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Online Classes from Lingotots

Information from Lingotots We have been thrust into a new technological world of teaching here at Lingotot and the feedback we have had from our online classes so far has been very positive. With the schools closed and no provisional return date as of yet, all...

Free School Meals – Update

Meal Vouchers Update   As a school we provided families who receive FSM (free school meals) and UIFSM (universal infant free school meals) with food vouchers, to be used at a local supermarket, as an alternative to packed lunches. Following the official government guidance released on Friday for...

Coronavirus Latest

Update Friday 20th March: From Friday 20 March schools, childcare and other educational settings are closed for everyone except Children of Critical Workers Vulnerable children The official government guidance on this is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers The government has published a list of critical workers: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision Message from our Chair of Governors We...

World Book Day in Early Years

Early Years children enjoyed getting dressed up and taking part in World Book Day activities today. They enjoyed reading lots of lovely stories and swapping books with their friends.   ...

Riverside Mascots at Dunston UTS

Luckily the bad weather held off on Saturday giving some of our children the opportunity to spend some time at the Dunston UTS match. They were mascots for the players and accompanied them on the pitch for kick-off. Joined by their families in the stands, they...

Lost Property!

Does anyone recognise this bag? It was found outside the school gates office over a week ago and has not been claimed. If it belongs to you, please contact the school office to confirm the contents and get it back. Thank you. ...

Artsmark Gold Award

Our pupils and staff are celebrating after receiving the prestigious Gold Artsmark Award. Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. The award provides a clear framework for teachers to plan, develop and evaluate arts, culture and creativity across the curriculum. There...

All You Knead Is Love

Reception class took part in a well-being week last week and as part of this, we decided to bake some delicious bread. Everyone worked together to add the ingredients and kneed the dough. We then put our bread in the oven to bake. The children...

As part of well-being week, our Reception children created some wonderful pictures to post home to their parent/carers. The children were so excited to go outside of school to the post box. ...