Riverside News Issue 462 – 05.09.25

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⭐ STAR of the Week ⭐

Leopard:

No award until EYFS are full time.

Zebra:

No award until EYFS are full time.

Lion: Hunter Y

For being a happy and kind member of Lion Class! This week, you have tried your best in everything you’ve done, shown great kindness to your friends, and helped to keep our classroom tidy. A great start to Year 1!

Bear: Jack N

For demonstrating an excellent attitude to learning in the first week of year 1 and embracing every task with enthusiasm. What a superstar!

Otter: Violet S

For settling in to her new class so amazingly and following the new class rules. Violet has been sitting beautifully on the carpet and was the first person in Otter class to sit on the Star Chair. Well done Violet!

Seal: Richie Z

For making a fantastic start in Year 2. Richie has settled brilliantly into routines and is always trying his best. Keep up the great work Richie!

Dolphin: Willow A

For an amazing start to Year 2, working hard and producing some excellent writing.

Giraffe: Casper G

For a fantastic start to Year 4 and always going above and beyond to help his teachers whenever he can. He has been a great role model and has stood out for all the right reasons. Well done!

Turtle: Izzy W

For making a fantastic start to Year 4 and shining brightly with all you do!

Panda: Harry M

For settling into Riverside and the Panda class this week with enthusiasm and a fantastic attitude towards learning. Well done!

Tiger: Bailey-Rae W

For  settling in really well into your new class and school and for showing great enthusiasm in all of her lessons! Well done keep up the good work!

Meerkat: Aidan V

For striving to excel in every task, he consistently puts forth his best effort, ensuring each project is completed to the highest standard. Always seeking ways to improve, he actively asks for feedback to make his work stand out even more. This is an impressive start to the year!

Rhino: Freya S

For your exceptional accomplishments this week, demonstrating a mature Year 6 attitude. It was a pleasure to read your autobiography!

Kangaroo: George H

For a super start to year 5, showing a mature attitude to his learning and giving a detailed explanation in D and T.

Koala: Freddie F

For an amazing start to year 5, he has come in confidently and applied himself in every lesson. Freddie you are a pleasure to teach!

 

 

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS! 📅

Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!

 

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

No letters sent this week.

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

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’— Welcome Back.

Safeguarding

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