iPad Parent Contribution Scheme 

At XP Trust:

• We support and challenge students to be leaders of their own learning
• We pull down the barriers to learning, ensuring social equity
• We encourage creativity; respectful, individual expression

Our approach to technology mirrors this, and therefore, from September 2021:

• At primary schools in Years 3-6, we are launching our iPad parent contribution scheme to enable your child to access the best technology in their classroom and at home.
• In school years below this, iPads will be made available to your children.

This is a contribution scheme and purely optional. Your Crew leader will speak to you directly about the scheme.

On Thursday we will be having our Summer Fun Day. We’ve got bouncy castles, penalty shoot out and lots of fun games. We’ve also got an ice cream van coming!

The day will be non uniform too.

We will be selling raffle tickets on Tuesday and Wednesday Morning in reception. 20p per strip or 3 strips for 50p. Which will be drawn by the children on Monday 12th.

We’ve been donated some amazing prizes, Thank you to everyone that has kindly donated.

1. Gin Set – Donated by The Hidden Tea Room
2. £15 Tea Room Voucher – Donated by The Hidden Tea Room
3. Swift & Sons Paracord Dog Lead – Donated by Jayne Swift
4. Jigsaw – Donated by Jayne Swift
5. Usborne Book Set – Donated by Jayne Swift
6. £25.00 Oops a Daisy Flower Voucher – Donated by Oops a Daisy 
7. £20 Gift Voucher – Donated by – Craft Nuts UK
8. Wax Melt and Board Set – Donated by Scents with Emma
9. Pink Flamingo Candle – Donated by Scents with Emma
10. Gift Hamper  – Donated by Mandy Cassell
11. Haribo Sweets
12. Chocolate Hamper
13. Toiletries Hamper
14. Bottle of Prosecco
15. Box of Chocolates

This Summer Carcroft School alongside 11 other schools, are teaming up with Active Fusion and Doncaster Council as a host for the Summer Fusion Camps.

Carcroft School will be hosting week commencing 9th, 16th and 23rd August.

For more information check out this link and if it sounds like something you’re interested then book your place here Summer Fusion Camps are here – Book your place! – Active Fusion

Welcome to the Crew Henry Ernest Elmer Congratulations to Mrs Elmer and her partner.

See what the XP Trust have been up to this week. As always, it’s a pleasure to see our fab CPS pupils featured in the montage.

This week in the trust

As we are unable to take the kids to Cleethorpes like we originally planned, next week we’re treating them to a chip shop lunch (see days per year group below), they have already chosen what they would and the order has been placed. There will be no charge for this. If your child has packed lunch you do not need to send them with one. 

Tuesday 29th June – EYFS
Wednesday 30th June – Year 3 & 4
Thursday 1st July – Year 5 & 6 Friday 2nd July – Year 1 & 2

Thanks CS Crew

Dear Parents and Carers, 

As you are all aware Miss Laing will be taking maternity leave from her role as Headteacher at Carcroft School. In her absence I will become the Acting Heateacher for the School, combining the role with my role as Executive Principal for the XP Trust. 

For those of you who don’t know me, let me introduce myself. I am Neil Butler and this will be my fourth Headship. I have been a Head for over 15 years, leading schools in Hessle, Thorne and Intake. My teaching career also began at Askern Spa Junior School. As some may know my role within the XP Trust is to lead all the Headteachers and Principles in their roles in their schools. 

Next year will be an exciting one; finally officially joining the Trust and developing further the great work on Crew, Expedition and Beautiful Work. I have been really impressed this year with the improvement in the children’s behaviours and attitudes to learning. The teachers have done a great job developing the habits of work and learning. Children really do work hard, get smart and are kind. 

Next year we hope to welcome you back into school, to see your children’s great work and share their learning journeys. We have all been really frustrated with the government’s covid restrictions, although we totally understand why and support the measures, schools aren’t the same without positive parental interactions. 

I will write again nearer the end of term to share our plans for the new academic year.

I hope your children enjoy the activities that the staff have planned for the children over the coming month.

Thanks for your continued support

Neil Butler

Welcome to the Crew Freya Atherton

Congratulations to Miss Laing and her partner

Outwood Academy Adwick are offering a summer school for all children that will be joining them in September. The programme includes a week long range of activities that enable children to engage in practical and physical activities to build social skills, work with academy staff and other children joining them in September.

Activites includer sports, arts & crafts, scouting & bushcraft, cooking, a rip to a castle, an escape room, geo-coaching, magic maths, a glass workshop, DJ skills, karate, yoga and more.

The progreamme starts from Monday 19th July and is free, with meals included. To sign up for your child to participate complete the form below by Friday 25th June.

Outwood Academy Adwick Summer School 2021 (google.com)

If you have issues accessing the form please contact Outwood Academy Adwick.

Dear Parents and Carers,

There have been a number of parents enquiring about sports day and the decision made by the school to close this event to spectators. We absolutely understand that not opening the day up to parents isn’t what you want to hear, however our main aim is to ensure the children have the best possible day and that our community is kept safe. The decision was made based on Government restrictions (no more than 30 people meeting outdoors socially) and our belief that managing this event and keeping everyone safe would be extremely difficult if spectators were able to attend. If a positive case were confirmed amongst our spectators, we would be required to inform everyone who attended to isolate, which would be a difficult and time consuming task. There have been references made about parents being allowed on school grounds when picking children up and that they are gathering in groups. As a school, we are encouraging everyone to socially distance whilst on school grounds and expect that parents should be on the school grounds for no longer than 15 minutes when dropping off or collecting children. If parents were to attend sports day, they would be gathering for over two hours and as there would be over 30 spectators, we would be breaking Government restrictions. We were unable to hold a sports day for the children last year due to lockdown and therefore this year, we want to make sure that the children experience this and have a great day. We will be taking lots of videos and pictures that will be shared with parents during and after the event, to ensure we capture the day for you.
We know this isn’t ideal and hope that you understand why we have made this decision. Hopefully next year things will have resumed and we will welcome you into school as we have done before.

Thanks CS Crew