Here are some of the recent activities student have been up to.
Two groups of students from Years 7, 8 and 9 have recently taken part in both literacy and numeracy projects organised and delivered by Wrexham Football Club. The projects are designed to help improve students’ literacy and numeracy skills with an emphasis on football related activities. Tasks include writing match reports and creating graphics from … Read more
On Friday 3rd March, 9 Ysgol Treffynnon students took part in a drama workshop at Theatre Clwyd, Mold. This is a nationally recognised drama workshop which deals with issues that can affect young people in their daily lives, especially social media. The workshop looks at the causes and consequences of breaking the law from both … Read more
Ysgol Treffynnon recently took 42 students to Old Trafford to watch Manchester United in their Europa League final thirty-two tie. Manchester United won the game 3-0 with a hatrick from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. All students were fantastic and loved the experience. For some it was their first time at Old Trafford. The only issue was the … Read more
As part of the photography element of the Year 11 CoPE qualification the students went on a hills and vales walk to Llanarmon Yn Ial. They developed their photography skills and took some lovely photographs of the Spring scenery and the hills and vales . During the day they were also identify aspects of the … Read more
Many congratulations to Ysgol Treffynnon Year 9 student, Lucy Young, who recently travelled to Palermo, Sciliy to compete in the W.U.M.A. Karate World Championships. Lucy was chosen to represent Great Britain competing in team Kato and performed Basadai against four other countries. The team along with Lucy were placed 3rd and each member received a … Read more
Many congratulations to Masie Williams a Year 10 student at Ysgol Treffynnon who recently achieved North East Wales Representative Honours for Netball. Maisie travelled to Cardiff with the rest of the selected team on Friday the 19th of January to represent North East Wales in a Netball National Tournament against different regions across Wales, after … Read more
On Thursday 19th January, Year 9 students at Ysgol Treffynnon worked with expert trainers from the education charity ‘Talk The Talk’, who work in developing students’ communication skills to enable positive interaction in all life situations. Talk The Talk has trained over 10,000 Year 9 & 10 students in the past twelve months in England … Read more
Students at a Flintshire high school had a real taste of the World of Work on Friday 20th January 2017. Year 8 students at Ysgol Treffynnon took part in an interactive World of Work convention to gain a real insight into the range of opportunities that may present themselves at 16, 18 and 21 years … Read more
The Year 11 CoPE group enjoyed a day at Talacre Beach as part of their course. The pupils combed the beach for natural items, created some beach art and took some spectacular photographs of the surrounding scenery. Pictures of the day are available on the gallery page.
The Year 10 ASDAN group enjoyed a bush craft and survival skills day as part of their course. The pupils learned basic skills on how to survive in the wild from Dave Kelly-Parkinson from Planetree Adventure. They collected wood to light a fire, built a shelter in the woodland surroundings and foraged for edible items to make a wild … Read more
