Category Archives: News and Events
F1- Curious Kids Town
This week we visited Curious Kids Town in Sheffield. This visit is to support our topic, learning all about people who help us. The children had a great time dressing […]
Year 5 finding and representing equivalent fractions outdoors!
Can you represent 6/8 in the outdoor environment?
Fantastic Fractions!
This week in Class 2 we have been learning all about Fractions. On Monday we found half of shapes and created a picture: On Tuesday we cut fruit into quarters […]
Curious Kids Town
Today our F2 children are visiting Curious Kids Town in Sheffield. This visit is to support our topic, learning all about different occupations. Children are having a fantastic time being […]
Ilam Hall
Over the past few days (12th to 14th) the children from class 6 and 7 have been explorers in Ilam. On Tuesday, we settled into the hall, unpacked our clothes […]
Phonics Fun
Children in Class 2’s Phonics Club have enjoyed using the outdoor environment to support their phonics learning. We used chalks and climbed the tyres, writing and reading words that included […]
Chinese Food Tasting
In Foundation 1, we have enjoyed tasting different Chinese food. We tried noodles, rice, prawn crackers, sweet chilli sauce, hoi sin sauce, soy sauce, spring rolls and fortune cookies. We […]
Year 5 animation sets
We could not be more proud of the children in Year 5 at Roughwood Primary School this week. They have used the iPads to begin creating their animations in groups. […]
Year 5 persuasive emails using IPEELL
Year 5 drafted their persuasive emails to the council requesting help with funding for a bicycle and scooter shelter. The email has been sent and we await their reply…
Year 3 Magna Visit
We have all been immersed in some incredible learning about air, earth, fire and water, today as well as consolidating information we found out about the steelworks for our topic. […]
The Three Little Pigs
Over the last 2 weeks, we have been reading The Three Little Pigs. We had lots of fun making our own story map. From this we retold the story and […]
Snow !
We had lots of fun exploring the first snow of the school year! We wrapped up nice and warm and went out to touch and play in the snow.
iPad Fun!
In Foundation 1 we have enjoyed learning how to use the iPads. We have had lots of fun playing different games we have been learning how to count and match […]
Y5 5-minute Walk in the Local Community
Many of our Year 5 children developed their map reading skills and carried out an audit within the local area. They identified some safe routes in the local community, but […]
Harry Potter Sleepover
Well what a success the sleepover has been. The children were transported through Platform 9 and 3/4 to Hogwarts. From here they were all sorted into the four houses. Each […]
NEWSLETTER 1ST FEBRUARY
Please take the time to read the first newsletter of the New Year. It has been a fantastic first couple of weeks back and the learning outcomes for the two […]
Roughwood Mystery!
Today, Class 5 have made a shocking discovery! We entered the staff room to discover a crime had taken place! Â There was crime scene tape and mysterious foot prints! […]
Special mentions assembly
Some difficult choices for staff this week. The quality of learning and outcomes continues to grow! Talk for writing used around school too! Here is a KS1 example. Some wonderful […]
Snow Science
There may not have been much snow today but KS1 have taken the opportunity to get out and collect what they could for their snow potions.
Resilient and determined in Year 5
Our Master Builders are being designed and if we couldn’t be even more proud, the children are beating their personal time on timestable rockstars!
Foundation 1 Stay and Play
Yesterday the parent’s and children in Foundation 1 had a wonderful day making houses for the three little pigs. We used different materials to build the houses and tested how […]
Ironman on his travels
It is lovely to see what our class bear gets up to when he goes home with children in our class.
Phonics Workshop
Children from Class 2 were joined by their parents in learning all about Phonics. We looked at the different ways in which you can support your children with their learning […]
Newspaper Recount Writing!
Over the last few weeks, Class 5 have started to write a newspaper recount about the mysterious break in at the local bakery which we read about in our class […]
Creating New Lego Builders
What an amazing week – Year 5 have made real success with their character descriptions for the new Master Builder designs. Watch out! Some of these have laser vision, and […]
Magna
Yesterday we had our educational visit to Magna. We enjoyed exploring the different areas Fire, Water, Earth and Air. We even made our own slime. Class 2Â Class 3 Class […]
Amazing results in Y6W
Fantastic effort from all the children in Y6 on Bedrock. These 3 children even managed to hit the top score!
Road Safety assembly today
STAR South Yorkshire – children learning how to ‘BE BRIGHT, BE SEEN’. Are you ready for Be Bright Day on Friday 25th January?
Dear Zoo
Over the last two weeks, we have read Dear Zoo, we then wrote a letter to the zoo to see if they would send us a pet. Each day, we […]
SUMDOG Challenge Contest
Miss Newton-Smith has entered children in Class 6, Class 7, Class 8 and Class 9 into this weeks Sumdog contest! Each class can only get onto the leaderboard if at […]
Chameleons!
Over the past 2 weeks we have been writing a non-chronological report on Chameleons. The children have learnt all about the 171 different species of chameleons. Ask them about their […]
STEM in Y6
In science, we have been learning how light travels. We have put our knowledge to good use by making periscopes. What better way is there to test them out than […]
NEWSLETTER 18TH JANUARY
Please take the time to read the first newsletter of the New Year. It has been a fantastic first couple of weeks back and the learning outcomes for the two […]
Symmetrical patterns in Y4
We have been looking at intricate patterns in nature and are now designing a new butterfly 🦋 linking to our book about survival in the rainforest.
The author David Lawrence Jones visits Roughwood!
Incredibly lucky… we have the author David Lawrence Jones visiting us this morning and talking about his collection of books. He books will be available to purchase this week in […]
Super Science
Class 3 have been sharing their Christmas gifts this week – Some amazing Science Lab and investigations. We have had so much fun from exploring how to make volcanic eruptions […]
Class 2 Capacity
Class 2 have been learning all about capacity and comparing different containers. A task was set… Which team could move water from one container to another the quickest? Knowing this […]
A Massive Thank you! Watch this space! Forever Fashion Boutique opening soon! Please get involved!
