Although we have pupils returning to school on Monday, we will still have pupils working from home and with the continuing lockdown due to Covid 19, there remains a heavy reliance on digital learning. In addition, online entertainment and gaming … Continue reading
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Miss Noble’s Primary 4N class have been very busy at their IDL (interdisciplinary learning). Their remit was to invent a new mobile phone. Mrs Ironside and I were intrigued as to how a floating phone would work. I was wrong … Continue reading
One of the things we’ve learned about Covid 19 is that it is better to carry out activities outdoors if we can. We are encouraged to keep classrooms well ventilated and I can’t think of a better well ventilated classroom … Continue reading
As always, I was delighted to receive the weekly update from P1-2A. They are very good at keeping us up-to-date with all the latest happenings in Room1. This past week has been busy, as always, and with some great activities … Continue reading
We are lucky, at Riverbank, to have the support of RADS on site. Rob, the RADS coach, works with classes to help develop many skills, such as balance, through football. Due to Covid19 all these lessons take place outdoors – … Continue reading
P3C, Miss Coyle’s class were writing about their favourite places this week. Miss Coyle was so pleased with the efforts of her pupils she said, “A great effort from everybody in our writing lesson this morning. They enjoyed sharing their … Continue reading
Miss Littler was pleased to le t me know how well the class’ literacy work was going. They were reading Matilda by Roald Dahl and lots of literacy work had centred on the novel. This what Miss Littler told me. … Continue reading
Many of our parents and carers will remember several classes, at Riverbank, using Class Dojo for keeping in touch with parents. The pupils in the classes using Class Dojo loved earning Dojo points and Class Dojo was extremely popular. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
P4’s Mr Flanagan spoke to me about a ‘wee’ project he had going with his pupils. The children were to design their own board games to play during Rainbow Time. The theme for the games was to be Riverbank’s learning … Continue reading
Here are some pictures of Mrs Smith’s pupils enjoying the sunshine and playing together during Rainbow Time on Friday. The CfE experiences and outcomes for these activities come from the Health and Well Being part of the Curriculum for Excellence. … Continue reading