Crew’s Grappling Start

4th May 2022Web Blogger

The start of this term has been quite tough and we have had to grapple. We have really had to work hard and focus on how we can support ourselves and each other academically. 

Crew have been working on their pledges for the up and coming academic data snapshot and taking the time to understand what efforts and changes they need to focus on to improve going forward. 

Fun – always time for fun!

We make a conscious effort to incorporate fun into sessions and Crew love a game of dodgeball (ok not all of us). 

Here we are buddying up with the rest of the E27 cohort enjoying/avoiding dodgeball.

We even had time for a walk to lakeside

E-safety

We have had a real focus on e-safety in our Wise Wednesday sessions. Developing our understanding of digital footprints and what it looks and sounds like to be kind on social media. 

Our learning targets for this were: I can discuss the impact of my actions on Social Media apps on myself and others and I can identify how to be Kind on Social Media.

It is really important that students understand how the world web works and the impact of social media can have positively and negatively.

HoWLs tracker for all!

This term we are dedicated to improving and monitoring our HoWLs. Here we are working together to understand what our HoWLs mean and our understanding of them. Each week students will assess their performance and then log their own HoWLs. We can then view this week by week and have discussions where appropriate, praising and challenging the data we see as a crew.

E25 Spanish GCSE Product ‘Los medios”

3rd May 2022XP East

Last term Year 10 worked hard to produce a product talking all about their family, freetime, and device preferences. They could take on a role with a fictional family, or describe their actual family, and redrafted to produce beautiful Spanish. XP school produced this for XPE Year 10, and vice versa. Take a look, and a listen, to their final product.

Lost Property Tuesday 3rd May

3rd May 2022Rachael Rothwell

Here is all of the lost property collected across XP East this week. Please ensure that if you recognise anything from pictures, you visit XP East reception to collect it.

Please be aware that if these are not collected by 9th May 2022 they will be donated!

C26 Year 9 Spanish GCSE Fieldwork to York Monday 9th May

1st May 2022D Pearson

The Spanish team are excited to announce their first Fieldwork in this country, to York’s Chocolate Story, on Monday 9th May, to link with our current expedition about Hispanoamerica, child labour and Fairtrade. This is for GCSE students in Year 9, and will be within the normal school day timings. Students should bring a packed lunch (those receiving FSM will have a lunch provided by school), and a fully charged device. Please remember that packed lunches should be completely nut – free. We will be travelling by coach, but students will need comfortable clothes and shoes, for the short walk from the coach drop – off to the venue itself.

Students from both schools should meet on XP stairs at 8.45 in the morning, to meet their Spanish teachers and the Fieldwork staff, Mrs Watson and Mrs Burrows. More information will be revealed in Spanish sessions this week.

iPad Scheme – Important Update

29th April 2022XP East

A high number of student iPads are being returned to the Edutech workshop with damaged screens. Our insurers are now implementing a £50 excess to any claims for broken screens where a screen protector is not applied to the device. 

Parents will be liable to pay this excess if screen protectors are not applied. 

If you do not have a screen protector please ask crew leaders who can access these from school admins. 

Screen protectors and devices form part of our crew equipment check process so this is the responsibility of staff, students and parents to ensure devices are appropriately protected.

C24 First GCSE Exam completed!

28th April 2022D Pearson

Well done to our C24 Year 11 cohort for completing their Spanish Speaking exam! They showed Courage in keeping calm and maintaining focus, and Integrity in the way they have prepared for weeks for this exam. Finally and perhaps most importantly on this occasion, Quality and Craftsmanship! Keep up this amazing effort Year 11, as the final exam period approaches.

The Spanish Team

Making pledges over toast and crumpets…

28th April 2022Web Blogger

We had a wonderful morning this morning in Crew Ali. We sat together and discussed our attendance and HOWLS, then we each made pledges about how we can improve in these areas. Whilst munching on our crumpets and toast we each discussed the pledges we had made and why we had chosen them. It was great to hear students really considering how to improve and better themselves! We will be checking in on our progress towards these pledges each week.

Also, a massive appreciation to Billy, Marshall, Tom, Leoni, Zak and Ruben who all had excellent attendance last term! Our whole crew target for this term is for us to attend school everyday and have an overall attendance score of 98% or higher!

We (Mrs Elliott and Mrs Gargen) are loving leading Crew Ali and have really enjoyed our time getting to know each student. We have alot planned for this term, from crew experts, inter-crew challenges, fundraising activities and much more. We excited to continue to bond as crew and share these experiences together. Watch this space as we blog our journey through these next two terms!

E28 Spanish Immersion – Salsa!

27th April 2022Vicky Collinson

This term’s topic in Spanish is free time activities, and E28 learned how to salsa dance! Students were a little hesitant at first, but once they learned the steps they all went for it! Many thanks to our expert, Abby at DK Cheer, for spending the afternoon with our students and giving them a taste of la cultura española!

Common Mission Music Fieldwork

25th April 2022Marc Robins

Year 10 and Year 11 Common Mission Music students will be going to CAST Theatre on Wednesday 27th April to watch ‘Footloose’ the musical as part of their Arts Award qualification.

We will be walking from school at 1:30pm to watch the afternoon performance which will finish at 4:45pm approx.

Suitable clothing for waking to CAST Theatre will be needed depending on the weather (a coat if it looks like rain etc.) and students attending will be required to organise transport home from the theatre after the show. This will be communicated with parents and carers before Wednesday.

Any further question please feel free to email Mr Robins at [email protected]