Class 5 computer skills
Class 5 have used their computer skills to research about changes in weather over time and create a line graph showing the change.
Category Archives: Computing
Year 5 create a natural disasters web page
This week in ICT, Year 5 have been creating a webpage using Google Sites to inform others about the different types of natural disasters. We have learned many new skills […]
Analysing Animal Life Spans in Year 5
As part of our science learning, Year 5 have gathered data about the longevity of wild animals and compared the longevity to those animals that live in captivity. The children […]
Class 7 create a webpage about the heart!
This week in ICT, we have been creating a webpage to inform audiences about the heart. The children have uploaded their logo’s that they created last lesson using Inkscape.
Y3S creating spoken recounts outdoors using iMovie
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 […]
Y3S Creating a fossil fact file using purple mash
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. […]
Internet Safety Day 2023
This year’s Internet Safety Day focused on creating safe spaces to communicate online. Children watched a live assembly hosted by Internet Legends before moving on to a range of activities […]
ICT in Chestnuts
In ICT we have been learning how to use the mouse to click and drag. We worked with our computer partner to design a warm outfit as part of our […]
INTERNET SAFETY NEWSLETTER: December 2022 (ISSUE 4)
Please take the time to read the latest Internet Safety Newsletter. In this newsletter, we look at the importance of thinking before sharing as part of the internet legends pillar; […]
Identifying and evaluating different image types in Class 6
This week in ICT, we have been using Paint, a graphics editor to identify and evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of different types of image files ( JPEG, PNG and […]
Discussing feelings and emotions when communicating online with others in Class 1
This week in ICT, Class 1 have been learning about the dangers of talking to others online by exploring how we feel when someone says something positive and negative to […]
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 […]
Kahoot with Mr Hood
Children in Y6 have been learning about erosion and the Kahoot quiz was used to test our knowledge before our writing. Everyone loves a quiz!
ICT in Class 3
Today in ICT we have been designing and creating our very own Bee-Bot maps linked to our Nemesis project of road safety. We worked together to add roads and houses […]
Using iMovie for the 1st time in Y3S
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 […]
Movie Magic in Class 5!
Class 5 worked incredibly hard last week, to create their own films about Jim’s life in the Victorian workhouse. We are so proud of the finished videos! Children used iMovie […]
Computing in Year 5 – learning about algorithms
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 […]
ICT in Class 3
In ICT we have been learning how to programme a Beebot using an algorithm. We know that an algorithm is just a sequence of instructions. First, we looked at learning […]
KS1 learn how to create a computer program
This week in ICT, KS1 have been learning about computer programs and how algorithms (a precise set of instructions) control computers.
Using iMovie to recount events in Literacy
Class 5 have had a fantastic morning in Literacy today, piecing together their green screen drama using iMovie! The children worked together in pairs to order events chronologically, and then […]
Drama on the Green Screen
What a fantastic morning Class 5 had today in Drama! We have been thinking about Jim, a character from our class text, and his daily routine in a Victorian workhouse […]
Computing in Year 5
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 […]
Y3S – Inputting and presenting data
Today Class 4 worked in pairs to input some primary data which we collected from each other and then presented it through a pie chart on Google sheets. The data […]
Computer networks in ICT
Today in Class 7 and 8 (Year 6), we have been learning about computer networks by exploring how they work and what information is shared over them. We achieved this […]
Class 7 begin their balanced arguments
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 […]
Willow Tree Film Festival
Over the last few weeks, children across the school have been creating animations and videos, linked to their topics, as part of our Computing curriculum to enter into the Willow […]
Story Spoons on the Green Screen!
Year 4 took their drama learning to the next level today, using the story spoons to conduct their eye-witness interviews on the green screen! Take a look at their fantastic […]
Using and creating spreadsheets and data in Year 5
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 […]
INTERNET SAFETY NEWSLETTER: MAY 2022 (ISSUE 3)
Please take the time to read the latest Internet Safety Newsletter. In this newsletter, we look at creating safer and securer passwords, how safe is YouTube and a useful app […]
Stop Motion Animation in Science
Lower KS2 children have been learning about the digestive system in Science this term. Today, we used I can animate to make our own moving digestive systems … Fantastic teamwork! […]
Internet safety newsletter: February 2022 (Issue 2)
Please take the time to read the latest Internet Safety Newsletter. It has been a wonderful half-term at school and children have embraced internet safety. We are really proud of […]
Class 9 use Tinkercad to create WWII vehicles
Today in Class 9, we have been using Tinkercad (an online 3D modeling program) to create models of WWII vehicles including: Tanks, Planes, Ships and Shelters.
Willow Tree Warriors Create an Internet Legend
The Willow Tree Warriors have been busy again this week by adding some finishing touches to our online safety newsletter and building their very own internet legends warrior. We also […]
Year 5 and 5/6 apply their fluency within their maths learning on the maths platform ‘MyMaths’.
At Roughwood primary school, we have been using different online maths platforms to support us with our maths learning and problem solving skills. Within our maths learning, class 7 and […]
Internet Safety Day 2022
Today in school, we have been celebrating Safer Internet Day 2022. Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital […]
Class 9 create WW2 Victory Gardens in ICT
In Computing, Class 9 have been using Tinkercad, an online 3D modelling program, to recreate a WW2 Victory Garden. Victory Garden’s became hugely popular and important during both World Wars […]
Video Editing in Year 4
This week, we’ve been creating our very own TV documentaries all about the Stone Age, in preparation for writing a non-chronological report next week. The children have used their oracy […]
ICT Robotics Club
This week in ICT Club, we cut out and built our paper car models that we designed and printed last week using Purple Mash before beginning to build our robot […]
In ICT, Class 7 and 8 learn about being safe online!
