Ag Block News
We’ve all tried counting sheep, right? But did you know that sheep can’t count!! Well at least our sheep don’t seem to have the knack!
Introducing Stanley, Terry and Diesel
The Ag Block at CYS got some new cups of joy when the baby calves arrived on the Tuesday afternoon of Week 3. The Year
Electives: Ag Block Photoshoot
n Week 4, the Creative Camera students completed a photoshoot in the school Ag Block as part of their first summative assessment. Students photographed livestock,
Learning Hub Garden to Plate
Over the course of the term the Learning Hub Garden-to-Plate students have enjoyed participating in a variety of cooking and gardening tasks. Students have spent
Ag Block news
There’s lots of animal activity happening in the Ag Block this week. Our young ewes are lambing, thanks primarily to Danny Allen’s rams. There are
Senior Ag Studies | Shearing Shed Excursion
On Friday March 19, the Year 11 Ag. class took a bus trip to Downlingville to complete our Sheep and Wool Production unit. We participated
Bee Services visit
On Friday February 19, Mark from Australian Bee Services visited the Year 11 Ag class to show them the ins and outs of beekeeping. This
Implementing Aboriginal Perspectives
For the past eighteen months, Year 7 and 8 Science teachers Jaynelle LeFeuvre and Sarah Townsend have been involved in a pilot program being run
Precision Agriculture visit
7 / 8 students at Koch Ag Services in for a talk about careers in Precision Agriculture. Thanks to Aaron Jak and Nicole Koch for
Careers in Agriculture
This term the Year 7 and 8 classes have been studying careers during their Agriculture lessons. Students have enjoyed ‘working’ as agronomists and livestock agents
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