Crew Tomlinson and Stan Lee worked really hard this morning in crew working on their poetry ready for their English Literature exam. Crew members had to try and remember which poems linked together and then they worked in groups to remember the context and content of the poems including any quotes they can remember.
All crew members contributed and were focused all crew- great work!!
Mrs Burnitt and Mrs Pulham
Several of our Crew represented the school and our Crew brilliantly last week as part of new staff interviews as well as keeping up the good work in sessions.
Alana, Zach, Oscar and Kolby were all involved in the interview day from being on the student panel to showing the candidates around school. Miss Cocliff was really impressed by the way they conducted themselves and passed on a praise postcard to each of them. Oscar has also shown Miss Cocliff that he is also achieving great things in sessions too.
Great work Crew!
Huge well done to Crew Piper on making a great start after half term. Crew have been working hard this week preparing for their English speaking exam, academic crew in Spanish and completing science practice questions. I am really proud of how hard they are working and the effort they are putting in.
Keep going Crew Piper.
Crews focus this week has been revision for upcoming GCSE assessments. On Monday we looked at History revision-focusing on People’s Health for a mock assessment.
Tuesday the Spanish students had a targeted Spanish session which students found really useful.
And Wednesday crew look at ways to relax to ensure they don’t burn out!
As always crew are working their socks off.
Great work!
Mrs Pulham
As we head into February half term it marks the halfway point in this academic year. This also means Year 11 seems just around the corner. It has been a great first half of Year 10 with academic success and developments in character from everyone. Crew are really starting to look and sound like young adults now.
We want to congratulate Kolby on his recent success in getting selected for the Yorkshire Rugby Union Team. He has worked so hard not just in the recent trials but over the last couple of years. His commitment and attitude towards his goals and ambition is really inspiring to others. He is a great example of how effort and passion for something you love can get you where you want to be. We are very proud of him, not just our Crew but everyone at XP School. We look forward to hearing about the next stage of his rugby story and of course seeing some winning results for Yorkshire.
Crew would also like to welcome a new member to our ‘Blessed’ team. Johnathon joined us this week and has settled in really well and really quickly. We hope he enjoys being part of our Crew and being part of XP School.
As part of Y11’s History course, we have a wonderful opportunity to visit the site of Wabtec in Doncaster – which was formerly Doncaster Plant Works – a massive part of our heritage! One of the history GCSE papers Y11 will sit is based around this local site and we’re really privileged to be able to visit the birth place of both The Mallard and the record breaking Flying Scotsman – where students will gain a real insight into the site’s significance, both locally and nationally.
ALL of X25 will be attending on Tuesday 17th January 2023. Admiral’s fieldwork will take place in the morning, leaving XP at 9:15am and returning at around 11:30am. Admiral will be in sessions as normal in the afternoon.
Skipper’s fieldwork will take place in the afternoon – leaving XP at 1:30pm and returning back to XP for around 3:00pm. Skipper will be in sessions as normal in the morning.
Lunches should not be affected, but students may wish to bring a packed lunch. We have now secured a coach to take us to and from Wabtec.
If you have any questions/queries, please contact crew leaders, or the following:
Mrs Hannam – History Lead – at [email protected], or Miss Cocliff – X25 Phase Lead – at [email protected]
Tomorrow is the day that C26 present their learning from their current expedition, ch-ch-changes.
XP East POL will begin at 4pm, and last until around 5pm.
XP’s POL will begin at 5:30pm, and last until around 6:30pm.
The POL will take place at XP East – please ensure you sign in upon arrival.
Be prepared to go on a whistle stop tour of Scandinavia!
[Please come prepared with warm clothing – some of the POL may be based outdoors!]
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
The C26 Team x
X25 are now back on it- focussed ready for their Mock exams that are due to start in a couple of weeks.
Great work year 11 – keep it up!
Wednesday 2nd November
Meet at XP East sportshall at 16.30.
Return after midnight, pick up at XP rovers car park, we will contact parents on the way home to let them know arrival time. There could be delays due to traffic coming out of the ground or on the motorway.
Students can bring a packed lunch for the coach or get food before. Students will need warm clothing and can bring money to buy refreshments in the stadium.
Any further questions please contact Miss O’Grady
Awesomeness community meetings are ALWAYS our favourites! It’s so lovely to see staff appreciating students for their hard work during the week, and to hear students making appreciations, apologies and stands! We also heard some great pledges for moving into next term – such as aiming to increase Work Hard grades, aiming to improve getting smart grades with revision, and attending learning labs during lunchtime and after school.
Check out the magnificent amount of praise postcards for Y11 this week, in our final awesomeness community meeting of this half term! Kyle stole the show this week! Well done!
We’re super proud of you 🙂
Miss Cocliff & Mrs Parker x
