Super Swimmers

Helen Jenkins

Yesterday, I had the privilege of taking a team of swimmers to a Legacy Sport competition at Askern Leisure Centre. Our children were amazing, bringing home a range of gold, silver and bronze medals in breast stroke, front crawl and back stroke. The team spirt and support for each other was what makes our children … Continued

Salsa dancing!

Emma Gould

In music 3EG have been exploring the salsa beat! We have listened to a range of salsa music and learnt some simple steps, which could only mean one thing – dance off!

Sea Shanty Special!

Charlie Cicero

In music this term, Year 5 have been studying sea shanties where they have explored their origin, purpose and how to perform them effectively. After learning about their history, the class analysed recorded performances of well-known shanties and critique the performances. This subsequently allowed them to think how they would perform their own shanty with … Continued

MARCH AGAINST SEGREGATION!

Stephanie Oliver

The 4th of February marks Rosa Parks Day and Year 5 and 6 celebrated by learning more about this inspirational woman and holding a march against segregation. We composed and performed protest chants and made posters before holding a march against segregation around school!

Last Call – An Audience with Jeff Robin

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Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to hear Jeff, a key influence behind the creation of XP, talk about his life, work and Jeff Tech High! Book your place here!

Main or subordinate? You decide.

Charlie Cicero

In Friday’s SPAG session, Year 5 learned to identify main clauses and subordinate clauses. After finding and classifying clauses around the room, the class used causes to make sentences before creating their own based on our expedition. With our howls target focusing on resilience and independence, each individual worked exceptionally hard and grasped the learning … Continued

4TE find the gold!

Thomas Edwards

Today, 4TE were given a very special assignment… Using their recently aquired proficiency of grid method multiplication, the children had to solve a series of questions in order to uncover a codeword which led to a stash of ‘gold’ hidden somewhere in the school! The children showed brilliant resilience and teamwork to perservere with the … Continued

Sharing our Stories: 31/01/2025

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Beautiful Work This Week Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org. Top of the Blogs Family Learning @ Norton Infants Class 9 Family Learning @ Green Top Family Learning @ Plover Why do we have a … Continued

Digest This!

Thomas Edwards

Today, 4TE were able to observe digestion up close and personal by taking part in an experiement which showed them all of the stages of the digestion process! Needless to say, nobody wanted to have any snacks afterwards!

Mind boggling maths in 4GC!

Gavin Chadwick

Today’s maths saw me set a series of confounding challenges for the pupils of 4GC. However, not to be deterred, the students once again showed great resilience and perseverance to solve these problems. 4GC rocks!