Welcome to
Mrs. Runner’s Website
Room 17 WPHS
Horticulture
Ag Mechanics
Wildlife
Management
Biological
Science Applications in Agriculture
Agricultural
Orientation
FFA
Co-Advisor
Welcome to my website for
the 2007-08 school year. I encourage you
to use this site to keep abreast of your students’ assignment and FFA
activities. I will make every effort to
keep this site updated and accurate however, lessons are subject to change.
The National FFA
organization website can be found at www.ffa.org. You will find an online FFA shopping mall,
FFA history, press releases and scholarship information on this site.
The
The West Prairie FFA
Chapter is a member of Section XI which includes the following schools:
Bushnell/Prairie City
Nauvoo/Colusa
Illini West
Southeastern
Rushville/Industry
Camp Point Central
Unity @ Mendon
Payson/Seymour
We attend many Career
Development Events during the year where our students test their knowledge
against their fellow FFA members. A
Section XI calendar of events can be found below. This schedule does not include chapter
meetings or practices. Notification of chapter events can be found in my weekly
lesson plans.
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April 21-25 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Sat/Sun |
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Horticulture |
Transplant trees, harden off seedlings/clean plant room & shop. |
Plant perennials in
landscape bed. |
Assign turfgrass
management unit in book. |
Discuss turfgrass unit,
complete questions @ end of unit. |
Grade questions. Go outside & assess
turf health of school campus. |
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Ag Mech |
Complete shop projects. |
Complete shop projects/
fill out fair information forms. |
Last minute finish-up on
projects for tomorrow’s fair. Make
sure paperwork is in order |
Load projects for
fair. Compile paperwork. |
Discuss fair results. |
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Wildlife Management |
Fish diseases, reasons
for fish kills. Read & discuss. |
Answer questions on fish
kills & diseases. |
Read fish facts &
fallacies, answer questions. |
Review for fish test |
Fish unit exam. |
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BSAA |
Keytrain |
Discuss food testing
lab. |
Study hall-juniors are
gone- PSAE |
Study hall- juniors are
gone-PSAE |
Conduct food testing
lab. |
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Ag Orientation |
Complete sheep and goats
unit-grade questions. |
Review for sheep/goats
exam. |
Sheep/goats exam. |
Go over tests. |
Begin shop safety unit. |
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FFA Activities |
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Ag Mech Fair- Illini
West |
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Spring Trap Shoot-
Smokin’ Gun, Hamilton |
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April 14-18 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Sat/Sun |
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Horticulture |
Transplant seedlings |
Work on landscaping
principles worksheets. |
Plant outside/water transplants |
Work on landscape
designs. |
Continue working on
landscape projects. |
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Ag Mech |
Welding projects. |
Welding projects. |
Welding projects. |
Welding projects. |
Welding projects are due
Monday. |
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Wildlife Management |
Discuss descriptions of |
Freshwater fish quiz. |
Test water samples. |
Complete water tests,
discuss data. |
Re-take fish i.d. quiz. |
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BSAA |
Keytrain. |
Assign ch. 24 terms.
Complete and hand in chick nutrition lab reports. For tomorrow, write down
everything you eat. |
Using list of foods,
write down nutrition information on all food you ate in the last 24 hours. |
Continue with nutrition
listings. Determine individual
calorie requirements. |
No class. |
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Ag Orientation |
Kiosks due. Grade each other’s kiosks using rubric. |
Present kiosks. Sheep/goat production
packet-terms/questions. |
Watch video on sheep
production and management. |
Discuss video, review
for sheep/goats quiz. |
No class |
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FFA Activities |
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Farm Safety Day
Camp-seniors are helping. |
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Sunday- Cystic Fibrosis
Trap Shoot |
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April 7-11 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Sat/Sun |
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Horticulture |
Clean off landscape
beds. Water/fertilize transplants. |
Bedding plants
review/quiz. |
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FFA Banquet Sat. 6:00 |
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Ag Mech |
Work on welding
projects/pottery wheels. |
Work on welding/pottery
wheels, drama shed. |
Welding projects,
pottery wheel. |
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Wildlife Mgt. |
Turn in fish
drawings/read fishing unit and answer questions. |
Read pgs. 21-30 in pond
management booklet. Answer questions
for Wed. |
Go over assignment. Read pgs. 31-31 in pond management
booklet. Answer questions for Thurs. |
Show Bill Dance fishing
video. |
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BSAA |
Begin chick nutrition
experiment-sort off chicks, weigh chicks, feed. Record data |
Weigh chicks, feed. Add new feed. Record data. Figure feed conversion for Monday. |
Repeat Tuesday. |
Repeat Wednesday |
Repeat Thursday |
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Ag Orientation |
Due Tuesday- chick
experiment lab reports. Clean chicken
cages and disinfect. |
Present lab reports to
class. |
Assign sheep and goats
kiosk assignment. |
Work on sheep packets. |
Show sheep production
video. |
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FFA Activities |
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Get out stage from shop.
Get roasters/ etc. down from overhead storage. |
Finish banquet script
and programs. |
Fold programs. |
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Banquet set-up @9:00. Banquet @6:00 p.m. |
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March 31-April 4 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Sat/Sun |
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Horticulture |
Present garden designs |
Create chia pets. |
Transplant/ Fertilize/water Plants in shop. |
Plant germination |
Germination Experiment |
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Ag Mech |
Work on welding
projects/assemble Pottery wheels for art. |
Assemble pottery wheels,
weld. |
Assemble pottery wheels,
work on welding projects. |
Assemble pottery wheels,
work on welding projects. |
Assemble pottery wheels,
work on welding projects. |
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Wildlife Management |
Write in wildlife
journals. For Tuesday, complete
questions on pgs. 358-39. |
Grade homework. Work on
fish drawings. |
Small ponds in |
Small ponds in |
Small ponds in |
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BSAA |
ACT prep. |
Nutrition of Chick present
material |
Nutrition Experiment-
formulate Hypothesis and list procedures |
ACT prep. |
Chick experiment
preparation |
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Ag Orientation |
Chick Observation |
Chick Experiment |
Chick Journal &
Experiment |
Chick Observation |
Chick Journal & Experiment |
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FFA Activities |
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Leave for State Awards
Day @ 4:00. |
State Awards Day U of I |
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March 24-28 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Sat/Sun |
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Horticulture |
No School |
Garden Lay-out presentation |
Flat seedlings
transplantation |
Annual plant flash cards |
Flash card quiz |
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Ag Mech |
No School |
Welding project
presentation |
Welding project
presentation |
Lap and but welds |
Lap/ butt welds due |
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Wildlife Mgt. |
No School |
Wildlife journal
discussion |
Fish Unit |
The fishing industry |
Aquaculture |
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BSAA |
No School |
Egg dissection |
Egg questions |
Chick brooder |
Chick film |
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