A successful propeller system
We were very impressed by the systems children designed to propel their boats.
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Social Influences
Social media influencers have become major players in the online world. They can earn a lot of money and have considerable persuasive power. But do influencers always have your child’s best […]
Will our boats float?
During the summer holidays, Y6 were challenged to make a boat that floats. Today we tested out the finished products in our school pond. Luckily, our boats were a huge […]
Talk for Writing in FS2
We have been reading the book ‘What Makes Me a Me?’ by Ben Faulks. We created a text map together and thought of actions to go with the text.
Chestnut’s Welly Walk
This morning we went on our first welly walk. We found lots of mysterious bones, a spooky skeleton and a book called ‘Funnybones’ which we will be using as a stimulus […]
Class 6 Tooting their 🎺 trumpets.
Year 4s learning about notation and how to create different rhythms. See the concentration!
Learning About Emotions in Acorns
In Acorns this week, we have been talking about how we feel. We have come up with a simple way of finding out and tracking how everyone is feeling. We […]
NEWSLETTER 13TH September
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. […]
Surviving on a desert island
In science this week, class 3 have been discussing what you need to survive on a desert island. We soon decided that we needed food, water, air and shelter to […]
Animal Art in Year 1
We have been using pastels to create animal pictures for our art display. . Come and see our amazing learning.
Working in our triads
Today we have formed peer critique triads so that we can support each other to edit and improve our writing. We were able to give good advice to our partners.
Word Processing our manifestos
Last week, we elected our school councillor. Prior to this we wrote manifestos to outline why we would be effective as a school councillor. Lots of ideas and persuasive techniques […]
Using ICT to tackle place value
Class 6 enjoyed using MyMaths to learn about place value this morning on the PCs and iPads.
A good start to our week of learning in Y6W
We have used our resilience learning skill this morning to write at length about a stormy sea scene. It has been a great start to our week of learning.
What a Great Week!
In Acorns, we have had a great first week. We are starting to learn where to find different resources and making lots of friends. We have enjoy using the numicon […]
Year 5/6 school council manifestos
Year 5/6 involved in the democratic elections for school and deputy school councillors. Well done to all children for their efforts. Miss Newton-Smith and Mr Williams could not be more […]
Maths in the sunshine
Class 2 have made the most of the sunshine today by taking our maths learning outside. We have been writing numbers, reading numbers, counting and jumping on numbers up to […]
Roughwood’s got Talent
A fantastic morning showcasing all the talent that Roughwood has got to offer. A huge congratulations to Harrison and Buster on coming first place. Well done to all the other […]
Almost Anything
Class 3 today read the story Almost Anything. We made paper hats to help us believe that you can do almost anything with a little bit of magic. As a […]
Class 8 Attendance Breakfast
Well done to all children in Miss Newton-Smith’s class for winning the attendance award. All children clearly enjoyed their attendance breakfast…
Year 5/6 PowerPoint skills
The children have researched William Shakespeare, created their powerpoints and have even used Google maps to visit Stratford-upon-Avon!
60 years old!
To celebrate Roughwood’s 60th birthday this year, we have made models of VW camper vans to sell at the Summer Fayre.
Mobile Zoo
Class 3 today were visited by a Mobile Zoo. We had the chance to hold and stroke a snake, rabbit, bird and a bearded dragon. All children were extremely brave […]
Have you beat your speed on Timestable Rockstars this week?
Can you beat Miss Newton-Smith’s average speed at 2.57 seconds per question? Total number of 77 questions answered.
A great first week for the new Y6s
This week we have transitioned into our new year groups and class 9 have had an action-packed week. We have created some beautiful art, conducted a science investigation, engaged in […]
Leanimals Mobile Zoo
What a fantastic first week in Year 1 this week, the children have really settled in well. Today we were lucky to have Leanne and her animals visit from Leanimals […]
Our school would be better without…
In Chestnuts this week we have been discussing what our school would be better without and what our world would be better without. Take a look below…
NEWSLETTER 12TH JULY
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. […]
Almost Anything
We know that when we set our minds to it, we can achieve almost anything, but how can we keep our magic working well? This is our P4C question this […]
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 […]
Class 2’s WOSCARS
For the annual Willow Tree OSCARS event Class 2 recreated the events that took place during the Great Fire of London. Take a look below!
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 gifts
Thank you to the parents for their support and funds for giving all of our Year 6s a leaving gift.
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 […]
Newton’s Ninjas are ready for sports day!
With resilience and communication, we’ve created a chant!
Sports Day Practice
In Chestnuts this week, we have started to pull together all of the skills we have learnt throughout the year in PE. We have used the skills to practise some […]
Do you know what happens to the Earth?
Ever wondered why our shadows change shape, or change direction throughout the day? Our Year 5s carried out their experiment to find out!
