Dear Readers,
In Home Ec. on Tuesday we made cheese cake! We could choose what flavour we wanted so Elaine and I chose strawberry and malteasers!
There were so many processes to do to make it. But there was nothing to hard to do! We had to let it set, so we couldn't get it till the end of the day. I put mine into two small lunch box's which turned out great.
Ours turned out really well, and tasted great! I was really happy with it.Now I have to make for a communion!
I really liked cooking this year and enjoyed learning new skills. We had a few disasters but all in all it turned out great! My favorite to make would be the cheesecake or spaghetti bolanese. I hope to keep it up!
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sports Day!
Dear Readers,
On Wednesday last we had our annual school's Sports Day. It started at twelve and finished in time for home time. There were many competitions and novelty races. The best was the Junior High Jump or the slow bicycle race! As TY's we made the day fun for ourselves, dancing to the music and laughing on the matts. Later on we were allowed to play tennis, so a group of us challenged three of our teachers to a game. It was great fun, with two of the teachers getting a bit over competitive. Naturally we won, but then it was time for Teachers VS. Sixth Years rounders. The highlight of the sixth years final year. The students won, though there was a bit of fun cheating, but Mr.S our Irish teacher won man of the match.
The day was great and I can't wait till next year. The weather, though it was a bit iffy at first turned out great!
Thanks,
Roisin.P.
On Wednesday last we had our annual school's Sports Day. It started at twelve and finished in time for home time. There were many competitions and novelty races. The best was the Junior High Jump or the slow bicycle race! As TY's we made the day fun for ourselves, dancing to the music and laughing on the matts. Later on we were allowed to play tennis, so a group of us challenged three of our teachers to a game. It was great fun, with two of the teachers getting a bit over competitive. Naturally we won, but then it was time for Teachers VS. Sixth Years rounders. The highlight of the sixth years final year. The students won, though there was a bit of fun cheating, but Mr.S our Irish teacher won man of the match.
The day was great and I can't wait till next year. The weather, though it was a bit iffy at first turned out great!
Thanks,
Roisin.P.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Horse and Pony Breeds; Finished
Dear Readers,
So I have finished my geography project on different Horse and Pony Breeds in the world. I really enjoyed learning about new breeds and more about I didn't know before. I especially liked learning about how each breed has adapted to their climate and how they provide communities. I think it was a good idea to do a project using Google maps and Blogger, and was one of the nicest I've had to do.
The websites and books I used were;
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.google.com/
http://www.bing.com/
maps.google.com
The Handbook of Horse Breeds by Maria Costantino.
Here are he links to all my blogs:
The Arab
The Anglo-Arab
The Shagya Arab
The Shetland Pony
The Bashkir Pony
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
So I have finished my geography project on different Horse and Pony Breeds in the world. I really enjoyed learning about new breeds and more about I didn't know before. I especially liked learning about how each breed has adapted to their climate and how they provide communities. I think it was a good idea to do a project using Google maps and Blogger, and was one of the nicest I've had to do.
The websites and books I used were;
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.google.com/
http://www.bing.com/
maps.google.com
The Handbook of Horse Breeds by Maria Costantino.
Here are he links to all my blogs:
The Arab
The Anglo-Arab
The Shagya Arab
The Shetland Pony
The Bashkir Pony
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
Horse and Pony Breeds; The Bashkir Pony
Dear Readers,
Here is the fifth and final part of my geography project, the Bashkir Pony.
The Bashkir Pony is an invaluable source to the communities of the southern Ural mountains near Kazakhstan, because they provide so much, and this is why I chose them.
Height: 13-14hh
Colour: Chestnut, Bay, Dun
Use: Saddle, Pack, Draft, Milk, Meat
Features: Thick curly coat, luxurious mane and tail, hard feet, heavy head and thick, strong neck.
They come come the Bashkiria area of the Ural Mountains around Kuryhizi and Kazakhstan. The climate in this area has temperatures that range between -30*C and -40*C, with snow for most of the year, and the Bashkir pony will live out in this all year round.
They have adapted to this by having their thick curly coat and hard feet which can be left un-shod. They can also survive on little and poor quality food (as the climate doesn't allow rich growth) and for foals to survive mares produce an average of 1500litres of milk over 7-8 months with is way above the average other breeds.
They are major providers to small economies of the area and these areas probably couldn't survive without them! They provide milk to make the dairy product Kummis, their coat when combed can be used to weave blankets and clothing, their strong neck and big head means they can do heavy pack and harness work, also can be used as transport. A Bashkir Troika (three horses abreast pulling a sledge) can cover 120-150km a day through snow. Their meat can also provide a form of protein.
Because of their major importance breeding centres were set up around 1845 to improve stock, this has resulted in two types of ponies being produced; the mountain type, suitable for riding; and the heavier steppe type. In America, where they are also quiet popular in the north western states, they are called Bashkir Curlies, and they are said to have been introduced to the mustang herds there by the Spanish conquests in the 16th century.
