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...
On Thursday, Year 5 had an excellent day at Beamish! The children all made a brilliant effort to dress up as Victorians for the day. In the morning, we spent time exploring the Pockerley village and even had a chance to ride on the train....
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...
First of all, the staff at Riverside would like to thank all of the family and friends that came to support the children from Reception up to Year 6 today. All of the children have had great fun competing against the house teams in their...
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...
On Friday, Year 5 had an excellent day learning essential first aid skills. They looked at DRABC (Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and Circulation); how to perform CPR; what a defibrillator is, how to use it and where it is located in our school; how to...
Yesterday Year 3 and 4 had a special visitor, Kirtida from Newcastle Hindu Temple. She came with lots of exciting Hindu artefacts and clothing for us to explore. We enjoyed finding out lots of interesting information about the Hindu religion, we listened to Kirtida sing,...
Today, we celebrated world book day in school and dressed up as our favourite book or story characters, or in comfy clothes, for a day of reading and book related activities! We started the day with an assembly by Mrs Knott to talk about Reading and...