First day back – Crew Shields

30th August 2022Ruth Shields

It has been such a pleasure having the children back in school today and making a fantastic start to what I’m sure will be a great year!

We started the morning with some crew building activities which are vital to a smooth running classroom. The children had to work on their communication skills so that they could firstly order themselves from tallest to shortest and then from oldest to youngest. For some they had to get down to the nitty gritty as we have 2 students born on the same day but fortunately they knew one was 10 hours older. Phew! Snowballs was our next crew building activities where children had to write a Would you rather or what would you do if question. Some great questions

E.g – Would you rather go to a football game or school? What would you do if you found £10 outside? Would you rather have a mansion or 1 million pounds?

Unfortunately, we didn’t have time for them all today but we will work through the rest during this week.

It was important to get the brain ticking again so we played some maths games that required us to think about place value. It was lovely seeing the children support each other if they found something a little tricky.

Overall, we’ve had a great first day back and I’m looking forward to our trip tomorrow.

Clubs

30th August 2022Michelle Wilcox

There are no clubs this week. Breakfast, Afterschool and Wraparound clubs will commence next week. More information will follow before the end of the week.

Y6 PE Days (Crew Mcloughlin/Crew Boswell/Crew MI)

26th August 2022Hannah McLoughlin

Hope you are all having a lovely break!

Next week year 6 will have PE on just the Thursday, this is due to our very exciting trip to the National Space Centre on Wednesday😄 (details are all on parent pay incase you need a reminder of the times for this as children will need to be in school no later than 8am).

Then on a normal week our usual PE slots will be a Wednesday and a Friday.

Thank you,

Year 6 Crew.

UKS2 Final Product – Summer 2022

22nd July 2022Ruth Shields

I can’t believe that we have come to the end of another Expedition and completed another fantastic final product. Our expedition for this term was ”How can a healthy lifestyle impact our body and mind?” We completed a history, science and DT case study. These subjects allowed us to explore how medicine has changed, the circulatory system and our cooking and baking skills. The children marvelled at the weird and wonderful things used to treat illnesses during the plague. They were even given the opportunity to gain a basic first aid certificate. During DT, they loved cooking and especially the tasting of the food. The children have been fortunate to have lots of opportunities to do hands on learning.

Our final product was to create an informative video for the public and as this was a trust product, we were all given a section to complete. Carcroft were allocated the mental health section of the video and I know this is a topic we spend lots of time on as we understand the importance of good mental health.

At the moment, we have been unable to confirm where this video will be played on a permanent basis but this is being discussed and negotiated. Once this has been confirmed, we will ensure that we inform you of this.

We hope you enjoy our Mental Health video for our final product

Sharing our Stories: 22/07/2022

By Trust User22nd July 2022

Happy Friday – here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week, for the last time this Academic Year!

Thank you for joining us for another great year of beautiful work and stories from across the XP Trust – we hope you have a wonderful summer!

We’ll see you in September!

To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org/stories
#WeAreCrew

LKS2 Dear World, Final Product 🎸🎵

22nd July 2022Simon Gerrard

LKS2 are excited to share the video to our song, Dear World!

Remember, you can stream the song on all music services and buy your copy on the XP Website! https://childrenofxptrust.bandcamp.com/album/dear-world 

These donations will help the Yorkshire Wildlife Foundation massively and anything donated is much appreciated! 😃

Thanks,

Years 3 and 4

End of another fantastic year…

21st July 2022Ruth Shields

I can’t believe this year has come to an end but just like the children, I’m ready for the break in preparation for the next academic year.

What can I say about Crew Shields that I haven’t already said?

Crew Shields have shown many character traits that truly shows their level of maturity and how they have adapted crew and become a little family that looks out for each other. This year was tough at times but they have been resilient, mature and above all shown compassion, kindness and forgiveness. Amazing qualities to have and no doubt something they will continue to demonstrate in year 6.

I have been so privileged to have them as my crew especially after our time in year 3 was cut short. They have made coming to school an absolute pleasure. They’ve made me smile and laugh daily but also worked their socks off to be better versions of themselves. I am beyond proud of all their academic achievements but also their growth as individuals which are equally important.

I hope Crew Shields have an amazing summer as they have certainly earned it and I look forward to catching up with them when we return to school. Be safe and have fun!