Riverside Primary Academy are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded our first Green Flag by Eco Schools England this year . This special award recognises the work we have completed as a school to learn about environmental issues as part of our curriculum...
Every Friday we have Praise Assembly to celebrate achievements in and out of school. Mittrha showed us her sporting medals today!...
Year 5 completed a litter survey and litter pick this afternoon with Tracy who manages the Community Hub in the Metrocentre. A big thank you to Tracy and her helpers for providing all the litter pickers, gloves and bags to complete this litter pick. The...
All of the children in Year 3 and 4 have been out in the community litter picking today. Thank you to all of the children for their help! ...
Year 3 and Year 4 had some special visitors from the engineering department at Derwentside College this week. They came to share their expertise about engineering linked to electricity and robots. The children had a fantastic afternoon, taking part in three different sessions. They enjoyed building their...
This week , we had some special visitors to our school. Tracy Allison manages the Community Hub in the Metrocentre and is running a project about plastic pollution in rivers and seas. Our school has been chosen to help with this project and our Year...
Year 3 and 4 had a wonderful time at Jarrow Hall today learning about life during the Anglo-Saxon times. We enjoyed a fantastic workshop about Crime and Punishment. We looked at artefacts and handled swords, spears and shields. Then we re-enacted a battle with these. ...
A big thank you from Riverside! We had a great time celebrating Earth Day and raised £62 pound for The Sea Life Trust charity. Thank you for your kind donations. Mrs Ritchie and the Eco-Cops...
Well done to all the children who brought in used batteries last term. The batteries collected by each class have been weighed by the Eco- Cops and the results are finally in! Weighing a huge 11.5 kilograms, a huge well done to Year 4 who collected...