With the end of our autumn expedition in sight, 5CC have began the physical labour of creating their final product. In DT (third case study), the children were given the opportunity to practice and perfect measuring and cutting square timber before cutting the measurements of wood needed for their project – a model rotating solar system. With several more lessons needed to fully create their model, 5CC will now construct their models in groups ready for the big reveal at their presentation of learning in December. Will their creations measure up? Will their efforts be out of this world? Stay tuned!
What an amazing effort from these guys this week. Over 1211 classes entered the SumDog maths week competition with over 12,000 children around the country playing. 5HJ worked with determination to achieve 13th place with 9 children actually completely the maximum 1000 questions. I couldn’t be prouder of you all! What a team!
The lovely Year 5 & 6 children have been learning all about Children in Need this week and why the cause is so important. They wanted to raise more awareness, so even more children could be supported. We hope you like their version of ‘I’ll Stand by You’ as we stand with everyone who needs the support!
Beautiful Curation at Green Top
Check out these recent beautiful curations at Green Top School from our Comms Crew!
Crew @ Plover
We asked our students at Plover what Crew looks like and what it means to be Crew – this was their response.
XP Trust – Protecting our Planet
On Friday 15 November Koen Timmers, the world renowned climate educator, visited XP Doncaster to present our students with a plaque entitled, ‘Climate Action Heroes’ in recognition of the work done by students across our Trust in pursuit of our curriculum seam of ‘Protecting Our Planet.’
The recognition is also for being part of the Climate Action Project which allows us to connect with students and learners from across the globe to find practical and impactful solutions to the climate emergency.
Meeting Professional Athletes
Last term, students met a few of the Doncaster Rovers first team players and were able to have photos and get autographs from the players. Students asked questions about the life of a professional athlete and the journey that the players have been on playing for different clubs. It was great to hear the players speak about our character traits and how these character traits link to sport.
In the same week, students visited Hill House school to listen to Olympic gold medal GB hockey player Sam Quek. Her experience as an athlete and the ups and downs she has faced really helped our students to understand that if you want something in life you have to work hard for it! Students were able to have a photo and ask questions to Sam at the end – they even held her gold medal.
4TE have been flexing their musical muscles this afternoon with some beautfiul and energetic renditions of ‘This Little Light of Mine’. The children had loads of fun and shall likely be repeating the song all the way home!
This week 3EG have completed some challenging maths problems, working collaboratively and supportively with others. They needed to utilise a range of maths skills including addition, subtraction and multiplication. Well done Year 3!
Year 6 have been enjoying their Sing Up music sessions this half term. Today, we learned how to keep a strong, steady beat using cups whilst singing What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor.
This October half term, 9 members of staff from across XP Trust travelled to San Diego to work with the best project based learning teacher in the world – Jeff Robin. Each teacher brought with them a personally crafted exemplar – a tangible product of their passion and planning – to refine and inspire transformative future Expeditions.
Inspired by Jeff’s groundbreaking work at High Tech High, the school that inspired XP, they sought to elevate their teaching through creativity, activism, and lasting legacy. Away from the familiar, they embraced new ideas in a setting that ignited their imagination…
Stay tuned for the full length documentary and story of Jeff Tech High…
We have been working hard on creating portraits of local people who endured the Second World War. Here is a catalogue of our work that includes children who attended Norton School in the late 1930s and two local soldiers, both born in Norton, who sadly died in service. We aim to honour the memories of those affected and in particular the local service men and women that were lost due to this conflict. Norton Remembers.
Stanley Mynett Leading Aircraftman – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Born in Doncaster in 1920 Died 6 May 1944, aged 23
Artwork by Luna
Horace Potter Private – West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) – 2nd Bn. Born in Doncaster in 1919 Died 1 September 1942, aged 23
