Friday 23 November 2012
Choir - Les Choristes Caresse sur l'océan
This year I joined the school choir. Each Tuesday at big break we meet in the music room and practice , we also practice after school for a competition at Wesley College later on in the year . We are currently learning a french song which is challenging but fun. Here is the link for the song we are learning!
A Week in St.Wolstans
This week we did our drama in Religion. Roisin wrote a scene of our drama about War. For our drama we have to describe the effects War has on different people. This is a fun task because we all bring our ideas together to form one drama. Each girl has an assigned role and we are working hard to get a script together so we can rehearse!
For History we had to research the story behind why Friday the 13th was considered to be 'unlucky' for some people. In my research I found this:
On Friday the 13, 1306 the King of France had the Knights Templar disbanded and burned at the stake.These Knights were the ones to guard the Holy Grail.
For History we had to research the story behind why Friday the 13th was considered to be 'unlucky' for some people. In my research I found this:
On Friday the 13, 1306 the King of France had the Knights Templar disbanded and burned at the stake.These Knights were the ones to guard the Holy Grail.
Christian Origins
The fear of Friday the 13th stems from two separate fears -- the fear of the number 13 and the fear of Fridays. Both fears have deep roots in Western culture, most notably in Christian theology.
Thirteen is significant to Christians because it is the number of people who were present at the Last Supper (Jesus and his 12 apostles). Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th member of the party to arrive.
Christians have traditionally been wary of Fridays because Jesus was crucified on a Friday. Additionally, some theologians hold that Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden fruit on a Friday, and that the Great Flood began on a Friday. In the past, many Christians would never begin any new project or trip on a Friday, fearing they would be doomed from the start.
Are you one of the many people who believe that Friday the 13th is unlucky?..
Junk Kouture Update
Nature Theme:
Unfortunately the leaves on our skirt went mouldy and dried up so we had to begin the whole skirt again , we collected new leaves and are now continuing to PVA glue the on to preserve them.Because it is only weeks away from the deadline of our outfits to be completed we decided to make a 5 week plan. If we stick to our plan our dress will be finished on time.I am sewing feathers onto the back of the top now for an 'owl' affect. I have already sewn the feathers and stuck the felt on the front. I think this week our dress is finally coming together.
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Skyfall Surprise!
On the 8th of November our TY year went to the Odeon cinema again in Naas for a mini company talk. When we arrived there was a lot of hustle and bustle. After a half hour of settling down and chatting with our friends we were informed that the meeting was cancelled due to an emergency that occurred that morning. We all fell silent as we thought we were going to have to go back to school but to our surprise the cinema allowed us have a free screening of the new James Bond movie - Skyfall ! The cinema filled with cheering and everyone was so excited! We watched the film which was amazing! I love action movies and James Bond is a classic! After the screening we got free gift bags (with popcorn , sweets and fizzy drinks) Overall the day was phenomenal!
The names Bond , James Bond.
Monday 12 November 2012
Camogie
Well so far in camogie we have had three matches. We train every Thursday for an hour after school with Mr.L.Training is really fun because all girls from different G.A.A. clubs get to play together , for example most of the girls are from Celbridge but there are some from Ardclough , Straffan etc. Last week we had a match in UCD , the college was so big and it was fun to see 'college life'. We went to DCU for an open day. The open day was for TY's- 6th years. Firstly we went to the dressing rooms and got changed for sports. We went out to the astro then and did skills with some of the members of the DCU camogie team. We played 7-a-side matches against other schools after that. At 12:30 we got a packed lunch and relaxed for a while. To our surprise Michael Murphy (Captain of Donegal) and Paul Flynn (Dublin Player) were there. They were former DCU members. They came over to us and we got photos and autographs! After the skills and meet and greet we got a tour of the college , it was so unusual seeing the college life. The college was huge and it seemed so daunting at first! Overall we had a great day!
