Class 2 News Report
This week Class 2 have been continuing their learning about news paper reports. We have used our ICT skills to take videos of each other giving eye witness accounts and […]
Category Archives: Year 2
Taking reading outdoors
As this week is mental heath week and all about nature we decided today to take the opportunity to read outside. Some children shared with us what book they were […]
Art
In class 3 we have been busy creating a design of London houses and buildings design using pencil. We then traced this design onto styrofoam making sure we were really […]
Disaster Strikes in London
Over the past week children in class 3 have been learning about newspaper reports. We have looked at the features included and learnt about the timeline of events for The […]
Year 1/2 Target Throw- PE
Class 2 Science
This week class 2 have been learning about wild plants! We discussed what the most common wild plants are and what they look like. Afterwards we made a tally chart […]
Year 1&2 PE
Year 1&2 started their new topic of Target Games. The children looked at underarm and overarm throws toward a targets. The children showed great resilience when trying to hit the […]
First day back Science in KS1
What a fantastic first day back for KS1! We have tried 3 science experiments today which the children thoroughly enjoyed. We created underwater fireworks, a volcanic eruption and began to […]
KS1 Well-being meeting
This morning to end our half term on a high key stage one all got together to have a quiz and celebrate what an amazing half term of remote learning […]
Maths escape room
Today in our live maths lesson class 3 found themselves lost in a potion lab and had to solve the clues to get out. They had to use all of […]
KS1 Live P4C
This week KS1 hosted our first live P4C session. We used our literacy text ‘Professor Puffendorf’s Secret Potions’ to create a stimulus for the children to discuss. This stimulus focused […]
KS1 Mental Health Week
This week the key stage 1 children have been completing a variety of challenges that promotes good mental health. A key element of mental health is reflection, therefore the children […]
Well-being Tuesday
Since the start of lockdown class 2 and 3 have been really missing seeing each other. So today we decided to have a catch up. The children all brought something […]
KS1 PE
Superb effort from the children in school during our live PE lesson. They all showed amazing resilience throughout. Outstanding from all the children at home who joined in live PE. […]
Professor Puffendorf
Today in literacy we started our new text Professor Puffendorf’s secret potions. Children were asked to draw the main character and around her use expanded noun phrases and adjectives to […]
KS1 learning at school
Yesterday I had the privilege of working with these children at school. It was fantastic to see how engaged they was with the tasks that had been set. We tried […]
Class 2 well-being session
On Friday class 2 decided to have a wellbeing quiz! We shared our favourite memories of the current lockdown and had a fun film themed quiz after. It was great […]
What happens when you put an egg in vinegar?
The children in school have been very busy over the past two days carrying out a science investigation. They put an egg in vinegar and left it for 24 hours […]
Class 2 – Learning in the snow
Snow days can be a distraction when learning but in class 2 we have been using it to our advantage. We have been practising our addition and times table in […]
Arrays
Class 3 today in maths have been using arrays to solve multiplication questions. They were challenged to be as creative as possible with the arrays and they certainly succeeded.
How do we use the internet?
Class 3 have spent the afternoon thinking about how they use the internet and how they keep themselves safe whilst using it. As a class they have come up with […]
Class 3’s Magic Potions
Class 3 have worked so hard this week in all aspects of their learning and they have produced some amazing literacy outcomes. The children have used ‘talk 4 write’ to […]
Class 2’s talk 4 write!
Well done Class 2 for producing amazing literacy work this week at home. We have been planning and writing instructions on how to make our own potions. The children have […]
KS1 Nativity 2020
Well done to all children in key stage one for creating such a fantastic performance. You all looked amazing and worked so hard learning your lines and Makaton for the […]
KS1 Fitness
KS1 continued with their topic of fitness. The children really challenged themselves and showed great resilience during our circuit, which involved a lot of running and jumping.
Glockenspiel Easy E
In class 3 we have been beginning to play the glockenspiel. We listened to a piece of music and then began to look at the different notes. For the piece […]
Healthy or unhealthy
During our final day of home learning today children have had to sort food from there cupboards into healthy and unhealthy. Some children even looked into the five different food […]
Where is God?
Class 3 today did some work about different religion and beliefs about God. Children had to discuss with their grown ups where they believed God was. After having this discussion […]
Money, money, money!
Today class 3 had to select coins and notes to make the correct amount to pay for an item in a shop. They were fully immersed in their activity using […]
KS1 PE at home with Mr Tyas
Wow! Today we had over 30 key stage 1 pupils join in with Mr Tyas for his live PE lesson. It was great to see all the children being physically […]
Class 2 home learning!
Last week Class 2 produced fantastic pieces of work whilst engaging in their home learning. We learned about South America in literacy, shapes in mathematics and designed our own planes […]
Live lessons have been a success
Class 3 began distance learning on Monday. We have been having a live maths and phonics lesson everyday. Children have been taking a full and active part in the lessons […]
All about South America
In literacy this week we began by researching all about South America. We found lots of interesting facts. Today we started creating our information booklet. We designed our front cover […]
How far will your aeroplane travel?
Over the past two days class 3 have designed and made an aeroplane. There challenge was to create a plane that would fly 2 metres or more. They have worked […]
Learning all about South America
The children in class 3 have loved literacy today. They have been researching all about South America. They have found interesting facts, the languages that are spoken, countries in South […]
Class 3 know how to stay safe when crossing the road
Being at home hasn’t stopped class 3 from creating some amazing videos to let others know how to cross the road safely. We read the story Super Cat’s Road Safety […]
Our first day learning from home
Today is the first day the KS1 bubble have spent at home. We had our first zoom meeting so that we all know what to expect on Monday and we […]
KS1 World Food Day
Today we celebrated world food day by creating a tzatziki dip and rainbow couscous. All the children had a hand in making the food and really enjoyed trying the array […]
Super Hero PE Year 1
Year 1 had great fun being super hero’s in PE. They developed skills such as changing director and dodging.
