Croke Park ...

Today as part of a History trip we visited the Gaelic museum in Croke Park. We left at 12'oc and arrived home at 4. It was a great day out, probably the best Ty day out. It was so interesting and fun. We were brought to a room and we watched a video about the preparation for a match. It was about 20 minutes long. It was really interesting.
Then we went out under the stands and he talked to us a bit about what happens when there is a big game on. We then went into what was known "the best known secret" also known as the lounge where the players go after a match and talk to eachother, have some food and have a drink. He said some teams dont go in there if they have lost a match as they are that upset. He said Dublin teams never go in there , they go straight to the gym or go for a swim which shows there profession. The lounge was beautiful the chandler was made out of Waterford crystal , they were in the shape of Gaelic footballs and sliotars. They change to any colour they want which is pretty cool.
Then we went to the changing rooms were all the jerseys were layed out. We talked to us about the atmosphere of the changing rooms on a big game. He said some people dont talk they are that nervous. After we went to a room where the players can go for physio or kick a ball around to relieve stress.
Then we were taken to the actual pitch which was pretty amazing because it is so big , everyone ran out the tunnel like a team. We talked to us then about the preperation of the game and he even talked talked to us about the preparing of a concert. He said the screens in the stadium are the biggest screens in Europe. We went up to the very top which was pretty scary.
After we went to a room that was rented out by Ulster Bank which costs 240,000 to rent for 10 years , so they get free tickets to every match.
That was the end of the tour now we were free to do what we wanted. There was games upstairs which was really fun. Some people played the games and the others went to the cafeteria. Then it was the bus journey home. It was a GREAT day.

 

 

 

  

 

Sometimes in April...

In religion we have doing some work on a film called Sometimes in April. We have been going through what a genocide and an American genocide is to help us prepare for the movie so we could understand it more. We started to watch it but unfortunately the bell went.
Heres a small clip of the movie....

Ian Daly Swim a mile with a smile :)

On Friday , a man called Brian Daly about the swim a mile with a smile. We were told we are going to be taking part in this on the 14th of April in the National Aquatic Centre , Blanchardstown. Brian told us all about the swim and what the background was to this swim. It is to raise money for Crumlin's children hospital and Barretstown  because this is were Ian would of went whilst he had his brain tumor. Its a very moving story.
You can swim in groups or you can swim the full 64 lengths on your own. Were given sponsorship cards to help raise money. I am really looking forward to this, better start training ...

Heres a link for more information on Swim A Mile With A Smile here

Poland ? ....

On Thursday during Geography Ms L told us about a trip for current Transition Year & 5th year students. It is planned for the October Midterm for 4 days. Only 40 students can go though. So whoever is interested in going gives permission slips to Ms L and Ms Kb and there will be a draw soon. Hopefully i will get to go because there are alot of things planned and i didnt get to go to Paris in 2nd year. We will be staying Krakow. We will be doing things like visiting that Auschwitz concentration camp, going to Schnlinders factory ,visiting the birthplace of Pope John Paul II, shopping and going to a water park. It would be great fun , hopefully i get picked to go :)

Who wants to be a Millionaire?.... I doo :) ..

Seeing as we had a small amount of people in Irish on Wednesday we played "Who wants to be a Millionaire" in Irish with Mr Seery. Mr Seery was 'Hector' from TG4's version of Who wants to be a Millionaire. Instead of normal questions , he asked us questions related to Irish Verbs. We started off on €100 and ended up getting to €4000. I was the music person and played the music in the background to make it more fun and realistic. There was a lot of suspense in the room , with the music and Mr Seerys very realistic acting skills. It was something different then just learning from a book, it was so much fun.

Schindlers List....

In history we were watching Schindlers List because it was a very small class. The class had started watching this movie before Christmas, unfortunately i was out sick. The movie is set during World War II where a businessman, Oskar Schindler saves thousands of Jews by sending them to work in a factory. It is a very sad movie as innocent people are killed but it is very interesting and helps alot to understand more of what happened back then.                Here is a short clip of the movie...

Chocolate souffles ? ...

In home-ec on Tuesday as part of our international cuisine project me and Grace R made chocolate souffles from Italy. There really easy to make. All u need is eggs, chocolate, caster sugar and butter. First you melt the chocolate , then whisk the egg whites and add caster sugar bit by bit until its able to be held upside down without falling. Add the egg yolks to the melted chocolate. Then put the both mixtures into a big bowl and mix. Then put the mixture into ramekins and cook in the oven for 10-20 minutes. They turned out amazing and thank god they didn't fall in the middle. It was our first time making these and they turned out really well , we let them cool down then we sprinkled icing sugar on the top for design 

 

Movement Workshop...

On Thursday the 3rd of February , all Transition Years had a movement workshop with a guy called Ian in the hall for 2 classes. First of all Ian introduced himself and told us what we would be doing. We then got into a big circle for our warm up. We played different games to warm ourselves up. The warm up was really fun. After being warmed up we had to get with a person you felt comfortable working with. Then each pair had to say whether they were A or B then we started off doing this thing were A had to make a shape with their body and B had to fill in the shape with their leg and arms. Sounds hard but was pretty easy. We had to pick 2 shapes we liked. Now we were on our own,  we had to get from one shape to another in 8 beats, then 4, then 2, then 1. It was all about how you can move from one shape to another neatly and fast, like on a stage , you want to move freely around the stage. I thought it was useful and very interesting but was also great fun :) 

Gaelic Match....

On Wednesday, St wolstans gaelic football team had a home match against Kilcok. They didnt have enough players so they asked me to play in goals. I never played gaelic before but i was up for the challenge. It was a really succesful and great match. After me making fouls because i dont know how to play we still won by a goal.It was really fun and im thinking of taking it up now .. :)

Hmmm A Career as a chef? Maybeee ...

In home-economics we are doing an International Cuisine project, where you have to pick and research a country of your interest. When you have picked your country you have to cook 3 dishes from that country,  2 savoury and 1 sweet. Me and Grace picked Italy as it has great food and its really interesting. On Tuesday we cooked Pasta Carbonara and home made Garlic Bread. It went really well. It was gorgeous. Me and Grace were panicking in case it didn't turn out well but surprisingly it did. It was both our first time to cook this dish. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Everyones food seemed to turn out good. After tasting everyones we had to clean up , which is the worst part of cooking ..