Occurrences in October
Gaeilge (Irish):
In Irish we made two PowerPoint presentations , worked on our vocabulary and we did oral work. We each made a one slide presentation on a different type of profession. I was assigned a professional sportsperson. For this I had to explain what such a professional entails. I also had to make a PowerPoint about sport in my life and in my area. I found this fun to do as I am a sporty person! Working on oral work in class is definitely improving my way of putting sentences together in Irish. I'm not quite a confident person when it comes to having to speak Irish aloud , but every time we do it in class I feel I am improving. (Even though it is slowly)
English:
In English we made a 'mood board' and we are analysing lyrics from songs in poem form. Ha ha! We're using lyrics from meaningful songs such as 'Viva La Vida- Coldplay'. We also made a PowerPoint on a still scene from our favourite movie. We decided to make a mood board at the beginning and then again at the end of TY to see how our interests change over the year. To make our mood board we all got a blank A3 sheet and designed it however we wanted with images , quotes , anything we wanted to. I really liked making mine because it got me thinking about everything I love and allowed me to be creative. For my favourite movie I chose 'Life is Beautiful'. This is an Italian film with subtitles. It's such a great film so I loved examining a scene from it in detail.
Maths:
In maths so far we made posters either on a mathematician or maths in sport. I chose to do a poster about how maths is used in Camogie. Doing this I found out a lot about Camogie I didn't know. I had no idea that so much maths was used in the sport! We have also done some Differentiation , Algebra , Pascals Triangle , Indices and integration. Today we learnt Cryptography which was also very interesting.
P.E.:
P.E. is one of my favourite sports , so far we've done orienteering , the skateboard game , high jump , discus and camogie!
(The Skateboard game is a game whereby you and your team have to go from one side of the hall to the other with a skateboard and a rope. Thing is you can't touch the ground or pass the line on either side of the hall unless you're on the skateboard!)
Religion:
In Religion we completed our MDG presentation and presented it to the class. We each got put into groups and were given a goal each. Our goal was to 'Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women'. Doing this project I found it very moving and shocking at some on the statistics we found out. We discovered that 1 in 5 women in Ireland have been abused in some way shape or form by a former or current partner. Living in Ireland this was astonishing to hear! At the moment we are looking into different Drama's we can do to send out a meaningful message about war/homelessness.
Careers:
In careers we have filled out interest tests and found out what type of work suits our personality we have also done a lot of work to do about what careers we would like to pursue in the future.
Science:
In Science we did Chemistry in September and now we are doing Biology with Mrs.B in October and November. We are doing Botany and have dissected flowers and plants. We have also looked at them under the microscope to see the interior parts of plants.
History:
In history we have done functions of government through the centuries , Right wing and left wing government and a lot more about government in England. We have also been assigned a project on either the government and how it has changed in one country or how the functions of government have changed over time.
Technology:
In Tech we have made key-rings , have begun a clock and are now working on an F1 in schools competition. http://www.f1inschools.ie/ This is a competition that allows secondary level students to show their technical skills. They are given the opportunity to design an F1 formula car. Their main aim is to create a generation of world-class innovators.
Geography:
In geography we have watched a video on tsunami's and have done a virtual trip around the world project. We each had a €12000 budget and had to travel to 6 counties (2 third world , 2 second and 2 first world countries). This project was very painstaking but I finally got it completed! I have also been given a project on Mexico to do with Ciara and a scrapbook to do on my original PowerPoint (Virtual Trip Around the World)
Spanish:
In Spanish we have watched a Spanish film called 'El Bola' we have also learnt a lot more vocab and verbs. We wrote about our favourite films in Spanish .
