Today all TYs went to Trinity College for an hour to a science exhibition set by Intel. It displayed all new and future like technology, It was very interesting. They showed us the lightest notebook (laptop) on the market, it was amazing. They also showed us a video game which you can play with just a piece of paper and many other cool stuff however my favourite was the programmed robot they had on display. He was able to dance, carrying out tai chi, walk along side a person, speak to you and the one i thought was the best was him being able to get himself back up on his feet when he was thrown down. I have a video of it above for yous all to see :) As if that wasn't good enough, they also laid out food, tea, coffee and water for us all to help ourselves too. I had a brilliant day and I really appreciate the teachers bringing us and Intel for allowing us to attend. 

Scared to get into a car....

   On Monday the 21st we had a talk from Pat McNeely about the importance in road safety, it was called "Drive for Life". He taught us about the dangers involved in drink driving, drug driving and fatigue (falling asleep behind the wheel). He showed us videos and pictures of the consequences and he showed us interviews with families who had lost children to crashes related to dangerous driving. It was really interesting and it really opened my eyes to the importance of wearing my seat belt at all times. Some of the clips and pictures he showed us were very sad and upsetting however he needed to get his message across and that is exactly what he did. We also got a chance to do a mock driver theory test, I can safely say I failed. Will definitely need to study before I attempt the real thing. I really enjoyed the day and I learnt a lot from it :) Thank Ms. L

and the Count down begins....t

 Next week is are final proper week of school :) Then we have TY night on Monday the 28th! I have mixed emotions about finishing school, I can't wait to be able to sleep more and not have as much projects to do however I am definitely going to miss all the girls in my class...and the other two classes of course! However, its not all fun and games, we do have exams coming up which I am nervous about. Yesterday I had my Spanish exam, it was so hard! Tomorrow I have an Irish test, which I am so nervous about and on Friday I have my maths test. I love maths so I feel more obliged to do well in that subject. Finally, my last exam is an oral in Irish which is next Tuesday,I am most nervous about this as Irish is my worst subject and I always get nervous when it comes to speaking aloud. Wish Me Luck :) I'll let you know how they go!

  On Wednesday the 9th of May, all TYs and a small group of 1st years attended Sci Fest competition in IT Tallaght. This is a science competition just like Young Scientist. I was in a group with Monique and Orla and our project was to test Milk and see which container keeps the milk freshest for longest. We prepared a poster, a power point and a folder to display all the work and experiments we carried out. I really enjoyed the day and I got a chance to look at all other projects. We were also able to attend different talks about science and I went to "Fighting Crime with Science" with Siofra's dad. This was all about different ways science is used at a crime scene. It was really interested and I really enjoyed it! My group and I didn't win anything however a good amount of people from our school got awarded :) I was really proud of them all.