The week of December 2 - 6;
*Welcome Back to School!

This week in Plant and Earth Science;
*Begin Wisconsin Fast Plants Lab - daily observations and manipulating plants as they grow to better understand plant growth, reproduction and development.
*Continue with Ch. 8 - Land Classification and Use; create and share models.
*Quiz - Ch. 7, 8 and 9 - 50 points/notes 5 minutes
*Begin Plants - "Eyewitness: Plants", Ch. 3 - Plants as Living Organisms, read/discuss/notes.

This week in Animal Agriculture;
*Continue with Ch. 4 - The Dairy Industry; "Modern Marvels: Cheese", Dairy Sensory Lab, "Whey Cool".
*Quiz - Ch. 3 & 4 - 65 points/notes 10 minutes
*Ch. 16 - The Reproduction Process; read/discuss/notes
*Guest Speaker - Dr. Jeff Johnson, DVM, WITC

This week in Natural Resource Management;
*Begin Taxidermy - "Modern Marvels: Taxidermy", Individual Taxidermy or Research Projects

The week of November 25 - 29;
*Good luck and stay safe hunters!
*Happy Thanksgiving!

November 18th - 22nd - WKCE Testing for Sophomores Monday & Tuesday.
This week in Plant & Earth Science;
*Soil Testing
*Ch. 9 - Soil Fertility and Management - read/discuss/notes, make amendments to soils based on information presented and test results, VHS "Manure"
*Ch. 8 - Land Classification and Use - read/discuss/notes, build LCC models in soil test groups

This week in Animal Agriculture;
*Ch. 4 - The Dairy Industry - read/discuss/notes, DVD's "Modern Marvels - Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese", Plastic Bag Ice Cream Lab, Dairy Sensory Lab

This week in Natural Resource Management;
*Congratulations to the Trapper Education graduates!
*Ch. 24 - Game Management - questions, "Poaching" article review
*Quiz - Ch. 23 & 24 - 60 points/notes 10 minutes
*Whitetail Deer Project

November 11th - 15th;

Plant and Earth Science
*Soil samples are DUE on Monday, November 11th for testing later in the week.
*Ch.  2 - Sustaining Plant and Soil Productivity; read/discuss/complete questions
*Quiz - Ch. 1 & 2, 50 points/notes 5 minutes
*Ch. 7 - Soil Materials and Formation; read/discuss/notes/labs/testing individual soils.
*Ch. 9 - Soil Fertility and Management; read/make amendments to soils based on initial test results.

Animal Agriculture
*Quiz - Ch. 1 & 2, 35 points/notes 5 minutes
*Ch. 3 - The Beef Industry; read/discuss/notes/"MM - Cattle Ranches" and "Holy Cow" with notes.
*Ch. 4 - The Dairy Industry; read/discuss/Breed Research/notes

Natural Resource Management
*Trapper Education continues; Ch. 7 - Best Management Practices, Ch. 5 - Furbearer Management, and Ch. 14 - Trapping Safety in the manual.  Guest Presenters - Dave Swanson, Conservation Warden and Jack Olson, Trapper.
*Return to Ch. 24 - Game Management; "What They Say About Hunting"/questions
*Quiz - Ch. 23 & 24, 60 points/notes 10 minutes
*Begin "Whitetail Deer" project and "Poaching"

I missed a week...but, it was a wonderful experience for all of the FFA members that joined me and 57,000 other members from across that nation for the National FFA Convention in Louisville, KY from October 30th - November 2nd!

The week of November 4th - 8th;
Small Animal Science -
Monday - Final Exam, 100 points
Tuesday - Field trip to the Washburn County Area Humane Society

Plant and Earth Science -
Monday - Final Exam, 175 points
Tuesday - Guest Speaker, Wendy Kannel, Wisconsin Farm Bureau will discuss and engage the students in some activities dealing with soybeans.

Natural Resource Management -
Begin "Trappers Education" in class.  Students who are not currently certified have the opportunity to get their certification through class.  All they need to do is fill out the registration form, turn in their fee of $12.00 and complete the course in class. 

Monday - Introduction, Furbearer Resources
Tuesday - Guest Speaker - Chris Cold, Wildlife Management, WI DNR, "Trapping Ethics"
Wednesday - Responsible Trapping, Best Management Practices
Thursday and Friday - Guest Speakers - Larry Boettcher and Ed Richter, Trappers/Trapper Instructors, "Unit II"

Wednesday starts a new quarter and with it, two of my classes will change;
Plant & Earth Science - your child should be taking this class as a Science credit.
Wednesday - Introductions, Expectations, Syllabus, begin "The Promise of the Land"
Thursday - Conclusion of the video, complete worksheet; Review textbook; Ch. 1 - Plant & Soil Science, pgs. 1 - 18, complete terms.
Friday - Review by section, discussion of direct vs. indirect plant source products; "Plant & Soil Science Careers"; describe soil sampling techniques - soil samples must be brought in by Thursday 11/14.

Animal Agriculture - your child should be taking this class as a Science credit.
Wednesday - Introductions, Expectations, Syllabus, begin Ch. 1 - Animal Agriculture as a Science, pgs. 1 - 11 with notes.
Thursday - Conclusion of Ch. 1, Ch. 2 - The Classification of Agriculture Animals, pgs. 14 - 24 with worksheet as notes.
Friday - Review, Quiz - Ch. 1 & 2 - 30 points/notes 5 minutes; Begin "Cattle" with "MM - Cattle Ranches"