Riverside Primary Academy | Early Years Foundation

Early Years Foundation

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...

Dukeshouse Wood!

Our Year 6 pupils had an amazing time at Dukeshouse Wood this weekend. From completing mammoth tasks such as making a bed, to putting all their worries aside when taking part in many of the fantastic activities that Kingswood offered: 3G swing, zip line, fencing,...

MacMillan Coffee Morning

Due to our coffee morning being incredibly popular, we will be hosting THREE Macmillan Coffee Mornings this year. WEDNESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER - FOR ALL NURSERY AND RECEPTION PARENTS, CARERS AND CHILDREN THURSDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER - FOR ALL  YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 PARENTS, CARERS AND CHILDREN FRIDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER...

Applications for Reception 2019 – NOW OPEN!!

If your child was born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 you can apply now for your child to start reception class in September 2019. Apply online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions Online applications must be submitted by 15 January 2019. If you do not submit your form by...

Sports Day 2018

Thankfully the recent good weather continued long enough for us to hold Sports Day 2018 as planned this week. A huge thank you to all the staff for preparing the events, the children for their excellent attitude and behaviour and to our parent/carers who came along...

Race for Life 2018!

What a beautiful day, a fantastic turnout and great fun! We have all had a lovely time and would like to thank everyone that turned up to watch the children run during the event and stayed to enjoy the sun and stalls afterwards. Also, a...

Raffle Prize Donation

These wonderful hampers have been generously donated by one of our families for us to raffle to raise funds towards our Forest Schools project. One hamper is for children and the other is for adults. Tickets will be on sale from next week at school break...

Creepy Crawlies in Reception

Reception children enjoyed a great morning with a visit from Zoo Academy last week. They saw lots of different creatures including giant cockroaches, pythons and lizards - as well as a friendly bearded dragon! Children were very keen to hold and touch the animals and...