Year 5 and 6 had a great opportunity to visit the Food and Farming Event at Driffield Show ground, an annual event that is solely funded by Driffield Agricultural Society.

The children learnt about the world of farming, where their food comes from and how many different professions/careers there are involved in this industry. The day started with a sheep dog demonstration. The children loved this and got to choose which dog they thought did the best job in controlling the sheep around the enclosure. After a separate show involving gun dogs, the children found it really interesting to learn about sustainability in farming and what some of the local farms produce - they learnt what arable farming was. The children then went to find out all about pigs and were able to see different breeds - they did not do much apart from sleep, but the children learnt lots of information. After a well-needed lunch and ice cream break, they then went on to learn about how sheep are sheared and lots of other facts to do with wool. They finished the day with a session led by the Humber Forest group (the charity group that helped plant trees at school) and did some tree identification based on their leaves.

Some comments from the children who attended:

• It was really fun day, the ice cream was amazing. We even learnt how sheep were sheered and how they span the wool!
• This day was spectacular. I learnt a lot of new things. We got to volunteer in some of the stalls, which I really enjoyed.
• We learned about how Barley is turned into beer (it was disgusting) and we saw an amazing sheepdog demonstration.

The day was very informative for the children, and staff. We hope we have the same opportunity to visit again next academic year. Thank you, Driffield Agricultural Society.