Art Trip to Kilkenny :D

On the 24^th of September all Ty’s were up bright and early. We left the school at 8 to head down to Kilkenny. We first went to see a private screening of ‘Song of the Sea’ in Kilkenny’s cinema. After we went to Kilkenny Castle where we got a tour of the animation exhibition. It was very interesting to see how the movie we had just seen was made. We got to eat our lunch on the castle grounds which was lovely and also got to stroll around the market. We left Kilkenny at 2:30 so arrive back t school on time.

TY Retreat

In Ty we have a different retreat to what we had in first to third year. We all had to go to the Celbridge Manor Hotel. There we met three people who were going to do the retreat with us. We started off by playing games so everyone got comfortable with each other. We then got into groups and we each given a different scenario to solve. After we went around the group and shared what we thought. It was a great way to get to know everyone’s opinions. After we did meditation which was really relaxing. It was by far the best retreat I’ve had.

Carlingford Trip :)

This was a trip I was most definitely looking forward to. We were told that this was most Ty’s from last year’s highlight of the year. We left school at 9 on Thursday the 17^th of September. When we arrived we got split into two activity groups. My group went straight to the water activities. In this activity we got to canoe, pier jump and get a shot on the water trampoline. It was very fun. We went back and had lunch which was chicken and chips. We then went to laser tag. We dressed up in army suits and got our guns. When we got up to the area there was another school there so we were split into two teams, a red team and a blue team. This activity was the highlight of my trip. We went back to the centre got our rooms and had some rest time. After we went on a night activity in the woods. We all sang every sing we could think of and it was so much fun. We were woken up by music playing through the intercom the next morning. We got up had breakfast and made our way to our final activity which was land activities. When we got there, there was a zip line. We weren’t supposed to be going on it but we begged and plead and they gave in and let us. It was so much fun. Overall we had a great two days.

The Dreaded Results.....

Wednesday the 9^th of September was a day all students who did their junior cert in 2015 were dreading. In was the day that we would receive our results from the big jc. It was the day were every student would find out how hard they worked over the previous three years. Most students were happy which was a relief. I was more focused on getting ready to go out and have a good night. I was going to Wrights Venue in Swords and I could not wait. I got ready with my friends and we got a bus with all our friends to the venue. It was a great night.

First Aid + Eudicot Classes

As our work experience didn’t start until the 23^rd of September our first Wednesday in the school Ms Leonard planned two excellent workshops for us. My class started out the day with Gary doing first aid. We learnt how to give CPR and how to help people in emergency circumstances. It was a very important workshop as I would now be fairly confident to help someone in need of help. Halfway through the day we switched with class Lagarde and went to the hall for our eudicot class with two women. We learned how to dress for work and interviews and how to present yourself right. We also learned how to walk properly in heels. They thought us how to apply make up properly and how to care for our skin. It was a very helpful and fun day.

Our First Day :)

We went back to school on the 31st of August. We all had to go straight to the hall where we found out our classes and their names. I was happy with my class because some of my friends were in it. My class was called Merkel and the other class was called Lagarde. We were told about everything that was in store for the coming year with a few surprises.  Hearing these things such as Carlingford and Mary Poppins made me glad I had chosen to do TY.