On Friday we had Dave from Uni Play visit F2 to talk about playground markings, how they’re made, showed lots of designs, spoke about what machines are used and answered lots of questions our children had. We then went on a journey around our school playgrounds to test out some old playground markings, shared ideas of what the children would like and then we created our own. #LovePlover
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Exploring Winter
Y5/6 Basketball medalists
Demonstrating craftsmanship and quality in art!
I was blown away by these superstars who have produced the most beautiful Tudor roses out of clay I have ever seen! They drafted and re-drafted to make their final designs as accurate as possible.
I cannot wait to see them painted! 10 crew coins each for ‘working hard’.
-Miss Blackham
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Showing courage when peer critiquing writing 💙
6B demonstrated courage last week as they critiqued one another’s work. They created their own success criteria based on models of age related and greater depth writing. They supported one another’s in ensuring their work was the best it could be.
I really enjoyed reading their critiqued versions.
Well done superstars! 💙
-Miss Blackham
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Plover Community Club – Legacy Sports sign up information
Scan the QR code to book on to a KS2 community sports club every Tuesday evening 4pm-5pm at Plover, £1.25 per session.
Sharing our Stories: 16/01/2026
Beautiful work this week
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
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We are cartographers!
As part of our Geography case study, 2P learnt what was meant by the phrases’ bird’s eye view’ and ‘aerial view’. We then linked this to how maps are created and why they use an aerial view. We explored our classrooms and imagined what they would look like from above. We then used different resources to create a simple map of our classroom. We did really well!
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Expert Visitor No.2!
Phil Sheppard kindly came into school to share his expertise as a local author and illustrator. He has written a children’s book all about Doncaster and he came to share how he went about creating the book. Phil shared his journey to becoming an author and answered lots of brilliant questions about his ‘Discover Doncaster’ book. Thanks, Phil!
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Expert Visitor No. 1!
Year 2 had a visit from Geoff, from the XP Communications team. He brought in his drone and demonstrated how the drone was flown and how it worked. This was a hook for our Geography learning, which begins with understanding what a bird’s-eye view is and how it is used for maps. Geoff got some footage and shared how far we could see from the drone up in the sky.
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