Agriculture Day Information 

Agriculture Day is a very important day here at Clevedon School. It involves many members of the local community and is an important link to Clevedon School's history and rural flavour.  Our Ag day gives students the opportunity to display their ability to care for and train an animal, or their ability to care for and cultivate a plant.  

ALL students are expected to register either a plant, animal or pet for participation in Ag day activities (only one category maybe entered).

Agriculture Day - Friday 23 September 2016

Start looking for your Ag Day calf, kid or lamb NOW! This needs to be organised by you.

Calves, kids and lambs must be born between the 1st of June and the 2nd of August to be eligible for Ag Day.

We have a few contacts for animals:

Kid goats - Matt 027 5317267

Kid goats - Sadi 0211 822 858, Oete Goat Farm, Patumahoe- $50 per goat.  This includes a discount voucher for use at Franklin Vets for dehorning and vaccinations.  Milk powder and starter meal are also available for purchase at the farm.

Lambs - Mal 2922887

Lambs - Marcus de Graaf 021898890 The lambs are Wiltshire and will all be rams. The sheep are black or black/white. They are shedding sheep so are easy to look after. They range in price from $80-$110. Marcus may be able to buy/take them back if they have room. 

Chicken orders open Tuesday 21 June and close on Tuesday 5 July - there are NO LATE ORDERS.  Chickens will be delivered to the school at one day of age.  Three or more chickens need to be ordered to ensure their survival.  The price of each chicken will be advertised with the orders.

Information about the plant category will follow :

Floral Wreath Rubric – 2016      Judging Criteria

               Name:                                                                                                                                         Room:

Category	Novice	Practitioner	Advanced
What is in my wreath?	States what kind of plant/s are/have being grown.	States what kind of plant/s  has/ have  being grown and describes the plants and how they grow.	Explains the plants with labelled diagrams and pictures and or photographs of the plants and how they grow.
Living plants	Gives some information about the steps taken to care for the plants.	Records information about the steps taken in caring for the plants, providing graphs, photos or a diary recording process.	Records detailed information about the steps taken in caring for the plants, proving photos, or a diary recording process.
Floral Wreath	Has an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring.	Has an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring. Shows some creative ability.	Creates a wreath using a variety of materials. Shows creative ability in providing a wreath includes a variety of colours and textures. Incorporates a number of plants that have been grown into the wreath.
Wreath - the meaning of the word wreath is understood and shown in the final product	Circle shape. Lists steps taken to make the wreath.	Circle shape evident. Documents  construction techniques used.	Photographs, diagrams and written evidence is provided to support how materials have been used, adapted, modified to make the wreath. Documents and photographs construction techniques used.
Overall Presentation	Limited evidence of detail/design in the wreath.	Photographs, diagrams and written evidence is provided to support how the plant/plants were grown. Some effort is evident in the presentation of the wreath. Effort has been made to try to use the correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.	Photographs, diagrams and written evidence is provided to support how the wreath was developed. The wreath is presented in a novel way that is eye catching. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are correct.