And sew it begins…

This week, 5CC put their creative minds to the test and began crafting their rainforest animal soft toys. This follows a sequence of lessons where the children have conducted market research on existing soft toys before redrafting designs of their own soft toy. Using a variety of stitches to attach details and sew their fabric together, it is brilliant to see their designs come to life!

On Thursday 27th November, Year 5 will be unveiling their soft toys and rainforest stories to the Year 2 children of Norton Infant School. Both projects will hopefully spread the message of looking after our environment, including its plants and animals.

New York Maths Puzzle

To kick off Maths Week England 2025, Year 5 enjoyed working in pairs to solve MWE’s New York puzzle. After watching a short video, the children thrust into action counting squares, sharing systematic ways to go about solving this task.

Following our recent learning about square numbers, several groups noticed a pattern when they had found the number of walks on the 5 by 5 grid.

Sharing our Stories: 07/11/2025

Beautiful work this week

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Class 7 Pop Art @ Green Top

Hedgehogs! @ Plover

Tracing Map @ Carcroft School

Success in PE @ XP

Reptile Rendezvous @ Norton Juniors

Poetry Superstars in E29 Pioneer @ XP East

Weekly Update for Families @ XP Gateshead

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Reptile Rendezvous

Our class had a fantastic visit from an animal expert who introduced us to some incredible creatures — including a snake, tarantula, skunk and meerkat! The pupils loved getting up close to the animals, learning about their unique habitats and discovering what they like to eat.

It was an unforgettable hands-on learning experience!

Reptile Rendezvous

This week, Year 6 were lucky enough to have a visit from an animal expert who brought along some amazing creatures, including a python, meerkat, skunk and geckos! The pupils were able to feed the animals and learn about their diet and habitats in the wild.

Sharing our Stories 17/10/2025

Beautiful work this week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!

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We are Scientists @ Green Top

Plover is proud to receive the ‘Choose Kindness’ award! @ Plover

Pumpkin Carving @ Carcroft School

Authors in the making! @ XP

Two NJS Teams enjoy success! @ Norton Juniors

Expert Visitor – Ed Miliband @ Norton Infants

Crew Peake – Shining stars! @ XP East

Congratulations to Hannah in G28 Crew Frank! @ XP Gateshead

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