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Extended Study Learning @ Green Top
Amazing home learning in Year 6 @ Plover
Baking biscuits @ Carcroft School
Weekly Update for Families @ XP Gateshead
Crew Hamilton: Orienteering Extraordinaires @ Norton Infants
Academic Thursday in Crew White @ XP East
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1 more sleep until the Ski trip departs. Hope everyone is excited.
Quick notice regarding departure time from XP. Can you get to XP School at 12.30pm. This allows us to load the coach at 1pm and depart at 1.30pm. Please enter through the normally car park entrance.
Students will need to wear their ski hoodies to travel in.
Please make sure you have all your child’s medication clearly labelled with a copy of their prescription.
See you all tomorrow.
It has been a fantastic week of sport and leadership at XP. We started the week with badminton practice where we saw some great shots from students across all year groups. In PE lessons students in Year 10 and Year 11 took part in glow in the dark zumba with Abbie from Legacy Sport, some even led their own routine.
On Wednesday we hosted The Laurel Academy who played our year 7 and 8 netball team. Year 7’s started with a fast paced game with lots of goals but unfortunately could not quite catch the year 7 Laurel team, we had some outstanding performances and never gave up. Well done to our Sport leader who umpired the whole game. The year 8’s were up next and what an exciting game it was, both teams delivered some excellent plays. XP had the final edge and won 7-6 with some great teamwork performances. Well done to our players of the match.
On Thursday XP hosted Legacy Sport for their primary basketball event with the support of our Year 10 BTEC Sport leaders. Not only did the students show teamwork, communication and a positive motivating attitude they were also fantastic role models.
Thursday also saw the Key stage 3 badminton team go to the finals at Outwood adwick where a mixture of year 7-9’s played a variety of school. There were some fantastic shots played and outstanding teamwork performances.
The year 7 football team also took a trip to Outwood Adwick to play a variety of school. The first game saw a great goal as Mr Currie said an “absolute belter of goal” and a winning 1-0 victory.
Next week in PE W/C 26th Jan
Wednesday- Netball practice 3.30-4.30
Thursday – Year 9 netball tournament away return at 5.30. Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30
Have a lovely long weekend.
Team PE
We’re looking for a School Caretaker at XP Gateshead:
https://xptrust.org/xp-gateshead-school-caretaker/
It’s a role for someone who takes pride in keeping a school safe, welcoming and running smoothly.
There are more details via the link above – you can apply by sending your application form to [email protected] and please share to help us reach the right person.
On Thursday, Crew White used Academic Crew time to analyse their latest snapshot data and reflect on their HoWLs. It was great to see them comparing their awarded HoWLs against a rubric to identify areas for improvement and shape their new pledges. Parents have now received snapshot reports at home, and Crew White should be able to confidently articulate their own learning narrative around this — a smart, focused approach to leading their learning.
Winning Streaks and Leadership Peaks! It has been another standout week for our PE department. On Wednesday, our Year 7 and 8 Girls Footballers dominated the pitch at Hayfield. They secured a massive 9-0 victory against Don Valley, followed by a gritty 0-0 draw against the hosts. It was a masterclass in both clinical finishing and rock-solid defending!
On Thursday, our Year 9 Sports Leaders took charge, mentoring younger students during a primary school basketball event. Their leadership and maturity were a credit to the school—we can’t wait to see them in action again soon.
The Week Ahead:
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
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Year 1 and 2 Drone @ Green Top
An awesome first week back! @ XP
G32 Expedition Reveal @ XP Gateshead
The Bus was for Us! @ Norton Infants
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The netball match on Wednesday 14th Jan has been cancelled and re arranged. There will be no netball practice this week.
Thanks Team PE
Please be aware that there is currently significant disruption on Middlebank and Stadium Way due to a number of lorry trailers parked along both roads.
The lorries on Middlebank are backing up through the roundabout on White Rose Way, which is making the area particularly congested. Traffic is moving slowly, with vehicles trying to pass each other on only one side of the road, so conditions are quite chaotic.
This situation is due to a strike at the Tesco warehouse and may continue for some time.
We strongly recommend allowing extra time for drop-off and pick-up, driving with caution, and considering alternative routes where possible.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
Reception Christmas Performance @ Green Top
Reception Christmas Party Day @ Plover
Ethics in Action: X30 Admiral take the floor @ XP
An exciting visit from a Game Expert @ Norton Infants
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