We’ll be sharing a new calendar event over the break to reschedule the online stream in January, we look forward to presenting the work that the Y9s have produced. Thank you for your continued support!
For any questions about the ipad scheme that your crew leader is unable to answer, please email [email protected]
Ipad insurance claims:
If you need to make a claim on the insurance for an iPad that was purchased through the school iPad scheme parents can either raise a ticket on the website here https://edutech.zone/parent_enquiries/ or you can email directly at [email protected]
Once a claim is raised the insurer arranges collection, the iPad is then repaired or a replacement is sent out to the parent.
This information is available on the website under the ‘parent’ menu for future reference.
XP may be able to provide a temporary device while devices are being fixed or replaced, however this is dependant on availability and must be organised through crew leaders.
Kate ap Harri
With thoughts turning to this festive time of year, and as we slowly wind up towards the end of term (next Friday 18th Nov) and dig out our Christmas jumpers for our charity event this Friday, Crew Young spent Mindful Monday today making snowflakes, using resources and an instructional video provided by Miss Taylor courtesy of the National History Museum. Appreciations to Miss Taylor for her contribution to our Crew!
XP16 students spent some of crew serving hot chocolate and mince pies to XP’s staff to thank them for their hard work and support during this very difficult time. Students also got a chance to put their creative skills to use by making Christmas wood cookie decorations for our Christmas tree. It was a wonderful morning full of good spirit and a sense of togetherness. We had lots of appreciations from staff to our students who said it was a real treat and felt very appreciated.
Here are some photos:
Have a wonderful CHRISTMAS and see you in the NEW YEAR! X
Please take a look at the following items which have been found and placed in Lost Property this week in XP East. If any of the items are not claimed by Friday 11th December, they will be donated to charity. Thank you
Following the closure of our Y8/E26 bubble, we will now move to an online educational provision as shown below – this has proved to be highly effective in supporting students in other year bubble closures as engagement rates have regularly been above 95%.
Here is our protocol for online learning:
If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact your child’s crew leader.
Thank you.
PS: It was amazing to have 86% (44) students join the hangout this morning with our expert Victoria, who spoke to us about the Suffragette movement in Doncaster. What a turn out at short notice!
Unfortunately due to the closure of the Y8 (E26) bubble we are having to cancel the planned fieldwork on Tuesday 8th December. We were planning to busk at Lakeside Village Shopping Centre to raise funds for our final product but this won’t be possible now.
I am pleased to say that one class did manage to get to Lakeside (pictured above) earlier in the year and there are other fundraising events happening to ensure our final product happens.
To see our current total and for more information you can follow this link to view our crowdfunding page.
I’d like to say a massive THANK YOU to Lakeside Village Shopping Centre for all their support with our expedition.
Good luck with the online learning E26 and stay safe.
****** UPDATE (8:45am)*******
The Y8 timetable for online learning will be available ASAP. Crew Leaders will be sending an email to parents to let them know that there will be a Google Hangout with an expert (Suffragette Art expert) to support their expedition. Invites have already been sent to students via Google Classroom – even the closure of a year bubble doesn’t stop our awesome work!!
Dear Parents / carers of Y8 students at XP East,
We have been advised by Public Health England that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 for a member of staff.
We have followed the national guidance and have identified that your child has potentially been in close contact with the affected member of staff and they are a member of the Y8 XP East year bubble. In line with the national guidance your child should now stay at home until Wednesday 16th December.
We are asking you to do this to reduce the further spread of COVID 19 to others in the community.
If your child is well and does not have any Covid-19 related symptoms at the end of the 14 day period of self-isolation they can return to usual activities on Wednesday 16th December.
Other members of your household can continue normal activities provided your child does not develop symptoms within this period.
We will now move to an online educational provision and details of this will be available on our school website shortly.
As this is so early in the day we have a contingency plan to manage any Y8 students should they come to school this morning. The year group will be isolated in an area of the school away from other year groups.
All other year groups at XP East will remain open.
After speaking with the member of staff this morning, they are doing well and we wish them a speedy recovery.
Best wishes everyone.
Thank you to our families and staff who donated so generously with selection boxes, mince pies and biscuits. They will be a welcome addition to the Christmas food hampers which are being distributed across over 9,000 Doncaster families this Christmas period.
This is just a reminder that on the last day of this term, Friday 18th December 2020, the school will be closing for all students at 1:30pm after Crew. This is for staff to prepare for the new term. There will not be any provision for students to stay after this time so all students must leave at 1:30pm.
