December 16- December 20th

Period 1 Ag IV
Monday: Wetlands Road Construction project (students are creating a plan to build a 4 lane highway through a wetland that does minimal damage to the wetland and wildlife habitat)
Tuesday: Wetlands Road Construction Project
Wednesday: Wetlands Road Construction Project
Thursday: Wetlands Road Construction Project
Friday: Wetlands Road Construction Project

Period 2 Ag III
Monday: Tree Disease Project (students are working on a presentation that describes 4 common tree diseases)
Tuesday: Tree Disease Project
Wednesday: Tree Disease Project
Thursday: Tree Disease Project
Friday: Tree Disease Project

Period 4 Advanced Ag
Students are working on individual projects

Period 5 Ag I
Monday: Animal Digestion: Metaphor project
Tuesday: Animal Digestion: Metaphor project
Wednesday: Review for test
Thursday: Review for test
Friday: Animal Digestion test

Period 6 Ag II
Monday: Understanding Fruit Function and Anatomy: Read Unit and Answer Questions
Tuesday: Types of Fruits Lab-students will be classifying fruits according to the common name, plant family, monocot/dicot, type of fruit and place of origin)
Wednesday: Types of Fruits Lab continued
Thursday: Types of Fruits Lab Continued
Friday: Christmas Activity (if lab is finished)

Period 7 Intro to Ag
Monday: Present Montana County Ag Maps
Tuesday-Thursday: We will be planning a Christmas activity to do with the preschoolers on Friday
Friday: We will go to the preschool and do a Christmas activity with them

December 9- December 13

Period 1 Ag IV
Monday: Introduce Wetlands Project and begin working on project
Tuesday: Wetlands Project
Wednesday: STEMS Technology Day
Thursday: Shakespeare in Schools
Friday: Wetlands Project

Period 2 Ag III
Monday: Tree Disease Project
Tuesday: Tree Disease Project
Wednesday: STEMS Technology Day
Thursday: Shakespeare in Schools
Friday: Disease Project

Period 4 Advanced Ag
Students are working on individual projects
Wednesday: STEMS Technology Day
Thursday: Shakespeare in Schools

Period 5 Ag I
Monday: Finish Ag Careers Brochure and Begin Animal Digestion (Monogastric): PowerPoint and Notes (if time)
Tuesday: Animal Digestion (Monogastric): PowerPoint and Notes
Wednesday: STEMS Technology Day
Thursday: Animal Digestion (Ruminant): PowerPoint and Notes if time begin Metaphor Project
Friday: Digestion Metaphor Project

Period 6 Ag II
Monday: Flower Anatomy Questions and Begin Flower Drawing
Tuesday: Flower Drawing
Wednesday: STEMS Technology Day
Thursday: Understanding Fruit Function and Anatomy
Friday: Understanding Fruit Function and Anatomy

Period 7 Intro to Ag
Monday: Montana County Ag Map
Tuesday: Montana County Ag Map
Wednesday: STEMS Technology Day
Thursday: Montana County Ag Map
Friday: Montana County Ag Map

December 2-December 6

Period 1 Ag IV
Monday: Chapter 6: The Human Impact on Wildlife Habitat
Tuesday: Chapter 6 Vocab
Wednesday: Chapter 6 worksheet
Thursday: Chapter 6 wetlands project
Friday: Chapter 6 wetlands project

Period 2 Ag III
Monday:  Turkey Hunting  Map Activity
Tuesday: Finish Turkey Hunting Map
Wednesday: Tree Disease Project
Thursday: Tree Disease Project
Friday: Tree Disease Project

Period 4 Advanced Ag
Students are working on individual projects

Period 5 Ag I
Monday: We will go to the preschool today and students will share their books with the preschool kids.
Tuesday: Ag Careers Brochure
Wednesday: Ag Careers Brochure
Thursday: Ag Careers Brochure
Friday: Ag Careers Brochure

Period 6 Ag II
Monday: Understanding Flower Anatomy-read unit
Tuesday: Flower Anatomy Vocab Word Scramble
Wednesday: Flower Anatomy-fill in parts of a flower and discuss each parts purpose
Thursday: Flower Anatomy Questions
Friday: Flower Anatomy Questions

Period 7 Intro to Ag
Monday: Montana Counties Ag Map/Olweus Meeting
Tuesday: Montana County Ag Map
Wednesday: Montana County Ag Map
Thursday: Montana County Ag Map
Friday: Montana County Ag Map

November 25th-November 29th

Period 1 Ag IV
Monday: Venn Diagram assignment
Tuesday: Venn Diagram assignment
Wednesday: Thanksgiving Activity
Thursday: No School-Thanksgiving Break
Friday: No School-Thanksgiving Break

Period 2 Ag III
Monday: Turkey Hunting Activity
Tuesday: Turkey Hunting Activity
Wednesday: Turkey Hunting Activity
Thursday: No School-Thanksgiving Break
Friday: No School-Thanksgiving Break

Period 4 Advanced Ag
Students are working on individual projects

Period 5 Ag I
Monday: Work on Farm/Ranch books
Tuesday: Work on Farm/Ranch books
Wednesday: We will go to the preschool today and students will share their books with the preschool kids.
Thursday: No School-Thanksgiving Break
Friday: No School-Thanksgiving Break

Period 6 Ag II
Monday: Turkey Hunting Activity
Tuesday: Turkey Hunting Activity
Wednesday: Turkey Hunting Activity
Thursday: No School-Thanksgiving Break
Friday: No School-Thanksgiving Break

