Well it is the first day back since Mid-Term and I am really tired. I was very sick over Mid-Term so I didn't get much sleep. Anyway, first class this morning was Careers. We were given a fact sheet to fill out and we played a game where we were put into groups and everyone had to try and guess what job we were given. It was fun.
Next we had maths and we just worked on a Probability Worksheet. After that we had English. We were discussing the Holy Faith Drama's and how we were going to change them so that they were suitable to be shown in a Convent. Our group has to find a new Narrator because Aoife said she might not be here.
Next class I have will be History and I will be researching stuff for my end of year project.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
About Me
- tykellie
- Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland
- I am a bit mad but I can calm down if I want. I am a bit of fun and love to laugh!!! Reading is a big part of my life.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sometime In April
Today we watched a film called 'Sometime In April'.
I really hated it. It was a film about the genocide in Rwanda, between the Tuti's and the Hutu's. It was very violent. I watched about 10 minutes of it and then a woman was shot execution style. I just walked staight out after that bit because I felt like I was going to cry and get sick at the same time. Ms. L followed me out to see if I was OK. I just couldn't watch a film where people get massacred and I know that those people actually were massacred.
So Siobhan and I just sat outside the Demo Room for 3 classes and we laughed for a while because I wanted to do anything to distract myself from thinking of that film again.
The class didn't finish the film so when we come back from our Mid-Term, they will finish the film and I will sit outside the class once again because I have no intentions of returning ever to see that film.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
I really hated it. It was a film about the genocide in Rwanda, between the Tuti's and the Hutu's. It was very violent. I watched about 10 minutes of it and then a woman was shot execution style. I just walked staight out after that bit because I felt like I was going to cry and get sick at the same time. Ms. L followed me out to see if I was OK. I just couldn't watch a film where people get massacred and I know that those people actually were massacred.
So Siobhan and I just sat outside the Demo Room for 3 classes and we laughed for a while because I wanted to do anything to distract myself from thinking of that film again.
The class didn't finish the film so when we come back from our Mid-Term, they will finish the film and I will sit outside the class once again because I have no intentions of returning ever to see that film.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Oisin McGann
So on wednesday, we had an author called Oisin McGann come in and hold an English Workshop for us. I don't know if you can call it a "Workshop". We just basically talked about his books and being and illustrator. It was really good. He spoke about his illustrations and how he gets his ideas for his books.
At the end of the talk, Oisin drew our class the cover of one of his books. It looked really cool and I really enjoyed watching him start from a straight pencil line to a full hooded figure.
I am currently looking for his books to read,
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
At the end of the talk, Oisin drew our class the cover of one of his books. It looked really cool and I really enjoyed watching him start from a straight pencil line to a full hooded figure.
I am currently looking for his books to read,
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Croke Park
So yesterday we went to Croke Park for a History Trip to learn about the History of Croke Park.
I loved that trip, mainly because I adore watching G.A.A. I am a Dublin girl and I have been to Croke Park many times for matches. The tour was brilliant. We started off in the briefing room and our tour guide, Tom, brought us all the way around the stadium via the service tunnel which runs around 3 sides of the stadium. It was really cool.
After that we went into the players lounge, and it was amazing. Because G.A.A players don't get paid for what they do, they get to have certain privileges, the players lounge was one of them. My favourite thing about the players lounge was the huge chandelier in the middle of the room. It was made up entirely of 32 glass Gaelic Footballs, one for every county in Ireland, and about 70 glass Slioters. They changed colours and Tom told us that they could change the colours to the 2 teams using the lounge that day. I really likes that.
Next we went to one of the Dressing Rooms. I loved that because all around the room there were the Jerseys of the 32 Counties and the Jerseys of London Gaelic Team and the New York Jersey who also play in the Hurling and Gaelic Championships. While in there we went into the room where the players practice taking shots at the goal by hitting them off a solid wall.
After that we went to my all-time favourite part of the Stadium. The Pitch. We weren't allowed walk or stand on the pitch because it was being cut at that time. We came out of the tunnel where all the players come out when the match is about to start. It was amazing. The view was amazing. The Hill looked fabulous. We were told when we were in the Players Lounge that the Hill was built made from rubble from the 1916 rising and that is why it's called Hill 16.
