XP East

With the current academic year now in full swing we have been reflecting on our start so far. Along with the rest of E32, Crew MWI experienced the head first, deep end dive into XP culture at Ullswater and came out as a crew. There were challenges and a few tears but the bonds of fellowship will remain forever.

Both classes of Explorer and Pioneer have experienced immersion at XP which has prepared them for the challenging academic curriculum that makes our expeditionary learning so impactful. Every member of crew has thrown themselves into life at XP which has been reflected in our HoWL’s data. Every Thursday we look back at the week before and make notices and wonders on how we have been the previous week. As a crew we look for patterns and celebrate the positives but also offer critique and support to keep us all on track. This past week Crew MWI had an astounding week with every single member of crew logging multiple praises from all across the school. Not a single student was challenged for poor conduct which was reflected in our total of 0 conducts for the week.

As a crew, we not only pledged to continue with our achieving of multiple praises but also keep up the score of zero conducts. Crew MWI are leading the way with showing fantastic character traits and will no doubt smash year seven if they continue on this trajectory

Mr Wilmot: E32 Crew Leader

What a crazy, busy first few weeks it’s been at the start of our XPE journey.

We’ve had Outward Bound, our first fieldwork to York and been learning about our character values and HOWLs in crew.

It’s been so lovely to see the students confidence grow and I’m very impressed on how they have adapted to life in XP.

Looking forward to seeing what the rest of the term brings.

First Week Back at School: A Season of Growth, Teamwork, and New Adventures

The backpacks are packed, alarm clocks are back in action, and just like that, another school year has begun. As the first few weeks of school unfold, classrooms come alive with energy, curiosity, and the unmistakable hum of young minds getting back into the rhythm of learning . Crew Melladee have been working hard and producing some amazing work and in doing so, we have reset our crew NORMS and started the year making some perfect memories.

We absolutely loved our first crew week in school!!! We went on a walk to Sandall woods and embraced team work and the meaning of crew daily ,which led to the whole crew taking part in a POL and producing a video of key moments to show the memories we made.

I’m excited to see all students develop and become the best versions of themselves and continue to embrace XP and all of our values over the next year !

Mrs Norburn and Mr Portman

We’ve kicked off the week on a really positive note. In both Ethics and Spanish, Crew showed great focus and got stuck into their learning. It was lovely to see them contributing to discussions and sharing their knowledge and understanding.

Starting the week like this sets us up really well, and I’m hopeful we can carry this energy through the rest of the week.

Keep up the great work

Mrs Watson & Mr Currie

Wednesday- Year 8 and 9 netball fixture away return to XP school. Please tick your name off the sheet. Netball practice for year 7’s and remaining students it still on with Miss Bowser 3.30-4.30

Wednesday- Boys football practice 3.30-4.30

Thursday- Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30

Any questions please email team PE

Last week in Wise Wednesday, our focus was on redirecting negative thoughts and learning how to reframe them in a more positive light. This week, we’re building on that idea by creating artwork around positive affirmations.

Each piece will be bursting with our crew members’ personalities, confidence, and colour – a chance for everyone to proudly declare who they are. As a crew leader, I believe it’s important to have something on our wall that celebrates us, reminds us of our strengths, and shows the pride we take in who we are together.

I can’t wait to share the finished results – photos to follow soon!

Miss Buckley, Crew Dufton E29

Crew Windsor have been busy this last week or so! We have completed our reading assessments and are moving ahead with purposeful extended study. We have also been on top of our SOS analysis and making sure that we are recognising the good work going on, and holding those to account if they’re not quite being the best versions of themselves. In our community meeting we had a beautiful announcement that one of our crew members were artist of the week! Freya has really committed to her art progress and it is showing! Well done Freya!

On Tuesday 16th September, Big Talk Education are speaking to Year 9 students as part of the statutory Relationships and Sex Education. Below is an outline of what is going to be covered by Big Talk Education.

If you would like to discuss this further or have any concerns, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

Good Morning from bright and sunny Cawthorne. Some tired little faces this morning, achy feet but with a touch of in our element about them.

We anticipate being back to school for around 3pm. Once we have de-gunged and packed equipment away we should be all complete by 4:30pm

Keep you posted as much as we can.

Dofe Team