Day In Naas For Minico :)

Wednesday the 20th of October , ty classes Emnett and Amina headed off to the Moat Theatre in Naas for a mini company workshop. We headed off at 9.10 and got back at around 2.40. When we arrived we were shown our seats and got settled down for the talk.
Orla the co-ordinator talked to us about ways to advertise our businesses and things like setting it up and the basic things about running a business. She was asking everyone how there getting on , some of the ideas were deadly. Must say theres alot of competiton ;) After the talk we went to Mc Donalds for our lunch yuum. Then we got a double decker bus on the way back which was so much fun , Overall it was a great day :)

Dress Up Day :)

Today Friday the 22th of October , we had the annual school dress up day for Halloween. Most of  the school dressed up and made a brilliant effort. Some people went to the extreme but they looked really good and they paid off by winning a box of chocolates ;) .
Tys and 5th years theme was scary movies. I wore my onsy with Bev and Lauren we were triplets and i had my special dog slippers. I felt like falling asleep i was so cosy. Well done to Ciara M and Ailbhe E who won the dress up for Tys :)

Gewon the girlos :D

Accord Talk :)

Today the 21st of October 2 women from Accord came into us to talk about relationships . One went to class Emnett and we had a lovely woman ,Margaret. She talked us about relationships with family members, school staff and students and boys.
Basically it was the bird and the bees talk but in more information. She told us how to control our anger and things like that. It was very helpful. Margerats bubbly personality made the day very enjoyable. Overall it was a great day and i learned alot.
here is a link to there site , click here

New Talents Already :)

Since the start of the year we have been doing so much things that help us learn more about ourselves and one another. We have taken up new subjects since the junior cert like music, home-economics and many more.
 In music we have learned loads of new things such as learning how to sing, stand in the right position so your voice projects better and louder and we have even learned how to play cords on the guitar.
 In home-economics i was taught by the other students in my class how to use the sowing machine, stitch, taking and the basic things to help make our outfits for the school fashion show.
Everyday we get better and better at our new talents and learn more on the way.

Rugby Every Wednesday :)

In P.E for the past 2/3 weeks every Wednesday for our double class we have been taught how to play rugby. There is 2 people that come in from the Leinster rugby team, a man and a woman. Basically the aim of this activity is to help us to get to know one another better and to work as a team.
Tom and Jane teach us the basic steps of rugby such as passing the ball , throwing the ball and how to run with the ball and the rules that we must go by. There is alot of interaction which is great to help you get to know each other. There is alot of group work and so far its great fun and thank god no one has been injured so far.

Colour Me Beautiful

On Friday the 15th of October , two women from Colour me beautiful came in to us and talked to us about what colour best suits are features and what kind of clothes to go with our shape such as pear shape. They put us into groups according to our hair colour, skin colour and eye colour. There was 4 groups , the clears , the darks , the lights and the warms. I was in the clears which is dark hair , blue/green eyes and fair skin. The colours that best suits us are dark colours. They showed us how to wear out make-up by handing us out a little booklet. Overall it was a lesson for all. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.

This is a link to there page if you would like more information here

A Blog About Water ..

For all human beings in the 1st World and 2nd World the majority of people have access to clean water. Water is an important part of living , it keeps you clean , hydrates you and is a source of energy.  Well one hundred thousand billion people don't have access to clean water , think about it. People are dying due to not having access to water.
Most people that have access to clean water would say that they don't like water or drink it. The amount of water people waste that we get at the click of a finger could actually cost someones life in a 3rd world country. We need to count ourselves lucky and be grateful that we have access to water with the turn of a tap whilst those in the likes of Africa would have to walk 5-10 miles to get a bucket full of water.

Formula 1 In Schools

F1 in schools is a competition where students in each technology class have to get themselves into groups and we have to manufacture compressed air-powered racing cars. Student teams will compete against each other in a National Championship to determine the best-engineered and fastest car in Ireland. My team consists of 6 people , Me , Lauren , Grace, Chloe, Aoife and Niamh. We were all given specific tasks to do such as manufacturing engineer. Our team name is Turbo Speed .
Here is a link to there site here .

Stephanie Smart xo

Peter Mc Verry Trust

On Saturday the 25th of September , 15 Transition Years students including myself , headed off to the local tescos to raise money for the brillaint Peter Mc Verry Trust who take in those who are homeless and those on drugs and help get them clean from drugs. We started around 1-30 and finished at around 5. Overall we had a great day and made LOADS of money for this worth while trust. We hope to do more fundraising for them in the future.
The Peter Mc Verry Trust recently sent us a letter to tell us the brilliant news that we had made 1375.65e :D

If you would like more information or would like to make a donation , click here

Geography Project :)

   

In geography class , we were assigned a project in groups. We were put into groups of 6. The group has to go on a virtual trip to 6 countries, 2 from first world countries, 2 from second world countries and 2 from third world countries. I am researching Egypt and Madagascar which are 3rd world countries. We have a year to do our trip  and were on a spending budget of 12,000e. First of all we have to do some research on the country of our choice and then plan what were going to do. We have to do things that are unique like swimming down the River Nile not like going shopping or sun-bathing. My flight from Dublin Airport to Cairo International Egypt costs ONLY 344e :O.




Stephanie Smart xo

Bt Young Scientist, Pastoral Care, Home-Ec, Pe :)

Finally a month of Transistion Year. A great month already we have had , we have done so much and learned so much about ourselves and eachother. In science we were put into our groups for Bt Young Scientist. I am with Lauren Tierney and our project is based on the effects of caffeine on the human body and warn people about caffeine and how it can effect you.

In Pastoral Care (aka SPHE)we meditated. We relaxed while we listened to beautiful hymns in the background. Ms K'Bracken talked us throughout the meditation. We had to imagine ourselves as our "10 year old-self" and see the changes from then and now.

In home-ec , we were asigned a project. The right side of the the room had to research John Rocha and the left had to research Louise Kennedy. Both of these are fashion designers, situated in Ireland.
Here is the link to John Rochas Site , click here , and Louise Kennedy here

In Pe it turned out to be a great class, it was really fun. We played a soccer tournament , Amina and Emnet were together so we could get to know Emnet a little bit better. We were put into 6 groups consisting of 9 per team. My team wore red bibs. We played four matches. At the end Mr.Lawlor announed the winner which was my team who won every game due to the co-operation of the fellow students . :)

Stephanie Smart x