On Wednesday, 19th March, Eoin Rheinisch as ambassador for 'Sky Sports Living for Sport', returned for a second visit to the TY students with a variety of interesting challenges for them to do in teams. TY student, Darren Hough, explains further.
On Wednesday, 19th March, Eoin Rheinisch as ambassador for 'Sky Sports Living for Sport', returned for a second visit to the TY students with a variety of interesting challenges for them to do in teams. TY student, Darren Hough, explains further. (Click on blog title for more photos.)
"It wasn't as expected. We had to do group activities. The tasks seemed difficult at first but doing them in groups made them easier. So one of them was to build a tower with marshmallows and pasta. Strategy was key. Another was to lie on the floor and hold our weight with our elbows. There was a cup exercise where we had to make the tallest tower with cups. We had to do a human knot too - we were split into two groups, then six of us would stand in two groups, connecting right hand with right hand, and left hand with left hand. Unfortunately time ran out doing this exercise!"
Our Transition Year (TY) students hosted a successful coffee morning in the school hall to raise funds for Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services in Harold's Cross. Year groups visited the hall in turn for tea, coffee, and treats. Thanks to Ms. Maxwell, Ms. Talbot, Ms. McGill and all our TY students.
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On Wednesday, the 23rd of September, a group of us TY students had the opportunity to welcome Irish writer Elaine Garvey to our school, where we took part in a two-hour workshop with her. On Friday the 25th of September, we embarked on our weekly trip which brought us northside, to Glasnevin Cemetery, so write Ianis, Vihaan and Matthew B (TY Weekly editors).
Some of our Chinese students celebrated the Mooncake Festival this morning with traditional treats, and stories about the holiday. The round shape of the mooncakes mirrors the bright harvest moon, symbolizing family togetherness and completeness.
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