Class 6 Attendance Breakfast
To celebrate their amazing attendance in transition Class 6 enjoyed an attendance breakfast (and a surprise dance party) this morning! The children have had such a fantastic start to Year […]
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.
KCM Competition Winners
A huge well done to Darrelle and Aurora for coming 1st and 2nd place in the KCM competition to design new stickers for local bins and to promote Roughwood’s Recyling […]
Attendance Certificates
A great last morning in school today. Well done to the children who have received a certificate for their attendance this term. We have also had some children with 100% […]
Self-Portraits in Year 4
What a fantastic week we’ve had in Art this week! We have been interested in the style of the famous artist, Roy Lichtenstein. Take a look at our self-portraits in […]
Outdoor Maths
Class 5 took their Maths learning out into the sunshine today! Using number lines to calculate duration …
Yearly Awards 2022
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 […]
Willow Vision
Children from all four schools came together on Friday to host our very own Willow Vision. Children sang songs in french and danced to French music. The afternoon was fantastic […]
P4C – Something Else
We had a fantastic first P4C today in our class! We read our transition text, ‘Something Else’ as the stimulus, and generated lots of philosophical questions about the themes of […]
Computer networks in ICT
Today in Class 7 and 8 (Year 6), we have been learning about computer networks by exploring how they work and what information is shared over them. We achieved this […]
Greasbrough Fete- Football Tournament
Massive well done to the children who attend the Greasbrough Fete in celebration of the Multi Use Games Area one year anniversary. These children gave up their Saturday morning to […]
ANNUAL MUSIC CONCERTS AT ROUGHWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL (Video)
RP Rep Training – Drama Workshop
This weeks RP Rep Training was brilliant! Children used drama techniques to act out scenarios between children that we may see out on the yard or in school. It was […]
Sports Day 2022
Lemon Battery Power!
In Science, Y3&4 have been learning about electricity and simple series circuits … We have carried out a few investigations so far and these have led us to a new […]
Uniform
At parents evening tonight there will be uniform available to take to anyone who needs it. We know that the cost of uniform can be expensive and that buying new […]
KS2 Football RUFC
An amazing morning at RUFC as children from Year 5 & 6 participated in a number of training sessions followed by some small sided games. The children showed a fantastic […]
Year 3 & 4 Rounders
Foundation PE
Willow Tree Academy Football Tournament
An amazing event that saw Roughwood, Rockingam and Greasbrough meet to play in a Willow Tree Academy Football Tournament. All games were competitive and played in a fantastic spirit. Some […]
Class 1 and 3 reading buddies
In Class 1 and 3 this afternoon we buddied up to read our story books. We enjoyed sharing our stories and seeing how much progression the year 2’s have made […]
School Council Meeting
Our last School Council meeting was focused on Transition. The children thought of ideas to share with teachers about what activities/lessons would help children get to know their new teachers […]
Celebrating Summer Solstice in Bushcraft Club
To celebrate the start of Summer and the Summer Solstice, we decided to create our very own summer picnic by crafting our own Elderflower Cordial (sourced from an Elder tree […]
Willow Tree Film Festival
Over the last few weeks, children across the school have been creating animations and videos, linked to their topics, as part of our Computing curriculum to enter into the Willow […]
Music in Y4
This week in Music, Year 4 have been learning the difference between glockenspiel (metal) and xylophone (wood) before practicing some rhythms using the notes G, E and A.
Year 3 & 4 Rounders
PE- Foundation
Amazing week of PE in foundation. Children from FS2 continued their Sports Day preparations by practising a variety of events they could soon be taking part in during Sports Day. […]
Class 1 sewing
In Class 1 this week we have been learning how to use a running stitch. It took a lot of resilience as we found it quite tricky to grasp at […]
Making electrical switches in Science
Year 4 used lots of STEM skills this afternoon to construct their own electrical switches! Last week, we explored materials which conduct electricity and we decided these would make the […]
RP Training Begins!
Our new RP Reps started their training on Tuesday. We thought about what it means to us to be an RP Reps and what qualities are important. We also explored […]
Willow Tree Olympics
Amazing to be back competing in the Willow Tree Olympics. Children from Year 6, participated along with all the schools across Willow Tree in a Year 6 Sports Day. The […]
100% Attendance Winner
A massive WELL DONE to Stanley for winning last terms 100% attendance prize! We have a prize draw every half term for children that have been to school everyday! Great […]
Roughwood Recycling Project – New Recycling Bins from KCM
A huge thank you to KCM for our new recycling bins as the next stage of our recycling project. Having a recycling bin in every class will help us be […]
Bagels are Back!
Roughwood has been able to work with partners to bring back Bagels in the mornings. Bagels will be available to all children in KS1 & KS2 every morning for free. […]
Press Printing in Year 4!
