnetism in Class 5
What an exciting afternoon we’ve had today in Class 5! The children used their investigation skills to find out which materials in our classroom were magnetic … Was this plastic […]
Discussing feelings and emotions when communicating online with others in Class 1
This week in ICT, Class 1 have been learning about the dangers of talking to others online by exploring how we feel when someone says something positive and negative to […]
Freeze-Frames in Drama
Class 5 had a fantastic drama lesson this morning, acting out different scenarios linked to our new book, Meet me by the Steelmen. Take a look at our freeze-frames… Well […]
Phonics in Chestnuts
A brand new sound this morning – v. We have written and read words with our new sound and started to read captions with our sound in too. Well done!
Attendance Winner
To promote and award good attendance in school we have a half-term draw. Within our Golden box, we have some secret prizes that will go to one winner drawn from […]
Breakfast Club
Roughwood Primary School Sport Leaders 22/23
Celebrations Assembly
A great day in school today. Well done to the children who have received a certificate for their attendance this term who have received a certificate and a bronze badge. […]
Attendance Breakfast
Well done to Class 5 this term for having the highest attendance in school. Enjoy your breakfast!
KS1 Nativity 2022
Well done to all the children in KS1 who took part in our Nativity this year. It looked fantastic. Parents and carers were full of positive comments and commended the […]
Performance Poetry in Class 5
Class 5 have been working incredibly hard over the last couple of weeks, learning about and performing a poem called, ‘The Victorian Little Match Girl’. It’s based on the traditional […]
With Me in Mind Ambassadors Board
A HUGE thank you to our fantastic ambassadors Scarlett and Beth for our new notice board that will help all the children at our school with support and advice! The […]
Staff Christmas Video 2022!
Here it is! Our annual staff Christmas video … We hope you enjoy this year’s performance of Jingle Bell Rock! From all of us here at Roughwood, we wish you […]
Cross Stitch Letters in Art
Class 5 made a fantastic start to their sewings today, learning how to use cross stitch! We are so proud of what they managed to achieve in such a short […]
Santa Dash
Panto KS1 & KS2
Today, Dib & Dab came into school to give us a brilliant performance! All children loved the show!
Peg Doll Crafts in Class 5!
What a wonderful afternoon we’ve had today in Class 5! The children followed step by step instructions on how to make traditional Victorian peg dolls, whilst using their own creative […]
Active Travel – Bronze Award
Moon Buggy STEM Challenge!
Year 5 had a fantastic time last week, building their very on moon buggies and testing them using our rocket launcher! Take a look at their amazing learning … Well […]
Pantomime at Wingfield
This morning our year 2s and some year 6 chaperones have been down to Wingfield to watch Cinderella! We had a great time… (oh no you didn’t) and enjoyed all […]
Y6- Lighthouse STEM
Yesterday, the whole of Y6 enjoyed a busy afternoon constructing their lighthouses using modroc. We used teamwork and resilience to design and make a sturdy structure. I think you will […]
Stop Motion Animation in Y6
Today, Y6 are putting their animation skills into practise to create a stop motion animation showing the process of coastal erosion. We will use these animations to support our explanation […]
Taste Testing!
This afternoon, Class 5 tasted the Victorian lemonade and sugar mice they’d made at Cannon Hall … Most of the children were pleasantly surprised! Some children weren’t so sure! What […]
Decorating Christmas Trees in Bushcraft Club
This week in Bushcraft Club, we have been busy decorating Christmas trees for our KS2 corridor where we have been learning about the importance of teamwork and sharing.
Victorian Servants at Cannon Hall
What a fabulous day it’s been for Class 4 and Class 5 today! We visited Cannon Hall Museum and experienced life as a Victorian servant! Take a look at some […]
Inspired by William Morris
Take a look at the incredible attention to detail shown by these children in Art today! Well done, everyone!
WTA Sports Cup Athletics
Designing Lunar Rovers in Design and Technology
Yesterday afternoon, we received a confidential design mission from NASA which we can now reveal.., class 6 were set the challenge to design ‘and create their very own model moon […]
Kahoot with Mr Hood
Children in Y6 have been learning about erosion and the Kahoot quiz was used to test our knowledge before our writing. Everyone loves a quiz!
Class 4’s Visit from With Me in Mind
James and Elouise from With Me in Mind visited Class 4 this week – Together they watched a video encouraging children to share their feelings and had a talk about […]
Class 4’s Visit from With Me in Mind
James and Elouise from With Me in Mind visited Class 4 this week – Together they watched a video encouraging children to share their feelings and had a talk about […]
Mental Health Q & A Session
Our School Councillors & Mrs Hobson were visited yesterday by James and his colleague from With Me in Mind – This was a great opportunity to talk about what happens […]
Mental Health Q & A Session
Our School Councillors & Mrs Hobson were visited yesterday by James and his colleague from With Me in Mind – This was a great opportunity to talk about what happens […]
Mental Health Q & A Session
Our School Councillors & Mrs Hobson were visited yesterday by James and his colleague from With Me in Mind – This was a great opportunity to talk about what happens […]
Extended Writing in Year 4
We are so proud of our Class 5 writers this week! Take a look at their wonderfully emotive, finished letters from Jim Jarvis
Investigating Shadows in Science
Class 5 have had a wonderful afternoon, learning all about how shadows are formed and investigating the size and shape of different shadows… Fantastic teamwork, Class 5!
Class 1 RE Christmas story
In RE we have begun to look at that Christmas story. To coincide with our nativity practice we have been learning all about Mary and Joseph and their journey to […]
Children in Need
All Roughwood Children have had the best Friday fundraising for Children In Need – we have all celebrated in our Pudsey and Spotty clothes and raised over £200. Thank you […]
Kindness Bingo
A huge thank you to Beth and Scarlett – our With Me in Mind Ambassadors for spending Anti Bullying week reminding us to always be kind with Kindness Bingo! These […]
RP – Conflict Resolution
This weeks RP Rep training welcomed our new representatives to the group! We went over the importance of effective conflict resolution thinking about some of the skills that our Y5s […]
Class 1 Maths investigation
In Class 1 we have conducted an investigation using a part whole model to find out how many ways we can make one number. We used counters to represent the […]
Perfect Pulleys in DT!
What a fantastic afternoon we’ve had today in Class 5! First, the children used construction straws to create 2D and 3D shapes … Then, we started to think about which […]