After that we were brought up to the top tier of the Stadium. I didn't really enjoy that part because I am absolutely terrified of heights. I was going to stay at the bottom half of the top tier, by the stairs, but Siobhan persuaded me to go to the near top. I was terrified. When I sat down I clung to the chair and didn't look down. I just closed my eyes and tried to listen to what Tom was saying. I didn't hear a word because I was chanting to myself not to look down and that it's not that high up.
I was glad when we were going back down, but we had to get on escalators to get back down and I was a little scared because to me, they didn't look that stable, but Siobhan was terrified. I went last with her because she couldn't get on if someone was behind her. We were going down because we were going to the Ulster Bank's Directors Box, which costs €240,000 for 10 year. You get 24 seats with that.
That was the end of the tour and we went down to the Museum section of the building. There were fun sections of it. Like the quick reaction time hurling game, the balance game and the catch a Gaelic ball game.
I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to everyone to go and visit.
Blog again soon
Kellie xx
I loved that trip, mainly because I adore watching G.A.A. I am a Dublin girl and I have been to Croke Park many times for matches. The tour was brilliant. We started off in the briefing room and our tour guide, Tom, brought us all the way around the stadium via the service tunnel which runs around 3 sides of the stadium. It was really cool.
After that we went into the players lounge, and it was amazing. Because G.A.A players don't get paid for what they do, they get to have certain privileges, the players lounge was one of them. My favourite thing about the players lounge was the huge chandelier in the middle of the room. It was made up entirely of 32 glass Gaelic Footballs, one for every county in Ireland, and about 70 glass Slioters. They changed colours and Tom told us that they could change the colours to the 2 teams using the lounge that day. I really likes that.
Next we went to one of the Dressing Rooms. I loved that because all around the room there were the Jerseys of the 32 Counties and the Jerseys of London Gaelic Team and the New York Jersey who also play in the Hurling and Gaelic Championships. While in there we went into the room where the players practice taking shots at the goal by hitting them off a solid wall.
After that we went to my all-time favourite part of the Stadium. The Pitch. We weren't allowed walk or stand on the pitch because it was being cut at that time. We came out of the tunnel where all the players come out when the match is about to start. It was amazing. The view was amazing. The Hill looked fabulous. We were told when we were in the Players Lounge that the Hill was built made from rubble from the 1916 rising and that is why it's called Hill 16.
After that we were brought up to the top tier of the Stadium. I didn't really enjoy that part because I am absolutely terrified of heights. I was going to stay at the bottom half of the top tier, by the stairs, but Siobhan persuaded me to go to the near top. I was terrified. When I sat down I clung to the chair and didn't look down. I just closed my eyes and tried to listen to what Tom was saying. I didn't hear a word because I was chanting to myself not to look down and that it's not that high up.
I was glad when we were going back down, but we had to get on escalators to get back down and I was a little scared because to me, they didn't look that stable, but Siobhan was terrified. I went last with her because she couldn't get on if someone was behind her. We were going down because we were going to the Ulster Bank's Directors Box, which costs €240,000 for 10 year. You get 24 seats with that.
That was the end of the tour and we went down to the Museum section of the building. There were fun sections of it. Like the quick reaction time hurling game, the balance game and the catch a Gaelic ball game.
I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to everyone to go and visit.
Blog again soon
Kellie xx
Monday, February 14, 2011
Friday!!!
I am so happy it's friday. Today is going to be the best day ever. OK, so first class we had science and we had Ms. O. C and we did balancing equations. I found it a little bit confusing but eventually got it. Then we had Tech and we just worked on our F1 project, nothing special there then. We took a group photo because we were sending into the Liffey Champion. We asked Siobhan to take the pictures because she is a really good photographer. So we went to the 1st year mall to get the photos. We all thought they turned out great and we sent them into the Liffey Champion. We got an e-mail back later that day to say that they weren't of high quality and that they were going to send us out a photographer to take professional photos for the paper. I am looking forward to that. So for the rest of the day we just had normal class. All of my Tech group went to Tech during Home Ec and we were supposed to go during Art but me and Louise needed time to do our project.
Finished the day by going cinema. Great day overall.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Finished the day by going cinema. Great day overall.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Cake Sale
So today we had our cake sale for mini company. It was really good. We held it in the art room.