Music:
In music we are learning how to play guitar and piano. We learnt how to recognize when the chords change and we sang a good few songs. Personally my favourite is 'I say a little prayer- Aretha Franklin'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKkWj2WpWM
In Irish we made two PowerPoint presentations , worked on our vocabulary and we did oral work. We each made a one slide presentation on a different type of profession. I was assigned a professional sportsperson. For this I had to explain what such a professional entails. I also had to make a PowerPoint about sport in my life and in my area. I found this fun to do as I am a sporty person! Working on oral work in class is definitely improving my way of putting sentences together in Irish. I'm not quite a confident person when it comes to having to speak Irish aloud , but every time we do it in class I feel I am improving. (Even though it is slowly)
English:
In English we made a 'mood board' and we are analysing lyrics from songs in poem form. Ha ha! We're using lyrics from meaningful songs such as 'Viva La Vida- Coldplay'. We also made a PowerPoint on a still scene from our favourite movie. We decided to make a mood board at the beginning and then again at the end of TY to see how our interests change over the year. To make our mood board we all got a blank A3 sheet and designed it however we wanted with images , quotes , anything we wanted to. I really liked making mine because it got me thinking about everything I love and allowed me to be creative. For my favourite movie I chose 'Life is Beautiful'. This is an Italian film with subtitles. It's such a great film so I loved examining a scene from it in detail.
Maths:
In maths so far we made posters either on a mathematician or maths in sport. I chose to do a poster about how maths is used in Camogie. Doing this I found out a lot about Camogie I didn't know. I had no idea that so much maths was used in the sport! We have also done some Differentiation , Algebra , Pascals Triangle , Indices and integration. Today we learnt Cryptography which was also very interesting.
P.E.:
P.E. is one of my favourite sports , so far we've done orienteering , the skateboard game , high jump , discus and camogie!
(The Skateboard game is a game whereby you and your team have to go from one side of the hall to the other with a skateboard and a rope. Thing is you can't touch the ground or pass the line on either side of the hall unless you're on the skateboard!)
Religion:
In Religion we completed our MDG presentation and presented it to the class. We each got put into groups and were given a goal each. Our goal was to 'Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women'. Doing this project I found it very moving and shocking at some on the statistics we found out. We discovered that 1 in 5 women in Ireland have been abused in some way shape or form by a former or current partner. Living in Ireland this was astonishing to hear! At the moment we are looking into different Drama's we can do to send out a meaningful message about war/homelessness.
Careers:
In careers we have filled out interest tests and found out what type of work suits our personality we have also done a lot of work to do about what careers we would like to pursue in the future.
Science:
In Science we did Chemistry in September and now we are doing Biology with Mrs.B in October and November. We are doing Botany and have dissected flowers and plants. We have also looked at them under the microscope to see the interior parts of plants.
History:
In history we have done functions of government through the centuries , Right wing and left wing government and a lot more about government in England. We have also been assigned a project on either the government and how it has changed in one country or how the functions of government have changed over time.
Technology:
In Tech we have made key-rings , have begun a clock and are now working on an F1 in schools competition. http://www.f1inschools.ie/ This is a competition that allows secondary level students to show their technical skills. They are given the opportunity to design an F1 formula car. Their main aim is to create a generation of world-class innovators.
Geography:
In geography we have watched a video on tsunami's and have done a virtual trip around the world project. We each had a €12000 budget and had to travel to 6 counties (2 third world , 2 second and 2 first world countries). This project was very painstaking but I finally got it completed! I have also been given a project on Mexico to do with Ciara and a scrapbook to do on my original PowerPoint (Virtual Trip Around the World)
Spanish:
In Spanish we have watched a Spanish film called 'El Bola' we have also learnt a lot more vocab and verbs. We wrote about our favourite films in Spanish .
Music:
In music we are learning how to play guitar and piano. We learnt how to recognize when the chords change and we sang a good few songs. Personally my favourite is 'I say a little prayer- Aretha Franklin'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKkWj2WpWM
Friday 9 November 2012
Mid-term
Mid Term Break October 29th –November 2nd 2012
This mid-term I did a lot of work on my projects. I worked on my Junk Kouture project , finalizing the front of the skirt.
I also worked on my geography project , I spent one whole day making factfiles for each country I was going to in my Virtual Trip around the World.
I researched information about how to make an App for mini company and explored different skills in the sport of 'Gaelic Football'.
Ghouls in the House!
Click this link to see a slideshow of Class Síocháin's spooooky Zombies!
http://animoto.com/play/Hxd61gDQy1ChPVqmszp4VQ
http://animoto.com/play/Hxd61gDQy1ChPVqmszp4VQ
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