Bond. James Bond

   The biggest highlight of the TY programme so far I think was unexpectedly seeing the James Bond movie, Skyfall. We were supposed to have our second mini company workshop but unfortunately Orla was sick. The teachers were trying to decide what to do with the students as there were a few different schools there and since the workshop was placed in a cinema they decided on watching James Bond. 
   When we found out we were watching a movie we all started to cheer, especially when we found out the movie was James Bond. After the movie when we were walking out we were given a bag of sweets and a drink of 7up. It was a really good day :)

                                             
                                              

Junk Kouture

 It's our second day now back from mid term. The project load is as big as ever and growing. We are still working on our Junk Kouture. On the 5th December we have our fashion show of all the Junk Kouture outfits so it must be finished by then.
  At the moment I am sewing on black and white bin bags (cut into the shape of feathers) onto our skirt. We have now finished our bodice and it's looking good. Hazel and Lauren are working on the shoes and accessories and we're all working really well together :)
  

Projects!

It is now nearing the end of the first term of school and I have really enjoyed it. As we all were told at the end of third year, TY involves a lot of projects however I don't think any of us were prepared for this. It seems that we have a project for every subject. Although this involves a lot of work I like it as it keeps me focused and active. 
  Last week some of our scifest project was due. I went up to a girl in my group, Cliodhna's house. We got it all done and we were really happy with the end result. 
 We have just started on a new project in Technology, we have to plan and design a small formula 1 car. I have no experience with technology as I never took it as a subject so I think it will be though work but I'm up for the challenge! This is an example of a pass participant's formula 1 car.
                                          

Fun Walk!

    On Friday we had our annual fun walk. For the TY year we were given the colour yellow. We had to wear a yellow t-shirt and our navy p.e. tracksuit bottoms. We were allowed to dress up following our theme of yellow. My class, Cairdeas, dressed up as the yellow pages. 
    As we were the yellow pages we decided to choose the song "Call me maybe" and made a dance to it. Half of the class did this and the other half did the "gangnam" dance and dressed up in suits. 
   It went really well on the day and we all had great fun. However we didn't win in the end :( We were all really disappointed by the result because we put so much effort into it. 
    Fiona :)
   

Work Experience

  Tomorrow is my first day of work experience. I'm going to a music shop called Waltons in town which I'm pretty excited about. I hope to pursue a career in music so I decided that a music shop would be good fun for me. I have no idea what kind of tasks/jobs I'll be carrying out so I think I'll be a bit nervous tomorrow morning on my first day but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon enough. This year, for the first time, work experience is on every Wednesday for 10 weeks. We start on tomorrow (the 26th of September) and finish on the 12th of December. After that we have two other work experience placements. One for 8 weeks  and the last for 6 weeks. I haven't got any others confirmed yet so I'm working on that at the moment. I'll leave you with a picture of the music shop I'll be doing my work experience in for the next 10 weeks.
   Fiona :)

                                             

Carlingford!

    Carlingford! It was one of the best two days ever. We had so many activities to do. My favorite was the zorbing, partly because I had never experienced anything like it. For those who don't know what zorbing is, it's being strapped (very tightly) into a big plastic blown up ball rolling down a hill. Two people go in the same ball each time and I have to admit it was very funny watching the other person screaming their head off and laughing. 
   The lazer guns was  also one of my favorites. We all had to wear army overalls and a cap. We looked a bit odd walking down the main street with our guns. At first we were a bit weary about shooting each other, especially the teachers but soon we realized that Mr Kennedy had a hidden talent with the lazer guns. Unfortunately for us he was on the other team and had killed most of our team mates but a few rounds after we got our revenge!
    Along with the great activities we also had amazing instructors. We were all really sad saying goodbye (especially to Chris).  After the two days when we arrived home we were all exhausted but so happy about our experiences. We all got along great together and bonded even closer as a TY group. Overall it was a fantastic two days and I hope I can return one day. Here's a picture of us before lazer guns :)
    Fiona

                          

First thoughts of TY

      It's my second full week in TY  and I love it! We have lots of projects to complete already to keep us busy. My favorite project so far is the Junk Kouture. The basic idea of it is to make an outfit out of completely old unusable materials. We've only started making the outfit but we have our designs all ready to go. 
    Since we have our work experience every Wednesday, on the days we're in school we have workshops. Last week we had 3 different workshops in the one day. My favorite was the positive parties. We came into the library and there were banners, sweets and music playing. It was great and we got the chance to learn more about the girls in our class.
   Tomorrow all of the TY's and the 5th years from our previous year are getting our junior cert results. As it's a Wednesday the plan was to have a sports day but it fell through so we're going to be allowed a lie in and come in at 12.30 to collect our results. I don't think any of us are particularly upset about the lie in! On the other side we're all getting a bit edgy and nervous about the results but can't wait to have them in our hands. 
    Well that's it for my first blog, although it's only my second week I'm so happy I did TY and can't wait to have a fun, active year :)
    Fiona