This week, Year 4 have been learning about the different types of teeth we have and what they are used for. We explored this by using different equipment to ‘chew’ a banana. We agreed that the scissors would work best for the incisors because they cut the food. The fork acted as the canines because we could use it to rip and tear the banana into smaller pieces. Finally, we used the cube block to crush and grind the food into mush just like the molars would do! It was a little messy and we even ended up with banana stuck in our ‘teeth’! 

The children are busy packing their belongings. They will soon be cleaning their boots and tidying away their equipment.

Today they ventured below the ground into an old slate mine. Whilst exploring the tunnels and chambers they experience the darkness of the caves, eating by candlelight, traversed a flooded chamber, rowed on an underground lake and even wondered into a dragons layer.

Saving the best till last… gorge walking!! We started the day with a gentle stroll up the Afon Ddu Gorge, where the children showed fantastic determination and team work to work their way through the white water…even managing to squeeze through the elephants bum!! I’m sure they will explain when the get home.

The afternoon was spent working at height! Here the children tackled many challenges whilst dangling in the air from a great height. Again they worked through their fears and widened their comfort zone. Well done to everyone today you were amazing!

The weather today was beautiful. Our group spent the whole day exploring the valley of Cwn Idwal.  We first went into the visitors centre  where we learned a little about how the valley was formed. From there we walked round the the lake and up the mountain side (over 450 metres above sea level) where we sat and ate our lunch surrounded by spectacular views.

On our final day at Lledr Hall, we explored the local environment. We had a steep incline to begin our journey but luckily found a great spot to eat our lunch at when we reached the top! After lunch, we had lots of fun geocaching and managed to find five hidden treasure boxes which we searched high and low (and in lots of bushes) for. What a great last day!!

Wow! What a busy day! We spent our day today exploring a slate mine! We navigated our way through the tunnels and caverns and even had our lunch in there. Without our torches on we couldn’t even see our hands in front of our faces! Before we left we stopped for a well-earned hot chocolate by candlelight and squeezed in some time to search for some geocache treasures on the way back  to the coach.

Fantastic day again today. First was the high ropes (and they were high!)  Everyone ‘rose’ to the challenge and showed excellent perseverance and team work. After lunch we put on our wetsuits and travelled to a nearby river for some Gorge walking – even the cold didn’t stop the fun.