22nd October.

It's MID-TERM today. yay!

We had to dress up, i wore in a witch mask, :)

21st October 2010

In Science we have been working on our BT Young Scientist Competion and we tried lemon juice under a UV light but unfortunately it didn't work so then we tried washing powder but again it didn't work. My group got a little bit scared when this happend but fortunately we researched it again and came up with lots of solutions. The next day we tried vaseline under the UV light and it worked. My group was so delighted, now we have to make our agar and take swabs of hands to see what bacteria will grow on the hands. In Home-ec we are nearly finished our outfits and we have basically everything put together now we've to start on our story board. In geography we are doing our projects still on our countries and it is coming along well. In Art we've been colouring teddies and I've found that really fun. In PE we were playing hockey and I really like it so I think I'm going to start up again. On Wednesday we went to Naas and we talked about our ideas and how far we have come in it. If we've completed our Market Research. My group has luckily. (: Today we had a talk from ACCORD and it was really really good. I thought it was excellent because there was things I didnt know were possible that are and I got an insight on alot of things in realtionships and such things. The facilitator was really nice. In Careers we were looking at CV's and it's made me want to go searching for a job but I'm so I have to wait another 4 months. Last Friday we did this workshop called Colour Me Beautiful and it was good. We were put into categories and each category had colours that suited that person. I was put into the Light category and navys and blues and pastelles and browns and nudes suit me. It's really good because I were all them colours as it is so I knew already. They also talked about different body shapes, I was an Hourglass. In Spanish we have a mid-term test, hope i do good!

In Religion on Monday we had to bring in a song which related to poverty; i chose one of Gareth Brooks songs. In Irish we worked on our serious and non-serious articles for our newspaper front page. It was fun. In History we worked on our powerpoints. My project is the Afghanistan War, it is quite frustrating as the war is very confusing. In Home-Ec we continued on working on our outfit and fortunately it is coming together quite well. All it needs now is the finishing touches. In Pastoral Care we wrote down a good method for a a good massage for your hands. In PE we played catch the flag and it was really fun. In History we continued with our documents and talked about the space race. In English we were paired with a partner and had to write about the partner as if she was entering the TY Big Brother House.I had Lauren T as my partner. She wrote lovely things about me and vice versa! In double PE the Leinster Rugby people came returned again and we practiced passes and my group we're the best. We played tag rugby. In double Mini Company, a man from NUI Maynooth came in to help us with our Mini Company project. He was a good help because he gave us loads of contacts. In Geography we continued with our projects. My Madagascar country is coming alng good. In Technlology our teacher helped us with the prototype of our product for Mini Company. Our teacher is a good help. In Careers we practised filling out application forms for a job. It was good.

8th of October

Today we had science and we have continued working in our groups for the BT Young Scientist Competition. We have written up our method and now all we have to do is actually do the experiment. I think it will be alot of fun. In Home-Ec we had a worksheet to do about Contemporary Fashion. it was interesting

Week 6; 4th of October - 8th of October

On Tuesday my group and I worked more on our outfit, the outfit is coming together fantastic and I like the way they have to fit everything around me as I’m the model for it. In pastoral care our teacher Mrs. K made a mixture of lemongrass and almond seed and we massaged it into our hands, it was nice. In art we are using ink and it’s really fun. In PE we played a tag game and I ran a lot! It was good. In History we looked at the remainder of the landing on the moon, it was very interesting. In double PE, the rugby people returned and we played rugby and practised passes, it was really fun. In music we practised our music chords again on our guitars. We had double Mini Company today and fortunately we got the support of Mrs. B for our Mini Company. In Technology Mr. W helped us with the prototype of the thing we want to make. In Careers we were looking at advertisements. On Monday we practised and improved on our English play. In Music we practised singing again, it was fun. In Science we started our project diary for the BT Young Scientist Competition. On Monday morning a woman came in and talked about our Mini Companies and see how the process was going on. Fortunately the woman said our idea was brilliant so that was good to hear.

week 6; geography project.

This year in Geography we have to do a proect on 6 countries we would like to visit and we have to record wht we would do when we get to the country. We were put into groups of three's and we have two countires to do each. I have chosen to do Kenya and Madagascar. I chose to do these countries as my brother went to Kenya last year and his stories are quite interesting and i would like to experience what he experienced. I chose Madagascar seems like a interesting place to visit and the pictures i have seen are lovely. You can do alot in these countries. In Madagascar in Ampefy a place 90km from the capital, you can visit a volcanic region with spectacular waterfalls and geysers. The people here build dams to catch eels. There are intersting islands to visit aswel when in Madagascar, an example of an island is Nossi Be and this island is ideal for swimming and fishing, with gorgeous beaches, lagoons and coral reefs.

I found this information here.

Week 5

On Monday 27th in music we did singing and it was really funny. The warm ups for warming up our throats were hilarious and I had tears in my eyes from laughter. We all sang together and then Ms.G split us up into small groups and we did the song separately in different harmonies it was fun. In English we are still working on our play. We have decided to do ‘But you didn’t.’ by Merill Glass. I am Chloe’s wife in the play! In maths we are making up surveys for the first years about what they do at school, at weekends etc. On Tuesday we had a half day, we had double home-ec and we continued working on our outfits. In mini company we are still deciding on something to come up with and it is very hard and slightly annoying. On Wednesday, I brought in my guitar for music and Ms.G tuned it for me and we began to learn cords G, D, A it was fun. Me and Kate went to town to get some home-ec materials. Today 30th we had double mini company and we still are struggling to decide what to make a company out of. In technology we are entering a competition and building cars which are made out of a plank of wood. In careers we are looking at CAO careers and PLC courses. It is fun and interesting looking at what I may like to do.