Beech and Chestnut classes visit Odds farm
June 12th and June 15th 2007
As part of their topic on 'Farmer Duck', Beech and Chestnut classes visited nearby Odds Farm in June. Luckily, the heavy showers forecasted decided to avoid the area.
For many of the children, this was their first excursion on a coach, which caused great excitement - especially when the coach turned a corner or went down a hill!
The children went around in small groups of 3 or 4 in the company of an adult helper and had a great time experiencing a variety of activities including :- feeding the animals, a trailer ride, bouncing on haybales and a picnic lunch. Everyone came back very tired. A big thank you to the parents who gave up their time to come with us.
The parade of the runners and riders - giving us time to choose our favourites! Even the reserve 'runner' insists on her moment of glory! |
It's this way to the finish - we hope there's some food for us after all this exercise! And oops! - several of the jockeys have slipped! |
A favourite activity was the Sheep racing - the children could choose a ticket to match a sheep's number. If their sheep won, the child would win a small prize of a badge! It was very entertaining and we were all surprised at how speedy the sheep were!
The goats were a great favourite with both classes. They love eating and aren't at all shy!!
How can you tell the difference between a sheep and a goat? Sheep's tails go down, whereas goats' tails stick up! The turkeys weren't nervous of us at all - we were more nervous of them!
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One of the Exmoor ponies came right up to the fence when she saw the camera and posed beautifully!
Mary the donkey is quietly eating - the other donkey Joseph was a bit shyer.
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The adventure playground areas were very popular and again, we were very impressed with the behaviour of our children towards younger children.
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The trailer ride was also popular - and a chance for each group to fnd more animals for their 'I-Spy' sheet! |
We saw these 'British White' cattle from the trailer ride. Cows have 4 stomachs which is why they always seem to be eating!
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This Highland cow is resting quietly in her barn. Her long shaggy coat would keep her warm in the Scottish Highlands. |
