It is wonderful to see crew Da Vinci revising and revisiting ‘A Christmas Carol’ in crew each Wednesday. They are producing some beautiful work that they can use as revision guides next year.
I am really proud of the work you are putting in. Trust me this will really help with your revision ahead of your mock exams and your GCSEs next year!
Well done – Mrs Desborough
Tonights football fixture is due back between 5.30and 5.45 they have just returned to the coach. Despite not taking the win this evening our team showed courage, compassion and respect. They were true team players. Well done all involved! Thanks to the staff for taking this fixture.
On Monday, 30th October 2023, X26 Admiral and E26 Explorer will be attending fieldwork to Burghley House as part of their current History GCSE unit: The Elizabethans 1580-1603. ,
X26 Skipper & E26 Pioneer will be attending the same fieldwork on Wednesday, 1st November 2023
We will depart promptly at 8:45am, meaning students need to arrive at school NO LATER that 8:30am to be registered and briefed about the day. We will be returning to school at approximately 3:30pm. We will provide updates on our expected arrival time back at school via the school website.
Students will need a packed lunch for this fieldwork. If your child is in receipt of free school meals, a lunch will be provided. In addition to a packed lunch, students will need the following equipment: pen, pencil and water bottle
If you have any questions about this fieldwork, please contact your child’s crew leader.
Students in E28 Spanish are planning to respond to their Guiding Question, “¿Cómo me conecto con el mundo?” (How do I connect to the world?). They are creating mindmaps to organise their learning from this term in preparating for producing an extended piece of writing in Spanish next session.
Hi all. Just a quick reminder that the last day of this half term is a Friday 13th October and it is a 1.30pm finish. There will be no provision for students to stay in school after this time. This is to allow all staff to de-gunge the school ready for our return.
We return on Monday 30th October.
Best wishes. XP East School.
New friends of XP Doncaster invite you to join them for coffee and cake to raise funds for Macmillan at 3.30pm-4.30pm on Thursday 12th October in the Lorax area of XP East. You are welcome to bring family and friends to join this event.
If you’d like to support the event please send your baked goods in at the start of Thursday so new friends of XP can sort them for the sale. All parents who are interested in supporting the new friends group but haven’t yet been contacted please email Mrs Salter who will link you up with the organiser of this event.
We are also hosting a ‘Great British XP Doncaster bakeoff’ competition for students to enter. Any entries need to be handed to the XP East office by 8.45am on Thursday morning. There will be prizes for winning entries selected by New Friends of XP Doncaster. Please note ingredients where possible to support any dietary requirements.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Y11s will be sitting their first round of mock exams this week. As such, there will be no after school learning labs this week. Academic Crew and lunchtime learning labs will still be running as normal.
Please note that students will receive a letter on Friday outlining which non-core learning labs they will be expected to attend after the half term. We are really pleased with the attendance at these learning labs and would like to thank all parents/carers for supporting these.
Just a reminder that Y11 will be going to see Romeo and Juliet at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on Thursday, and aren’t due back at school until approx. 4.45pm.
It’s been an absolutely awesome first term back for Y11 – staff have been really impressed with the focus and hard work in sessions. We hope you all enjoy the half term break – please have a well deserved rest!
Mrs Parker & Miss Cocliff 🙂
Crew MW’s School Trip @ Carcroft School
Beautiful Work from Scarlett @ XP Gateshead
Year 3 Glow Day Crew Maths and Science @ Plover
Rainforest Research @ Norton Juniors
Reading for Pleasure @ Green Top
Class 2 Make Bird Feeders @ Norton Infants
We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.
It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.
Write to us at [email protected] – we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!
With Me In Mind has been specially designed and produced by the children and young people themselves in collaboration with NHS organisations, councils and schools.
The aim of the service is to treat pupils with mild to moderate mental health issues and to support those with more complex needs to access specialist NHS support.
Last week, Mel (Senior Practitioner) visited both XP and XP East and spoke to students in all year groups about the support her team can offer for those experiencing:
Students will be able to access support through a variety of different means, including 1:1 sessions, groups work or corridor drop in sessions. (Please note: 1:1 sessions will require a referral from school).
Their website contains a whole host of new resources to help children, young people and parents with a range of mental health conditions.
The website can be found at www.withmeinmind.co.uk
Is your child on the autistic spectrum?
Are you worrying about finding a suitable destination for them at the end of Year 11 or Year 13?
Are you worried about them not continuing in education due to their lack of engagement and understanding?
If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, Harrison College may be the solution.
Harrison College is an independent post 16 business, enterprise and employability provision for young people with ASD and/or SEMH. They have identified that there is a gap in the education provision for young people with ASD, particularly those that are high functioning, so they have created a learning environment that is professional, and business focussed, bridging education and employment. They have an over 95% success rate in securing destinations for their students.
They are holding our open evening on Wednesday 15th November 4pm – 6pm.
You can find a wealth of information on their website www.harrisoncollege.co.uk
If you are interested, we encourage you to book a place using the enquiry form on their website Book a Visit – Harrison College, indicating Open Evening in the preferred time and date.
They look forward to welcoming you at the event- we hope you find this information useful!
