Tucker Hutmacher

Nov 17 General Horticulture
WOW, the week before Thanksgiving! If you are traveling for the holiday, PLEASE bring back soil. It makes our collection more interesting!! The week ahead, we will be working on a resume and cover letter. I will cover the topic and give plenty of examples. I have an information packet (the one that the guidance dept. uses for seniors) that needs to be filled out. In class, each student should have made a rough draft. We will be going to the computer lab on Thursday to type your resume & cover letter. The resume & cover letter will be due at the end of class on Thursday. I will review them & return them. If corrections need to be made, grades will be given AFTER corrections are made & resumes returned. Corrections are DUE ON FRIDAY NOV 21. They will not be accepted after Nov 21.
Friday we look at spices from around the world.
Have wonderfull Thanksgiving break, eat,rest & spend time people you care about.
Contact me if you have any questions, Mrs. Hutmacher/tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org
***** Make Up Soils Quiz **** Monday 3:30 room 508

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Nov 10 General Horticulture
We begin our soils unit this week, which is chapter 6 in the text book. We will learn about the compents of soil, structure & texture, erosion and nutrients needed for plant growth. We have a guided reading and a worksheet. We shall walk several areas of campus to collect some soil samples, please dress accordingly. We will have a quiz over Seasonal Color and Soils eithert Friday or Monday.
Please contact me if you have any problems or concerns. Thank you, Mrs. H

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Nov 3 General Horticulture
Monday:We begin our unit on Seasonal Color pages 426-434 in text answer questions on handout.
Review PGP requirments as it is DUE NOV 6 I expect a proffesional quality product from each and everyone of you.Please refer to the grading rubric you were given last week in class.
Tuesday: Student Holiday/Election Day
Wednesday- Park seed Order Assignment
Thursday- Design a flower bed, PGP DUE
Friday- Begin Soils Unit
Enjoy the fall colors and have a good weekend, Mrs. H

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Oct 27 General Horticulture
Return ID tests & ID notebooks
Monday: video Planet Earth "Pole to Pole" (I am absent today)
Tuesday - Thursday:
Begin potting up your PGP projects & perform a cost analysis - these costs are to be included in your written portion of your PGP
Friday- Halloween Cook out!!

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Oct 20 General Horticulture
We are completeing our unit on tree identification!! The week ahead looks like this:
Monday: Collect samples of:Leyland Cypress, White Oak, Dawn Redwood, Az. Cypress & Zelkova
Tuesday: Id test # 1 it will not cover the trees we did on Monday
Wednesday:28 day PGP obsservations, mount samples collected on Monday
Thursday: Collect remaining samples: Fosters Holly, Tulip Poplar & Fosters Holly. Discuss plant Hardiness & Climate zones
Friday: Press remaining plant samples & Invent -A- Plant
Please go for a walk, hike etc. Enjoy the trees as they turn color, use your new found knowledge to ID them with the common and botanical name. Have fun, it is rewarding!!!
**** ID Test # 2 & your ID notebook are due MONDAYOct 27*******
Please contact me if you help, Mrs.H
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Oct 13 General Horticulture
We are still working on our Tree Identification this week. Please review your plants & plant "flash cards" often.
Most importantly go and take a walk, hike Kennesaw Mt., look around! The trees in our area are starting to turn colors and look amazing!!!
Many of students did not have their photo ID books, they lost 5 pts on their work ethics grade and are now behind. Please have all of your materials together for this week.
Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Oct 6 General Horticulture
We will begin our new unit on tree identification! This is the best time of the year to ID trees as they will turn amazing colors. It is very rewarding to be able to identify them! Students will work a partner . We will collect 30 samples in class and press them. Then we will mount the in a photo ablum with the plant sample on one side and the information sheet on the other, a giant flash card! Students will take 2 ID tests and turn in their notebook collection for a grade. We will work on this for appx. 3 weeks. We did operate some equipment last week and will blend ID & equipment together. Please be prepared to outside and collect samples or operate equipment. Please have shoes and a jacket/sweatshirt as it is cool in the mornings. If you have any comments or concerns please contact me. Thanks, Mrs. Hutmacher
** Propagation make up test is Monday Oct 6 in room 508 at 3:30

