​TY Classes : Tennyson, Browning, Kipling, Hardy, Larkin, Burns and Hopkins.
Yearhead : Mr. Mc Brearty
TY Coordinators : Mr. Martin & Ms. Dobson 

Tayto Park Trip
TY's took a trip to Tayto Park this week and had great fun despite the weather. They went on every ride, and got some food after. They also had an enjoyable bus ride up and down. By far the best ride was the Cu Chulainn rollercoaster. While the TY students had the time of their life's , Ms Dobson had a terrible time and let us all know about it on the bus ride back. She exclaimed how much she hated it.

Lilliput Trip 2022

Pallas Karting and Paintball
TY's took a trip to Pallas Karting and Paintballing this week and had great craic whipping the Go-Karts around the 1000m track and also pelting their friends with paintball bullets. Can confirm it was very sore. Huge thanks to Pallas Karting for having us. 

GAA Foundation Course

Forensic Fun 
TYs partook in a forensic based activity this week and were tasked with debunking the assassination of JFK. It was very informative and a huge thanks to the lady who did it with us.

National Tree Week 2022 March 20th - 26th
TYs partook in National Tree Week with Ms.Dobson this week to spread awareness about the cutting down of trees, which kills habitats. Big thanks to Westmeath County Council for supplying us with 20 young bare root trees, our TYs were busy digging!

Bulbs for Bees : Update
TYs Gaisce Challenge #BulbsforBees has begun to flower... The first Spring flowers appearing are - crocus, daffodils and hyacinths.

GoQuest and Trip to Dundrum

TY's took a trip to Dublin up to the Dundrum Shopping center and GoQuest. They spent about 3 hours in Dundrum and got food, clothes and souvenirs. After they took a bus ride to "GoQuest" in which they partook in a team based escape room activity in which they had to complete different challenges to earn points.

Drumadore Workshop
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During the week the TY's got a go at drumming at the Drumadore Workshop. They got to rehearse flashy drum moves such as the X pose, were u make a "X" sign with your drumming sticks. By the end they were able to perform a breathtaking display of drumming. 
If you would like to see the full videos of the TY's drumming click here

FarmPEAT - Love your Wellies
As a part of FarmPEAT, Class Tennyson took a trip to a bog to learn about the rural landscape that is often overlooked. They learnt all about the wildlife, plants and the inner workings of the bog.

TY Musical

The TYS this year are performing a musical ranging from different time eras, involving mixes of popular movies, plays and musicals, such as:
ACT  1​
  • I wanna be like you
  • Dont stop me now
  • Hard knock life
  • Consider yourself
  • Frozen
  • Hairspray
  • Aladdin
ACT 2
  • Jailhouse Rock
  • I'm still standing
  • Footloose
  • I just cant wait to be king
  • You're welcome
  • Cruising for a bruising
  • We're all in this together

 Sports Leadership Programme
This is being run by Westmeath Sports Partnership and funded by Westmeath County Coucil. The accredited qualification uses sport to deliver fun and engaging physical activities with other students and within the community. Students plan, lead and evaluate sports/physical activity sessions over a number of tutored hours and then demonstrate their leadership skills as part of their assessment. It has been great fun and benefited the TY students in so many ways. 

TUS Open Day
​TY student Kristers Jonass (Class Hardy) had the opportunity to showcase his coding skills at TUS recently.  He presented a coding exhibition in the Software Section at TUS Open Day which took place on Saturday November 13th. He was presenting a device called a Raspberry Pi. Kristers coded it to light up and complete commands such as tell the temperature or to point a certain direction. 

Green Schools Committee

Green-Schools is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools. Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community. The programme is operated and coordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce.
Our green schools is ran by Ms. Dobson and a plethora of students are participating. 

Climate and Nature Summit Talk
To coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) All TYs will attend the national online Climate and Nature Summit first and last class each day the week of November 1st - 5th. We really hope that TYs will engage with this and take something positive away from it.

Shoe Box Appeal

Fusion – EYP 2nd Digital Outreach Session 2021 

This exciting event took place from the 8-10th of October on a virtual platform and aimed to bring together delegates from all backgrounds in an inclusive and accessible environment to discuss topical social and political issues. 
The students involved (pictured to the left) are Roisin Rock, Miguel Lopez, Alejandro Perez and Toby McCorley . They all found the experience to be really beneficial and enjoyable. 

Bulbs for Bees
Gaisce are asking everyone in Ireland to plant pollinator-friendly bulbs to help safeguard the future of our vital bee population. It’s that simple! As we know, one third of our 98 wild bee species are threatened with extinction in Ireland. Early spring is when many of these wild bees come out of hibernation and need to safely establish their nests for the year. It takes lots of energy to do this successfully. Unfortunately, our modern landscape no longer has many early flowering plants, making it a very difficult for them to find enough food. Everyone can help by planting pollinator-friendly bulbs. Species like Crocus and Grape Hyacinth in our schools and gardens will provide vital resources for hungry pollinators. These bulbs flower early and are very rich in pollen and nectar. You can also plant Allium bulbs to flower later in summer. Bulbs are a fantastic and sustainable way to help. By making the effort to plant bulbs this September, they will pop up each spring over the coming years to support our struggling pollinators. You don’t even have to have a garden to take on this challenge. Whatever patch you have will help our vital bee population. From a pot on your windowsill, to a planter by the front door, all you have to do is dig a hole to make a difference. Once the bulbs sprout into flowers, the bees will "bee" buzzing with excitement!

Litter Picking

TY's have taken up "Litter Picking" as a part of our journey to a cleaner and more environmentally friendly school. Here in TY, and ACC as a whole, we care about the environment and recycling. We are a green school and our duty as TY's is to make a pledge to the community and people who surround us. We are very proud to take this initiative under Ms. Dobson, and we feel we are making a difference one piece of waste at a time. 

AIT Sports Science
Every Monday Class Browning go to AIT for a Six Week Fitness Module, where they work in co-ordination with the Third Year Sport Science Students. It is a brilliant initiative and we are very thankful to AIT for allowing us be part of it.

Baysports

​TY Classes visited Baysports on the 17th of September and had great craic. Mr McBrearty even went down a few slides. Baysports is an inflatable waterpark located in the Hodson Bay. It features rides such as the Thrill Tower, Cu Chulainn, The Bull and many more. We spent well over an hour repeatedly going down the same slides but it was just as fun every time. I think everyone would definitely love to go again.