Investigating pitch and volume in Y3B
Today children took part in a scientific enquiry: Does the volume and pitch affect how well rice “dances”? This followed on from last week’s learning where we discovered that sound […]
Today children took part in a scientific enquiry: Does the volume and pitch affect how well rice “dances”? This followed on from last week’s learning where we discovered that sound […]
An amazing start to the year for Y3B as they were introduced to their topic of Hockey. Firstly, the children went through the safety aspects of playing hockey and then […]
Today children created their very own Stone Age scratch art replicating the inside of a cave. We used acrylic paint and washing up liquid alongside oil pastels to create the […]
Today Class 4 were given using concrete resources to support us with answering challenging word problems which meant we had to show our reasoning skills. Some children then chose to […]
Today Class 4 used the Green Screen to recreate small re-enactments of what life would be like throughout the 3 main time periods of the Stone Age. They showed the […]
Today Class 4 am have jumped straight back into engaging in some fantastic learning. We began the day with reading aloud using expression with our class friends. We have then […]
A superb event at Herringthorpe Junior School where some children from Year 1-4 competed in a Tri Golf festival. The children were faced with a variety of chipping and putting […]
Today children in Class 4 combined their Maths, PE and Topic learning into one. Children imagined and practiced what it would be like to throw spears to catch their food. […]
Today children foraged the local environment to search for natural resources that will make a good prehistoric dye ready for our weaving next week in art. Children learnt that in […]
Children have had the honour of working with skilled artist, Mandy Keating, who ran a multiple workshops to explore new visual art techniques! We created artwork linked to Rotherham and […]
Today has been a very exciting day where Year 3, Year 5 and Year 6 have worked with a highly skilled artist to create art work in conjunction with Rotherham’s […]
Our new Y3’s have wasted no time in immersing themselves in their new topic: Stone Age. Based on the Stone Age Boy narrative, children used iPads and computers to research […]
Today, the children in Year 3 and Year 5 have showcased their dance from the Balbir dance exploration sessions, in collaboration with Balbir Dance Company. As part of the story […]
This morning, the children at Roughwood performed in the ‘One Voice’ concert at Magna with other children across Rotherham. The children have performed confidently in front of a live audience […]
Today Class 4 practiced adding appropriate expression to their voices when reading the whole class extract – a play script! Children practiced adding intonation and suspense to their learning. A […]
Take a look at our outstanding Picture This exhibition at Gullivers Valley in Sheffield. This year, our particular focus was on the theme ‘Light.’ Across our school, we have thought […]
This week we have worked hard to build on our skills so that we can produce our finished piece inspired originally by the artist Rebecca Vincent. Children initially used their […]
Today Class 4 worked in groups of 4 to create a finished video explaining the process of the lifecycle of a plant. They used many scientific technical vocabulary such as: […]
Today Class 4 started their vegetable of the week tasting. Today’s vegetable was Rhubarb which Miss Newton-Smith has grown in her own garden! Most children had never tasted it before […]
Today ClAss 4 were given a task of locating different farming jobs around the outdoor environment. Next to the job was the time in words and they then had to […]
Children in Class 4 conducted a scientific investigation to find out which component of soil was the most permeable. Children drew some incredibly interesting results as our results proved to […]
Children in Class 4 conducted a scientific investigation to find out which component of soil was the most permeable. Children drew some incredibly interesting results as our results proved to […]
Children in Class 4 have been super happy to see their finished pieces on our classroom displays. Children have worked really hard to ensure their Learning has been presented and […]
Today Class 4 combined ICT and outdoor learning together and went outdoors to create a spoken recount about the residential. We used iMovie to do this. Children used their fabulous […]
Today Class 4 have used purple mash to create a fact file all about fossils. Children researched key aspects such as: how, where, who and how fossils may support scientists. […]
Today Y3S have started their artist study on natural, landscape artist Rebecca Vincent. We studied her paintings, techniques and colours. We began by looking at her style and then evaluated […]
Today Y3S have started their artist study on natural, landscape artist Rebecca Vincent. We studied her paintings, techniques and colours. We began by looking at her style and then evaluated […]
