Sharing our Stories: 23/01/2026

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

Extended Study Learning @ Green Top

Amazing home learning in Year 6 @ Plover

Baking biscuits @ Carcroft School

High energy and big wins @ XP

Weekly Update for Families @ XP Gateshead

Crew Hamilton: Orienteering Extraordinaires @ Norton Infants

Academic Thursday in Crew White @ XP East

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F2BP Pride of Plover

Otis was our Pride of Plover today. He is an amazing example of the Plover Pledge. He works very hard and challenges himself in his learning. He is kind to his friends and helps them in their learning. It is such a pleasure having Otis in our class. Well done Otis.

Mrs Price

#LovePlover

Whole school art competition!

We are hosting an art competition. We are asking pupils to design a wildflower piece of art and the winning entry will have their art put on the front of seed packets which will be distributed in our community by our children.

Can any entries please be passed on to myself in 6B by Friday 30th January.

There will be a small prize for each entry and a special prize for the overall winner.

-Miss Blackham

LovePlover

Amazing home learning in Year 6!

These superstars have blown me away with their home learning. A fantastic example of leading their own learning. So proud of them! 10 crew coins for ‘getting smart’.

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

Thank you Adele – Skipping Festival here we come!

Year 4 showed great courage today when they embarked upon their skipping journey! Adele came to teach us the fundamental skills required to be able to skip in many different ways. Over the next few months, we plan to perfect these initial skills and then learn even more ways to skip than we already have. In June, we will be even more courageous when we take on the competition at a Skipping Festival where we will display craftsmanship and quality!

Let’s keep skipping, smiling and supporting each other folks. We will all be experts in no time!

Mrs Haycock

#LovePlover

Bus Expert and Visit

This morning, we had a special visitor in EYFS… not only was he a bus driver with a double decker bus, but he was one of our parents! Thank you to Jack and First Travel f. or visiting us today. The children learnt about what a bus driver does, how the bus moves safely, what journeys the buses go on. Then we got to explore the bus and sing songs! This was some children’s first time on a bus and they were so excited! #LovePlover

Y6 Valentines hamper

We are kindly asking for donations of red/pink/white or valentines items to create a Valentines hamper to raffle. All funds will go towards Y6 leavers hoodies and our Y6 prom.

Raffle tickets will be on sale in 6B every day until Thursday 12th February when the raffle will be drawn.

Thank you in advance.

-Miss Blackham

LovePlover

Year 6 key dates!

We know how hard it is to manage school events when working and sorting childcare so we are trying to give you as much notice as possible in regards to final words, leavers assemblies etc. Please see the details below.

Monday 11th May- SPaG SATs assessments

Tuesday 12th May- Reading SATs assessments

Wednesday 13th May- Arithmetic & Reasoning 1 SATs assessments

Thursday 14th May- Reasoning 2 SATs assessments

Friday 15th May- 1:30pm Parents vs children rounders match and picnic to celebrate the end of SATs

Monday 29th June and Monday 6th July- final word appointments- times to be confirmed

Thursday 2nd/Friday 3rd July- London residential

Tuesday 14th July- Year 6 prom 4pm

Wednesday 15th July- Leavers assembly and red carpet 1:45pm

Friday 17th July- Y6 SURPRISE- details to follow

Fundraising events and details will be shared in due course.

Thank you for your continued support.

-Miss Blackham

LovePlover