Systematic Reasoning in Year 5
After learning how to use trial and error in our maths lessons as we move on from percentages and decimals, which has been challenging our deeper thinking, the children in […]
After learning how to use trial and error in our maths lessons as we move on from percentages and decimals, which has been challenging our deeper thinking, the children in […]
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 […]
Year 5 have started their new topic of NFL Flag Football. The children have loved being introduced to the new sport and have all been incredibly excited to learn the […]
Parent and carers in year 5 were invited into school for another of our ‘multiply’ maths sessions, yesterday morning. During this session, parents and carers developed their strategies for numeracy, […]
During todays visit to Manor Lodge linked to our learning about the Tudor, we have explored the ruins of a previous grand manor house. Throughout the day, the children have […]
The children who are not going on the residential to Stratford-upon-Avon have the opportunity to visit Manor Lodge. Within our learning about the Elizabethans and Tudors, the children travel to […]
Congratulations to Class 6 this week! What a wonderful week you’ve had! You have shown a lot of kindness and respect, and on mental health awareness week, we commend you […]
Our fantastic children in Year 5 and 6 have used their collaboration skills to create a fantastic piece of artwork based on this years theme, ‘Let’s Get Connected.’ Our art […]
The children in class 6 have developed their map work within our geography session to identify and locate different countries around the world and throughout Europe. Using atlases and then […]
Within yesterdays learning, Year 5 have been learning about what happens to solids when mixed with liquids During our most recent science lessons, the children have planned their investigation and […]
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 […]
As part of our reasoning and applying our knowledge within mastery maths sessions, the children in Year 5 have completed another investigative NRICH reasoning investigation using their systematic thinking and […]
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 […]
As part of our artist study in art, class 6 have been studying the work of Hans Holbein and Pablo Picasso, alongside our learning about the monarchy in history 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 […]
During our weekly whole class instrumental lessons, the children in Year 5 have learnt how to use pizzicato and changed between playing with their bow and playing pizzicato within a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Within our geography lessons, the children have learnt all about human and physical geographical features. Using a range of satellite images, the children were able to sort, identify, discuss, describe […]
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 […]
At the end of a busy week, Year 5 apply their learning within a variety of maths investigations that include multiples, factors, prime numbers and square numbers. The children have […]
In our computing lessons, class 6 have been learning about algorithms and decomposition. The children have learnt that algorithms are a sequence of instructions or a set of rules that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Having visited Leicester Space Centre, the children in Year 5 experienced a range of space exploration learning activities. From entering space capsules, flight modules, to visiting the space tower, the […]
The children in Year 5 leave school nice and early to visit Leicester Space Centre. As part of our space topic, the children will be full immersed into ‘all things […]
Peter Thorpe is known for his art work that features rockets and elements of space. This week, we have continued our learning all about space-themed abstract art. We focused on […]
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 […]
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, […]
In computing this week, we have been using scratch and learnt how computers can be connected together to form systems. The children spoke about how systems and small components are […]
To finish off the first month in Year 5, class 6 celebrate their success as winners of the ‘Golden Table’ this week. Tokens are awarded around school for kindness, respect, […]
In only the fourth week of term, the children in year 5 children explore how to use and apply tints, tones and shades with primary colours. Following our artist study […]
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 […]
As part of our cultural and creative offer at Roughwood Primary School, we are privileged to offer every child in our school the opportunity to learn to play a musical […]
Today, the children in Year 5 competed a range of resilience challenges during their astronaut training day. The children wrote postcards and asked questions about the unknown about different planets […]
In Year 5 in our first week back, the children have thought carefully about who will be appointed for 2022-23 as our class’ School Councillors. After generating thought showers of […]
At the end of a busy term, the children at Roughwood showcase their learning through the arts. The children have been learning a new piece on the glockenspiel and at […]
During transition, the children in Year 5 have been using and applying their maths learning and deepening their thinking using perimeter. Using their prior knowledge of measurement, the children have […]
The children in Year 5 were invited to a space exploration afternoon at Rockingham Junior and Infant School today. The science ambassadors across the academy voted on what science experience […]
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 […]
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! […]
Before transition to Year 6 begins, the children in Year 5 begin their balanced arguments by engaging in the debate, ‘Is social media a good thing? There were some extremely […]
In our Literacy session today, Class 8 made a great start to their new unit of balanced arguments by engaging in the debate: “Is social media a good thing?” We […]
Last week, Roughwood Primary School hosted two of our annual musical concerts for parents and carers to watch in school – Key Stage One and Key Stage Two Music Performances. […]
An amazing morning at RUFC as children from Year 5 & 6 participated in a number of training sessions followed by some small sided games. The children showed a fantastic […]
An amazing event that saw Roughwood, Rockingam and Greasbrough meet to play in a Willow Tree Academy Football Tournament. All games were competitive and played in a fantastic spirit. Some […]
Today, our Year 5/6 experienced a day in the life of a Viking at Locko Park. We met King Cnut and explored his empire and learnt various different skills, such […]
As the start of four days of festivities honouring the Queen commence, the residents at Cherry Trees care home enjoy an afternoon tea. As the country come together to mark […]
As we continue with our community and social innovation NEMESIS project, we return to Cherry Trees Care Home and bring the Jubilee celebrations to the residents! As we had a […]
Children from Years 3,4,5 & 6 competed in a Willow Tree Academy Orienteering event at Rockingham Junior & Infant school. The children arrived and quickly studied the map and formed […]
During our computing sessions in our ICT suite, the children in class 7 have been using excel this week to create spreadsheets and present key data about the characters from […]
This week, children in Year 5/6 have continued their learning of using different techniques to create pattern and texture and have applied this within their own sketchbooks when drawing a […]
Year 5/6 started their new topic of Netball. The children develop a variety of passes such as, chest and shoulder pass. The children then progressed to passing and moving and […]
Very proud of Class 8 today who have demonstrated their outstanding artistic skills by using ink to create texture. We considered the several ways a dragon eye could be interpreted […]
It was wonderful to invite parents into school today for the KS2 Easter Assembly. We were really proud of all the children for giving a wonderful performance to their parents. […]
This morning, we also had the exciting opportunity to try out a ‘Tudor banquet’ and taste foods that were popular of the time. The children experienced foods they liked and […]
What a tremendous day we have had in Class 7 and 8! We have truly brought the Tudor era ‘to life’ in our hall today, with children fully immersing themselves […]
Roughwood announce this weeks Rotherham SUMDOG competition of 2022 commences tomorrow morning from 8am… The children in class 1 to class 9 have the opportunity to compete against other children […]