November Notes

 November has been a busy month in class.  The freshmen presented on their creed projects where they memorized their section of the creed and created a poster to present the main points.

 Two of our FFA State Officers from SDSU came and visited our class on 11-18-15.  This was a great chance for the students to learn about FFA opportunities from the leaders of our state organization.

 Both Jeanette and Shane (State Officers) shared from their experiences in FFA and encouraged the students to step out and try new things that are offered at the chapter and state levels.    

Our animal science class has been studying cattle handling techniques by Bud Williams and Temple Grandin and are involved in a project where they get to design their dream facility.  We took a field trip to our neighbor's, who graciously showed us around his cattle facilities.  Thank you to all those who take time out of your busy days to help our students in many different ways!

Bowdle CDE

4 students competed in a Leadership Career Development Event in Bowdle this week.  2 of the students competed in going through a job interview process and the other 2 memorized the FFA Creed and answered questions from the Creed.  Our district event is coming up on Tuesday, November 17 in Miller.

Surrounded by Plants Activity

The following are some helpful links as you complete Activity 1.1.3 "Surrounded by Plants":

http://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/2007mapgallery/album/Crops_and_Plants/Field_Crops_Harvested/index.html

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/misc_reston.pdf

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/normals/

*On table 1, come up with as many crops as you can in each category.  Don't worry if you don't fill all the blanks!

**Based on what you know about temperature and rainfall, answer the bottom two questions on page 4 the best that you can!