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Whole School Photograph
Wed 18 Jun 2014On Tuesday, 17th June, Ysgol Gwynedd had their whole school photograph taken, an event that takes place every 5 years. The pupils were very excited upon seeing the large terrace being set up on the playground. The official photograph will be available for parents to buy/order once the forms have arrived at school.
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Healthy School's Competition
Wed 18 Jun 2014Ysgol Gwynedd have a budding artist within their midst! During one of the most home learning tasks KS2 were asked to design a poster to promote healthy eating with a focus on 'farm to fork'. Once the posters were complete each room had their entries judged with the top 3 being forwarded to a county judge. Mayzee, who's entry included all the different types of produce that we have from milk, finished 3rd overall. This is a fantastic achievement bearing in mind that there were over 1000 applicants throughout the county. Da iawn Mayzee.
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Growing our own
Thu 15 May 2014A number of pupils in our Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 have been busy preparing the raised beds in the garden areas for planting vegetables. Currently, the pupils are growing potatoes, runner beans, and onions whilst also preparing an area to grow tomatoes. We look forward to seeing these grow and being cared for by our school community before being harvested later in the year.
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Care Home Naming Competition
Thu 15 May 2014During the spring term several of our KS2 pupils thought long and hard to think about a name for a new room/area in the Bod Hyfryd nursing home in Flint. The new room will be created with the residents in mind so that they can spend time with eachother reminicsing about their past and remembering moments that were special to them. Lots of the residents in Bod Hyfryd have developed, or are in the early stages of developing, Alzheimers. As I am sure many of us know, Alzheimers affects peoples ability to recall things and often leaves many elderly people upset. The naming competition by Barchester Homes is something that the school were eager to participate in whilst helping the community.
With nearly 200 pupils in KS2 entering the competition and some fantastic imaginative names created, it was down to Mrs Beverely McAuley, who works for Barchester Homes, to announce the winner. Mrs McAuley came to the school during a Headteachers' Award assembly and presented all the wonderful names that she had recieved before announcing the winner.
The winning name was 'Lavender Lane' and this belonged to Molly White in Year 5 - Da iawn Molly on your success. A plaque with the new name and Molly's name will soon be unveiled in a ceremony in the very near future.
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KS2 Easter Service
Mon 07 Apr 2014On Monday, 7th April the whole of KS2 performed their Easter service at the Parish Church in Flint. Year 5/6 pupils shared the Easter story whilst being supported by the acting skills of Room 12. A selection of Welsh and English hymns were performed by all the pupils including our very own version of 'You gotta be' by Des'ree. Many thanks for all the Mums, Dads and Grandparents in attendance; we hope you enjoyed the service. Happy Easter.
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KS2 Disco
Fri 04 Apr 2014Our KS2 pupils had a special treat on Thursday evening. For the past few weeks our amazing mid-day supervisors (MDSA's) had been arranging a disco for the pupils to enjoy. Many tickets were sold and a (very energetic!!) DJ was asked to come along to entertain everyone. Pupils enjoyed dressing up in their party clothes, singing karaoke, eating hot dogs and dancing to Gangnam Style on stage. Everybody at Ysgol Gwynedd is indebted to the hard work of the MDSA's who take great care of all our pupils during the lunch hour, ensuring that they are happy and well looked after. The disco was a great way to share this special bond - Diolch!!
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Kids Meet
Thu 03 Apr 2014On Thursday, 3rd April pupils from Year 5 were invited to visit Cornist Park School to take part in a 'Kids Meet' learning session. The session involved 5 schools from Flintshire (Ysgol Owen Jones, Cornist Park School, Ysgol Bryn Gwalia, Broughton Primary School and Ysgol Gwynedd) and Ysgol Casllwchwr, Swansea via Facetime. Each school were given an opportunity to present to each other in a carousel format. Ysgol Gwynedd presented about Wikis and how they have helped them learn about their topic and and how they can make connections using links to other subjects. It was also an opportunity for our pupils to meet new friends whilst learning about new digital initiatives such as coding with Scratch, Purple Mash, e-cadets and Hopscotch. Thank you to Cornist Park School for hosting a great learning experience.
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Year 4 @ Pentrellyncymer 2014
Fri 21 Mar 2014The Year 4 pupils spent 3 days on a residential visit at Pentrellyncymer, nr Cerrigydrudion from Wednesday, 19th to Friday 21st March. The pupils had lots of fun participating in many activities including Bushcraft, Problem Solving, Rock Climbing and Orienteering. More photos will be available shortly.
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It's OK to be different!!
Fri 21 Mar 2014On Friday 21st March children were asked to wear odd socks in support of World Downs Syndrome Day which draws attention to the fact that we are all different and that’s OK. It stimulated discussion within each class through carpet and circle time. This is the 9th anniversary of World Downs Syndrome Day and each year the voice of people with Downs syndrome, and those who live and work with them, grows louder.
