The KS2 Christmas Carol Concert will now be filmed on Wednesday 18th December, which is also Christmas Jumper Day. Children are encouraged to wear their best festive outfits! Just so you know, hats and headbands that block the view of other children will be removed for filming.
Thank you for your support.
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Leopard: Lily S For always being such an enthusiastic, happy learner and working so hard to learn all of the letter sounds we have introduced. Well done Lily, you are a superstar! |
Zebra: Joni T For having such a positive attitude, not only towards learning but also to her friends. Joni says you must keep doing it, even if you find it tricky. Joni has been a really kind friend this week too, encouraging and praising her friends and showing great teamwork. Well done Joni. |
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Lion: Alexis R For making excellent progress in phonics. Alexis used her segmenting skills to write a letter to Santa. Well done, I am so impressed. |
Bear: Eleanor B For excellent participation in our Christmas production. You sang beautifully and used all of the actions for every song. Well done superstar! |
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Otter: Darcie W For your wonderful singing in the Christmas performance and for working hard to improve your independent writing skills! Well done! |
Seal: Maddie O For her fantastic performance as Mary in our Nativity. Maddie was faced with the challenge of singing solo in front of lots of families and did so brilliantly. You should be so proud of yourself Maddie – well done! |
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Dolphin: Archie H For always listening well in the input to a lesson and working hard in class. Keep up the good work Archie. |
Tiger: Oliver S For writing an interesting persuasive argument on ‘Why should people not wear school uniform?’ using lots of varied sentence types and for always striving to do his very best. Well done Oliver! |
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Panda: Luke B For settling into the Panda class well. Luke, you have approached year 3 which such enthusiasm and we are all so proud of you. |
Turtle: Thomas E For volunteering answers and contributing to discussions in his Science lessons this half term. Thomas has really enjoyed learning about electricity, building circuits and taking part in all experiments. This learning helped him create his light up Christmas card in DT! |
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Giraffe: Jacob N For working hard in lessons throughout the week, and a brilliant end to the week with his excellent participation in the Christmas Production! |
Monkey: Louis W For outstanding dedication and participation during guided reading. He demonstrates a genuine enthusiasm for the book Cosmic and actively contributes to our insightful discussions. |
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Kangaroo: Roman E For always listening carefully and being ready to learn- an excellent role model! |
Koala: Benjamin H For his amzing enthusiasum for absolutly everything! He is enquisitive and thoughtful in every lesson but most importantly he is polite, thank you Benjamin for wishing me a lovely lunch everyday. |
Penguin Pod: Regan S
For continued practice and growing in confidence with your letter formations and name writing.
W/E: 06/12/24
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
Years 1-6 Sumdog Winter Wonderland National Maths Contest – 12.12.24
PTA: KS2 Christmas Disco initial letter – 12.12.24
PTA KS1 christmas disco initial letter – 12.12.24
Previous letters, leaflets and posters can be found on the school website Events & Letters > Letters & Parent Meetings
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
Hockley RBL have now completed counting the money collected in Poppy Tins during the Remembrance Period.
Riverside raised the sum of £188.31. A fantastic total, thank your staff, pupils and parents who donated to The Poppy Appeal.
The Central Legion are always interested in feedback from schools so that they can change/improve what is on offer to schools during Remembrance.
You can add and verify your mobile number by following the steps below;
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 | 16% |
| 1 | 15% |
| 2 | 18% |
| 3 | 13% |
| 4 | 10% |
| 5 | 13% |
| 6 | 11% |
| Overall | 14% |
Bronze Reading AwardsWell done to the following children who have received their Bronze award for reading 50 times.
EYFS
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5/6
Silver Reading AwardsWell done to the following children who have received their Silver award for reading 100 times.
Year 5/6
Congrtulations to Lydia T in Year 4, who entered into the BBC 500 Words Competition. We are pleased to announce that Lydia was sucessful and has made it into the next stage.
Congratulations! We’re pleased to say that the following made it through to the next stage of 500 Words:
A magical first day
by Lydia T on 05/11/2024We received tens of thousands of entries and only around 5,000 go through for the second round of judging by the Reading Agency. You should be very proud!
We’ll be back in touch with an update when we have selected our shortlisted stories in January.
Best wishes,
The 500 Words Team
Thank you to Mrs Thornley for sending us this email.
As you are aware we keep confidential records on our systems with parents/carers contact details, ie. addresses, phone numbers, emergency contacts and email addresses.
If you have recently made any changes could you contact us on admin@riversideprimary.co.uk so we can update our systems please.
Last Friday the 14 members of the Riverside Netball Club were invited to take part in the Alleyn Court Netball Santa Rally. The sun shone, the Christmas tunes played and the smiles never left the girls’ faces all day!
The Girls played 6 games of netball, as the day went on they showed us how much their skills had come on! We had some amazing goals scored and some brilliant defending. Vienna and Isabel won awards for the best Christmas outfits! Leyla was voted player’s player of the day.
We were so proud of each and everyone of them for their excellent behaviour on and off the court and for the way they supported each other! Well done girls!
If you are having a bit of a clear out before Christmas and are getting rid of any toys for children aged 0-2 could you please consider donating them to school for use in our Penguin Pod.
Thank you
Miss Marshall and Mrs RIce
On Wednesday, 4th December, children from EYFS and KS1 travelled to Alleyn Court to compete in a friendly cross-country event against Alleyn Court, Great Wakering Primary School, West Leigh Infant School, and Thorpe Hall School.
Our children performed magnificently, showing great determination and endurance, especially as the distance was significantly longer than the one run during our previous school event. Out of five races, Riverside children achieved first place in two!
A huge congratulations to Laurel from Year 1 for winning the Year 1 girls’ race and Oliver from Year 2 for winning the Year 2 boys’ race. Your achievements are truly inspiring!
The event also had a festive twist, with the children enjoying a visit from Santa and The Grinch, and we managed to capture a cheeky photo at the end!
A heartfelt thank you to Alleyn Court for hosting, to the parents who came to support, and to our amazing Riverside staff—Mrs Rust, Mrs Williams, and Mrs Rice—for their dedication and encouragement on the day.
Well done, Team Riverside!
Harry A brought extra holiday magic to the Christmas Fayre on November 30th by crafting his very own Plinko Game for the PTA stall! With a sparkle in his eye, he eagerly explained the rules to excited players, guiding them on how to use their tokens to land a prize. The crowd was buzzing with delight, and everyone who tried their luck couldn’t stop raving about the fantastic job he’d done creating such an entertaining and well-made game.
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 the 3, 4, 6 and 11 times tables.
Gold award as they can fluently and rapidly recall the 7,8,9 and 12 times tables.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
17/12/24 — EYFS Christmas Productions 9:30 & 1:30
18/12/24 — KS2 Christmas Carols – filming
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
11/02/25 — Safer Internet Day 2025
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