The Rivers C. of E. Academy Trust
Today, children at Burlish Park Primary School took part in a Young Warriors Assembly and learnt how to help combat climate change!
To celebrate what we thought about on World Book Day (UK & Ireland) each year group worked together to produce a reading display. Some are our favourite authors, some our favourite books and some based around specific books. We think they look amazing! Hope you do, too. We just love reading here at Cherry Orchard! The Rivers CofE Academy Trust
Don't forget to book your child's school lunch. The cut off to order for next week is tomorrow!
Year 4 have arrived safely at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and are looking forward to a fantastic day exploring the different biomes we are learning about in Geography.
The Year 4 children have arrived safely at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Just a reminder that we have an Easter Hunt and Disco at afterschool club on Thursday 19th March 2026. Please book onto afterschool club as you normally would and select either the 5.15 pm or 6 pm session for that day!
Interested in becoming a primary school teacher? Come and meet us at the Teacher Training Event on 23 March at The Hive Library, to talk to us about our hub-based PGCE programme. Whether you're finishing university, considering a career change, or simply exploring the idea of teaching. We would love to meet you and help you understand the pathway into the profession Monday 23 March, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm The Hive, Worcester (WR1 3PD)
Today in nursery we celebrated Laylah's 4th Birthday, we hope you had a fabulous day and thank you for your sweets that you shared with your friends,
Year 3 have had a fantastic few weeks. We have enjoyed Forest School and looking at carbohydrates in DT. We even made flatbreads, so we could learn about different allergies and how we could adapt a recipe. The children loved our World book day event. They have worked so hard, Mrs Morris is proud of you
On Monday, Y1 had a fantastic time at the library! Y1 returned their previous library books, demonstrating our trust value and then picked some brand new books! Y1 also enjoyed some exciting craft activities! Well done Y1, you make Jubilee Park so proud!
Falcons Class had a fantastic World Book Day! They loved showing off their amazing costumes during the assembly parade.
Year 2 did a science experiment growing cress. One lot of cress had no water, one had a little pipette full of water every day and one had a big cup of water every other day. Can you guess which cress is which? We discovered a little water regularly was the best condition for the cress to grow.
Earlier this term we wrote to you to let you know about a change that will enhance our communications with you. We asked you to download the Arbor Parent app and set up your Arbor Parent Portal Account. If you have not received a welcome email from us please inform the school office as soon as possible. It is vital that you download and sign up, as all future communications will be sent via the Arbor app and we will no longer send out text messages. Eventually, we will also also the app for all payment related items. If you need any assistance, please contact the school office. If you are using the app for another child in a different school, please ensure you follow the link provided by us and use a different password to log in for Burlish Park Primary School.
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What a busy week in Reception last week! We had an amazing trip to Attwell Farm Park and then enjoyed dressing up and celebrating our love of reading on World Book Day! #learningisfun #reception
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World Book Day Special Visitor! As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we're excited to welcome author B. Ware to school tomorrow! Parents and carers will have the opportunity to purchase copies of her book at the end of the school day. We're looking forward to an inspiring visit and celebrating the joy of reading together!
World Book Day 2026 Only in Year 6... Where Spiderman teams up with Juliet, Darth Vader tries to join the good side (of reading), and a dictionary becomes a real student.... Add Minions + someone who literally survived Jaws = World Book Day perfection.
Do you need any childcare for the easter Holidays? Witley Wrap is the answer. Bookings are now being taken and full booking details can be found on our school website. https://www.greatwitley.worcs.sch.uk/witley-wrap-holiday-club-1/
What an exciting adventure for Starlings! Captain Bob the Pirate left the class a bundle of maps and some mysterious clues about hidden treasure right here in Wychbold! The children used brilliant mapreading skills and followed each clue carefully. The journey took them all around our local area, from the park, through the woods, past the allotment, and all the way to the local gym. And guess what they found waiting for them at the end of their quest? A treasure chest FULL of bubbles!
WORLD BOOK DAY! Wow, what an incredible day celebrating authors, books and storytelling! Across the school, children and staff had a fantastic time sharing their favourite stories, exploring new books and celebrating the joy that reading brings. There were some amazing costumes and lots of excitement around books throughout the day. We also loved seeing our younger children spending time reading with our Year 6 pupils. It was wonderful to see them sharing stories together, with some children being read to and others confidently reading to our older pupils. We had great fun taking part in our 'Unlock the Story' challenges set by our Rivers family of schools, working together to solve clues and discover different stories. It was fantastic to see so much enthusiasm for reading and teamwork across the school. Most of all we LOVED our special superstar guest - Padma Patil (aka Afshan Azad) from the Harry Potter films - see separate post for more about her amazing visit! A huge well done to everyone who took part and helped make today such a special celebration of books and imagination!
