P1-4 have been learning lots about farming in their local area and how farmers use different types of land for different farming purposes.
The morning began with a trip to Kirkcolm shore to look around the landscape and test the soil. The fields were nice and green and were in great condition for sheep and cows to graze.
Afterwards, the class went to Stranraer Museum to explore farming techniques and machinery from the past and compare this to modern day machinery and methods of farming. The children soon realised how much technology in farming has developed!
The fun continued on to meet local farmer, Mr Ian McKnight, at Dalhabboch. The children saw that the soil there was quite boggy and was less green than Clendrie at Kirkcolm. Only black face sheep can survive on that type of land. After here, the pupils travelled to Pularyan to see much greener grass where texel cross sheep are kept. More soil samples were taken from both areas to compare the next day at school.
After all this exploring, bellies were rumbling so the class headed to Glenluce Park for some lunch and a well earned play. The class then moved on to Galdenoch Farm to meet up with Portpatrick Primary School.
The class were taken a tour of the farm including the dairy parlour, the newly born calves shed, the ‘maternity’ shed and also the ‘kitchen’ where all the food is kept and prepared for the cows. Lots of fun was had by all and many thanks go to Fergus, Gary and Fiona for making the trip so educational and fun!
