Sixty-five pre-kindergarten students from Blue Ridge
Elementary School recently visited Brant’s Dairy Farm located near
Susquehanna. The trip was to celebrate
completion of the classes’ “In the City, In the Country” unit. The unit begins by teaching the aspects of
country life and farming. The children learn about different types of farms and
what they produce. They then learn about cities and how products produced on
the country farms gets transported to the city for people to buy.
In preparation for the field trip each of the classes were a
visited by Susquehanna County Dairy Maids Reese Allen and Alexis Parks. Miss Allen and Miss Parks taught students
about where milk comes from and how dairy products are produced. They also talked about the importance of
eating a minimum of three dairy servings daily.
Both Allen and Parks are fourth grade students at Blue Ridge Elementary
School.
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| Susquehanna County Dairy Princess Mercedes Spickerman talked to Blue Ridge Pre-K students in the milk house during their field trip to Brant's Dairy Farm. |
When the students arrived at the farm they were welcomed by farm
owners Keith and Pam Brant and their four-year old son Kyle. The Brant’s had a variety of helpers to
assist with the tour including farm employees Curtis Travis, Lisa Zurn, and
Maria Diaz. The Susquehanna County Dairy Princess Mercedes Spickerman and Dairy
Promotions Committee Members Michelle Kowalewski and Evie Goff also aided with
teaching students and answering many questions during the tour. During the field trip to the farm they had
the opportunity to see how a cow is milked, learn how much cows eat, and see
the bulk tank, where milk is stored on the farm before it is picked-up. One of the most popular stops along the tour
was visiting the calves that were born at the farm! At the conclusion of the tour students got to
see the farm tractors and enjoy a yogurt dairy snack provided by the
Susquehanna County Dairy Princess Mercedes Spickerman!
This is the second year in a row that Mrs. Whitehead and
Mrs. Hobbs’ Pre-K classes were able to visit Brant’s Dairy Farm in coordination
with their “In the City, In the Country” unit.
According to Mrs. Whitehead, “This field trip is a great life connection
for our students to experience.”
