Roughwood Primary School News

05/10/2026

Year 6 Maths: The Great Northumberland Expedition! 🔒⛴️

We have stepped up as official expedition managers today, taking on an addition project in Maths. …...

We have stepped up as official expedition managers today, taking on an addition project in Maths. To crack the secret coastal code, teams put their formal column addition to the test by tackling re…

02/10/2026

Year 1 are authors this week!

In Literacy we have been focusing on a book called 'The Rescue Party' by Nick Butterworth. We have explored the characters and their feelings and described the setting....

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In Literacy we have been focusing on a book called ‘The Rescue Party’ by Nick Butterworth. We have explored the characters and their feelings and described the setting. This week, we cr…

02/10/2026

🎥 Lights, Camera, Action in Y6!

Today, our Year 6 journalists began filming their very own news reports using a green screen! 📰🎬...

Today, our Year 6 journalists began filming their very own news reports using a green screen! 📰🎬 Inspired by our class text and the mysterious disappearance of Cherry, the children have been busy s…

02/10/2026

📮 Dear Jolly Postman… We’ve Got Mail! ✉️

This week, Chestnuts have been busy becoming authors and writing their very own letters to the Jolly Postman!...

This week, Chestnuts have been busy becoming authors and writing their very own letters to the Jolly Postman! ✉️ Today, we revisited the story and followed the letters from the book around our play…

02/10/2026

KS1 Mini Millers

Amazing event at Parkgate Astro as girls from KS1 participated in the Mini Millers football taster event....

Amazing event at Parkgate Astro as girls from KS1 participated in the Mini Millers football taster event. The girls participated in a variety of Disney themed football events from Toy Story, Frozen…

01/10/2026

A very special LEAF adventure

What an exciting day for our LEAF children! We packed so much learning, exploring, and creativity into our outdoor journey....

01/10/2026

Y5 Enjoyed Horrible Histories

As a hook into our new topic, children loved a trip to the Lyceum to see a live action performance of the, “Terrible Tudors.”

As a hook into our new topic, children loved a trip to the Lyceum to see a live action performance of the, “Terrible Tudors.”

29/09/2026

Chestnuts explore length📏🌰

This week, Chestnuts have been busy exploring length and height in our numeracy learning! We started by learning the vocabulary…...

This week, Chestnuts have been busy exploring length and height in our numeracy learning! We started by learning the vocabulary ‘long’ and ‘short’. We made our very own shaving foam worms and then …

29/09/2026

Marvellous Music

We have a music lesson on Tuesday with Mr Kinmans. We love it. We also have music with Miss Ward And Mrs Baker BUT Mr Kinmans can play musical instruments so guess who is the best.

We have a music lesson on Tuesday with Mr Kinmans. We love it. We also have music with Miss Ward And Mrs Baker BUT Mr Kinmans can play musical instruments so guess who is the best. We can then be f…

28/09/2026

Year 3 Prepare Their Artwork with a Watercolour Wash 🎨

Year 3 have been busy developing their watercolour skills in preparation for their upcoming artwork inspired by the work of L. S. Lowry. The children practised creating different watercolour washes…