Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Coronation Day

  Fri 05 May 2023

  It was wonderful to see so many family and friends join us in school today for our special Coronation Street Party. It was a very enjoyable day with children, parents and staff all participating together in a wide range of activities and there was also some very delicious food to share. It is clearly evident that we have a very special school community here at Roughlee and it is a sincere privilege to be a part of it!

  

• Scooter and Skateboard Sessions

  Fri 28 Apr 2023

  Izzy from Team Rubicon visited school on Monday and delivered fun sessions throughout school. Our Infant children explored scooter safety and how to effectively ride a scooter. Whilst our Junior children learned how to not only use a skateboard safely, but also how to do tricks, for example the pancake flip. 

  

• Dogs Trust Workshops

  Fri 28 Apr 2023

  Andrew, from the Dogs Trust, visited school on Wednesday and delivered workshops to the children about the importance of dog safety and how to care for dogs and other animals. They explored the 5 rules for a happy dog and the importance giving a dog the choice and space. The children thoroughly enjoyed the workshops, especially meeting Duggy the dog

  

• St George's Day

  Fri 28 Apr 2023

  On Monday, we celebrated St George’s Day, with children in St George’s Team coming to school in red clothes. 

  

• Merit Certificate and Christian Value Award Winners

  Fri 28 Apr 2023
  

• Garden Appeal

  Wed 26 Apr 2023
  

• Awards Service

  Fri 31 Mar 2023

  Thank you to all those who joined us in church this morning, to celebrate and share in our school’s and children’s many successes. It is always pleasing to see the wide range of achievements being acknowledged (sports, academic progress, creativity, courtesy, music, determination, perseverance, behaviour, outstanding team spirit and many more) and to listen to the children’s beautiful singing fill the church.

  Award Winners:

  Wow Award: Halimah Anwar and Ruby Nuttall

  Music Star: Florence Whitehead and Eva Foster

  Creativity: Fatima Shahbaz and Kian Hamer

  Sports: Evie Whitehead and Layla Amaani-Amer

  Progress: Fatimah-Noor Shah and Fatima Aftab

  Courtesy: Sarah Anwar and Rumeya Faruque

  Headteacher’s Commendation

  Infants: Husayn Ali, Liyaana Amer and Hoorain Qasim

  Juniors: Mia-Louise Urwin, Scarlett-Grace Hill and Ruby Nuttall

  100% Attendance Certificates

  Infants: Eesa Altaf, Hoorain Qasim, Evie Whitehead, Florence Whitehead and Mustafa Zaman

  Juniors: Halimah Aftab, Jannat Aftab, Halima Arshad, Scarlett-Grace Hill and Azaan Qasim  

  Team Points

  The Team Point winners for this week were St Andrew’s (Blue Team), with 156 points. The overall Team Point winners for the Spring Term were St Andrew’s.

  

• Easter Fair

  Fri 31 Mar 2023

  We had a very successful and enjoyable Easter Fair yesterday. There were a wide range of activities and stalls available. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the Fair - we raised an incredible £243.20! All monies raised will be utilised to provide the children with enrichment activities throughout the Summer Term. Congratulations to Fatima (Year 2), who accurately guessed that there were 155 eggs inside the jar.

  We would like to thank all those families who participated in our annual Easter competitions. The beautiful Easter bonnets and spectacular Easter gardens were proudly on display at the Fair yesterday. Every child who entered received a treat.

  The Infant Easter competition winners were Safaa Muzammal, Husnain Shahbaz, Eesa Altaf and Florence Whitehead.

  The Junior Easter competition winners were Eva Foster, Aamina Shahbaz, Esme Shuttleworth, Lexie Anderson and Mia Fox.

  The winners of the egg decorating competition were Liyaana Amer, Fatima Shahbaz, Jannat Aftab and Eiliyah Nawaz.

  The children all enjoyed a very special and delicious Easter Lunch together on Wednesday and have enjoyed a wide range of Easter themed arts and crafts activities this week.

  

• Junior trip to the Manchester Jewish Museum

  Fri 31 Mar 2023

  On Monday, our Junior children visited the Manchester Jewish Museum. Their behaviour was exemplary and the children learned a lot of fascinating facts about not only Judaism, but also the large Jewish community in Manchester. During the visit, the children explored the oldest synagogue in Manchester and a wide range of artefacts in the museum. The children utilised what they had learnt to produce a short documentary video.

  

• Infant trip to The Nest Farm

  Fri 31 Mar 2023

  Our Infant children had a wonderful time at The Nest Farm on Monday. They thoroughly enjoyed their hands on experience with a variety of animals and learning about them, i.e. their diets, temperaments, etc.