40 days of blogging days

Well, It has been too long since I've blogged. I didn't blog about my trip to St Brigid's at all but I'd like you all to know that it will be up soon!


This week is very busy with Mini Company, Lollipop day and the Supereuros bank Launch.


Please look at the Supereuros blog at : stwolstansbank.blogspot.com


Hope you all enjoyed your mid term!

English Review - The Help

A Review of ‘The Help’ by Caitriona Eves

During the sixties, segregation was at its highest point. Blacks and whites were separated when it came to about anything. Water fountains, cinemas, and schools are some examples. The South was directly affected by this cultural trouble. Black women and men were degraded and forced to work under white men in horrible conditions. This world is portrayed so effectively in the novel ‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett.

Men worked in factories and labour jobs, while the women went from white family to white family cleaning the houses and raising the children. Many books have been written to express these human struggles, but nothing has been written in the same way as this.

The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett is an emotionally driven novel with exceptional characters, and an outstanding plot that centres on intense segregation issues.

Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, which is the exact setting of the book. Even though this is her first novel, it is clear she is a talented and creative author. Her experience with the subject is shown throughout the novel.

She herself had a black maid during this time named Demetrie, who she loved and cared about. Demetrie died when Stockett was 16. For many years, Stockett has wondered how Demetrie felt being black in Mississippi, working for a white family. According to Stockett, that is the reason she wrote this book, in the hope of finding out the answer within the characters she created. Her own life was the total inspiration for this novel and there is no doubt about it that this is why it has become such a huge success for Stockett, for individual readers and the world.

The novel splits between three major characters: Aibileen, an older black maid who has no husband and no children; Minny, Aibileen’s younger, close friend who is working to support her many children and abusive husband; and Skeeter, a determined, white writer who wants to make a difference.

Stockett starts the novel in Aibileen’s point of view, but throughout the novel she writes in the point of view of Minny and Skeeter as well. She is able to delve into the minds and emotions of these intriguing who play an important role in the plot.

The novel is written in a great way as we see each event or emotion in an aspect of three different characters in three different situations. We learn about each character as an individual and the three women as a group. We see the power and courage that this cultural segregation has driven into them.

Stockett tells the story in a ‘normal’ manner. She doesn’t express how wrong she feels the situation is but lets us figure it out for ourselves: my personal favourite characteristic of this novel. The three different characters, in my opinion represent the different opinions in time. Skeeter is a current day person, Aibleen, ahead of her time, and Minny realising the problem with the rest of the crowd.

The plots, descriptions and world of the text is outstanding as we see everything in a new light, bringing history together in a new way.

In my opinion and in the opinion of most, this novel is a ‘must-read’. This is a book that subtly shows the development of racial segregation in a light and interesting fashion.

Concrete Angel

So I am sure we have all heard of that song my Martina McBride. The one that makes you cry before you even press play! So we decided to base a play on it and I am really proud to say that it turned out really well!


Everybody loved it so much and I was really proud to be part of it! All of the other plays were really good too. My favourite was Tich Miller. Ours was about a young girl called Holly and her Mother Victoria and her father Cillian. Victoria abuses Holly and we shine a light on how even Holly's father could be in the dark when this is happening to his daughter.


The judges seemed impressed but it was really difficult to project your voice because we had no mics at all!


Overall a great day (and we got to go to McDonalds)


Until next time


Au revoir

Fighting Words

Okay so I am going to take a break from the poems for a few posts because its hard sometimes to describe something well in poetry.


So last week we headed off to town, not really knowing what was coming our way. We arrived to'Fighting words' which was near Croke Park. We sat down and began the workshop. The room was so lovely and there was a really relaxed atmosphere which made it really easy to say what you wanted. So Isabelle and I got up in front of the class and we were given a situation. It was 'Imagibe Caitriona had a major crush on Isabelle's brother and Isabelle and Caitriona have been best friends for years'. This was so funny because Isabelle and I have been best friends for years and me (along with everybody else loves her brother).


We wrote a story together and then we went off into our own groups to finish it! It was really good because the story was so current and we got to think about the tiniest things like characters names etc.


Overall a really good day.
Here is a link to the website if you want to know more:
http://www.fightingwords.ie/contact

The Crimbo Limbo

Well Christmas is done,
I hope all of you had your fun,
I apologise for this blog being a tad late,
But it was the best Christmas to date.


Before christmas we had a blast,
Our day of fun went so fast.
A party of food and dances galore,
Kris Kindle and chatting; far from a bore.

We headed off to have a bowl,
Excited for Christmas. Hoping we wouldn't get coal,
A day of nuggets and getting stuck on a ride,
We couldn't get Shanen off no matter how hard she tried


I set off to Donegal not missing the sleet,
Little did I know I was in for a treat,
Santy came and spoiled me rotten,
Christmas is amazing, I had almost forgotten.


Three weeks of sleeping and food 24-7,
I must admit I was in absolute heaven.

Project Lion Walk... SUCCESS

I just thought I'd  let you know,
That good news came from the fashion show!
Project Lion Walk came first place,
You couldn't wipe the smile off my face!


Here is the link  to the blog I wrote about the Project! :)

What is a Voki? Click the link to see :)

Hey Guys,
I made a Voki (Yes it is because we are getting graded on our blogs) Tehe...
Anyway, It won't let me upload it because they says my username is wrong. 
Well so follow this link to see my Voki.
If you don't know what a Voki is... Click on The Link.


Oh and hope you are all enjoying the run up to Christmas :)