XP East

We are excited to announce a fun-filled day of festive cheer and fundraising as we take part in Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 11th December.

This annual event is a wonderful way to bring our school community together while raising vital funds for a fantastic cause: Save the Children.

What is Christmas Jumper Day?

On Thursday, December 11th, we are encouraging all students to come to school wearing their favourite, most festive, and perhaps even most ridiculous Christmas jumper! It’s a great opportunity to embrace the holiday spirit and support children around the world.

How to Donate

To participate in Christmas Jumper Day, we ask that each student makes a small donation to Save the Children:

• Cash Donation: Please bring a donation of £1 cash. This should be passed on to your Crew Leader.
• Online Donation: Alternatively, you can donate directly to our JustGiving page using this link.

Your generous donations will help Save the Children ensure every child has the chance to grow up healthy, safe, and educated.

More Festive Fun! Santa Dash, Christmas Crew Dinner & Bake Sale

The fun doesn’t stop with the jumpers! On the 11th of December, there will also be: 

• Santa Dash: Our fantastic PE teachers have organised an energetic Santa Dash for all students to take part in! Get ready to run, jog, or power-walk your way around a festive course. It’s a great way to get moving and add even more fun to the day!
• Christmas Crew Dinner: Students will also enjoy their special Christmas Dinner with their Crew. This is a lovely chance to share a festive meal together and celebrate the end of a busy term.
• Crew White’s annual Christmas bake sale supporting The Eve Merton Dreams Trust will feature festive treats and hot chocolates, with prices starting from £1.

We look forward to seeing the school full of colourful, sparkling, and fun Christmas jumpers! Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.

Miss Jones.

What a week for enrichment in PE this week. Start of the week students went on fieldwork to watch Manchester City V Bayer Leverkusen. Students were full of excitement about visiting the Etihad stadium, singing and cheering supporting the team. Even though the score wasn’t the outcome some of the students would have liked, it didn’t affect their buzz.

This week in PE we have had magnitude of extra curricular fixtures that students took part in. On Wednesday the year 7 boys football team played Outwood Adwick at home, the football game was a close game but unfortunately the end score was 6-4 to Adwick. The Year 7 and 8 netball team hosted Trinity for 2 amazing netball games. Both teams were amazing and displayed some fantastic skills against a tough side, winning both games. On Thursday we hosted KS3 Badminton against Armthorpe, some brilliant skills shown but unfortunately lost 4-2. Well done to the students who took part in extra curricular this week.

Next week in PE W/C1st December

Wednesday – Year 7 and 9 netball at home finish at 4.45. Year 7 and 8 girls football at home finish at 5pm.

Thursday – Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30 and BTEC learning labs 3.30-.4.30

Any questions please email PE team

[email protected]

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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

Class 8 fantastic writing @ Green Top

Our Disneyland Video @ Plover

David Hockney style artwork @ Carcroft School

Crew Nightingale – kindness @ XP

Stitching up a colourful rainforest @ Norton Juniors

E29 Expert – mental health @ XP East

Weekly update @ XP Gateshead

A Marvellous POL @ Norton Infants

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

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!

Our Year 10 students recently took part in a With Me In Mind expert session focused on managing stress during mock and real exams. The session explored a range of practical stress-relieving techniques—including breathing exercises, time-management strategies, positive self-talk, and ways to break revision into manageable chunks. Students engaged brilliantly throughout, offering thoughtful ideas of their own and discussing what works best for them. It was fantastic to see such mature reflections and a willingness to develop healthy habits ahead of exam season. WELL DONE E29.

Just a reminder that Bronze and Silver DofE Celebration of Learning will take place on Tuesday 2nd December at 4:30 on XP East Stairs.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

DofE Crew

This week, linking to our expedition on transformational change, Crew White turned our attention to small acts of kindness. One of these acts involved writing an appreciation postcard to a member of staff, accompanied by a small flower as a token gesture. It was heart-warming to see Crew members thinking so carefully about who they wanted to appreciate and why. The messages they wrote were thoughtful, genuine, and full of gratitude.

The activity was a real success and provided a lovely pick-me-up for staff. Moments like these remind us how powerful small gestures can be in creating positive change within our community.

Well done to all the students who have taken part in enrichment this week. Great effort from the year 9 boys football team who visited Outwood Adwick on Wednesday evening out in the cold. Cross country was another huge success this week where have had a number of students make it through to the South Yorkshire next round.

Well done to the year 7/8 girls football who have had a busy week. First fixture was against Hungerhill on a cold winter night, not the result we were hoping for but the girls did not give up. The girls then went on to compete in the EFL cup at the Keepmoat, where 21 school competed. The girls were fantastic and came top of their group with some outstanding wins against Hall Cross, Don Valley, South Axholme and many more. The girls then made it through to the semi finals but unfortunately lost 1-0 in what was a tight match. What an incredible achievement, well done to everyone who played.

We have another busy week next week so please read the what coming up next week blog post.

Have a fab weekend from Team PE.

Monday – Badminton Practice 3.30-4.30. Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30

Tuesday- Man City fieldwork, leaving school at 3.15. Return around midnight. Will contact parents on the way home. Students will need warm clothing, packed lunch for the bus and money if they would like to buy any food there. All letters have gone to parents/guardians whose child is on the fieldwork.

Wednesday – Year 7 and 8 girls netball game at home finish at 4.45. Year 7 boys football match at home finish at 5pm. Please tick your name off the team sheet.

Thursday – KS3 badminton fixture at home finish at 5pm. Please tick your name off.

Any questions please email

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

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

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

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!

This afternoon, E30 Explorer showed what thoughtful, passionate learners they truly are during our big debate: Who was responsible for the deaths on the island?

The enthusiasm in the room was infectious; students were animated, expressive and full of insightful ideas. What made the debate so special, though, was the level of respect they showed one another. Even when opinions differed (and they definitely did!), students listened, challenged each other kindly, and built on each other’s thinking.

Discussions like this remind us just how powerful books can be: they spark curiosity, emotion, imagination and deep thinking. E30 Explorer absolutely brought the story to life today.

Fantastic work, all of you. Keep debating, keep questioning, and keep reading! 📚✨