We have received a deeply concerning report from a member of our local community regarding a possible near-miss outside the school earlier this week.
On Tuesday afternoon around 3:20 PM, a young boy on a scooter crossed the end of The Drive alone, without stopping or looking for oncoming traffic. Fortunately, the motorist involved was driving very slowly and was able to react quickly, preventing what could have been a serious accident.
While we are addressing this directly with our students in classes to reinforce vital road safety rules, we urgently need the support of all parents and carers to keep our children safe.
How You Can HelpTalk to your children: Please speak with your children tonight about the dangers of the roads. Remind them to Stop, Look, and Listen, especially if they are on scooters or bikes. They must never assume a driver has seen them or will be able to stop in time.
Keep corners clear: The driver noted that their visibility was severely restricted because cars were parked on the double yellow lines on the corner of the junction.
Park legally and safely: Parking on double yellow lines or blocking junctions—even for “just a minute” during peak drop-off and pick-up times—puts lives at risk. It creates dangerous blind spots for both drivers and children trying to cross.
Please help us keep all of our students safe by parking responsibly and talking to your children about road awareness.
Thank you for your cooperation and continued support in keeping our school community safe.
With the warmer weather, it is wonderful to see so many children active and using bikes or scooters to travel to school. However, we must ask for your cooperation in keeping our school grounds safe and accident-free during the busy drop-off and pick-up times.
Please note the following important rules regarding wheeled transport:
No Riding on School Property: For the safety of toddlers, parents, and staff navigating the busy playground, children must dismount their bicycles and scooters at the school gates. Please remind your children that they must walk their bikes or scooters once they are inside the school grounds.
E-Scooters Are Strictly Prohibited: We would like to remind families that privately owned e-scooters are not permitted on school property under any circumstances. In addition to the legal restrictions regarding their use on public pavements and roads, they pose a significant safety hazard in a crowded school environment.
Thank you for working with us to keep our pathways safe for everyone!
Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!
22-26/06/26 — Year 6 Secondary Transition Week
23/06/26 — Turtle Class Catch-up Swimming Lesson
24/06/26 — Sports Day Rehearsals – AM
26/06/26 — Moving on Day
26/06/26 — New EYFS Play & Stay Session 1
29-30/06/26 — Year 3 Skreens Park
30/06/26 — Giraffe Class Catch-up Swimming Lesson
01/07/26 — Sports Day
06/07/26 — KS2 Districts
08/07/26 — EYFS/KS1 PTA Summer Disco
08/07/26 — Year 6 Production to Parents & Younger Siblings at 1.30pm
08/07/26 — Year 6 Production to Parents ONLY at 6pm
09/07/26 —Year 1 Hyde Hall Trip
10/07/26 — Reports to Parents
10/07/26 — PTA: KS2 Summer Disco
15/07/26 — Year 6 Leavers Party
16/07/26 — EYFS Gruffalo Trip
17/07/26 — Year 6 Graduation at 9am
17/07/26 — Children break up today
Below are a list of letters, leaflets and posters uploaded to the website this week.
Letters sent this week
Previous letters, leaflets and posters can be found on the school website Events & Letters > Letters & Parent Meetings
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.
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!
Can You Help? Plastic Pallets Needed for OPAL! 🧱✨
Our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) project is going from strength to strength and the children are absolutely loving their enhanced outdoor playtimes! To help us build even more exciting, creative and rugged play structures, we are currently on the lookout for plastic pallets.
Plastic pallets are fantastic for school play because they don’t splinter, they wash down easily and they are incredibly durable for building dens, staging and obstacle courses.
What we need: Clean, sturdy plastic pallets (any size or colour).
If you work for a business that has spares, or if you happen to have any lying around that you could donate, we would be incredibly grateful!
Please contact Mrs Chandler at: dolphin@riversideprimary.co.uk and we can arrange dropping them off.
Thank you so much for your continued support in making our playtimes amazing!
Is your child heading to secondary school this September? While it’s an exciting milestone, it’s completely normal to feel a little anxious about the big change.
Join Nip in the Bud for a free, live Zoom event packed with practical, expert advice to help you support your child through this transition—including specific tips for neurodivergent children.
When: Wednesday 25th June, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
The Panel: Clinical Psychologist Dr Bettina Hohnen, former Headteacher Alis Rocca, and parent Samantha Wrightson.
What you’ll get: Proven strategies to boost your child’s confidence, a live Q&A session, and a downloadable tip sheet.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic, free support.
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