Wednesday 28 September 2011
*Insert witty title here*
Hello there :) Well we were supposed to be in History, but our teacher is out so we all just went to the computer room to write a blog. Deadline for the BT Young Scientist competition is on Monday, needless to say I'm slightly stressed about that, but it's starting to take a bit of a shape now, then I have my geography "Around the World Trip" project, which is almost 1/4 of the way done, our group has to come up with a Mini-company idea that might actually sell, and then our Irish folder and our history project. AHH. Still though, Ty is still a bit of craic all the same.
Going to our first Mini-Company workshop tomorrow, kind of excited though because I'm not really sure what it'll be like? Hoping we can come up with a great and "Innovative" in our double MC class though, because at the moment we're slightly stuck.
Got some more far fetched career suggestions in Careers yesterday; as well as being a DJ, I should also consider being a piano tuner, and dog warden and every type of teacher under the sun. Still got the speech and language therapist though, I kind of like the idea of that one :).
FINALLY getting a move on with this work experience thing, Wrote out my CV and cover letter for my application for the playschool, and today I need to ring up someone to confirm my one in the hospital, which I'm so glad is finally sorted. Gotta love talking on the phone. Not really actually I'm really bad at things like that.
Still haven't found out if I got the backstage work for the school's "The Sound of Music" production, which I kind of want, but didn't know it was after school.. I'll still go anyways though if I get it but its less of a motivation alright
Righteo, not sure there is much else I can say really, if you read this far down you should probably get some form of medal.
Tudaloo ~
Aoife xD
Going to our first Mini-Company workshop tomorrow, kind of excited though because I'm not really sure what it'll be like? Hoping we can come up with a great and "Innovative" in our double MC class though, because at the moment we're slightly stuck.
Got some more far fetched career suggestions in Careers yesterday; as well as being a DJ, I should also consider being a piano tuner, and dog warden and every type of teacher under the sun. Still got the speech and language therapist though, I kind of like the idea of that one :).
FINALLY getting a move on with this work experience thing, Wrote out my CV and cover letter for my application for the playschool, and today I need to ring up someone to confirm my one in the hospital, which I'm so glad is finally sorted. Gotta love talking on the phone. Not really actually I'm really bad at things like that.
Still haven't found out if I got the backstage work for the school's "The Sound of Music" production, which I kind of want, but didn't know it was after school.. I'll still go anyways though if I get it but its less of a motivation alright
Righteo, not sure there is much else I can say really, if you read this far down you should probably get some form of medal.
Tudaloo ~
Aoife xD
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Random IT Class Blog 0_o
Sooo.. I haven't actually got anything in particular to blog about, but I'm in IT so I suppose I should probably write something! Well the last class I just had was Creative Writing? Which is one of my favourite classes (because I'm slightly a book nerd) and we all had to read out a passage from a book we like, I brought in the book, which I was one of three people who remembered, and was panicking about the place like a headless chicken (nice comparison ehh?) trying to find one because I'm stupid and ill prepared, but it worked out in the end :) We all have to read the book "One Day" but because I've already read it, I think I have to read something else?
Before CW, we had Career Guidance, we did a survey to see what our career interest categories would be, and my top three were 1. Social 2. Linguistic 3. Creativity (Yeah right) and apparently I should be either a Speech and Language Therapist or a DJ?
In music we had singing, I had to sing the lines " na no ne no la-o hmp" fast, which took a while to get but was a bit of a laugh.
Started a key rack in Tech. ... Yep.
This was pointless enough I suppose? I'm sure you were dying to hear all about my day :)
Really need to think of some way of signing these off..
AOIFE :)
Before CW, we had Career Guidance, we did a survey to see what our career interest categories would be, and my top three were 1. Social 2. Linguistic 3. Creativity (Yeah right) and apparently I should be either a Speech and Language Therapist or a DJ?
In music we had singing, I had to sing the lines " na no ne no la-o hmp" fast, which took a while to get but was a bit of a laugh.
Started a key rack in Tech. ... Yep.
This was pointless enough I suppose? I'm sure you were dying to hear all about my day :)
Really need to think of some way of signing these off..
