XP East

Following the amazing National Theatre production of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ that came to XP East last week, E25 grappled with some physical theatre in the style of Frantic Assembly. After we reviewed our ‘Notices’ & ‘Wonders’ regarding the performance we did an exercise called ‘Push Hands’ developing trust which led us onto trying a lift! All the class supported each other (physically) to keep the ‘flying’ student safe and feeling secure. Well done X-Block Crew!

In PE over this term the girls have been delivering warm ups to the group on Football and Netball. There have been some fantastic sessions delivered and we have some amazing leaders of the future. Keep it up Girls#Leaders of the future.

Good afternoon.  All lost property that has been collected by both XP and XP East will be available for all students to go and have a look to see if anything belongs to them. It will be in XP East in the Drama space from tomorrow. Please encourage your child to have a quick look as we have collected a large volume in just 1 term. Many thanks. XP Office

As part of E25’s expedition ‘Under the Skin’, students having been learning about how the lungs structure links to function. After half term they will be learning about the heart, so as an introduction we had St John’s Ambulance in as an expert, who spent a few hours teaching students about First Aid and resuscitation.

Students learnt:

Communication and casualty care–  how to communicate effectively in a first aid situation and be able to make an emergency call. Students participated in  role play scenarios challenging students to think about how they would respond in a first aid situation.

Coping in an emergency- how to assess and manage an incident, and create an action plan for first aid steps.

Primary survey-  how assess a situation for dangers and know how to check the casualty’s responses, open their airway and check for breathing.

Recovery position-  this is a first aid technique that is used for unresponsive and breathing casualties that keeps their airway open and allows them to breathe.

Resuscitation- how to do CPR, rescue breaths and a defibrillator to keep the casualty’s heart and circulation going.

Students had a brilliant time learning about the heart, first aid and also a valuable life skill!

On a wet Monday evening the Y8 boys football team turned in a superb performance to comfortably beat Outwood Academy Danum.

The lads showed how much they have developed over the last year as they demonstrated skill, athleticism and game awareness in abundance.

Amongst the scorers were Alfie L (6), Evren L (2), Declan R (1) and Luke H (1).

The result is an encouraging start for the boys who were wearing our new, XP East colours of sky blue. Well done lads!!

The y8 boys football fixture tonight against Danum is at home. We should start for approximately 3:45 and finish by 4:45.

Crew 7BBU

First student led crew session!!!!

Brilliant session planned and presented last week by Charlie. With World Mental Health Day, Charlie shared his knowledge and research on the importance of mental health. The session helped introduce and build up more of other crew members knowledge about mental health. All crew members really enjoyed and interacted with the session, all from a year 7! Brilliant work!

Big appreciation to Charlie showing great COURAGE to present this in front of other crew members, and taking out his own time to organise the session.

Get in!

8Pioneer and 8Explorer will be out on fieldwork on Friday 8th November.  The location and planned activities relate to our current STEAM expedition ‘Under the Skin’ and the guiding question-“What is the state of the nation’s health and what should we do about it?”.

We will be visiting Sheffield Hallam University (Collegiate Campus). We have been learning about the lungs, heart and how poor health can affect our bodies. This visit will help us to understand more about what affects our health with a focus on cancer, how it is caused and can it be treated with radiotherapy.

Students will attend different workshops throughout the day at the Robert Winston Building and the virtual reality suite opposite the University.

If you have any further questions, please contact Miss Mistry – [email protected]

The fieldwork arrangements are as follows:

• All students to arrive at school (and meet in E04) by 8:00am for a prompt departure at 8:30am.
• Students will need to bring a packed lunch and bottle of water (no glass bottles or fizzy drinks or sweets.) A packed lunch will be provided for those students receiving free school meals and parents I have contacted.
• Please bring any prescribed medication required, clearly labelled in a plastic bag or envelope with your child’s name and required dosage.  This includes travel sickness tablets where necessary as we will be travelling by coach for approximately 1hour.
• Sensible clothing, coat and shoes need to be worn- we will be inside for the day.
• Students will return to school at approximately 3:15pm – although we will post updates on the school’s twitter account and the  XP East Parents/Carers Facebook group.