Plant Science - 1st Year

Monday, September 8th:

Barn Safety

Broiler Stuff

Tuesday, September 9th:

FFA/SAE Day

Wednesday, September 10th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite sport? Do you have a favorite team & who is it?

Hoophouse Prep Work

Thursday, September 11th:

Bell Ringer: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go & why?

Seed Selection

Hoophouse Planting

AET Journal Entries

Friday, September 12th:

Finish Any Hoophouse Work

AET Entries for this week

Monday, September 15th:

Animal Science

Tuesday, September 16th:

Commodity Posters

Wednesday, September 17th:

Chicken Day

Thursday, September 18th:

Breakout Box

Friday, September 19th:

Hoophouse Work

Work on Commodity Posters

Monday, September 22nd:

Animal Science

Tuesday, September 23rd:

Finish Commodity Projects

Wednesday, September 24th:

Visit from National Officer Candidate

Thursday, September 25th:

FFA Meeting

Friday, September 26th:

Importance and Uses of Plants

Monday, September 29th:

Animal Science Day

Tuesday, September 30th:

Finish Importance & Uses of Plants (AM)

Start Importance & Uses of Plants (PM)

Hoophouse Work

Wednesday, October 1st:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, October 2nd:

Bell Ringer: Have you ever walked in a parade before? If so, what was it for?

Finish Importance of Plants (PM)

Hoophouse Work (PM)

Record Time in AET/Work in AET/Flex Time

Environmental Conditions 

Research Proposals (Maybe)

Friday, October 3rd:

Bell Ringer: What are your plans for the weekend?

Technology and Conservation

Research Proposals

Start Research?

Monday, October 6th:

Animal Science Day

Tuesday, October 7th:

Finish Research Proposals

Start Research Projects

Wednesday, October 8th:

Work Day

Thursday, October 9th:

Fire Safety

Friday, October 10th:

Riveridge Tour

Monday, October 13th:

Animal Science Day

Tuesday, October 14th:

Harvest Day!

AET Journal Entries

Technology & Conservation

Wednesday, October 15th:

Broiler Weigh Day

Thursday, October 16th:

High Pointe Genetics Field Trip

Friday, October 17th:

Broiler Reports

Broiler Contest Week

National Convention Week

Monday, November 3rd:

Animal Science

Tuesday, November 4th:

Water Corn

Collect Corn Data

AET Entries

Harvest Hoophouse (PM)

Wednesday, November 5th:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, November 6th:

Bell Ringer: Is it better to be fast or precise at your job? Why?

AM:

Finish Setting Up Research Projects

Work Time (Leadership Contests, OSHA, Broiler Flyers, etc.)

PM:

Record Corn Data

Set Up Variables

Harvest in Hoophouse

AET Entries

Friday, November 7th:

Technology & Conservation

Monday, November 10th:

MSU Forestry Visit

Tuesday, November 11th:

Record Corn Data

AET Entries

Wednesday, November 12th:

MSU Forestry Visit

Thursday, November 13th:

FFA/SAE Day

Friday, November 14th:

Technology & Conservation

Monday, November 17th:

Animal Science Day

Tuesday, November 18th:

Sophomore Visits

FFA/SAE Day

Wednesday, November 19th:

Sophomore Visits

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, November 20th:

Sophomore Visits

FFA/SAE Day

Friday, November 21st:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite board or card game?

Chores

Water Testing

Record Corn Data

Conservation & Technology

Monday, November 24th:

Animal Science Day

Tuesday, November 25th:

Work Day

Wednesday, November 26th:

Work Day

Thursday, November 27th:

Thanksgiving Day - Go Green! No School

Friday, November 28th:

Black Friday - No School!

Monday, December 1st:

Animal Science Day

Tuesday, December 2nd:

Bell Ringer: Would you prefer to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Dog Show, Lion's Game, or Michigan State Basketball? 

Finish Technology & Conservation

Wednesday, December 3rd:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, December 4th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite part of a snow day?

Wrap up Corn Research

Research Paper

Friday, December 5th:

Research Paper

Monday, January 5th:

Bell Ringer: What was the best part of your winter break?

