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 […]
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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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week in ICT Club, we have been using our skills from last week to design our dream home in Tinkercad which look fantastic.
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 […]
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 …
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Today, Class 5 used counters to help them to divide with remainders. They worked together in pairs and showed fantastic teamwork skills! Well done!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
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. […]
Well done to Class 5 this term for having the highest attendance in school. Enjoy your breakfast!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today, Dib & Dab came into school to give us a brilliant performance! All children loved the show!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Take a look at the incredible attention to detail shown by these children in Art today! Well done, everyone!
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 […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are so proud of our Class 5 writers this week! Take a look at their wonderfully emotive, finished letters from Jim Jarvis
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week in Bushcraft club, children have been exploring our school grounds for their favourite leaves before using them to build wind chimes!
“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 […]
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 […]
This week in ICT, KS1 have been learning about computer programs and how algorithms (a precise set of instructions) control computers.
Children in Year 6 visited Wingfield this week to create some stunning clay puppies. They look fantastic, thank you Wingfield.
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 […]
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 …
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 […]