We are working as geographers

24th November 2025Mrs Haycock

Today 4H have been considering why people leave their homes and migrate elsewhere. We have also been thinking about why people move to a certain area. We have learnt the terms ‘push factor’ and ‘pull factor’ and cannot believe how the population of our city has grown since 2002! There are approximately 64,000 more people living in our city now than there was back in 2002!

Keep working hard 4H!

Mrs Haycock

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We have gone green!

24th November 2025Mrs Haycock

Well done to these three amazing pupils who have gone green on their TTRockstars heat maps.

You really do rock, folks!

Mrs Haycock

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Dance Show Donations

24th November 2025Joshua Meade

Hi Plover Community

Plover community, family and friends – we are asking for Disco Themed 70s/80s kids clothes and accessory donations like seen below: for some of our children to wear in next weeks dance show on Thursday 4th December.

These will be returned after. Please drop them into your class teacher if you are happy to lend them us please. Thank you.

Mr Meade

Y5/6 EFL Football Tournament Friday

24th November 2025Joshua Meade

Hi all just a reminder that these children are representing Plover at the EFL Football Cup on Friday 28th November 9.30am-3pm at the Eco Power Stadium, Stadium Way, DN4 5JW.

Kodish J, Darcy T, Ellie L, Theo B, Lucas S, Jarvis LB, Theo S, Jenson T, Samuel S

We will give the children their football kit and a Plover waterproof coat on Thursday 27th November. Please can the children come dressed in their Plover football kits on Friday. Wearing shin pads, moulded football boots and their red Plover waterproof coats.

Children are to bring a packed lunch to this competition.

Mrs Jobber and Coach Calum will meet and greet the children at 9.30am outside the Eco Power Stadium, Club Doncaster entrance. Parents/carers are able to stay and watch throughout the whole day. Parents are to then pick up children at 3pm.

Mr Meade will be at XP on a staff training day and will be checking in on the Plover football team throughout the day. #LovePlover

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Sharing our Stories: 21/11/2025

21st 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

KS1 Community hero awards! @ Green Top

Our Paris Video @ Plover

Snow Day @ Carcroft School

Authentic Art making in Y8 @ XP

And sew it begins… @ Norton Juniors

E30 Explorer – A Debate Full of Energy, Respect and Brilliant Ideas @ XP East

G29 Geography – Has the regeneration of the Ouseburn been a success? @ XP Gateshead

Remembrance Day Celebration @ Norton Infants

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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!

Fantastic craftsmanship and quality!

21st November 2025Miss Blackham

I am so proud of 6B who have worked so hard on the draft and re-draft process in their recent final write. The children have shown great examples of craftsmanship and quality when writing instructions on how to make a bird box.

-Miss Blackham

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