We would like to remind all parents and carers that, for the safety of everyone, children (including younger siblings) are not permitted to ride their bikes or scooters on the school site. Mornings and afternoons are particularly busy, and riding on school grounds presents a serious hazard to others.
Please ensure that your child[ren] dismounts from their bike or scooter before entering the school gates and walks it to the designated racks. At the end of the day, they should collect their bike or scooter and walk it off-site before riding home.
If school staff notice children riding bikes or scooters on site, they will be asked to dismount immediately.
Thank you for helping us keep our school safe and welcoming for all.
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Leopard: Amelia C For being a constant ray of sunshine in Leopard class! Amelia is such a happy learner and always pushes herself to be a Risky Risk Taker. We are proud of you Amelia! |
Zebra: Ronnie B For being so engaged during phonics lessons and now blending and reading words. This week Ronnie has completed all of the phonics activities and really challenged himself to become a Risky Risk Taker. Well done Ronnie, keep up the great work. |
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Lion: Oakley B For always striving to achieve your very best in our phonics lessons. You try your best during our workbook sessions, looking carefully at each sound when trying to read new words. Keep up the hard work. |
Bear: Myla R For fantastic work in PE lessons, working hard on developing skipping skills, moving with control and coordination and for modelling activties for her peers with confidence. |
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Otter: Albert H-W For your excellent focus in our P’E lesson this week! Your jumping skills were very impressive and you had so much fun! Well done! |
Seal: Hudson L For being a maths whizz all week! Hudson has answered questions and given fantastic explanations to these answers as well as completing his independent work to a great standard. Keep up the amazing work Hudson! |
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Dolphin: Ethan K For showing great maths knowledge and modelling an example really well to the rest of the class. Well done Ethan! |
Tiger: Casper G For outstanding effort and understanding in maths with column addition. You always have a positive attitude towards all of your work. Well done! keep it up! |
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Panda: Frankie B For taking pride in his work. Frankie makes an effort in all areas of learning to ensure his work is beautifully presented. His handwriting is showcasing the effort he makes as he is forming his letters exceptionally neat. |
Turtle: Ella W For writing a fantastic set of instructions on ‘How to survive on a desert island.’ |
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Giraffe: Serenna H For really trying her best in all lessons, being helpful and polite in the classroom and working especially hard with her handwriting. |
Monkey: Kobie G For excellent work when writing about the Battle of Ashingdon. You remembered to use the different sentence types. |
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Kangaroo: Layla L For producing some fantastic pieces of writing and reading out her lovely harvest poem in assembly. |
Koala: Noah D For his great attitude to working hard in every lesson, he is really striving to achieve his best in Year 6, more importantly this has been noticed by every adult he has worked with! Well done Noah. |
W/E: 11/10/24
As part of Anti bullying week, children can come into school on Tuesday 12th November wearing odd socks to show that we celebrate differences!
Odd Socks Day will take place on the second day of Anti-Bullying Week, Tuesday 12th November to help raise awareness for Anti-Bullying Week.
Below are a list of letters, leaflets and posters uploaded to the website this week.
Letters sent this week
Communication Policy – 17.10.24
PTA: Fireworks Information – 16.10.24
Autumn Term 2 Clubs – 16.10.24
PTA Spook-A-Thon Deadline reminder – 14.10.24
Previous letters, leaflets and posters can be found on the school website Events & Letters > Letters & Parent Meetings
Spook-A-Thon
Spook-A Thon sponsor/permission forms need to be returned by Monday (21st). These forms will be used as permission for your child to take part in the inflatable obstacle course so without them, unfortunately they will not be able to join in with the fun.
KS2 Nessy Club
There will be no Nessy Club on Friday 25th Oct, the club resumes Friday 8th Nov at 8am.
KS2 Sumdog Club
Sumdog club will run as usual next week. After half-term, the club will run Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s at 8am. If you would like your child to attend, please email admin@riversideprimary.co.uk.
KS1 Playground
Please do not allow children to play on the equipment either before/after school. At the end of the day, parents and children should leave the site promptly . This enables us to open up the playground for our other clubs. Thank you.
KS2 Playground
Please note that the day in KS2 does not start until 8:40am when the doors open. Children should not be left unsupervised on the playground before this time. Children should not play on the equipment. Thank you
Congratulations to the following Year 3/4 children who have earned their;
Bronze award as they can fluently and rapidly recall the 2,5 and 10 times tables.
This is a reminder to all parents/carers that the correct way to report absences is to leave a message on the absence line answerphone daily. If messages are sent by email to the admin email address they will not be registered in time for the morning attendance and you may then receive a call from our attendance team.
We are excited to share that we have begun the OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) project to enhance the lunchtime experience even further for your children. The aim is to provide more opportunities for creative and active play. Here are some lovely photos of the children having fun so far!
Please keep an eye out for a parent survey that will be sent to you soon. This section of the newsletter will keep you updated on our OPAL journey, including upcoming developments and ways you can get involved.
