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Ysgol Penygelli, Coedpoeth

Remembrance from Ysgol Penygelli pupils.

Children from the Wrexham primary represented their school by walking to the Coedpoeth War Memorial to lay a wreath in order to give thanks and remembrance to those who sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom.

Westwood Primary School, Buckley

Lord Barry Jones and headteacher Sarah Jones, with pupils from Westwood Primary School.

Children at the Flintshire school took part in Remembrance events at the weekend.

Friday saw pupils take part in the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph in the town, with headteacher Sarah Jones and Lord Barry Jones.

On Sunday, the Year 5 Mini Police took part in Buckley's Remembrance walk. PCSO Rachael Duddle accompanied the children on the walk alongside Lynne Brown, deputy headteacher.

Elfed High School, Buckley

The 'weeping poppy' installation at Elfed High School.

Students at the school got creative in their gardening project over the last two weeks, creating a 'weeping poppy' installation to mark Remembrance Day.

The students, led by Gill Smith and Julie Bennett, have collected empty plastic bottles which were cut to size before being painted poppy red by Year 10 students.

After some drilling and wiring, the poppies were ready to assemble. This was done by representatives from each Year 7 class. A number of other students have also contributed to the overall result by working in the garden, taking part in weeding, tidying and attending to the flowers which are still in bloom.

The finished result is extremely impressive and the students and staff involved have received many positive comments about it from the community, as well as from visitors to the school.

Installing this poignant piece of student artwork in the beautiful garden at the centre of the school ensures that all at Elfed High School 'Will Remember Them'.

Ysgol Treffynnon

Ysgol Treffynnon head students, Sabri Boybay and Ayanda Parkies, prepare to lay a wreath on behalf of the school.

Students from the school were pleased to represent their school at the Remembrance Sunday parade and service held in Holywell.

Dignitaries including Rob Roberts MP, Cllr Ian Hodge, Mayor of Holywell and Lyn Hodge, Mayoress of Holywell, attended the service at St James' Church, together with representatives from local groups and organisations such as the Beavers and Scouts, Holywell army and navy cadets, and St John's Ambulance.

The service featured the hymn O God, Our Help In Ages Past, and the poignant epitaph, When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today. After the playing of the Last Post, the two minutes' silence was held. Both the Welsh and British National anthems were played.

Sabri Boybay and Ayanda Parkies, Ysgol Treffynnon head students from Year 11, laid a wreath at the Memorial Gates.

Following the service, students from the school who are members of the cadets, St John Ambulance crew, and Scouts, took part in the parade from Well Street.

Rebekah Rae, ALN teacher and Student Voice lead, accompanied the students to the service. She said: "It was a real privilege to attend Holywell's Remembrance Service representing Ysgol Treffynnon.

"It was particularly poignant this year with the war in Ukraine. I think it is so important that our young people understand what has gone on in wars and conflicts in the past, as well as what is happening today.

"I am so proud of all our students who attended, and Sabri and Ayanda were very respectful and eager to ensure they represented the school well. They are all a credit to themselves and the school."

Ysgol Ty Ffynnon, Deeside

First aid with Ryan Cawsey from St John Ambulance, at Ysgol Ty Ffynnon.

The School Council wanted to raise awareness of first aid in the school, and contacted St John Ambulance to ask if they would come in to school to train pupils.

The Year 6 class were able to have a two-hour training session with Ryan Cawsey from St John Ambulance. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session and learnt about CPR, choking and other first aid emergencies.

Ysgol Ty Ffynnon pupils Evie, Maria and Ava enjoyed first aid lessons from St John Ambulance.

Argoed High School

Erin Messham, Manon Butler, Maddison Humphreys, Amy Longmuir and Amelie Owens look forward to the day ahead at Bangor University.

The students who have consistently worked hard in their Spanish lessons were chosen to attend a special languages day at Bangor University, along with students from other schools.

The group of 18 Argoed High School students from Year 9 are in their third year of studying Spanish and have proved themselves to be dedicated and keen to develop their knowledge of the language.

On the day, the students took part in a Mandarin taster session, followed by a talk from the director of Sanako, a Finnish company, about the benefits of studying languages at GCSE. In the afternoon, the students were given a flavour of the Galician language, which is spoken in the North West region of Spain, followed by a tour of the university campus.

Spanish has become an increasingly popular option for GCSE students at the school and Virginie Butler, curriculum leader for modern foreign languages (MFL), arranged for the students to attend the university event as a reward for their commitment and interest.

She said: "It was a very informative and useful day; the students enjoyed all the activities and were fully engaged. They were also keen to hear how well the businessman had done for himself, thanks to his language skills.

"Trips like this are very important as they open the students' eyes to what could happen in the future, if they put the hard work in. They also learned that you could study a combination of subjects at university, it doesn't have to be just a language which I think is something they weren't really aware of. Having a language can really open doors when it comes to job hunting and, now more than ever, there are so many exciting and fulfilling career opportunities out there to be explored.

"The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were pleased to be recognised for their constant hard work, as places were unfortunately limited."

Mrs Butler has organised the school's first trip to Spain which will take place in May, when students and staff will fly to Malaga and then travel on to Granada, with a day trip to Cordoba.

Ysgol Bryn Alyn, Gwersyllt

Raytheon Technology’s Quadcopter Challenge - Ysgol Bryn Alyn team.

Before the summer science teacher at the school, Richard Holden, entered YBA pupils into the Raytheon Technology’s Quadcopter Challenge.

They produced a presentation video of their idea of using quadcopters for removing plastic waste from the sea, which put them through to the regional finals held at Glyndwr University.

Along with four other schools from North Wales, the team spent a day learning how to build a quadcopter and have spent the last month adapting their design in line with their original plans.

Last week the Year 9 students returned to Glyndwr University where they were judged on their design by Raytheon managers, presented on how they went about modifying their design and then were put through their paces on a quadcopter course.

Despite some challenges during the day, the team was selected by the judges as regional winners and will go on to the national finals at RAF Cranwell, home to the Royal Air Force College.