Term 4 March 2013 Newsletter - St. Aldhelm's Academy

Last term the Year 9 Child Development class visited a local organic farm, Ceder
Organic in Rempstone, they were to find out, first-hand how this environment
could provide a stimulating learning situation for young children. We were also
lucky enough to have the only day of sunshine we have had for ages! The young
people were, without exception, a fantastic credit to the Academy and themselves,
with their engagement in the day and their general attitude. Below are
some extracts from the letters we have written to Claire and Andrew Head
at the farm to say a massive thank you for making us so welcome...
The thing I mostly enjoyed was catching the chickens because it was funny and
it was a great laugh. I only managed to get a couple as my other friends caught
loads L…. I got a bit muddy and managed to scream a couple of times. All the
chickens just kept running away and not letting me catch them but finally they
got tired and caught some. There were other amazing things that I enjoyed but
the chickens were 100% the best part of the day. Victoria Messenger
Thank you for letting us visit your amazing farm on Wednesday 20 March it was
so fun and a great experience also it got me thinking about how animals live and
how important it is for them to have a good life. My favourite part was the
alpacas (or lamas as I kept on calling them) also the chickens were amazing I
loved getting to see how they live and how the food that we buy has lived.
I understand how getting free range can help all thanks to you; you were so kind
and helpful. I would recommend you to anyone it’s a truly amazing farm!!!
Thank you so much for giving me and my classmates an amazing experience it wont be
forgotten any time soon (or if they are like me NEVER J) Jess Burnes
I learned loads on that trip to the farm like that if a little lamb struggles to get out of its
mother then it can be helped out manually by a person (aka. You). I found the entire trip
very useful and fun and as I enjoyed it so much, I know for a fact that if I had the chance to
go again, I would jump at it because you made it the most phenomenal day ever!
I would definitely recommend Cedar Organic Farm to everyone I know for a visit as I know
they would enjoy it and learn so much like I did. I would recommend the farm because I
want people to see how good this farm is at:
Producing animals.
How much fun you can have at the farm.
And how good this farm is whether you are just visiting
or not.
I think that this has been the most fun, exciting and
very useful learning farm that I have ever been to.
Thank you very much for giving us such a fun, entertaining
and interesting experience… Hopefully we can
come again and see all the little lambs that we saw
giving birth, bigger and older. And too see you all again
too. Courtney Sherman
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