Saturday, September 27, 2008

FFA Announcements for September 29-Oct. 3

October 1st- Entomology, Land Judging and Nursery Landscape contest at Erie. Leave at 7:30 a.m.

October 22-27- National FFA Convention @ Indianapolis, Indiana

Any student wanting to order an FFA jacket needs to let me know by Oct. 3.

Lesson Plans September 29- Oct. 3

Monday September 29

Ag Tech-Career Unit

8th Grade Unit-Finish up breeds unit, split up and do meatus unit.

Leadership-Land Judging, entomology or nursery landscape cde's

Ag Construction- Grade unit in book from last week and review for plasma cutter test which will be on Tuesday, September 30

Small Engines- Carburetion Unit

Tuesday September 30

Ag Tech-Career Unit

8th Grade Ag- Leather keychain

Leadership- Land judging, Entomology or nursery landscape cde's

Ag Construction- Plasma Cutter Test

Small Engines- Carburetion Unit

Wednesday Oct. 1

Ag Tech- Students will answer questions on the career they have chosen

8th Grade Ag- Get ready for mice maze construction

Leadership- Most students will be gone to the Land Judging, Nursery Landscape or Entomology cde at Erie.

Ag Construction-Shop Day

Small Engines-Worksheet over carburetion or video over carburetion.

Thursday Oct. 2

Ag Tech- Report to class on career choice given

8th Grade Ag work on Mice mazes

Leadership-Hand out information on Leadership school and introduce Parliamentary Procedure

Ag Construction- TIG WELDING unit

Small Engines-Carburetion demonstration

Friday Oct. 3

Ag Tech-Finish up career unit

8th Grade Ag- Make butter

Leadership- CDE day, horse judging or Ag Sales or Leadership school

Ag Construction- Shop day

Small Engines-Finish up carburetion unit and prepare for test on Monday.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

FFA Announcements September 22-26

Tuesday September 23- Greenhand Conference @ Cherryvale Leave at 7:00 a.m.

Wednesday Oct. 1- Land Judging, Entomology, Nursery Landscape @Erie

View our FFA page on the Girard Home Page

Lesson Plans for September 22-26

Monday September 22

Ag Tech- Grade Tests and spelldown

8th Grade Ag- Create Powerpoints on breeds

Leadership-Work on Greenhand Conference

Ag Construction-Start Unit on Plasma Cutter

Small Engines- Review for Ignition Test

Tuesday September 23

Ag Tech- Gone to Greenhand Conference in Cherryvale

8th Grade Ag- Finish Powerpoints on Breeds

Leadership-Those left can work on CDE's or record book

Ag Construction-Worksheet

Small Engines-Test over Ignition

Wednesday September 24 (Morning Classes only)

Ag Tech-Go over Greenhand Conference-start on computers

8th Grade Ag-Start Powerpoint presentations

Leadership- Record Book

Thursday September 25

Ag Tech-Career Unit

8th Grade Ag- Powerpoints continued

Ag Construction-Plasma Cutter demonstration

Small Engines- Carburetion Unit

Friday September 26

Ag Tech-Careers

8th Grade Ag-Leather key chain

Leadership-CDE workshop

Ag Construction- Shop Day

Small Engines-carburetion

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Lesson Plans for September 15-19

Monday September 15

Ag Tech- Prepare for Greenhand Conference and have a spelldown

8th Grade Ag- Continue unit over Animal Science- Ready for daily observation #3

Leadership-Finish up preparing for Greenhand Orientaion

Ag Construction-Review for test over oxacetylene cutting which will be on Tuesday, September 16

Small Engines-Demonstration day over ignition and finish putting valve back in engine

Tuesday September 16

Ag Tech-Do 2005 past test without the manual for practice, go over in class with correct answers.

8th Grade Ag- Animal Science Unit, daily observation #4

Leadership- Practice for Greenhand Orientation

Ag Construction- Oxyacetylene Cutting torch test

Small Engines- Review for test over Ignition which will be on Wednesday, September 17

Wednesday September 17

Ag Tech-Go over 2004 test as a practice, go over answers

8th Grade Ag-Select a breed to report over and research will be done in the library to report to class in the form of a powerpoint.

Leadership- Evaluate Greenhand Orientation meeting, go back to Leadership unit cover the past week.

Ag Construction- Start a unit over using the Plasma Cutter

Small Engines- Test over Ignition

Thursday September 18

Ag Tech-Practice review for final information test on Friday

8th Grade Ag- Library working on breed report

Leadership- Leadership Unit

Ag Construction-Demonstration day on Plasma Cutter

Small Engines- Start a new unit over Carburetion

Friday September 19

Ag Tech- Test over information for Greenhand Conference

8th Grade Ag- Library working on breed presentations

Leadership-CDE workday

Ag Construction-Shop day

Small Engines- Carburetion Unit

FFA Announcements September 15-19

Monday September 15- Brandon Callaway, Kelci Newkirk, Teague Harris, Ashely Warner, Barb Wellner will go to KKOW to record public service announcements after school.

Tuesday September 16- Chapter Officer meeting @ 7:30 a.m. Greenhand Orientation Meeting 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Friday September 19- Pizza Party at noon for all those students who paid their dues by September 12

Upcoming Events:

Greenhand Conference September 23rd at Cherryvale. Leave time: 7:00 a.m.

Land Judging, Nursery/Landscape, Entomology at Erie on Oct. 1

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Lesson Plans for September 8-12

Monday September 8

Ag Tech-Students are to do the review Greenhand Conference test from 2007. Students can use their manual to answer these questions. Students are to have this answered and will be graded on Tuesday.

8th Grade- Students do worksheet over Animal Science, due to be finished upon class on Tuesday.

Leadership Class- Report to the library, work on your part for Greenhand Orientation.

Ag Construction-Fill out information on the Cutting torch and watch the video on cutting torch.

Small Engines- Review worksheet for test over compression on Tuesday. Hand these in before the test on Tuesday.


Tuesday September 9

Ag Tech-Grade 2007 worksheet

8th grade- Grade Animal Science worksheet

Leadership- Go over parts and Greenhand Orientaion, prepare for junior officer interviews

Ag Construction- Lecture over cutting torch

Small Engines- Test over compression


Wednesday, September 10

Ag Tech- Go over Motto, emblem and colors

8th grade- start our Animal Science unit

Leadership- Greenhand Orientaion, parts, junior officer interviews

Ag Construction- Demonstration day

Small Engines- Grade tests and start new unit over ignition


Thursday September 11

Ag Tech Review day for test on Friday

8th grade- Animal Science unit continued

Leadership- Continue on Leadership unit, slate junior officers

Ag Construction- Light the torch day

Small Engines- Ignition Unit continued


Friday September 12

Ag Tech-Test

8th grade- Animal Science unit continued

Leadership-CDE workday

Ag Construction- Test over the cutting torch

Small Engines- Demonstration day

FFA Announcements September 8-12

Tuesday, September 9- First and second year students will be give an invitation to the Greenhand Orientation meeting for Tuesday, September 16th at 7:00 p.m. This needs to have an RSVP by Friday, September 12 for meal reservations.

Junior Officer interviews will be held on September 9-10 during SSR/Seminar. Check the list in the Ag room for when and where.

Friday, September 12-FFA dues are to be paid.

Upcoming events: Greenhand Orientation meeting for members on September 16th, 7:00 in the cafeteria.

Greenhand Conference @ Cherryvale on September 23rd for all first year students.