Desert Flower.... Because you are a girl.

Waris before she became a model

Waris after she became famous, Doesn't she look well :)

For the past few weeks we were learning about the millenium development goals in Relgion. One of the most importants was Gender equality. We learned alot about this but Ms. L showed us a film called 'Desertflower' It is about a Somali Women called 'Waris Dirie' who was circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision. It was very sad because you don't realise what some Women have to go through just to get some sort of equality while we nearly have equality in Ireland. 

The Schools alive with the Sound of Music!!

As my title explains the school is literally alive with the 'Sound of Music'. with only one week left until the big Opening night I think everyone is Excited but at the same time nervous. The atmosphere in the school towards the musical is AMAZING I'm part of the props team with 3 others girls and may I say it is actually quite hard because you need to do everything quite quick and without drawing attention to yourself. We have to go to rehearsals everyday and Saturdays and Sundays !!! But I can't wait for the final product. Tickets are selling quite fast.

Chat Soon,

Eimear x

Colour Me Beautiful..........

Hi again,
Yesterday all T.Y's who do Home Economics Fashion got a talk/presentation on fashion and what colours suit you:) Two lovely women came in at 12 o'clock until 1.20pm. They started off by handing us all a sheet and we had to fill in what category we thought we were i.e Warm is for people with dark hair and eyebrows while soft is for blonde haired girls with light features. I was a soft !!! After this they went onto show us what colors suited what categories. Light colours suit Soft people but not too light because it might drain us out. Light blues and pinks suit us rather than dark blues and luminous pinks..
I really enjoyed the talk and felt I learned alot and would definitely recommend it.

Eimear

Opera :)

We went to a Opera in the Swan Theatre in Rathmines on Tuesday. I was looking forward to it but when I got there I was told it was 4 Hours long !!! The first 2 hours was fine then some people feel asleep :) There was subtitles because you couldn't understand a word the opera singers sang!!!! It was really hard to follow the story because you had to read the subititles.....

Met Opera House, New York

Eimear

Work Experience............... Day 5

I'm so sad work experience is over. I really enjoyed it and know for sure I want to be a primary school teacher, I just love working with Children and helping them learn :) Today there was a science exhibition on in the big hall for 5th class so I had to help set the hall up before and stick there posters up !! Intel then came in a judged them. I had to practice singing christmas song....Yipee with the junior infants for there christmas carol. I had a great week and am so happy I got the opportunity to see the world of teaching,
eimear x

Work Experience............. Day 4

Today I had to help restock the library and help the junior infants paint patterns. They are all really cute and are always saying how lovely you look!! At lunch I had to mind 4th class while the teacher was having lunch. After Lunch Ms.S, the teacher of 6th class wanted me to give a talk to 6th class on St.Wolstans. At first It was kind of awkward but when they started asking questions I was fine.

I can't believe it is Friday tomorrow !! For once in my life I can say 'I don't want it to be Friday' :(

eimear

Work Experience................................ Day 3

Wow I can't believe day 3 of work experience is over. I don't want the week to end, I am having an amazing time :) Today I got to mind a class while the teacher was doing choir practice, they were really well behaved. Infants practising for there school play. I then had to sort out the library with Meg. I even got to get a picture with the heineken cup :)

I'll blog again tomorrow!!

Eimear

Work Experience.............. Day 2

Day two of Work Experience is over !! I felt so much better going in today because you knew where you where going and had a timetable. This morning I helped tidied up the hall after a mass last night. After I had to clean up the P.E room with Meg and if I may say so myself its GLEAMING. After lunch we went to a 6th class creative writing class but they were doing a test so I did some work for the teacher on the Student council elections. I had to cut out 480 slips of individual pieces of paper!!! Meg was in the Junior class so I was on my own. Ms.F had a meeting in her office so I did my job in the staff room with the Caretaker, Dessie who I had a good aul chat with an the cleaner !!!! It felt great for them to welcome me and include you in conversation. At lunch we went for a walk. After lunch Me and Meg had stampedd history books with the school logo and we delivered them to the classes. After this we went to Ms.C class to help them with the netbooks. And that was my day. I had a great day and was sooo sick and can't wait for tomorrow.

Eimear