Also, if you are having a clear-out, please look out for our donation requests for resources to enhance the playground. Your contributions would be greatly appreciated!
Please can any donations brought in be left in the red building reception area. Thank you
Autumn Colours
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If your child takes too much time off school they will become categorised as PA or persistently absent. Missing school will make your child fall behind in lessons and will impact on their academic progress and achievement.
Below is the percentage of children per year group who currently fall into this category. If you are worried about your child’s school attendance, please do not hesitate to contact the school where we can work with you to improve this.
| Year Group | % of Persistent Absences |
|---|---|
| R | 17% |
| 1 | 17% |
| 2 | 10% |
| 3 | 7% |
| 4 | 7% |
| 5 | 9% |
| 6 | 13% |
| Overall | 12% |
Riverside Netball Club Friendly Matches at Alleyn Court School – Monday 14th October
On Monday 14th October, Riverside Netball Club was invited to play a couple of friendly matches at Alleyn Court School. This was a wonderful opportunity for the children to put into practice the skills they had been learning and to experience what a real match is like. Each player had the chance to try out different positions, both attacking and defending, which challenged them to think about their movement on the court and where they were allowed to go.
The energy, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship displayed by the team were incredible! We were so proud to accompany them and watch their confidence grow as the matches progressed. While we didn’t win, we gained valuable experience, and many players showed great improvement in a short time.Thank you to all the parents and carers for supporting the girls!
Well done, Team Riverside!
AUTUMN TERM — LOCAL AUTHORITIES DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR APPLICATION PROCESS
14 October 2024 — Results will be emailed to all candidates.
31 October 2024 — Published closing date for the receipt of applications to Local Authorities.
1 March 2025 — NATIONAL OFFER DATE
Please email admin@riversideprimary.co.uk with a brief description along with any photos of their achievement. We’ll be thrilled to showcase their success in our weekly newsletters.
The BBC’s 500 Words, the UK’s biggest children’s writing competition for 5–11-year-olds, is back and is now open for entries! Children are encouraged to write a story they’d love to read themselves in no more than 500 Words. Entries are open until 9pm on Friday 8 November 2024.
We’ve collaborated with the BBC to create a special Premier League Primary Stars entry sheet (attached here), which we encourage you to use with pupils. The worksheet includes top tips, a space to write the story and a QR code to submit entries.
The competition is split into two different age groups – 5–7-year-olds and 8–11-year-olds. 50 finalists will be chosen and invited to a special grand final at Buckingham Palace – where bronze, silver and gold winners will be revealed in each category. Those winners will receive a bundle of books, an illustration of their story, a special winner’s book and have their story read by a superstar. Gold winners will also receive 500 books for their school.
You can get tips on writing a 500 Words story at www.bbc.co.uk/500words . For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notices go to the 500 Words homepage.
We are operating a two week rolling menu. The menus, ingredients and allergen lists can be viewed on our website by clicking here.
School Dinners cost £2.60 per day.
Tax free childcare vouchers can be used to pay for Breakfast and Twilight sessions.
Breakfast club cost £6 per session.
Please arrive in between 7.30 – 8.15am. Your child will be walked back to their class by a member of staff when the school day begins.
Included in this cost will be a drink and a breakfast of toast and cereal.
Twilight club cost £7.50 per session.
Twilight Club runs from 3:15pm to 5pm. Your child will be taken to Twilight club by their class teacher at the end of the school day.
Included in this cost children are provided with a drink and healthy snack
Bookings must be booked 24 hours in advance via ParentPay.
To contact a member of the Twilight staff, please call 01702 230911 and select the Twilight Club option.
Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!
25/10/24 — PTA: Spook-A-Thon
25/10/24 — No Nessy Club
25/10/24 — Children break up today
04/11/24 — Children return today
05/11/24 — Parent/Teacher Consultations 3:30 – 6:30pm
07/11/24 — Individual/Sibling Photographs
07/11/24 — Parent/Teacher Consultations 3:30 – 6:30pm
12-14/11/24 — TTRS England Rocks Contest
12/11/24 — Odd Socks Day – Anti-Bullying Week
15/11/24 — Children in Need
21/11/24 — EYFS 2025 Open Evening
22/11/24 — Non-Pupil Day – INSET
25/11/24 — Non-Pupil Day – INSET
02/12/24 — Christmas Post Box Opens
06/12/24 — KS1 & KS2 Christmas Rehearsalds (filming)
10/12/24 — KS1 Christmas Productions 9:30 & 1:30
12/12/24 — KS2 Christmas Productions 9:30 & 1:30
13/12/24 — EYFS dress rehearsal to school
17/12/24 — EYFS Christmas Productions 9:30 & 1:30
18/12/24 — Christmas Dinner – Whole School
18/12/24 — Christmas Jumper Day
19/12/24 — Christmas Post Box Closes