As part of their learning using digital literacy in ICT, the children in Year 5/6 learnt about what it means to be an ‘Internet Legend’. The children have learnt about […]
Year 5 complete their script instructions within our computing lessons
During our learning on creating animations using scratch, we have been writing instructions on how to write a script to allow another user to create their own animation.
Creativity in ICT Club
This week in ICT club, we created was a step counter and a name badge program using the BBC Micro bits. The programs involved using variables and loops to store […]
Loops in Class 8
This week in class 8, we have been finishing off our animations by looking at the different types of loops (forever and repeat) we can use in our scripts to […]
Music in ICT Club
This week in ICT club, we created a coin flip program and conductive keyboards to play a tune through our headphones which were connected to the BBC Micro bit by […]
Year 3 animate with loops
This week in ICT, year 3 have been continuing their animations about deforestation and the Kapok tree by creating a script that uses a loop to repeat an action. We […]
Computing in class 7 and 8
In ICT, class 7 and 8 have been using ‘Scratch’ as part of their programming lessons to create a script to show the changes and different phases of the moon. […]
Fortune Tellers in ICT Club
This week in ICT club, we have been creating fortune tellers (also known as magic 8 balls) using BBC Micro bit to help us find answers to some of our […]
Programming with Micro bit in ICT club
This week in ICT club, children have been learning how to use a bbc micro bit to create and run two programs; smiley buttons and Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Rainforest Animal Classification Keys
Class 6 have been using their ICT skills to support their Science learning this afternoon, creating classification keys using Purple Mash!
QR Code Maths Challenge!
Class 6 had a wonderful morning today, using the iPads to solve our rainforest explorer challenge! Take a look …
Research in Literacy
Today in Class 6, children carried out their own research, using a variety of sources, in preparation for writing a non-chronological report about the rainforest. Children used iPads, library books, […]
Year 3/4 get Creative in Computer Club
Children have been busy creating their own piano and game pads in ICT club the last few weeks by using Makey Makey boards to create an electrical circuit. We also […]
Comic Life in Year 4
Class 6 used their RE homework in ICT today, to create Comic Life collages of their life journeys! The objective was to insert images from a variety of sources (this […]
Willow Tree Oscars
Over the last few weeks, children across school have been creating animations as part of our Computing curriculum to enter into the Willow Tree Academy Oscars. Click the below link […]
ICT Club create emotions badge and design robotic cars on Tinkercad
This week in ICT club, we have been using BBC Micro:bit to create a wellbeing LED badge to express how we are feeling. We have also been using Tinkercad to […]
Year 4 ICT: Outdoor Photography Lesson
Today in ICT, Year 4 have been busy taking photos for a purpose (Spring and Summer) whilst also enjoying the amazing outdoor weather. We have also been learning how to […]
Year 4 on the Green Screen!
The children in Year 4 had a wonderful afternoon today, as they started filming their entry for the Willow Tree Film Festival! They’ve made an amazing start! Take a look […]
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 […]
Creating Piano’s in Breakfast Club
This morning in breakfast club, children created their very own piano’s using card and foil. We then used a Makey Makey board and Scratch to use the piano to create […]
Y3S – Researching William Morris
Today Class 4 used chrome books to find out more information on William Morris for our artist study. During the summer term we will be using him as inspiration and […]
Year 4 use I Can Animate to explain how the Bubonic Plague affected England in 1665
Class 5 and Class 6 have been busy this afternoon using I Can Animate to create animations about the Bubonic Plague in 1665-1666.
Class 8 recreate the circulatory system through animation
In Class 8, we have been creating an animation to demonstrate the circulatory system using I Can Animate.
Year 6 create self portraits using Tinkercad
In Year 6, we have been creating a self portrait using the 3D modelling Tinkercad program. We started by using mirrors and graph paper to recreate a self portrait and […]
Comic Life on the iPads
Today Class 4 used an app called Comic life on the iPads to create a lovely informative piece about Queen Victoria. They discovered lots of facts such as when she […]
Scratch mazes in year 4
Class 6 have been learning to create and code their own mazes in Scratch. They have been using coding blocks to guide Robin Hood through a forest!
Google Internet Legend Assembly
We have been extremely lucky today to have a personalised assembly delivered by Google. We were also joined by our Rotherham MP, Sarah Champion! Our children really enjoyed the assembly […]
Monster Biography
Last week in year 1 our classroom was invaded by monsters from around the world. We have been learning all about these monsters and used talk for write to help […]
Y5 moon phases animations
In Year 5 we have been learning about the phases of the moon and created animations to show this. We used paper first and then created an animation using a […]
Willow Tree Film Festival
This year’s Willow Tree Film Festival has been a truly amazing event even though it has been done remotely. Roughwood has still managed to do extremely well in all categories […]
Class 6 Outlaw Animation
Before the school closure, classes throughout school were creating animations as part of ICT. Here is Class 6’s based on their topic book, Outlaw. The animation includes key scenes from […]
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. […]
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 […]
WWII Child Evacuee Animation
Last term, class 9 began creating an evacuee video as part of an animation project. The project involved researching why children were evacuated and how, creating storyboards, characters (sprites) and […]
Class 8 Excel in Computing
This week in Computing, class 8 have been using Microsoft Excel to record results of their favourite dragons from “How to Train Your Dragon” by creating tables and pie-charts. The […]
Y5 Excel!
This week in Computing, Year 5 have been using Microsoft Excel to record results of their favourite dragons from “How to Train Your Dragon” by creating tables and pie-charts. The […]
Year 5 & 6 Science and Media Museum
We’ve learnt about how sound travels, and we’ve found out that we watch 4 days of adverts per year! That’s a lot of Television! From the Wonderlab, to the Gaming […]