I am absolutely thrilled with the attitude that Crew have got now they’re in year 11 – everyone is 100% focused on the end goal and working really hard in sessions to achieve the best they can! It’s been great to know that many of crew are attending after school revision sessions and I’m hearing really positive things about their conduct from teachers. Keep this momentum going – I’m so pleased with you all and you deserve to do well after all the effort you’re putting in to your education. Everyone has already got at least one praise point so far and here’s just some of the praises for Dylan, Lacey, Bob, Callum and Toby have got since the start of term:
The official date of the State Funeral for The Queen is (Monday 19th September).
This day will be a Bank Holiday and settings that are normally closed on a Bank Holiday should close on this day as a mark of respect. Therefore School will be closed to staff and children on this day.
Please be reminded that School will also be closed for the upcoming Staff Days Friday 23rd September and Monday 26th September.
Thank you for your continued support, XP East Office
As part of our continued school improvement work we are looking for parent governors to join our local governing committee. As a parent governor you will be expected to attend 3 meetings at 8am or 3pm each year (1 per term) and also conduct a governor visit each term (1-3 hours per visit). Parent governors will be given support to complete their duties in terms of training and guidance.
If you are interested in joining XP and XPE LGC please email Mrs Salter to express your interest by Friday 16th September at 3pm.
Please note: If we are overwhelmed with expressions of interest we will have to run a selection process. Thanks for your continued support
After a great start last week, Crew Anoa’i have continued to amaze me this week. I’ve heard nothing but praise for our Year 11s. Crew Anoa’i have had another fantastic week!
On Monday we took some time to relax and enjoy some seasonal colouring. On Tuesday we completed our ‘to do’ list full of little jobs, ensuring we were ready for the week ahead.
Wednesday was a great morning! Despite some grey clouds hanging over our heads, we went outside to take part in some team building activities, including: The Human Knot, Crossing The Line and Buzz Off. We even had a few members of Crew Turing join us. It was amazing to see everyone getting involved and having a good laugh with each other. Thank you for joining us Callum, Ralph, Lewis and Tyler!
On Thursday, we had our first Year 11 community meeting where we shared our appreciations with each other. And on Friday, we had our first whole school community meeting, the perfect opportunity to share more appreciations.
A special shout out to Jacob Sutton for his hard work this week. He has started Year 11 with such determination and a fire to succeed. I’m so pleased to hear so many positive comments around his work ethic and contributions in sessions. Keep up the good work, Jacob!
Crew Anoa’i are smashing it so far, let’s keep going. Here’s to next week!
What an absolutely cracking start to the year. Both year groups across both schools have been absolutely on it! Some of our Y10 students are already getting smart by creating revision resources to help them over the next 2 years, whilst our Y11s have come back ready to work hard for their GCSEs.
This week we held our first year group community meetings and, as you can see from the slides below, we already have lots to celebrate!
We have asked all students to re-familiarise themselves with our dress code policy. We understand that our lack of uniform allows students to express themselves, however we do still have guidelines. If students persistently break the dress code guidelines, they will be challenged and required to complete after school reflections. We want to avoid this, so they can attend revision sessions instead to achieve their best grades at GCSE level!
Could we also ask for your support please in ensuring your child comes to school every day with appropriate equipment. This should include a pen, pencil, ruler, water bottle, and fully charged device (we don’t allow students to work on mobile phones). In Y10/Y11 we find devices are used a lot more, so please make sure students are bringing their chargers to school too! It’s vital that they have access to these devices to achieve their full potential through work in sessions and revision. Students may find it beneficial to have a notebook for revision material too, but that’s personal preference!
As ever, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions and we look forward to meeting some of our Y11 parents at our work experience launch on Wednesday 14th September 🙂
Mrs Parker (E25/E26 Phase Lead, XP East) and Miss Cocliff (X25/X26 Phase Lead, XP)
Crew Obama have made a great start to the year. We came second in the ’Wise Up’ team building activities, thanks to some great problem solving and communication. Pupils completed road maps to success recording their expectations for the year ahead. There is some trepidation about the demands of GCSE study, but this is matched with determination and awareness of the importance of Leading Our Own Learning.
What a start to the term in Ethics! Year nine have settled in amazingly and are starting to explore what we mean by the term God and how it is different for different people – We have been learning new language such as omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent and omnipresent – see if your child can tell you about them!
Shout outs to Lucas M, Keegan, August, Riley and Zach F!
Year 10 are in philosopher mode, considering the problem of evil and Thomas Aquinas’ argument that the world cannot have been created without the existence of a transcendant being! – can it all be explained by science??
Big shoutouts to Scarlett, Charlotte, Rhianna, Robert, Josh A-G and Josh B!