Our nursery children had a wonderful time enjoying a range of bookthemed activities! From storytelling adventures to creative play inspired by their favourite books, the excitement was everywhere. A huge thank you to all the parents who joined us for our special Storytime Session, it was lovely to see everyone sharing stories together. And of course... we absolutely loved all the fantastic costumes and the supercosy pyjamas!
World Book Day 2026 What a fantastic day celebrating the joy of reading. We read lots of wonderful stories and created our own extraordinary characters to add to our Extraordinary Story Wall. The children had so much fun sharing their ideas and bringing their imaginations to life. Our day started with a special surprise as Mrs Price greeted everyone on the gate dressed as Paddington Bear We were also treated to a brilliant performance from Mr Marsh, Mrs Esser, Miss Parkes and Mrs Haney which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Restell and Emmie also entertained us with a fantastic performance of Little Red Riding Hood Baggie Bird also paid us a visit and kindly brought books for the children to enjoy A wonderful day full of stories, laughter and imagination.
Storytime Fun at Wychbold! Our staff had a fantastic time acting out the traditional tale The Three Little Pigs yesterday! It was wonderful to share the joy of reading and bring the story to life for our pupils. Lots of laughs, lots of learning, and lots of happy faces!
Levi is our star of the week in nursery. He has demonstrated his STARS values of Achievement and Safety during our outdoor activities, he has demonstrated good balance skills when using the climbing area and space hoppers. Well Done Levi, Miss Keeling and Mrs. Gaskin are so proud of you
Our very own Willy Wonka and oompa loompa's from Year 6 celebrating world book day
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Year 6 have read with reception, had a go at the RIVERS book quiz and have also been making their own books
Year 5 have been busy and made their own corner book marks!
How Fantastic do some of our year 2's look, They also had some of the Year 4 children come in and read to them too.
This week, Miss Parkes and Mrs Haney have been so proud of green group in phonics! They have been doing lots of reading and learning brand new sounds!
Year 1 have also been sharing books with Year 5 this morning.
Y1 had the most magical day yesterday during world book day!
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Yesterday our school was delighted to celebrate World Book Day and share our love of reading together. It was wonderful to see so many children excited about books, discovering new stories, and talking about their favourite characters and authors. Reading opens the door to imagination, creativity, and knowledge, and we are proud of our children for embracing the joy that books bring. Thank you to our staff and families for supporting this special day and helping to inspire a lifelong love of reading. Happy World Book Day to all our wonderful readers! The Rivers CofE Academy Trust World Book Day (UK & Ireland) #lovetoread #worldbookday2026 #YearOfReading #pjday
Year 1 have been doing some beautiful drawings this morning. #drawwithrob Rob Biddulph
World Book Day 2026 coming to you from St Peter's!! What a fabulous 'bedtime story' themed day we had yesterday. Classes enjoyed a visit to the book fair with a story session, buddying with another class to share books, making origami bookmarks as well as a yummy hot chocolate treat. Thank you to our PTA who funded the hot chocolate and a book for every class. The Rivers CofE Academy Trust
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Book Fair Just a reminder...If you were unable to access the QR code to make a payment during the book fair, we have been informed that the QR code has now expired. If you need to pay for purchases please could you bring cash into the school office. We have a paper record so if you need to confirm the cost please contact us. Many thanks
Our imaginative Year 5 class have been having lots of fun this World Book Day creating their own mini books. We look forward to reading the finished results.
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How wonderful do our staff look this world book day! #TeamGreatWitleyPrimary The Rivers CofE Academy Trust
Lost property will be put outside the main entrance today and Monday. If it is not claimed by Monday it will be recycled.
What a fantastic World Book Day Reception had! We enjoyed having 3 mystery readers, made our own bookmarks, took part in a World Book Day parade and got to read with our lovely Year 6s
Starlings have been busy in maths, getting hands on with measuring tasks using rulers. They've been exploring length, comparing objects, and developing their accuracy and confidence with standard units of measure.
Yesterday Year 4 had great fun in Math's, We started off our unit of work on fractions with different activities!
