Class 5: Super Handwriting

In Class 5 we have been focussing on improving the presentation of our work. We have been thinking a lot about our handwriting and if we are forming letters correctly, writing on the lines, keeping our letters a consistent size and using ascenders and descenders. Each day I have been choosing children to receive a postcard for improvements in their handwriting. Today it was just too hard to choose so we have 9 handwriting champions with many more children who are right behind them! I wonder who will receive our handwriting postcards tomorrow?

Extended Study – COMPETITION TIME!

Throughout this week, there are lots of National Awareness days including:

  • National Children’s Art Week
  • Plastic Free July
  • Clean Beaches Week
  • International Plastic Bag Free Day

Use the following links to build your knowledge:

https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/childrens-art-week-2025/https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/plastic-free-july-2025/https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/clean-beaches-week-2025/https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/create-week-2025/https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/international-plastic-bag-free-day-2025/

TO CELEBRATE THESE DAYS WE ARE GOING TO RUN A ART COMPETITION WHICH WILL BE DRAWN ON THE 14TH JULY!

THE CHALLENGE – Create a piece of art to celebrate plastic free and clean beaches etc.

Could you use plastic as part of your artwork, shells, sand etc.

Bring your completed artwork in to school and hand to Crew Leaders by the 14th July – Crew Council will pick a winner from each phase!

We can’t wait to see and display your final pieces!

WIZARD OF OZ – SHOW TICKETS!

Would you like to come and watch our KS2 Summer performance of ‘The Wizard of Oz’?

JUST A REMINDER THAT TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR £2.50 FROM MRS SPETCH

THE SHOW DATES ARE:

Thursday 3rd July – 6pmMoorends Community Centre, Northgate

Friday 4th July – 1pm – Moorends Comunity Centre, Northgate

Monday 7th July – 1pm – Green Top School

Year 4 at school

This wonderful little group today have been all hands in deck crafting and creating some backdrops and props for our school’s end of year production of the Wizard of Oz!

Even though it’s been super warm, they have worked hard and every bit has helped massively! Enjoy your weekends guys!

Sharing our Stories: 20/06/2025

Beautiful Work This Week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from this week. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

What’s happening at the XP Festival ’25? @ XP Trust

KS1 Community Crew @ Green Top

Turn up the volume! @ Plover

KS2 Girls Football Tournament @ Carcroft School

Stay and Read in the sunshine! @ Norton Infants

Beautiful work @ XP Gateshead

Crew Sinfield – back and getting SLC ready! @ XP

DofE Update @ XP East

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