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Sept 29 General Horticulture
We are wrapping up our plant propagation unit this week. We will review on Monday & Tuesday. The target test day is Wednesday. That may difficult with more testing this week. So the test may be on Thursday. Regurdless....
students need to review ALL materials on plant propagation, handouts, chapter 5 and ALL flash cards from the beginning of the semester. Hope fully, we will spend 2 days this week on euipment if I can get gas to fill up the gas cans..................that is proving to be a challenge!
Great game HOYAS against KMHS, looking forward to Homecoming! If you have any concerns please let me know , thanks, Mrs. Hutmacher
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Sept 22 General Horticulture
The propagation projects were great last week. They will not be entered for the 6 week progress reports.
We finally get to go work in the GH! We begin our PGP (personal growing projects) on Monday! the week looks like this...
Monday:GH Procedures & Intro to PGP and make your plant seletions
Tuesday:Research plant selections and infor mation for written portion of the project
Wednesday- Friday: Propagate your plants!!
** You MUST have CLOSED TOED SHOES to work in the Green House.
Please contact me if you have any comments or concerns. Thanks, Mrs Hutmacher
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Sept 15 General Horticulture
We are working on Group Propagation Projects.
Mon & Tuesday: Teacher asstistance & Media Center opportunites
Wednesday & Thursday PRESENTATIONS are DUE. Please be prepared, follow the guidelines and rubric - to be given out Monday
Friday: Recap & Review
If you have any problems please let me know. Thanks. Mrs Hutmacher
Tucker.Hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Sept 8 General Horticulture
WOW! we have spent ALOT of time on Basic Botany,Careers, College stuff and did the 5 senses demo lab. We have made flash cards for vocab, organized your class notebook. You should be working on the BASIC BOTANY CD/ALBUM Cover review project. It will be due on Tuesday.
If you have already finished and would like to turn it in on Monday that is fine. The week looks like this..
Monday: Basic Botany Review as a class and if time permits you will be able to work on your review CD/Album cover.
Tuesday: TEST! It will cover Basic Botany,Careers, College stuff and did the 5 senses demo lab.
The TEST, this will require you to THINK and APPLY what you have learned and what you know. It will challenge you I promise. PLEASE study, review notes, flash cards and anything that we colored!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wed-Friday: We begin a new unit on PROPAGATION i! Yea, getting closer to working in the GH.
We will read chater 5 and answer all review questions. Then each student will be given a group assignment to present to the class. Please contact me if you have any qestions, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Sept 8 General Horticulture
WOW! we have spent ALOT of time on Basic Botany,Careers, College stuff and did the 5 senses demo lab. We have made flash cards for vocab, organized your class notebook. You should be working on the BASIC BOTANY CD/ALBUM Cover review project. It will be due on Tuesday.
If you have already finished and would like to turn it in on Monday that is fine. The week looks like this..
Monday: Basic Botany Review as a class and if time permits you will be able to work on your review CD/Album cover.
Tuesday: TEST! It will cover Basic Botany,Careers, College stuff and did the 5 senses demo lab.
The TEST, this will require you to THINK and APPLY what you have learned and what you know. It will challenge you I promise. PLEASE study, review notes, flash cards and anything that we colored!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wed-Friday: We begin a new unit on PROPAGATION i! Yea, getting closer to working in the GH.
We will read chater 5 and answer all review questions. Then each student will be given a group assignment to present to the class. Please contact me if you have any qestions, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Sept 2, 2008 General Horticulture.The week ahead looks like this....
Tuesday: Stems Read pages 77-80, & tree ring dating, terms 84,26,27,28,,29,30
Wednesday: We will finish up where the sub left off on Thursday. Topic Leaves
Thursday: Flowers read pages 82-86, handout & cornell notes terms: 10,11,12,18,19.
Friday: Seeds read pages 86-88 & Review
** All students will complete a CD or Album cover review project. The assignment will be given out Thursday or Friday depending on the progress of the entire class.
Expect a test over all of the materiail we have covered Sept 9 or 10.
Please contact me if you have any conerns. Mrs. Hutmacher
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Aug 25 This will be a fairly rigorous week! We will cover basic botany, a lot of emphsis is placed on this unit as it is the basis for everything else we do the rest of the semester. This chapter 4 in the text. We will break the chapter up into small pieces and review each day as we read and we make many flash crads The week will go something like this...
Monday: Classification Systems
pages 59-66 stop at perennials
flash cards: 13,14,15,17,37,38,39,40,46747
Tuesday: Roots
pages 80-82 & work sheet
flash cards:31,32,35,62,67,68,76,77,78,79,80
Wednesday: Stems & drawing
pages 77-80
flash cards:26,27,28,29&35
Thursday: Leaves
pages 67-76 & Work Sheet
flash cards:21,25,51,52,54,55,58,&59
Friday: Flowers
pages 82-86 & worksheet
flash cards:10,11,12,18&19
** Open House is Tuesday & Thursday. I will not be here Thursday night. Parents if you could please come on Tuesday night that would be great. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank You, Mrs. Hutmacher

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The week ahead.................Harrison begins NEW TARDY POLICY this week
Monday: Internet Career search. Please have all supplies & materials in class today
Tuesday: Share Career information from Mondays' assignment. Importance of plants to humans,.
Wednesday:Chapter 1 read & review questions due end of class
Evolution of plants, begin terms flash cards # 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7
Thursday: rev iew chapter 1. Begin Basic Botany, chapter 4 pages 59-66, flash cards # 8&9 review all flash cards
Friday: Informal notebook check, flash card review, Private life of plants video with video worksheet.
Please let me know if you need help with anything. I am easy to contact by email.
Mrs Hutmaher
tuckere.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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May 19 General Horticulture
This is it!!!!! The week ahead looks like this
Monday: TEXT BOOK return, in class. Alternative Energy, GH Gases. There is also an extra credit assignment (20pts.) due on Monday only. Finding you Ecological Foot Print, a very short quiz about your habits. Print it out and bring it to class on Monday.www..myfootprint.org
Tuesday: Lab finals, these are physical assignments drawn at random and to be performed as a group. All lab rules apply. Pleaase be prepared. Senior Finals 2 & 3
Wednesday: Review
Thursday: 2 & 3 period finals, open notebook. Please be prepared with your own pencil.
Plants are awesome, look at them and your surroundings everywhere you go. Have a great summer Mrs. Hutmacher

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May 12 General Horticulture
We are still working on Insects & Disease................
Monday - group project
Tuesday- Diseases & possible walk for 3rd period as 2nd period went last Thursday
Wednesday - IPM, cehmicals & pesticides (work sheet)
Thursday -Test over the material. Discussions about weather & environment issuses
Friday - The weather & environment issuses

This is the home stretch!