What a fantastic afternoon of art we’ve had today! We created incredible press prints linked to our plague topic …
Shelter Building at Bushcraft Club
This week at Bushcraft and Outdoor Club, we have been learning how to use Paracord (cordage) to set up our very own tarp shelters before enjoying a light picnic with […]
Active Travel Breakfast
Children were invited early into school this morning to have breakfast if they travelled to school in an active way such as, walking, cycling or scooting. Children enjoyed having breakfast […]
Year 3/4 Gymnastics Rotherham School Games
Extra Special Extra Curricular
This term we have really gone to town with our offer of Extra-Curricular activities. Since joining Children’s University, children can now earn credits towards awards for their engagement in activities […]
Roughwood Orienteering
Children from Years 3,4,5 & 6 competed in a Willow Tree Academy Orienteering event at Rockingham Junior & Infant school. The children arrived and quickly studied the map and formed […]
Year 3 & 4 Netball
School Council Academy Meeting
This morning our councillors met with the school councillors from our academy to discuss and vote on this year House Prize! Our children had some fantastic ideas and contributed some […]
Class 6 & 5 Golden Table
This week we have had two sets of Golden Table. Class 6 were the Golden Table winners this week. Children from Class 6 have been consistently kind, helpful and considerate […]
Year 1 & 2 Throwing Golf
Year 1 & 2 continued their topic of Target Games by completing a Throwing Golf course. Children had to thrown bean bags to a variety of holes and attempt to […]
Chantez en Français avec Class 6!
Class 6 have been learning a new song in French this week, as we prepare for our upcoming WillowVision Song Contest! This video was taken during rehearsal, after just two […]
Story Spoons on the Green Screen!
Year 4 took their drama learning to the next level today, using the story spoons to conduct their eye-witness interviews on the green screen! Take a look at their fantastic […]
RP Rep Empathy Workshop
Our RP Representatives have had a fantastic session this afternoon, recapping Empathy and how it can help and support all children at Roughwood. All of the reps used their skills […]
Eye-Witness Interviews in Drama
Year 3 & 4 have become journalists this week, preparing for writing a newspaper report about the outbreak of plague in Eyam … In Drama today, children interviewed eye-witnesses for […]
Film making club!
Today we had our first session of our film making club. We made a fantastic start towards our spooky plague videos set in the village of Eyam. With the use […]
VE Day celebration in Class 9
This afternoon, children enjoyed an afternoon of fun, games, music and lots of yummy treats to mark the end of our topic on WW2 as a VE Day celebration.
Class 1 Narrative Writing
In class 1 we have been using our class text ‘Sally and the Limpet’ to write our own creative stories. This is one that we created called ‘Billy and the […]
Times Tables Morning Maths
To get ready for our Times Tables tests in June, Year 4 children are busy practising their TT Rockstars skills when they first come into school. A great start to […]
Acorns Road Safety
Investigating Money in Maths
Class 6 had a fantastic Maths lessons today, exploring and investigating with money! First, everyone had their own purse with different coins in. We had to count our money, convert […]
Year 3 & 4 Football RUFC
Making Interactive Controllers in ICT Club
This week in ICT club, we have been making interactive controllers by using conductive materials to complete a circuit to control a character on a game (Space Invaders and Flappy […]
Natural Cordage at Bushcraft Club
This week at Bushcraft/outdoor club, we have been learning how to process and make cordage using natural materials such as Bramble or Nettles. We all had a go at making […]
Ofsted Report
You will have hopefully heard that Roughwood Primary School was inspected by Ofsted on the 16th-17th February 2022. We are extremely pleased to share the report with parents and carers. […]
Year 3 & 4 Orienteering
Exploring Electrical Circuits!
Class 6 had a fantastic afternoon of investigation today, finding out how to make a complete electrical circuit! Take a look …
Getting our day off to the right start with a Y6 SATs breakfast!
Y6 have made a fantastic start to their day yet again with a nutritious breakfast with their class mates. We are sure that this will have been just the fuel […]
Year 5 Football RUFC
Eyam 2022
What an amazing residential we’ve had this week with Year 3 & 4 children! For these children, it was their first ever residential and they were absolutely fantastic, asking so […]
Analysing and identifying textures and patterns – Using pen and ink in Year 5 and 5/6
Class 7 and 8 experiment with patterns using ink to create textures and patterns. Our first stage was to identify different types of patterns and select the most relevant to […]
Year 6 Athletics
Year 5/6 PE Netball
Year 5/6 started their new topic of Netball. The children develop a variety of passes such as, chest and shoulder pass. The children then progressed to passing and moving and […]
Year 3/4 PE Netball
Year 1/2 PE Target Games
Year 1 & 2 started their new topic of Target Games in PE. The children develop the underarm and overarm throw and challenged themselves to throw with accuracy towards a […]
Sharing stories in the sunshine
We’ve had a fantastic time sharing stories in the sunshine in Little Acorns today. We love to share stories and had a lovely time sharing some of our favourite books […]
Golden box 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 […]
RP Rep Meeting
To start the term we have met with all our RP reps to see what is working well and what we can improve. We have talked about empathy and active […]
INTERNET SAFETY NEWSLETTER: MAY 2022 (ISSUE 3)
Please take the time to read the latest Internet Safety Newsletter. In this newsletter, we look at creating safer and securer passwords, how safe is YouTube and a useful app […]
Year 4 Samba Performance
Year 4 have been busy creating a samba inspired performance over the last few weeks in Music. The children have created their own words and rhythms connected to Easter.
Last session of Shine Club
This week was our final session of Shine Club! The children have celebrated with a picnic and some games outside. When asked about what the children have taken from our […]
Class 5 Golden Table Winners
Congratulations to Class 5 this week! What a wonderful week you’ve had! You’ve have shown so much kindness and respect! Mr Hood and Miss Dickinson are very proud!
End of Term Assembly
Today we have held our end of term assembly. We have passed on our DoJo trophies for the last time this term and we have also given out some awards. […]