Have a look at the photos below, do you recognise anything? This is the lost property located in the XP East Office and will be ready for collection as soon as we return to school after the half term break.
Mrs Shaw – XP East Office
As we previously mentioned, Crew Rowling held a bake sale on Wednesday to raise money for our chosen local charity Big C Little Warrior. This charity helps boost the confidence and self esteem of people undergoing treatment that can result in hair loss by providing free head coverings. We were blown away by the amount of students who wanted to purchase goods and support our cause and sadly we had to turn people away when we sold out of items.
We would like to give a huge thank you to those Crew members and their family members who baked items for the fundraiser and also the Crew members who supported the even in various roles whether it was crowed control (it was very busy), handling money and serving the items. You all smashed it!
We are pleaded and very proud to say that Crew Rowling raised and amazing £105 for Big C Little Warrior. We are also hoping to help them out with some of their work towards Christmas so please keep a look out for updates.
Have a lovely half term!
Mrs Barnes and Miss Johnson 🙂
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Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week!
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What an awesome start to the year. XP Outdoors has really taken off this year and we have some amazing stories to share with you.
We started the term with a getting to know each other session andwe played crew building games. It was a fantastic way to find out more about each other and for staff to build relationships with students.
From here we moved on to safety protocols and expectations. Being in an outdoor environment comes with some risks and C29 certainly took on board the different safety protocols we discussed to ensure each student was safe at all times.
Our first activities were a huge success and enjoyed by students and staff. Heading down to the firepit and garden area, students took part in Hapa Zome – an ancient Japanese Fabric dying activity and Leaf Art. Here are some of our products from the sessions.
Students grappled and supported each other and were able to produce some amazing crafts.
Alongside this students also took part in a CampFire activity. Where we enjoyed biscuits and Hot Chocolate (like by a few students). We were blown away by their engagement and behaviour during the activity. Students were able to all take part and play a role during the session, from making hot chocolate to handing out biscuits and washing up the cups. It was awesome to see everyone working together as crew!
Here are a few snaps from the sessions.
As the colder weather is approaching students are reminded that additional clothing may be required. Please come prepared for all eventualities, we would love to be outdoors as much as we can.
We are looking forward to next term’s activities and can not wait to see what amazing products the students produce.
XPD Outdoors Staff 😀
This week Mrs Parker took us all out for a morning crew sessions around the fire pit! We had hot chocolates, a selection of biscuits (apart from the ones Dylan dropped!!!) and a wonderfully relaxing time. Even Miss Cocliff (who LOVES being outdoors)… was thrilled with the session – but it was incredibly chilly!!!!
The icing on the cake was Lewis and Tyler doing everyone’s washing up… which we didn’t know Lewis did on a weekend anyway!!!!
Huge appreciations to Mrs Parker and Mrs Watson for organising this session – despite some of our faces we had a really lovely time, and it was a wonderful way to end a smashing term for Crew Turing, who have all worked brilliantly!
Miss Cocliff & Mrs Parker x
Crew Obama were delighted to hear that our attendance figures are the most improved. This was just the news we needed to finish the half term on a high. One week the top five pupils for praise points were all from Crew Obama, and individual crew members have been the top scorers more than once! This is no mean feat considering the challenges of beginning our GCSE studies. Our expedition requires us to make links between several subjects, as well as learning the separate exam requirements for each subject. We have also begun to lead our own learning with some of us self studying GCSE courses such as psychology and sociology. We have had a great start to the year but we are ready for a well earned half term break!
This last half-term, we began with crew week, which was a very thrilling experience. It helped us to bond and build our skills in team-work, by putting us in situations where we had to all work together.
“It was great,” says Alfie, about crew week.
“My feet were killing by the end of it,” he comments on the Flamborough trip, a sign of hard work.
There are many new teachers who joined our year group crew this year. Arjun Dhaliwal quotes: “I feel quite good about them. I feel confident in what they are teaching and lessons are settled.”
We have been settling down very well over the last nearly 2 months as a crew, all thanks to XP East.
Caitlin, Ava and Charlie C
Y10’s last awesomeness meeting of the term was another jam packed session of appreciations and praises! We also asked students to check in with a highlight of the term: our walk around Flamborough during our first week back was definitely a stand out moment for many!
Looking forward to more of the same after the half-term break.
Mrs Parker and Miss Cocliff x
KS3 Football is cancelled tomorrow for both girls and boys. Extra curricular sporting activities will continue after the half term.
