Turkey / Syria Earthquake – XP and XP East School Donations

8th February 2023Louise Shaw

As you may all be aware from the news, Turkey and Syria have suffered a severe earthquake.

This has affected thousands of people. One of our pioneering Students from XP School has been affected by this earthquake. His extended family of cousins, uncles, aunts and grandparents have been caught up in the disaster and have not yet been located.

We are welcoming donations from our Staff and Families to support this cause. These items will be taken via lorry to Turkey next week and would be greatly received: Nappies, wet wipes, soap, towels, children’s clothing, shoes, coats, gloves, hats and any other items for the children and families who have lost everything.

Your donations can be left in the Main Office at XP and XP East until they are collected next week.

Many thanks in advance. XP and XP East School

Today’s Football Fixtures

8th February 2023Web Blogger

This afternoon we have both our Y7 and Y8 boys football teams playing league fixtures.

The Y7’s are at home V Danum- Students are too meet at the changing rooms at 3:15 and are to be picked up at 4:30.

The Y8’s are away V Danum- Students are too meet at the changing rooms at 3:15 and are to be picked up at around 5:30- The students will call to update parents on their way home and an update will be put on the school website.

Any questions please contact Mr Stables

Lost Property

6th February 2023Emma Watson

These are the current items in XP East lost property. 

If any of these items belong to you, please go to the office at break time only!

These items will be donated to the local charity shop by Friday 10th February.

We hope you have a good week. 

Crew Rashford

Extra Curricular Sport/Pe this week

6th February 2023Web Blogger

As we move into the final week of the half term there are still plenty of sports for our students to access:

Monday 6/2/23- Cheerleading- 3:30-4:30- All welcome

Wednesday 8/2/23- Y7 Boys football at home V Danum- 3:15- 4:45- Team sheet on the PE notice board

Wednesday 8/2/23- Y8 Boys football away at V Danum- 3:15- 5:15- Team sheet on the PE notice board

Thursday 9/2/23- C25/24 BTEC Sport catch up- A07/8 3:30-4:30

Any question please contact Mr Stables

Dusting off the cobwebs

6th February 2023Web Blogger

For mindful Monday, Crew Ardern decided to get physically active and dust off the weekends cobwebs. It was a lovely session and something which was definitely needed to get us back in the right frame of mind from the weekend. A new sport for most of us, but indoor hockey went down a treat, a fun and engaging activity for all of crew. Lets go smash it this week!

C29 and C28 National Storytelling Week

31st January 2023Web Blogger

As this week is National Storytelling Week I thought it would be a great opportunity to read to some of our C29 and C28 students as part of Tranquil Tuesdays. Crew Leaders sent two students from each crew to join our reading circle.

It was wonderful to read Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’ to them and hear their thoughts and theories at the end.

Stay tuned for more reading opportunities in the next few weeks.

E26 Working Harder and Getting Smarter in English

31st January 2023Web Blogger

E26 spent time on Friday learning about what to expect in an English Language GCSE exam. Pupils have been focussing on English Literature skills recently, so this was a great opportunity to revisit some of the work on non-fiction from before Christmas. 

As this was a Component 2 Reading Section walk through mock, pupils initially had to read one text and find key pieces of information quickly. Some pupils find it stressful to work to a tightly controlled time limit so this was a valuable experience to get a real idea of how the timings will work in their GCSEs.

Next, pupils conducted close reading and analysis to find examples of how the writer presented snow positively. Many pupils were pleasantly surprised at the simplicity of writing their responses using the scaffolding provided by the teacher. It was great to hear so many pupils asking how to access the highest marks and the top bands. Many were trying to find nine or more quotations to use in their answer, despite only having fifteen minutes to write it! 

Well done to X26, your effort and focus on this task were a credit to you. Both Mrs Desborough and Mrs Cross are very proud of you!

Storytelling Week

31st January 2023Web Blogger

As it is National Storytelling Week we have been encouraging our E29 crews to connect with our history and heritage, whilst embedding literacy skills and building confidence.

We read another short story from our Anchor Text ‘War Girls’ which explores how the First World War changed and shaped the lives of women for ever.

We asked members of Crew Dufton why storytelling is so important and we wanted to share our responses with you; encouraging everyone to discover the world of stories around them.

Why is storytelling important?

‘It lets you learn about different cultures and places without leaving where you are’ – Jacob Topping

‘It lets you escape to a different world. But it also helps us to build our vocabulary and our confidence in reading and writing’ – Delilah England

‘So we can share each others stories and learn about other people’ – Cora Hatch

Tranquil Tuesday