Playschool Goes to the Orchard

“A” was for apple in Playschool last week. The students and their parents went to Carl Laidlaw Orchards to learn about apples from the farmers.

During our time at the orchard Playschool enjoyed several sensory activities.

These students had fun playing with tractors in corn and grain.

Romping in piles of hay was fun!

Before going out to the orchard we had the opportunity to try different apples.

It was a gorgeous day for a tractor ride to the orchard to pick apples.

 

Some families made pies. 

Making pies required some effort, as the students had to peel, break apart the apples,

mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg

before preparing the pie crusts.

Here is a pie before it goes into the oven.

Doesn’t it look delicious!

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Fun at the Apple Orchard

Playing around the farm.

Picking apples.

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Watch out for that Hay!!!!

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Yummy!

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The Primary Room used the apples they picked to make apple pie for Thanksgiving.

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Friday November 13 was a lucky day for us! We went to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair! We got there at about 9:30 in the morning. We watched the Super-Dogs perform, cows being milked and cows and horses being judged. We listened to different experts teach us about everything from farming to energy conservation; we answered questions and picked up colouring books and fridge magnets. We tasted different food and drink, we felt skins, feathers, fur and more. We smelled food and animals. We heard the sheep bleat and the cows moo. At one point we saw a nervous horse and heard it snort and whinny in a way that made us all a little bit afraid! It was a wonderful day. Have a look at some of our photos!