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May 5 General Horticulture
Monday- ID test & ID notebook due
Tuesday - Invent -a- plant
Wednesday Begin a NEW unit, Insects & Disease Notes
Thursday - read chapter 8 in text & answer review questions
Friday - work sheet for chap 8
The Plant Sle is going on this week also. This is the last plant sale of the year!! Buy aplant for Mother's Day!
Please contact me if you have any problems, Mrs. H

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April 28 General Horticulture
PLant ID test on Monday, please study!!! We will complete the ID notebooks this week and have another test most likely Monday May 5. ID notebooks will be due at this time and are worth 130 points.
One of our last units is Insects & Disease which we shall begin next week as well.
We will have a FINAL PLANT SALE the week before Mothers' Day!
Please contact me if you need any help, Mrs Hutmacher

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April 14 General Horticulture
We will continue with ID this week. Many of you second period were not prepasred last week . This may cost your class a cook out on Wednesday. Please have your ID notebooks/ photo albums by Monday 4-21-08. Honestly you have known about this since Jan.
Thursday is Honors Day
Friday plant sale
Monday 4-28 ID test

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April 14 General Horticulture
Welcome back from Spring Break! Ihope everyone is rested and ready to finish up the semester. Before Spring Break we had an issue of missing money in 2nd period. Money is missing from 2 different students and it is a lot of money. It was from prom. If you know anything PLEASE let me know. This is very distrubing that people are unable to trust one another......
We begin our unit on Plant ID this week. If you have not brought in your photo album please do so now, this has been discussed since January. We will collect & press plant samples and place them in the photo album. We will also have 2 tests over the plants we collect and identify. We will spend appx. 2 weeks on this unit as well as work in/on our gardens and spread mulch.
There are only 30 days left of school .................................. Be prepared for anything as the weather changes our plans.

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General Horticulture March 31
This week we will have a plant sale! So come one, come all. The plant sale will be everyday this week from 9-3. Please feel free to come when your student has class. They will be happy to show you around.
While the plant sale is going on .... we will working on and rotating a variety of group activites such as: designing the groups garden area, preparing the soil, working in the GH & delivering plants. Bring Lab shoes and be prepared for anything. If you are going to travel for Spring Break bring back a cool plant or some soil! Be safe, Ms H
PS: NO PGPS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MONDAY 3-31-08

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March 24 General Horticulture
The week ahead, the bell schedule has some changes in it this week due graduation testing. Mon & Wed are long classes for 2nd period and short for 3rd. Then Tues & Thursday are long classes for 3rd period and short for second. We will adjust class assignments as necessary. BUT THE SOIL QUIZ WILL BE ON TUESDAY and the PGP IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY 3-326................................
Monday we will review for a soils quiz on Tueday.
Tuesday Park Seed Order
Wednesday Video (depending on weather) PGP PROJECT DUE
Thursday bed measurements and design for summer planting
Friday bed prep
Visit the Park Seed Website and print it for Mondays class and earn 10 points of extra credit!!!

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March 17 General Horticulture
We have a busy week ahead! We are still on Chapter 6, Soils, Nutrients & Fertilizer. We will discuss nutients, complete the terms sheet I handed out last week. We will also learn about PH and complete a worksheet. This week is your 28 day observations on your PGP. That means we will be performing a cost analysis and potting up your plants . You should expect further information on the TYPE WRITTEN portion of your PGP toward the end of the week. You can also expect a quiz on soils the first part of next week. We are trying to wrap some topics up and get ready for a PLANT SALE before Spring Break!!!!
Please contact me if you have any problems or conerns, Mrs H

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March 10 General Horticulture
Our new unit will be studying Soils, Nutrients & Fertilizers. We will start with Chapter 6, reading the material & answering the review questions at the end of the chapter. We have several worksheets and notes to take on this material. Hopefully if the weather works with us we will be able to blend tools & saftey in with this and work outside in the garden!
Resumes & cover letters will no longer be accepted unles you have an excused absence. We have moved on from that assignment. Dead lines are REAL!
Sunday March 9 is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time, so set your clocks forward. Please bring "lab shoes" in if you have not done so already. Please contact me if you help with any thing. Mrs. Hutmacher

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March 3 General Horticulture
We have completed our propagation unit! We are still be working on our PGP, 14 day observations are on 3-5-08. We have sort of an odd week so this is what is ahead....
We will be creating a Resume. Students will receive a resume packet with a lot of information and a sample format. Students will turn in a TYPED rough draft on Wednesday (10 point bonus if you get it in on Tuesday). I will help with revisions. Students will make the revisions/corrections and turn that in for a grade. The resume is worth 50 points, the points WILL ONLY BE GIVEN ONCE THE REVISIONS ARE MADE AND TURNED IN. Hopefully, I will get them back and final clean copies will be due on Friday 3-7-08. If things change I will post in the classroom and on the BLOG. Please save your resume on your computer!!! If you take another Hort class you will use it again.
Tuesday is EARLY Release and Thursday there will be a Career Fair at Harrison. This could be a good way to get a head start on a summer job. Please email your reumes to me if you have computer/ printer problems. Let me know if you have any problems, Mrs. H

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Feb 25 General Horticulture
This week we will be reviewing for the Propagation TEST on Thursday. We have done a lot of things with our propagation unit from terms, reading the chapter & review questions , worksheet, group projects and lastly the PGP(personal growing project)! That is a lot of stuff!! We will pull it all together Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdday for a test on Thursday. Wednesday the 27 will also be our 7 day PGP observations. If weather permits we may begin equipment safety. Please study for the test and learn to apply your new found knowledge!! NOTEBOOK check on FRIDAY 50 points possible...............................................................
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Feb 20 General Horticulture
Hope you enjoyed the Holiday weekend!!!!!
Finally, your PGP (personal growing project) is happening this week!
Please remember to have your research portion & photos completed before class on Wednesday! Each page is worth 10 pts so that is 30 pts total and you will not be able to propagate with out it.
We did most of the research on Thursday 2-14-08. Please wear closed toed shoes to work in the lab.
We will spend all week (all 3 days) on this so please be prepared for class. Thanks, Mrs. H

PS Seth if you read this please remember the paper your team mates are counting on you
PSS Josh if you read this please remember the paper your team mates are counting on you

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Feb 11 General Horticulture
I appoligze for the late BLOG- problems with the county server.........................................
Monday& Tuesday: Students will present their propagation topics to the class
Tuesday is the MAKE UP TEST at 3:30 in room 504
Wenesday: PGP (personal growing project) assignments to be given & reviewed
Thursday: Reasearch for PGP in computer Lab
Friday: Catch up for missed presentations, PGPs & Flash Cards
propagation test should follow at the end of the month
Please email me if you have any concerns. Thank you, Mrs H
Enjoy the 4 day weekend, we will take our cuttings on Wednesday 2-20 PLEASE try to be in class

