Charles Frederick Worth

Born in Bourne Lincolnshire 1825.

He was hired by Gagelin and Opigez, well-known Parisian drapers. While working in their shop, he married one of the firm's models, Marie Vernet.Worth made a few simple dresses for his wife and customers started to ask for copies of the dresses as well.Worth found a wealthy Swede, Otto Bobergh, who was willing to bankroll the venture and opened the dressmaking establishment of Worth and Bobergh in 1858.

What brought worth to Paris was people coming to england from Paris when he lived there asking for copies of the dresses he designed for his wife. He decided moving to Paris would be a better idea because more people travel there looking beautiful clothes rather than London. The tourist coming to Paris found his clothes beautiful and brought the designs back to the countries they were travelling from, making him known worldwide.

Paris, the capital of fashion.

My journey for my fashion map started in Paris, the fashion capital of the world known to everyone. I started off with the first model, Marie Vernet who modelled for her designer husband Charles Frederick Worth. People coming and witnessing this spread the art of modelling around the world, but it generated in paris because it is where design started and the Parisians have a very good eye for style. Tourist came in witnessing the style in paris and took it to england, ireland, america and countries in the middle east.

Jabba Jabba Jembe!:)

On Thursday we had a percussion workshop with a company called Jabba Jabba Jembe. It is a company that gives drumming workshops to schools and other occasions. The company was founded by David Day, he has been studying African music for over 10years in Ireland and also with teachers in Europe, the US and Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, West Africa.

http://www.jabbajabbajembe.com/
(That is a link to the Jabba Jabba Jembe website).
We played many different instruments but the main focus was the Jembe, which is NOT a bongo. He thought us many different techniques for the Jembe and we played a rhythm called bungalo. In my opinion it was one of the best days we had in TY, i enjoyed it very much and learned alot from it :)

http://www.nokomisbeachdrumcircle.com/jembe1.gif This is the source of the image of the Jembe located on the right hand side :)

Music night! :)

For music night, class Amina and Emnet sang 'Mama Said' by Dionne Bromfield. We had dance moves to go with the actions, it was a very lively and up beat song but it was very difficult to learn.

Here are the lyrics for 'Mama Said'
[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said
(Mama said mama said)

I went walking the other day
Everything was going fine
I met a little boy named Billy Joe
And then I almost lost my mind

[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said

My eyes are wide open
But all that I can see is
chapel bells are callin for everyone but-a me
but I don’t worry cause

[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said

And then she said someone will look at me
like I’m looking at you one day
then I might find
I don’t want it any old way
so I don’t worry cause

[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said

Mama said mama said
Hey! Don’t you worry
Mama said mama said
Hey! Don’t you worry now.
Mama said mama said
Hey! Hey!

http://www.popular-lyrics.com/lyrics/dionne-bromfield/mama-said-20979.html

All the Ty's had a great night and gathered in the demo room to have a TY movie night. The movie fit in with the theme of our music night in the school, 'The School Of Rock'.

Oh so dramatic

We were given permission slips informing us that we would be going to Glasnevin for a holy faith drama in honor of Margret Alyward. We left at 10.40 and we would return at 11 pm. So a very long day was ahead of us. We got a "vintage" style bus down to the school. All the holy faith schools were coming together to put on a big performance of plays for the nuns in the order. Everyone was very nervous but excited at the same time, we were allowed go around Glasnevin for snacks and later they ordered DOMINOS for us and gave us fizzy drinks:D it was sooo good! i was already hyper from the jellies, brownies and oreos and bottle of coke i had, so giving me more on top of that was not a good idea at all hahahahaha :D All in all it was a good day and everyone put on great performances! :)

Pancake-cakes yummmy

In home ec it was about a week after pancake tuesday, so our home ec teacher said we could make pancakes:D we had to prepare the batter and fry them in oil. everyone has big thin pancakes, mine and roisins were small very thick pancakes, but whatever they still tasted scrummy! :D we could bring in any toppings we wanted and the smell that wafted around the room was mouth watering!

Mini company competition in Red Cow hotel :)

We went to a mini company competition in the red cow because we didnt get into the final of the first competition. We had a stressful day from the beginning as our board was taken by another group so we got left with the worst board in the school. It took us atleast 20minutes to get the board together and we had to be very careful that we didnt knock it over. Half of our information was missing so we put everything we had into the stand. The judges at this competition were alot more helpful and gave us alot more positive feed back. We had to go around in 2's A,B,C and take turns to view groups, stand at the stand and go to the group conference. The group conference was very helpful as everyone was allowed to voice their own opinion. My mini company 'REAL' won second place for innovation out of the whole competition, we are very proud of that as we didn't think we would get anything. Our trophy is displayed in our school reception :)