Y3S Tasting the new Vegetable of the week: Rhubarb
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 […]
Category Archives: Well-being
Children’s well-being is an important part of school life at Roughwood. All staff have received Emotion Coaching training to support children to recognise, validate and process their feelings.
Our Restorative Practice approach underpins our Behaviour Policy and through building stronger relationships and repairing harm we have built an environment where all children can feel happy, safe and secure. Scaling in school allows staff and children to quickly express how they are feeling to each other in a simple way by rating how they feel from 1 to 5. Read more about Restorative Practice & Scaling Here.
Every classroom also has a worry box which School Council developed and implemented across the school. Worry Boxes are another method in which children can communicate their feelings with staff to be recognised and validated. Read more about our Worry Boxes here.
Gardening Club achieves RHS Level 2!
This week in gardening club, we achieved RHS gardening club level 2 and are already working towards Level 3. We have also been busy clearing the outdoor classroom ready for […]
Planting Tomato plants in Gardening Club
This week in gardening club, we have been very busy! We have continued planting trees around school to promote wildlife and reduce our carbon footprint, looked at new materials to […]
Mental Health Week #Free Your Mind Nature Trail
This dinner time Scarlett, one of our With Me in Mind Ambassadors completed the #Free Your Mind Nature Trail with some of our KS1 children. Scarlett explained that nature, the […]
International nurses week
To celebrate international nurses week two nurses joined our online assembly and told use about the jobs that they do. They showed us a variety of techniques they use to […]
Year 5 Prepare For The ‘Big String’ performance
As we enter the summer term, the children in year 5 practise refining their instrumental technique and learn two new songs that include a range of rhythms. As we prepare […]
Y6 Exam Stress session – WMIM
With Me In Mind ran a practical and insightful session for our Y6’s this afternoon, focussing on upcoming exam stress and anxieties and gave us tips on how this can […]
My Happy Mind
We have given awards today to celebrate the achievements of children who have excelled in the My Happy Mind programme which all children participate in every Friday. Read more about […]
Raffle Winners
Thank you to the office for putting together an amazing selection of class and school raffles! The winners were drawn in assembly by adults in school. The money raised will […]
Attendance Awards
A great afternoon in school today. Well done to the children who have received a certificate for their attendance this term. Attendance is extremely important. If you require any help […]
Positive Play Times
What a wonderful sunny break time we had today! We have lots of games to play thanks to our Sports Leaders!
Coffee Morning
A wonderful Coffee Morning today for some of our parents. Keep a look out for the next one coming soon. We hope to have two every half-term. A great opportunity […]
KS1 Multiply Session
Parent and carers in key stage one were invited into school for another of our ‘multiply’ maths sessions. During the session, parents and carers developed their strategies for numeracy. We […]
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.
Great Fire of London Workshop
Today class 3 had a morning of fun learning more about the Great fire of London. We had a workshop outside with a company called Alfresco Learning. The first task […]
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 […]
Class 6 – Golden Table winners
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 […]
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 […]
Self gratitude bookmarks
To aid our learning during children’s mental health we have made self gratitude bookmarks. We thought about our positive character strengths and wrote these down on our bookmarks. We then […]
Y6 create bookmarks to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week
The children in Year 6 have designed and created their own bookmarks this afternoon to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week in school. We discussed the importance of our own mental […]
Enjoying our home made scones in Y3S
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 […]
Class 3 – Golden Table Winners
A massive congratulations to class 3 for winning their first Golden Table of the school year. What an amazing achievement – you are such a polite class and this has […]
KS1 WMIM worry monsters workshop
In KS1 today we were lucky enough to have another workshop with WMIM. Today we created our own worry monsters using craft materials that we can take home and use. […]
SUMDOG competition starts today and the TT rockstar competition continues for the second week…
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 […]
Santa Dash – Rotherham Hospice
The Arts In Year 5 – Music and Dance
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 […]
Anti-Bullying Parent Workshop
Please watch our parent session delivered by the Anti-Bullying Company. The session aims to raise awareness about bullying and explain what bullying is and what it isn’t. Rougwhood has a […]
Planting Trees for Our Future in Bushcraft Club
This week in our outdoor Bushcraft Club, we have been busy planting a range of trees around school and we can’t wait until our very own saplings turn into large […]
Class 3’s Healthy Pizzas
This week we have made pizzas. After researching and designing our very own pizzas. We began by making the dough. Then we chopped our vegetables using the bridge and claw […]
Class 3’s Healthy Pizza
Today we made pizza dough! After researching and designing our own healthy pizzas it’s was time to make our very own pizza dough. When we added all of the ingredients […]
Class 3’s Healthy Pizza
Today we made pizza dough! After researching and designing our own healthy pizzas it’s was time to make our very own pizza dough. When we added all of the ingredients […]
Class 2’s Healthy Pizzas
Today we made pizzas! After researching and designing pizzas we created our own healthy pizzas. We mixed ingredients to make our own dough. We then chopped up our vegetables using […]
Nemesis in Class 3
This week Class 3 have started their NEMESIS project all about road safety outside of our school grounds. We began our week learning about what road safety is and how […]
Nemesis in Class 2
This week Class 2 have started their NEMESIS project of road safety. We began our week learning about what road safety is and how we can be safe near roads. […]
Peer Mediation
Our RP Reps have completed two days of training with CREST to support our Peer Mediation program. The training will support and enhance our RP Rep training and help us […]