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Monday: Return CD/ Album coverr review projects most of them were very creative! There is a lot of talent out there! We breifly review the test as we had a large number of people absent. If time allows you may be able to present your project. Watch a 2 part video Monday - Wednesday
Tuesday: read Chapter 5 & answer the review questions(always breifly write the questions) this is due at the end of class.
Wednesday: EARLY RELEASE Group project assignment for propagation project
Thursday: work on group project
Friday: work on group project presentations
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE BEGIN ON MONDAY
Please let me know if you need any help or have concerns. Thank you, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Jan 28 General Horticulture
Monday: Basic Botany Continued,Flowers & Seeds. Read pages 82-86 & 86-88
Flash cards16,20,23 & 24. FIELD TRIP $ & PERMISSION SLIPS MUST BE IN TO PARTICPATE IN THE FIELD TRIP
Tuesday: Answer Chapter review questions& turn in for grade
Wednesday: SE Flower Show !! STUDENTS NEED TO PURCHASE TICKETS ON LINE OR AT THE DOOR. THEY WILL ALSO NEED LUNCH MONEY OR BRING LUNCH
Thursday: Gallery Tour Review for test & FT review
Friday:TEST & BASIC BOTANY CD?ALBUM COVER REVIEW PORJECT DUE
Please contact me if you have any concerns,. Thanks, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Jan 21 General Horticulture
Basic Botany continues... We are working chapter 4 , this is a large chapter/unit so we are breaking it up into small chuncks. We are also working on flash cards/ terms from a list that has been provided in class. The week looks like this:
Tuesday: Roots pages 80-82, terms # 31,34,35,53,62,67,68
Wednesday: Stems pages 77-80, terms 21,25,51,52,54,55,58,59
Thursday: Leaves/photosynthesis pages 67-76 & 5 senses demonstration lab
Friday: Flowers pages 82-86,terms10,11,12,18,19
Open House is Thursday Jan 24 5:30-7:30, I look forward to meeting all of you!
Please have all supplies and materials together and in class Tuesday. Thank you, Mrs. Hutmacher
******We are going to the South Eastern Flower Show Jan 31**********
Info & permission slips coming home this week

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Jan 14 General Horticulture
The week ahead.................
Monday: Share Internet Career search we did in class on Friday. Please have all supplies & materials in class today, visit the College & Career Center.
Tuesday: Importance of plants to humans, Chapter 1 read & review questions due end of class
Wednesday: Evolution of plants, begin terms flash cards # 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7
Thursday: Begin Basic Botany, chapter 4 pages 59-66, flash cards # 8&9 review all flash cards
Friday: Informal notebook check, flash card review, Private life of plants video.
Monday Jan 21 MLK Holiday
Please let me know if you need help with anything, Mrs Hutmaher
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Jan 8 2008 General Horticulture
Welcome to Horticulture! Spring is the perfect semester to take this class!!!
Welcome back & Happy New Year. This week will be cousre intrductions and Horticulture Handbook.
We will go over the handbook in class. There are 2 papers that required parent & student signatures please return them as soon as possible.
We will start with careers (chapter 2) and perform an internet assignment on Friday. These will be presented to the class on Monday.
Please contact me ANY time during the semester, email is the best way to reach me. Thanks so much.
I am looking forward to an AWESOME semester
Mrs. Hutmacher
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Dec 17 General Horticulture
The last week of the semester!!!
Monday: Read Kids Discover Ecology & Work sheet & Discussion
* Eco Footprint accepted Monday ONLY for extra credit (you must print out your results)
Begin Happy Feet
Tuesday: Discuss/Review Happy Feet and finish the video
Wednesday: Review & text book return
Thursday Finals:
2 period 8:25 - 10:15
3rd period 11:00 - 12:45
* The final is open Class Notebook
** Please take plants & shoes home. Shoes left on Thursday 12:45 will be placed in the trash.
Have happy & safe holiday season! Mrs. H

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Dec 10 General Horticulture
This week we will be studing weather and ecology. Most of this material ia a handout and class sets. It is important to come to class this week and it is the last full week before finals.............................................
Please review i-parent and make sure everything is correct. Please contact me if you need something, Mrs H
Tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Dec 3 General Horticulture
Ok guys 15 more alarm clocks this semester......................
Monday - plant diseases & return chapter 8 WS
Tuesaday-chemicals & read the label
Wednesday review for short answer quiz on Thursday & Bug Hunt on the trail
Thursday - short answer quiz & Class Notebook Check #2 (50 pts)
Friday-Alein Empire part II
Print this Blog for class on Monday 12-3-07 for 10 bonus points on any asignment
Let me know if you need help with anything, Mrs. H
Tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Nov 26 General Horticulture
Welcome Back! I hope every one enjoyed the Thanksgiving Hoilday! Now we are on the home stretch.............
resumes are due today, Nov 26. They will be "proof read" for errors you will be given back your copy to make corrections. Students will turn in the corrected copy for a grade. The assignment is worth 100 points. 25 points will be counted off each dy the assignment is late. This is an easy 100 points and everyone should make 100. Please email them if you have printing problems
This week we start our unit on Insects and Diseae.
Monday - 2 handouts, terms/ flash cards, notes
Tuesday - read chapter 8 & answer the review questions, short 8-11 min video
Wednesday - Alein Empire video w/ notes
Thursday - "What I know" small group reading & fact finding assignment
Friday Alein Empire part II
Diseases will be the next week. We are also expecting plant plugs, they mnay need to be potted up if the arrive this week. Please contact me if you need any help. Mrs H
Tucker.Hutamcher@cobbk12.org