AOIFE :)
Thursday 15 September 2011
Carlingford Trip!
Well on Tuesday we got back from our Carlingford "Bonding Trip"(AKA Transition Year Fat Camp), which by the way was great! Sorry about any incoherent spelling or sentences in the post, I'm writing this in school, and we all went out last night to celebrate our JC results, and I don't do sleep deprivation well.
On Monday we got up at half 6 to go for our bus (-.-) but I slept most of the way, We arrived at the adventure centre and then we all went out straight away for our first- and my favourite- activity which was Laser Combat; Which involved walking up a hill that was on a serious incline:
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Which was basically paint balling, without any of the pain. The blue team won (Clearly because I was on it.... I joke)
Later that day we did some form of course, with loads of games and activities and stuff, which was mostly about team work. Our guide was Wayne, who was cool. My favourite challenge was the maze, mostly because I'm glad I managed to do it, considering the fact I'm kind of claustrophobic, and the maze was in a port cabin with three stories, meaning we all had the crawl in narrow tunnel- in the dark.
Then we walked the scenic route (thank God) up to the "Night line" which was where we all were blindfolded and had to hold on the a rope and each other in a line and try make it to the end by communicating and stuff.
That night we all went down the the common room ( I thought of Harry Potter too) where our school and another boys school(:D) had a sing song type thing, where everyone who could sing got up and did. I shared a room with 7 other friends from school, but because we were so tired I don't think we made it past 1:30am.
The next day we went rock climbing and abseiling, which I'm going to admit terrified me, but I'm glad I did it. For the rock climbing, I started on the most difficult one (because I'm that damn clever) and almost suffered heart failure, but I did it all the same. The I got the adrenaline bug, and did them all. Pretty happy with myself. Then lastly I did the abseiling, which I didn't really like but I'm glad I can say I did it.
That afternoon we did Orienteering(Hiking with a purpose) which was... pretty tiring to say the least. During that we did archery, and for one of my arrows (by some stroke of luck) managed to actually hit pretty close to the bullseye. After the big hike we headed back to the centre, and left on our bus, arriving home at about 7, wrecked. I still had a great time though. :)
BYEE
Aoife :)
On Monday we got up at half 6 to go for our bus (-.-) but I slept most of the way, We arrived at the adventure centre and then we all went out straight away for our first- and my favourite- activity which was Laser Combat; Which involved walking up a hill that was on a serious incline:
/
/
/ <------ The hill
Which was basically paint balling, without any of the pain. The blue team won (Clearly because I was on it.... I joke)
Later that day we did some form of course, with loads of games and activities and stuff, which was mostly about team work. Our guide was Wayne, who was cool. My favourite challenge was the maze, mostly because I'm glad I managed to do it, considering the fact I'm kind of claustrophobic, and the maze was in a port cabin with three stories, meaning we all had the crawl in narrow tunnel- in the dark.
Then we walked the scenic route (thank God) up to the "Night line" which was where we all were blindfolded and had to hold on the a rope and each other in a line and try make it to the end by communicating and stuff.
That night we all went down the the common room ( I thought of Harry Potter too) where our school and another boys school(:D) had a sing song type thing, where everyone who could sing got up and did. I shared a room with 7 other friends from school, but because we were so tired I don't think we made it past 1:30am.
The next day we went rock climbing and abseiling, which I'm going to admit terrified me, but I'm glad I did it. For the rock climbing, I started on the most difficult one (because I'm that damn clever) and almost suffered heart failure, but I did it all the same. The I got the adrenaline bug, and did them all. Pretty happy with myself. Then lastly I did the abseiling, which I didn't really like but I'm glad I can say I did it.
That afternoon we did Orienteering(Hiking with a purpose) which was... pretty tiring to say the least. During that we did archery, and for one of my arrows (by some stroke of luck) managed to actually hit pretty close to the bullseye. After the big hike we headed back to the centre, and left on our bus, arriving home at about 7, wrecked. I still had a great time though. :)
BYEE
Aoife :)
Friday 9 September 2011
Carlingford!