Class 2 Golden Table
Due to their amazing behaviour last week during lunch times Class 2 won the golden table. We had a selection of fruit, bread and juices to celebrate our achievement. We […]
KS1 baking club
Our after school cooking and baking club has been amazing in Key Stage 1. We have been learning about a variety of cooking skills e.g. chopping, mixing and peeling. This […]
World Mental Health Day
To mark this year’s World Mental Health Day, Monday 10th October, children in school have been learning about the importance of a healthy mind. During such difficult times where anxieties […]
‘Author of the week’ in Y3
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 […]
Class 6 Celebrate on the Golden Table
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, […]
Whole School Special Mentions Assembly, before the Bank Holiday
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 […]
Learning Whole Class Violin in Year 5
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 […]
School councillors nominated and selected in Year 5…
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 […]
Class 2 Worry monster
To help our children with their worries each class has a worry monster. We had a group discussion of our worries and explained how we can write down our worries […]
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 […]
Attendance Certificates
A great last morning in school today. Well done to the children who have received a certificate for their attendance this term. We have also had some children with 100% […]
Year 6 Prom 2022
Year 6 children from Roughwood joined together for an unforgettable prom. It was a wonderful way to celebrate a tremendous journey here at Roughwood. The children had a wonderful time […]
Uniform
At parents evening tonight there will be uniform available to take to anyone who needs it. We know that the cost of uniform can be expensive and that buying new […]
Winning House Treat
This year we are pleased to announce that Keppel won the house competition by gaining the most DoJos over the year. All children should be extremely proud of themselves because […]
Bagels are Back!
Roughwood has been able to work with partners to bring back Bagels in the mornings. Bagels will be available to all children in KS1 & KS2 every morning for free. […]
Cherry Tree residents enjoy their Jubilee Afternoon Tea thanks to the commendable efforts of Roughwood children and staff
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 […]
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 […]
Shelter Building at Bushcraft Club
This week at Bushcraft and Outdoor Club, we have been learning how to use Paracord (cordage) to set up our very own tarp shelters before enjoying a light picnic with […]
Fruit Kebabs!
This week the cooking after school club have been making fruit kebabs. We have focused on using the bridge and claw techniques when cutting our fruit. We also discussed how […]
Mental Health Week
To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, children in school have been learning about the importance of a healthy mind. All children have made green ribbon bows to remind […]
KS1 Cooking club
Yesterday children from class 1 and 2 had their first baking session. We used our mixing, melting and crumbling techniques to create amazing chocolate cheesecakes! We worked efficiently to ensure […]
Natural Cordage at Bushcraft Club
This week at Bushcraft/outdoor club, we have been learning how to process and make cordage using natural materials such as Bramble or Nettles. We all had a go at making […]
RP Rep Meeting
To start the term we have met with all our RP reps to see what is working well and what we can improve. We have talked about empathy and active […]
Crowden Day 2
Day 2 of Crowden! Children were very excited with todays activities of Tower Stack and canoeing!
Crowden Day 1
Photo’s from Day 1 of Crowden! Children started the day with several team building activities before moving onto archery after lunch!
End of Term Assembly
Today we have held our end of term assembly. We have passed on our DoJo trophies for the last time this term and we have also given out some awards. […]
KS1 & EYFS Easter Assembly
It was wonderful to invite parents into school today for the KS1 and EYFS Easter Assembly. This is the first time any of our children have performed for an audience […]
Ukraine Support
Girls in Year 4 have taken things into their own hands and are raising money for Ukraine refugees. They will be selling blue and yellow ribbon badges from Monday on […]
Special mentions assembly
This afternoon we had our first whole school assembly in the hall! We celebrated the achievements of all our classes together which provided special and memorable moments to our children. […]
Year 6 Maths Residential – Day 2
We arrive home safe and sound from a fantastic couple of days in Crowden on the Year 6 Maths Residential, with other children from across the academy. The children carried […]
Year 6 Maths Residential – Day 1
Across the academy, some of our Year 6s represented Willow Tree on a challenging mathematic residential over two days with two other schools across our academy. We have returned from […]
Golden Box Attendance Winner
To promote and award good attendance in school we have a half-term draw. Within our Golden box, we have some secret prizes that will go to one winner drawn from […]
Attendance Breakfast
Well done to Class 8 today for winning the attendance breakfast with the best attendance this term. If you want to be the winner next term all you need to […]
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 […]
Worry Boxes
We are really proud of our School Council at Roughwood for developing and implementing new worry boxes into every class. Our School Council put together the proposal for each class […]
With Me in Mind
Thank you to everyone who has entered the With Me in Mind competition to celebrate their 2nd birthday. Some great entries.
After School Clubs
Great clubs today after school. Children have been learning lots of maths and literacy skills with the help of teachers in school. Thank you teachers! The PE and health and […]
‘What is Anxiety’- With Me in Mind Resources
What is Anxiety? With Me in Mind Parent Session A huge thank you to everyone who attended the virtual parent session yesterday held by With Me in Mind. It was […]
School Council
Today we have held our first school council meeting of the new year. We asked our school council their thoughts about returning to school and behaviour. They think that most […]
Restorative Practice
Today, even more children who have completed application forms and successfully completed the Restorative Practice modules have taken their final Kahoot Quiz. We are pleased to say that all children […]