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 […]
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.
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 […]
PE – Invasion Games Year 1
PE – Invasion Games Year 2
Year 2 continued their topic of Invasion Games this week focusing on how to stop goals being scored. The children develop their defensive skills on how to prevent goals and […]
Willow Tree Academy Sports Cup – Year 5/6 Bench Ball
Creating name tags and dice in ICT Club
This week in ICT Club, we have been busy creating name tags and dice using the BBC Micro Bit before playing snakes and ladders with our own hand-drawn boards.
Odd Socks Day ‘22
We have started our Anti Bulling week in style with Odd Socks Day! Wearing odd socks is an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves, celebrate their individuality and what […]
Movie Magic in Class 5!
Class 5 worked incredibly hard last week, to create their own films about Jim’s life in the Victorian workhouse. We are so proud of the finished videos! Children used iMovie […]
Special Mentions Assembly in Autumn Term 2 at Roughwood Primary School
The children at Roughwood Primary School have been showcasing their achievements and high quality outcomes in our weekly special mentions assembly. In todays assembly, there was a variety of learning […]
Building Leaf wind chimes in Bushcraft Club
This week in Bushcraft club, children have been exploring our school grounds for their favourite leaves before using them to build wind chimes!
Remembrance Service 2022
“On the 11th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM” We held our Remembrance service on the KS2 yard today, with children contributing to […]
Shopping for Antiques in Maths
In Maths today, Class 5 have been estimating to see how much they could afford on a given budget … Children had to find antique toys (from Victorian times) around […]
KS1 learn how to create a computer program
This week in ICT, KS1 have been learning about computer programs and how algorithms (a precise set of instructions) control computers.
Remembrance Clay
Children in Year 6 visited Wingfield this week to create some stunning clay puppies. They look fantastic, thank you Wingfield.
Year 5’s Educational Visit Day at Leicester Space Centre
During yesterdays visit to Leicester Space Centre, the children went back to the 1960s and experienced what it would be like to be a citizen witnessing the moon landing and […]
Remembrance Art
This week in Class 5, we’ve been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day, and using pen and ink to design our own remembrance poppies …
Choosing efficient methods in Maths
Class 5 have been using their reasoning skills today in Maths, discussing which method for subtraction would be the most efficient for different calculations … After talking about it with […]
Using iMovie to recount events in Literacy
Class 5 have had a fantastic morning in Literacy today, piecing together their green screen drama using iMovie! The children worked together in pairs to order events chronologically, and then […]
Drama on the Green Screen
What a fantastic morning Class 5 had today in Drama! We have been thinking about Jim, a character from our class text, and his daily routine in a Victorian workhouse […]
PE – Year 5/6 Football
PE – Year 1/2 Invasion Games
PE – Year 3/4 Football
Willow Tree Academy Sports Cup – Year 3/4 Benchball
Peer Mediation
Our RP Reps have completed two days of training with CREST to support our Peer Mediation program. The training will support and enhance our RP Rep training and help us […]
It’s Diwali
In Little Acorns and Acorns we have been celebrating the Festival of light. We have been listening to a Diwali song during our topic and we transferred what we learnt […]
Class 1 Golden Table Winners
A huge well done to Class 1 for winning Golden Table before the half term holiday! You always display wonderful manners in the dinner hall and on the yard and […]
Litter Pick
As part of our ongoing work with KCM, today children at Roughwood have done a school litter pick. Altogether we collected 7 bags of litter from around school. Well done […]
Creating Mood Boards in Art
Today, Class 5 created William Morris inspired mood boards in their sketchbooks. Children explored and discussed the artist’s style and then chose their favourite designs to add to their own […]
Halloween Hall
Today the dining hall became a spooky Halloween theme thanks to the office staff and cooks. Children really enjoyed the spooky treats.
School Council Meetings
School Counsellors have had a fantastic week of planning – We have met twice this week and worked together to plan events up until Christmas! There is lots on the […]
Half Term 100% Attendance Winner
A huge congratulations to Harry who is this half terms 100% Golden Box Winner! Harry has been in school everyday since starting back in September and his name was drawn […]
We love sewing!
What a lovely half term it’s been for our after-school sewing club! Mrs Graham and Miss Sare are so proud of these children, who showed resilience and worked together wonderfully […]
Class 4 Attendance Breakfast
Well done to Class 4 who have celebrated having the highest attendance this half term! We have had a lovely start to our Friday with a lovely breakfast and some […]
Harvest Festival 2022
Roughwood Primary School performed beautifully for the Harvest Festival. We are incredibly proud of all our Roughwood learners.Thank you to all parents and carers for donating this year. It has […]
WOW Living Streets Walk to School Challenge
Golden Table Winners
Well done to Class 4 last week for getting the most Golden Tokens and getting onto Golden Table.
Breakfast Club Art
Today in breakfast club, children have been drawing artwork before designing it in Scratch to animate. Children have also enjoyed eating their breakfast and playing some games to promote learning.
Year 6 Gymnastics
Willow Tree Academy Sports Cup – Year 5 & 6 Netball
Victorian Day!
What an amazing experience we’ve had today in Year 3 & 4! We all came to school dressed as Victorians and took part in a series of workshops to help […]
Sewing with Buttons
We had another fantastic after-school session today at Sewing Club! Tonight, we used a new material and even learnt how to sew on buttons! Take a look …
Interactive images in ICT club
This week in ICT club, we have been creating an interactive image or poster based on our class topics (Victorian’s, Space and the Coast) using Makey Makey boards and Scratch.
Year 1 & 2 PE – Fundamentals
Class 1 Harvest Art
Today in class 1 we used different materials and leaf printing to create some harvest images.
Year 1 & 2 PE – Fundamentals
Year 6 PE – Gymnastics
Children in Year 6 continued their topic of Gymnastics this week focusing on inverted movements. An inverted movement is where hips are placed above the head. The children explored a […]
Willow Tree Academy Sports Cup- Year 3 & 4 Basketball
Water filtration in Bushcraft Club
In this week in Bushcraft club, we looked at how we can use natural resources to filter contaminated water. We discussed and learned how the water cycle works and how […]