Monday, October 10, 2022

October 10-14

 2nd Period: Shop 

Monday: SMAW: Video and guided notes

Tuesday: Electrodes and their properties. Packet of welds to complete, review welding symbols and blueprints 

Wednesday-Friday: SMAW welding (various joints, start with plate of beads) 


3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday: Finish Escape Room (Pig Operation) 

Tuesday-Friday: Dairy Unit 


4th Period: Junior High Ag  

Monday: Shop safety tests, how to read a ruler 

Tuesday: Drawing plans (front side top 3-D ) Draw blocks, draw plans for woodworking project 

Wednesday-Friday: Work in shop 


5th Period: Ag Woods  

Monday: Common wood Joints (powerpoint and guided notes) students will then make their own joint with cardboard 

Tuesday and Wednesday: Practice joints in the shop (dovetail)

Thursday: Wood finishes, draw plans for cutting board and choose lumber 

Friday: Wood finishes


6th Period: Welding I 

Monday: SMAW: Video and guided notes

Tuesday: Electrodes and their properties. Packet of welds to complete, review welding symbols and blueprints 

Wednesday-Friday: SMAW welding (various joints, start with plate of beads) 


7th Period: Advanced Welding  

Monday-Friday: Individual shop projects 





Tuesday, October 4, 2022

October 3-7

 2nd Period: Shop 

Monday and Tuesday: Oxy-acetylene welding (edge welds and beads with rod) 

Wednesday and Thursday: SMAW (PowerPoint with guided notes) 

Friday: SMAW packet of joints (review joints to be completed and how to read blueprints and welding symbols) 

3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday: Cuts of Pork and Pork By-Products diagram 

Tuesday: Pig By-Products 

Wednesday-Friday: Pig Escape Box Activity 


4th Period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Create your own emblem 

FFA Officers and their duties 

Tuesday: Decorate FFA cookies and begin CDE project 

Wednesday: CDE project 

Thursday: Tools on the shop, how to read a tape measure 

Friday: Shop tour and shop safety rules 


5th Period: Woodworking

Monday and Tuesday: Build Push Sticks, plans for next project and lumber to be used 

Wednesday-Friday: Hand Tool ID (videos and guided notes along with shop tour to identify tools in our shop) 


6th Period: Welding I  

Monday and Tuesday: Oxy-acetylene welding (edge welds and beads with rod) 

Wednesday and Thursday: SMAW (powerpoint with guided notes) 

Friday: SMAW packet of joints (review joints to be completed and how to read blueprints and welding symbols) 


7th Period: Advanced Welding

Monday-Friday: Individual shop projects (cart for new welder, grass catcher, horse-shoe projects, headache rack) 

Sunday, September 11, 2022

September 12th-16th

 2nd Period: Shop

Monday: Finish Welding Blueprints and Symbols 

Practice sheets for blueprints, joints and symbols 

Tuesday: Oxy-acetylene Equipment and set up, go over safety rules 

Wednesday: Oxy-acetylene process (take safety tests)

Thursday: Homecoming Float Decorating and Parade

Friday: Take safety tests 


3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday: Pig Ear notching activity

Tuesday: Swine Facilities and Swine Nutrition (PowerPoint and discussion) 

Wednesday: Swine Nutrition (student activity) 

Thursday: Homecoming Float Decorating and Parade

Friday: Cuts of pork 


4th Period: Junior high Ag

Monday: Ag Walk, take care of chickens 

Tuesday: Livestock breeds poster 

Wednesday: Livestock breeds poster 

Thursday: Homecoming Float Decorating and Parade

Friday: Poster due at end of class 


5th Period: Woods

Monday: Calculating Board feet 

How to read a ruler/tape measure 

Tuesday: Drawing plans/blueprints 

Draw blocks 

Wednesday: Draw blocks, shop tour/safety lessons 

Thursday: Homecoming Float Decorating and Parade

Friday: Safety lessons/rules 


6th Period: Welding I

Monday: Finish Welding Blueprints and Symbols 

Practice sheets for blueprints, joints and symbols 

Tuesday: Oxy-acetylene Equipment and set up, go over safety rules 

Wednesday: Oxy-acetylene process (take safety tests)

Thursday: Homecoming Float Decorating and Parade

Friday: Take safety tests 


7th Period: Advanced Welding 

Monday-Wednesday: Individual metal shop projects 

Thursday: Homecoming Float Decorating and Parade

Friday: Individual metal shop projects 







Tuesday, September 6, 2022

September 6-9th

2nd Period: Shop

Tuesday: Chapter 29: Heat Treatment of metals (worksheet)

Wednesday: Review chapter 29, blueprints and symbols 

Thursday: Blueprints and symbols (PowerPoint, guided notes and practice sheets)

Friday: Begin Oxy-acetylene process (equipment and set up) 


3rd Period: Animal Science 

Tuesday: Work on Livestock Breeds PowerPoint (due beg. of class tomorrow) 

Wednesday: Share livestock breeds PowerPoints, begin swine unit 

Thursday and Friday: Swine Unit 


4th Period: Junior High Ag

Tuesday: Work on About Me presentations 

Wednesday: Present About Me PowerPoints

What is agriculture? Why is it important?

