LKS2 Sleepover

21st March 2026Shannon Colclough

The Year 3 and Year 4 sleepover was an absolute whirlwind of excitement from start to finish. The evening kicked off with a high-energy pizza party and a thrilling session of glow-in-the-dark dodgeball that turned the hall into a neon battlefield. After the adrenaline settled, the children put their thinking caps on for a series of competitive quizzes before winding down with a cozy film marathon. Following a night of (mostly) sleeping, the fun continued into the next day with a morning of games, leaving everyone exhausted but buzzing with fantastic memories.

Writing

20th March 2026Tracy Haddock

This week in writing we have been looking at adding describing words to our sentences . We also did some sentence builders and the children noticed that Ms Haddock had missed a full stop at the end of the sentence so they had to add it on. Ralphie got the post card this week for working hard and getting smart. Well done!

Red Nose Day

20th March 2026Nicole Tymon

This week, we have been baking and decorating some cupcakes for Red Nose Day, and while doing this, we had discussions around fundraising and how baking and selling was one of the many ways we could raise money. We used visuals and videos to explain what Comic Relief is, and the children completed tasks based on money and feelings.

Sharing our Stories: 20/03/2026

20th March 2026Geoff Hewitt

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.

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Where will our vehicles take us @ Norton Infants

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Mother’s Day

20th March 2026Nicole Tymon

Last week the children created beautiful Mother’s Day cards using their own handprints to form bright, blooming flowers, each one as unique as the child who made it. They also explored paint blowing, carefully guiding colours across the page to create some unique shapes. As they worked, we spoke about the special people in their lives—mums, grandmothers, and other loved ones. Showing off there progress with writing inside the cards themselves.

POL In Crew Ramsay!

20th March 2026Betty Ramsay

We loved presenting our learning to families and friends yesterday and the children took such pride in their product. We hope our parents and carers were just as proud and loved listening to our podcast. We are proud to say we now have our own Carcroft Spotify channel for future expeditions across school!