The pupils at Dungannon Primary School are engaging in a farm-to-fork project. The aim of the project is to connect our children with where our food comes from and the process it goes through to end up on our plate. This will give the children opportunities to connect with nature, learn about the vital role of farmers, develop healthy eating habits, explore sustainability, grow food, experiment with cooking and much much more.
This page on our website will keep you up-to-date on this fantastic and exciting project.
Primary 6 had a visit from Ben who is a farmer. Ben talked to the class about life on the farm, how he looks after his cattle and sheep as well as the different jobs on the farm throughout the different seasons. Thank you Ben for this informative visit.
All the pupils in our school visited the pumpkin patch at the end of October. Pumpkins are mostly used for carving at Halloween but we wanted to teach our pupils that they are a valuable food source. Primary 6 made pumpkin soup and Primary 7 made pumpkin bread. The two classes opened a farm shop and invited the rest of the pupils to come and have a taste of both. They went down a treat!
The boys and girls voted on a name for our calf. Primary 6 children counted the votes and we are delighted to announce that our calf is named Betsy.