What a fantastic experience the children at Roughwood have encountered this afternoon! We have been lucky enough to virtually meet artist Bob Barker, learn about his life and even watch […]
Class 4 and Class 5 had a surprise virtual visit from the author of our class books today! Theresa Tomlinson talked to us about her experiences as a writer and […]
Wow! What a fantastic visit we had today from Miss Owen and Miss Williams from Wingfield Academy! We learnt all about light and how we see different colours. We made […]
Wow! What an incredible time we’ve had this week at our Science Ambassador workshops! As part of British Science Week, our Science Ambassadors have led workshops with all classes across […]
What a fantastic assembly we had today! This afternoon, Mrs Graham and the Science Ambassadors shared some experiments linked with this year’s British Science Week Theme, ‘Connections’… We got lots […]
Class 4 have taken part in a scientific enquiry. Children had three separate surfaces: smooth, bumpy and textured and then used the same truck to test the speed down the […]
Lower KS2 have been working hard this week in Science and Literacy, learning all about friction and then planning and carrying out a fair test to investigate it … We […]
Today Class 4 we’re taught by Miss Thorley, children used different coloured ice cubes to replicate different metals and had a go at melting them into their very own “crucible […]
What a fantastic day we’ve had today at Magna Science Adventure Centre! Classes 4 & 5 experienced a wonderful workshop, all about how steel is made, and then explored the […]
Children in Class 4 have been learning how to make scones this week as a character in our class text enjoyed showing other characters how to make them for her […]
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Y3S have worked incredibly hard to improve their publishing skills. The children have enjoyed writing their setting description based on a visit to Meadowhall which simulated a chapter from Meet […]
Y3S have worked incredibly hard to improve their publishing skills. The children have enjoyed writing their setting description based on a visit to Meadowhall which simulated a chapter from Meet […]
Y3S have worked incredibly hard to improve their publishing skills. The children have enjoyed writing their setting description based on a visit to Meadowhall which simulated a chapter from Meet […]
Today children in Class 4 were introduced to the states of matters in Science to support us with our new topic around how steel is made. We decided to do […]
Today Class 4 completed many different drama activities in relation to a setting from our new class text ”meet me by the steelmen”. The setting was Meadowhall. Children were given […]
To celebrate the end of term, Year 3, 4 and 5 come together to dance, celebrate and enjoy Christmas celebrations at the end of a busy time of year. Party […]
All children in KS2 have practised their pantomime performance (oh yes they have) in this mornings dress rehearsal of ‘Snow White.‘ All children have sang beautifully and all children with […]
These two children have worked incredibly hard on improving their fluency and intonation in their reading. Both children reflected on their autumn fluency video and thought their reading must have […]
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 […]
Class 4 have been investigating what material will make the best set of curtains for our Victorian stage . We made predictions based on 5 different materials. Plastic wallet, tin […]
Today Class 4 used the iMovie app for the first time ever to sequence and order some drama clips we had created using the green screen the previous day. The […]
Y3S have been looking at some new vocabulary during our science learning on light and shadows. We began by working in groups to choose 4 items from the classroom. We […]
Oh yes they have! KS2 came together today at lunchtime to begin their rehearsals for (hopefully) a performance no one will forget of this years school panto… Snow White. This […]
What a lovely half term it’s been for our after-school sewing club! Mrs Graham and Miss Sare are so proud of these children, who showed resilience and worked together wonderfully […]
What an amazing experience we’ve had today in Year 3 & 4! We all came to school dressed as Victorians and took part in a series of workshops to help […]
We had another fantastic after-school session today at Sewing Club! Tonight, we used a new material and even learnt how to sew on buttons! Take a look …
Every week in Class 4, Miss Sare chooses a new member of the class to be this week’s author of the week. Their job is to take home and look […]
Children are at the final stage of their narrative writing and are beginning to think about writing their story ending. To help us put ideas into sentences, we are starting […]
Over the last few weeks, Class 4 have been working on completing learning that is excellent. We have discussed that this doesn’t necessarily mean perfect but something which the children […]
Class 4 were set a task of finding a card which either had a number, pictorial representation or a number in words. They then had to use their knowledge of […]