Transition Year Times Weekly Journal ISSUE Nr. 12 - 26th January , 2016 TY’s on Campus Last week, Monday the 19th of January ninety TY students headed off to DCU College, to attend a computer course specified for TY students in Dublin. They got the opportunity to take a course in Web Design, App innovator or Java. Everyone enjoyed the week and got the chance to experience life on campus as a student. The students were lucky to get the opportunity to receive a tour of the collage grounds. Web Design taught the students all about the aspects of designing and creating a website from scratch to be launched on the web. The students constructed a web page about any topic they wished. Liam McDonnell created a website on deadmau5, a famous music producer. Eden Munroe designed a webpage on Alternative Reviews and Harry Smyth on a record label .All three of these students won a prize to commend them on their excellent work. They received “Web Design for Dummies” so they could continue their work at home. Each student’s website is available to be seen online. The Prize Winners,:- Harry Smyth, Liam McDonnell, Eden Munroe, Anthony Doran, Sean Doonan, Conor Doherty and Andrew Roche In this Issue:  DCU  Law Exam  Work of work experience Continued….   Roc Doc Representetive be got visting us this to design an app using an App Design was where thewill students the opportunity device. They used the app “MITappinventor2” to create their own application. Fridayandroid to speak about General Health Three students received prizes for their outstanding work in the programme. Conor Doonan and Andrew Roche each received a book to help them continue ThereDoherty, will beSean two language trips next week, their app design at home. Every student returned with a project to show all the work theyTY completed overclasses the coursewill of the The Javainprogramme gave the students All thye Spanish beweek. heading the opportunity to gain knowledge in programming languages used in the to town to see aworld. Spanish mivie technological The course wason theTuesday. smallest only 7 students from Ashbourne got the chance to experience it. Anthony Doran proudly accepted the award for his They will get the opportunity to explore Dubexcellent work during the week. Everyone was sad to leave DCU in the end, but it was lin and grab to eat.wasMr McCormack’s clear that a thebite experience very worthwhile and educational. This was an excellent experience for everyone and we would recommend two Chinese classes will also be treated to the course to all. lunch and a movie in town on Thursday. Each student must bring €12 to exoerience traditional Chinese cuisine.  Year Group after receiving Certificates. TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING More in this Issue: 5432 Any Street West  Law Exam Results Townsville, State 54321  Work of work experience  Upcoming events 425.555.0132 ph 425.555.0133 fax www.adatum.com Law Exam Results: Two weeks ago 41 TY Students sat a law exam after completing a law Module in November. The results were in this week and everyone achieved top marks and received a personalised certificate. Fearghal Heffernan and Aidan Byrne both achieved outstanding marks in the exam and received copies of the book “Great Irish Heroes”. A Mock Trial to test the students once again will take place in the coming weeks. The students will participate in a “court situation” to test their abilities and all they learned in their law module. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in trial situations and a great place to perfect your Public Speaking. Work Experience Diary During the week of the 19th to the 23rd, 54 students attended a week long work placement, to get an understanding of the working environment over the course of five days.. Here is a diary from one of our TY Students. My name is Clare Tuite, and for the week of the 19th to the 23rd of January, I took part in a week’s work experience in the Mater Private. The programme involved looking at many aspects of life in a hospital environment, and observing the work of the staff in their various positions. I began in the Purchasing department and was shown how the hospital deals with stock and deliveries. I was also shown the SDU department, where people are referred to doctors for scopes. The following days involved more of what life is like on the wards, as I observed nurses and doctors doing Physiotherapy, blood testing and bone marrow transplants on different patients. On the final day, I was given an in-depth look at what the course for Medicine would be like, as I would consider this as a possible career. I also stood in on an eye laser session, and had a scan of my eyes done by one of the nurses. Overall, the week at the Mater Private was extremely informative and interesting, and showed me the opportunities and wide variety of careers within a hospital. The staff were very helpful and did their best to get me involved with the diversity of their jobs.  Roc Doc Representative will be visiting us this Friday to speak about General Health and caring for ourselves  There will be two language trips next week  All the TY Spanish classes will be heading into town to see a Spanish movie on Tuesday the 3rd of February. They will get the opportunity to explore Dublin and grab a bite to eat. We are all looking forward to what is guaranteed to be a good day out.  Mr McCormack’s two Chinese classes will also be treated to lunch and a classic Chinese movie in town on Thursday, 5th of February . Each student must bring €12 to go towards sampling some traditional Chinese cuisine.  Planning has finally begun for our Variety Show , which will take place in March. More information will follow soon. TY Bulletin Committee