Riverside Primary Academy | Mr Smith

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Baking Bread in Reception

Reception enjoyed making their own bread last week to help them to remember the ‘b’ sound from their Read, Write Inc lesson. After making the bread they enjoyed reading the story of the Little Red Hen together. Of course they enjoyed tasting the bread too. ...

Outdoor Learning Areas Get Some TLC

The outdoor learning areas in our school are looking fantastic! We still have lots to do but we have achieved so much this week so far and it is all down to our fabulous volunteers. Thanks to each and every one of you. We couldn’t...

Afternoon Tea in Reception

Reception class enjoyed afternoon tea at Riverside Hotel on Friday (the school hall). Everyone enjoyed tea, sandwiches, cake and biscuits. It was such a lovely way to end the week. ...

Reception’s First School Trip

Both Reception classes had a fantastic day at Gibside National Trust yesterday. They all took part in a Fairytale Workshop and explored the wonderful grounds of Gibside looking for signs of autumn. They all then had fun in the park and some of the children were...

Macmillan Coffee Morning

We would like to give a big thanks to all that attended and donated to our Macmillan Big Coffee Mornings last week. Congratulations also to the lucky raffle winners. There  are still some unclaimed prizes so please check your tickets with the school office to see...

An Apple A Day…

It has gone apple crazy in school this morning thanks to one Riverside pupil. Owen  from Year 6 collected a huge bag full of juicy green apples from the tree in his garden over the weekend, and has brought them into school to share with...

Stick Decorating Fun in Y4

Year 4 were out and about this week getting closer to nature as they began their Forest School lessons with Mrs Judge.  They learned about the relevance of sticks throughout history and explored the nature areas with our school grounds to decorate their own sticks. They...

Another Great Turnout to Support MacMillan

Therer was another fantastic turnout in support of MacMillan this morning, as families of our Year 3 to Year 6 pupils enjoyed coffee and cake in in the school hall. A huge thank you to everyone that has supported this week. We hope to have the total...