YFC visit!

On Wednesday 2nd September, our Young Farming Champion, Jessica Kirkpatrick, came to visit our school. It was a great morning as we learnt all things grain and learnt a little bit about farming life. You could say, she was born into it, as she grew up on her family farm which has been in her family for 150 years!

She told us about how farming has changed throughout the years, especially making farmers lives easier with the help of technology. Jessica showed us lots of different apps that they use and how GPS is used with their machinery.

Jess also told us how she is still at uni and is going to be an agronomist when she finishes. It's not quite a farmer but she works closely with them to make sure they get the best possible results for their crops. She looks at the science side of farming and helps farmers reduce risk of pests, weeds and ensure quality within their crops. Pretty interesting.

We also looked at the various grains available to us and how they are used in the real world. The world would be a boring place without grains. They're so versatile!

It was great having her at school and really appreciate her coming all the way from Victoria just to visit us and tell us about her experience.

Thank you Jess!

The start of MANY, many flakes..!

Students have been focusing on a particular grain lately, 'corn flakes' for a segment of the artwork. Using modelling clay, they are replicating hundreds of flakes to be added to the artwork to reflect the consumer side of the industry but to also create a type of armour which is to explore the idea of protection.

 

 

 

 

The NEW & improved 'Harvest'!

 

Some adjustments have been made to 'Harvest'!

"Peep" holes have been created to make the audience interact with the artwork. As well as make the most of the space available to work with.

 

What will be inside..??!!

Our farmer is coming to town!

Hooray! Our Young Farming Champion, Jessica Kirkpatrick is visiting our school next week!

Super excited to learn more about her experiences.

Have a sneak peak at her blog to know a little bit about her.

Wrapping 'Harvest' back up...?

Why are students wrapping Harvest back up? Stay tuned!

Artwork ideas...

Some interesting ideas have been brewing in the classroom with the starting points of: Agriculture- an endangered species & Grains. The team are narrowing it down and are going to make sure it all fits together.

Bee's! Where are they going..!?

Since 2006 beekeepers have been noticing their honeybee populations have been dying off at increasingly rapid rates. Pesticides, loss of habitat and a rapacious mite are just some of the forces threatening the Australian honey bee's very existence. Subsequently researchers have been scrambling to come up with an accurate explanation and an effective strategy to save the bees and in turn save us homo-sapiens from extinction.

Learn more about it here.

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