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Riverside News Issue 460 – 04.07.25

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⭐ STAR of the Week ⭐

Leopard: Iris M

For being an all round superstar learner! Iris challenges herself every day, striving to be a Shooting Star in all areas of her learning. We are so proud of you Iris!

Zebra: Esme L

For completing her Challenge Booklet independently and writing lovely sentences about under the sea. Esme also showed great confidence and enthusiasm when performing the story map of the Rainbow Fish using Makaton signs. Esme is a great role model in Zebra Class.

Lion: Alba B

For always having such a positive attitude towards learning and striving to become a risky risk-taker every day. Alba completes so many challenges around the classroom and loves to demonstrate her skills. Keep up the hard work, we are so proud of you.

Bear: Jude C

For excellent effort and participation across the curriculum this half term. You have grown in confidence and are setting a wonderful example to others. Well done superstar!

Otter: Dolly M

 

For designing a fantastic superhero in science, showcasing amazing powers for different body parts. Great work!

Seal: Tilly M

For showing fantastic creativity and care when making their sculpture in Art. They thoughtfully applied everything we’ve been learning and created a piece that really stood out. Well done for taking such pride in your work!

Dolphin:

For

Tiger: Oliver S

For completing an excellent piece of Science work on the topic of how our muscles work. Your work contained a clear explanation and detailed diagram, showing a strong understanding of the muscular system. Keep up the fantastic work and scientific curiosity Oliver!

Panda: Isla D

For settling beautifully into school, showing kindness, friendliness, and quickly becoming a wonderful addition to the Panda Class.

Turtle: Orson B

For showing amazing perseverance while making your pasta salad! Your effort, problem-solving, and positive attitude were inspiring!

Giraffe: Fletcher M

For excellent engagement in our science lesson this week. You showed great effort during our survey and thought deeply about ways to improve our local environment. Well done for your hard work

Monkey: Gaetano C

For excellent work in science. You created a lovely poster about late adulthood.

Kangaroo: Gregory S

For always producing super homework, consistently working hard in all lessons and being a fabulous role model.

Koala: Archie C

For his amazing resilience in overcoming his nerves to present his research to the class – you should be very proud of yourself Archie.

Year 6 Residential Stars

Lydia H
For digging deep and not giving up when faced with a challenge to overcome.
 
Vienna C
For being an incredible team player. Always encouraging and involving the rest of the team in a kind and patient manner. That is a lovely quality to have, I am very proud of you.
Gaetano C
For pushing himself when he was worried about the activity and trying really hard in every challenge he faced.
 
Aimos T
For showing he can listen and follow instructions carefully, working as part of a team to solve the challenges that were set and generally a polite human being, who brightened up our day. 
📅 UPCOMING EVENTS! 📅

Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!

Summer 2 2025

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

11/07/25 — Reports to Parents

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

Autumn 1 2025

01/09/25 — INSET Day – School Closed to Pupils

02/09/25 — Children return today

22/10/25 — Individual Photographs

24/10/25 — Children break up today

03/11/25 — Children return today

06/11/25 — Flu Immunisation

Letters

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

Leaflets/Posters for Parents

Letters sent this week

 PTA EYFS/KS1 Disco – 03.07.25

Moving to SCOPAY – 03.07.25

PTA KS2 Disco – 30.06.25

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

Districts

Well done to all of our KS2 pupils who participated in the Districts event on Thursday.

We are so proud of all of you.

SPRINT

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

60m SPRINT BOY

Casper G
Charlie F

George H
Thomas P

    

60m SPRINT GIRL

Ella C
Amelia S

Anabelle L
Rosie M

    

80m SPRINT BOY

    

Thomas B

Oakley F

80m SPRINT BOY

    

Charlie P

Mason K

80m SPRINT GIRL

    

Evie A-B

Scarlett R

80m SPRINT GIRL

    

Anna H

Vienna C

RELAY BOY

Henry H
Charlie F
Frankie B
George T

Josiah A-B
George H
Thomas P
Henry T

Thomas B
William O
Blake C
Charlie P

Oakley F
Louie K
Jayson A
Mason K

RELAY GIRL

Ella C
Elsie R 
Sophey A
Amelia S 

Anabelle L
Ella S
Aylina M
Rosie M

Evie A-B
Eleanor E
Freya S
Anna H

Scarlett R
Grace W
Lydia H
Vienna C

MIXED RELAY

Darcey B
Michelle D
Casper G
Lennie D

James M-L
Orson B
Serenna H
Lydia T

Melissa M
Benjamin H
Buddy H-H
Tiana T

Warwick B
Codi W
Isabel W
Riminee P

400m Y3/4

  

James M-L
Josiah A-B
Tilly M
Esther M

    

600m Y5/6

    

Blake C

Warwick B

600m Y5/6

      

Lydia H
Isabel W

LONG JUMP Year 5/6

      

Noah D
Harley L

LONG JUMP Year 5/6

    

Freya S

Grace W

THROWING Year 5/6

    

Archie C

Louie K

THROWING Year 5/6

      

Riminee P

Reminders

Handheld Fans in School – Safety Reminder

With the hot weather, some children have brought in small handheld battery fans to help keep cool. While these can be useful, we’ve shared some clear rules with the children to make sure they’re used safely and sensibly.

