Y3 ‘Let Girls Play’ Initiative
On Tuesday 4th March, Y3 girls took part in the #letgirlsplay initiative, and were invited to Wath Academy to develop their football skills. The children worked really hard on developing team work skills, along side children from other schools, and were actively engaged and inspired. Everyone showed some fantastic resilience, well done Y3! #WeWorkHard #WeBelieveInOurselves
World Book Day 2025
On Thursday 6th March, the children at Rawmarsh Ashwood celebrated World Book Day! Some classes also looked at the Author, Philip Pullman. Last term, studied his novel, ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’. Everyone enjoyed it so much, and are now reading ‘I Was a Rat’ as a class book for pleasure. They researched information on him to create fact files, then had a go at recreating his front covers in […]
Y5 STEM 3D Pens Workshop
This week, Y5 were given the incredible opportunity to take part in a STEM session, which was delivered by a member of staff from the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre of Sheffield University. First, the children learned about the many job opportunities in engineering, and discussed famous engineers throughout history. They then identified different pieces of technology […]
Y4 TT Rockstars
Miss Roper has been busy looking at progress in subjects across different classes. A big shout out to Darcie, Eliza, and Jia Fu who have been working extra hard at home with practising their times tables on their TT Rockstars accounts. This extra work at home has really helped them in getting better at their […]
Rapunzel in FS2
Last term, FS2 really enjoyed the theme of Traditional Tales, with the final story being Rapunzel. As always, the children have loved acting out the story, while using lots of key vocabulary. They also really enjoy story maps, and have used these to retell the story independently. Rapunzel’s tower also supported their Maths learning, and […]
Reading Buddies!
This week, Y1 and Y6 met with their buddies to share their reading skills. Year 1 used their amazing segmenting and blending skills, to read a book to their buddy. Year 6 did such a great job at supporting this reading. Well done everyone! #WeListenToOthers
Y5 Engineering Workshop
Last half term, Year 5 had an Engineering Workshop with a group of students from Sheffield University. They took part in discussions about the role of a Civil Engineer, and were given the task of creating the strongest bridge. Each team had a certain budget for their materials, and had to work hard to ensure […]
Celebrations in FS2!
A key word FS2 continue to revisit is ‘celebration’. Throughout the year, the children have had lots of reasons to celebrate, and many festivals to enjoy. Last term, they celebrated the Lunar New Year. They acted out the story of the Great Race, and the order in which the animals finished the race. Did you […]
Y6 Headteacher Award!
Ashwood would like to give a massive shout out to Sophie, who received a Headteacher Award for her resilience in Maths. Sophie has been working super hard in her learning, and should be extremely proud of herself. Well done! #WeNeverGiveUp #WeDreamBig
Maths Patterns in FS2
This week, FS2 have been looking at the composition of 6 in Maths. First, the children explored how 6 can be made with a 5, plus one more. They then quickly began to look for other ways to make 6, such as using the die patterns to help visualise the amounts, and numberblocks to demonstrate […]
