Growing Great Grains
Over the past two terms, the Year 5/6 classes have been working with the “Growing Great Grains” coordinator Belinda Cray to learn how food is
Kadina Livestock Event 2020
The weather gods certainly weren’t smiling on us on August 21st, but our students and animals persevered through trying conditions to represent CYS with pride
Poultry Production
The Year 8 class have been studying poultry production this term. We have examined chicken anatomy, incubation and brooding, poultry housing systems and most recently,
Goat Washing
An entertaining way to spend a wet Tuesday morning! With time running out until the Kadina Livestock event, our Year 9 class took on the
Year 9 Goats
As we approach the finish line of our Led Wether Goat project, the Year 9 students have been busy putting the final touches on their
Growing Grains – Stage 1
The year 3-6 students were visited this week by plant scientist Belinda Cay. Belinda is the Director and Senior Manager in Education and Training at
Show Ring Skills
Year 9-12 students attended special show ringcraft training sessions at the Ag Block during the recent school holidays. Run by Amy Nankivell and Danny LeFeuvre,
Year 11’s – Led Steer
The steers and students are building relationships and we our now putting halters on in the yards, washing the steers to stimulate hair growth and
Tom & Jerry Update
Last week Tom and Jerry got tailed. They are also being fed twice a day instead of three times a day. I have noticed that
Led Steers Update
Our older students have formally accepted the challenge of training three steers! Quite a few of our 10-12 students are involved with the led steer
Tom & Jerry
Tom What is he? He is a lamb. How old is he? He is one month old. How is he related to Jerry? Tom is
Goats & Lambs Update
The Year 9 Ag students took advantage of the sunshine early in the week to give the goats and new lambs some exercise. Our twin
Dublin Exchange Visit
A committed group of Year 11/12 Ag students attended the Dublin Livestock Exchange on the Pupil free day in week 7. We witnessed a record
Kapunda Rodeo Excursion
Senior Ag students Steph Gersch, Benita Rodda, Sophie Heinrich and CYS Staff Linda Heinrich, Sarah Townsend and Jaynelle LeFeurve attended the Kapunda Rodeo on the
2/3 Chickens
As part of our biological science unit, we looked at living and non-living things. After some discussion, some students wanted to know if eggs were