We’d like to remind parents and carers of students participating in the fieldwork visit to Madrid that there will be a short parents’ evening this Wednesday 8th June, from 4.00 – 5.00, to issue our final itinerary and to check medical and contact details. The meeting will take place in XP School, on the steps in the heart-of-the-school. Please bring your child’s passport, EHIC or GHIC card, and proof of vaccination status (if they have had both Covid-19 vaccinations). Thank you.
Crew Rashford – Summer is here – Whoop!
Here we are our last leg home to the summer holidays. I’m sure you are just as ready for the warmer weather to join us (still, waiting aren’t we).
I would like to remind you to bring water bottles and sun protection. Its good to stay hydrated helps the brain function!
Additionally to remind all parents and students of the school dress code. False nails, nail varnish, rings, earrings, bracelets and revealing, or excessively ripped clothes are not appropriate.
Additionally this includes PE. Students must bring a complete change of clothes for PE, including footwear. This applies even if the session is at the end of the day as we want our students to develop good habits of changing for physical activities.
Praise Stars
This term goes to….
⭐️ Jayden
⭐️ Callum
⭐️ Emma
Absolutely amazing, well done to you all. Keep up the great work. Gifts to be delivered soon.
Crew Rashford has really stepped up this term with 72 praises in total. Let’s have one last push and get that total even higher by the end of summer term! We’ve got this!
We will be finishing the year with more incentives to achieve your HoWL
Pledges achieved for Crew Mercury!
Here are the pledges achieved by Crew Mercury…
Josh – I pledge to maintain my HoWLs in each subject by working hard in lessons
Marcus – I pledge to improve my HoWLs in English to get them out of serious. I will work with Miss Rothwell and my English teacher to figure out what I need to do to improve.
Lynden – I pledge to improve my English get smart HoWL to a 3.5 by contributing more in lessons
Rihanna – I pledge to improve my HOWLs in Spanish+ to a 3.0 and not rush my work to get higher marks
Daniel – I pledge to get more learning completed in Spanish+ to get my HoWLs out of concern and I pledge to maintain by academic progress by consistently achieving ‘great’. If I start to lose focus, I will ensure I work with my teachers and crew leader to get back on track
Lewis – I pledge to improve my Work Hard HoWL in History by putting more effort into my work
Ella – I pledge to ask for help in Spanish+ to get me to understand it better to achieve a higher score and to increase my HoWLs to at least a 3.0
Fantastic effort guys…well done!
Celebratory Breakfast!
This week students were invited to attend a celebratory breakfast during crew time for achieving their recent pledges.
It was great to see and hear the students sharing their achievements and being able to enjoy this with others.
Here are a selection of students and the pledges they achieved…
Jacob E25 – I pledge to increase my ‘be kind’ HoWL in Citizenship by 0.5. I will do this by respectfully listening more in session.
Shawn E26 – I pledge to improve my Work Hard and Get Smart in Spanish from 3.8 to 4.0 by concentrating on my work and challenging myself with the work set.
Rhys E26 – I pledge to improve my ‘work hard’ and ‘be kind’ HoWLs in Art by 0.5 by completing the tasks and being mindful when speaking to staff and peers.
Bob E25 – I pledge to improve my HoWLs in Citizenship to 3.0. I will do this by being less of a distraction and following instructions first time.
Well done to everyone who achieved their pledges!
Chocs away! C26 working hard to raise funds for Save The Children
Our C26 / Year 9 GCSE Spanish students have been working hard to promote a charity fundraising initiative in aid of Save The Children, as part of our current work on Fair Trade, social equity and child poverty in Latin America. This involved students embracing activism – by producing and displaying posters in both schools – leadership of the fundraising, and equity by ensuring that all of their peers had the opportunity to guess the number of Fair Trade chocolates in a jar. At £1.00 a go, the winner with the closest guess to the actual number of chocolates would get to keep them and the jar.
Leading Our Own Learning
Pupils have spent time in Crew this term researching their options for the future. Ms Burns has provided expert guidance and online accounts to help find out more about options such as apprenticeships, employment and university study. This knowledge has informed choices about GCSE options. Many pupils have chosen to become Leaders of their Own Learning by opting to study a GCSE independently, which is super impressive! It was such a delight to see the enthusiasm and teamwork as groups formed to discuss the specifications and potential final products. Great work everyone!
Special appreciation to the star of the praise log for Crew Obama who has so far logged 18 praises this term, with no conducts at all. Wow!
Happy Friday – here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week! To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org/stories
Lost property
These are photos of items from lost property. If they belong to your child, can they be collected from XP east office before the end of the day tomorrow.
Thank you
Last day of term: Friday 27th May
Hi all.
Just a quick reminder that the last day of term is a 1.30pm finish. There is no provision for students to stay in school after that time. This is to allow all staff to de-gunge the school ready for the new term.
We hope you all have a lovely week.
Best wishes.
BTEC Sport Cancelled tonight
No BTEC Sport tonight. It will be return after half term.
thanks