Yes we had BABY CHICKS visit our classroom! Tiya and Nancy from Farm Bureau brought chicks for us to see, touch, and learn cool facts about the chickens that are raised on Kansas farms.
Tiya, pictured on the right, has made several visits starting with our Day at the Farm at Sowder's Ranch, to a once a month visit in our classrooms. Each month she has brought us information from a program that Farm Bureau shares with the Greenwood County Second Graders entitled, "KANSAS GROWS A PIZZA." We have learned about the wheat industry, dairy farming, cattle ranches, pork producers, and today chickens. All these farm products are grown or raised in Kansas and can turn up on top of a delicious pizza.
Farm Bureau also sponsored a "Farm Safety Poster Contest." Children decided what part of farm safety that wanted to draw, color, and label on their posters to remind us how to keep safe if we visit or live on a farm or ranch. Miley received honorable mention on her poster about not playing on large round bales of hay. Cyrus won 2nd place with his poster on keeping safe with downed power lines. Their posters, as well as the other second graders posters are on display at our grocery store. They both won a Sonic gift certificate. Hooray!
Hannah won first place with her safety poster about keeping safe around her dad's pickup truck when is it hooked to their cattle or horse trailer. Her poster has made the trip to Kansas State University to compete with all students throughout the state at our primary level. Yippee, hope Hannah's poster wins her level. I will keep you posted what we find out!!! She won $10 for her hard work. *****We have just learned that Hannah got honorable mention with her poster at the state level. WE ARE Proud OF HER!!!
Tiya and Nancy returned for our final lesson on "Kansas Grows a Pizza." The last item that every pizza needs in the tasty tomato sauce. Everyone was able to plant tomato plants, pepper plants, and basil seeds. What a wonderful time we have had and we thank Farm Bureau for making the many visits.
