Year 7 are going on fieldwork to Potteric Carr on Tuesday 12th July. They will be leaving school at 9.00am and will return to school at 2pm. Students will be travelling to Potteric Carr via coach.
As students will be out of school for the majority of the day they will need to bring with them a packed lunch, a large bottle of water, sun cream, strong insect repellant and a hat.
If students are on free school meals they will be provided with a packed lunch.
Students need to wear full length trousers / leggings and a full length top to limit susceptibility to insect bites. Students also need to wear suitable footwear, preferably walking boots or old trainers.
The purpose of the fieldwork is to collect information on species habitats in the local area and for students to develop their knowledge on the specific species they have been assigned.
If you have any further questions please get in-touch.
What an absolutely amazing final week for our Y11s. After their last exam on Monday, we weren’t quite ready to let them go, so we planned a week of activities to send them off with a bang!
Final Word
Before you read the highlights from our final week we would just like to offer a massive appreciation to all the parents, grandparents, staff and friends who have supported our students’ Final Word presentations. It’s been a humbling experience to hear how their time at XP/XPE has prepared them for the future, be that through crew, expeditionary learning, the character traits or through the friendships they have made here.
There is no doubt in our minds that our young people will succeed in whatever they decide to do over the next few years.
Malham Cove
On Tuesday, we went back to where it all began for our crews: Malham Cove. We trudged up 400 steps that could make or break crew and ended up at the top of the Cove together. We spent some time reminiscing about the last time we visited and everything that has happened in Crew since then. We spent some time remembering those crew members who are no longer with us. We spent some time just enjoying being with our crews, without the pressure of revision and exams! Then, who would support crew by helping them across the wobbly stepping stones? We witnessed some really lovely examples of crew helping crew one last time – although I’m not sure which character traits were being displayed during the water fights (definitely not respect!)
Celebration Evening
Thursday night was our chance to celebrate C24 and all their achievements. To say it was emotional would be an understatement, especially when Mr Portman played the video posted above. It gave us all a bit of a jolt to see how they’ve grown physically (obvs!) and also in character. I’m sure every single person in the room felt an immense sense of pride that comes with knowing that our students aren’t just going to leave with whatever academic grades they get; they are leaving as kind, considerate, compassionate, beautiful human beings.
We crewed up one last time and handed out our Crew Awards, including the coveted Outstanding Crew Member Award, as voted by fellow crew members. Massive well done to:
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Crew Churchill: Arandeep Kaur
Crew Finch: Noah Nixon
Crew Mandela: Alfie Close
Crew Young: Summer Cunningham
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Crew Hawking: Max Danby
Crew King: Kai Hall
Crew Macmillan: Frankie Booth
Crew Webb: Kyra Hazel
Alton Towers
Our last day together was spent at Alton Towers. Some of us enjoyed the rides; some of us enjoyed a gentle stroll around the gardens; some of us rocked a poncho in the rain! 😉
Now that our C25 and C26 students have returned from their recent fieldwork visit to Madrid, they are keen to tell their stories, showcase their journals, and share their experiences with their parents at our Celebration of Learning, to be held in XP East School on Friday 15th July from 4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. We look forwards to seeing all parents of these students there next week.
On Tuesday the 12th of July, XPE year 7 students will be going on fieldwork to the nature reserve Potteric Carr in Doncaster. This will take place within school hours; students need to be on time for crew to register as normal and they will be back for a debrief during session 5.
Students will be lead by an expert lead into the different species’ habitats that exist in Potteric Carr. We will have the opportunity to explore these habitats, and see the species we have been researching in person. We will study how these species have adapted to suit their environment, this will be followed with lots of time for questions. We should finish our morning with a guided meditation session before we head back on the bus to debrief our day.
As we have been studying about animal habitats during our current expedition this is a great opportunity for E28. I have attached a kit list here to help students prepare for the day and weather. Any questions please contact myself or your child’s crew leader.
Every Thursday (and sometimes Friday!), we spend lots of time in Crew talking about our pledges and how best we can achieve them. Crew Malala made an extra effort last week to ensure each and every one of them completed one pledge! This ranged from challenges such as managing distractions in lessons and ensuring we were working hard; taking every opportunity we could to get smart by asking for help (thanks Mrs Daniels for the amazing photo!), or doing something nice for someone else to show our appreciation, all the way to using our voices even when we were nervous and making stands about current issues in community meetings!
Crew Malala love a challenge and welcomed this one with open arms and they have made a tremendous effort! I think we have succeeded in completed last weeks pledges all around! I can’t wait to see what they’ve got up their sleeves for the rest of this week!
E27 will be participating in a local walk on Thursday morning around Doncaster.
We will be leaving school at 9:15 and arriving back at 12:20. If your child requires any medical equipment for a lengthy walk, please ensure they hand this in to the teacher on the morning.
The purpose of this is to find an A-Z of positive things happening in Doncaster as part of our product! if you have any questions please email Miss Ibbotson.
Thanks
C26 and C25 GCSE geography students had a lovely time on Friday at the Longshaw Estate in the Peak District. They were collecting data on the width, depth and velocity of the river at two sites so they could analyse whether there were changes downstream to support Bradshaw’s Model.
In our lessons preparing for the fieldwork, students had to select our hypotheses, consider the suitability of the site and any risks involved as well as justify our sampling and data collection methods. But, we’re only half way through! Next steps in our upcoming lessons after the fieldwork are to present and explain our methods of data presentation and evaluate the enquiry. During our evaluation of the enquiry, students have to consider any problems with their data collection methods, limitations of the data and suggestions for improvement. Finally, they will evaluate the extent to which conclusions are reliable.
No wonder Dylan, Rosie and Marcus fell asleep on Friday and Rihanna needed a hot chocolate boost – all this hard work is tiring!
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