JC 2013/2014 Off-Topic Thread

Eims14 · 25-06-2014 5:34pm

nanook5 wrote: »

Possibly :P BUT I was thinking,use all your valuable time watching great documentaries and educational interesting/worthwhile videos That's what I do most days because I live in the Countryside :pac:

This is what I do too! :0 Except my crap connection means it takes it forever to load.Oh well what are ya gonna do :rolleyes:

nanook5 · 25-06-2014 5:41pm

Eims14 wrote: »

This is what I do too! :0 Except my crap connection means it takes it forever to load.Oh well what are ya gonna do :rolleyes:

Any notable channels that you watch?

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smiles_1998 · 25-06-2014 6:14pm

Beca19 wrote: »

Aw I wish I was good enough to do that :P what grade are you on?

Senior cert

I'm hoping to take on 2/3 people in September- if I take on anymore I might end up having to drop them in leaving cert and that wouldn't be fair to them...:(

ElmW13 · 25-06-2014 7:48pm

smiles_1998 wrote: »

Senior cert I'm hoping to take on 2/3 people in September- if I take on anymore I might end up having to drop them in leaving cert and that wouldn't be fair to them...:(

You must be brilliant! I thought my grade eight was good... are the pieces hard??

ElmW13 · 25-06-2014 7:49pm

nanook5 wrote: »

Possibly :P BUT I was thinking,use all your valuable time watching great documentaries and educational interesting/worthwhile videos That's what I do most days because I live in the Countryside :pac:

My educational videos consist of the inbetweeners

nanook5 · 25-06-2014 7:51pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

My educational videos consist of the inbetweeners

Oh.......well :P

smiles_1998 · 25-06-2014 8:17pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

You must be brilliant! I thought my grade eight was good... are the pieces hard??

Thanks but no :L
The pieces are only a small bit more difficult than grade eight...if you learn a difficult piece (something like clair de lune maybe) in between doing the grade eight and the senior cert the senior cert pieces are very manageable.

The scales on the other hand are a nightmare! I used to give out about the scales for grade eight...the senior cert ones are soooo muh worse!

Not sure about the theory because I haven't looked at it but I think it is mostly similar to grade eight with a few new things (like knowing how the piano works :L)

What pieces are you doing for your grade eight?

MissCupcake · 10-08-2014 12:55pm

Is anyone still on here? How is everyone feeling about results?

Eims14 · 10-08-2014 1:57pm

MissCupcake wrote: »

Is anyone still on here? How is everyone feeling about results?

Yup-Dont even go there.Ill be in denial till the night before.My sister is getting her LC results on Wednesday so that will probably take the spotlight off me..

MissCupcake · 10-08-2014 2:39pm

Eims14 wrote: »

Yup-Dont even go there.Ill be in denial till the night before.My sister is getting her LC results on Wednesday so that will probably take the spotlight off me..
same! kinda looking forward to TY though I must admit:)

Xgracie · 10-08-2014 2:50pm

MissCupcake wrote: »

Is anyone still on here? How is everyone feeling about results?

I'm here!! Really don't care about results, everyone will forget about them in a day! A bit curious tho

MissCupcake · 10-08-2014 3:00pm

me too! whats everyone doing for results night?

S_Hick12 · 10-08-2014 3:09pm

MissCupcake wrote: »

Is anyone still on here? How is everyone feeling about results?

The more I think about it, the more I'm convincing myself that I did bad. I won't be able to enjoy the start of TY with the results looming but I think I've done well.

MissCupcake · 10-08-2014 3:20pm

S_Hick12 wrote: »

The more I think about it, the more I'm convincing myself that I did bad. I won't be able to enjoy the start of TY with the results looming but I think I've done well.

I'm excited for TY. I couldn't even imagine doing 5th year now

Whenever I read a book I think about my english essay. No idea why. I'm gonna be ****ting myself looking at the envelope

ElmW13 · 10-08-2014 4:22pm

MissCupcake wrote: »

me too! whats everyone doing for results night?

Think I'm going to go to Kinsale. The nerves probably won't hit me until the day of results. Well probably have to wait until the end of the day fir them :mad: people said it was really annoying last night when teachers kept on congratulating them before they got their results... Knowing our luck, our school will have organised a 10 mile walk for the following day like last year:(

MissCupcake · 10-08-2014 4:42pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Think I'm going to go to Kinsale. The nerves probably won't hit me until the day of results. Well probably have to wait until the end of the day fir them :mad: people said it was really annoying last night when teachers on congratulating them before they got their results... Knowing our luck, our school will have organised a 10 mile walk for the following day like last year:(

I aint telling teachers any results unless I want to haha. We've the following day off, everyone will probably come in hungover or pissed anyway

IrishLassie26 · 10-08-2014 5:10pm

I can`t wait to get the results... why don`t they just give them to us rather than all the waiting?

I`m looking forward to TY we`re meant to be going to London this year! Anyone else going abroad?? For results night all our year usually goes to Cartown disco

Msrebeckyxo · 10-08-2014 5:24pm

Is it just my school that waits until 3.30 to give us the results?!?!

ComputerKing · 10-08-2014 5:25pm

Msrebeckyxo wrote: »

Is it just my school that waits until 3.30 to give us the results?!?!

We get our results at like 9:30 and then we can leave after.

Msrebeckyxo · 10-08-2014 5:25pm

IrishLassie26 wrote: »

I can`t wait to get the results... why don`t they just give them to us rather than all the waiting? I`m looking forward to TY we`re meant to be going to London this year! Anyone else going abroad?? For results night all our year usually goes to Cartown disco

Were going to Carlingford and then at Easter were going to Alton towers and Beatles museum and Old Trafford!:D

Msrebeckyxo · 10-08-2014 5:26pm

ComputerKing wrote: »

We get our results at like 9:30 and then we can leave after.

