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Leopard: Austin M For being such a happy learner! We are so proud of Austin for trying his best with everything he does in class. |
Zebra: Georgia T For being so engaged with her learning. Georgia has been enjoying her phonics lessons and has been blending and reading more words this week. Well done Georgia. |
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Lion: Mihir P For excellent segmenting of sounds when spelling words to put in your potion. Mihir is making fantastic progress with his reading and writing. Well done. |
Bear: Jared B For excellent effort in maths lessons this week, using apparatus to solve and check number problems using addition and subtraction. Accurate work Jared! |
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Otter: Teddy L For working super hard to improve your handwriting and for solving a missing number word problem in maths. You used a number line and you explained to the rest of the class how you got to the correct answer. Well done! |
Seal: Lacey S For always have a fantastic attitude towards her learning. Lacey works incredibly hard and serves as a brilliant role model to her peers. Well done Lacey! |
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Dolphin: Connie F For always striving to do her best with her work. For listening well on the carpet and getting involved in discussions. Well done Connie, keep it up! |
Tiger: Michelle D For showing a strong awareness of the similarities and differences between Christianity, Judaism and Sikhism and for being a cheerful member of Tiger class. Well done Michelle! |
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Panda: Izzy W For being an enthusiastic learner in computing. Showcasing her creativity, Izzy used the shape, fill and line tool to make a colourful house. Izzy continued to share her knowledge, helping her friends to achieve their goals. |
Turtle: Jack T For using wonderful maths vocabulary to explain his reasoning on a challenging question. Well done! |
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Giraffe: Evie F For trying hard in lessons and working hard at becoming more independent, especially in maths lessons. Well done Evie! |
Monkey: Evie A-B For excellent work in English. She started the week with a meticulously crafted story map and further demonstrated her excellence by analysing story openings with great insight. |
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Kangaroo: Lilly O For always working hard and producing excellent pieces of writing in English. |
Koala: Vienna C For her fantastic reliance – she has bounced back from disappointments brilliantly showing staff what an amazing young lady she is -as well as producing a wonderful piece of homework this week. |
W/E: 25/10/24
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.
Below are a list of letters, leaflets and posters uploaded to the website this week.
Letters sent this week
Christmas Light Sitch On Decorations – 08.11.24
Key Stage Two Christmas Production 2024 – 08.11.24
Year 1 and 2 Christmas Production 2024 – 08.11.24
EYFS Christmas Production 2024 – 08.11.24
PTA: Chairperson Resignation – 08.11.24
Years 1-6 Sumdog Maths Week England Contest – 05.11.24
Previous letters, leaflets and posters can be found on the school website Events & Letters > Letters & Parent Meetings
You can find out all about what your child will be learning over the coming weeks. Additionally, it contains some ideas and suggestions for how you could support your child’s learning at home, including: books to read together, ideas for activities, days out and programmes/videos to watch that link in with the theme. We hope you find it useful.
Looking to get fit, have fun, and dance to energizing music? Come join us at our Beginner Zumba Class—no experience needed!
📍 Location: Riverside Primary School, Blue Hall
⏰ Time: Every Thursday, 6:30-7:30 PM
💷 Price: £6 per class
📞 Contact: Zee for details
Christmas Cards
Just a reminder toorder your child’s Christmas cardedesign, this needs doing by 12 noon, Monday 11th November.
KS2 Sumdog Club
Sumdog club resumes 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
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.
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 |
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| R | 14% |
| 1 | 13% |
| 2 | 10% |
| 3 | 7% |
| 4 | 7% |
| 5 | 7% |
| 6 | 16% |
| Overall | 11% |
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the fireworks event over the weekend! We’re especially grateful to those who shared videos, reminded others about getting tickets, and helped spread the word—your support made a real difference. We’re happy to report that everything went off without a hitch, and it was a fantastic evening for all.
For anyone interested, we have videos of the two fireworks displays available.
FOCUS: Cold
As part of Anti bullying week, children can come into school on Tuesday 12th November wearing odd socks to show that we celebrate differences!
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.
