Dosbarth Magnolia - Miss Mattar: Gallery
Singing for songbirds, by Mrs Brown
Date: 26th Feb 2020 @ 1:29pm
Year 6 singing for songbirds as part of the Sing for Songbirds project with Chester Zoo
First Aid Y6, by Mrs Brown
Date: 25th Feb 2020 @ 2:03pm
Many important skills learnt today, in relation to first aid. Thank you Stephen for this very valuable lesson which may one day help to save a life.
PC Mark visit to Year 6, by Mrs Brown
Date: 25th Feb 2020 @ 10:09am
An interesting and informative visit from PC Mark this morning. A very valuable lesson relating to Cyber bullying, and staying Cyber safe, for Year 6
Culmington Manor, by Mrs Brown
Date: 17th Feb 2020 @ 1:38pm
A fantastic few days away with amazing children who displayed courage, resilience, enthusiasm, creativity and fantastic teamwork skills.
Hope you enjoy this selection of photos and videos, there are more on Twitter.
Mrs Brown, Mr Powell and Mrs Farrer
Happy Chinese New Year, by Mrs Brown
Date: 6th Feb 2020 @ 3:03pm
A super time in Y6 learning about Chinese culture and tradition.
YV rehearsals, by Mrs Brown
Date: 13th Jan 2020 @ 12:45pm
Fantastic to hear our newly formed Young Voices choir rehearsing today, great work everyone!
A brilliant reminder of why we love this time of year so much, YV also doubles up as an excellent way of practising reading for 30 minutes every day while we practise for our event at the Manchester Arena, which takes place at the end of the month.
Victorian School Day, by Mrs Brown
Date: 7th Jan 2020 @ 12:10pm
Victorian school day in Year 5 and Year 6
Today the children have been submerged into life as a Victorian child. They have experienced the sternest of a Victorian school teacher, learnt the art of decoupage, developed skills in research and the Cornell note taking method, learnt how to sew; in addition, they have examined, investigated and designed Victorian furniture and designed and developed their toy making skills following research activities.
The children have also had the opportunity to dress as Victorians and script and act out a short movie.
The Year 5 and 6 Team
Wow! What a great day we have had.
Chester Zoo, by Mrs Brown
Date: 5th Jan 2020 @ 8:58am
A fantastic time was enjoyed by all staff and pupils, during our trip to Chester Zoo, on the last day of term.
The staff at Chester Zoo are hugely committed to conservation and science and it was a great opportunity for the children to see the work that happens there. Throughout this year we will be working more closely with the zoo as we are participating in The Songbird Project, something we are looking forward to engaging with.
Enjoy our Year Six photos from the day, many of which were taken by the children themselves.
Mrs Brown
Hockey Year 6, by Mrs Brown
Date: 18th Dec 2019 @ 10:36am
So far we have had a super morning with year 6 warming up and learning hockey skills. Time for hot chocolate now!
Xmas Trail, by Mrs Brown
Date: 17th Dec 2019 @ 5:36pm
Many thanks to Katie Balfour and the members of Buckley Cross Church in Buckley for the fantastic Christmas Trail in Chuch today. The trail was attended by all pupils from Year 1 through to Year 6.
The activities, linked to the story of Christmas, were engaging and interesting, bringing new dimensions to the story for the children.
A most enjoyable day enjoyed by over 200 staff and pupils.
Celebration Assembly, by Mrs Brown
Date: 29th Nov 2019 @ 7:32pm
A lot to be proud of in Celebration Assembly today, fantastic achievements and especially lots of awards for Seren Y Wythnos too.
The children were thrilled to receive a huge thank you from Flintshire Foodbanks for all the food donated during Harvest, thank you to all who contributed.
Da iawn tI Year 6 for top attendance this week.
Remembrance, by Mrs Brown
Date: 14th Nov 2019 @ 9:07pm
Year 6 have been busy painting on the corridors to create their own art piece for Remembrance.
The children created their own stencils for lettering and images and used a wide range of painting equipment to create their whole class art piece.
Welsh Ambassadors advising Jack Sargeant, by Mrs Brown
Date: 7th Nov 2019 @ 10:06pm
Fantastic to see Westwood pupils acting as ambassadors for Welsh.
Jack Sargeant, Flintshire's Welsh A.M. was delighted when explaining to the children that he was learning Welsh and trying his best to practice as often as possible because he knows how important it is. When Jack told the children it was a difficult language to learn they were delighted to share with him some of the Flintshire resources we use when learning new sentence patterns. No doubt the resources will be well used when Jack is at home practising his Welsh skills.
