Crew Ardern – DofE Volunteer Work & A Spot of Fun!

Hey there! Crew Ardern reporting in from their DofE walk round Lakeside, where we’ve been donning our community superhero capes for some litter picking action! But guess what? We couldn’t resist soaking up some good vibes and forging bonds with each other and the locals, especially their adorable pooches!

Check out the snapshots – we got a tad sidetracked by the furry friends around. And hey, we even decided to test our stone-skimming skills! Don’t worry, no animals/birds or humans were anywhere near harm’s way during our playful stone-throwing escapades. 🐾 Let’s keep the good times rolling while keeping Lakeside spick and span!

E27 – Crew Rashford SLC’s

Over the past 2 weeks Crew Rashford have been taking part in their Student Led Conferences. Parents and carers have had the opportunity to gain insigh into the incredible work and learning that they have been doing over the last few months.

Student-led conferences put students in charge of sharing information about their progress with their families. Students learn to advocate for themselves; they reflect upon and provide evidence for their progress. The structure builds studentsā€™ sense of responsibility and accountability for their own learning, and it helps to hone their understanding of what it means to meet learning targets.

Student-led conferences also greatly enhance family engagement. The conference structure builds family membersā€™ interest and understanding in what has been happening in the classroom. As such, relationships among students, family members and staff are strengthened.

You are awesome Crew Rashford!

Year 7 Admiral/X30 Getting Smart in Spanish

This term Year 7 Admiral are learning to talk about where they live. Today they met the vocabulary for rooms in a home, and they worked together to build sentences to describe a house. Each student in the group had a role to play: one identified the graphic and reported it to the person acting as the dictionary. It was their job to use the sentence builder to make a sentence in Spanish. The scribe had the responsibility of writing the sentence alongside the graphic, and then the proofreader checked for accuracy. Students met their HOWLs target of “I can show kindness by working well with other people in my group” and then they were also able to report back in Spanish about what rooms were contained in their house. Ā”Muy buen trabajo!

Staff Crew: community activism

Pupils begin every school day at XP with their crews. Staff do the same on staff days. What’s good for the kids is good for us! This week, we spent Mindful Monday supporting a local charity: https://cavycorner.org. Dedicated volunteers Sue and Michael visited us to tell us about their work rescuing and rehabilitatingĀ guinea pigs. They shared some moving and shocking stories about their experiences. The charity demonstrates our character trait of compassion and we commend their commitment to speaking out for the welfare of this popular pet.Ā There are currently over a hundred guinea pigs in their care! As part of our ‘Activism’ curriculum seam, all staff brought in a donation of food for the guinea pigs or made a cash donation, showing that our HOWL ‘Be Kind’ can make a difference in the local community. We were delighted to receive pictures of the rescue’s residents enjoying our donations later that day!Ā 

If you too would like to support the charity, perhaps by fundraising or volunteering, then please visit their website to find out more. The charity is organising a fun small animal show in Armthorpe on April 14th to raise funds. If you have your own furry critters at home then why not go along and see if you can win a class or two! Ā Ā 

The last push with Crew Kahlo for Year 11

Pupils in Crew Kahlo have been working hard in and out of their sessions to prepare for their upcoming GCSE exams.

During crew this morning, all of Y11 were in the Lorax, revising for English. They were working at teams to guess quotes and descriptions from the texts and poems they are studying.

Y11 have also had time to work on their art coursework.