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Nov 19 General Horticulture
Monday we will begin our RESUME assignment. I will go over the things that need to be on everyones resume. I will hand out a packet and show many examples. Each student will create a resume. It will be due on MONDAY NOV 26! I will proof read them for errors. Then the resume will be handed back to the student for corrections. Once corrections are made and returmed to me will the student be given a grade. Your reume is a usefull tool and it is important that it is done correctly and without errors. So saveit! Save it! Save it! If you take another horticulture class you will need it again.
Tuesday Spices around the world! We will learn about different spices and where they come from. This is a perfect way to wrap things up for the holiday! If you travel somewhere over Thanksgiving please bring back a soil sample to add to our collection! Have a wonderfull & safe Thanksgiving, Mrs. H

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Nov 12 General Horticutlure Horticulture Happenings
I spent the weekend gerading PGPs, Park Seed orders & Beds Deigns! Grades have been recorded so you may want to take a look. I am surprised that my students do not know how to summrize a project or activites... Lots of room for improvement! This week will be studying soils. This is our last full week before Thanksgiving and we need to make the most out of it!
Monday return piles of papers & projects and begin soils unit.
Tuesday Read Chapter 6 in text and answer the review questions.
I'll get back with you about Wed, Thurs & Friday
Please let me if you are leaving early for the Holiday. I have a fun activity for next Tuesday and I need to know how many people will actually be present.Thanks so much, Mrs. H

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Nov 12 General Horticutlure Horticulture Happenings
I spent the weekend gerading PGPs, Park Seed orders & Beds Deigns! Grades have been recorded so you may want to take a look. I am surprised that my students do not know how to summrize a project or activites... Lots of room for improvement! This week will be studying soils. This is our last full week before Thanksgiving and we need to make the most out of it!
Monday return piles of papers & projects and begin soils unit.
Tuesday Read Chapter 6 in text and answer the review questions.
I'll get back with you about Wed, Thurs & Friday
Please let me if you are leaving early for the Holiday. I have a fun activity for next Tuesday and I need to know how many people will actually be present.Thanks so much, Mrs. H

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Nov 7 General Horticulture
Well, welcome back.................... a short week ahead.
Wednesday- we begin our unit on Seasonal Color pages 426-434 in text answer questions on handout.
Review PGP requirments as it is DUE NOV 8. I expect a proffesional quality product from each and everyone of you.Please refer to the grading rubric you were last week in class.
Thursday- Park seed Order Assignment
Friday- Design a flower bed
Enjoy the fall colors and have a good weekend, Mrs. H

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Oct 29 General Horticulture
Monday we will have our second ID test. Please study! ID notebooks are also due on Monday, remember it is worth more than your ID test.
Tuesday we begin potting up your PGP. Each student will need to keep track of how many 6" or 10" pots you have from each crop. We will perform a cost analysis as a class and then each student must incorporate that information into their written PGP report. The PGP report is due NOV 8.
Wednesday we will have cookout, all students will sign up to bring something.
Thursday finish potting up PGP, cost analysis, review requirments (which are on the front page of the packet).
Friday will be a demonstration on a fall centerpeice arrangement.
Monday & Tuesday Nov 5 & 6 are a student holiday. PGP due NOV 8
Please contact me if you have any questions, Mrs. H

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Oct 22 General Horticulture
We have been working hard on our Plant ID notebooks,EVERYONE should have brought them home this past weekend to study! We have an ID test on Monday!!!!!! Students understand they are given a blank sheet of paper and are to identify the samples that are held up. We have spent a great deal of time on this in class.
Tuesday & Wednesday we will collect the remaining plant samples on our lists.
Thursday we will mount the samples and have another ID test on Friday or Monday.
As we approach the end of the this unit, students will also turn in their ID notebooks for a grade (120pts.)
Please let me know if you need any help. Mrs. H

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Oct 15 General Horticulture
We are still working on plant ID. I was very disappointed in the number of students who did not have their photo album. We have talked about this for 9 weeks and it was on a supply list at the beginning of the semester as well as on this site in many locations. We will continue collecting samples and you can expect a test on Friday 10-19-07.
This week will as be the 21 day PGP (personal growing project) observations. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks, Mrs H

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Oct 8 General Horticulture
This week we begin Trees and plant Identification!! I love this part. Please come prepared this week with your PHOTO ALBUM. We will collect plant samples and write infromation about the plants while we are outside.
Later in the week we will mount the samples in the photo album. This is a lot of fun and fall is a wonderfull time of year to ID trees. We will spend about 2-21/2 weeks on this and yes there will be 2 ID tests. Please let me know if you need help, Mrs. H
Tucker.Hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Oct 1 General Horticulture
We have spent along time on plant propagation. We have had group presentations,read chapter 5 answered the review questions, completed a worksheet and actually did your PGP (personal growing project)!! Now we need to pull it all together.
Monday we will review the chapter 5 work sheet and go over flash cards. We will also begin a review packet for the TEST on THURSDAY.
Tuesday complete review packet and review flash cards.
Wednesday will be a Gallery Tour review using any posters or handouts you/your group had for the presentations. This should also be your 7 day PGP observation.
Thursday = TEST please study
Friday hopefully work the gardens outside and go over the steps to bed prep. I do not know if we will be able to plant the gardens due to the drought condtions. Please let me know if you have any comment, concerns or need help with anything, Mrs. H

