Painting Techniques in Class 6
This week, we have applied previously learnt techniques and built on our colour mixing, using powder paint and watercolour paint. In this weeks art session, the children have practised and […]
Category Archives: Literacy
Published narratives inspired by our fantastic class novel!
Today Class 4 published our narratives which have been inspired by our class text, The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley, Children continued to improve their publishing by applying the […]
Using oracy skills to discuss in Year 6
Year 6 are learning how to write a balanced argument in Literacy. To support this new unit of learning, we engaged in a discussion focusing on our oracy skills ensuring […]
School councillors vote on this years Christmas Card
With many entries to this years academy Christmas Card competition, the school councillors meet to vote on the winning card. Points were given for creativity and flare, independence and precision […]
Y3 creating and inputting audio in Book Creator to support with writing character dialogue
Today Class 4 continued to develop their knowledge of the app, Book Creator by creating their own dialogue between characters through adding and recording their own audio. Children created multiple […]
Story mapping in Y3B
As part of a narrative unit, children have been working on creating their very own story map to support them with retell, rehearsing and then innovating their very own version […]
Y3B – using Book Creator to engage our audience
Over the last few sessions, children have familiarised themselves with some functions of the app, Book Creator. They learnt how to present their information on: How the Stone Age changed […]
Colour Mixing In Class 6
Class 6 learn about tints, tones and shades using paints that they haven’t used since KS1 – powder paints. After learning about the colour wheel and exploring mixing tints, shades […]
Y6 P4C – A Place For Plastic
This week, Y6 have focused on recycling and the effects of this on our school, at home, the wider community and the planet. During our P4C session, we looked at […]
Dancing literacy in KS1
In Key Stage 1, we have started our topic of narrative. To immerse the children in literacy we used dance to imagine what it would be like to walk down […]
Author Visit: Sophie Kirtley
This week the children in both class 4 and 5 had the pleasure of meeting children’s author Sophie Kirtley. Sophie is the author of our current class text The Wild […]
Y3B Exploring Harvest themed poetry, prayers and songs within Guided Reading
Today we have used our whole class guided reading session to learn more about the importance of the harvest festival which is coming up shortly. We looked at a variety […]
Class 6 use drama and freeze frames to demonstrate ‘show not tell’, with empathy.
As part of our reading into writing process, the children in class 6 have been reading the book called ‘Cosmic’ and have analysed how Liam Digby feels at different parts […]
Class 2’s Non Chronological Reports
In class 2 this week we have been learning all about non chronological reports. We began by exploring different texts and picking out the features such as a title, sub-headings […]
Y3B Conducting an Archaeological dig
Today Class 4 took part in their very own excavation to find out more about people who lived in the Stone Age. They used brushes to uncover precious artefacts such […]
Y3B Showing pride and resilience when publishing
Today children have been working on publishing their non chronological report they have been writing within their history and science learning. Children have been developing skills to have autonomy and […]
Assembly with Swapna Haddow
Today Class 1 was lucky enough to join a virtual assembly with the author Swapna Haddow who wrote a story called My Dad is a Grizzly Bear. She read her […]
Assembly with Swapna Haddow
Today Class 1 was lucky enough to join a virtual assembly with the author Swapna Haddow who wrote a story called My Dad is a Grizzly Bear. She read her […]
T4W in Class 1
This week class 1 have been reading the book Meerkat Mail. In this story a meerkat called Sunny leaves home to see his family and friends. He writes postcards back […]
Talk for write in Class 2
In class 2 we have been using talk for write to learn a postcard. We began our learning at looking at what the features of a postcard were. Our postcard […]
Astronaut Training Day Complete!
As part of our learning about space in class 6, the children have completed a range of resilience challenges during their astronaut training day and undergone a range challenges to […]
Place Value Challenge – what fantastic start in class 6!
In the first week of the academic year in class 6, the children have been using the skills of the week: patience, tolerance and team work, to solve some maths […]
Y3B using Green Screen to show the 3 main periods of the Stone Age
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 […]
Year 6 perform Poetry
This week in Year 6, we have been identifying features of a poem before creating a performance for the poems “The Sea” and “SeaFever”.
Drama Class 1
In Class 1 we have introduced a new books called Meerkat Mail. Our objective for the lesson was to predict what will happen in the story. We separated into groups […]
Drama in Class 2
Today in literacy we used drama to act out our predictions for the book Meerkat Mail. Some of our predictions included meerkats visiting a beach, meerkats going to a play […]
A busy first day back in Y3B
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 […]
Instructional writing in class 5: Stone Age fruit stew
After a fantastic first week of learning all about the Stone Age, today our Y4’s have fully immersed themselves into what food was like during the Stone Age. Following on […]
Y6 Drama ‘Freeze Frames’ – Grace Darling
Year 6 have made a fantastic start to their new unit of writing today with some brilliant drama to enhance character thoughts and feelings. We used freeze frames to portray […]
Prehistoric Beasts: Researching, creating and playing Top Trumps in Y3B
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 […]
Digital literacy Class 2
In Class 2 we have been publishing our information texts by using google docs for the first time. We have used a template to make our writing engaging to the […]
Digital literacy Class 2
In Class 2 we have been publishing our information texts by using google docs for the first time. We have used a template to make our writing engaging to the […]
Digital literacy Class 2
In Class 2 we have been publishing our information texts by using google docs for the first time. We have used a template to make our writing engaging to the […]
Digital literacy Class 2
In Class 2 we have been publishing our information texts by using google docs for the first time. We have used a template to make our writing engaging to the […]
Digital literacy Class 2
In Class 2 we have been publishing our information texts by using google docs for the first time. We have used a template to make our writing engaging to the […]
Whole class guided reading outdoors
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 […]
Book in a Box
Over half term all classes were set a task to create a book in a box. There were some magnificent entries which were really hard to judge. Well done everyone.
