Transition Year 2018/2019
Classes: Binchy, Edgeworth, Enwright, McGahern, Toibin
TY Yearhead: Mrs Whitlow
TY Coordinator: Mr Eunan Martin
The Ploughing Championships 2018
On the 18th of September 2018, the current TYs arrived at 8:30am to head off to Tullamore and left at 9:30am. We got off to an early start but everyone still enjoyed themselves. Unfortunately in typical Irish fashion, rain came with winds due to Storm Ali. Overall the day was a fun trip with a bitta craic.
Touring the History of Athlone
On the 14th of September 2018, class Binchy, with Mr McCormack, toured Athlone and learned about the history under their feet. Oh Ben Moran. Here they are pictured at the site of the old bridge of Athlone.
Mindfulness and Self-Defence
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Left: Two time World Taekwondo Champion Leon Brydone teaching the TYs self-defence.
Right: Louise Shanagher gives the TYs nap time as they learn mediation |
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Lilliput
On the 27th of September the TYs made their journey for Gaisce to Lilliput.
The Rotary Club
On September 20th Denise Dolan and Tom Murphy, on behalf of the Rotary Club in Athlone gave a presentation to the TYs.
They talked about the various Rotary Club competitions to come.
They talked about the various Rotary Club competitions to come.
Hair and Beauty
On October 10th, Caoimhe Crowe O'Connor visited our school and gave a presentation on hair and beauty which was enjoyed by those aspiring to work in the industry.
Photography
Also on October 10th Luke Daniels, who is a professional photographer, was invited to present a seminar, teaching those about photos and shapes. Thanks Luke.
ACC-AIT Fitness Link
Athlone Community College and Athlone Institute of Technology have established a fitness link. The TYs are supervised and learn about fitness under sports science students at AIT.
Science Week
On November 14th, some TY students attended a talk about pain and painkillers. The talk was put on by Jackie Gorman, from the Atlantic Corridor, and Gary Stack, a lecturer in Nursing from A.I.T. specializing in Pharmacy.
RSA Mock Traffic Accident
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On December 5th, all the TYs from our school went to the Regional Sports Centre to the site of a mock traffic accident. We learned the procedure for a road traffic accident and someone had the roof of their car taken off.
Retreat Nursing Home
The above TYs (Luke, Michaela, Ruairi, Faye, Oliwia, and Fiona) entertained with their musical talents at Retreat Nursing Home. Accompanying them are Michael "Chuck" Daly and, famous local legend, Frankie McDonald who is standing next to his granddaughter, Faye.
Dundrum
On December 7th the TYs went on a shopping trip to Dundrum and after that, with the much needed help of penguins, went ice skating. Despite the early start and the slips while skating, everyone enjoyed themselves.
Lipsync
Here are the pictures from before the big day of the Lipsync. Make sure to go and support the TYs on the 12th of December.
