This week,we had our Junk Couture fashion show and also 3 workshops and today to end the week,we went to a ballet in Dun Laoghaire!
Half of the ballet was A Christmas Carol and the other half was The Nutcracker.The music and the ballet itself that the dancers could do was amazing!
The ballerinas were all so good and it was my first time to go to a ballet like the one today.This one told a story through dancing with no verbal communication at all,it was new to me to see ballet being performed whilst telling a Christmas story!
It was a good show,and I enjoyed the day today!
Three weeks ago,I registered for 'Gaisce'.Gaisce is the president's award in Ireland for young people.
Gaisce is a challenge you set yourself where you do 13 weeks of community involvement,personal skill and physical recreation.At the end of the year when you have done all your activities,we go on a hike as part of the award and when it is completed you recieve a bronze medal if you have completed your challenges.
I am in the process of working on these activities and I hope to complete this by next may!I am looking forward to contuine working on my 3 challenges.
Yesterday we had 3 development workshops on Self-Help Africa,Trocaire and Concern.
The first workshop,Self-Help Africa was about how we can help the third world countries.The man giving the talk told us about 'River Rock' and 'Coke bottles' and how they were made.He also showed us the way tea and kit-kats were made.
The second workshop,Trocaire was based mainly on the Millenuim Development Goals.We did lots of group work on these goals and it was good as we knew alot already from Religion class.We did work such as seeing which goals were linked with others and looking at peoples situations from 3rd world countries.
Lastly,in the Concern workshop we learnt about what work he did and we also did debating on two topics,social networking and also how the recent budget affect Irish Aid.
I learnt alot from yesterday and my favourite workshop was the last workshop,Concern.
Today,we had our fashion show of our Junk Kouture dresses that we have been working on since September.Katie modelled the dress herself,Lisa and I made out of recycable drink materials.We used bottle caps,straws and can tops for our dress.All these materials were collected from local pubs,esates and parties.The song 'Raise your Glass' was played while Katie was walking down the catwalk.
All the dresses were incredible,there were great ideas and the dresses were made out of all sorts of recycable materials incuding teabags,crisp packets and cd's.Everyone spent so long on their dresses and to see the finishing dress was great.
I really enjoyed the fashion show!
Junk Couture:This week on Monday and Tuesday,we finished off working on our shoes and by Tuesday they were complete!We also stuck the remainder of the bottle caps on our skirt.On Friday it was our last day of Junk Couture and we are now fully finished our dress made out of 'drink materials'.I enjoyed making this dress but at the same time I am happy its over but i am really lookinf forward to the fashion show on monday to see everyones finished dress!
Maths:In maths we finished working on Cyrptography and have now started revision for our maths christmas test.
Technology:We found out my group and I got through to the F1 schools compettion :D we also worked on our clocks and are almost finsihed now!
Music:We are stil learning how to play piano and we also sang an Ed Sheeran melody!
Geography:We had a geography quiz on monday and on thrusday we started on the second part of our 'All Around The World Project',our powerpoint presentation!
English:We did revision on how to write a review and also started watching the film 'Enchanted' as it will help us with our fairytale assignments.
This week was once again another busy week in TY and I am really looking forward to next week as our Junk Couture fashion show is on monday,we have workshops on wednesday and on friday we are going to a ballet show 'The NutCracker' it is also getting closer to Christmas,i cannot wait!
Last friday,30th November,TY's went on our third Mini Company Workshop!For my mini company my group are doing a book of hair styles called 'Hair Couture'.Three girls in my group job was to do the hairstyles and we are putting a book together on 23 hairstyles we hope to have it printing on monday so we can be selling our book for the end of next week(fingers crossed)
When we went to NewBridge for the workshop,we heard lots of groups ideas and they are all really good!The lady from Kildare Enterprise Board who gave us this talk,spoke to us about marketing and for the ideas she heard she told groups how they could improve their product and how to improve their marketing plans and advertising!
We also watched 2 short movies on working as a team and the different characters in a team.
After the workshop,we went for lunch in the shopping centre.It was a good day!
This year in technology,we entered a compettion called F1 in schools.This is a compettion where you have to design a racing car and send off a powerpoint on a plan of the car,for example designs of the car,information on aerodynamics,etc,a timeline and advertising!There is 5 in my group and two weeks ago we sent off our plan.
To my suprise,yesterday in technology i heard my group had got through to the compettion!I was delighted to hear this news!We now have to design and test our car and do alot of work on it and then we go to the county final where we race our car.
I am so happy to have got through to the F1 compettion and hopefully,with hard work, we do well in it!
Last week was another busy week in ty of deadlines for projects and more projects being assigned!
Geography:Last Thrusday was the day our 'All Around The World Project' was due we were working on the project for two months and its now completed!Hannah and I went to:Australia,Fiji,Brunei,Liberia,Peru and Morocco.There was alot of work involved in the project but i enjoyed learning more about new countries!
English:In English last week,we were working on our essay due for next week and we were also working on our fairytale.We have to choose any fairytale and change the ending of it.Katie and I chose,'Snow White' and are still working on it,were nearly finished now.
Technology:Last week we worked on our clocks and are coming to an end of making them now!
Home ec/TY Design/Art: Last week we contuined working on our Junk Couture dress in these three subjects,we started making the shoes last week by sticking bits of straws onto them,our dress is coming along nicely and we are approaching the deadline quickly!
Music:Last week in music we heard two performances of girls in the class,and also contiuned learning how to play the piano.
As you can see it was once again a busy,enjoyable week last week!
Roghnaíonn líon áirithe daltaí in Éirinn tabhairt faoin Idirbhliain.Creideann roinnt daltaí gur deis í an bhliain seo éalú ó chóras na scrúduithe agus úsáid a bhaint as tallainn atá acu a chuirtear faoi chois go minic toisc brú ó scrúduithe stáit.Toisc go mbíonn béim mhór ar thionscnaimh san idirbhlian forbraítear scileanna sóisialta agus idirphearsana agus is cinnte gur scileanna fíorthábhachtacha iad sin.
Bíonn deis ag daltaí freisin táithí oibre a dhéanamh agus is mór an buntáiste seo do chuid mhaith scoláirí.
Fuair mé mo thaithí oibre i Scoil Na Mainistreach i mbunscoil i gCill Droichid.Tosaíonn mé mo phost ar naoi a chlog agus críochann mé ar trí a chlog.
Cabhraíonn mé leis na daltaí ag déanamh ealáiné,obair scoile agus láscanna eile.Cabhraíonn mé na múinteoirí freisin.Mar shampla,nuair ata na daltaí ag déanamh ealaine,cuirim na dathanna ar an mbord,déan mé fótachoipeáil agus comhdú freisin.Bíonn mé ag dul o rang go rang agus cuireann mé na notaí ar an mbord.
Is breá liom mo thaithí oibre agus ag obair leis na daltái agus ba mhaith liom a bheith i mo mhúinteoir sa todhchaí.
