Green Hero

This week was very exciting as we got our magazines off the printer and distributed them to the primary schools. It was so good to see the magazines, as we put SO much hard work into them and it was great to see the results :) All the teachers and students loved the magazine, which was really good. Our next issue should be coming out in early spring, so we will have to start working hard on that one...but everyone was very impressed with our first issue :D
here's a link to our website: http://greenheromag.blogspot.com/
please visit it :D

projects, projects, and more projects ;)

This week I have been soo busy with all the projects we have for various subjects.  We have to present a history powerpoint to the present 2nd and 3rd years. I'm doing mine on the korean war :) We have got a geography powerpoint to present in class..mine's on china. We also have to finish our dress design for home ec..ours is nearly done but we still have to do the mood board :o I have also been busy working on my tech f1 project as well! But its all good, there are a lot of projects, but they are fun :D We are making advent wreaths in religion tomorrow and we also have a podcasting workshop..so they should be good :)

Harry Potter

As most Harry Potter fans will know, the movie came out on friday the 19th november. I was really looking forward to seeing it because people have been talking about it non- stop for the past year. It is the second last movie in the series. I went to see it on the day it came out :) I dressed up as Professor Trelawney (the wierd one), and I must say I looked pretty well :) I would recommend anyone to see it, but if you're not familiar with harry potter, you might not understand it...:/ It was so good, and I cant wait until the last one :D

Tour of the State Labs :)

On Tuesday 16th of November, all the ty's headed of to the State Labs. Most people didn't even know that it existed! I was really excited because I have a really big interest in science. When we got there, we were split into 4 groups. We were all given really cool lab coats...we all looked dashing! :P We were given a tour of all the differnet departments, like the dairy science and veterinary departments. We were told what their work involved. They mostly test animals and food to make sure that their are no foreign bodies that could cause harm to humans. It was a really good day overall and everyone enjoyed it :)

Mini Company in Naas (:

Today we were at the Moate Theater again in Naas. Today Orla told us all about the business report that we have to write and showed us a movie about proper communication skills and manners, so that we know how to act when the judges come to talk to us. We learned that there are 4 types of business person:
Agressive, Passive agressive, Passive and Assertive. In business it is best to be assertive, as you can get your point across, but you do not attack anyone in the process. You are not afraid to say what you want to say, but you listen to what other people have to say as well. And we can't forget:
"Business is a risky business!"
:D

Work Experience Day 5

Today was my last day and I felt sad that it was all coming to an end. I looked at human cheek and skin cells and hair follicles under the microscope. It was very interesting. I really enjoyed my week at work experience and I was sad when it all finished. This week gave me an insight into the world of work and college life. It was so much fun and now I know that I definitely want to do something in biology when I leave school! :)

Work Experience Day 4

Today I took part in a 1st year demonstration. It was really good because we studied things like fungi and bacteria and looked an them under the microscope. It was really interesting and I learned so much. I felt like I was one of the college students :)

Work Experience Day 3

Today I was in work for my 3rd day. It was different from my first day, because this time I knew my way around the college. I felt like I was one of the college students! :P Today was so much fun because I looked at various things under the microscopes. I looked at things like plants, dog and cat livers, human pancreases, rat tongue, cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle. It was really good to see things maximized so you could see every little cell and nucleus. It was so much fun and really interesting. :)

Work Experience Day 1

Today was the first day of work experience. I am working in the muscle biology laboratory in NUI Maynooth. I was really nervous but excited when I was going in. I was introduced to my supervisor, who was very nice. She gave a brief outline of what I would be doing and what her work involves. She gave me a tour of the biology department, and then I met all the other workers in the lab. They were all very nice and welcoming. In this lab they look at  muscle diseases. I am in charge of filling the water tanks everyday. I have to wear gloves and a lab coat at all times, for health and safety reasons. Today my task was to make up buffers, which I then had to put into 1ml containers using a pipette. I met up with Leah and Michelle for lunch, which was fun. Overall the day was very good and enjoyable!

Work Experience Talk

Today we got a talk from the 2 guidance councilors, preparing us for our work experience next week. We learned about how to behave in the work place and what the employer expects from us.We also were given some of the worst situations that could happen and we had to find a solution for them. One of these was that you woke up an hour late and what would you do? The talk was really helpful. Next week we do our work experience, and I'm going to NUI Maynooth, so I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing :)

Leinster Rugby and dance classes :D

TY's now have 4 classes of P.E a week, which is great :D Yesterday we had another session with the leinster rugby coaches, which was really good. I'm really enjoying the rugby, its great fun! I've always likes watching rugby and now that we get to play it its really enjoyable. We are also learning teamwork, and a lot of people's competitive sides are coming out :P
For the next 3 weeks, we will be doing dance classes. We started today. I was a bit apprehensive at the start, as I have 2 left feet. ;) It was really fun, and we got to dance to songs that we like. We learned a whole routine, and by the end of the double class, we were all so tired. None of us expected it to be that tiring! It was really fun when I got into it, and I can't wait for next week! :D