Ms Delk’s
General Information for Biology I
(Everything you could every
need to know!)
ldelk@oneidaschools.org
Revised June 13, 2006
GUIDELINES
AND RULES FOR MS DELK’S SCIENCE CLASSES!!!
WELCOME!!!!
There are TWO
things being taught in this class. FIRST and foremost is the
subject of BIOLOGY. SECOND,
(and in my opinion of equal importance) is RESPONSIBILITY. YOU
and ONLY YOU are responsible
for the grade that you will earn in this class.
NO one else can “learn” this subject for you and no one else can “pass”
this subject for you. It could be that you
are not ready to accept this responsibility at this time and would be better
suited to taking this class at a later date.
In either case please remember: YOU
ARE HERE TO WORK!!!
ONE
REALLY GOOD REASON FOR GETTING GOOD GRADES AND PASSING THIS CLASS IS THE
GATEWAY TEST. Beginning with the
school year 2001-2002, ALL
students entering the 9th grade are required to take Biology I and pass an end
of the year Gateway Test in Biology I.
This test will be given at the end of the school year. Any student not meeting the minimum standard
on the gateway test will not receive a high school diploma until the standards
have been met. Also, any student not
meeting the minimum standards will more than likely be required to take the
test again during the summer and/or participate in a researched based academic
intervention until the standards can be met.
All interventions shall be designed to meet the individual student’s
needs and shall be conducted by a teacher endorsed in the subject area. At least one intervention must be offered
during the regular school day. This
itself should be more than enough motivation to do well and learn in this
class.
Listed below are the guidelines and rules you will need to
learn and follow for this class throughout the year. These will be in effect until otherwise
told. They are to be signed by you and
your parents/guardians, stapled to the inside left-hand front cover of your
notebook, and stay there throughout the entire year.
LEARN AND KNOW THE
FOLLOWING . . .
(A) GRADING
**
Parents and/or guardians. Each week the students will receive a
progress report by e-mail
using the Think wave grading system. You too can receive
this report by logging onto
the Think wave web site using a password and key that comes
from me. It is not necessary for you to have an e-mail
account to gain access but you
will
receive a more detailed report if you do. (Most of the teachers are now using this
site).
This password and key will be sent home
sometime during the first few weeks in the form
of a letter. The letter gives instructions on how to use
this site. This report will be sent to
you automatically if you give me your e-mail
address at the beginning of the year.
Allowing me to use your e-mail address will
make gaining access to progress
reports and any other pertinent
information for class easier for you to gain access to.
This weekly report is designed to keep the
student and you better informed of where they
stand with their grades. This is in addition to the 41/2 mid nine
weeks progress report.
**The 41/2 mid nine weeks
report that is sent home with the student to be
signed by you and returned by the student for
a 100 quiz grade. This is an
excellent way to bring up grades. It can also bring down grades if not signed
and
and returned because it will
count as a zero.
. . . Each nine weeks will be
divided into some or all of the following categories: daily
grades, labs, quizzes, and test grades.
. . . Each category will count
equally, for example: if during the first nine weeks all four
categories are used each one will count
equally. Daily grades will count 1/4,
labs
1/4, and quizzes
1/4. The second nine weeks may contain
only three categories, i.e.,
daily 1/3, tests 1/3, and labs 1/3. The third nine weeks may contain only two
categories, i.e., daily
˝, and test ˝.
. . . It doesn’t matter what
categories are used or how many during a nine weeks period,
only that they all count equally. Therefore, ANY zeros or bad grades you receive
WILL hurt your overall average.
(B) TESTING
. . . If a test is being given, and
the class has been told of the test several days in advance,
you will be expected to take the test on
the day it is given even though you may have
been absent the day
before. For example: the class is
told on Monday there will be a
test on Wednesday but you miss school on
Tuesday, you are still expected to take the
test Wednesday. (Exceptions can
be made). Have someone call to
pickup
assignments and books on Tuesday if sick.
(C) EXTRA CREDIT
. . . There is NO extra credit!!!
. . . Each student will start each
nine weeks period with an extra 10 points.
Five of the 10
points are given if the student does not
cause or become a discipline problem and the
other five points are given if the
student is NEVER tardy for
class during a nine
weeks period.
