Get Up and Go...

Monday the 14th of March. Four mini-company groups went to the Red Cow for a competition called 'get up & go'. While four other groups went to the Osprey for the 2nd round of the competition which they previously got through in Clane. Unfortunately my group didn't get in because 4 teams only are allowed enter per school and there are 5 groups that wanted to enter. So for one day beady bits got split into groups. Myself and Alison got put into Can- Do. We were all given letters a,b and c. Each letter was given a task to do. So 1st group A had to go to another mini-company from another school and interview them on their Company, while group B stayed at the table and waited for the judges to come around and group c went to a conference room and and got put into groups and talked to other people. It was really interesting to go around to different schools and see their companies. The best part of the day was when we got free chicken nuggets and chips..yum yum. After lunch we got the results unfortunatly my group didnt get anything, at least most groups got some trophy. Green hero got through to the final...we wish them the best of luck :)

Work Experience- Day 2

The 2nd day of work experience was much better because i was more relaxed and more excited. Instead of going to reception when we arrived, we went straight to our classrooms. When the bell rang we all settled down. The first thing i had to do was to photocopy loads of pages from a book. This was the first time i got to use a photocopier before, it was really fun and interesting. When i had that done i had to go over to the other 1st class teacher and well her with some things. I cleaned the library and cut out shapes for her. Before i knew it , it was lunchtime. We went to the village and met up with some other tys doing there work experience. When lunch was over i went back to my original class. Seeing as it was pancake Tuesday i got to make pancakes for the children. When they had eaten all their pancakes. I had to laminate loads of sheets. When i was doing that i had some entertainment from the children singing and dancing to Justin Bieber- Baby... :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4&feature=player_embedded

Work Experience- Day One

On Monday the 7th of March, all Transition Year students headed out on Work Experience. I went to Scoil Naoimh Brid Primary School along with Karen, Alison and Lauren M. I was very nervous but excited at the same time. As we entered the school gates the nerves set in. We went up to reception were we met the Principal Mary Pierce, she made me feel very welcomed. She then told us what classes we were going to be put in with. I was with 1st class, Alison and Lauren were with senior infants and Karen was with Junior Infants.

At 9.20 when all the students were in class , Ms Pierce brought me to my class, i was welcomed with big smiles and even hugs. The teacher i was put with was very nice. I actually had her when i was in 4th class, so that made it easier to start conversation. First of all i had to cut out shapes using big letters , which was simple enough. When i had that finished i just done really simple things such as take blue-tac off the back of paintings and put the paintings away in the childrens folders.

For lunch we got to go to the staffroom and five minutes and when the teachers came we had to go. We went to the village which was handy because it is 2 minutes from the school. After little lunch i went to P.E with them , i just sat and watched how the class was being taught. I got off at 2 o'clock which was great :D i really enjoyed the first day

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