Year 4 visit Botany Bay

14 June 2019

The last half of term started with a bang, as Year 4 went to visit Botany Bay on the very first day back!  The children had an absolute whale of a time building sand castles, exploring the creatures, the unique environment and playing beach games. The staff were all incredibly impressed with Year 4's super behaviour, a true credit to our School!

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