We have really shown great character traits over the past few days preparing our SLC scripts. Working Hard and Being Kind to support each other to achieve a great presentation.
All invitations have been sent out and Crew Rashford are just polishing off their presentations.
We are looking forward to seeing parents /carers in school this time to showcase the wonderful work students have done.Â
See you soon.
Mrs Watson
MADRID 2022
We are in regular contact with our tour company to review arrangements and the latest travel advice ahead of our visit to Madrid in June 2022. Travel regulations and restrictions implemented by the UK authorities, our airline, and the Spanish Government are still subject to change at any time. Please read the current UK Government advice on entry requirements to Spain here.
Our current understanding is the students due to go on the Madrid visit are required to have two Covid vaccinations before the Spanish government will allow them entry into the country, and also there must be six months remaining on a passport, following our return date of Monday 27th June 2022 for it to be valid for travel.
Could parents and carers of participants please ensure that their child/ren receives both vaccinations against Covid, retain their immunisation record card and hand in to Mrs Mawby and / or show evidence of vaccination status on the NHS app to Mrs Mawby – some have already taken place on the school site, and the second round is planned shortly – and renew their passport if it is due to expire before 27th December 2022.
Many thanks
Last week saw Mr Stables’s year 7 crew Boseman take part in a little micro adventure,
After discussing what they would like to do in a short break from working hard in crew time it was decided that a litter pick would be the perfect activity on a Thoughtful Thursday.
In small teams the students entered into a friendly competition to see who could collect the most rubbish, they were all proud of their efforts and are excited to keep the school litter free for the future. They all pledge to be more responsible for their litter and what impact they can have on the local area. We look forward to seeing more of their hard work in the future!
Some absolutely wonderful praises were shared in our year group community meeting this week. Reading these out has to be the highlight of our week! Y11 are working so hard 🙂
Mrs Parker and Miss Cocliff
Just a quick update on some key information and upcoming dates for our Y11 students (including those all important GCSE dates!)
Firstly, we’d like to massively appreciate those students who are attending in-school and after-school revision sessions, including D6 on Saturday. There is no doubt that this level of commitment to their learning will be reflected in their final grades. Our current revision session timetable is here, but is being updated with more sessions which we’ll publish once finalised.
Although these are optional at the moment, we are targeting specific students to attend and we ask that parents support this. Teachers will be in touch with students and their parents with details of when they need to attend extra revision sessions.
In addition to focussed revision sessions, we are pleased to announce that Extended Study is back up and running for Y11 students Monday-Thursdays, 3.15-4.30. This means that students can stay for an extra hour after school to complete any extended study that’s been set or work on revision tasks with support from staff, away from any potential distractions at home. Please note that this is just for our Y11 students at the moment, but we’re hoping to offer to other year groups soon.
Here’s a quick look at some key upcoming dates – further information about each of these events will be published in separate blog posts:
| 1st Feb – 11th Feb | Student led conferences |
| 3rd February | GCSE revision information evening for Y11 parents |
| 21st Feb – 4th March | Mock exams 2 |
| 16th May – 24th June | GCSEs (full timetable will be published at a later date!) |
| w/b 27th June (tbc) | Final Word and celebrating Crew |
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Angella Parker (Y11 Phase Lead XP. East): [email protected]
Mel Cocliff (Y11 Phase Lead, XP): [email protected]
With thanks, as ever, for your continued support.
There is a letter of information from the Vaccine Team on the up coming Covid vaccines taking place at school on 22nd February 2022. Letters and consent forms have been given out to students at school. If student’s are going to have the Covid Vaccine at school the consent forms need returning by 8th February the latest please.
We’re looking for a Maths Teacher, Humanities Teacher, SENDCo and an EWC. Visit xptrust.org/vacancies to find out more about each role and apply to #JoinOurCrew
Unfortunately we have had to cancel this due to transport issues but practice is still on 3.15 – 4.30pm
Any questions please speak with Mr Stables or Mr Currie
Over the past couple of weeks E26 have been tasked with a secret mission. Their mission was to collect information on a member of their class (pioneer or explorer) and to produce a positive statement about them which would remain anonymous. The aim of this was to reboot crew after the Christmas holidays.
Here is what the secret spies observed…
‘Logan has worked really hard throughout the week in all sessions. Mainly quietly getting on with his work, showing respect, and occasionally helping people who are stuck on the work, showing compassion. In Art especially, he shows Craftsmanship and Quality in all areas of the work and his book.’
‘Lydia worked well in HUMS lessons on Wednesday, she always gets on with her work and is good at partner work. Even though she may be quiet she is always ready if anyone else needs help.’
‘Lily worked hard in all sessions this week. During the week, she has had an excellent work ethic and worked hard. She got most, if not all, work done and to a high degree. I believe this is a great start to the term and the year of 2022.’
‘Harvey has shown respect to everyone and he is not scared to tell you if you did something wrong he is always there to help people. For example, today he helped clean the classroom after doing art and he always has got time to play a game of chess with anyone during break and sometimes lunch.’
‘Ben has worked incredibly hard during these couple of weeks, without particularly being noticed for it. In HUMs, Ben created some beautiful work regarding annotating texts. During active lunch, Ben worked very hard in Dodge-ball, and did very well. And of course, Ben always works hard and always creates great work!’
‘Thomas has worked very hard in maths this week. He has also been very attentive in lessons such as Spanish and HUMS. In Maths, Thomas has shown compassion as he was helping others once he had finished his own work.’
‘Shawn has worked hard in all lessons this week. In class, Shawn answers a lot of questions, which shows courage. In Maths, he has worked hard and completed the work to get onto and finish the pushing for 4 and above worksheets. In HUMs, he produces a good quality of work, all the time, and is very compassionate as he helps others with their work in lessons such as Spanish where others get confused. Others around him are always laughing, which shows that he is a great person to be around.’
‘Cerrina has been helpful in Crew. She always has my back and tries to help me. She participates in most sessions and is kind.’
‘Charlotte has knuckled down in passage and has been asking older years to help her with it. In maths I feel she has also been working really hard with our new teacher Mr Hamilton, she’s working really hard with getting on with her GCSE work.’
‘Rhys has been trying harder in lessons to get the work done as every time i look up he has been having his head down. I haven’t heard anything negative about Rhys’ behaviour in sessions which is amazing and an outstanding improvement.’
‘Faith has worked really hard by writing a lot of notes down when told to .She has also been really respectful in most sessions by always listening to the person who is speaking. Faith has shown craftsmanship and quality by keeping her book neat.’
‘Layton worked really hard in HUMs this week. We were learning about diseases in the past and he ‘got smart’ by asking questions and talking to his partner, Robert. In art, Layton showed craftsmanship and quality by keeping his art book and work tidy. In PE, Layton showed respect by listening and following instructions.’
It has been great to see all of the positive comments for each person.
I also wanted to congratulate Faith and Harvey on successfully gaining places on the Doncaster Youth Council where they will be representing XP and XPE. I am very proud that 3 out of the 5 candidates were from our crew, they all did a great job!
Mrs Barnes and Miss Johnson
