On Tuesday Last my class Fódla went on our retreat to Glendalough in Co.Wicklow. It was a good day to take time out of the normal school schedule and focus on life and reflect on yourself. We were lead around by Fr.Michael and he showed us St Kevin's house that he lived in thousands of years ago and the old cathedral he built. We also got to go down by the river where St.Kevin used to pray. There we were told to pick up some water in our hands and let it fall through , letting go all anger and pain inside us , this was a nice relaxing exercise we were shown and I really liked it :) After lunch we went out walking again but unfortunately it rained very heavily and we all got very wet :( Despite all that though I did enjoy the rest of the day and found it interesting and relaxing. We got the bus back for four at the end of the day :) Thanks to Mr Kerrigan for organising the retreat :)
Ms L asked us to long onto http://www.bighugelabs.com/motivator.php and create a motivational picture on something we remembered and took with us from the retreat I have done 'life isn't about finding yourself ,it's about creating yourself' because I think i think its really true and motivating :D enjoy..
On Friday April 20th all ty's went to the NAC in Blancharstown for the Ian Daly Swim a Mile with a Smile:) This is an annual charity event which I have been taking part in myself for the past six years now and its always something I look forward to every year :) Its in honor of Ian Daly, a close neighbor of mine who died of an aggressive brain tumor in 2003. The Swim is to raise money for child cancer care and Barrettstown Camp for children who are very sick. I swam a whole mile which I was extremely pleased with as we only had a certain time limit in the pool ! Some girls did the mile themselves and others did it in a team :) Altogether ty's swam a total of 40 miles, which is a new record for St Wolstans!! This was such a great achievement , well done girls!:D
To find out more about this wonderful cause please click here :)
http://swimamile.webnode.com/
