Phonics
This morning Year 1 have been learning the new split digraph a_e. Do you like our sentences?
Category Archives: Year 1
P4C Words and your heart
Class 2 shared the story words and your heart. We had a long discussion about how this made us feel and how our own hearts were affected. Not everyone agreed […]
Times Tables Rock Star
This week we have had an amazing 74 Families engage with our Tea, Toast and Tables mornings which have seen parents and children playing tables games to raise awareness of […]
Leanimals Mobile Zoo
What a fantastic first week in Year 1 this week, the children have really settled in well. Today we were lucky to have Leanne and her animals visit from Leanimals […]
Yearly Awards
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 […]
Class 2’s WOSCARS
For the annual Willow Tree OSCARS event Class 2 recreated the events that took place during the Great Fire of London. Take a look below!
A visit to Church
Today Class 2 have enjoyed a visit to church. In RE we have been learning all about Bible stories. We thought it would be interesting to experience a Bible story […]
Class 2’s trip to Sheffield
Class 2 caught the bus and the tram-train to Sheffield. Once in Sheffield we spotted lots of landmarks we have been learning all about. We visited the Cathedral and had […]
Diversity Week in Class 2
On Tuesday we had a visit from Mrs FJ and Dazzle the Emu. They told us all about how we are all different. Later on in the day we designed […]
Diversity Week in Class 3
On Tuesday we began our diversity week with a visit from Mrs FJ and Dazzle the Emu. They told us all about how we are all different and unique. In […]
Maths Fun
This week in Class 2 we have been learning all about measuring. We practically measured the length of objects on the iPads, compared the capacity of different containers and read […]
The Great Fire of London
Class 2, 3 and 4 have had visitors today from The Drama Hut so we could learn more about The Great Fire of London. We spoke to Thomas Farriner and […]
Wellbeing Week
Does sadness spread as easy as happiness? This week in Class 2 we have been thinking about our wellbeing both physically and mentally. We have shared ideas on what we […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day from Class 2. We have been very busy in Class 2 this week making Mother’s Day cards and Mother’s Day gifts. We hope you enjoy a cup […]
Book in a box
The children and parents have spent the last 3 week’s creating a Book in a Box! Here are a few from each class and their winners. Acorns Chestnuts Class 2 […]
Super bugs!
Well done to Class 2, 3 and 4 for taking part in Science week. We had Scientists from Sheffield Univeristy visit our school to talk about bugs. We spoke about […]
Direction
Today in Class 2 we have focused on direction and movement. What is direction? When do we need to give someone directions? What would we need to say to someone to […]
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson.
Potion explosion!
Why did Winnie’s potion explode? Class 2 interviewed Winnie the Witch, gaining an insight as to why her potion exploded. Winnie was asked many questions… What happened? When did it […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 2 Class 3 Class […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Christingle 2018
On Tuesday 4th December, Roughwood children presented a wonderful assemble to parents. There were some extremely confident children reading during the performance and the Christingles children have made lit up […]
Class 2 Investigates
What does the local wildlife like to eat? Last week we completed a science investigation, finding out what our local wildlife likes to eat. As a class we came up […]
Attendance Circle Time
After finding a screwed up 100% attendance letter we spoke about our thoughts and feelings towards attendance and how important it is to come to school. The children in Class […]
Remembrance Day
Class 3 had a very special visitor to tell us more about Remembrance Day. Jo shared his stories about his Great Uncle Thomas Reid and his dad John Leach. He […]
Class 2 Compliments!
This week is Anti-Bullying Week and in Class 2 we have been thinking about why some people might bully others. We discussed that some people may bully others when they […]
Fantastic Fireworks
Here are some amazing examples of the fireworks we have created in Class 2. As part of our Literacy lesson today we have drawn fireworks whilst thinking of the different […]
Class 2 Remembers
I have a little poppy, As red as can be, To show that I remember Those who fought to make me free. In Class 2 we have created some amazing […]
Dark Night Assembly
PC Paul and PC Helen 👮🏻♂️👮🏻♀️ have been in to speak to the children about staying safe during the darker nights. They spoke to the children about Halloween 🎃 about […]
Dinosaur Art
Today in Class 2 we have created dinosaur skins using pastels. In previous weeks we have practised our pencil skills, putting them to use today. First, Ms. Taylor modelled using […]
The Enormous Turnip
Last week in literacy we learned all about The Enormous Turnip. We made a collage of the Old Man and Woman to help us with our character description. We have […]
Making Recycled Paper
This week in Class 3 we have been recycling old pieces of paper to make new paper. On Tuesday we had to shred the paper and leave it to soak over […]
Home Learning
Class 2 have completed some fantastic home learning in relation to our topic this term ‘what a wonderful world.’ J-Jay has created a paper-mache volcano and world. Lucas has also […]
Class 3’s Science investigation – How to hatch a dinosaur egg.
This week in Class 3 we have been investigating to find out which liquid will make a dinosaur egg hatch. On Thursday, we created our very own dinosaur eggs using water, […]
How will we get the dinosaur eggs to hatch?
This week in Class 2 we are investigating how dinosaur eggs hatch. We created our own eggs using water, baking soda and (of course) dinosaurs. We then left them overnight… […]
Moorland Discovery Centre
This term in Class 2 we are learning all about recycling and conservation. Today we have enjoyed ourselves at the Moorland Discovery Centre. First we explored the woodlands, collecting different […]
Class Two’s School Council
Our Class 2 School Council members are… All the children in Class 2 have tried very hard in writing their manifestos to deliver to the class. They came up with […]
Magnificent Maths
This week in Maths we have been learning to order numbers up to 20. In the different areas of our classroom we found hidden numbers and had to help Harry […]
How does paint dance?
Class 2 have been investigating the question ‘How does paint dance?’ in our P4C sessions. We used the picture from ‘The Noisy Paint Box’ to explore this in more detail […]
The Noisy Paint Box
We used the stimulus of ‘The Noisy Paint Box’ for our P4C enquiry. We listened to the story and used 4 pictures from the book to discuss some questions. Each group […]
Class 3 visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Tuesday 19th September. We had a fantastic day.
Looking Forward…
We’re already thinking about the coming term in the new year and thought you might like to see the fabulous novels we are going to be studying. Y1&2 – James […]
Dinosaur Bring and Buy Sale
Key Stage 1 recently held a bring and buy sale which was linked to their term’s topic based around the book “Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish”. It was a huge […]