Crew Hamill spent time today exploring how shadows are formed. Once we’d worked out that shadows are formed by opaque objects blocking a light source, we experimented to see how we could change these shadows. We identified that when an object was closer to the light source, the shadow was larger as more of it was blocked and when the object was further away, the shadow was smaller as there was less of it being blocked.
Crew Hamill have absolutely LOVED having the opportunity to take a seat in a super car today! The visitors were extremely kind and let each of us have the chance to sit in the front seat. Not only that, but they also brought each of us an easter egg!!
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.
What a week in PE @ XP Doncaster
G31 STEAM Presentation of Learning @ XP Gateshead
World Maths Day 2025 @ Norton Infants
Inspirational Portraits @ Norton Juniors
To bring their current expedition to an end, Crew Hamill and Crew Wilkinson took part in their Presentation of Learning this afternoon.
Over the past term, they have been working hard on a series of case studies, with one of the highlights being the powerful words of Martin Luther King Jr. in his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. As part of this, they have explored the significance of Martin Luther King’s message and its relevance today, not just in the United States but right here in our own community of Doncaster. Inspired by his vision of equality, justice, and hope, each of our students has crafted their own speech, sharing their dreams for a better, brighter future for our city.
Today, they had the opportunity to share these speeches with their families, hopefully inspiring them to also make a difference and support their dreams for Doncaster. Standing proudly on stage, alongside their artwork of inspirational people, inspired by Jonathan Yeo, they gave it their all.
We are so extremely proud of each and every one of them and the effort they have put in to learning their speeches in order to powerfully perform these in front of an audience. The legacy of these speeches will also live on in an article that is being prepared for Doncaster Free Press. Please keep an eye out for this popping up in the near future!
In R.E today Crew Robson learnt and talked about how to be a good samaritan. They could sit in a circle and discuss what a good samaritan is. Here is some of their work.
KS1 have been making the most of the glorious weather! Spring is finally here and it makes us love breaktimes so much more! Here are some of our activities which we’ve enjoyed doing today.
The children in Crew Marsh had a brilliant session with Scottys Hero’s, they learnt how to start a fire by using a flint and steel to create sparks, then added cotton wool to start their mini fires. What an exciting experience. We will be toasting marshmallows in no time!
I would just like to praise these children for their continued progression when learning their sounds. Some even started Year 1 still learning Set 1 sounds and are now nearly at the end of their Set 3 sounds! Their love for learning really does shine through and we are so proud of you! Keep up the great work. Fred the Frog is so impressed!
Today, we began investigating how light travels. We worked in mini crews to work with cardboard, string and torches in order to see how the light travelled from one end of the string to the other.
Crew Hamill kick-started their money unit by exploring different amounts of money and ensuring we knew how to write them correctly with a pound sign and decimal point. We took part in a carousel of activities:
