Dublin Trip!!
On the 15th of March, TY's went to Dublin. We all went to Croke Park in the morning where we got a tour of the changing rooms, the pitch and in the museum. We were told about the history of Croke Park, where it got its name and the name of each stand, Hogan stand, Cusack stand,Davin stand, Hill 16 and Nally. After Croke Park we split up into two groups, one that went to the Dáil and the other to Kilmainham Jail.
Art Trip!!
On the 26th of January TY's went to The Model in Sligo for an art trip. One group went to see a film while the other group went into an exhibition when both groups were finished we could get some tea or hot chocolate and when we were finished the group that went to see the movie first went to watch the film went to the exhibition and the other group went to see the film
LYIT!!
On the 25th of November TY students went to LYIT for an open day where there were different stalls and in different rooms you can ask people questions about the subject. it was god to get to know about several subjects and we got to walk around the IT. After we were finished at the IT we got to go to get something to eat and do a bit of shopping. It was an enjoyable trip.
Ice Skating in Blanchardstown!!
On the 15th of December TY's went to Blanchardstown town center to go ice skating and shopping. We left the school at about 7:30 and we stopped in Cavan to get something to eat on the way to Blanchardstown. When we got to Blanchardstown town center we all got a group photo and we could go shopping. The first group went ice skating at 2:00 and the second group went ice skating at 3:00. After the two groups went ice skating we all had to meet up outside one of the Starbucks at 4:30 and go to the busses to go home. It was a fun and enjoyable experience.
Hairspray Cinema Trip and Junior Cert Results!!
On the 14th of September TY's went to Bundoran cinema to watch the movie Hairspray. After the movie finished we went back to the school and receive our Junior Cert results.
NUIG!!
On the 7th October TY students went to NUI Galway for an open day. We first arrived at NUIG and we went to lectures and walked around the campus and went into the exhibition hall and looked at all the stalls. The campus seemed very big when we were walking around. After we went to get lunch and to go around a few shops. After we ate and went shopping we had to meet in Eyre Square before we walked to the busses to go home. It was a fun and enjoyable day.
Aisling the musical!!
On the 18th of October TY students went to Sligo to see Aisling the musical in the Hawk's Well theatre.We left the school at around 10 o'clock and we got Sligo at around 11. We had about 2 and a half hours to do some shopping before the musical started. The musical started at 2 o'clock and finished at about 3:50 and we got back to the school after 5.
16k walk!!
TY's took part on a 16k walk on Friday 30th September. We started and finished at the Bluestack Centre in Drimarone. We first walked 10k and stopped at Letterbarra football pitch for lunch and after lunch we started the last 6k. It was fun and there was really nice scenery on the walk.
Ploughing Championships 2016!!
On the 21st of September TY students went to Tullamore, Co. Offaly to the ploughing championships. We met at the school at 6:45 AM and left the school at around 7:00 AM. We stopped on the way to the ploughing to get something to eat and then made our way to the ploughing. We got to the ploughing at around 12:00. We spent around 4 hours and 45 mins at the event. We all had to meet at the busses at 4:45 to make our way back to Donegal. One of our busses got stuck in muck and a tractor had to pull the bus out. We had to wait 2 and a half hours for the tractor to get to our bus to get it unstuck. We left the ploughing at around 7:15 and we stopped in Co. Lifford for something to eat and we arrived at the school at approx. 11:30. It was an enjoyable experience.
Surfing in Rossnowlagh & Bonding Activities in Bundoran!
On the 2nd of September, TY classes 4A & 4B went to Rossnowlagh to go surfing with 'Surf & Turf' while 4C & 4D did bonding activities in the Breesy Centre in Bundoran. Both groups changed activities after 2 hours so 4A & 4B did bonding activities and 4C & 4D did surfing after the change. Bonding activities included Human Hula Hoop and Human Centipede(we had to crawl under each others legs:$). we also had to build a free standing structure using raw,uncooked pasta, sellotape, a yard of string and a marshmallow, and is also done by 40,000 people across the world from kindergarten to engineers. Children in kindergarten and engineers are the top 2 groups of people to make the tallest freestanding structure in 18 minutes and people that work in businesses are the least ranking people to build a structure in the world. It was a very enjoyable and fun experience.