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Sept 24 General Horticulture
This week we go over our PGP!! Yea finally this is what everyone has been waiting for!! The PGP (personal growing project) is a fun project that we will work on for about one month. Each student will 3 crops/ 3 different types of plants. Each student will select plants for a list I provided or they may bring a plant from home or go to store and purchase a plant(s) to grow. We will make these selections Monday and research their propagation method Tuesday in the computer lab at school. We will begin propagating on Wednesday and finish Thursday.
We will make weekly observations to check onb the progress of the plants and pot up their project into larger contajiners in about 30 days. This is followed by a type written report on each crop. Each student recieved a PGP packet. However, for those of you who may need another it is available on this blog.
The PGP{ still falls under the propagation unit. So we still have a couple of worksheets and chapter review before we have a propagation test, next week. please continue to review flash cards and chapter 5 review questions.
Please contact me if you have any questions, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Sept 17 General Horticulutre
Monday we will finish up your group presentations on propagation.
Tuesday - Friday we will work on flash cards for propagation vocab and equipment operation.
We have an odd week with early release on Wednesday and pep rally on Friday.
The following week we will work on your PGP (personnel growing project) This still falls under the heading of propaagtion............... so that means you will have a test the later part of Sept or the first week in Oct.
Please contiune to review ALL your flash cards as we contiune to build upon this information.
Please contact me if you have any questions, Mrs. H
Spirit Week
Mon- Nerdy
Tues- Camo
Wed - Decade
Thurs- Jersery
Fri - HHS spirit

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General Horticulture Sept 10, 2007
Last week was a great sucess with test, review questions and Cd/Allbum cover review projects! Wow they were wonderful and creative! The week ahead looks like this:
Monday read chapter on Propagation and answer the review questions as always breifly write the questions. Hope fully we will have time to go over some tools in the green house.
Tuesday we will break up into groups, each group will have one propagation method to learn and present ot the class. I will work with each group and each group will also have some time in the Media Center. Students will need to use their wisely as these presentations will be presented Thursday of this week and finishing on Friday. Once we have accomplished this we will begin growing our PGP (personal growing project). You can expect a test on propagation the 3rd week in Sept.
Please let me know if you have any questions, Mrs Hutmacher

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Sept 3 General Horticulture
I hope everyone enjoyed Monday off! Nice job HOYAS on the Lowdes Co game Friday, way to go!
We are wrapping up Basic Botany all we have left to cover is seeds and review. You have survived Basic Botany!!
Tueday read pages 86-88 & Notes
Terms/flash cards10,11,12,16,18,19,20
Review assignment to be given: create a CD or Album cover,3 song titles & the lyrics to 1 song all centered around Basic Botany. This will be due Thursday
Wednesday: Read the Main Objective & Summary to the Chapter, answer ther review questions and of course write the questions....... WE will also do a basic Botany Review as a class and if time permits you will be able to work on your review CD/Album cover.
Thursday: TEST, this will require you to THINK and APPLY what you have learned and what you know. It will challenge you I promise. PLEASE study, review notes, flash cards and anything that we colored!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday will be a new day and a breathe of fresh air. Please contact me if you have any qestions, Mrs. H

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Aug 27 This will be fairly rigorous! We will cover basic botany, a lot of emphsis is placed on this unit as it is the basis for everything else we do the rest of the semester. This chapter 4 in the text. We will break the chapter up into small pieces and review each day as we read and we make many flash crads The week will go something like this...
Monday: Classification Systems
pages 59-66 stop at perennials
flash cards: 13,14,15,17,37,38,39,40,46747
Tuesday: Roots
pages 80-82 & work sheet
flash cards:31,32,35,62,67,68,76,77,78,79,80
Wednesday: Stems & drawing
pages 77-80
flash cards:26,27,28,29&35
Thursday: Leaves
pages 67-76 & Work Sheet
flash cards:21,25,51,52,54,55,58,&59
Friday: Flowers
pages 82-86 & worksheet
flash cards:10,11,12,18&19
Monday 9-3-07 Labpr day Holiday Expect a TEST Wednesday ot Thursday YOU NEED TO STUDY AND REVIEW YOUR FLASH CARDS
Please contact me if you have any questions, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Aug 20
We are off to a good start! Last week we did introductions,went through the Horticulture Handbook and everyone has a text book, WOW!
We began our unit on carrers in Horticulture. Each student selected a career to research and went to career cruising.com for a career match maker quiz. We did the research in class on Friday. Each student will share the information they learned with the rest of the class on Monday.
We will read chapters 1 & 2 this week and answer the review questions and then discuss the chapter. We will also discuss the History & Symblosim of plants. We should wrap up the week with a video entilted The Private Life of Plants which has awesome photography and everyone shoudl enjoy.
Please get organized with your class notebooks. Students may start to bring in their supplies & materials this week.
If you have any questions please contact me via email, tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org
A copy of the Horticulure Handbook has been uploaded as an individual entry. Looking forward to a great semester! Mrs. H

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Welcome back!!!
We are all getting back into the groove of school. We have Hort Handbooks that we went over in class and went home. There are permission slips that need to be signed and returned, please, please get those back ASAP. Thanks
Today, Thursday Aug. 16 We began our unit on Careers in the "green indusrty". Students were given an assignment to research a career-which we will do in class on Friday Aug 17-All stu dents will present their information to the class on Monday Aug.20.

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May 221 General Horticulture
This is it!! The last week of school!
Monday we wil have Lab Finals. Students will draw assignments out of stack. Each packet has instructions, there are 2 - 7 people to a team. The team accomplishes a given taks and receives a grade.
Tuesday if time permits we will finish watching Happy Feet to wrap up our al unit.
Wednesday general review and possible cook out.
Thursday 2 & 3 period finals, 1/2 day classes.
Enjoy your summer and look at plants every whre you travel! Mrs H

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May 14 General Horticulture
Last week we wrapped up the Plant Sale ,Plant ID! and watched 2 weather videos.WOW what a week!
Thiis week we will continue with weather because it affects everything we do! We will also talk about the environment and our interactions with it. Hopefully, with alot of discussions. We will also walk the trail one day and pick up trash.Yes, we will have a class notebook check just to make sure everything is i n order for the final. Remember the reason we kept a class notebook was you were able to use it on the final exam.
Please contact me if you need help. Parents thank you for your support with the plant sale. Mrs. Hutmacher