Talk about various avenues in agriculture (career clusters) 

Thursday:  Ag Walk (we will walk around campus and identify ag commodities obtained from plant sources, animal sources and natural resources) 

Friday: Livestock breeds unit (introduce project) 


5th Period: Ag Woods

Tuesday: Work on woodworking career brochures (due tomorrow beg. of class) 

Wednesday: Present career brochures, begin chapter 9 

Thursday: Finish chapter 9, move on to Chapter 10 

Friday: Chapter 10 and 11 


6th Period: Welding I

Tuesday: Review Chapter 29: Heat treatment of metals 

Wednesday: Welding Blueprints and Symbols (PowerPoint and guided notes) 

Thursday: Welding blueprints and symbols (PowerPoint, guided notes and practice sheets) 

Friday: Oxy-acetylene equipment and set up 


7th Period: Advanced Welding

Tuesday-Wednesday: Individual shop projects 

Thursday: Blueprint and Symbol Review 

Friday: Individual shop projects 


Friday, May 13, 2022

May 16-20

 Floriculture

Monday: Prep work for graduation arrangements, get boxes ready and soak foam 

Wednesday and Friday: Design and create graduation floral arrangements 


Greenhouse Management

Monday: Weed school garden 

Wednesday: Shop work (finish up any projects/mini greenhouses)

Friday: Clean shop


Advanced Welding

Monday: Certification welds 

Wednesday: Last day to work and complete certification welds 

Friday: Seniors-will be decorating for graduation 


Junior High Ag

Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Farming Game unit 


Animal Science

Tuesday: Reproductive Disease project 

Thursday: High School Awards/work on reproductive disease project 

Friday: Present projects 


Welding I

Tuesday: Last day to work in shop on projects and cert welds

Thursday: Clean shop

Friday: Clean shop 


Ag Woods

Tuesday: Last day to work in shop on projects 

Thursday: Clean shop

Friday: Clean shop 


Friday, May 6, 2022

May 9-14

 Floriculture

Monday: Pollinator Live Stream video (research conducted in Southwest Montana on honeybees)

Begin blueprints for beehive 

Wednesday: Blue prints for beehive, begin construction 

Friday: Work on honeybee hives 


Greenhouse Management

Monday: Honeybee hive blueprints and list of materials needed 

Wednesday: Begin working on honeybee hives 

Friday:  NRCS Guest Speaker 


Advanced Welding 

Monday, Wed and Friday: Cert welds and individual shop projects 


Junior High Ag

Monday: Last day to Work on Ag Career Posters (due at beginning of class on Wed) 

Wednesday: Present Ag Career Posters, play PIT and the Farming Game

Friday: 

Play the farming game

Animal Science

Tuesday: Reproduction Unit: phases of the female cycle (PowerPoint and guided notes) 

Thursday: Reproductive System disease project 

Friday: NRCS Guest Speaker 


Welding I

Tuesday: Earth Day school wide clean up day 

Thursday and Friday: Cert welds and individual shop projects 


Ag Woods 

Tuesday: Earth Day school wide clean up day

Thursday and Friday: Individual wood shop projects 


Thursday, April 28, 2022

May 2-6

 Floriculture

Monday: Mother's Day paper flower arrangements/finish egg carton crafts 

Wednesday: Mother's Day Paper flower arrangement  

Friday: Pollinator Live Stream Video, Honeybee hive plans


Greenhouse Management

Monday: Watch Dirty Jobs: corn mill working  and relocating exotic deer 

Wednesday: Pollinator Live Stream Video, honeybee hive plans  

Friday: Honeybee Hive construction  


Advanced Welding 

Monday: Senior trip (only one student in class--> study hall) 

Wednesday and Friday: Cert welds and individual projects 


Junior High Ag

Monday: Ag Careers poster 

Wednesday: Ag Careers poster 

Friday: Sustainable farming: we will look at a specific pork farm


Animal Science

Tuesday: Dirty Jobs episode: exotic animal rancher

Dr. Pol swine episode 

Thursday and Friday: Reproduction unit 


Welding I

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: Cert welds and individual metal shop projects


Ag Woods

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: Individual wood shop projects