Seriously?! Its ridic that I've to wait that long!

ComputerKing · 10-08-2014 5:29pm

Msrebeckyxo wrote: »

Seriously?! Its ridic that I've to wait that long!

Ya the time kinds changes depending how long its taken them to get the results ready but its always around 9:30. I'd be so nervous if I had to wait till 3:30 you'd just be sitting there all day thinking about them.

Msrebeckyxo · 10-08-2014 5:37pm

ComputerKing wrote: »

Ya the time kinds changes depending how long its taken them to get the results ready but its always around 9:30. I'd be so nervous if I had to wait till 3:30 you'd just be sitting there all day thinking about them.

You're so lucky:( I know! My brother told me all through the day all the teachers do try to make you even more nervous hahaha :pac:

ComputerKing · 10-08-2014 5:43pm

Msrebeckyxo wrote: »

You're so lucky:( I know! My brother told me all through the day all the teachers do try to make you even more nervous hahaha :pac:

That sounds like something my teachers would do if we had to wait ages for results. Is there any reason they make you wait till 3:30.

Msrebeckyxo · 10-08-2014 5:59pm

ComputerKing wrote: »

That sounds like something my teachers would do if we had to wait ages for results. Is there any reason they make you wait till 3:30.

It could be because past students used to run back inside the school after getting the results banging lockers and screaming "I passed" hahahah

IrishLassie26 · 10-08-2014 6:08pm

Msrebeckyxo wrote: »

Is it just my school that waits until 3.30 to give us the results?!?!

Ya we get our results at 3 o clock and we go home at 3.15! Our teachers like to keep us on the edge of our seats all day

spurious · 10-08-2014 6:17pm

We used to give ours out before small break in the morning, so that they would be gone before the rest of the school came down for the break.

Xgracie · 10-08-2014 7:10pm

spurious wrote: »

We used to give ours out before small break in the morning, so that they would be gone before the rest of the school came down for the break.

This is what mine do! Most people hang around chatting for the break tho then go home

coolerboy · 11-08-2014 12:17am

Anyone still on here if so how did ur summer go
Did anyone get their books yet

S_Hick12 · 11-08-2014 7:11am

I don't know if we even need books

smiles_1998 · 11-08-2014 8:21am

S_Hick12 wrote: »

I don't know if we even need books

We have to get three

still haven't gotten them though!

coolerboy · 11-08-2014 9:25am

smiles_1998 wrote: »

We have to get three still haven't gotten them though!

Are You two going to ty.you are so lucky I am not allowed to do it as my parents think it is a WASTE of TIME

S_Hick12 · 11-08-2014 9:28am

coolerboy wrote: »

Are You two going to ty.you are so lucky I am not allowed to do it as my parents think it is a WASTE of TIME

Yep, I've been told that TY really brings you out of your shell/gives you more confidence. But look on the bright side, you'll be finished school and we'll be preparing for the leaving cert

pizzamad · 11-08-2014 9:28am

For TY we have like 6 books...english,irish,maths,french,IT and work experience hahahahaha

coolerboy · 11-08-2014 9:42am

S_Hick12 wrote: »

Yep, I've been told that TY really brings you out of your shell/gives you more confidence. But look on the bright side, you'll be finished school and we'll be preparing for the leaving cert

Im like the smallest in my year so really doesnt make a difference

coolerboy · 11-08-2014 9:44am

pizzamad wrote: »

For TY we have like 6 books...english,irish,maths,french,IT and work experience hahahahaha

For fifth year im doing 8 subects so I have like 15 books

smiles_1998 · 11-08-2014 10:25pm

coolerboy wrote: »

Are You two going to ty.you are so lucky I am not allowed to do it as my parents think it is a WASTE of TIME

I was going to skip it but I'm not mad on the people going into fifth year so I decided to just do TY

I will no doubt be bored stupid by Christmas but sure...:D

spurious · 12-08-2014 8:48am

You get what you put in to TY. It's different in that if you sit around waiting for things to happen (or the teachers to 'do something Ken!') they won't.

Suggest things, research trips and costs, initiate ideas among yourselves. That's part of the point of it and if you do that you'll have a great experience.

Mr Rhode Island Red · 12-08-2014 7:54pm

spurious wrote: »

You get what you put in to TY. It's different in that if you sit around waiting for things to happen (or the teachers to 'do something Ken!') they won't.

Suggest things, research trips and costs, initiate ideas among yourselves. That's part of the point of it and if you do that you'll have a great experience.

The Ty's of 2011 and 2012 in our school did loads; Sports teams, debating teams, young scientist, young enterprise competitions, mini-companies etc. They were always doing something. Really enthusiastic bunch that got on with the teachers like a house on fire.

Last years TY's were a completely different kettle of fish. The majority of them had no motivation to do anything. There was no debating team, enterprise teams, or half-decent mini-companies. Very little sports happening on their part either.

Our business teacher (also a TY co-ordinator) really started to get fed up with TY's landing at her classroom door during our business class on a Monday morning (in fact, most mornings of the week) looking for permission slips to go downtown and "lodge/withdraw money for the mini-company" and other "productive" things Hang around the town and frequent the coffee shops

But some of the students in my year have great intentions to make TY what it was like before, engaging and busy; always having something to do. We have a petition of interest for the re-ignition of the debating team and hopefully get the help of the PE teacher to start a lads' basketball team, if we're lucky

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