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May 7 General Horticulture Class
We are still working on Plant ID notebooks/photo albums. We will collect and mount the remaining plants on Monday & Tuesday. Wednesday we will have the second ID test, only one ID test score will be entered into the grade book.This will you each student the opportunity to keep their first test score or improve the second one! ID notebooks/photo albums are due on Wednesday aslo, they are worth 120 pts.
This week we also have an Invent-A-Plant assiognment. Now you will have the chance to come up with your own plant. We will also have a MOTHER'S Day Plant Sale on Thursday & Friday. We are on the Home stretch. Please check your gardens for weeds and watering. If you have not taken your PSP or PGP home please do oso by Tuesday. Let me know if you need help with anything. Mrs H

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April 30
General Horticulture
Last week we started collecting plant samples and mounting the sample in a photo ID album. MANY students do not have a photo album, you are behind.. The photo album was on a supply list at the beginning of the semester and posted on the blog. It should have 30 self adhereing pages, it will be a giant flash card to study for 2 ID tests. You can use an old notebook and purchase extra insert packages. All of the handouts from this unit go in there as well as the samples we have collected and will continue to collect. This notebook is worth 120 points!! Speaking of notebooks we will have another class notebook check VERY SOON worth 50 points. Your class notebook is your collection of class materials from the semester. It will make an excellent referance for you on the final exam.
This week we will aslo be PLANTING our gardens on Monday and Tuesday. Please be prepared to work and have the proper shoes! Wed & Thurs collecting plants and a ID test on Friday. Please take a walk with a friend and look at the trees in your subdivison, go to the park, say the plant names..... Let me know if I can help . Mrs H

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April 23
Intro to Horticulture
Resumes & cover letters were due on Friday. Projects turned in Monday will be 1/2 credit and no projects will be accepted after Monday 4-24-07. Friday we also began a new unit on Plant ID. Each student has a partner to help collect samples. However, each student MUST complete their own information sheet while we are out in the feild collecting samples. EVERYONE needs to have their photo album! This was on a supply list and many of you have brought them in, thank you. Many students have not brought them in, please do so. We will spend 2 - 3 weeks on this and work on our personal seeding project and prepare our gardens. So we have a lot going on! Looks like we"ll be having another plant sale within the next 2 to 3 weeks as well! This is the home stretch. We all need to finish strong!! Please contact me if you have any problems. Thank you, Mrs. Hutmacher

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April 16
General Horticulture
Monday we read chapter 6 Soils & Media we started a worksheet on Friday. After reading the chapter students write the objectives on page 122 and define them as well as complete the work sheet.
Tuesday we will begin our Resume Assignment. Each student will complete the packet and TYPE a resume and write a cover letter responding to a job (this part of the packet)
Students will turn in their RESUME, it will be given back for correction. ONCE the corrections have been made and returned to the teacher will a grade br given. RESUMES MUST BE CORRECTED TO RECEIVE A GRADE!
On going activies: PSP, garden design.
PHOTO ALBUMS are needed in class next week! Please contact me if you need anything, Mrs. H

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April 9th General Horticulture
Welcome back!!! I hope you had a warm & restful spring break! Only 35 days of school left, this has gone really fast. I did grade your PGPs over the break and I have those to return to you on Monday. Many were AWESOME and some were disappointing and shame on you to those who did not turn them in we worked on this for 1 month.....
This week we will work on a Park Seed Order and get into groups for your veggie or flower bed design/ plan and then planting. We will also start a seed crop to go into those beds. the extras will go to the next plant sale. Please contact me if you have any questions............ Mrs. Hutmacher
Check out this web site: www.ParkSeed.com print it and bring it in for extra credit on Monday April 9

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General Horticultire March 26
Insect & Disease tests have been graded and entered in I - Parent. There were many students absent on test day...The make up test day will be Wednesday at 3:30.Monday we will pot up your PGP! They plants will go in 6" or 10" contaioners. It is very impotant to keep track of how many of these end up with. Each student will take home 1 plant of each crop. Tuesday we will go through a cost analysis. This is what it cost to produce your crop and to see the potential profit ( of course that goes to the Hort. Dept.) This information is REQUIRED IN YOUR PGP WRITTEN PROJECT WHICH IS DUE THURSDAY MARCH 29. NO PGP WRITTEN PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SPRING BREAK! If you have printer problems please let me know and your are welcome to email it to me. You must let me know if you do this, if not it will automatically get deleted by the Cobb Co. spam catcher. Wed, Thurs. & Friday are our early spring plant sale. Students will be given physical work assignments these three days. Please feel free to come to the plant sale while your student is in class. They would love to show you around! Please contact me if you have any questions, Mrs. Hutmacher

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General Horticulture March 19
We have a busy week! Monday we will cover Plant Diseases. We will make more flash cards.......
Tuesday is day 21 od your PGP. You can expect to do your PGP report and summary BEFORE Spring Break. That means you have research to do on your own, final observations and cost analysis will be done next week. You need to plan on PGP due on March 29
Weather permitting will gon on a bug hunt this week. We will also cover pesticide applications and chemical safety.Expect a test Thursday or Friday and a possible POP QUIZ any dasy this week!
I hope your notebooks are in order........... Please stay on top of things.
Thius week is also graduation testing so we will have a bell schedule change this week. Please contact me if you need help. Mrs Hutmacher

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March 12 General Horticulture
This week we will begin our unit on Insects & Disease. This is chapter 8 in the text. We will read the chapter and answer the review questions at the end of the chapter. We will spend about 2 weeks on this unit. We will also be doing our 14 day PGP observation and working outside as we can.Please contact me if you need any help or additional information. Mrs. Hutmacher

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March 5 General Horticulture
We begin tools, equipment and safety this week! That means we will be working in and outside!!! Please have the proper shoes on or stored in the classroom.
Monday - review propagation test and begin tools
Tuesday - Carrer Fair in the Gym (think about summer jobs) more tools as time allows. This will also be your PGP 7 day observation for most of you
Wednesday - EARLY RELEASE
Thursday finish tools (weather permitting)
Friday - safety quiz everyone must pass with 100% in order to operate equipment from this point on
Please contact me if you any concerns, Mrs Hutmacher