Review Policies/Expectations

2nd Year Applications

My Next Steps Presentations

Tuesday, January 6th:

Bell Ringer: What is your resolution for the new year?

Chores

Plant Propagation

Next Steps Presentation

Wednesday, January 7th:

Bell Ringer: 

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, January 8th:

Bell Ringer: 

Friday, January 9th:

Bell Ringer: 

Monday, January 12th:

Animal Science Day

Tuesday, January 13th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite plant? Why?

Chores

Life Cycles of Plants

Wednesday, January 14th:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, January 15th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite perennial? Why?

Bos Gone

Finish Life Cycles of Plants/Planting Calendar

Resume Work

Next Steps Presentation Work

Friday, January 16th:

Bell Ringer: What are your weekend plans?

Bos Gone

Employability Reflection

Finish Next Steps Presentations

Finish Planting Calendar

Work on Resume

Monday, January 20th:

Snow Day

Tuesday, January 21st:

Snow Day

Wednesday, January 22nd:

Snow Day

Thursday, January 23rd:

Snow Day

Friday, January 24th:

Bell Ringer: How did you spend your extra 4 days off? What was your favorite thing you did?

Finish AET Entries for Corn

Add additional AET Entry for this week

Finish Presentations (PM)

Start Seeds for Hydroponic Systems

Monday, January 27th:

Bell Ringer:

Animal Science

Tuesday, January 27th:

Snow Day

Wednesday, January 28th:

Bell Ringer: 

FFA/SAE

Thursday, January 30th:

Farmland

Friday, January 31st:

Plant Structures

Monday, February 2nd:

Bell Ringer: 

Animal Science

Tuesday, February 3rd:

Bell Ringer: What is your least favorite household chore? Why?

Review Plant Parts

Wednesday, February 4th:

Bell Ringer: 

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, February 5th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite seed?

Chores

Seeds & Germination

Seed Lab

Friday, February 6th:

Bell Ringer:

Pigs?

Monday, February 9th:

Animal Science

Tuesday, February 10th:

Photosynthesis & Respiration

Wednesday, February 11th:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, February 12th:

Recover Emotionally from Regionals

Food Evolution

Friday, February 13th:

Bell Ringer: Where is the nicest place that you have ever visited?

Record Keeping & Employability Reflections

Chores

Castration Day

Finish Setting Up Jugs (AM)

Finish Food Evolution (PM)

Monday, February 16th:

Animal Science

Tuesday, February 17th:

Planting/Deconstructing/Building (AM)

Testing (PM) or Planting/Deconstructing/Building

Wednesday, February 18th:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, February 19th:

Bell Ringer: What is one activity you would want to add to the program?

Planting/Greenhouse Work (AM)

Fence Building (AM)

Cleaning (AM)

Catch Up (PM)

Friday, February 20th:

Planting/Greenhouse Work

Monday, February 23rd:

Mid-Winter Break

Tuesday, February 24th:

Planting in Greenhouse

Wednesday, February 25th:

Planting In Greenhouse

Thursday, February 26th:

FFA/SAE Day

Friday, February 27th:

Greenhouse Planting

Monday, March 2nd:

Career Fair Prep

Tuesday, March 3rd:

Career Fair Prep

Career Fair

AET Entry

Wednesday, March 4th:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, March 5th:

Bell Ringer: What is one of your favorite scents?

Plant Hormones Notes

Planting Baskets (If time allows)

Friday, March 6th:

Record Keeping Reflection

Rooting Hormone Lab

Monday, March 9th:

Bell Ringer: 

Chores

Planting

Tuesday, March 10th:

Bell Ringer: 

Sparks Tour

Wednesday, March 11th:

Bell Ringer: 

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, March 12th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite color of flower?

Chores

Greenhouse Planting

Friday, March 13th:

Bell Ringer: Who is the person in the GIF below?

Chores

Soil Structure & Materials

Soil Texture Triangle

Triangle Practice

Monday, March 16th:

Bell Ringer: How did you spend your weekend?

Snow Day!

Tuesday, March 17th:

Bell Ringer: What type of soil do you think you have at your house?

Chores

Soil Texture Practice

Wednesday, March 18th:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, March 19th:

Bell Ringer: What is your go-to movie theater candy?

