A huge congratulations to Scholes today, not only winning the house points but winning the sports day too. We are so proud of all the children for their resilience and sportsmanship. The way you all supported each other was so wonderful to see. Thank you parents for coming and joining in the fun. Please make […]
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Y5P have had the most wonderful day at the Viking Centre. They have really immersed themselves in Viking life. Here they are in action.
We are so proud of our staff and children who work tirelessly to ensure we work together to support each other, show kindness, respect and empathy. Valuing everyone is so important to us at Rockingham. Thank you to Ann Foxley-Johnson who we would be lost without. We need to now create our actions for moving […]
What a wonderful day Ks1 have had today visiting cleethorpes in the glorious sunshine 🌞. We enjoyed exploring the beach, a paddle in the sea , a train ride finished off with an ice cream. What a lovley way to end the year linked to our last topic all about seaside.
Today our children took part in a range of football games against a number of teams and played with sportsmanship and skill. So proud of you all and your achievements today. You are all so supportive of one another. Well done.
It is so lovely to see our children taking care of the environment, the children are getting the willow domes in shape. Well done everyone.
Here are all our entries to this years Willow Tree Oscars, we hope you enjoy following our filmmaking journey, congratulations to all our entries.
Wow what an amazing day we’ve had at Cleethorpes. The sun was shining and we had the best time ever! We paddled in the sea, went on a train ride and even enjoyed an ice cream on the beach.
Thank you again Greasbrough library for enrolling anotherr two classes today. The children have had the most amazing time sharing stories and choosing a book. We really hope that we can continue on our journey to ensure everyone has a love and enjoyement of reading. Thank you parents for taking the time out of your […]
Today we held our annual Willow Tree Oscars, showcasing our ICT skills through a range of films and catagories such as animation, poetry and song, green screen and voice over. Just to name a few. Congratulations 2S, 5P and Y5/6H and Y6B on your winning films today. We are proud of each and everyone who […]
We are so, so proud of our incredible children and staff creating some outstanding Artwork for picture this 2022. The theme was movement and they have certainly achieved that through a range of media and techniques, both 3D and 2D. Thank you Miss Stubbs, Mrs Rawson and Miss Tyzack for displaying our learning in such […]
Special Mentions Assembly, today we celebrated all our winners of this week sharing their outstanding learning and positive behaviours. Congratulations everyone we are so proud of you. Foundation 2 also made a special appearance for their first assembly in preparation for Year 1.
Please enjoy this week’s Newsletter, we hope you enjoy celebrating all the wonderful learning opportunities,
We had a wonderful day celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! Thank you to all our parents for supporting us to have a wonderful day to remember!
We have made some wonderful duckling art this afternoon thinking about the fluffy down that is on our ducklings. How cute are these?
What an incredible day at Wentworth Woodhouse for our House Treat. Team Scholes really embraced the day despite the heat and tired legs on our return to school. We explored the gardens, played games and even had an ice-cream. Well done all and good luck next year.
We love Music at Rockingham and what better way to complete our Daily Mile to the Conga! Our children love dancing, singing and spending time with their friends. REY Enjoying the Cha Cha Slide
Mr Robins’ Dad has supported our Environment club with identifying weeds and new plants in our outdoor area. The children have been so grateful for his help and advice and of course making sure they are watered on Fridays.
Today we were so lucky to have KCM visit our children to talk all things waste. The children asked some fabulous questions and explored recycling. Our eco monitors were very excited to hear what happens when they recycle.
Our Teachers have loved their physical education lesson with Mr Purshouse this evening. Developing their skills in a range of sports across the curriculum. We can’t wait to try these out with our children. Teachers love learning too.
In Y2 this week we are continuing our work in textiles. We have been practising our running stitch onto fabric so that we can put this onto our bag design.
Our Year 6s had an incredible day on Friday at the Willow Tree Olympics. All children enjoyed spending time with each, getting to know one another and taking part in a range of sporting events. Thank you to our incredible sports leaders across the academy for organising a fantastic day.
This week we enjoyed learning all about capacity. We went outside and used different containers to measure water in millilitres and litres.
This week we had a wonderful first week back after half term. We shared our learning that we’ve done. Well done to all the Y3/4 children who visited Eyam this week, you were a credit to the school. We also wanted to say a goodbye and good luck to our student teachers. Thank you for […]
Children in 1/2B have really enjoyed taking part in the ‘Picture This’ artwork initiative. Y1 created movement fish and Y2 were inspired by climate art to demonstrate movement in their superb outcomes 🎨
We love our relationship with Tanghu Elementary school in Chengdu – here is their video of our meeting. We value and appreciate our collaboration so much. Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity. Our Report
1/2B children enjoyed dressing up and bringing in their home made crowns to wear for our Jubilee celebrations 🇦🇽
We really enjoyed our video conference across Willow Tree academy. The children were set the task to decide where they would like the winning house to go as a reward for their incredible year. All four houses have worked extremely hard and we have shared this with parents however I’m not sure whether anyone can […]
This week we have been looking at all the opportunities we have in design and technology with a focus on textiles. From our youngest children to our oldest they are all developing some excellent skills when it comes to joining materials.