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Feb 26
We finished the group propagation project with varied sucess............ We are still covering Plant Propagtion which is chapter 5 in the text. You can expect a test Thursday or Friday of this week.
Friday 2-23 students recieved their PGP ( personal growing projects) this is what we have all been waiting for, TIME TO GROW SOME PLANTS!!!This packet is very important IT IS YOUR LAB GRADE when we finish this project.
Monday 2-26 we will research the student plant selections. If you do not finish you will need to do it for homework. NO student will propagate plants untill their research is complete.
Tuesday 2-27 check research and begin growing your PGP
Wednesday 2-28 continue to check research and grow your PGp
Thursday 3-1 wrap up loose ends on starting the PGP & REVEIW FOR PROPGAGTION TEST CHAP 5
Friday 3-2 Propagation test!!!!! If the weather continues to be good we may start tools and equipment. That means in order to participate in lab you MUST HAVE CLOSED TOED SHOES and Permission slip signed and returned.
Please contact me if you have any problems or concerns. Thank you, Mrs. H

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Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the mid winter break. We should be back on track for those group Propagation Project presentations. I was absent on Friday and that was not in the plan it means 3 groups have not been to the Media Center. I will see where everyone stands tomorrow. We should be ready to present your propagation method the second half of class on Wednesday 2-21 or Thursday 2-22. All presentations will be finished by Friday 2-23. Please encouraqge everyone in your group to be at school!
We begin tools & Safety ans your PGP (personal growing project) next week!
Please let me know if you have any concerns, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Feb 12
We are finally moving on to a new unit! This week we will begin chapter 5 which is Plant Propagation, yea!
We will read the chapter on Monday and answer the review questions these are due at the beginning of class if you do not finish them in class on Monday. Pleae remember to briefly write the review questions and answers at the end of the chapter. Tuesday students will divided into groups for a group project. Each group will have one type of propagation method to research and present to the class. Each group will become and "expet" in their topic area. The each person in the group will have the same information packet. All students are expected to participate in the project. Each group will have a writen portion and presentation, visual aids such as hand outs, poster and or over heads are a GOOD idea. We will be working on this in class Wednesday and Thursday this week. The project will be due February 22 at the beginning of class. Please professional and be prepared. Please contact me if you have any quesdtions. Thank you, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Feb 5
We are completeing our unit on Basic Botany. We started with a brief description of Plant Evoultion then worked our way up a plant starting with the roots, stems, leaves,flowers and seeds. Friday Feb 2 students recieved a review project. The assignment is to create an album or CD cover relating to Basic Botany. I have copied the asignment and it should be attached to the extended entry. This project is due at the end of class on Monday Feb 5.
These will be presented to the class on Tuesday. We will review the chapter on Wednesday in prepartion for the TEST on THURSDAY.We we will flash cards in class each day. The test will consist of T/F, multiple choice, fill in the blak and short answer. You need to study! I have noticed many of you do not have your Horticulture notebooks .... therefor I will have a class notebook check this week. Our next topic will be propagation this includes chapter 5 and a group project as well as presentation.Please contact me if you need help, Mrs. H

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Jan 29
The trip the Garden & patio Show was GREAT! Thank you! We continue our work of Basic Botany this week and it goes like this:
Monday (stems) read pages 80-82, make flash cards # 26,27,28,29. Draw or trace stem on page 77 , take cornell notes and read pages 77-80
Tuesday (leaves) read pages 67-76, make flash cards # 21,25,51,52,54,55,58,59. Handouts & cornell notes.
Wednesday (flowers) read pages 82-86, make flash cards # 10,11,12,18,19. Handouts & conrell notes
Thursday (seeds) read pages 86-88 make flash cards # 16,20. Read chapter ojecyives and summary answer review questions at the end of the chapter, please remember to write the question and then the answer
Friday REVIEW ASSIGMENT! TEST coming next week please review all flash cards, notes & handouts. Contact me if you have any questions, Mrs. H

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Nov 20
I have finished grading the PGP! They were very good overall. For those of you who choose not to do this and then decided to scramble........ please read you Horticulture Handbook on late work, for those of you were absent please check the Hort handbook and the school make policy in your H book.
We have 2 days this week and then a long awaited and needed break! Monday will focus on GA prodcuts and veiw and agriculture video on Harvesting.
Tuesday we will Taste, Touch, Smell and Feel Spices Around the world. This is fun esp. before Thanksgiving.
If you plan to travel over the hoilday please bring back some soil.
You do have HOMEWORK over the break and that is a RESUME and COVER LETTER that we went over last week.
You may turn it in early if you like or leave it in your mail box so it there when we get back. NO LATE RESUME PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Ample time has been allowed for this as the assignment was given out 11-15-06 and due 11-27-06.
RESUME REQUIREMENTS/ To Turn in:
2 completed resume packets
1 typed resume
1 letter applying for a job that I gave you
*** Once resumes are turned in, they will be returned with the corrections that need to be made on them and a due date. Once the coreccted copy and the written on copy are turned in students will receive a grade. SAVE SAVE SAVE on disc, your harddrive or flah drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a safe and wonderful holiday, enjoy, Mrs. H

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Nov 13
PGP are due TODAY, please complete your project and turn it in on time!
This week we will working on your resume and a referance list. Each student will have a packet to complete and a hand written rough draft that will be done and due in class. Each student will type their final resume and refeance list. This is a professional working document. Please save this typed resume on a disc, flash drive or your hard drive you will need it. Students will also respond to job posting out the AJC. Please contact me if you need help. We also work on a Park Seed Order. This in class assignment is to create a mock order for supplies and materials related to Horticulture. There are guidelines and a budget.
Thanks, Mrs. Hutmacher

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Nov 6
Last week we went over chapter 6 which was soils & media. We will have a quiz on this material Wednesday.
We also started our Cost An