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
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