KS1 WMIM worry monsters workshop
In KS1 today we were lucky enough to have another workshop with WMIM. Today we created our own worry monsters using craft materials that we can take home and use. […]
Category Archives: Year 1
Pizza making at Cooking Club
At cooking club this week, we made mini pizzas. We didn’t use a traditional base, we used crumpets. We washed and prepared the ingredients and designed what we was each […]
SUMDOG competition starts today and the TT rockstar competition continues for the second week…
Today is the start of the weekly SUMDOG competition. Certificates are available, so please encourage all children to enter. This competition is on for a week only. The results are […]
Class 2 and 3’s Local Walk
Today class 2 and 3 went for a walk around our local area to look at human and physical features. We noticed that there was a lot more human features […]
NRICH maths in Class 1
In Class 1 today we had a go at an ENRIH maths investigation. We were working with our partners to do this and were given di. We had to roll […]
Year 1 PE – Ball Skills
WHOLE SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTIONS ASSEMBLY – WEEK 3
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 […]
Clay skills in Class 2
This week class 2 have been practising our artistic skills using clay. We learnt how to roll the clay to a specific thickness using dowel. We then created patterns on […]
Class 1 number bonds
As part of our addition learning in maths, class 1 have been using ladybugs to find all of the different number bonds for numbers within 10. We worked systematically to […]
NRICH maths in Class 2
KS1 PE – Ball Skills
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 […]
Staff Christmas Video 2022!
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 […]
Key stage 1 Road Safety Bands
Key stage 1 were amazed to see that their learning in NEMESIS and Literacy has resulted in a delivery from Brightkidz. We have received a pack of reflective bands to […]
PE – Invasion Games Year 1
Class 2’s Healthy Pizzas
Today we made pizzas! After researching and designing pizzas we created our own healthy pizzas. We mixed ingredients to make our own dough. We then chopped up our vegetables using […]
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 […]
Nemesis in Class 2
This week Class 2 have started their NEMESIS project of road safety. We began our week learning about what road safety is and how we can be safe near roads. […]
PE – Year 1/2 Invasion Games
Class 1 fairy tale poetry
In Class 1 we have been learning all about Hans Christian Andersen and all of the fabulous fairy tales he wrote. We have written and performed some poetry about him […]
White Rose Maths Competition – ‘Barvember’ in November
Barvember 2022 is here! Throughout this month, White Rose Maths have issued their yearly challenge, which has been running for the last five years called ‘barvember’. Each day in November, […]
Class 2 Golden Table
Due to their amazing behaviour last week during lunch times Class 2 won the golden table. We had a selection of fruit, bread and juices to celebrate our achievement. We […]
KS1 baking club
Our after school cooking and baking club has been amazing in Key Stage 1. We have been learning about a variety of cooking skills e.g. chopping, mixing and peeling. This […]
Year 1 & 2 PE – Fundamentals
Year 1 & 2 PE – Fundamentals
Year 1 & 2 PE Fundamentals
Florence’s Hospital T4W
In class 2 we have been learning about setting descriptions. We decided to describe the hospital Florence Nightingale visited in Germany. We focused on adding adjectives to describe and conjunctions […]
Virtual Visit from author Suzy Senior
Today children from key stage one and foundation stage were very lucky and to got to meet the author Suzy Senior. Suzy is a local author from Sheffield. We listened […]
Book Club
The children in Chestnuts and Class 1 had a wonderful time at Book Club. We read The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and used the text as a stimulus for our […]
Year 1&2 PE – Fundamentals
Whole School Special Mentions Assembly, before the Bank Holiday
As we reflect on what has been a momentous week with the sudden death of our reigning monarch, we come together to reflect. The children at Roughwood have been showcasing […]
Class 2 Maths escape room
Today class 2 challenged themselves in an escape room game. The children had to answer questions on comparing which provided them with letters to form a secret password to escape. […]
Class 1 Sketching Skills
In Class 1 we have been practicing our sketching skills in art. We used these skills to sketch a picture of the Queen to celebrate her life and leadership.
Year 1 & 2 PE- Fundamentals
Class 2 Worry monster
To help our children with their worries each class has a worry monster. We had a group discussion of our worries and explained how we can write down our worries […]
Class 1 Florence Nightingale Fact file
In History this week, Class 1 have been learning all about Florence Nightingale. We researched some fun facts and made them into fact file. We then used this to make […]
Class 2 Comparing numbers
Class 2 combined maths with PE to help us learn how to compare numbers. We introduced the > and < signs with a catchy song. After, we went outside and […]
Class 2 Talk 4 Write
This week class 2 have started learning about talk 4 write. We started the lesson by drawing pictures to represent words. We then progressed onto adding actions to our pictures. […]
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 […]
Singing at Rotherham Minster
We are so lucky to have the wonderful Elliot come into school each week to lead our singing lessons. He plays the piano and teaches us songs which are linked […]
Singing Assembly … in French!