. . . The 10 points will be
averaged into the students grades in the following
manner; at
end of each nine weeks,
each category listed above under grading is first averaged
separately. If the student has not been tardy the entire
nine weeks 5 points are added
onto the end of the
test grade average. Next, if the
student has not caused or become
a disciple problem another 5 points is
added onto the end of the daily grade average.
Then all of the categories are
averaged together to get the total nine weeks average.
This system is a much better deal for you
the student than extra credit would be
anyway.
. . . There is one other way in
which you can lose these ten points besides coming in tardy
or becoming a
discipline problem. IF you come to class without paper,
writing
utensils, text book, or do not take notes
for the day, or participate in class activities
one point will be deducted for each day that
any of these occur.
(D) HOMEWORK AND MAKEUP
WORK
. . . ALL work is due on the date it is assigned!! No late work will be accepted UNLESS
you have an excused absence.
. . . IF you have an excused
absence for one day, you will have one day in which to make
up the work that you
missed. If you miss three days
that are excused you will have
three days to make up the work that you
have missed. However many days you miss
that are excused, you will have that many
days to make up the missed work.
(Exceptions can be made but you must see
the instructor on the day that you return to
school).
. . . AFTER having been absent, one
of the first things you should do AFTER having
gotten an admittance slip for class is to
check the ASSIGNMENT BOARD AND
THE
“MAIL-BOX” in order to pick up missed handouts and assignments. NEXT,
you need to go to the instructor for
clarification. DO NOT RELY ON YOUR
“BUDDIES”
TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU HAVE MISSED!!!
. . . IF YOU MISS SCHOOL ON A DAY THAT A LAB WAS DONE SEE THE
INFORMATION
UNDER SECTION F.
. . . MANY of the homework
assignments include section review worksheets or study
guides that are
numbered with the chapter number and section number. These
worksheets normally consist of 10 to 12
either true or false, multiple choice, and/or
fill in the blank type questions on the
front and on the backside are 2 to 6 short
answer or discussion
questions. Because of the type
and nature of the worksheets, I
require that ALL short answer or discussion questions be completed or else no
credit
at all will be given
for any of the questions. This
rule pertains only to these
worksheets unless told ahead of time
with any other types of worksheets or
homework.
. . . A GOOD WAY TO GET OUT OF HOMEWORK . . . AND WIN FREE
HOMEWORK PASSES!!! If you make a grade of 90 or above
consecutively on
any two of the section review worksheets
(mentioned above) you get a FREE
homework pass.
This pass can be used to get you out of the next section review
worksheet or any section review worksheets for any of the chapters, as
long as they
are used before the end of the SEMESTER. (They do not carry over). Also, you cannot
use a pass to get another pass.
Cheating will result in a zero for any
work required in this class.
(E) NOTEBOOKS
. . . Notebooks are required and
are always due on the day of a chapter test.
Notebooks
WILL NOT be accepted at any other time.
. . . Notebooks are to contain the following
information: this set of guidelines and rules
SIGNED
by you and your parents/guardians, (this counts 25% of the notebook grade
each and every time the notebook is
turned in).
. . . It should also contain outlines, notes (which
count 50%), chapter questions, work-
sheets, or any
other papers that pertain to the chapter that is currently being taught.
. . . Notebooks are to contain only
the information on the chapter currently being taught
all other chapters are to be removed.
. . . Notebooks will count as a
daily grade.
. . . Notebooks must be put in the
proper type of folder (instructor will explain) and they
must BE
IN ORDER or the notebooks WILL
NOT BE GRADED!!
. . . Homework of any type that was
not completed for the original assignment can be
completed and counted as part of the
notebook grade.
. . . Notebooks are an excellent
way to make an “easy” grade!!!
(F)
LABS
. . . Throughout the year you will
be involved in several different types of labs.
Each lab
will require its own
unique rules although some rules are basic to ALL labs. (These
basic rules are attached).
. . . One major point that needs to
be mentioned here is that in most labs you will be
working with a partner and/or group. It is extremely important that you give some
time and thought to whom
your partner/s will be. Don’t pick
someone just because
they are a good friend. Pick someone who is at school all the time
and most
important someone who will SHARE
THE WORK responsibility with you.
