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• Ysgol Ty Ffynnon, Shotton

Cristiana, Lisa Cleaver (area coordinator for the Pyjama Appeal), Fleur, Mair-Brooke, Erwin and teacher Christina Griffiths .

Children at the Deeside school held a special event. They were asked to wear pyjamas or their own clothes to school, in exchange for a new pair of children's pyjamas or a money donation to buy pyjamas.

The school is supporting the Children's Hospital Pyjamas Appeal, which provides children in local hospitals and hospices with a new pair of pyjamas on Christmas Day.

The event at Ysgol Ty Ffynnon raised £258.41 on the day and had 38 pairs of pyjamas donated by staff and children, with more donations set to follow.

• Ysgol Rhiwabon, Wrexham

The main hall was full to overflowing at Ysgol Rhiwabon's Open Evening.

It was standing room only at the Wrexham high school's Open Evening last week. The special event in the school's calendar allows families the opportunity to meet staff, students and governors, and to judge first-hand the excellence of the school.

The high level of interest in the school and all its achievements is a testament to the hard work and dedication of staff, governors and the students who are very proud of their school.

Ysgol Rhiwabon and the local primary schools work very closely together providing excellent transition and induction for Year 6 students. A key highlight of the evening had to be the enthusiastic speeches delivered by four new Year 7 students. Parents commented on the enthusiasm of the student volunteers who took great pride in showcasing their work.

Headteacher Melanie Ferron-Evans gave a presentation at the start of the evening. As a former student of the school herself, she was keen to emphasise the values of tradition, hard work and community links and to ensure every young person achieves the very best they can be.

She discussed all the exciting initiatives in the school which have contributed to the school's success. Emphasis was also placed on the future and the opportunities Ysgol Rhiwabon has to offer in the schools and its local community.

Mrs Ferron-Evans said: "I am really pleased with how our Open Evening went. The level of interest shown in our school has been fantastic and I now look forward to meeting our new intake again.

"The school website reflects the historic links we have to the area and I've used this to show our strong community focus and how successful our students have been over time.

"I was delighted to be able to speak to so many parents, grandparents and friends of the school, face to face during the evening; it was a pleasure and I would like to thank everyone for their extremely positive comments about the school and in particular about our students."

• Flint High School

Flint High School students brave the dark to explore the caves.

A group of sixth form students attended a popular outdoors activity centre for a team building and resilience activity day.

Eighteen Year 12 students from Flint High went on the enrichment trip to the Kingswood Centre, Colomendy, which was designed to increase social and teamwork skills after the pandemic years.

During the day, the students took part in caving, problem solving activities, archery and the 3G swing.

Anna Smith, sixth form supervisor, went with the students. She said: "This is the first time we have organised a trip to Colomendy for our sixth formers, but it has been such a great success that we are looking for it to be an annual event.

Students try their hand at archery.

"After the last few years, developing team building and resilience skills has become more important than ever and the opportunity to be able to do this in a fun and relaxed environment was great.

"Throughout the day we could visibly see our students gaining confidence to work together and overcome their fears during the caving activity and while up high on the 3G swing.

"The students absolutely loved the 3G swing and going through the cave systems and, despite the rain, we had a fantastic day and faced our fears in the tree tops!"

Feedback from the students has been very positive. Jacob Jones said it was 'a once in a lifetime opportunity' and Ethan Vaughan said 'the 3G swing was amazing!'.

Sixth form students, including future leaders (prefects), will be on hand to talk to visitors at the open evening on October 13, between 6pm-8pm.

Anna added: "We are very excited to be hosting our sixth form open evening where we will be showcasing the wide range of subjects that we offer within Flint 6.

"Clare Millington, our headteacher, will welcome visitors with an introduction, and afterwards prospective students will be able to sample individual subject areas and meet key members of staff who will be able to answer any questions. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the event."

• Abermorddu CP School

Year 4 guitarist Olly Pearson played at the Macmillan Coffee Morning.

The school recently hosted a Macmillan coffee morning for parents, grandparents and local community.

They were grateful to received an abundance of cake donations from the local SPAR, Hope Co-op store, as well as staff and parents.

Year 6 pupils warmly welcomed everybody and led this year's coffee morning competition.

Olly Pearson, a talented guitarist from the Year 4 class played music throughout the morning which was enjoyed by all.

They raised £413.19 for the Macmillan Cancer Support, a cause very close to the school's heart.

Organiser, Mrs Berry, deputy headteacher said: “We were overwhelmed by the generosity shown by everybody who donated and supported this event. It was a joy to see everybody come together and enjoy the coffee morning.”

• Ysgol Treffynnon

Head and deputy head students at Ysgol Treffynnon, from left: Sabri Boybay, Gerda Klimantaviciute, Ayanda Parkies and Lily Parry.

Four Year 11 students at the Flintshire high school are delighted to have been elected as head and deputy head students and are looking forward to getting started in their new roles.

Sabri Boybay and Ayanda Parkies have been appointed as head students at Ysgol Treffynnon and will be supported by deputies, Lily Parry and Gerda Klimantaviciute.

As part of the application process, each student submitted a manifesto with their ideas about the changes they would like to help introduce and how they would support students in day to day school life.

Sabri is looking to work with the canteen staff to improve food choices. He is also hoping to organise a Christmas school trip and help set up extra-curricular clubs in areas requested by students.

He said: "I am so grateful for this opportunity to represent the students in our school and am looking forward to bringing about change where it needs to happen."

Ayanda wants to introduce a vending machine, improved rewards for excellence, and more inter school competitions for sports and chess.

She said: "This is a very exciting opportunity, and I will work hard to achieve the things I have set out to do. However, I believe that even if we can't always change the situation, we can always change our attitude."

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Helping teachers and students alike is Lily's priority as well as assisting with canteen improvements and providing a willingness to represent people who struggle to voice their own opinion.

Providing a Key Stage 4 common room for students is Gerda's main aim and she is already underway with researching options for this. She would also like to see more work experience opportunities for students, and more charity events

The students were elected via a democratic process organised by the school council who opened up applications for the roles to all year 11 students. After considering all the applicants' manifestos, the school council presented them to all students in assemblies over the course of a week.

The council then created an anonymous online form to enable students and staff to cast their votes, giving a week to consider and make their decisions.

All the votes were automatically calculated by the online programme and the successful candidates were informed soon afterwards.

Rebekah Rae, ALN teacher and student voice lead said: "As the student voice lead, I am very proud of how the council ensured that all eligible students had the opportunity to apply, and their determination to have a fair and eco-friendly voting system.

"The successful candidates are dedicated and truly worthy of their new roles. They have demonstrated that they want to support the students and staff in our school in a range of different areas and I am excited to work with them to see their dreams come to fruition. I am delighted to wish them all the best for the coming year."