All this makes them invaluable to a small local economy of the southern Urals and popular around the world.
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
Here is the fifth and final part of my geography project, the Bashkir Pony.
The Bashkir Pony is an invaluable source to the communities of the southern Ural mountains near Kazakhstan, because they provide so much, and this is why I chose them.
Height: 13-14hh
Colour: Chestnut, Bay, Dun
Use: Saddle, Pack, Draft, Milk, Meat
Features: Thick curly coat, luxurious mane and tail, hard feet, heavy head and thick, strong neck.
They come come the Bashkiria area of the Ural Mountains around Kuryhizi and Kazakhstan. The climate in this area has temperatures that range between -30*C and -40*C, with snow for most of the year, and the Bashkir pony will live out in this all year round.
They have adapted to this by having their thick curly coat and hard feet which can be left un-shod. They can also survive on little and poor quality food (as the climate doesn't allow rich growth) and for foals to survive mares produce an average of 1500litres of milk over 7-8 months with is way above the average other breeds.
They are major providers to small economies of the area and these areas probably couldn't survive without them! They provide milk to make the dairy product Kummis, their coat when combed can be used to weave blankets and clothing, their strong neck and big head means they can do heavy pack and harness work, also can be used as transport. A Bashkir Troika (three horses abreast pulling a sledge) can cover 120-150km a day through snow. Their meat can also provide a form of protein.
Because of their major importance breeding centres were set up around 1845 to improve stock, this has resulted in two types of ponies being produced; the mountain type, suitable for riding; and the heavier steppe type. In America, where they are also quiet popular in the north western states, they are called Bashkir Curlies, and they are said to have been introduced to the mustang herds there by the Spanish conquests in the 16th century.
All this makes them invaluable to a small local economy of the southern Urals and popular around the world.
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
Horse and Pony Breeds; The Shetland
Dear Readers,
This is my forth breed for my geography project. Hope you enjoy.
The Shetland pony is found on the Shetland and Orkney Isles, in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. The live in a very extreme climate and have adapted so.
Height: (measured in inch's) 38"-40"
Colour: Any
Use: Pack, Saddle, Harness
Features: Very thick mane and tail to protect from the weather, smooth coat in summer, very thick wiry double coat in winter, tough feet of blue horn with pasterns that are sloped.
Though they have lived on the Orkney and Shetland Isles for more than 2000 years, it is thought that they came from further north in Scandinavia before the ice fields melted and left Britain isolated from continental Europe.
These isles have no trees and acidic soil meaning only rough grass and heathers grow. But their is plenty of seaweed. Therefore the Shetlands diet consists mainly of this mineral-rich seaweed.
Their feet, coat and body have evolved and adapted to the islands, with there thick double winter coat, main and tail, kept them warm in the cold weather and their blue horn feet are the strongest horn so their feet won't be worn to fast or damaged easily by the rough ground, which means Shetland ponies in the rest of the world rarely need to be covered in winter or shod.
Also in 1847, after the Act of Parliament, women and children were prohibited from working in the coal mines of Great Britain, this in turn put high demand on Shetland ponies to become pit ponies, pulling wagons of coal out of the mines because they were small enough and cheap to feed and easy to care for. Because of this a heavier, coarser pony was developed alongside the existing Shetland.
They are perfect for carrying seaweed and turf around these isles as pack ponies and as a from of transport. Those in the rest of the world are great as small children rides because of their size and gentle nature.
They are very popular all over the world, especially as small children's mounts, and with large countries owning their own stud books.
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
This is my forth breed for my geography project. Hope you enjoy.
Height: (measured in inch's) 38"-40"
Colour: Any
Use: Pack, Saddle, Harness
Features: Very thick mane and tail to protect from the weather, smooth coat in summer, very thick wiry double coat in winter, tough feet of blue horn with pasterns that are sloped.
Though they have lived on the Orkney and Shetland Isles for more than 2000 years, it is thought that they came from further north in Scandinavia before the ice fields melted and left Britain isolated from continental Europe.
These isles have no trees and acidic soil meaning only rough grass and heathers grow. But their is plenty of seaweed. Therefore the Shetlands diet consists mainly of this mineral-rich seaweed.
Their feet, coat and body have evolved and adapted to the islands, with there thick double winter coat, main and tail, kept them warm in the cold weather and their blue horn feet are the strongest horn so their feet won't be worn to fast or damaged easily by the rough ground, which means Shetland ponies in the rest of the world rarely need to be covered in winter or shod.
Also in 1847, after the Act of Parliament, women and children were prohibited from working in the coal mines of Great Britain, this in turn put high demand on Shetland ponies to become pit ponies, pulling wagons of coal out of the mines because they were small enough and cheap to feed and easy to care for. Because of this a heavier, coarser pony was developed alongside the existing Shetland.
They are very popular all over the world, especially as small children's mounts, and with large countries owning their own stud books.
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
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