Dear Riversdale Community,
We express our deepest sympathies for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her dedication to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to her other realms and territories is unparalleled and we thank her for her service.
Our school will observe the mourning period whilst continuing to support our pupils, families and staff. Unless otherwise stated, please assume any activities and events we have scheduled will continue as planned. We will observe the national bank holiday scheduled on 19th September 2022 for Her Majesty’s funeral, which means schools will be closed that day, but outside of this, school hours will continue as normal.
We are very happy to announce that as of today, Riversdale Primary School will be utilising the parent communication tool Weduc. This is a smartphone app and website that brings communication in to one place, saving parents/carers time as well as allowing the school to be more environmentally friendly. Below you will see the key features of the app:
A social media style newsfeed that enables schools to provide a more interactive way of communicating;
A messaging system with push notifications enabled to ensure letters are delivered directly to your phone;
A school calendar that draws together all of the events into one easy to access place;
A digital noticeboard for quick reminders;
A parent portal providing you with a snapshot of attendance, contact information (GDPR Compliant) and other features to come;
Access to key forms such as "Change of Address" so that you can update the school without visiting the office;
A permission function in messaging to allow you to give permission without signing a slip of paper which can easily be lost/misplaced;
Access to The Hub, where you will find key links to: School Policies, Magic Booking, Mathletics, Spelling Shed etc.
and much, much more.
The school will slowly be moving towards using Weduc as the only communication system so we do encourage parents/carers to download the app and enrol using the code we will provide.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact ssousa@riversdaleschool.org.uk.