TARMAC Visit 🚜🪨

Tuesday 9th January 2024 

The Tigers and Bears welcomed a visitor to tell us all about what happens at one of our local quarry’s. The children asked many thoughtful questions and were exited to see different types of rocks, equipment used in the quarry and watch some videos taken just this morning of what working in a quarry looks like- and who know that limestone was in toothpaste?!







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