Quad Kids Athletics

Our trip to the Anderton Centre

Letters from the Palace!

Look who we met!

Our visit to Hanson Cement

We had a great morning visiting Hanson Cement.  We all loved wearing the hard hats, safety glasses and high vis jackets.  We really felt the part as we toured the site.  We were amazed at the size of the quarry and had plenty of questions to ask.  We enjoyed watching the trucks moving the limestone and over materials around the site and we even saw some fossils in the rock.  We visited the control room and saw all the screens that run the plant.  As we walked under the kiln, we could feel the heat. We remembered so much information from our visit.  Please ask us all about how cement is made!

We had a fantastic, muddy day last Friday, learning how to weave willow to make a fence for our new nature area on the field.  

First, Mrs Hurst showed us how to sort the willow whips into different sizes.  Every part of the willow can be reused.  We then used a spike to put holes into the muddy ground and pushed in the upright willow stakes.  Next, we used longer pieces of willow to make the fence by weaving in and out of the stakes.  It took a lot of hard, muddy work but we enjoyed being outside and learning a new skill.  We even had time to begin a willow Christmas craft!

We still have lots of work to do on our fence.  We are going to meet on a Wednesday lunchtime to carry on weaving!