Area Day Details for 2014
Thursday 20th November
10am - come ealry to register
Canterbury Park
Curletts Road
Who can come to Area Day?
Participants
will need to have attended a school pet parade day and an Area/Group day within
their Region.
Classes:
Classes will
include dairy and beef calves, lambs, goats, pigs, poultry, alpacas and
llamas.
Two animals in different sections can be entered by the same child, provided that both animals have qualified i.e. project book, attended area group day etc.
Age groups for judging:
Juniors being years 1-4
Seniors
years 5-8
You need a project book:
All children
that qualify to attend the Championship Day will need to have completed a full project
on the care, handling and rearing of the pet.
These project books will need to be handed into the office of the
Canterbury A&P Association at Canterbury Agricultural Park, Curletts Road,
Christchurch by the specified date included in the notice to schools
(approximately two weeks before judging date). If they are handed in at Group Day then we will make sure they are handed in on time.
Project Book
Important -
Please label your project with your full name, school, year and category you will be competing in i.e. John Smith, Year 3, Springston School, Dairy Calves.
Commitment: Responsibility of the animal carer (a log or
diary might help). It is expected that this is a shared and educational task
within the family, but evidence of pupil involvement is essential.
Knowledge: Hopefully this is a learning experience. An
extension showing interest, say, in the
future of the animal once it leaves the farm or particular foods that are
appropriate or features that are relevant to your animal.
Presentation: Some presentations are done with a computer
and that is just fine, but as primary school is the only place and time where
writing is taught, a well presented hand written document is equally as
acceptable.
Judging
The judging date will be the Thursday
following the Canterbury A&P Show annually, commencing at approximately
10am.
Venue will be Canterbury Agricultural Park,
either adjacent to the stables or on the Cattle Lawns as notified in the notice
to schools or on the day. Access off
Curletts Road only.
Participants must locate the event office
and receive their judging number for the day.
Participants will be asked to parade
animals in their ring (where applicable) before being interviewed individually
by the judge.
The animal that is being judged must be the
animals the project book is completed on unless the animal is unable to attend
due to illness. Another animal may be
substituted at the judges’ discretion.
Please advise prior to the event if the animal you are bringing differs
to the animal the project book was completed on.
School Uniform is appropriate dress for
this event.
At the completion of judging the scores
from the following will be tallied:
Sections
Care & Attention (40)
Leading
& Handling (30)
Project
Book (30)
Type
(dairy calves only) (20)
Presentation of Awards:
The
first three place-getters of each section and age group will be awarded ribbons,
and Champion and Reserve of each class and age group receiving sashes.
Cups won the previous year must be
returned, cleaned and engraved before or on the day of judging.
The
following cups will be awarded:
Springston
Trophy – Junior Champion Lamb
WL
Dawber Trophy – Senior Champion Lamb
Tai
Tapu Cup – Senior Dairy Calf
CFM
(Canterbury Frozen Meat) – Senior Beef Calf