Where we went: Fota Wildlife Park.
Date: 7th of March, for 5 hours.
Summary:
We set off from the school at half seven in the morning. It took us around three hours to arrive in Fota Wildlife.
When we got there, we were welcomed and divided into two groups. My group went into a separate room and we played a game. The aim of the game was for the shepherd (Stephen) to get all the sheep (the remaining 5 of our team) into a pen. The trick was the sheep were blindfolded and the shepherd could only use a code of clapping, stomping and a whistle. I think overall, we were the worst group as it took us over four minutes to complete the task.
The groups then swapped rooms and we played another game. The aim was to pass information of a new species along a line of five people. The fifth person to receive the information had to build the creature using Lego. We had to describe a picture of the species already built. I found this game fun and we came first.
Following the game, we returned to the first room and completed our final game using a set of tangrams. We had to copy the pictures they showed us. We managed to complete one tangram before the time was up, but with the rest we received help.
Succeeding the games, we followed our tour guides to the first animal in the park, the giraffe. They are even taller in real life! We learned what they eat and other interesting facts. One fact that surprised me was that they have blue tongues. This is so they don’t get sunburned as they have their tongues in the sun a lot to eat. Their tongues are half a metre in length.
We continued to see the kitchen, where they store food and make meals for all the animals. We also saw the cheetahs, seals, flamingos, spider monkeys, an eagle and more. After a long morning we got lunch.
After lunch, we proceeded to see the penguins, butterflies, snakes, tigers, lions, rhinos, antelopes, gibbons and even more. I found the butterfly enclosure interesting as they get to roam around free. One even landed on Miss Murtagh but I would’ve hated if it landed on me!
After a long day we finished our visit to Fota Wildlife with a small talk. One of our tour guides showed us stuffed foxes, rabbits, ducks and stoats. They looked good but I found them a bit creepy as they stare at you.
We left Fota Wildlife at three and then proceeded to Mahon Point shopping centre. We went shopping for over two hours. We arrived home after a tiring day at nine o clock. I was exhausted but enjoyed the experience.
Reflection:
I learned a lot more about the animals. I never knew giraffes had blue tongues or tangrams were impossible to complete. I also learned that gibbons can screech very loudly for 20 minutes every day.
I took a lot from the trip. I was at Fota two times before but couldn’t remember much of it since I was very young. I took a lot of interesting facts about the animals, how they live and what they eat.
This helped me to achieve my aims and objectives of the year as I learned new things I didn’t know before and I got on better with my classmates.
Date: 7th of March, for 5 hours.
Summary:
We set off from the school at half seven in the morning. It took us around three hours to arrive in Fota Wildlife.
When we got there, we were welcomed and divided into two groups. My group went into a separate room and we played a game. The aim of the game was for the shepherd (Stephen) to get all the sheep (the remaining 5 of our team) into a pen. The trick was the sheep were blindfolded and the shepherd could only use a code of clapping, stomping and a whistle. I think overall, we were the worst group as it took us over four minutes to complete the task.
The groups then swapped rooms and we played another game. The aim was to pass information of a new species along a line of five people. The fifth person to receive the information had to build the creature using Lego. We had to describe a picture of the species already built. I found this game fun and we came first.
Following the game, we returned to the first room and completed our final game using a set of tangrams. We had to copy the pictures they showed us. We managed to complete one tangram before the time was up, but with the rest we received help.
Succeeding the games, we followed our tour guides to the first animal in the park, the giraffe. They are even taller in real life! We learned what they eat and other interesting facts. One fact that surprised me was that they have blue tongues. This is so they don’t get sunburned as they have their tongues in the sun a lot to eat. Their tongues are half a metre in length.
We continued to see the kitchen, where they store food and make meals for all the animals. We also saw the cheetahs, seals, flamingos, spider monkeys, an eagle and more. After a long morning we got lunch.
After lunch, we proceeded to see the penguins, butterflies, snakes, tigers, lions, rhinos, antelopes, gibbons and even more. I found the butterfly enclosure interesting as they get to roam around free. One even landed on Miss Murtagh but I would’ve hated if it landed on me!
After a long day we finished our visit to Fota Wildlife with a small talk. One of our tour guides showed us stuffed foxes, rabbits, ducks and stoats. They looked good but I found them a bit creepy as they stare at you.
We left Fota Wildlife at three and then proceeded to Mahon Point shopping centre. We went shopping for over two hours. We arrived home after a tiring day at nine o clock. I was exhausted but enjoyed the experience.
Reflection:
I learned a lot more about the animals. I never knew giraffes had blue tongues or tangrams were impossible to complete. I also learned that gibbons can screech very loudly for 20 minutes every day.
I took a lot from the trip. I was at Fota two times before but couldn’t remember much of it since I was very young. I took a lot of interesting facts about the animals, how they live and what they eat.
This helped me to achieve my aims and objectives of the year as I learned new things I didn’t know before and I got on better with my classmates.