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Star Reader Breakfast @ Carcroft School
Weekly update for families @ XP Gateshead
Handwriting Superstars @ Plover
Garden Restoration Complete! @ Norton Juniors
Impressive home learning @ Green Top
What is Crew? @ Norton Infants
Please contact XP school to book your place at the student show case!
-Miss Blackham
LovePlover
Every week in 1M we are going to have a handwriting competition.
I am looking for the most beautiful handwriting in any piece of work! Two winners win a prize and can proudly showcase their handwriting on our display board.
Well done to Sreelakshmi and Mateo who have worked hard following Martin Harvey’s handwriting lines with short lines, tall lines, tail lines and joining lines! #LovePlover
Our lovely students ambassadors have been working hard to plan this year’s Harvest festival. They politely request donations of non perishable foods and have set all crews a challenge. The crew who brings in the most donations will win a milkshake and film treat!
Donating means giving back to our community. Something we are really passionate about at Plover so please support us and donate what you can. The deadline for donations is Monday 2nd October but we are welcoming donations from today.
Also please remember that our Plover pantry is open to ALL parents. We always have lots of new and exciting stock and we would love to see more parents there. It is open every Thursday at 2:15pm.
-Miss Blackham
#LovePlover
Last week our new Year 7s were the 9th cohort of students from XP to head off to the Aberdovey Outward Bound centre to answer the guiding question ‘What does it mean to be Crew?’. These are their reflections after just three days of their secondary school journey…
XP is now the official new home of the Doncaster Youth Jazz Association.
Fifty years ago John Ellis MBE created the Doncaster Youth Jazz Association (DYJA).
Over the next half century, with three bands and a fourth ensemble made up of alumni, the organisation was to become internationally renowned.
The Doncaster Youth Jazz Orchestra has played at some of the awesome venues in the world, from the Royal Albert Hall to Buckingham Palace, the United Nations in New York to Ronnie Scott’s in London. Always delighting audiences and showcasing the young people of Doncaster’s talent and virtuosity.
Now, after many years at Beckett Road, DYJA are moving into our XP school, which will become their base. Their office, rehearsal and teaching rooms and music library – as well as full band rehearsal space will be here with us at Middle Bank.
Andy, our Chief Academic officer commented:
“We are absolutely delighted, across the XP Trust, that the Doncaster Youth Jazz Association is now based at our founding school, XP.
To support and be associated with an organisation that has travelled the world, sharing its music and the amazing talent of Doncaster’s young musicians, is very exciting and part of our ongoing commitment to the local community.
As we look forward to celebrating 10 years of XP in 2024, this feels like another landmark moment in our story – and we hope this is so for DYJA too as they continue their decades-long journey.”
Charlotte Arrowsmith, Chair of the Board of Trustees added:
“This feels like a new and exciting chapter for us at DYJA as we enter our 51st year. We’re delighted to have moved into XP School – and we’re looking forward to working and creating here, in such an inspiring place.”
BBK/Chotting @ Carcroft School
Weekly update for families @ XP Gateshead
Student Ambassadors – First meeting of the year @ Plover
Stay and Challenge @ Norton Infants
Class 12: Crew Reading @ Green Top
Act of Kindness @ Norton Juniors
We have lots of stock so we hope to see you all there tomorrow!
-Miss Blackham
#LovePlover
We are currently updating our wet play cupboards and would be so appreciative if you could donate any of your old or unwanted board games. Please pop any donations to 6B 💙
Thank you in advance!
-Miss Blackham
#LovePlover
