A Day at the Apple Orchard

Recently, our little yellow school community spent a lovely fall morning at the apple orchard.  There was much excitement and lots of happiness as we enjoyed the bus ride.

All Smiles

As we arrived at the orchard, the overcast day had turned warm and sunny.  The first thing we did was meet our leader.  She was very happy to meet us.

Meeting Our Leader

Then we were off to the barn!

We're off!

Over the bridge and away we go!

Inside the barn, our leader taught us so much about apples!  We learned about the different kinds of apples, how an apple tree is grafted and the many different foods that are made with apples.  

After the barn, we boarded the wagon for our ride to the apple orchard.

Boarding the Wagon

We are a long way from the barn.

Wow!  What a beautiful apple orchard!

 

Learning how to pick an apple.

 

It was time to pick some apples - one to eat and one to bring back to school.

 

The apples were so sweet and crunchy!

 

We finished up our apples on the wagon ride back to the barn.  Those apples were delicious.  We didn't want to waste a single bit!

Back in the barn, we learned about life inside a beehive and the role bees play in the life cycle of an apple tree.

 

 

 

 

 

We ended our visit with some playtime in the hayloft.  Fun!

  

Sadly, our time at the apple orchard had come to an end.

Home Time

Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and family members who joined us for our trip.  It was a wonderful morning!

A Farm Visit

Earlier in October, our little yellow school community went on a field trip to a local farm.  Although the day was cool, we were all thankful that it was dry.

Our first activity at the farm was a wagon ride.

 

We passed through some corn fields.  Our driver stopped to pick some ornamental corn cobs for us to see.  We were given some cobs to take back to our school.

Ornamental Corn

 
We also passed through some vegetable fields.

We were very excited to visit with the animals and spend some time with them.  Back at school, the children have been learning the names of farm animals in both English and French.

Getting up close and personal with a sheep.

Visiting With the Goats and Llamas

A Calf

A Pig Eating a Pumpkin

We were quite fascinated by the white turkeys.  Have you ever seen a white turkey?  They were so beautiful.

 

We were all surprised by the new addition to our group!

A hen joined our group.

We spent some time in the indoor classroom learning about pumpkins.

A Variety of Pumpkins and Gourds

The Indoor Classroom

Our next stop was the amazing vegetable garden!

Entering the Vegetable Garden

The children helped harvest some potatoes, carrots, celery, fennel, cabbage and brussels sprouts.  We took them back to school with us.  The children will be making something with them soon.

 

 

We each chose a pumpkin and some gourds to take home.

Sadly, our time at the farm had some to an end and it was time to board the bus.

We had a wonderful morning at the farm.  Thank you to everyone who joined us for this lovely morning.