Year 5 develop their embroidery and weaving skills
Space themed artwork using a range of art skills
Year 5 science investigation complete
Very proud of the maturity of the year 5 children. The children investigated what happened to their shadows and have investigated what happens to the Earth and how it orbits […]
Reading Winner
Congratulations to Robbie for winning our reading draw this week. He’s chosen a fabulous book to enjoy at home.
NEWSLETTER 28TH 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. […]
Why is exercise is important?
Class 4 today investigated why exercise is important. We answered questions like: what happens to your heart rate during exercise?, what happened to your body during and after exercise? and […]
Playground Leaders and Monitors
Many children at Roughwood have a responsibility in school and we would like every child to have a role next year. Playground Leaders and Monitors have had new bibs to […]
Nurture’s Huge Bag of Worries
This week in Nurture we have been reading ‘The Huge Bag of Worries’ We have talked about our worries, what it feels like when you are worried and what we […]
A visit to Church
Today Class 2 have enjoyed a visit to church. In RE we have been learning all about Bible stories. We thought it would be interesting to experience a Bible story […]
Science – How do plants grow?
In Class 3 this week we have been learning all about plants and how they grow. We created our own labelled collage to show the different parts of a plant. […]
Science ambassadors visit Shireoaks Marina
On Wednesday the science ambassadors got a day out of school to visit Shireoaks Marina. We went on narrow boat down the canal, learnt how the canals locks work, looked […]
Talent for Writing winners
A massive well done to Lucas, Willow and Holly for being published authors.
Listening, appraising and improvising in Year Five
Children who didn’t have the house treat managed to compose and improvise in music using glockenspiels. Sounding amazing and some really musical melodies!
Roughwood at Rufford
Hoober were the house cup winners this year, so a fantastic day was had by all at Rufford Abbey! A beautiful setting and fabulous day all round. Well done, Hoober!
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 […]
A day in Sheffield
Class 4 caught the bus and the traintram to Sheffield. On the way we were looking for Sheffield landmarks and we spotted quite a few. Once in Sheffield we had […]
Diversity Week
We had a wonderful time celebrating diversity week in foundation. We started the week by looking at families and how they can be different. We drew a family tree to […]
Roughwood children have an introduction to new instruments in our music assembly 🎻
If your child is interested in learning how to play a musical instrument, look out for information which will be coming out this term from Miss Newton-Smith.
Pirate Ron
The children had a fantastic morning in foundation. We all dressed up as pirates and invited Pirate Ron in to teach us all about pirates. He brought his ship, did […]
Diversity Week in Class 2
On Tuesday we had a visit from Mrs FJ and Dazzle the Emu. They told us all about how we are all different. Later on in the day we designed […]
Year 5 research their space questions
Using key questions and learning about effective searches in their search engines.
Year 5 Planetarium experience
Year 5 set off on their journey to explore the solar system…
Diversity Week in Class 3
On Tuesday we began our diversity week with a visit from Mrs FJ and Dazzle the Emu. They told us all about how we are all different and unique. In […]
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 […]
Science Club
This week in science club we have been investigating how to create the biggest bubbles using washing up liquid. The children explored the amount of washing up liquid used and […]
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!
Diversity Week
This week we have been exploring diversity through art. We have been showing that even though we have differences, we are all the same. Take a look at the pictures […]
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 […]
Clarice Cliff artwork in Y6
In our art lessons, we have been learning about Clarice Cliff who was a ceramic artist from the 1920s to the 1960s. While we love the colour in her artwork, […]
Maths Fun
This week in Class 2 we have been learning all about measuring. We practically measured the length of objects on the iPads, compared the capacity of different containers and read […]
Victorian dolls
Today class 5 had a try at creating our very own Victorian wooden peg dolls. We began by researching other dolls from the victorian era and then thought carefully about […]
Year 5 using IPEELL for their hotel on the moon during Big Write Friday
Would you like a short vacation to the moon? Year 5 have designed hotels which will be built on the moon. Utterly amazed with Year 5’s hotel designs! Who would […]
The Great Fire of London
Class 2, 3 and 4 have had visitors today from The Drama Hut so we could learn more about The Great Fire of London. We spoke to Thomas Farriner and […]
Football achievements showing determination and resilience out of school
Now that’s what you call a trophy! We are incredibly proud of Anisah in Year 5 for winning ‘player of the match’ in her football team! Well done Anisah.
Year 5 Astronaut Launch Training is underway…
Will you succeed in astronaut training? Can you survive the gravitational force? Will you extract Amazonite from fragments of planet Venus? Children are deciding whether they could manage 6 months […]
PE with Graham from Winterhill
This week was our first week of Athletics with Graham from Winterhill School. We enjoyed taking part in lots of new activities including: Hurdles Skipping Walking on the balancing beam […]
Mindfulness in Chestnuts
In Chestnuts, we have been thinking about our feelings. Our question this week is: What are feelings? And how do we know what feeling it is? We discussed […]
Wellbeing Week
Does sadness spread as easy as happiness? This week in Class 2 we have been thinking about our wellbeing both physically and mentally. We have shared ideas on what we […]