Sharing our Stories: 06/02/2026

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.

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KS1 Legacy Sports Gymnastics @ Green Top

Beautiful Family Learning @ Plover

Active Bodies, Active Minds! @ Carcroft School

Crew Brunel: Final Prep Push @ XP

Weekly Update for Families @ XP Gateshead

Navigating our way to a secret message! @ Norton Infants

Year 9 DofE Skills Session @ 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!

EYFS Police Visitors

Thank you to our local police officers for your time, effort and engagement with our EYFS children. The children loved listening to your stories, learning about a police officers role and different vehicles, then exploring the riot van! Some future Chief Inspector’s of F2 showing respect and integrity. #LovePlover

Beautiful Family Learning – Craftsmanship and Quality

This afternoon was so wholesome! A huge thank you and appreciation to the F2M grown ups. You guys really are so supportive, collaborative and invested in your children’s learning. It was wonderful to see so many children and grown ups, working hard, having fun and creating beautiful work. Thank you so much for a lovely afternoon – you all should be so proud! #LovePlover

Choir Courage

We are so proud of our lovely Hunter, who has joined the choir at Doncaster Minster.

We loved hearing about the courage he displayed as he sang in his first service.

Hunter also explained that there are spaces in the choir if any boys or girls would like to join.

We look forward to seeing Hunter in his robes and hopefully hearing the choir sing.

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We Care Wednesday Crew

We have been learning about different emotions and how we can recognise our feelings and take care of ourselves. Today, we tried mindful colouring. Every single person managed to just concentrate on colouring and not need to talk. Mrs Bubb loved the vibe in the classroom!

Danum Read Aloud Competition

Children in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6, you are invited to take part in the Danum Read Aloud competition. You will find out much more about it in crew, but here is Phil Sheppard giving you some tips for the competition. https://youtu.be/SVost4tjEMU

Here are the texts that you can choose to read out in the competition, so you can choose your favourite and start practising.

So have a read through and pick out your favourite and then start practising!

Mrs Graves

#LovePlover

Kindness Badge Sale

On Friday, Year 2 will be visiting Year3,4,5 and 6 classes selling the home made badges the children made as part of the ‘Not all Heroes Wear Capes’ expedition. The badges will be available for a 50p donation while stocks last.