Our photographer, Vicki, from VC Photography will be in school next Friday, 11th October, taking this years individual and sibling photographs.
In-school siblings will have their photos taken together throughout the school day. If you would like any younger/older siblings to be in a sibling photo, please come to school for 8am – these will be taken between 8-8:30 ONLY.
If your child’s PE day is a Friday, please send them to school in uniform with their PE kits in their bags.
Can’t wait to see all the photos! Happy smiling! #LovePlover
Celebrating XP Doncaster’s Duke of Edinburgh 2024 Expedition
Check out these beautiful highlights from C28s DofE Expedition last academic year! They had an awesome POL to celebrate their success this week.
Working with the National Gallery
On Monday, our dedicated Art Staff at XP Doncaster had the incredible opportunity to attend an enriching workshop organised in collaboration with The National Gallery, made possible through the support of Right Up Our Street. This was part of a larger initiative, as The National Gallery prepares for their upcoming visit to Doncaster on 19th October, which is an exciting stop on their nationwide Art Road Trip. In the lead-up to this highly anticipated visit, the Gallery has been offering a series of free CPD sessions aimed specifically at art teachers. These sessions are designed to enhance teaching practices, and we were fortunate enough that our staff could participate in one of these invaluable opportunities.
“It was really amazing to work with the National Gallery on the Staff Day at XP. They will be coming in to launch the Articulation prize for XP C28 students. Staff had the opportunity to take part in the workshop as a sneak peek before the kids get a chance!”
Kat Taylor – Art @ XP Doncaster
The focus of the workshop was particularly inspiring, centring on the importance of art commentary and how educators can empower students to express their own unique interpretations of artworks. It delved deeply into the ways students can be encouraged to find and use their own voices, providing them with the tools to articulate personal responses to visual art. The session explored various strategies for prompting thoughtful engagement with art, ensuring that students feel confident in offering their perspectives, regardless of the artwork’s complexity or the student’s prior experience. By fostering a more inclusive and supportive environment, the workshop aimed to inspire both teachers and students to approach art not just as observers but as active commentators, enriching their understanding and appreciation of visual culture. This experience was invaluable for our staff, equipping them with fresh insights and methods that will undoubtedly benefit our students in the classroom.
Building Crew at Green Top
On our most recent Staff Day, Green Top School staff completed an awesome scavenger hunt around Snaith! Crews had to complete various challenges throughout the day and they built Crew and formed stronger relationships as a result! Go #CrewGreenTop!
Wood Foundation Visitors!
We love welcoming visitors from all over the world to our Trust and this week it was a delight to work with our friends from the Wood Foundation with teachers from more than a dozen schools in Aberdeenshire. Our work with the Wood Foundation and the many schools they support, began in 2019 and has enabled us to share our story and how we work. We also travelled to Aberdeen this year to deliver CPD – including how we crew!
This week the focus was on creating and delivering expeditions and our visitors created some amazing food from our Plover Pantry recipe leaflets; originally created by the students. Part of this expedition was designed to bring the leaflets to life with a step by step video and photography guide.
In Crew we have been thinking about how nice it feels when someone is kind to us. Whether they helped us with our work, helped us when we fell over or picked up our coat when it fell on the floor.
We all thought about the last thing we did that was kind and what things we could do to be kind to others. We each made a Kindness Coupon and shared our kind deeds with our friends and grown ups in school and at home.
These superstars led their own learning in our pre-teach of short division this morning. I am so proud of these mathematicians! A perfect example of 4 in the ‘get smart’ strand of their HoWLs.
Well done to these 9 superstars who battled and played the best football in the tournament. Unfortunately, we didn’t qualify, just missing out. But they did themselves proud. Shout out to Ellie who was our player of the tournament! #LovePlover
So proud of these superstars who spent time revising last night. I am even more impressed that they have come to boosters to build on last night’s revision! A perfect of example of ‘4’ in the ‘get smart’ strand of their HoWLs. Keep up the hard work superstars! 10 crew coins 🙂
We have three prizes up for grabs for our lovely year 6’s. One of the prizes is for engagement in our revision sites at home, another is for engagement on reading plus at home and the final prize is for attending boosters. Every time a child participates in one of the above, they will have their names put into a hat and three winners will be drawn on Friday 18th October so they can enjoy their halloween treats over the holidays.
2P has investigated which material would be best to construct a castle with. We made simple castles out of aluminium foil, paper, cardboard, plastic, bricks and wood. We then tested whether the materials would easily be destroyed by a projectile, by a strong wind or if they would easily burn. We realised that paper and foil were terrible choices and that the best material would be brick.
Just a reminder that these Y5/6 children are playing in a football tournament tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 3rd October): Shayen B, Kai C, Johnny C, Cameron B, Tim G, Darwin A, Tommy W, Jerzie W, Ellie L
The coach will pick the 9 children and Mr Meade up at 12pm. The coach will drop us back off at Plover after school at approx. 4.30pm, for parents to then pick up.
Can all children please bring to school tomorrow, football boots/trainers, shinpads, water bottle, waterproof coat. Mr Meade will provide sports kit for all the children.
If the time of drop off is earlier or later then 4.30pm [email protected] will email parents to inform you.