Da iawn ti Jack a gwaith da!
Pupil cabinet visit @ County Hall Chambers, by Mrs Williams
Date: 5th Nov 2019 @ 7:53pm
Our Pupil cabinet visited the Flintshire County Council Chambers today to meet Chairperson Councillor Marion Bateman and members of the council. The children from the Pupil Cabinet are members of each of the elected pupil groups at Westwood which are the House Captains, School Council, Criw Cymraeg and Eco Committee.
The children had a tour of the chambers, we elected our Chairperson of the Pupil Cabinet- Finlay H. The children had the opportunity to ask and answer questions of the Chair and discuss their important roles at Westwood. They had refreshments and the received a certificate from their visit too.
The children had a fantastic time and a wonderful experience. They were absolutely amazing today and we are incredibly proud of them all! Gwaith da iawn pawb!
Buckley Historic Society, by Mrs Brown
Date: 21st Oct 2019 @ 1:10pm
An interesting afternoon in Class 9. We have learnt al lot about the history of Buckley during a visit from Paul and Joan, members of the Buckley Historic Society.
Paul and Joan have introduced the children to the new App launched by the Buckley Historic Society.
Chester Zoo whole school visit, by Mrs Brown
Date: 30th Sep 2019 @ 8:52pm
Our Chester Zoo Outreach visit took place today in all classes through from Nursery up to Year 6.
Huge thanks to the Outreach team for a most enjoyable day and for broadening children’s understanding of pollution in our oceans and the threats that face animals both on land and in the sea.
Class 7 ~ saving the oceans, by Mrs Brown
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 4:43pm
Today, I had the pleasure of working with our Year 3/4 children in Class 7. We all worked hard, learning about the creatures in the world’s oceans and the threats to some of the largest species we know.
Well done Class 7! Your class ocean and your stunning artwork is amazing. I loved the interviews filmed by James too. Fantastic!
Enjoy the photographs.
Mrs Brown
Rosh Hashanah, by Mrs Brown
Date: 15th Sep 2019 @ 12:57pm
In Upper Key Stage 2 this week, the children had a wonderful time learning about, and experiencing, the traditions surrounding Rosh Hashanah. This formed part of their studies relating to Judaism.
Huge thanks to Mrs Matter who spent her weekend baking typical Rosh Hashanah family friendly recipes to enable the children to experience a sweet start to the new school year.
Fantastic and well done Mrs Mattar and Mrs Hawkins for giving the children such a fantastic experience.
Should any parents want the recipes for home to experience this tradition for themselves, I am certain Mrs Mattar would be happy to share them.
Mrs Brown
Yr 6 6x table fortune tellers, by Mrs Brown
Date: 4th Sep 2019 @ 1:20pm
Yr6 having maths fun with six times tables fortune tellers
Choir at St Matthews, by Mrs Brown
Date: 6th Jul 2019 @ 11:40am
It was fantastic to see so many Y5 and Y6 pupils representing Westwood last Friday, singing as a choir and supporting Buckley singers.
Well done children, once again you did yourselves and Westwood proud. You are all amazing 🎶🎶
Arboretum visit Y5/6, by Mrs Brown
Date: 3rd Jul 2019 @ 10:47pm
National War Arboretum
An interesting visit that we are sure the children will talk about and remember for a long time to come.
Mrs Brown, Mrs Farrer and the Year 5/6 Team
Successful Futures event, by Mrs Brown
Date: 27th Jun 2019 @ 6:46pm
Sharing our Successful Futures Learning Journey
Grace, Toni and Cai were excellent today sharing Westwood’s learning journey so far with staff, pupils and visitors at Buckley Elfed.
Fantastic work delivering presentations, interacting with a variety of visitors and representing our school.
Diolch yn Fawr
High school visits to Y5 and Y6, by Mrs Brown
Date: 16th Jun 2019 @ 1:39am
This week we were very lucky to have visiting teachers, from both Argoedd and Buckley Elfed, in Class 8 and Class 9 as part of the Transition projects betweeen our schools. The children had lots of fun and a fantastic time learning about Algebra, and using it effectively.
Thank you to Catherine from Argoedd High School who came along with three very helpful, well mannered pupils who assisted in the delivery of the lesson, and to Matt and Adam from Elfed for their hard work with our children.
PC Mark, by Mrs Brown
Date: 7th Jun 2019 @ 6:33am
Year 6 children worked brilliantly on Thursday 6th June with PC Mark, to further develop their understanding of the dangers of drugs.
