Red Nose Day

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

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

KS1 Presentation of Learning @ Green Top

Calculating area and perimeter in the sunshine in Year 6! @ Plover

POL in Crew Ramsay @ Carcroft School

X30 Corner Football Thursday @ XP

The Power of Passage Presentations @ XP Gateshead

Where will our vehicles take us @ Norton Infants

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Mother’s Day

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!

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!

Boules

Today in pe the children played a game of boules where first they rolled the white ball and then they had 3 coloured balls each . The person who rolled their ball closest to the white ball wins.

Well done, Emily!

A big congratulations to Emily for being awarded Dancer of the Week at her out-of-school dance class — we are so proud of you!

This achievement is a wonderful reflection of your hard work and dedication. It’s clear that your effort and passion for dance are shining through, and this recognition is truly deserved.

Keep up the amazing work, Emily. We can’t wait to see what you achieve next!