Students who attended Tuesday’s annual
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Ag in the Classroom
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field trip to Bolado Park got to see first-hand how horseshoes
were made, what can be produced from a goat, the life-cycle of an
apricot and many more learning experiences.
Students who attended Tuesday’s annual “Ag in the Classroom” field trip to Bolado Park got to see first-hand how horseshoes were made, what can be produced from a goat, the life-cycle of an apricot and many more learning experiences.
Cows, pigs, horses, goats and chickens were some of the livestock on display for students, chaperones and teachers to learn about.
“It’s serving the purpose,” said Sally Silva, a chaperone for Cerra Vista Elementary School. “(The) kids are learning a lot.”
There were also learning centers and tractors, and students got to learn which machines were used for what. One of the learning centers had information about germs, and the students had to interact and use their multiplication skills to figure things out.
The kids looked attentive when they watched how horseshoes were made to fit a horse. Students asked questions and seemed to be taking in all the information.
Schools that participated in the field trip were Cerra Vista Elementary School, Calaveras Elementary School, Gabilan Hills Elementary School and Sunnyslope Elementary School.
Lanetta Bishop, a chaperone from Sunnyslope Elementary School, said the kids love it and it’s very well organized. This was Bishop’s fifth year as a chaperone for the event, she said.
“Every year it gets better,” she said.
Nick Barnes, a worker from the company Tanimura and Antle, was showing the kids a machine that deals with transplanting. The event, said Barnes, gives kids a better understanding of how things works.
Kids are interested in why they grow plants in a tray and not in the ground, he said. He also talked about why some are grown in a greenhouse and what it takes to grow a plant.
“The kids love it,” Silva said.