Period 7 Intro to Ag
Monday: Thanksgiving Activity: Read and discuss article from 1895 "Thanksgiving and Eating: How the Popular Observance of the Holiday Originated"
Tuesday: Thanksgiving Activity: Crossword Puzzles and Word Searches about Thanksgiving and Pilgrims
Wednesday: Thanksgiving Activity: Discuss differences and similarities (Venn Diagram) between Thanksgiving then and now.
Thursday: No School-Thanksgiving Break
Friday: No School-Thanksgiving Break

November 18-November 22

Period 1 Ag IV
Monday: Work day to put habitat posters together
Tuesday: Work day to put habitat posters together
Wednesday: Present Habitat posters
Thursday: Venn Diagram assignment with habitats of two species
Friday: Venn Diagram assignment

Period 2 Ag III
Monday: Present Forest Regions project and take notes
Tuesday: Chapter 3: Forest Safety
Wednesday: Chapter 3: Forest Safety
Thursday: Chapter 3: Forest Safety
Friday: Chapter 3: Forest Safety

Period 4 Advanced Ag
Students will be organizing the shop and working on individual projects (ag careers brochure)

Period 5 Ag I
Monday: Review and go over results from the John Deere Ag Expo on Friday (11/15)
Tuesday: Work on SAE's with the AET program
Wednesday: Students will be creating a book to read to the preschoolers. Their book will teach the preschoolers about an aspect of farming/ranching
Thursday: Work on Farm/Ranch books
Friday: Work on Farm/Ranch books

Period 6 Ag II
Monday-Wednesday: Students are working on a Farm/Ranch lesson that they will teach to the Preschool students later this week.
Thursday: Tentatively we will teach their lessons at the preschool today
Friday: Flower Anatomy

Period 7 Intro to Ag
Monday: Intro to Ag Lesson
Tuesday:Agriculture walk-if weather allows we will walk around campus and find items that are derived from an agricultural product
Wednesday: Introduce Montana Counties Agricultural Map
Thursday: Work on County Ag Map
Friday: Work on County Ag Map

Week of November 11-15

Period 1 Ag IV
Monday: Introduce Wildlife Habitat Project: Students will be creating a poster that describes the habitat of a chosen wildlife species
Tuesday: Research day for Habitat Poster
Wednesday: Research day for Habitat Poster
Thursday: Work day to put posters together
Friday: Work day to put posters together (I will be gone in Bozeman with FFA for the John Deere Ag Expo)

Period 2 Ag III
Monday: Work on Forest Regions project
Tuesday: Work on Forest Regions project
Wednesday: Juniors will be taking the ASVAB
Thursday: Present Forest Regions Project and take notes
Friday: Chapter 3: Forest Safety (I will be gone with FFA for the John Deere Ag Expo)

Period 4 Advanced Ag
Students will be cleaning the shop this week and creating an Ag Careers Brochure if time allows.

Period 5 Ag I
Monday: Work on SAE's with the AET program
Tuesday: Meat Evaluation
Wednesday: Meat Evaluation
Thursday:  Meat Evaluation
Friday: Study Hall-I will be gone with FFA in Bozeman for the John Deere Ag Expo and most students will be at this competition.

Period 6 Ag II
Monday-Thursday: Students are working on a Farm/Ranch lesson that they will teach to the Preschool students next week.
Friday: Understanding Leaf Anatomy and Morphology: Read chapter, define key terms and answer questions (I will be gone with FFA at the John Deere Ag Expo)

Period 7 Intro to Ag
Monday: Last day to work on About Me Projects
Tuesday: Present About Me PowerPoints-If time begin Intro to Agriculture Lesson
Wednesday: Finish Intro to Ag Lesson and if time: Agriculture walk-if weather allows we will walk around campus and find items that are derived from an agricultural product
Thursday: Finish agriculture walk if not completed on Wednesday. Discuss importance of agriculture and how it affects us everyday. Discuss findings from ag walk.
Friday: Article review- I will be gone in Bozeman for the John Deere Ag Expo

Week of November 4th - November 8th

Period 1 Ag IV
Monday: Continue SAE unit
Tuesday: Continue SAE with AET program
Wednesday: Olwues Kick-Off, Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
Thursday: Read Chapter 5: Habitat Requirements of Wildlife, complete vocab and worksheet
Friday: Begin Wildlife habitat project

Period 2 Ag III
Monday: Chapter 2: North American Forest Regions. Students will choose 2 different regions and read the corresponding sections.
Tuesday: Introduce Forest Regions project
Wednesday: Olwues Kick-Off, Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
Thursday: Work on forest regions project
Friday: Work on forest regions project

Period 4 Advanced Ag
Students are working on individual projects (entertainment center, dirtbike, welding projects-horseshoe coat hangers, grills, cup holders)

Period 5 Ag I
Monday: Continue SAE unit
Tuesday: Continue SAE unit with AET program
Wednesday: Olweus Kick-Off, Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
Thursday:  Begin meat evaluation unit
Friday: Meat Evaluation

Period 6 Ag II
Monday: Continue working on SAE with AET
Tuesday: Understanding Stem anatomy
Wednesday: Olwues Kick-Off, Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
Thursday: Understanding Stem Anatomy
Friday: Understanding Leaf Anatomy and Morphology

Period 7 Intro to Ag
4 new 8th graders will be in this class for the 2nd quarter
Monday: Introductions, class syllabus, class expectations and guidelines
Tuesday: Introduce "About me" project
Wednesday: Olwues Kick-Off, Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
Thursday: Work on About Me project
Friday: Present About Me project