Roughwood Primary School News

Clay Seabeds

Clay Seabeds The children enjoyed a creative and engaging afternoon where they used colourful pasta and natural materials collected from outside to create their own seabeds. They explored a variety of brightly …

Fun in the Sun ☀️☀️☀️

Fun in the Sun ☀️☀️☀️ What a splashing time EYFS have been having in the sunshine! ☀️ After covering ourselves in sun cream and popping on our hats, we headed outside to enjoy the beautiful warm weather safely. To keep …

Float or Sink?

Our topic s all about the seaside and the sea. The children explored the outdoor provision, selecting a variety of natural and man-made objects to test in our water trays They made predictions about whether the objects would float ( drop to the bottom)or sink (stay on top of the water). They then observed the outcomes to see if they were correct.

Float or Sink? Our topic s all about the seaside and the sea. The children explored the outdoor provision, selecting a variety of natural and man-made objects to test in our water trays They made predictions abou…

3D Peppered Moths - Art and Science in Y6 🦋🖌️

3D Peppered Moths – Art and Science in Y6 🦋🖌️ Year 6 have been exploring the work of Charles Darwin and learning about adaptation and evolution through the fascinating story of the peppered moth. To begin, we used charcoal to create bark print…

Sculpture Club

Sculpture Club During the after-school club, we revisited the clay fish we had created in previous weeks and continued developing our artwork by adding colour with paint. The children used a variety of bright col…

One Voice at Magna – A Fantastic Day!

One Voice at Magna – A Fantastic Day! Today, our Year 4 and Year 5 children attended the One Voice event at Magna. They had a fantastic day and thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the event. It was wonderful to see them perform all of th…

Class 2 Rain Gauges

Class 2 Rain Gauges What a splash we’ve made in Year 2 today as our fantastic young scientists built their very own rain gauges out of recycled plastic bottles! After carefully converting the bottles into measuring to…

Abbey School Adventure Challenge

Abbey School Adventure Challenge An amazing day, despite the weather, the children enjoyed representing school at Abbey School in the Adventure Challenge. The children were challenged to a number of different activities that requi…

Visit To Eyam

Today, our Year 4 children took a fascinating step back in time with a visit to the historic village of Eyam....

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Visit To Eyam Today, our Year 4 children took a fascinating step back in time with a visit to the historic village of Eyam. It was a wonderful day of connection and discovery, starting with a happy reunion as we…

Newsletter 12th June

Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a great two weeks here at Roughwood. Thank you, everyone, for your continued support. Newsletter 12.06.2026 

Newsletter 12th June Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a great two weeks here at Roughwood. Thank you, everyone, for your continued support.Newsletter 12.06.2026