As part of World Book Day, Starling class enjoyed a range of activities linked to different books
Year 3 had the BEST day celebrating World Book Day. We enjoyed the morning costume parade, took part in online activities throughout the day and were super excited to welcome our mystery reader Gail. A highlight of the day was shared reading with Year 1, which I also loved. Thank you to parents for your support with costumes. x
World Book Day fun in Eagle class
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Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed World Book Day today, coming to school 'Dressed to rest'. Here are some photos of us getting comfy with our books throughout the day, and also sharing our favourite books with some older book buddies.
Y1 had a great World Book Day today We had so many fantastic costumes and books with lots of excited children. We went on a costume parade with the school, we completed different book related activities and challenges, and spent some time with year 3 reading some lovely stories We also had Mrs Djiallis join us, as a mystery reader, who shared a beautiful story all about our feelings which was enjoyed by us all, a lovely way to end a fantastic day
Nursery used the fruits we purchased to make a fruit salad, they used their cutting and chopping skills to cut the fruit. We also made some observational drawings, take a look at our young artists and their work. You demonstrated our STARS Values of Achievement and Safety.
Our younger nursery have been enjoying the sunshine outdoors and developing their physical skills. They have also been fruit printing today with various fruits and this is helping to develop their fine motor skills. Well done nursery you are all superstars
In Year 4, we loved celebrating World Book Day. We were part of the Footy and Booky Quiz and we also joined 12,000 writers in a live event with Pobble. Inspired by our books, The Last Bear and Finding Bear by Hannah Gold, we made biscuits and designed book covers. We also produced pieces of art to show the Northern Lights.
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Mrs Esser's Reading comprehension group always love doing a warm up before starting our speedy reading session for the common exception words! We have so much fun but also show our STARS values throughout. Well done guys!
Nursery have had a lovely day celebrating World Book Day. We came to nursery dressed in our favourite costumes and we enjoyed drawing pictures of our story characters and sharing stories. You all looked amazing and thank you to our Parents for all of your support.
Year 2 are very proud of Hannah and her achievements outside of school in her dance group. She shared her medals and trophies with us and told us all about her competition! Well done, Hannah!
Y2 and Y4 joined up to spend some time reading together in the sun Y2 also had some amazing surprise readers this afternoon! Thank you for joining us!
What a fantastic World Book Day year 6 have had! Today the children became students of Hogwarts. After being put into our houses, year 6 created their own magical wands in the forest. We spent lots of time sharing books throughout the day with some of our younger children and whilst enjoying the sunshine!
Our Reception class had a lovely time celebrating World Book Day today! The children came to school in some amazing costumes and had fun sharing their favourite stories together. Well done to everyone for the fantastic effort!
A big well done to everyone in all of our Reception, Year 1 and Year 3 classes on 100% attendance today. We are really proud of you! See you tomorrow.... The Rivers CofE Academy Trust
Year 3 have been exploring fractions this week using oranges! They have been using vocabulary such as 'whole', 'part', 'denominator' and 'numerator'. Using concrete, hands-on learning experiences alongside the abstract fractions really helped the children to see the mathematical structures behind the numbers and symbols
Reading really is at the heart of what we do, and we have had a fab, cosy day celebrating our favourite books. And we really have lived our 'dressed to rest' theme! World Book Day (UK & Ireland)The Rivers CofE Academy Trust
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NWPA Has Talent – What A Night! Thank you to everyone who took part in our very first NWPA Has Talent – it was truly incredible! Every single child who stepped up for auditions should be so proud of themselves. The bravery, confidence and talent on show was just amazing to see A huge shoutout to our finalists – we are SO proud of you all for showcasing your talents in front of such a huge crowd. You were all absolutely fantastic! And an extra special well done to our top three: Kyra – your flag knowledge was outstanding! Florrie & Emma – your tap number was wonderful! Khari – your breakdancing was sensational... what a performance! A massive thank you to all the parents, friends and family members who came out to support, our incredible volunteers (we truly couldn't do it without you), and the lovely teachers who helped the children prepare their acts and supported our finalists every step of the way. What a community. What a night. We already can't wait for the next one Friends of NWPA
Northwick Manor children and teachers had a fantastic time for World Book Day 2026, celebrating the magic of books and the joy of reading. Thank you to everyone for making the day thoroughly enjoyable with their enthusiasm and participation.
Ready for school but still in your PJs? Only at Cherry Orchard today! We are 'Dressed to Rest' and ready to curl up with a good book (or 3) for World Book Day (UK & Ireland) Even the Head of School is 'cherr-eady' to go because we love reading here. The Rivers CofE Academy Trust
Jet Class had a lovely time with Munchy and Crunchy on Friday. They loved reading them stories and feeding them different foods. Munchy and Crunchy thoroughly enjoyed all the fuss and yummy greens the children fed to them.