Class 2 Talk for write
Class 2 has been learning about animal poems this week. We had a mini competition between the boys and girls to see who could do the best performance! It was […]
Place value problem solving
Class 3 absolutely loved maths learning yesterday. They worked in groups of 3 and they had 7 questions to answer. Children worked on using the greater than, less than and […]
Country dress up day
Y2 – PE- Balancing
Y2 had great fun mastering balancing on different objects. The skipping rope challenge was a big hit with all the children.
Class 3 love reading
What a fantastic start class 3 have made to year 2. They are so enthusiastic to all aspects of learning. They have a love of reading and are so inquisitive […]
Welcome Back
We have opened this morning to all children in school and what a brilliant start we have made. Thank you to children and parents for following our plans and keeping […]
Have you seen these pirates?
Today class three have been making pirate wanted posters using tea stained paper. They have described there pirates and explained why they are wanted.
Pirates
On Friday as part of the literacy task children were asked to use drama to act out the pirate they had created earlier on in the week. These four children […]
KS1 PE
PE has been a vital part in the children’s learning since returning to school. They’ve taken part in a number of assault courses this week and have shown great resilience […]
Class 3’s learning so far
This week class 3 have been letting us know what they got up to during half term, creating their own pirate and tea staining paper in preparation for an activity […]
Sports Day 2020 #Virtual
What another wonderful Sports Day we had this year! It may have been different from what we are used to but nether the less, it was a truly magnificent experience. […]
Class 3 join together
Today class 3 had their first zoom meeting. It was lovely to see everyone have lovely big smiles on their faces and for them to share stories about what they […]
Internet Safety Competition Winners Announced!
A few weeks ago, we launched an ICT competition across school that challenged students to create a video that informed others of the dangers of fake information on the internet. […]
Class 3 miss you all 🌈
As we are all missing each other and everyone at school we decided to create a video with a message for you all. Hope you enjoy watching it. #staysafe #stayhome […]
Class 3 are amazing!
This is just a snapshot of the learning and activities class 3 have been up to this week. We have started our science project, read our favourite stories, tried hard […]
Roughwood Primary Internet Safety Competition
To promote internet safety, we are challenging students to create an engaging and creative video to advise audiences on the dangers of fake information on the internet. Further details on […]
A snapshot from day 2 of summer term learning
Class 3 continue to blow me away with there learning. They show determination, pride and resilience on a daily basis. Today we have seen science learning, rainbows created out of […]
Day 7 Distance Learning Class 3
Another day of amazing learning. The children in class 3 have done arrays using different objects in there house. They completed some very challenging multiplications sums. Another activity they completed […]
Distance learning in class 3
Class 3 have started the week by completing some brilliant distance learning. They have found a cosy place to enjoy a book, tried to beat there score on times table […]
Rainbows to brighten up Kimberworth
Class 3 were set the task of creating rainbows to brighten up the community and they certainly didn’t disappoint. They have all put a smile on my face.
Homeschooling Day 1
I was blown away by the amount of work Class 3 completed on day 1. You all worked extremely hard and put so much effort into each task. This is […]
Sport Relief
A fantastic week of sport was finished off by all classes from FS1 to Y6 completing the Sport Relief Mile. The children showed outstanding resilience to complete the course and […]
How could we create the most effective catapult?
As part of science week we were set the challenge to find the best material to make our very own catapult. We looked at different designs before we designed what […]
Silly science workshop
As part of our science week we went into the hall to do a silly science workshop. We saw lots of different science experiments and learnt some new scientific vocabulary […]
Sport Relief Penalty Shootout
The children arrived in numbers to test their shooting skills against goalkeeping legends Mr Tyas & Mr Ducker. The children had great fun and raised over £130 for Sport Relief. […]
Reading at Roughwood
Children throughout school have been reading books by their favourite authors to celebrate World Book Day this week. Here are a few video clips of children reading aloud.
NSPCC Dance-a-Thon
As part of our schools fundraising for the NSPCC each class from year 1-6 created and performed a sponsored dance routine. The children were amazing and staff have loved watching […]
Find your brave
As part of our mental health week we did lots of work on courage. We discussed what courage was and children thought about times in their own life when they […]
Digital Media
Children in school have been creating scripts and bringing them to life as part of our digital media learning this term. What brilliant special effects, we can’t wait for the […]
Grimm and Co
In class 3 we were lucky enough to visit Grimm and Co twice and help to reclaim some of Graham’s memories. We found many different objects and helped to come […]
Fur, Feathers and Skin
Our Year 2 children have been creating videos about their topic Fur, Feathers and Skin. This is just one of the videos from a small group talking about Giraffes to […]
A Miracle in Town – KS1 Nativity 2019
We are so proud of all of key stage one for there performance this morning. They did themselves, parents/carers and the school proud. Children were able to recite al their […]
Making own own habitats
In science over the past couple of weeks we have been looking at what a habitat is and what an animal needs within that habitat to survive. We designed and […]
Delicious maths
This week in maths class three have been learning about measuring. We have looked at what we use to weigh things. We can use the terminology grams and kilograms. After […]
Brilliant Reading
Children have had a fantastic time in Guided Reading this morning. Children are challenging themselves and trying hard to meet their targets. Our reading environments are developing childrens love of […]
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 […]