We can sort sources of light from non-sources of light.

3rd December 2025Mrs Haycock

Well done 4H! Most of us can sort sources of light from non-sources of light! I loved watching you sort these cards and listening to your conversations about why you were placing items in the columns you placed them in. We just need to remember that the Moon is NOT a source of light. It simply reflects the sun’s light down to us on planet Earth which is why we can see it in different shapes at different times of the month. If it was its own light source, it would look the same all of the time!

Mrs Haycock

#LovePlover

Dictionary Dash

3rd December 2025Mrs Haycock

4H have been working really hard to improve the pace at which they can find words in a dictionary and writing their own definitions for subject specific vocabulary. It’s amazing how a little bit of healthy competition changes the dynamics of a task!

One day you will be able to find words quicker than I can. For some of you, that day might not actually be very far away! Well done everyone.

Mrs Haycock

#LovePlover

Marvellous mathematical manipulatives

3rd December 2025Mrs Haycock

Year 4 are making some marvellous strides with their use of manipulatives to support the building of their knowledge of multiplications facts and their inverse division facts.

I enjoy teaching this maths groups so much. They really do challenge themselves and support each other at the same time!

Well done every one…you all make me so proud and happy to be your teacher!

Mrs Haycock

#LovePlover

Buddy the crazy SPaG elf has arrived in 6B!

2nd December 2025Miss Blackham

The crazy elf has arrived in 6B but he is no ordinary elf, he is a SPaG expert! He has started his visit by challenging 6B all about adverbials. They had to produce anchor charts and prove they could include of range of adverbials accurately in sentences before he would release the chocolates. 6B smashed it and are well on their way to becoming SPaG experts too! I wonder what he will get up to tomorrow?

I have a feeling it might just link to dashes!

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

Developing our Gross Motor Skills

28th November 2025Joshua Meade

Even in the cold conditions, there is no better way to keep warm than being physically active – ensuring children aged 0-5 get 180mins of intense physical activity a day. We have been using our gross motor skills to develop our locomotion, stability and object control skills. #LovePlover

Invitation Writing

28th November 2025Joshua Meade

Yesterday, our children wrote their beautiful invitation for our kindness visitors at the Community Wellness Centre. Inviting them to our EYFS presentation of learning next week. Children then wrote their own invitations on provision. #LovePlover

Sharing our Stories: 28/11/2025

28th November 2025Geoff 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.

Top of the Blogs

Class 8 fantastic writing @ Green Top

Our Disneyland Video @ Plover

David Hockney style artwork @ Carcroft School

Crew Nightingale – kindness @ XP

Stitching up a colourful rainforest @ Norton Juniors

E29 Expert – mental health @ XP East

Weekly update @ XP Gateshead

A Marvellous POL @ Norton Infants

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