English Play

On Tuesday, TY's will be going to Mullingar Arts Centre to compete in the Briery Gap Transition Year Drama Competition. For this competition we wrote plays in groups in English class, and have been working on them and performing them all year. In Mullingar, we will perform our play for judges to try and get through to the finals.

Our class has two plays that have been entered into the competition. Our play (it still doesn't have a name) is about homophobia and how attitudes toward homosexual people have changed throughout history. It has a wide range of different characters like hippies, soldiers and show girls. I've been involved in directing and also have a small role.

Everyone has really enjoyed working on the play and, although we need to rehearse a lot more, we are all excited to perform on Tuesday!

-Eve xx

Christmas is coming

TY's weren't in school many days this week. On Monday morning we had a workshop about a video competition we are entering in IT. For the competition we have to create a 3 minute video in teams about income inequality and how 'Decent Work' can address it. In the workshop we were told about income inequality and what we should include and show in our video.

Youth Connect video competition

On Tuesday there was a strike for teachers so we had the day off. I went into town so it was a good day :) Wednesday was our last day of work experience after 10 weeks in the same place. It was a great experience working in Avoca and interacting with customers. I was sad to be going but am excited for my next work experience. I was given some carrot cake (my favourite) to say thanks but annoyingly my dog ate it so I didn't get to enjoy it.

On Friday we went on a Maths trip to Rathbeggan Lakes in Co. Meath. It was FREEZING. I don't think I've ever been as cold to be honest. At least we could buy tea there to keep our hands warm. We did maths puzzles using different equipment we were given. Groups walked around the lake with trundle wheels or measure heights of trees etc. After we went to Blanchardstown for lunch and we got Ginzeng :))

Us being cold at the lake :)

     

There's only one full week left of school and on Wednesday we're collecting money in town for the ISPCC. Then there's just a week of Christmas exams and then Christmas holidays. I'm so excited!

-Eve xx

Busy October

The past two weeks have been busy in St. Wolstan's. Last month it was announced that St. Wolstan's would host a Fashion Show in the Celbridge Manor Hotel on the 25th & 26th of November. I will be dancing in the Irish dance in the fashion show and will also be involved in the 'Christmas choir.' We have been busy rehearsing for the fashion show at lunch the past two weeks.

                 

Yesterday was our fifth week at work experience which means that we have reached the halfway point. I am really enjoying doing mine at Avoca and have become really comfortable working in the cafe.

           

We have all been working at getting our second work experience placements and I am doing mine in Walton's music shop in town. The second work experience will start in January. Last Tuesday I went to see Jake Bugg play at the Olympia and it was so good!

Tomorrow is our Halloween dress up day. Our theme as TYs is 'Zombies'. I'm SO excited for Midterm tomorrow and I'm also excited for Halloween!

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-Eve xx

Walk in My Shoes

Today our school had a non - uniform day for the 'Walk in My Shoes' campaign. We were asked to make a donation of €2 and also encouraged to wear 'funky' shoes to support teenagers and young adults with mental health difficulties.

Text "Shoes" to 57802 to donate €2 to Walk in My Shoes.

We also had our third Home Ec cooking class today. We made raspberry and lemon cupcakes:))

-Eve x

Fun Walk and Ed!

On Thursday we had our annual Fun Walk for friendship week. Each year had to dress in a colour and each class had to do a dance. Our colour as TYs was yellow. It was so hard to find something yellow to wear.. Who even wears yellow?

Fun Walk.. Sadhbh, Lauren

As we are class Ariel we did our dance with The Little Mermaid as our theme. We all dressed as flounders with Mr. L dressed in a homemade shark costume and we wheeled Sarah Mc out in a wheel barrow as Ariel. Although it was stressful trying to organise the dance the morning of the Fun Walk, it turned out great! We should have won, just saying... TYs led the walk and we were stationed around Celbridge. It was a good day.:)

On Friday, a few of us left school early and went to see Ed Sheeran play at the 3Arena. We waited for three and a half hours in the lashing rain with crappy umbrellas and got soaked, but we got to the very front of the standing section at the barrier. It was absolutely amazing! We were so close and it was a brilliant concert. It was so worth getting drenched! :))

Ed <3

Today was my third day of Work Experience in Avoca and it's going really well. I now know my way around the cafe really well and am enjoying it!

-Eve xx