--- title: "Year 3: Honister Slate Mine Visit" url: "https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/2023-11-25-year-3-honister-slate-mine-visit" school: "Fairfield Primary School" --- # Year 3: Honister Slate Mine Visit ![Image of Year 3: Honister Slate Mine Visit](https://files.schudio.com/fairfield-primary-school/images/news/403808962_999236031267558_9149243432008526929_n.jpg) 25 November 2023 Year 3 had a fantastic day at Honister Slate Mine last week. As always, the children represented Fairfield in such a superb manner and their knowledge of metamorphic rocks was excellent. This enrichment experience links to their Science topic of study this half-term. Thank you [Honister Slate Mine](https://www.facebook.com/honister.mine?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVzvHnQe5G9uAfbf75z__GLkiWKjeBHu5m5CrM-5o5TMH58mhsXBT3rqf-L6kbPNUifmj66GteyCy5WyH7BEz4YoCr4qzpMDBPKfVxbZj7PcL1PDq1hf15-OnDrZes_un4z7dwQzzgTOHDjsjSKuWUJxU5uaVVnDwkI_lh_65IfYa0KvaLDPzNprwy9WO8opb8&__tn__=-%5DK-R). [Year 3](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/tag/year-3) [Science](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/tag/science) [KS2](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/tag/ks2) [ Celebration Assembly Certificate Winners (24/11/23)](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/2023-11-24-celebration-assembly-certificate-winners-24-11-23) [Friendly Frogs: (Nursery) Forest School ](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/news/2023-11-27-friendly-frogs-nursery-forest-school) ![Fairfield Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/fairfield-primary-school/images/logo/Fairfield_logo.png) #### Fairfield Primary School Gallowbarrow Cockermouth CA13 0DX 01900 821133 01900 821132 #### Academies Within Our Trust: - [Broughton Moor Primary School](https://broughtonmoorschool.co.uk/) - [Broughton Primary School](https://broughtonprimarysch.co.uk/) - [Cockermouth School](https://cockermouthschool.org/) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/fairfieldprimaryschool/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fairfieldprimaryschool/) [![](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/images/logo/LFLT_Logo(1).png)](https://learningforlifetrust.co.uk/) Company Number: 09690231 (England & Wales) Registered Office Address: Fairfield Primary School, Gallowbarrow, Cockermouth, CA13 0DX © Copyright 2025–2026 Fairfield Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://fairfieldprimary.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)