Last night, our football team played at Ryton Federation in the County Cup tournament. Although we did not make it to the finals, they all played extremely well in all three games. I was so impressed with their teamwork skills, resilience and support of each...
Everyone has had a good night's sleep. All up early, showered and on way for breakfast before the start of a fun, busy day! ...
Riverside Primary Academy are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded our first Green Flag by Eco Schools England this year . This special award recognises the work we have completed as a school to learn about environmental issues as part of our curriculum...
Every Friday we have Praise Assembly to celebrate achievements in and out of school. Mittrha showed us her sporting medals today!...
Our Year 6 pupils set off on their residential trip this afternoon, for a fun-packed weekend at Dukeshouse Wood. The whole school joined their parent/carers outside to wave the children off on the coach. We will try to post updates over the weekend on the website, if...
Year 5 completed a litter survey and litter pick this afternoon with Tracy who manages the Community Hub in the Metrocentre. A big thank you to Tracy and her helpers for providing all the litter pickers, gloves and bags to complete this litter pick. The...
All of the children in Year 3 and 4 have been out in the community litter picking today. Thank you to all of the children for their help! ...
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...