Guitar!

Hey there lads!

             So this year, Transition Year has allowed me to take up many new skills with all the free time us TY's have ;) One of these skills is Guitar.
             At the beginning of the year, we began to learn simple yet useful guitar chords including A,G,D,Em and C.. I was extremely excited as i was able to play simple songs such as 'Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me' and so on..
               During the next few months, i showed a strong interest for Guitar, it is an instrument i have always wanted ta learn! I asked Ms. Mahon would we be able ta start learning guitar outside of classtimes, maybe after school.. She proposed we set up a guitar club, and so we did!
              With the help of class prefects and experts in guitar, the Guitar club began to emerge.. More and more people began to join, and we started to learn new chords, such as F and Am! We are currently learning how to play 'James Arthur - Impossible'
              We have all come so far from the start of the year, and hopefully, when Ms. Mahon leaves St. Wolstans next year, a day i am particularly dreading :'( , we will carry on with the Guitar Club!

Lollipop Day!

Hey there!

               So this Friday we, as Transition Years, are going into Dublin City! We will be selling lollipops for €2 each in aid of esophageal cancer!
               St. Wolstans have been helping out with Lollipop Day for the past couple of years.. TY's go into town in the morning, and ask the passers by would they like to support Lollipop day and buy a lollipop.. It is most definitely a great cause!

               

Some facts about Lollipop Day!

• The Oesophageal Cancer Fund (OCF) is a registered charity which was set up in 2001 by friends of Lucilla Hyland to raise awareness of the symptoms of oesophageal cancer and to provide money for research so as to improve the journey and outcomes for people with oesophageal cancer and their families.
• Over the past few years that Lollipop Day has been running, they have managed to raise over €2.5 million. Thanks to everyone for their brilliant support! Ye have all made such a difference in peoples lives!
• This money has gone towards research on cures for esophageal cancer, medical care for those dealing with esophageal cancer and also towards the machinery and medicines for doctors/ hospitals treating esophageal cancer.

Any of ye bloggers out there around Friday 22nd - Saturday 23rd February, come support Lollipop day! It would be widely appreciated! :)

The djembe drum!

Heya lads!

               Yesterday the TY's all went toa workshop, based around percussion.. I have ta say, it was truly an amazingggg experience! I had the deadliest craic with the rest of the class! :) 

               We learned about the different types of drums for example the djembe.. This was the most common drum used in the percussion workshop.. There was a variety of different sized drums; a large, medium and small drum.. The smaller drum was was harder to use, as ya had ta keep it elevated and slightly tilted to let the sound run! The bigger one was alot easier, as all ya had ta do was tilt it slightly.. There was other drums such as the bass drum, with different sizes also.. This drum, we learned kept the beat! It was pretty cool!
               I really enjoyed the whole day and had mad craic with the others! Dave was cool, and class at drums! It was a class experience and it really gave me a good insight to other aspects of music!

THANKS DAVE!

Subject choices..

Hey lads! 

               Well, the time has come. The time where we realise as TY's that there is another world surrounding us, which we will be living in in less that seven months.. Leaving Cert subject choices.. Dun dun dunnnnn!

               We have all had individual meetings with guidance counsellors, looking back at results and deciding what's best for us! The subjects I have chosen are; Music, Geography and Physics.. I am terrified however, as Music and Physics are not exactly a common choice for the girls in Woolies.. 

               I fear i might not get both subjects, which would be the second time.. I didnt get technology coming into Wolstans, which is a shame, considering i probably would have kept it on for Junior Cert as i love it this year! Ah sure, ya can't always get your own way.. Well anyways, I'll keep ye updated.. Keep your fingers crossed for me!