Sci Fest

On Tuesday 12th May, some TY's took part in the science competition - Sci Fest, in ITT. 

I did my project with Aislinn, ( http://aislinnpurcellty.blogspot.ie/ ) on "An Investigation Into the Effects of Different Food Flavours on Reaction Times" (what a mouthful). 

We were testing to see if the different foods/drinks we consume each day, can have an effect on our brain, and how it reacts to different situations. We discovered that chocolate can make your brain more relaxed and slow, and that Coca Cola makes your brain more alert due to the caffeine, so we would suggest that bringing chocolate into an exam may not be the best idea!

We did not win any prizes, but congrats to Eve, Emily and Zarah who won an award for their project!

The cafe had nice cupcakes, so that made my day.

a not-so-exciting photo of a half of our poster..

With http://carolinebehan.blogspot.ie/

i.protect Strikes Again!

On Friday May 8^th, my mini company group - i.protect, were invited to attend the Bank of Ireland Business and Community Expo in the Celbridge Manor Hotel. It was a great day out and it was a great opportunity to talk with other businesses, and advertise our Mini Company product. 

There were several guest speakers on the day, including former Dragon on “The Dragons Den” Norah Casey.

Our mini company was in competition with the brilliant “Bam-Beauty”, also from St. Wolstan’s. The competition was judged by Norah Casey, and though there was not much in it, i.protect won!! We won an iPad Mini and a trophy, which was very exciting!

It was an enjoyable day, and the i.protect team were delighted to take part in the event!

i.protect and Bam Beauty, with school princpal Mrs.Barry

i.protect selfie with Norah Casey!

Swim A Mile, With A Smile :-)

On Wednesday 6th, St.Wolstan's TYs and 5th year LCVP students took part in the annual Swim A Mile, in the National Aquatic Centre in Blanchardstown. This is a well known fundraiser in Ireland, which raises money for Barretstown, a summer camp where seriously ill children can go for a week to have fun and take part in several different activities. 

The task was to swim a total of 64 lengths of a 25 metre pool, to complete one whole mile. It could be done in groups, or individually.

I decided that I was going to try and swim the mile by myself. It was hard work but it felt so satisfying when I had completed the full mile! We went to Blanchardstown shopping centre after for food :) 

Everyone did so well, and it was really nice to take part in such an important charity event!

More Dancing..

For the past few weeks, we have been preparing for our TY graduation night! We have been learning new hip hop dances to preform on the night to "Break Free" by Ariana Grande, and "Who Run the World" by Beyonce:) 

We are all looking forward to preforming these dances in a few weeks, along with everything else we have prepared! Hopefully it will be a great night!