While Kerry hold the All- Ireland title here in St Dominic’s, Donegal native Ms Mills is not willing to give up that easy. Today marked the first gaelic football training session in school. It was great to see so many ladies attend this evening. Training will continue every Wednesday evening from 3.15pm until 4.15pm. Energy … Continue reading
Transition years will be kept busy preparing healthy vegetable soup and brown bread tomorrow. This will be sold at break time all money raised will go towards the kitchen makeovers.
The Transition year students had a very busy morning in the Home Economics kitchen today. The girls made a selection of homemade pizzas for the pizza party that they arranged to raise money to help give the Home Economics kitchens a facelift as part of their interior design module. Thank you to all who supported … Continue reading
Nothing like a productive Monday morning in the Hills of Donegal, keeping a close eye on my home grown vegetables and wondering if the honesty box concept will work at the bottom of the lane for getting rid of the surplus veg. Ok, so what is the honesty box? … Continue reading
It has been a busy few weeks in the kitchen here in St Dominics’s Secondary School and I suppose I have to commend the girls’ effort, hard work, commitment and courage to try new things. Late nights, early mornings, missing wooden spoons and a few hurdles were tackled by each student over the past … Continue reading
Girls I hope all your research and study is coming along well, do not forget to email me your work by Tuesday at the latest at msmillshomeeconomicsteacher@gmail.com. We have a busy few weeks ahead of us so it is important that you get focused! Well done in your mock examinations, we have learned a lot … Continue reading
The young ladies in St Dominic’s completed their 3-R-trail for the Fine Dine At Mine – Cookery Competition. RESEARCH- RESTAURANT – RECIPE! The students were required to enter their favourite restaurant dish suitable for two people, main course only! The deadline was last week so now we would like to show you our impressive dishes. The competition gave the … Continue reading
Strive for progress not perfection ♥ A taste testing and sensory analysis workshop on the different classifications of fruit took place in room 40 last week when Ms Mills and Ms Cogavin realised that many students had never tasted some of the fresh fruit that are available in our local supermarkets. The students needed some … Continue reading
A pinch of patience a dash of kindness a spoonful of laughter and a heap of smiles was to be seen during the Cool Dudes cooking programme on Wednesday in St. Dominics. The dirty dishes certainly had a tale to tell! The girls learned all about the importance of including fibre in their diets, which foods … Continue reading
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