The week that's been.....

Time flies when your having fun :) as this week ends, the midterm begins!! This part of the term has absolutely FLOWN BY because we've just been so busy, this week being no exeption :) since monday we've had heated debates about almost anything in english, finished our film studies module, made posters, posters, powerpoints, and a few more posters, settled mini-company arrangements for the midterm, carried on with junk kouture; work experienec seems to be getting better and better over in p. healthcare,( you can read about the craic in peamount in my wk exp blog) also we entered the 'F1 in schools' competition under the watchful eye of mr. w, with our fantastic team 'RAPIDO Y FURIOSO!!' ...........Vamos A ganar:)...............The week comes to a close with the annual Halloween dress up day, we're all zombies for the day :0 You only live twice!! hope we all have a good break-it's well deserved! :) xx

Junk Kouture

Junk Kouture...what a load of rubbish  :).................(dya get it??)
Myself, orlaith and katie have been workin like mad on our creation.....which will be AMAZING!!! (we hope)
Our theme is 'Medusa'- she was a figure of greek mythology, who had snakes growing from her head, and the power to turn others to stone. As she was a symbol of power, we want to represent this in our use of waste electrical items in making the dress. I don't want to give too much away though about the design of the dress......
So far i've sourced all the materials like  a toaster, a computer, printers, cd players, speakers, webcams wires and a few cds from neighbours, friends and local hardware and computer shops. With some help fromthe girls, i have broken up and disassembled all of these- hard work! Katie has gotten all of the 1oo cds we need. Together we've made the hard paper maiche bodice, painted it black and fit it on to orlaith, our lovely model. I've made the body of our 'snake' out of tights, and stuffing for it also. I've also spent alot of time paring back wires! So it's long hard work, but we're coming closer to achieving our goal, of being ready to enter our outfit into the Junk Kouture Competition 2012!!
Ciara x xox x

Workshops!!

Because we don't have classes on wednesdays, (we'll have work experience) we filled one with workshops!! they were all great, we learnt a surprisingly huge amount :0 We firstly had Ms. Hughes talking to us about the shtuff we gotta know for work experience (etiquette,how to behave,what to wear....). That was followed by Austin giving us his presentation on his area: 'Life Without Limits' It was actually amazing!! ONe main excercise was splitting us up into our personality types: it was so cool to see! Turns out i'm a 'calm mediator', who works well in teams, is generous with time for others and likes to work for the good of the commmunity! Begod! :) we then got into this whopper class discussion which was a really charged debate- we asked austin if he could come back to our class to do another class on that topic! The best part of the day though was the POSITIVE PARTY with denise!! She taught us about perception of ourselves and others, how to make a good impression in the workplace and just the importance of positivity in life! the day was so amazing, and i'm so glad i was given this opportunity to hear these inspirational things!!

Funwalk 2012!!!! :)

Heeeeeey-yaaaaaa, heeey-yaaaa...........................
Class Síocháin made their mark at the funwalk with a bitta Outkast...... :) The bant was had :)
The fun walk marks the end of Anti-Bullying week in school, and is now an annually celebrated event in the school- not to mention one of the highlights of the year!!!
Maths for the past few weeks had been dediceted to FunWalk business: Poor Ms. O'b, she had her work cut out for her!! Our class chose the theme of 'Lego' and 'buiding friendships' for our fun walk display-we performed our(sort of random) dance dressed up as ginormous yellow lego blocks!!! We got a chance to see almost all of the classes perform( there were dancing pigs, Justin Bieber, gangnam style and Mr. O'C as mad as ever!!) before we had to leave to indicate the route the school was to follow on our 40min ramble around celbridge. Aisling and i were stationed at the top of one tiny road in a housing estate-although we only saw about 5 cars pass, we convinced ourselves we were 'Actively Saving Lives'!!! I think by the end of the day the girls were all sick of our renditions of the safe cross code....hehe :)The whole day was so much fun and it was a great experience for all involved! It was great to see that so many of the songs reflected the importance of friendship and being anti- bullying!! Definitly a day to remember :) Ciara xx

CARLINGFORD!!!

I can only begin to describe in words the craic we had up in Carlingford, co. Louth as part of our 'Bonding Trip' which I can say EXCEEDED our already massive expectations!! We set off at the ungodly hour of 7( IN THE MORNING) to journey north on the bus, for what was to be an adventure of a lifetime!
Having stocked up well on Oreos, blue bonbons and various other brands of junk, we were truly set and ready to go. Suitcases stuffed to the brims with everything from suncream and swimsuits to raingear and woolly jumpers, we were ready for whatever the trip could possibly throw at us!
The excitement certainly began to mount on the bus-the journey seemed twice as long as it really was, because everybody was so full of anticipation. When we arrived, and after the initial scuffle for the rooms and safety instructions, we embarked on our first activity- Lasertag in the forest! Fully clad in army suits and helmets and marching through the calm streets of Carlingford carrying a massive gun was, to say the least, a strange experience :) :) Andy, our first instructor took us through the rules, and then war began!! (You'd be surprised how much we all enjoyed trying to assasinate one another)  :) Although we were split into teams, the Wolstan's TY girls were united by a common goal-to take down Mr.K!! Our efforts paid off!
After some well deserved chips, we started our next activity, which was kayaking. I was in a tandem boat with Katie, which at  first was a bit like the ship with 2 captains! THe water based activities were wacky and wonderful, and involved playin 'Hokey Pokey' in the icy sea, and being dunked into a freezing freshwater waterfall!!! I have never, and I mean never been as cold in my life!!
Our night activity was the underground tunnel and the 'Nightline'- blindfolded, you must walk throug the forest in the pitch blackness in a human chain,relying on your other senses, with the charming instructors occasionally jumping on us or pouring water down our backs!!! After all that, a hot shower and chinese was well earned :)
The next day brought an early start and more fun. We went on the high ropes with Paddy, then zorbing (which was rhe best craic EVER!!) with Chris......oh, chris :( ( the majority of the year are now desperatly in love with him) Team building excercises ende the day for us, and let me tell you we were all thouroughly depressed having to leave! :(
Carlingford was such an amazing experience, I loved it and made many new friendships within my yeargroup! We would go back anytime.....any chance of another one, Ms. L??
Until next time :) Ciaraa :)




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Catch up time!!

Hi guys!! Sadly it's been a while since my last post but i'll start all the catch up now, I promise! :) Well it's been a busy few weeks for all of us in T.Y.( no surprises there) and between going to 'Positive Parties' workshops and galavanting around county Kildare for Mini-company we've been on the go non-stop. On top of all the out of school activities, (and the massive excitement of work experience!) things within the school have kicked off for the year in a big way: in choir we're preparing for the opening of the school year mass and the Wesley College choir competition, orchestra is back up and running, trad group, greenschools committee, sports, debating society etc. have all started up again IT'S MAD!! It's amazing to have the opportunity to do all these things and try out different activities- just this time without the Junior Cert hanging over us!Everbody is enjoying the experience so far:)