C29 Experts – CMFCB @ XP

6th October 2022Trust User

Earlier in this expedition C29 were treated to some world class experts visiting school in the form of the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band.

The students were able to watch the band rehearse and see the microscopic detail that was drawn out by the Musical Director Allan Withington. It was an amazing opportunity for the students to hear a brass band in such top form as they prepared for the British Open Brass Band Championships.

Below is a recording from one of the rehearsals the week before the contest.

The band went on to give an outstanding performance at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall from a number 1 draw. Playing number 1 also meant they made history at this brass band contest by being the first band to play ‘God Save The King’.

Following the contest day and all the excitement of the performances and of course the results, students debriefed the contest in our following lessons together. We listened to some of the recordings from the day and analysed the final placings. We continue to reference our visiting experts in most lessons as part of our expedition ‘From The Ground Up’.

We would like to thank all involved in the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band for their support of our expedition and for giving our students such a high quality experience. We look forward to welcoming the band back in the future.

Y8 Football Enters the National Stage

5th October 2022Web Blogger

Our Y8 boys football team entered into the national cup for the first time this past week. At home to Howden after going into the break 2-1 down the squad showed real fight and won the game 3-2, advancing into the next round of the national cup. Our goal scorers where Harry Butler x2 and Ethan Conway.

Well done boys, we are excited for the next round.

Crew Ardern check in

5th October 2022Web Blogger

Crew Ardern were feeling a little sluggish this morning. As a crew we decided to have a morning wake up call and participate in physical activity for the check in to get our brains engaged. Students had to complete each exercise for the different letters of their name. Everyone really engaged and was a fantastic start to the morning.

C25 Careers Fair (XP & XP EAST)

5th October 2022Trust User

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Thursday 6th October C25 are attending a Careers Fair at Elland Road. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to look at the range of college, university and apprenticeship courses that are available to our students. The students will be leaving school at 10.30am so will be in crew and then session 1 before they leave. We will arrive back at school by 3.30pm.

Crew Da Vinci’s Praise Winner Week: 03/10/22

By Web Blogger4th October 2022

Crew Da Vinci is checking their praise points every week and whoever has gained the most in that week is the Crew winner!

Looking through the Praises this week our Crew winner is August Mason!!! Steaming ahead with 11 praise points!

Well done! we are so proud of you, keep working hard, being kind and getting smart!

Crew Da Vinci- Miss Cade

E25 Maths Extended Study

By Web Blogger3rd October 2022

There will be Maths Extended Study for all E25 Students this Tuesday (4th October) from 3.30pm – 4.30pm. Students are to meet outside A01 where staff can inform them what group they are in. The topics covered this week will be Pythagoras in 2D and 3D and also square and cube numbers.

Mr Elliott

 

Awesomeness! Crew Rowling

3rd October 2022Web Blogger

While most were at home during the staff day on Monday last week, two members of our crew members were part of a group of students who delivered a keynotes speech to the whole staff trust. Harvey and Shawn were incredible! As crew leader I was very proud!

Crew have been doing some amazing work since being back and it has been lovely to hear so many positive comments from your teaching staff. Here are just a few examples of students working hard and beautiful work.

Unfortunately this week, Harvey is unwell but in his usual positive spirit he joined us online via hangout for crew and once again we had’ virtual Harvey’ on a chair in the circle.

Mrs Barnes & Miss Johnson  🙂

 

 

 

 

Year 9 (E27) Explorer working hard in art

By Web Blogger2nd October 2022

I wanted to share some of the beautiful work that 9 Explorer has been producing in their art sessions.

I am so impressed with the craftmanship and quality.

Year 9’s first expedition of the year is called ‘Another Brick in the wall’ which has the guiding question ‘How are our lives affected by structures?’

They have created their own expedition title pages:

They have been looking at the street artist Phlegm and reproducing their own work in his style as well as an artist research page.

As you can see – it’s looking great!

Crew Anoa’i: The End Of September

By Web Blogger2nd October 2022

I can’t believe September has come to an end already, this year is flying by so quickly! All the more reason to cherish the moments we have left as a crew. And that’s exactly what we did.

Due to the staff days, Year 11 lost some crucial session time this week. However on Tuesday, Crew Anoa’i, along with the other Year 11 crews of XP East, took part in a History catchup session. They continued their work on the Black Death and made up for lost time. Great job everyone!

On Wednesday, C25 gathered on the stairs of XP and shared our appreciations, apologies and stands with one another. This was also a chance for staff to share their appreciations with students in the form of a slideshow. Special shout out to Jacob, James, Denim and Zach for receiving some great appreciations. Well done, keep up the good work!

On Thursday, Crew Anoa’i completed our weekly ‘to do’ list. We started off with attendance. As a crew, we discussed the overall average of our crew and who we need to hold accountable. We then moved onto the praise log, looking at each crew member’s achievements from the previous week. We finished our crew session by playing The Frog Game, a game that gets the brain working by counting the eyes, legs and total number of frogs entering a pond. This was definitely one of my highlights of the week. It was lovely to see everyone smiling and laughing!

To finish the week on a high, the students of XP East all gathered on the stairs for our whole school community meeting. We celebrated the success of our students from Year 7 all the way up to Year 11. We also revisited the Attendance League – Crew Anoa’i were 15th place with 12 points. Yes, we haven’t gained any points (Very disappointing!). However, Crew Anoa’i are still in the top 15 crews of XP East. I have made a pledge to help my crew improve this, as it is key for the students of Year 11 to be in school as much as possible leading up to their exams. 

Bring on next week!

 – Miss Mitchell

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