St. Brendan's Primary School and Nursery

Well our trip had to come to an end at some point. On Thursday evening it was safe to say we were all very tired and after a movie night we all fell asleep very quickly – much to our teachers’ delight!

Our final morning started bright and sunny again, with activities while we waited for our bus to arrive. The first task of the day was to work in small groups, taking some games and thinking about how we would adapt them to make them inclusive for all people with different disabilities.

After this it was the one we had waited on all week – Gymnastics! The gymnastics hall was huge with lots of amazing equipment! We got to try the trampoline, parallel bars, high bar, rings and jump, twist and somersault into the foam pit. It was great fun! Here’s a short video to show you some of the stuff we got up to:

After this it we had our lunch and sadly it was then time to go. Luckily the drive home wasn’t too long and we got to see our families. Thank you to everyone who supported us for our residential trip – it really was a fantastic time!

Have a lovely and relaxing Easter break – we look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Tuesday 22nd April 2025!

Day 2 has been great fun! Another morning of sunshine to waken us up after a good night’s sleep! We tucked into our breakfast then jumped on the bus and headed to Castle Semple for a range of outdoor activities and water sports.

We were split into 4 groups and everyone had the opportunity to participate in: mountain biking, team games, kayaking and sailing in the team dragon boat.

Team Games

We played lots of different games, some of which required our competitive spirit while others meant we had to communicate and work together to achieve a result. We have a few snaps to give you a flavour of what we got up to!

Mountain Biking

Some of us got the opportunity to work with a partner in the tricycle! This was lots of fun but some people thought it was much harder than cycling on your own. Here’s a few snaps of us in action:

Watersports

The first, and maybe hardest job of all, was getting into our wetsuits! After lots of tugging and pulling and helping each other we were almost good to go. A helmet and bouyancy aid then it was time to get the paddles and boats. We got the chance to sail in a single kayak and a couple of us got a shot of the partner kayak and sailed with a friend. This was a lot harder than it looked! We also got to paddle the team ‘dragon boat. This looked like two canoes joined together and we had a ‘catwalk’ down the centre – which unsurprisingly some of us used as a catwalk!

After kayaking and sailing we got the opportunity to jump into the freezing cold water! Most of us took this opportunity and it was great fun! A few decided to just watch us jump instead.

If that wasn’t enough action, we headed back to the Centre, finally got a hot shower and dinner to heat us up before going outside to play some games while the sun is setting.

After sunset we are going to get cosy & comfy for ‘Movie Night’.

We will see you all tomorrow but not before we have some more fun while waiting on the bus to arrive! Stay tuned for the next update!

Our day started bright and sunny as 36 pupils and their 4 teachers headed off to Largs. There was lots of excitement and fun on the bus as the children sang their way down the motorway.

Once we arrived it was straight on to activities. We started with Archery and Team Building. Both tasks challenged the pupils in many ways but lots of success was had.

After lunch, we explored the grounds of Inverclyde and took part in Wall Climbing. We got our harnesses on and tried to get to the top of the wall.

We also took part in a Nightline activity where we challenged our senses by blocking out our sight and working through an obstacle course. We had to climb over, under and through obstacles with pesky “squirrels” distracting us from the task by soaking us and tickling us with shrubbery. But we didn’t let that stop us! The “squirrels” caught some pictures of us along the way:

Our rooms are lovely and we got settled in before dinner. Once we had dinner we took a stroll down to the sea front and visited the world famous ‘Nardini’s Cafe’ for ice cream and a play on the beach. The evening was finished off with an amazing sunset before heading back to settle down for the night.

Check back tomorrow for more updates and photos as we are heading to Castle Semple for watersports and cycling.