So we needed money to keep our mini company going because buying baby clothes doesn't come cheap and we had used all of the miney we had invested into the group ourselves. We asked Ms. B, via a letter, whether or not we were allowed hold the cake sale. It was really a last minute decision as we only thought of it last week and got our permission on Tuesday. Yesterday, we went around asking people from TY if they could bring in cakes for the cake sale.
Their co-operation was really good and loads of people brought in cakes and biscuits to sell.
At the start of mini company today, we brought down all the food we had and put it into the home ec room and put a sign up saying "DO NOT TOUCH please"We thought that we should always be polite so we put the please on the sign, it may have been smaller than the rest of the sign but it was still there.
So the cake sale went amazingly well. We raised €180.20, but we have to give ellen's mam back €15 because she gave us €15 change to use. So all good anyway. I will post pictures later. I can't post them now because I don't know how to do it in school and Ms. Mc G is out today.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
So we needed money to keep our mini company going because buying baby clothes doesn't come cheap and we had used all of the miney we had invested into the group ourselves. We asked Ms. B, via a letter, whether or not we were allowed hold the cake sale. It was really a last minute decision as we only thought of it last week and got our permission on Tuesday. Yesterday, we went around asking people from TY if they could bring in cakes for the cake sale.
Their co-operation was really good and loads of people brought in cakes and biscuits to sell.
At the start of mini company today, we brought down all the food we had and put it into the home ec room and put a sign up saying "DO NOT TOUCH please"We thought that we should always be polite so we put the please on the sign, it may have been smaller than the rest of the sign but it was still there.
So the cake sale went amazingly well. We raised €180.20, but we have to give ellen's mam back €15 because she gave us €15 change to use. So all good anyway. I will post pictures later. I can't post them now because I don't know how to do it in school and Ms. Mc G is out today.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Week So far
Well my week so far has been nothing special. Never really is unless we are going somewhere or doing somethinng exciting. So far we have done normal class work
Monday
So on Monday, we had careers first class and we had roles to play. Last week Mr. C gave us all profiles of people who fit what kind of job we were looking for and told us to play that part. It was fun.
After that we had maths, and we started a new topic called "Probability". It was cool and I like things like that. We split up into groups and did group work.
Then we had English, well we didnt have English, because the Prefect decommisioning was on and that also meant we missed I.T and I hate missing I.T because I always blog in that class and I always forget to do it at home.
Then we had History and Ms. Mc G was late to class because she was taking the photos for the new Prefects so we had the old Prefects supervising us. It was good. Then she came back and we watched the last bit of the 9/11 video we were watching last week.
And Mini Company was OK. I think I'm getting fed up with Mini Company at the moment. It is just so frustrating.
In Science we swapped classes, Again. We now have Ms. O C. She is really nice and I like her.
Then we had Geography and we just worked on our Disease Projects. Nothing Big.
And then in French we watched a film called "La Vie en Rose". It's really good thought it's in French, but we have english subtitles.
Today.
Double Tech was noting special either. Me and Louise nearly got into a fight with Mr. W because he tried to change our logo so many times. It really did start to annoy me. We eventually stuck with the one Niamh had made. We also got our clocks graded. I can't for the life of me remember what grade I got. Even though it was only 2 classes ago.
Science was really cool. We got wooden splints and dipped them into different chemicals and put them into a flame. The flame always changed colour. It went from red to lilac and orange to blue.
I really liked it.
So now I am blogging here, in I.T and after this class I am cooking Chorizo and Fried Potatoes with Louise. Should be really fun. I love cooking.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Monday
So on Monday, we had careers first class and we had roles to play. Last week Mr. C gave us all profiles of people who fit what kind of job we were looking for and told us to play that part. It was fun.
After that we had maths, and we started a new topic called "Probability". It was cool and I like things like that. We split up into groups and did group work.
Then we had English, well we didnt have English, because the Prefect decommisioning was on and that also meant we missed I.T and I hate missing I.T because I always blog in that class and I always forget to do it at home.
Then we had History and Ms. Mc G was late to class because she was taking the photos for the new Prefects so we had the old Prefects supervising us. It was good. Then she came back and we watched the last bit of the 9/11 video we were watching last week.
And Mini Company was OK. I think I'm getting fed up with Mini Company at the moment. It is just so frustrating.
In Science we swapped classes, Again. We now have Ms. O C. She is really nice and I like her.
Then we had Geography and we just worked on our Disease Projects. Nothing Big.
And then in French we watched a film called "La Vie en Rose". It's really good thought it's in French, but we have english subtitles.
