Good Morning,
We hope you had a nice weekend. 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 27th January.
We hope you have a good week.
Crew Rashford
On Saturday, we held our first revision session in D6 and it was a great success.
Supported by staff and student mentors from previous GCSE years, some of our Y11s came into school in order to spend time revising for their exams in the Summer.
I was particularly struck by the sense of focus and high levels of concentration on the different aspects of their studies – all on a Saturday morning!
One student explained to me ‘I’m really grateful for D6. It’s allowed me to come into school and do a few hours of revision, and then that’s me done for the weekend!’ Another one explained ‘…the quiet time has really helped me with my revision. I’ll definitely be coming every week as I can already feel the benefits.’
As a reminder, D6 (day 6) will take place every Saturday morning from 09:30 – 12:00.
Happy Friday! Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week!
To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit http://xptrust.org/stories
Please find attached a Y11 calendar for the forthcoming year.
On here, you’ll find key dates for things like SLCs, half term holidays, staff days – and most importantly, summer 2023 exam dates. Please note that we are waiting for Spanish speaking exam dates to be confirmed by the exam board.
Y11 are due to finish school the week beginning July 3rd – there will be optional activities taking place during this week, and organisation and dates will be released slightly later in the year – and prom (if students choose to attend) is at Mount Pleasant on July 13th 2023. Further information around other dates will be communicated throughout this term.
On the final page of this calendar, you will find timings of revision sessions taking place in school. Students also now need to be completing a higher level of revision at home – individual subjects will be able to offer guidance around this.
January Key Dates:
| 14th | 9.30am-12noon | D6 – Saturday revision session | D6 will run in XP East’s study area. Y11’s are encouraged to drop in any time; we have a fantastic team of Student Coaches on hand to help with extended study and revision tasks. |
| w/b 16th | As per booking slots | Y11 SLCs | If you have not yet received your invite to book an appointment, please contact your child’s Crew Leader. |
| 26th | 5pm-6.15pm | GCSE Information Evening | This will focus on exam layout/content, exam dates, revision/work required for each exam and component. Subject leads and teachers will also be around if you have any questions. |
If you have any other questions or queries, or would like to know more dates, please get in touch and we’ll do our best to answer them.
Thanks,
Mel & Angella
Good afternoon.
We have been made aware that there may be some disruption with the bus route this afternoon. This is due to the road closure outside School as the road is being repaired.
We have made the decision to allow students the option to leave site at 15:05 so they are able to walk to the nearest bus stop in order to catch the relevant bus home.
Kind regards
XP and XP East Office
As part of Y11’s History course, we have a wonderful opportunity to visit the site of Wabtec in Doncaster – which was formerly Doncaster Plant Works – a massive part of our heritage! One of the history GCSE papers Y11 will sit is based around this local site and we’re really privileged to be able to visit the birth place of both The Mallard and the record breaking Flying Scotsman – where students will gain a real insight into the site’s significance, both locally and nationally.
ALL of E25 will be attending on Tuesday 24th January 2023. Explorer’s fieldwork will take place in the morning, leaving XP at 9:15am and returning at 11:30am. Explorer will be in sessions as normal in the afternoon.
Pioneer’s fieldwork will take place in the afternoon – leaving XP at 1:15pm and returning back to XPE for around 3:00pm. Pioneer will be in sessions as normal in the morning.
Lunches should not be affected, but students may wish to bring a packed lunch. We have now secured a coach to transport us from XPE to Wabtec Rail.
If you have any questions/queries, please contact crew leaders, or the following:
Mrs Hannam – History Lead – at [email protected], or Miss Cocliff – X25 Phase Lead – at [email protected].
Please se below the sports clubs available to our students this week:
Wednesday- Badminton 3:30-4:30
Thursday- Girls football 3:30-4:30- All welcome
Thursday- Boys Football Year 8 Only- National cup team (Only Selected players) to train- 3:30-4:30
Any questions please contact Mr Stables
Monday Morning Clean up!
As part of E27’s DOFE sessions we have decided to ensure that our community is clean. This week it was Crew Da Vinci’s turn to do the litter picking around our building! We make sure that we keep our community tidy and next time it our turn for lost property!
Keep your eyes out for our Crew Da Vinci’s Blog post on lost property!
Crew Da Vinci
Our Year 8 Boys football team is due back at XP at 4:15 traffic permitting. Please keep an eye on the blog for updates. Your children will contact you during our journey home.
Any questions please contact Mr Stables- [email protected]
