The Primary 2 IDL topic for this block of time was Scottish Studies and among other things, Mr Flanagan showed the children some of the buildings in Aberdeen designed by the famous Aberdonian architect, Archibald Simpson. The children were shown … Continue reading
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Mr Probart’s class have been exploring another aspect of Our Ancient World for their IDL topic. Unlike the P3s, they aren’t studying the Romans…..they’re studying the Ancient Egyptians. All the usual and fascinating topics have been covered, including pyramids and … Continue reading
If you were out and about in Hayton Road last Tuesday morning, 26 February, then you can’t have failed to notice the number of high viz vests on display. Tuesday saw the return of the Speedwatch campaign which involves Riverbank … Continue reading
The current IDL (inter-disciplinary learning) topic in Primary 3 is Our Ancient World and the main focus has been The Romans. Lots of interesting and creative work has been carried out and the children have participated fully and with great … Continue reading
Our whole school assembly on Monday 25 February was visited by the RNLI. Ian Begg from the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) talked to us about keeping ourselves safe near water. He explained about the duties performed by the RNLI … Continue reading
We are always trying to increase the variety of clubs which are available to our pupils. After all, we don’t all like the same things. Starting on Friday 15 March Miss Hampton and staff from ASV will be running a … Continue reading
It must be that time of year when we hear of wider achievement. Having just heard of the achievement of one dancer a second turned up. Our second dancer is a member of the Fersands Fountain Club where she took … Continue reading
Football remains one of the favourite out of school activities for our pupils. This is the case whether the pupil is a girl or boy! Our latest wider achiever was a young lady who came to show me the medal … Continue reading
We have another addition to our Wider Achievements Board in the shape of one of our talented Primary 1 pupils. I was walking along the corridor when I was rather surprised to see Sean, one of our EYPs, carrying some … Continue reading
Friday 25 January was Burns Night or Burns Day at Riverbank. On returning from the Christmas holidays, all classes at Riverbank had a two week focus on a Scottish theme. This is part of our inter-disciplinary learning (IDL) programme. There … Continue reading