We are excited to share that we have begun the OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) project to enhance the lunchtime experience even furtherfor 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!
Dear parents and carers,
We are looking at our playtimes and thinking about how we can improve them by introducing the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme.
Can you help? We really want to know what you think of playtimes now.
https://forms.gle/E19nbzGJUyYqtuzu6
Thank you in advance.
Please can any donations brought in be left in the red building reception area. Thank you
Times TablesCongratulations 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.
Silver award as they can fluently and rapidly recall of the 3, 4, 6 and 11 times tables.
Reading AwardsWell done to the following children who have received their Bronze award for reading 50 times.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
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.
Tax free childcare vouchers can be used to pay for Breakfast and Twilight sessions.
We are operating a two week rolling menu. The menus, ingredients and allergen lists can be viewed on our website by clicking here.
Schools Dinners are free (UFSM) for children in EYFS & KS1 (Years 1 & 2) and for families eligible for FSM (Free School Meals). For children in KS2, who are not entitled to FSM please see pricing below.
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Year 5/6 Boys Football (League) |
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Fixture |
Home/Away |
Match Date |
Training Date |
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Rayleigh |
A |
6/11 3:15 |
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Downhall |
A |
20/11 3:15 |
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Glebe |
H |
27/11 3:15 |
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OLOR |
A |
4/12 3:15 |
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Edward Francis |
H |
15/1 3:15 |
8/1 |
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Grovewood |
H |
TBC |
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Year 3/4 Football (League) |
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Fixture |
Home/Away |
Match Date |
Training Date |
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Rayleigh |
H |
TBC |
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Downhall |
H |
13/11 @3:15 |
12/11 |
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Wyburns |
A |
16/1 TBC |
15/1 |
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Edward Francis |
H |
26/3 @3:30 TBC |
25/3 |
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Grovewood |
A |
TBC |
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Year 5/6 Girls Football (League) |
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Fixture |
Home/Away |
Match Date |
Training Date |
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Grovewood |
A |
TBC – |
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Edward Francis |
A |
TBC – |
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Rayleigh |
H |
TBC – |
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Downhall |
A |
TBC – |
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Year 5/6 Girls Netball (League) |
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Fixture |
Home/Away |
Match Date |
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St Nicholas |
H |
11/11 |
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OLOR |
A |
3/12 |
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Downhall |
A |
TBC |
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Edward Francis |
H |
23/01 |
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Rayleigh |
A |
25/2 |
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Grovewood |
H |
25/3 |
Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!
It is now possible for Parents/Carers to subscribe to our calendar. By subscribing to our calendar it will automatically pull through events to your personal calendar, alongside any other existing calendars you may have.
08-14/11/24 — Year 1-6 Sumdog Maths Week England Contest
12-14/11/24 — TTRS England Rocks Contest
12/11/24 — Odd Socks Day
14/11/24 — Year 5/6 Planetarium
15/11/24 — Children in Need
19/11/24 — Year 3 Christmas Pudding Trip to Free Church
20/11/24 — Infants Cross Country Event – 1pm
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
04/12/24 — PTA Christmas Sale
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
13-19/12/24 — Year 1-6 Sumdog Winter Wonderland National Maths Contest
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 — PTA KS2 Christmas Disco
19/12/24 — Christmas Post Box Closes
20/12/24 — PTA EYFS/KS1 Christmas Disco
Christmas Holidays – Monday 23rd December 2024 – Friday 3rd January 2025
06/01/25 — Children return back to school
07/01/25 — Year 6 SATS meeting to parents (online) – time TBC
22/01/25 — Year 3 Dance Festival
Half Term – Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February 2025
24/02/25 — Children return back to school
25/02/25 — Parent/Teacher Consultations 3:30 – 6:30pm
27/02/25 — Parent/Teacher Consultations 3:30 – 6:30pm
06/03/25 — World Book Day 2025
11/03/25 — Year 4 MTC presentation to parents – 3:30pm
12/03/25 — PTA Wonderful Women’s Sale
20/03/25 — Year 1 Phonics Presentation to parents – 3:30pm
Easter Holidays – Monday 7th April – Monday 21st April 2025