If you have any nice bags, shoes or clothes that you have fallen out of love with, please consider bringing them into school for our Forever Fashion Event. We will […]
More Hama time!
Hama time! We are using beads to create symmetrical patterns in maths in Y4.
Children in Year 5 research the history of Lego, in our new ICT suite
Do you know what date the Lego company was founded?
Rotherham Civic Theatre
Year 5 perform at the Rotherham Civic Theatre – 10th and 11th January We could not be more proud our Year 5 children! The children in Year 5 at Willow […]
Well done to Kurgan – her entry won!
Kurgan in Year 5 entered into the Young Writer’s competition and her entry into the poetry competition won! Well done to her, and all children who entered. It must have […]
Roughwood Readers!
Brilliant reading by Year 4 children. We are completely immersed in our class text and are having an amazing first few weeks back. Perhaps there will be some copies at […]
History Research
Class 5 have had an incredibly busy first week back! Alongside our fabulous Maths learning, we have been exploring the history of Sheffield in particular Steel and how it is […]
Using our digital technology to educate others
Today we have been using ICT to create educational resources to help people to keep a positive digital footprint. These will look great on display.
Magical Potions
In Class 2 we have been investigating different mixtures to see which creates the best magical potion. We mixed white vinegar with washing-up liquid, food colouring, salt, water and bicarbonated […]
Young Voices 2019
Wow! What an amazing evening we all had. Our talented pupils attended the Young Voices concert held at the Motor Point Arena last night (8th January) and became part of […]
First Day Fractions Fun!
Over the next few weeks, Class 5 are exploring fractions. We began by recognising that a fraction is a part of a whole and that they must always have equal […]
Fractions outdoors
It might have been a little bit cold and windy yesterday, but we didn’t let that stop our learning. We showed that we could remember how to write different fractions. […]
The Three Little Pigs
All ready for the new term! We can’t wait for children to show their love of reading in our new immersive reading environment.
Some of our timetable rock stars winnners this term
These children have increased their speed and improved their timetable scores. The top three winners from each class will be announced in January. Well done to all children. We are […]
We have some incredibly talented parentsÂ
A wonderful treat for our staff made by one of our Roughwood parents. Wow!
KS2 parties were today!
Children are celebrating their first full term in their new classes… such fabulous dance moves too!​ ​
And the winners are…
Some difficult decisions by the children, but this is the act which the children chose. Well done too all children who entered in the X factor. ‘The children at Roughwood […]
NEWSLETTER 20TH DECEMBER
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents and carers for your support this term to make Roughwood the best school that it can be. We have […]
Ending our topic with art work
This afternoon, we are taking a break from the Christmas celebrations with some creative and relaxing art to end our topic on coasts.
Class 2 Father Christmas
We’ve had a special visitor today in Class 2…
Carol Singing at Cherry Tree Care Home
A big thank you to the 20 children who came along to Cherry Tree Care Home to sing for the residents. The favourite song was definitely ‘When Santa Got Stuck […]
Granny Norbag!
We met our new friend Malcolm J Hogan today, as he shared his Granny Norbag stories with us! If you would like to get a signed copy, please bring £5 […]
Merry Christmas – Snow is Falling
Staff and children have created a magical video this week to celebrate the countdown to Christmas and teh snow which has been falling on Roughwood. There has been lots of […]
X Factor Final
Some great acts and lots of audience participation and the panel of judges are very impressed this afternoon. Well done to all children that have entered!
Foundation Nativity
Last week Foundation children performed for the very first time for their parents and carers. They were amazing! Their confidence and speaking and listening skills were used well to retell […]
Snow White – KS2 Panto
This year, KS2 have worked hard to produce a performance no one will forget. Children from Year 3 to Year 6 made up the cast and gave two outstanding performances. […]
Friday special mentions assemblyÂ
The winner of the elf is from class 2! The elf’s name is Rosie. Fabulous efforts and resilience from our sports leaders – keep up the fantastic work!
KS1 Nativity Around the World
An absolutely astounding performance from children in KS1 today. The show was described as ‘The best in years’ and ‘incredible’ by parents. It was clear that everyone was will rehearsed […]
Leaderboard for Bedrock – the results are in!
Congratulations to our new top ten Bedrockers! Some names remain the same, but the positions have definitely changed! Remember to keep it up over Christmas as every lesson counts! A […]
Christmas crafts
With Christmas fast approaching class 4 thought it was time we started our glass jars for the Christmas fayre. The children did a fantastic job making them and they look […]
Mischievous Elf
In class 4 we seem to have inherited a very mischievous elf. However, he wanted to show off his maths skills to the class. Just look at his number bonds […]
Christingle
On Monday we learnt all about what Christingle was and what each part of the orange represented.
Class 2 Christmas Crafts
Lots of smiles this week making our Christmas crafts in Class 2. We have made cards, calendars and baubles. The baubles will be on sale at the Christmas fayre […]
Little Monkey
Stay and play session led by Wendy Leak, linked the the story Little Monkey. Â A fantastic turn out again, thank you to our parents again for your support.
Y5 perform in the 2018 Rotherham School’s PerformaceÂ
Roughwood and Rockingham performed at the Rotherham Minster. Here’s a sneak preview of the rehearsal. The performace was just phenomenal… Thank you to parents and careers for your attendance. It […]
KS2 Panto rehearsals are underway… from rehearsal platform to stage!
I personally want to say a huge well done and thank you to all the children who have attended rehearsals and shown such commitment each week. When you think the […]