What an amazing singing assembly we had today! I don’t think we’ve ever had so many children, singing together like this, in French! A singing assembly first! Well done, everyone! […]
Class 1 wave printing
Today in art, class 1 printed their wave designs onto their own tote bags. These designs were created earlier in the year and were transferred onto polystyrene ready for the […]
Fruit Kebabs
We have been making fruit kebabs at after school club. We carefully cut the fruit and put it onto skewers. The best part was the chocolate… we melted chocolate and […]
Class 2 Jubilee Day
Today we have celebrated The Queen’s Jubilee. We started the day by writing our own poem titled: If I was King/ Queen. We hope you enjoyed the performance. We then […]
Fruit Kebabs!
This week the cooking after school club have been making fruit kebabs. We have focused on using the bridge and claw techniques when cutting our fruit. We also discussed how […]
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 […]
Class 2 Singing in French
Today class 2 have been learning how to tell the weather in french. We started with some word matching games and progressed onto singing a weather song in french. We […]
Class 1 French Weather Report
In French, Class 1 have been learning how to say the different types of weather in French. We used the green screen and iMovie to create our own weather reports.
KS1 Cooking club
Yesterday children from class 1 and 2 had their first baking session. We used our mixing, melting and crumbling techniques to create amazing chocolate cheesecakes! We worked efficiently to ensure […]
Baking Club
The children in FS2 and Year 1 have had a Baaaa-rilliant time at Baking club!
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 […]
KS1 Easter Egg Hunt
We have had a fantastic morning in the sun on our Easter Egg hunt. It was lovely to see so many parents in school joining in as well. We used […]
Recorders in Class 2
This half term class 2 have been practising playing the recorders and have been able to perform an entire song! We focused on the notes C and D. I hope […]
KS1 & EYFS Easter Assembly
It was wonderful to invite parents into school today for the KS1 and EYFS Easter Assembly. This is the first time any of our children have performed for an audience […]
Year 1 PE – Agility & Coordination
Science Week: Special Mentions
What a fantastic week we’ve had this week for British Science Week! Our Science Ambassadors have once again made us so proud, topping off the week with a wonderful demonstration […]
Class 2 Dinnertime Talk for Write
Year 1 PE- Athletics
Year 1/2 PE- Athletics
Heart of Willow Tree Casting Day!
What an amazing day we’ve had today with Casting Innovations Ltd! Mr Brooks and his team were in school all day, working on the next stage of our Heart of […]
Collaborative woodwork
Today Class 2 and the year 3s from Class 5 have been working collaboratively to cut wood using a saw. We focused on using our tools safely and accurately measuring […]
Class 2 pancake day!
To begin our topic of instructions Class 2 have been looking at a pancake recipe. We learnt about the history of Shrove Tuesday and the importance of lent. Afterwards, we […]
Ball Skills- Year 1 & 2 PE
Class 2 Non-fiction talk for write
This week class 2 have been learning about non-fiction texts and their features. We are going to be creating a non-chronological report about castles. Our talk for write is our […]
Class 1 dragon poetry
In Literacy this week, Class 1 have been working extremely hard at writing our own Haiku poems about Dragons. We’ve enjoyed performing these using talk for write.
Class 2 performing poetry
This week class 2 have been learning about poetry. We have been focusing on rhyming words and how to perform a poem. We separated into groups and independently created our […]
Class 2 away from the desk maths
This week we have begun our topic of measuring length and height. To introduce the concept of height we went into the hall and compared the height of ourself to […]
Key Stage 1 Knights and Princesses
To launch our topic of Towers, Tunnels and Turrets we have dressed up as people associated with castles. We designed and created our own shields and even made our own […]
Class 2 Outdoor literacy
This week class 2 are learning to write a setting description. We imagined Shrek’s swamp by adventuring to the outdoor classroom. We used our 5 senses to aid our learning […]
Year 1 PE- Ball Skills
Class 2 recorders
This week class 2 have continued our recorder learning and have been practising our song ‘Ho Ho Ho’. We are mastering our technique and are beginning to play in sync. […]
Class 2 Letters home
To conclude our letters topic we posted our published work so that our grown ups can read it when it comes through the post. We walked very sensibly to the […]
Class 2 Following a recipe
This week Class 2 have been learning about instructions. To immerse the children in this topic we followed a recipe to make chocolate rice crispy buns. We focused on the […]
Class 2 Brazil day!
Today Class 2 have been on a fabulous adventure to Brazil! We transformed the classroom into a plane and even saw the plane take off. We then learnt about Brazil’s […]
Class 2 Talk for Write
This week class 2 have been learning how to write letters. We were amazed when we received a letter from Sunny the meerkat asking us to write to his family. […]
Class 2 UK parliament week
This week class 2 has been learning about parliament and the importance of voting. We learnt that everyone has a right to express their opinion. We then commenced some votes […]