03/07/2026
ARK Farm visit
What a WOW day our Nursery and FS2 children had yesterday πΉπ°π¦
We had the exciting experience of ARK Farm coming to our school site and setting up a mini farm, so that all of our early years children could be offered the experience to take part!
There were sheep, goats, a donkey, ducks, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and even a farm dog for us to meet. Children were able to get up close to the animals and even stroke and brush them.
We met some more unusual and exotic animals - a mouse, a hedgehog, some chinchillas, a tortoise and even a gecko named Arthur!
The ARK Farm Team were very knowledgeable and helped the children, and the staff, learn lots of interesting facts about the animals, and how to care for them.
The experience sparked the most fantastic questions and supported children to develop their language skills.
Here are just some of the magical things the children were heard saying:
T - 'I like the tortoise the best because I like slow things!'
E - 'Arthur the gecko feels like a scooter!'
K - 'It's eating the banana!'
F - 'It's horn feels like my fingernail!'
L - 'eeeee-ooorrrrrr' (to the donkey)