Today.
Double Tech was noting special either. Me and Louise nearly got into a fight with Mr. W because he tried to change our logo so many times. It really did start to annoy me. We eventually stuck with the one Niamh had made. We also got our clocks graded. I can't for the life of me remember what grade I got. Even though it was only 2 classes ago.
Science was really cool. We got wooden splints and dipped them into different chemicals and put them into a flame. The flame always changed colour. It went from red to lilac and orange to blue.
I really liked it.
So now I am blogging here, in I.T and after this class I am cooking Chorizo and Fried Potatoes with Louise. Should be really fun. I love cooking.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Thursday, February 3, 2011
My day!!
So today was pretty boring. Nothing exciting happened. All the 5th years are on retreat so our lunch room was very quiet. There was only me, Louise, Roisin and Niamh. So exceedingly quiet.
So this morning I had double Mini company and that went by pretty quickly. I started my section of the business report. After that I had double english and instead of our english class, we had a movement workshop. In it we did different exercises, like shape making. It was really fun. I was partnered with Louise and we had a great time. Straight after that, we had a double art class and we worked on our art project. I drew one of Picasso's works and it turned out pretty good and I was very happy with it.
Then lunch arrived, and I went to a business talk. So after lunch I had Geography and we worked on our Story boards and at the end of the class, watched the beginning of the Waris Derie film. It was good but the subtitles were in another language and the actual film was in another language aswell. Then we had music and we sang Mama Said by Dionne Bromfield. We have plans to sing it at the music night. And now I am in History and I am blogging here. Hope you enjoyed my day.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
So this morning I had double Mini company and that went by pretty quickly. I started my section of the business report. After that I had double english and instead of our english class, we had a movement workshop. In it we did different exercises, like shape making. It was really fun. I was partnered with Louise and we had a great time. Straight after that, we had a double art class and we worked on our art project. I drew one of Picasso's works and it turned out pretty good and I was very happy with it.
Then lunch arrived, and I went to a business talk. So after lunch I had Geography and we worked on our Story boards and at the end of the class, watched the beginning of the Waris Derie film. It was good but the subtitles were in another language and the actual film was in another language aswell. Then we had music and we sang Mama Said by Dionne Bromfield. We have plans to sing it at the music night. And now I am in History and I am blogging here. Hope you enjoyed my day.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Half day
So today we had a half day. It was great because, well half day's are great in general. So this morning I had Ms. L and we started talking, as a class, about Sex Education. Then after that we had Irish. I really don't like or understand Irish. Ms. Ni C gave us an essay to read. It was in Irish and about politicians. It was very wrong, because it explained that politicians get paid very little for doing so much. Not quite right. Just saying.
Lunch was boring because nothing really happened. Then after lunch I had Ms. L again. this time we talked about the book extract we read, The Desert Flower. It was good and Ms. L gave us a task in pairs. We had to design a story board for the story. I am doing it with Rosette.
So overall, a good day,
Blog again soon.
Kellie xxx
Lunch was boring because nothing really happened. Then after lunch I had Ms. L again. this time we talked about the book extract we read, The Desert Flower. It was good and Ms. L gave us a task in pairs. We had to design a story board for the story. I am doing it with Rosette.
So overall, a good day,
Blog again soon.
Kellie xxx
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
My day so far
My day so far has consisted of a double technology class and a careers talk with Ms. H. So in Tech we are making key holders in the shape of big keys. Its fun. This was the first practical I have been there from the beginning. So today I made the hooks and made the measurements on my piece.
I was about to start cutting out my piece when I was told I had to go to Ms H's office for a careers talk. We talked about what subjects I would like to choose for 5th year. I wanted to do Biology, because when I leave school I want to get a P.E Degree, Business and Accountancy. It was very good. She also asked me what I wanted to do when I left school. I want to join the Gardai or do criminal psychology. I find that side of things very interesting.
Cooking after this class.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
I was about to start cutting out my piece when I was told I had to go to Ms H's office for a careers talk. We talked about what subjects I would like to choose for 5th year. I wanted to do Biology, because when I leave school I want to get a P.E Degree, Business and Accountancy. It was very good. She also asked me what I wanted to do when I left school. I want to join the Gardai or do criminal psychology. I find that side of things very interesting.
Cooking after this class.
Blog again soon,
Kellie xx
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