Presentation Secondary School Taster Day

On November 16th our Sixth Class students were invited to the Presentation Secondary School for a 'Taster Day'. Here's how they got on...

"On Wednesday, 6th Class went down to the Secondary School in Ballingarry. There were lots of other schools there. While we were waiting to start I was talking to Órla and watching some girls and boys playing basketball. At the start we were given numbers. I was given a '2' and so was Órla. First we played table tennis. It was Ellen and I against Órla and a boy from another school. Then we switched. After that we did an obstacle course. The last activity we did was a basketball match and we won." - Emer Dunne

 "Yesterday at 10:50am a bus collected us and brought us down to the Secondary School to show us what we would be doing in First Year. We played basketball. we went on the treadmills and on the exercise bikes. After lunch we went to the Woodwork, Science and Art rooms. We had a good day and we all enjoyed it." - Michael Blake

 "When we got there we went into the sports hall and did some activities in groups. My group first did table tennis but we weren't very good at it. Next we tried taking basketball shots. Then we did some gymnastics where we jumped on a springboard and onto the vault. I was able to stand on it once" - Ellen Geeves

"On Wednesday the 16th of November, 6th Class went to Ballingarry Secondary School. We were put into groups with people from different schools. My group played table tennis first and then took shots on the basketball course. We played a basketball match and we drew. We then went up to the gym where I did yoga and went on the treadmill. We then had lunch and went to the Woodwork room and made keyrings with our names on them. We went to the Science room and looked at onion cells under a microscope. We then made a print with ink and went back to school."  - Órla Ivors