Friday 13th March 2026 is Science Dress Up Day. As part of British Science Week, we would like to give the children the opportunity to come into school dressed as scientists, inventors, engineers, astronauts or science related concepts.
Children and staff at Burlish Park Primary School are having a wonderful World Book Day 2026, celebrating reading for fun! Can you guess the book characters they have dressed up as? The Rivers CofE Academy Trust
Pre-School are having a wonderful day celebrating World Book Day. We have loved seeing everyone dressed up, we have been on a parade around the school grounds and got to look at so many wonderful costumes and show off our too! We were also very lucky to have year 5 come and join us to share stories together!
What fabulous costumes for World Book Day! Year 5 have excelled themselves and it has been brilliant to see such a wonderful array of book characters in our classrooms! Well done to everyone for all your effort and creativity!
We love PE! Reception children have been working on 'tracking' the ball and target throwing so far this half term- great for our physical development, social skills and health. We also do daily morning activities such as 'disco dough' or dancing to wake up our muscles each morning when we get to school! It's a brilliant way, to start the day
What an amazing 6 weeks of food technology we have had! We have had a great time making chocolate covered fruit kebabs, no-bake flapjack, chocolate mug cakes and everything else between. Our last food technology session involved the children weighing out their own ingredients to create their own delicious chocolate mug cakes including flour, baking powder, sugar, cocoa powder, milk, melted butter and chocolate chips. I think it's safe to say by the look on their faces how much they thoroughly enjoyed the experience! Well done to all involved - you have been amazing! Miss Koumi and Mrs Brown are so proud of you all! P.S. incase you're wondering, they tasted just as yummy as they looked!
Today, some children from Year 3 took part in the Dynamos Cricket Festival at the University of Worcester. This was a fantastic opportunity for them to learn a range of cricket skills in a safe and inclusive environment, and a great time was had by all.
Today, our brilliant Year 5s put their investigation skills to the test as they explored what material is the best insulator for keeping water hot inside an aluminum can.
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Don't forget to book your child's school lunch. The cut off to order for next week is tomorrow!
Burlish Park Primary is a healthy school and children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 are eligible for a free piece of fruit every day. We would also like to encourage the children in Key Stage 2 to bring in a healthy snack for breaktime, a piece of fruit is ideal.
A reminder that tomorrow is World Book Day. This year we are celebrating the joy of bedtime stories. The children are invited to come into school dressed in their Pyjamas. There will be a book fair in school on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th March. We're looking forward to celebrating our love of books and reading!
Our teachers have been working together to develop their approach to 'backwards planning' in maths, using highquality guidance from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM). Backwards planning simply means teachers start with the end goal in mind, what children need to truly understand by the end of a unit, then plan the small steps that help them get there. This collaborative work has brought together maths leaders and teaching champions from different schools across the trust. Staff say it's boosted their confidence, strengthened their subject knowledge and helped them deliver even better lessons for our pupils. What this means for your child Strong foundations before moving on Gaps spotted early Lessons that make sense and build real understanding Every child supported to reach the same highquality learning We are committed to giving every pupil an extraordinary education and this work is one of the ways we are making that happen. Burlish Park Primary School Cherry Orchard Primary School and Little Cherries Pre-school Cranham Primary School and Cranberries Nursery Cutnall Green C of E Primary School and Preschool Dudley Wood Primary School Great Witley CE Primary School Heronswood Primary School and Pre-School Jubilee Park Academy North Worcester Primary Academy Northwick Manor Primary School St Clement's C of E Primary School St Peter's Droitwich C of E Academy Summerhill Primary Academy Wychbold First and Nursery School Unity Academy
A lovely opportunity to enjoy after school on World Book Day at The Hive!
To celebrate Book Week, Year 5 visited the book fair and spent time exploring the books. They are also very excited about dressing up as their favourite book characters on Thursday for World Book Day!
The nursery enjoyed their walk to Heron Foods today, where we got to push the trolley, choose some of our favourite fruits and pay for them at the checkout. You all demonstrated our STARS values of Trust, Respect, and Safety. We are so proud of you all.
Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed designing and making their own moving vehicles in DT. They explored different mechanisms, experimented with wheels and axles, and used their creativity to produce unique designs. The children worked brilliantly throughout the project, developing their problemsolving skills and showing real pride in their finished vehicles
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The Rivers C of E Academy Trust
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Telephone: 01299 851178
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