Trip to Ovoca

​6th class had an amazing trip to Ovoca Manor on the 26th of November. Ovoca Manor is a retreat and adventure centre located in the stunning Vale of Avoca, Co Wicklow. We were very fortunate that Ms Coady volunteered to accompany us on our trip.
Although the weather was wet on the day this did not dampen our spirits. We spent the morning taking part in fun team building activities:

• Transporting a golf ball in drain pipes towards a bucket as fast and as carefully as possible. 
• Working in unison attempting to walk on a plank of wood as a team
• We engaged our brains whilst figuring out how to piece shapes of wood together to compete a square.
• We worked as a team using slabs of wood as lily pads trying to travel across imaginary water without falling in.

The highlight of our day was the Leap of Faith, everyone tried to climb the very high pole and Lexie, Quang, Sean and Ms Murphy made it to the top and jumped off! It was nerve wracking but exciting for all, many of us have plans to climb higher on our return visit in 2020.
The afternoon activities were more relaxed, we discussed moving to secondary school and the choices we will have to make in our lives. We finished the day with a lovely drama based on Scripture. Amber, Sean, Sam and Calum all took part and it was very entertaining!
We are very excited about returning to Ovoca Manor in 2020!