Class 5 talk for writing
This week the children have created a talk for writing around the journey of a carrot.
Y3S using our drama and oracy skills to verbally explain the lifecycle of a plant
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: […]
The Y6 Oracy and Reading Project returns!
This afternoon, our Y6 have welcomed back their mentors from Pontefract College as we explore oracy in our final module of ‘The Oracy and Reading’ project. We have worked alongside […]
Stunning published non fiction reports on display in Y3\S
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 […]
Story mapping in science – A journey of a red blood cell
Following on from our learning all about the heart, this week the children have been investigating the journey of a Red blood cell. To help support our understanding further, the […]
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 […]
How to deal with a minor head injury – Year 6 presentations
During our PSHE lessons, Year 6 have learnt how to deal with a minor head injury and have produced short videos to inform other children of what to do if […]
Story openers in Class 3
Class 3 this week have produced some outstanding story openers. They have worked so hard on producing writing that shows the reader rather than telling the reader what has happened. […]
Outdoor literacy in class 2
In Literacy class 2 have been thinking about the setting of our new piece of narrative. The story focuses on a child who lived in a forest and helps the […]
HILLARY FORD AWARDS
Roughwood children have written letters to the family of Hillary, thanking her for encouraging their love, enthusiasm and passion for reading. Well done to our winners of the award for […]
Meet the Author!
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 […]
Explore Sheffield!
What a fantastic day we’ve had today! We’ve been riding buses and tram-trains and exploring the big city of Sheffield, just like the characters from Forged in Steel!
Sharing our learning …
Last week, some children from Class 5 went to share their learning about the Women of Steel statue with Year 6. As the Year 6 topic is all about WWII, […]
World Book Day 2023
Today we have been celebrating World Book Day. Children and teachers dressed up as characters from their favourite book. The costumes were fantastic and very colourful.
Our Visit To Manor Lodge
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 […]
Year 5 leave school for Manor Lodge!
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 […]
Investigating Friction!
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 […]
Developing our Oracy skills through History
Children in Class 5 used their teamwork and oracy skills, this week in History… Children were given historical fact sheets about the Women of Steel statue in Sheffield, linked to […]
Class 2 Great Fire of London Workshop
This week we had a special workshop with ALFRESCO learning about the Great Fire of London. We started the workshop by casting our minds back to how houses were built […]
Class 6 investigate ‘changing solids’ in science
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 […]
Working systematically with NRICH maths challenges in Class 6
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 […]
Creating our own extended metaphors in Y6!
Year 6 have been putting their knowledge of extended metaphors into practise in Literacy today. We analysed a video of a railway train, similar to the ones evacuees would travel […]
P4C in Y6 – World War 2
This afternoon, the children in Class 8 participated in a P4C discussion about WW2. First, we explored some pictures of evacuees and recorded our first thoughts down on a post-it […]
WHOLE SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTIONS ASSEMBLY – WEEK 3
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 […]
Y6 use drama to explore thoughts and feelings
This week, we have started our new unit of Literacy. In preparation for our narrative writing, we have been learning about evacuees and the diverse range of experiences the children […]
Excellent writing in Y3S
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 […]
Excellent writing in Y3S
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 […]
Excellent writing in Y3S
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 […]
Freeze-Frames in Drama
Class 5 had a fantastic drama lesson this morning, acting out different scenarios linked to our new book, Meet me by the Steelmen. Take a look at our freeze-frames… Well […]
Drama in Y3S
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 […]
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 […]
KS2 panto rehearsals underway for the big performance on Monday
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 […]
Y6 T4W – Coastal erosion
Year 6 have used ‘Talk 4 Writing’ to orally rehearse the process of coastal erosion. By using our team working skills, we first sequenced each step of the process and […]
Y6 T4W – Coastal erosion
Year 6 have used ‘Talk 4 Writing’ to orally rehearse the process of coastal erosion. By using our team working skills, we first sequenced each step of the process and […]
Y6 T4W – Coastal erosion
Year 6 have used ‘Talk 4 Writing’ to orally rehearse the process of coastal erosion. By using our team working skills, we first sequenced each step of the process and […]
Y6 T4W – Coastal erosion
Year 6 have used ‘Talk 4 Writing’ to orally rehearse the process of coastal erosion. By using our team working skills, we first sequenced each step of the process and […]
Reading with expression and fluency in Y3S
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 […]
Key stage 1 Road Safety Bands
Key stage 1 were amazed to see that their learning in NEMESIS and Literacy has resulted in a delivery from Brightkidz. We have received a pack of reflective bands to […]