Primary 2 had a fantastic time exploring Kelburn Country Park as part of our Owl who was Afraid of the Dark topic on Thursday. We began the morning with an interactive story session where the Park Ranger read us a story about a treasure hunt and used puppets to make the story come alive. We then had further excitement when they told us that there was real treasure hidden in the woods and we used our observational skills to hunt it out and return it all to the Ranger!

Next we went for a walk to find the famous Kelburn Castle – on the way we found a very climbable-looking fallen tree which we just had to have a go at!

After that we stopped for a picnic lunch amongst the trees and watched all the birds coming to hunt for leftovers (so we were super careful to pack up any rubbish!)

After lunch we had a go in the Wild West PlayPark – some of us made it all the way to the top!

Our final activity was a sensory trail where we hiked to the waterfall and used all 5 of our senses to experience the natural surroundings and discuss our observations. We were so concentrated and quiet that we even got to see a baby squirrel which had come out of its home to forage in the forest!

Finally it was time to visit the gift shop and hop back on the bus for home. Miss Corrigan and Mrs. Mooney were delighted to be told by the park rangers and the gift shop attendants that our children had lovely manners and were superbly behaved all the way through the trip!

Excellent work Primary 2 – we are so proud of you!