Sharing our Stories: 15/11/2024

Beautiful Work This Week

Children in Need @ Plover

The lovely Year 5 & 6 children have been learning all about Children in Need this week and why the cause is so important. They wanted to raise more awareness, so even more children could be supported. We hope you like their version of ‘I’ll Stand by You’ as we stand with everyone who needs the support!

Beautiful Curation at Green Top

Check out these recent beautiful curations at Green Top School from our Comms Crew!

Crew @ Plover

We asked our students at Plover what Crew looks like and what it means to be Crew – this was their response.

XP Trust – Protecting our Planet

On Friday 15 November Koen Timmers, the world renowned climate educator, visited XP Doncaster to present our students with a plaque entitled, ‘Climate Action Heroes’ in recognition of the work done by students across our Trust in pursuit of our curriculum seam of ‘Protecting Our Planet.’ 

The recognition is also for being part of the Climate Action Project which allows us to connect with students and learners from across the globe to find practical and impactful solutions to the climate emergency.

Meeting Professional Athletes

Last term, students met a few of the Doncaster Rovers first team players and were able to have photos and get autographs from the players. Students asked questions about the life of a professional athlete and the journey that the players have been on playing for different clubs. It was great to hear the players speak about our character traits and how these character traits link to sport. 

In the same week, students visited Hill House school to listen to Olympic gold medal GB hockey player Sam Quek. Her experience as an athlete and the ups and downs she has faced really helped our students to understand that if you want something in life you have to work hard for it! Students were able to have a photo and ask questions to Sam at the end – they even held her gold medal. 

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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!

E-Safety Drop-in Session

Thank you to all of those who attended the E-Safety drop-in session this evening. Also a big thank you to the Digital Leaders who stayed behind to help facilitate the session!

REMINDER: Children in Need – Tomorrow!

REMINDER that Children In Need is tomorrow.

Children are able to come to school wearing PJ’s, non-uniform, super hero costumes, anything yellow and spotty.

Children do not need a contribution. However, they can bring in 50p for a bun.

Children in Need Coffee Morning will be in the hall 8:30 – 9:30am in the school hall!

If you would like to make any additional contributions to Children In Need – Please use the QR code above.

Year 2 orienteering fun!

Today, year 2 had their first orienteering lesson and I think it’s safe to say that they loved it.

They were using the maps, working together and did so much exercise running between the locations.

On top of this, key stage 1 have started their daily mile at playtimes this week. They are loving the exercise and being outside in this lovely Autumn weather.

Great job guys!

Crew Ambler – Lecture Preparation

This morning, we have been busy researching our topics in preparation for our scientific lecture all about space. Over the next few weeks, we will be using all our information to create scripts and slides ready to deliver to our audience. We can’t wait to show you what we have learnt! #OgdenTrust

Well done Thea

Huge shoutout for Thea who has raised £93 for the Armed Forces Charity. Thea has spent time over the last few weeks crocheting her own Poppy’s and selling them around school for remembrance day. Well done Thea we are all very proud of you!

Class 8’s fantastic DT

Class 8 have really grappled this week to design and build a battering ram. They have chosen their own resources and tried to create a sturdy structure with a moving mechanism. I have been blown away with how they have worked together with their partners and with how much resilience they have shown when things were hard.

Well done class 8, I am really proud!

Mrs Shaw