Headteachers Weekly Newsletter – issue 4
Autumn DISCO
NEON Themed Autumn DISCOÂ
Wednesday 15th October 2025
EYFS 1:30pm – 2:30pm
KS1 3pm – 3:45pm
KS2 4pm – 5pm
£2 entrance to the DISCO will include a hotdog and juice. Additional drinks and sweets will be available to purchase.
Neon items will be available to purchase!
Uniform / clothes:
Nursery and F2 children are welcome to come to school in their DISCO clothes.
Y1 and Y2 will be in school uniform and will get changed in class before the DISCO begins.
KS2 will be in school uniform for the day and change at home or during their club (if they attend a Wednesday club).
Children will be collected from their usual doors after the DISCO
Thanks
Sharing our Stories: 03/10/2025
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.
G29: What makes a great education?
Last term, students in G29 at XPG were challenged to give a keynote at the MTEM conference on what makes a great education. Over a week they drafted and put together an incredible speech which they have now recorded back in school.
Top of the Blogs
Crew Nightingale – Higher Maths @ XP
XP Outdoors – Year 7 take on mighty task of litter picking @ XP East
A visit from Stuart – learning about helping homeless people @ Norton Infants
Share your stories with us!
Y5/6 Legacy Football
Well done to our Y5/6 footballers who took part in our first Legacy competition of the year yesterday. Despite their great effort throughout the tournament we lost out 1-0 in the quarter finals. Well done boys!
Y6/Y4 Family collaboration – Extended Study
How gorgeous to see family home learning collaboration! This sends a strong message about the importance of recycling….Well done guys!
Baseball was a hit!
We went down to the ‘ball park’ and it was filled with budding baseball ears trying to hit a home run. What a lovely lunchtime and so full of enthusiasm. Well done Year 1 and 2 for being so sensible and getting into the baseball spirit!
Class 8: Martin Luther King research lesson
Today, class 8 used fact sheets to find out information about Martin Luther King and his life. We then made anchor charts and the children transferred them into sentences. I was really pleased with all of the children, but especially Adam for really trying to improve his presentation!
Class 8’s American themed day
What a great day we have had today. We have had a cheerleading session, a music session using the drum sticks and baseball available during lunch time. We would like to thank the dinner staff for making such a delicious lunch too! Well done Dominik for being our lunch time winner because he had the tray with a sticker on…and on his birthday too! Well done guys!
Year 3 – We’re the Kids of America!
Wow – what a fab American-themed day we’ve enjoyed in Year 3 today! Some fantastic costumes and great, fun activities from American musical bells and rock guitars – to -cheerleading and dancing … not to mention there were doughnuts at lunch time!! Yum Yum! Thank you to everyone for taking part.
What a Fantastic American-Themed Day!
The children have had a wonderful time today celebrating our American-themed day! They thoroughly enjoyed their themed lunch, choosing between delicious chicken burgers or classic hotdogs, followed by a sweet treat of chocolate brownies and mini donuts – a real hit all around!
In Reception, the fun started early with some lively dancing in the hall led by Mrs Rayner, which got everyone moving and smiling. Later on, we had a fantastic musical session with Mr Pickles, who truly rocked it on the guitar! The children had a brilliant time joining in, playing along enthusiastically with their drumsticks.
It’s been a day full of energy, laughter, and great memories!
