Riverside News Issue 456 – 06.06.25

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⭐ STAR of the Week ⭐

Leopard: Flynn T

For super work in Maths this week. Flynn has contributed so well to our discussions about sharing and grouping and shared pirate treasure between two pirates fairly, making sure each had the same amount. Well done Flynn!

Zebra: Hunter Y

For being such a super star writer! Hunter has been so eager to write lots of captions independently this week and has really challenged himself. Keep up the great work! Well done Hunter!

Lion: Harper J

For demonstrating an excellent understanding of equal groups in Maths. Harper was able to share the treasure between the pirates and took her time to ensure she had shared evenly. 

Bear: Theodora L

For fantastic effort and progress with her presentation of work across the curriculum. Amazing handwriting Theodora!

Otter: Oscar P

For writing lots of amazing senetnces using adjectives and the suffix ‘ing’. You have become a super writer!

Seal: Willow J

For the fantastic artwork she created this week. Willow used a range of techniques to help her create an interesting and varied freestanding sculpture out of paper. I can’t wait to see what you create next!

Dolphin: Peyton L

For working on her presentation and for her handwriting joins becoming neater. Keep trying hard Peyton.

Tiger: Harriet T

For demonstrating resilience by successfully programming a name badge on a BBC micro:bit, overcoming challenges during development, and going beyond expectations by completing the extension task. Well done Hattie, you are amazing!

Panda: Leilani K

For showing such great enthusiasm in exploring and coding with micro:bits! You did an excellent job following instructions carefully and was helpful to others along the way. 

Turtle: Aidan V

For being an excellent role model in Turtle Class this week! Your enthusiastic nature has truly shone through in every challenge you’ve completed. You’ve inspired others with your energy, effort, and positive attitude!

Giraffe: Teddy P

For creating an excellent story map in English, full of creative ideas and a clearly well-presented layout. Well done!

Monkey: Megan C

For your exceptional dedication and performance during the production rehearsals. You are destined to be a fantastic Mrs. Darling!

Kangaroo: Aimos T

For a much improved attitude towards his learning, focus and concentration in class.

Koala: Buddy Harris-Humphries

For not only did he write a really persuasive piece of English homework this week but has been really focused and working hard in maths too! Well done on a great week Buddy!

 

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS! 📅

Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!

Summer 2 2025

13/06/25 — Mad Hatters Tea Party – non uniform £2 and special picnic

23/06/25 — Year Six secondary transition week (Essex)

27/06/25 — ‘Jump Up’ Day

27/06/25 — New EYFS Stay & Play Session 1

30/06/25 — Year 6 to Mersea

02/07/25 — Year 6 Return from Mersea

03/07/25 — KS2 Districts

04/07/25 — Year 6 Performance to school

04/07/25 — Reports to Parents

08/07/25 — EYFS drop in session

09/07/25 — Sports Day

11/07/25 — PTA Event – KS2 Summer Disco

11/07/25 — New EYFS Stay & Play Session 2

15/07/25 — Year 1 to Hyde Hall

16/07/25 — Sports Day (Reserve)

17/07/25 — PTA event – EYFS / KS1 summer discos

18/07/25 — EYFS Trip – Gruffalo Park

18/07/25 — PTA event – Year 6 Leavers Event

22/07/25 — Year 6 Graduation 9:30am

22/07/25 — Children break up for the Summer Holidays today

Letters

Below are a list of letters, leaflets and posters uploaded to the website this week.

Leaflets/Posters for Parents

Letters sent this week

Friendship Choices for Year 5_6 Class Placements – 05.06.25

Year 2 Hullbridge walk helpers – 04.06.25

Year 2 Growing and Changing (body parts) – 02.06.25 

Year 6 SRE – 02.06.25

Year 5 SRE – 02.06.25

Previous letters, leaflets and posters can be found on the school website Events & Letters > Letters & Parent Meetings

Reminders

Reporting Pupil Absence

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.


Supervision

This is a gentle reminder that parents are responsible for supervising their children and siblings on-site before and after school. We have had a couple of incidents reported to us which were considered ‘near misses’ and children could have got hurt. Thank you for your attention to this matter.


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

 

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SEN Coffee Monrings

Here are the SEN coffee morning dates for 2024-2025. If you have a child currently on the SEN register, are curious about an element of SEN or simply would like to come along for a chat about something SEN related, please attend.
 
They will be held in the red building meeting room at 9:10. If you would like to attend, please drop an email to sen@riversideprimary.co.uk.
  • 26th June- Focus to follow
We look forward to seeing you, 
Miss Marshall and Mrs Rice

Reading Awards

Well done to the following children who have received their Bronze award for reading 50 times.

EYFS

  • Aura M
  • Livvy E

Year 2

  • Mila-Rae R
  • Albie W

Well done to the following children who have received their Silver award for reading 100 times.

EYFS

  • Luna B
  • Luna H
  • Arla H
  • Mabel S
  • Max R
  • Miley M
  • Savannah G

Year 2

  • Nancy P
  • Thea S

Year 3

  • David A

Well done to the following children who have received their Gold award for reading 200 times.

Year 2

  • Alexander O
  • Samuel P

Year 3

  • Robin M

Year 5/6

  • George W
  • Eleanor E
  • Louie K
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Times Tables Awards

Congratulations to the following Year 3/4 children who have earned their;

Gold award as they can fluently and rapidly recall the 7,8,9 and 12 times tables.

  • Finley T-W

Team Points

OPAL

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!


🌟 Calling All Dinosaur Lovers! 🦖🦕

We’re creating an exciting Dino World for the children to enjoy at lunchtimes, and we need your help! If you have any spare dinosaur toys—big or small—we’d love to give them a new home where they’ll be played with and loved.

🦕 Donations can be dropped off in the red foyer

Thank you for helping bring this prehistoric playground to life!

Dinner Menu

We are operating a two week rolling menu. The menus, ingredients and allergen lists can be viewed on our website by clicking here.

Makaton: Sign of the Week

We’re excited to share our ‘Sign of the Week’— Wizard.

Safeguarding