Chores

Finish Greenhouse Planting

Friday, March 20th:

Bell Ringer: Did you fill out a March Madness bracket? Who do you have winning?

Chores

Nutrien Ag Solutions Speakers

Skills Contests

Monday, March 23rd:

Animal Science

Tuesday, March 24th:

Bell Ringer: Do you enjoy cooking? What is your favorite thing to cook?

Plant Seeds (AM)

Soil Amendments/Fertilizer (AM)

Finish Soil Texture (PM)

Wednesday, March 25th:

Bell Ringer: If you could spend a day however you wanted, what would you do?

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, March 26th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite memory?

Chores

Soil Permeability Lab

Planting Vegetable Seeds (AM)

Soil Texture Triangle Practice (PM)

Friday, March 27th:

Skills Day

Monday, March 30th:

Bell Ringer: What did you do this weekend?

Chores

Outside Work

iCEV

Tuesday, March 31st:

Bell Ringer: What type of soil do you think you have at your house?

Chores

Soil Texture by Feel

Soil Jars

Wednesday, April 1st:

Bell Ringer: What is the best prank you've pulled on someone?

Chores

Soil Test

Skills When Done

Thursday, April 2nd:

Bell Ringer: What are your spring break plans?

Record Keeping Reflection

Chores

Vaccinations/Tagging

Skills Contests

Friday, April 3rd:

Spring Break!

Monday, April 7th:

Bell Ringer: What did you do over your spring break?

Skills Contests

Tuesday, April 8th:

Skills

Wednesday, April 9th:

Skills

Thursday, April 10th:

Skills

Friday, April 11th:

Ag Skills Contest Day or Presentation

Monday, April 14th:

Bell Ringer: How do you feel that your skills contest went?

Cleaning/Organizing Greenhouse (AM)

Skills Contest Testing (PM)

Plant Nutrition

Tuesday, April 15th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite spring time activity?

Chores

Plant Nutrients

Fertilizer Calculations

Cleaning Greenhouse (If time)

Wednesday, April 16th:

Bell Ringer: I am applying a 28-0-0 to my fields. I need 150 lbs of N per acre. How much 28-0-0 do I need per acre?

Greenhouse Planting

Thursday, April 17th:

Bell Ringer: What are your plans for the long weekend?

Nutrient Presentation

Friday, April 18th:

Good Friday (No Tech)

Monday, April 21st:

Bell Ringer: None

Chores

Sheep Stuff

Livestock Judging

Tuesday, April 22nd:

Bell Ringer: What is the best pizza you've had?

Chores

Hoof Trimming

Sheep Judging

Wednesday, April 23rd:

Bell Ringer: None

Chores

Pig Judging

Finish Projects

Thursday, April 24th:

Bell Ringer: What is one goal you have before the end of the school year?

Chores

Sheep Shearing

Review Pigs

Goat Judging

Friday, April 25th:

Bell Ringer: What are your weekend plans?

Chores

Outside Work

Reasons

Monday, April 28th:

Bell Ringer: Which species do you like judging the most? The least?

Chores

Breeding Animal Evaluation

Written Reasons

Tuesday, April 29th:

Recovery Day

Wednesday, April 30th:

Bell Ringer: Do you enjoy working with younger students? Why or why not?

Chores

Create rotation script

Judging

Thursday, May 1st:

Prepping for Elementary Students (AM)

Elementary Students (PM)

Friday, May 2nd:

Elementary Students

Monday, May 5th:

Judging

Tuesday, May 6th:

Elementary Visits

Wednesday, May 7th:

Judging

Thursday, May 8th:

Signing Day

Judging

Friday, May 9th:

Region V Livestock Judging Contest

Monday, May 12th:

Bell Ringer: What did you think about the livestock judging contest?

Cleaning, lots of it

Thank-You Notes

Tuesday, May 13th:

Bell Ringer: None

Chores

Weed Hoophouse

Bull Selection

Wednesday, May 14th:

Bell Ringer: What is something that you're looking forward to next year?

Chores

Finish Bull Selection

Learning Showcase

Thursday, May 15th:

Salmon Release

Tour of MAC

Friday, May 16th:

Finish Learning Showcase

Monday, May 19th:

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