Monday- Badminton practice 3.30-4.30
Tuesday- Doncaster Rovers fieldwork. Meet in XP car par at 18.30. Only students who have handed a letter in.
Wednesday- No netball practice this week due to POL.
Thursday- No cheerleading this week.
Any questions please email
cogrady@xpschool.org
dcurrie@xpschool.org
abowser@xpschool.org
E30 Explorer have been grappling with the comparison of France and China’s population policies in Geography this week! Examining the strengths and weaknesses of arguments, and providing their personal opinion on the ethical and moral aspect of Governments regulating their populations. Super impressed with their grapple and craftsmanship displayed in their work and discussions!
What a brilliant week it’s been for Crew Brunel! Even though the week started a little differently, we certainly made the most of every moment.
Because Monday was a staff day, students enjoyed a longer weekend — and we kicked off Tuesday by checking in and sharing what we all got up to during the extra time off. From family days out to chilled time at home, it was a lovely way to reconnect and ease back into the school routine.
We then continued our important Passage work, focusing on how our character has grown through Years 7 and 8. Students took time to look inward, thinking about how they’ve changed, matured, and what they’ve overcome. These reflections are shaping their Passage presentations beautifully and helping them recognise their own development.
This week marked the start of our Wise Wednesday presentations, with our first two groups stepping up to deliver their topics. The rest of Crew Brunel listened carefully, shared thoughtful feedback, and offered WWWs (What Went Well) and EBIs (Even Better If) to help each other improve. We’re already excited to see the next two groups take their turn!
Later in the week, we reviewed our praises and conducts, then dug into our HoWLs (Habits of Work and Learning) assessments from Years 8 and 9. This helped students reflect on their consistency, their growth, and where they want to push themselves next. We also weaved these insights into their Passage presentations.
In Friday’s community meeting, we celebrated students who topped the praise leaderboard — a special shout-out goes to Rowena, who placed top of the leaderboard for Year 9! A fantastic achievement and well-deserved recognition of her dedication, hard work, and consistent positive attitude both in and out of sessions.
This Week’s Highlight
Without a doubt, the standout moment of the week was Thursday Night Live. Four members of Crew Brunel – Lily, Pippa, Brooke and Chloe – took to the stage as part of a band and performed in front of a live audience. With singing, guitar and drums, they absolutely smashed it. Their confidence, talent and teamwork shone through — true rockstars in the making. Well done, girls!
Miss Mitchell
As we approach the end of the school flu vaccination programme, RDASH would like to remind families that there is still an opportunity for children who have not yet received their flu vaccine to attend one of the community health bus sessions.
The information below is for the FLU vaccine service, which is only for students who have not already had their flu vaccination.
If a parent wishes their child to attend, they will need to complete a consent form. To receive your school’s individual consent link, please call 03000 211 841 or 03000 211 840.
Upcoming Health Bus Sessions:
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.
Crew 5/6 Community Crew Meeting @ Green Top
Testing out our final product @ Carcroft School
Year 5/6 Netball Tournament @ Norton Juniors
A Christmassy Start to December! @ Norton Infants
We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.
It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.
Write to us at comms@xptrust.org – we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!
Just a reminder that XP Y11’s Teacher-Student Led conferences are taking place TODAY, Wednesday, 3rd December 2025 at XP East.
These conferences will provide parents with an opportunity to meet with subject-specific teachers, allow students to discuss and reflect on their progress in different subjects following their recent mock exams and look at areas for development as they move through Y11.
Students have been given a booking form which will allow them to book a time between 14:30 and 17:30. These have been booked on a first come first served basis, so please ask your child to see their booking form and suggest a time to meet teaching staff.
We look forward to seeing you this evening!
The Y11 Team
Year 9 students Presentation of Learning will be held in XP East School on 11th December at 4.15pm.
Student’s will be presenting their learning from the expedition as well as showcasing their guide to their local areas. This term students have studied structures through the lens of history, geography, English and Science to answer the guiding question:
How are structures important in helping to explain our world?
On the evening students will need to remain in school before the presentation of learning and as a result may want to bring a snack or something to eat before the event.
We look forward to welcoming you on the evening.
The Year 9 Team
We are excited to announce a fun-filled day of festive cheer and fundraising as we take part in Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 11th December.
This annual event is a wonderful way to bring our school community together while raising vital funds for a fantastic cause: Save the Children.
On Thursday, December 11th, we are encouraging all students to come to school wearing their favourite, most festive, and perhaps even most ridiculous Christmas jumper! It’s a great opportunity to embrace the holiday spirit and support children around the world.
To participate in Christmas Jumper Day, we ask that each student makes a small donation to Save the Children:
Your generous donations will help Save the Children ensure every child has the chance to grow up healthy, safe, and educated.
The fun doesn’t stop with the jumpers! On the 11th of December, there will also be:
We look forward to seeing the school full of colourful, sparkling, and fun Christmas jumpers! Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.
Miss Jones.
What a week for enrichment in PE this week. Start of the week students went on fieldwork to watch Manchester City V Bayer Leverkusen. Students were full of excitement about visiting the Etihad stadium, singing and cheering supporting the team. Even though the score wasn’t the outcome some of the students would have liked, it didn’t affect their buzz.
This week in PE we have had magnitude of extra curricular fixtures that students took part in. On Wednesday the year 7 boys football team played Outwood Adwick at home, the football game was a close game but unfortunately the end score was 6-4 to Adwick. The Year 7 and 8 netball team hosted Trinity for 2 amazing netball games. Both teams were amazing and displayed some fantastic skills against a tough side, winning both games. On Thursday we hosted KS3 Badminton against Armthorpe, some brilliant skills shown but unfortunately lost 4-2. Well done to the students who took part in extra curricular this week.
Next week in PE W/C1st December
Wednesday – Year 7 and 9 netball at home finish at 4.45. Year 7 and 8 girls football at home finish at 5pm.
Thursday – Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30 and BTEC learning labs 3.30-.4.30
Any questions please email PE team
cogrady@xpschool.org
dcurrie@xpschool.org
abowser@xpschool.org
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.
Class 8 fantastic writing @ Green Top
David Hockney style artwork @ Carcroft School
Crew Nightingale – kindness @ XP
Stitching up a colourful rainforest @ Norton Juniors
E29 Expert – mental health @ XP East
A Marvellous POL @ Norton Infants
We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.
It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.
Write to us at comms@xptrust.org – we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!
