For mindful Monday this week, Crew Spencer have taken their turn litter picking. We really enjoyed acting as stewards of our community. After doing this we circled up to do our notices, wonders and questions, and it became clear there was a running theme… we were all shocked to see the amount of litter we had picked up from our beautiful school.
From this we made pledges on what we had experienced and how we all can do our bit to make our school a cleaner place.
Miss Dickinson
Is it really coming home?
As the World Cup kicks off we are looking forward to an exciting week for sport and PE across XP and XP East.
On Monday the 21st we have Cheerleading- 3:30 – 4:30
Wednesday 23/11/22 – Badminton club- 3:30 – 4:30
Thursday- 24/11/22- KS4 Badminton Fixture 3:30 – 5:00
Thursday- 24/11/22 – KS3 Girls Football Tournament- 1:15 – 4:30
The team sheets are up for the the fixtures on Thursday are up on the PE notice board can all students please tick their names- If you have have any questions please speak with Mr Stables
Academic Crew
During academic crew we have been considering what our HoWLs look like and how we can set mini pledges to support improving them.
Reviewing where we are at each weeks helps students set and recognise that they are improving their HoWLs week by week.
Students’ HoWLs Snapshots will be sent home next term.
DofE
This week we have been learning about Asthma Attacks – Signs and symptoms, what to do in an emergency situation and how students can support someone experiencing an attack.
For more information visit – Click Link.
See what your child has learned and test their knowledge and learning
On Thursday 8th December, XP & XP East will be taking part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day.
We’re asking pupils to donate £1 (or however much they can give), to support children in the UK and around the world.
By taking part we’ll be helping kids who don’t have the basics they need to survive – like food, school or medicine.
To make donating easier and safer this year we’ve set up our own Just Giving page. You can donate directly here. Or scan the QR code below (you can bring £1 cash in on the day – that’s fine)
We’d really appreciate your support to make Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day a success.
Together, we can make the world better with a sweater.
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 see the following information regarding Year 10 fieldwork on Monday 21st November.
If you have any questions, please contact Year 10 Crew Leaders, or Marc Voltaire (Fieldwork Lead) on [email protected].
Dear parents and carers,
As I am sure many of you are aware the world Cup is fast approaching. We know that there is controversy surrounding the hosts of this and that there are some issues regarding Qatar. Many of our students are asking whether we will be watching the England match next week, as you know we engaged with the Rugby World Cup in recent weeks through after school events. The purpose of this blog is to clarify our position around the controversy and what we intend to do with students to support their education in regards to this.
It is important that we make it clear that as a school with strongly disagree with Qatar’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights and are concerned about their ongoing human rights record. As a school we have activism as a pillar of our curriculum and know it is important that as citizens of the UK we support our pupils in learning how to respectfully fight for what they believe is right. At the heart of this education is teaching our pupils the importance of having choice and valuing the choices they have in the UK.
Leaders with specialisms in this area have met and have decided that we will move forward in a number of ways.
Firstly we will have special crew sessions this week planned by our specialists to ensure that pupils are aware of what the controversy is about and highlighting where people’s concerns are coming from.
Secondly we will be allowing pupils to view one of the matches in school on the 21st of November, but will be offering an alternative for those who choose not to participate. This will be a combination of planned sessions which will support the current expeditions children are in and for year 11 there will be additional specialist revision sessions in preparation for their mock exams.
We hope that you will support us in this decision but if you do have any questions or further concerns please feel free to contact school via the office or your child’s crew leader and we will happily discuss it further.
Mrs Claira Salter
After a hugely successfully week of sports and fixtures last week, we are not stopping there and have another full week to look forward to!
We have b badminton after enrichment on Wednesday 3:30-4:30 and Girls Football training 3:30-4:30 on Thursday.
A huge turnout last week for our after school badminton club and we are excited for the KS3 students to take part in the first fixture of the badminton season away a De Warenne Academy.
Students selected are to meet at the changing rooms on Thursday the 17/11/22 at 3:15pm and will be back to be picked up at 5:30pm from the car park.
The team sheet is now up on the PE notice board- Any questions please speak with Mr Stables
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
