The day began with Heather, Russell, Abby, and Kim Carter walking the children to their cattle farm. Here, the children were given the opportunity to individually feed the cows, watch Abby unroll hay on the tractor, and ask Russell many questions about how the cows are used and cared for on the farm. We then all had an opportunity to chase Dusty (family dog) around on the hay bales, and finally walk through the ‘cattle sorter’ and pretend to have our ears tagged like cattle!

Finally, after a well-deserved ice-cream at Denmark Diary, we all wrote thank you cards to the Carters; a process which has become routine after all excursions and incursions - to show our gratitude and respect to those who have given-up their time for us. 

This concludes our Farm Animals excursions! Thank you to all the parent helpers who assisted in making these memorable experiences a reality for the children.

I hope these experiences have imbued in the children both a ‘love of learning’ and a ‘love of animals’, as well as initiated many topics of discussion around the dinner table!

Blake