Heylo :) Well tonight I started packing for Carlingford, which is our TY bonding trip that we are going on on Monday. I'm really excited about the trip, but just thinking about the whole "Getting-up-at-half-five" thing is making me tired. We have so many things we have to bring, that I'm finding it hard to fit in everything without showing up with a suitcase. At the moment I'm trying to decided whether I can fit in my hair dryer. Just thought I'd let you know that, because I'm sure you care.
Next week is such a busy week! but I'm sure it'll be great; Carlingford on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday we get the dreaded Junior Cert. results, but if I'm to be honest I actually want back, then out to a disco we go that night, sleepover, and then drag myself out of bed for school the next morning for my "too active day after" Thursday, with double PE, pilates and dancing. And then of course it's Friday.
Roll on TY!
Adios amigas :) (Still working on that signing off thing)
- AG
Next week is such a busy week! but I'm sure it'll be great; Carlingford on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday we get the dreaded Junior Cert. results, but if I'm to be honest I actually want back, then out to a disco we go that night, sleepover, and then drag myself out of bed for school the next morning for my "too active day after" Thursday, with double PE, pilates and dancing. And then of course it's Friday.
Roll on TY!
Adios amigas :) (Still working on that signing off thing)
- AG
Thursday 8 September 2011
Thursdays!
Needless to say, Thursday is by far the best day on Fódla's timetable. First thing this morning I had Home ec, where we have to design a costume in groups, which is great craic. Then I had IT, which is where I write in my blog and work on projects and stuff, then we normally have double PE but our teacher was out so we had a double free- Which didn't actually turn out to be completely free, because even though I didn't think it was possible, my PE teacher actually left us written work. For our second half of the class we ended up playing hangman, I got one of the quotes but I didn't have any good ideas so I just let someone else go up.
Next we had music, which was a bit of fun, we did singing and train noises? And then we had someone in to talk to us about the local youth café.
After Lunch we have "TY activities" Which is photography, pilates and swing dancing.
Need to think of some way to sign this off....
-AG
Next we had music, which was a bit of fun, we did singing and train noises? And then we had someone in to talk to us about the local youth café.
After Lunch we have "TY activities" Which is photography, pilates and swing dancing.
Need to think of some way to sign this off....
-AG
First week and Personal Development. :)
Well, last week was our first week in TY. We all got put into our new classes (I'm in Fódla- Which by the way is the best class out of the three) which is pretty weird because we are all so used to our other classes.
On Tuesday of this week, We had a Personal and Social development workshop with this guy called Austin, which actually turned out to be a great day! We did lots of group work and discussing which was good to help us not be so awkward as a class group, and learnt about "The Four Humours" which were, Directors(Red), Entertainers(Yellow), Mediators(Green) and Observers(Blue). We played a game with cards to help us find which group we were in and at the end, whichever colour you had the most of determined which group you were in. I was a director (Not a huge suprise considering everyone was firing the red cards at me) as I got 6/8 red cards and in these groups made a poster describing how we would save christmas
We also found out if we were intro-verted or extro-verted, I was told I was intro-verted (which actually suprised me alot because I wouldn't consider myself shy)
In the end, it was a really good day, our class wasn't really that close the first week, so I think this might have helped us become a little bit closer :) (There is no way you can say that without sounding really cheesey)
On Tuesday of this week, We had a Personal and Social development workshop with this guy called Austin, which actually turned out to be a great day! We did lots of group work and discussing which was good to help us not be so awkward as a class group, and learnt about "The Four Humours" which were, Directors(Red), Entertainers(Yellow), Mediators(Green) and Observers(Blue). We played a game with cards to help us find which group we were in and at the end, whichever colour you had the most of determined which group you were in. I was a director (Not a huge suprise considering everyone was firing the red cards at me) as I got 6/8 red cards and in these groups made a poster describing how we would save christmas
We also found out if we were intro-verted or extro-verted, I was told I was intro-verted (which actually suprised me alot because I wouldn't consider myself shy)
In the end, it was a really good day, our class wasn't really that close the first week, so I think this might have helped us become a little bit closer :) (There is no way you can say that without sounding really cheesey)
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