Published Books!

Today in Crew Colclough, we were super proud of ourselves as we reached the final part of the writing process. We were able to become authors and illustrators, publishing our very own books! We can’t wait to share them with the school community, parents, and carers on Monday. Well done for your hard work—I know how proud you are.

Human Life Cycles

In Crew White, as well as preparing for our SATs, we have been learning about human life cycles. We have learnt particularly about the emotional and behavioural changes, along with the physical changes that the body goes through.

We produced double page spreads to show off our understanding, thinking about our audience and the purpose of explaining and informing.

Plant Progress.

After a week the beans started to sprout! Look how excited we are 🙂

This was them after 2 weeks! Look how tall they are! Notice the difference with 4 days? WOW! We measure each day and write it on our chart. We’re excited to see how much they grow over the weekend.

The seeds we harvested from our tomatoes have even started to grow! Amazing!

Flower Power.

Over the past week, the children have sequenced the stages of plant growth and made and labelled their own flowers, all doing a fantastic job! Not only did they love creating the flowers, but they were also enthusiastic when talking through how plants grow. They are showing great interest and knowledge within the Growth and Change topic.

Sharing our Stories: 08/05/2026

Beautiful work this week

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.

Top of the Blogs

Year 1/2 Cricket Tournament @ Green Top

Active Travel Tracker @ Plover

Heart Rate Investigation @ Carcroft School

Beautiful Work from Harry @ XP Gateshead

Sleep and Feeling Ready – Supporting Healthy Routines in KS1 @ Norton Infants

Drama star in X28 Crew Pasteur! @ XP School

E29 have officially finished their first round of mock exams! @ XP East

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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 [email protected] –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

Heart Rate Investigation

Today, Crew McLoughlin successfully initiated their scientific investigation by drafting their title, aim, hypothesis and variables before diving into active testing. To determine if exercise directly impacts our heart rate. They conducted a controlled experiment measuring heart rate at resting, low intensity exercise and high intensity. By documenting their pulse before and after activity, they were able to gather their findings.