Y6 Clay Rock Pool Workshop – Session 3
What a fantastic final session we have had with Mrs Lee today completing our ceramic rock pools. We were thrilled to see how our rock pools returned after being in […]
Category Archives: Art
Y3B creating our very own Stone Age scratch art
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 […]
Y6 Clay Rock Pool Workshop – Session 2
Another fantastic afternoon working on our clay rock pools with ceramics artist, Mrs Lee. Today, we have sculpted creatures that live in rock pools and used techniques such as scoring […]
Y6 Clay Rockpool Workshop – Session 1
This afternoon, our Y6 children have had the privilege of meeting and working together with ceramic artist Caroline Lee from CLEE Ceramics! Over the course of 3 sessions, Mrs Lee […]
Hokusai Artist Study in Y6
This afternoon, Y6 have learnt about the famous artist known as Hokusai and completed an artist study by analysing some of his famous artwork. We evaluated the work of Hokusai […]
Seashell inspired art in Y6
Today, Y6 children have used shading and techniques such as cross hatching, stippling, finger blending and scribbling to create tone and texture when sketching their own seashell. We began by […]
Creating our own natural prehistoric dye in Y3B
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 […]
Themed Art Workshop Visit!
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 […]
Art Workshops With A Visiting Artist
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 Showcase of Dance at Clifton Park
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 […]
John Carr’s 300th Anniversary
This week Class 2 have been learning about the Architect John Carr who designed Wentworth Woodhouse. Our mission was to design our own middle section of the stables using inspiration […]
Balbir Showcase
Parents have been in school today to watch the Balbir rehearsal ahead of next Wednesday’s performance. Children performed their dances and showed their props to their parents.
Contemporary Indian Dance
This morning we saw an Indian dance group retell a classic Indian story through dance. Children were amazed by the magnificent costumes and were able to see first-hand other cultures. […]
Picture This! 2023
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 […]
Y3S -creating our finished outcome using different mediums
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 […]
Printing in class 3
Today in art we were using impressed printing to create an image in using the artist Ellie Edwards as inspiration. We explored a range of different vegetables to see which […]
Outdoor Art Club
What a fantastic session we have had today in our Outdoor Art Club. The children have created their own silhouettes of leaves we have found on our school grounds and […]
Balbir Art
We have started to creat props today for our Balbir Story Walk which will take place in a few weeks time at Clifton Park. Children have been creating dances blending […]
Class 3 begin their artist study
Today class 3 have started their artist study on the London based print maker Ellie Edwards. We began by looking at her work and evaluated some of her prints. We […]
Artist Study in Y6
This afternoon, the children in Year 6 have learnt about famous watercolour artist J.M.W Turner and completed an ‘artist study’ by analysing some of his most famous artwork. By studying […]
Our Year 5 ‘Artist Study’ begins
As part of our new topic, we are learning about ‘extreme weather changes.’ This week, we have started analysing works that have used a range of media and impressions of […]
Y3S have begun their artist study
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 […]
Y3S have begun their artist study
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 […]
Crucible Pot Painting in Art
Class 5 worked incredibly hard this afternoon in Art, carefully painting their clay crucible pots. Take a look … Well done!
Virtual Artist Visit – Bob Barker
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 […]
Y6 Evacuee Stitching
Our Year 6 children have made a wonderful start to their sewings, applying their prior knowledge of running stitches to their beautiful evacuee sketches. Our next step is to apply […]
Clay Pots in Class 5!
What a fantastic art lesson we had today in Class 5, creating our own crucible pots out of clay! We learned two new techniques for making the pot shape: pinching […]
Sketching Club
For our final session of sketching club we brought together all of the skills we had previously been taught. We sketched a fruit bowl using a variety of techniques such […]
UKS2 Children’s Mental Health Week Collaborative Art
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 […]
Clay in Class 3
This week in art we have been creating clay houses. To start with we had to roll out our clay to the correct thickness before cutting out our houses. Once […]
Y6 Art- Evacuee sketches
Following on from last week’s lesson, the children in Year 6 have been using their knowledge on proportions of the human to sketch their own evacuees. We have used pencil […]
Y6 Art – Drawing proportions of the human body
Class 7 have demonstrated excellent art skills today as we explored how to draw the human body in proportion. We started off by using mathematical skills such as measuring skills […]
Y6 Art – Drawing the human body in proportion
Year 6 have demonstrated excellent art skills this week as we have learnt how to draw the human body in proportion. We started by using mathematical skills such as measuring […]
Clay skills in Class 2
In Class 3 this week we have been exploring the different patterns we can make in clay. To start off we had to roll out our clay in between two […]
Studying Holbein and Picasso in Year 5
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 […]
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 […]
Art using different mediums in Y3S
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 […]
Art using different mediums in Y3S
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 […]
Art using different mediums in Y3S
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 […]
Sketching Skills in Class 5
The children in Class 5 have been working on their sketching skills in Art this week. They’ve shown incredible resilience and control. Take a look …
Performance Poetry in Class 5
Class 5 have been working incredibly hard over the last couple of weeks, learning about and performing a poem called, ‘The Victorian Little Match Girl’. It’s based on the traditional […]
Pen and ink lighthouses in Y6
In art, we have been learning pen and ink skills such as hatching, cross hatching and stippling to create tone and texture to our lighthouse art work. We began by […]
Cross Stitch Letters in Art
Class 5 made a fantastic start to their sewings today, learning how to use cross stitch! We are so proud of what they managed to achieve in such a short […]
Peg Doll Crafts in Class 5!
What a wonderful afternoon we’ve had today in Class 5! The children followed step by step instructions on how to make traditional Victorian peg dolls, whilst using their own creative […]
Inspired by William Morris
Take a look at the incredible attention to detail shown by these children in Art today! Well done, everyone!
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 […]
Remembrance Clay
Children in Year 6 visited Wingfield this week to create some stunning clay puppies. They look fantastic, thank you Wingfield.
Remembrance Art
This week in Class 5, we’ve been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day, and using pen and ink to design our own remembrance poppies …
Peter Thorpe – in Year 5, we have blast off!
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 […]
Creating Mood Boards in Art
Today, Class 5 created William Morris inspired mood boards in their sketchbooks. Children explored and discussed the artist’s style and then chose their favourite designs to add to their own […]
We love sewing!
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 […]
Harvest Festival Artwork – Y6
Take a look at some of the excellent artwork we have produced in Class 8! We completed our artwork to present in the Harvest Festival assembly this week. Y6 thought […]
Sewing with Buttons
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 …
Pen & Ink Skill in Class 5
What a lovely afternoon we’ve had in Class 5 today, working on our pen & ink skills … We practised hatching, stippling, stumbling and wave techniques in our sketchbooks … […]
Making hedgehogs
In Acorns and Little acorns we have been making models out of clay for our Autumn display. We went on our welly walk outside and made some hedgehogs out of […]
In our art lessons, Year 5 begin to learn about tint, tone and shade using pastels.
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 […]
Making faces in nature
In Acorns and Little acorns this term we are asking the question what makes me,me? As part of this we went into the outdoor classroom on a joint welly walk […]
Let’s make faces
In Little Acorns we have been using the text ‘Let’s make faces’ by Hanoch Piven as a stimulus for our learning. This week when we have been on our welly […]
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 5 Showcase Their Music and Artistic Talents!
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 […]
Self-Portraits in Year 4
What a fantastic week we’ve had in Art this week! We have been interested in the style of the famous artist, Roy Lichtenstein. Take a look at our self-portraits in […]
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 […]
Picture This! 2022
Take a look at our outstanding Picture This exhibition at Gullivers Valley in Sheffield. This year, our particular focus was on the theme ‘Movement’. Across our school, we have thought […]
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 […]
Press Printing in Year 4!
What a fantastic afternoon of art we’ve had today! We created incredible press prints linked to our plague topic …
Class 3’s Art
This week in art we have been designing a pattern using the waves of the sea as inspiration. These pattern will then be printed and sewn onto beach bags. We […]
Fairytale crafts
In Acorns and little acorns we have been learning about fairytales and the characters in the stories. We wanted to immerse ourselves into the stories so we created character masks. […]
Dragon Eye Art in Y5/6 – Applying skills to create texture
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 […]
Dragon Eye Art – Creating Texture
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 […]
Iron Age Shields
This week, we’ve been using our pen & ink skills to create the artwork for our Spring term topic folder covers … Look at all that detail! Children have used […]
Class 6’s Bronze Age Settlement!
What an amazing term it’s been for DT in Year 3 and 4! The children have been expertly crafting their roundhouses for weeks now … carefully measuring and sawing wooden […]
Class 3 Trip to Bolsover Castle
As part of our topic ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’, class 3 visited Bolsover Castle. We had an amazing day exploring the castle and using our knowledge to discuss what we […]
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 […]
Heart of Willow Tree
Year 3 and 4 started work on our exciting Heart of Willow Tree project this week! Every child (and adult!) across our phase, made a heart out of Fimo clay, […]
Valentines in Little Acorns
This week children in Little Acorns have created some Valentine’s Day cards using cutting and sticking skills to create a collage. We have also made some ladybirds (love bugs) using […]