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Third Graders Discover Sights, Sounds, Scents Of Dairy
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
MORGANTOWN (Berks Co.)
—Moo and awhh, moo and awhh.
No, those aren’t the sounds
cattle make. Actually, they’re a
combination of kids and cows
the “awwhing” part comes from
wide-eyed third graders.
Last week, about 210 kids from
area schools including Twin
Valley and Honey Brook came
to visit Pennwood Farms, operated
by Harvey Stoltzfus and sons.
The Twin Valley FFA assisted
in the ag class experience as part of
their Food for America program,
according to Heather Dougherty,
FFA reporter.
The Tint group of kids, from the
Twin Valley Elementary Center,
were separated into four groups of
IS students each. Students in clas
ses taught by Mrs. Mary Adams.
Mis. Kathy Witman, Mrs. Carolyn
Wagner, and Mrs. Eleanore Hart
were shown the milk house, the
bam, the calf hutches, and the feed
area.
The day-long program included
Wow, look how big this Ist That's the impression Mrs. Ele
anors Hart’s third grade class at Twin Valley have of the
silos on this Morgantown dairy farm.
After the tour, the third graders sampled chocolate
milk and Ice cream.
Saturday, May 30, 1992
the support of 18 Twin Valley
FFA’ers. Each of them had to
address a different topic, including
taking care of the calves, the feed
ing program, how to milk a cow,
and storing of the milk for
shipment .
“The kids are really inter
ested,” said Brian McGowan,
FFA’er. “Like, how to tell the dif
ference between a cow and a bull.
A lot of kids just don’t know.”
“Last year, the kids went
around to different parts of the
farm to see the different animals,”
said Carolyn Wagner, third grade
teacher. She said this was her first
year at the annual farm tour.
“Here, the kids get to try the
milk and some homemade ice
cream at the end of the tour,” said
Eleanore Hart, third grade teacher
at the Twin Valley Elementary
Center.
Berks County Alternate Dairy
Princess Sarah Johnson spoke to
the children about the nutritional
importance of milk in die diet.
All photos by Andy Andrews
jhnson,
good nutrition and milk.
1$ from Mrs. Carolyn Wagner’s Twin Valley third grade class check out the cows
In their stalls.
Stevo Harrop, a member of Twin Valley FFA, talks about
with kids from Mrs. Eleanors Hart’s class.
airy princess, spoke to the kids about
.ounty a
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