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TY Newsletter 19 - 23 April


You'll find the following in this week's TY Newsletter:

  • TY Reps Activities

  • Garden Gigs Comedy Workshops & Confidence-Building Workshops

  • Lichen Art Project

  • Globe Air Quality Survey

A note to say that there will be assessments this week.


Individual teachers have (or will) let you know the arrangements for their subject assessments this week.

 

TY Reps Activities - Tip Rugby

A few snaps from last week's activities and classes.


Keep it up everyone!


TY Reps coordinated by the Class reps will continue this week.


Please be sure to go to class for roll call and we'll go outdoors from there.


More activities will be confirmed as the week progresses.

 

Garden Gigs

Comedy and Confidence-Building Workshops

Assembly Hall


Really looking forward to this workshop with gardengigsireland.com


There will be 2 days of workshops running on April 19th and May 10th


April 19th

4.3 8:50-10-50am

4.4 11-1pm

4.5 1:35-3:35pm


May 10th

4.1 8:50-10-50am

4.2 11-1pm

  • Public speaking and presenting

  • Managing nerves and anxiety through the medium of comedy

  • Professional tips on public speaking online and in-person

  • Etiquette for public speaking

  • Personal development and confidence-boosting

 

Lichen Art Project


I'm happy to say that there is an opportunity for students interested in biology, chemistry and art (anyone really)


We have been invited by Chole Brenan, an artist from the National College of Art and Design and Kamila Kwasniewska, plant scientist from Trinity College Dublin to take part in an Arts Council Ireland funded citizen science project incorporating art and lichen observations into their Air Quality Campaign.


The project is based on observation of lichens – bioindicators of air pollution, that grow on the trees, rocks, walls and roofs in the school area, to monitor the local air quality (pollution with nitrogen forms)


You can find out more on the project HERE


If you're interested just drop into the TYC office and sign the form to take part.

 

GLOBEAir Quality Campaign


We are taking part in a school-based citizen science campaign this month where we get the opportunity to collect meaningful data about traffic-related air quality at our school and the air we breathe.


The measurement period is now scheduled for April 15th through April 29th : this is a snapshot of NO2 concentration levels for that time, it won’t show variations within the measurement period such as highs/lows associated with peak traffic times and quiet periods.


We will also be continuing our work with WeCount measuring traffic in our school (https://we-count.net/networks/dublin)


Thanks to Garrett & Lorcan for managing this project.





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