Riverside Primary Academy | Mrs Langley

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University visit

Year 6 had a wonderful day visiting Sunderland University as part of their careers project. They had a tour of the campus, met some real students and had the chance to try on some graduation gowns and hats. Hopefully we will see lots of the...

Singing

It is lovely to hear singing coming from all of the KS2 classrooms as the children begin to practise the songs for our upcoming production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Letters will be coming home soon for you all to buy tickets to come...

Science

The pupils in Year 5 had great fun in Science this week - they have been making parachutes to learn about air resistance. I wonder whose parachute was the most effective?...

Cricket

Year 3 and 4 have been really enjoying their cricket sessions with the cricket coach on Fridays this half-term. They are getting very skilled at batting and bowling!...

Trips

We have been on some wonderful trips over the last few weeks: Year 3 visited Durham Cathedral, Year 4 went to Sunderland Winter Gardens, Year 5 had a Victorian day out at Beamish and Year 6 are off to the Theatre Royal after their SATs....

Sponsored Silence

Not a sound could be heard in Year 6 today as the children and teachers all completed a sponsored silence to raise money for their trip to the theatre next month. Not a single word was spoken from 9:15-12:15! Well done Year 6!...

Dance Festival

Thank you to everyone who came to watch the Dance Festival. KS2 danced to a variety of songs: Salute, Time-warp, Black Magic and Shut Up and Dance! If you missed it, you may get to see an encore of the dances in our KS2 production...

Basketball tournament

The pupils in Year 5 took part in a basketball tournament at Gateshead Leisure Centre - they were all brilliant! Well done Year 5; we hope you all had fun!...

Centre for Life

Year 6 really enjoyed their trip to the Centre for Life this week. They took part in a Science electricity workshop and an ICT coding session. All the children behaved perfectly and learned a lot of new skills!...

Swimming

Year 4 pupils are doing so well with their weekly swimming lessons! They are all making lots of progress and becoming strong swimmers. It would be great if they could also practise their swimming skills by visiting the pool at the weekends too. Keep up...