Please note:

  • Hair safety – Long hair must be tied back when using a fan to avoid it getting caught in the blades.
  • When not to use fans – Fans must not be used while sitting on the carpet, lining up, during assemblies, or when children are close together. This is to avoid accidents, distractions, and the risk of fans being too close to other children’s faces or hair.
  • Personal use only – Fans should not be shared and must not be held near other children’s faces or heads.
  • Fans must be clearly named – Please make sure your child’s fan is clearly labelled so it can be easily identified.
  • Charging – Fans must be brought to school fully charged. Charging in school is not allowed.
  • Children may be asked to put them away if they are causing a safety issue or distracting from learning.

Looking ahead, temperatures appear to be cooling slightly into next week, so fans may not be needed for much longer. These are best reserved for days when the weather is excessively hot.

Please note: fans are brought into school at your own risk – we can’t take responsibility for any that are lost or damaged.

Thank you for your support in helping us keep everyone safe and comfortable during warmer weather.

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

 

Latest Facebook Posts

🥇🏆 Good Luck, KS2 District Team! 🥇🏆

🎶 Year 3 Music Magic! 🎶

🌟 Fundraising Superstars! 🌟

A Polite Reminder – Scooters and Bikes on the Way to School

We’ve had a few parents share their concerns about younger children riding scooters or small bikes at speed on the way to school, particularly along Ferry Road. In some cases, children are well ahead of their adults, and there’s a real worry that one could accidentally veer into the road before a parent is close enough to intervene.

Please can we kindly ask all families to ensure that children stay close and ride at a safe pace when travelling to and from school. This helps to keep everyone safe – especially near busy roads.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support in keeping our school community safe.

Attendance

Class

%

Bear

99.30

Leopard

98.90

Panda

97.80

Dolphin

97.30

Tiger

96.70

Koala

96.30

Otter

95.80

Seal

95.20

Giraffe

95.00

Lion

94.30

Monkey

94.30

Zebra

93.30

Turtle

93.00

Kangaroo

92.30

krav maga

Abigail successfully passed her Krav Maga grading this weekend! Her hard work, sharp strikes, and determined attitude truly stood out—she even sparred with the head instructor. She’s now officially a Y4 (Y stands for “Young”)!

Autism Act

Hello everyone!
I am pleased to announce that ‘destination autism’ – guiding your journey will run again in the autumn term. It often becomes a lifeline for some parents as it their first step into learning about autism.The course details are as follows:
It will be held at Great Wakering Primary Academy from 9 45 (9 30 arrival) to 11 30
on the following dates:

  • Wednesday 10th ,17th , 24th September
  • Wednesday 1st , 8th and 15th October

The course is open to parents/grandparents/carers of children of all ages. The child
does not need a diagnosis for them to attend.
Sarah Bell
Autism Act

If you are interested in accessing this course, please drop an email to SEN@riversideprimary.co.uk and we will complete the referral from and get it sent across to Sarah Bell. This will need to be done by Thursday 26th June at the latest.Miss Marshall and Mrs Rice

Reading Awards

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

EYFS

  • Ella J
  • Freya W
  • Ronnie B

Year 1

  • Lily V

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

EYFS

  • Diego M
  • Flynn T

Year 3

  • Lois B

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!

As part of our exciting OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) journey, we are continuing to develop a rich and varied outdoor play experience for all our children—whatever the weather!

To help us make the most of our wonderful outdoor spaces even as the weather turns wetter and muddier, we are asking that every child brings a pair of wellies to school from September. These will be kept in school so that children can continue to enjoy outdoor play at lunchtimes and still return to lessons feeling clean, dry, and comfortable.

Thank you for your continued support as we build a happier, healthier, and more active playtime for all our children.

The OPAL Team

Our dedicated Opal and play lead team are looking for resources to expand our children’s lunchtimes. 
 
If you are having a clear out, rather than taking a trip to the tip we can reuse it. With a little imagination, our children can use an old pot and spoon to make the best mud pie anyone has ever seen 🥧 The suitcase that is gathering dust in the loft can transport our children to the moon and back🚀
 
We are currently looking for the following:
  • Suitcases
  • Pots/pans/spoons/ cooking trays/ old oven racks
  • Old kettles/toasters
  • Milk creates
  • Un used paint brushes
  • Instruments
  • Blankets/cushions/carpet

KS2 have also found a new passion in a good game of pool, so we are looking to expand the amount of children who can play it at any one time by sourcing another pool table.

Calling all local businesses: do you have any large pallets you want to get rid of that we can use as storage? Or any cable wheels we can use as activity tables? We will gladly receive them.

As always, support from parents, carers and the wider community is greatly appreciated in supporting our children’s imaginations 💭☺️

Any donations can be left in the red building foyer or larger items outside the bottle greenhouse.

Thank you from team Opal and the Play Team

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’— To Run.

Safeguarding