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Sharing our Stories: 13/02/2026
Beautiful work this week
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
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G30 Beautiful Work @ XP Gateshead
Chinese New Year Festival @ Norton Infants
An Unforgettable Ski Trip to Pila with Our School Students @ XP East
Magnificent Mathematical Treasure Hunt @ Norton Juniors
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Magnificent Mathematical Treasure Hunt!
This week, Year 3 were given a secret mission… Treasure had been stolen and hidden somewhere in school! The Year 3 children were tasked to use their multiplication skills in order to solve a range of questions, crack a code and figure out where the treasure was hidden! These super sleuths were courageous, resilient and showed great endevour to find the treasure. Well done all of your delightful detectives!
3SG Maths Treasure Hunt!
This week 3SG have had such a wonderful time learning about the grid method for multiplication in maths. To celebrate their success, we had a little treasure hunt, where the children not only had to complete some hard hitting equations, but then break the code to find the hidden treasure too! Much fun was had 😀
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Sharing our Stories: 06/02/2026
Beautiful work this week
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
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Crew Brunel: Final Prep Push @ XP
Weekly Update for Families @ XP Gateshead
Navigating our way to a secret message! @ Norton Infants
Year 9 DofE Skills Session @ XP East
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3SG Maths Challenge!
This morning we have had a go at challenging ourselves with some maths problems. These tasks require determination but with a little bit of perseverance the children were able to problem solve their way through! Just a bit of trial and error to get to the solutions!
A Scrumptiously Sweet Day!
What a “choco-tastic” day we had at Norton Junior School! Our halls were filled with the most divine aromas as we welcomed two wonderful representatives from Doncaster College for an unforgettable Chocolate Workshop. All 120 children became master chocolatiers for the afternoon, diving headfirst into the delicious world of cocoa to craft their very own chocolate lollies!
We didn’t just snack, though; we traveled back in time to discover how the ancient Aztecs and Mayans first valued cocoa beans as currency. From learning about the lush cacao trees of Central and South America to understanding the “more cacao, less sweet” mantra of experts like Hotel Chocolat, our budding chefs learned that chocolate is a true global treasure.
We even debated the great mystery: is white chocolate actually chocolate? (Spoiler: without those cocoa solids, it’s technically a confectionary imposter!) . Whether it was dark, milk, or ruby, the smiles on the children’s faces proved that chocolate truly is the ultimate mood enhancer. A massive thank you to Doncaster College for helping us make such sweet memories!
Chocolate + Lollies = Chocolate Lollies!
Today, the children in Year 3 had a chocotastic time creating their own chocolate lollies! They also learnt all about the history of chocolate, heard about some different chocolate flavours and decorated their own lovely creations!