. . . Lab grades are based on
participation, following directions, handling equipment,
proper cleanup, and when applicable on WORKSHEETS that sometimes
accompanies the labs.
. . . If you miss school on the day
of a lab you must make arrangements to come in (while
the equipment is still out and available,
if applicable) and make up the lab THE
NEXT DAY!!!!
. . LABS
MUST BE MADE UP DURING CHANNEL ONE TIME!!!!
(G) THINGS YOU CAN
NOT DO!!!! THE RULES!!!!
You can not . . .
. . . be excused to go the bathroom
during class!!! GO TO THE BATHROOM
BEFORE CLASS HAS
STARTED!!!
. . . eat, or drink food items in
class
. . . be around or behind Ms Delk’s desk unless she is at her desk. If she is at her desk
you can not be behind the desk unless you
need to ask questions, or anything else
pertaining to class.
. . . be in the storage areas
behind Ms Delk’s desk for any reason what-so-ever
unless
she asks you to
. . . be excused to go anywhere
else during class, i.e., another teacher’s room, gym,
guidance office, etc.
. . . throw away paper in the
desks, sinks, or drawers attached to the sinks.
There are
numerous waste baskets at various places
- USE THEM!!!
. . . ask Ms Delk to loan you pens
or pencils. IT AIN’T GOIN, TA HAPPEN!!
. . . sharpen pencils and throw
away paper during class. This should be done before
and/or after class. IN
OTHER WORDS! DON’T DO ANYTHING TO
INTERRUPT CLASS!!!!
. . . get up out of your seat until
the bell rings for class to be over, STAY
SEATED!!
Push your stools in BEFORE you leave (6th period put stools up on the
tables).
. . . do anything that will prevent
the teacher from teaching or prevent you or the class
from learning
. . .
ask Ms Delk at the beginning of class or any other time “What are we going to do
today?!” This will be explained to you at the end
of the previous class or beginning
of the current class.
. . . stick gum on or in the tables
or on the stools. The first piece of gum
found anywhere
in this room (other than a trash can)
will result in the class losing that privilege.
. . . do not write on the tables or
stick things in the electrical outlets.
If you are caught
writing on the tables you will get to
stay in during break and clean until ALL
of them
are clean.
. . . write in red or green ink OR any other bright colors,
i.e., purple, orange, pink, etc.
(The
only colors of ink you may write with in this class is
black or blue).
. . . be tardy after a scheduled
break between classes (this results in losing “extra-credit”
points and possibly
writing a very long sentence several times).
.
. . come to class not properly prepared, you will lose some of your 10 “extra
credit”
points
(H)
MISC.
. . . Any type of behavior that
results in disruption of the class or any other behavior that
the instructor deems as unnecessary could
result in the student writing a very long
sentence any number of times and losing 5
of the 10 “extra credit” points.
You will begin writing sentences 10 times
for the first offense, 50 more for the
second offense,
and it will go up 50 more for each offense and for each day they are
not turned in on time.
(Any disciplinary action that is handled
inside the classroom could result in writing
sentences or the loss
of break time).
. . . Things you need for class EVERYDAY; notebooks, textbook,
paper, pencil or pen.
. . . DO NOT FOLD ANY PAPERS TO BE TURNED IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO NOT STAPLE ANY PAPERS
TO BE TURNED IN!!!!!!!!!!!!
. . . All you need to do is put
your name and class period in the space provided or top
left hand corner.
. . . When questions from the book
have been assigned as homework, ALWAYS
write
out the questions.
. . . ONLY ONE copy of any handout will be given to you. If you lose this one copy it is
your responsibility to
make other arrangements or copies in the library.
. . . The back door of this lab
will be locked at all times. You may go
out but not back in.
(I) SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
. . . Only one thing will be said
here, if you choose to give a substitute teacher anything
but respect and good behavior, you will
be hurting the entire class as well as yourself
and YOU
WILL lose 5 of your 10 “extra credit” points. YOU
WILL BE
PUNISHED IN CLASS AND
TURNED INTO THE OFFICE FOR FURTHER
DISCIPLINARY
ACTION!!!!
***MANY OF THE BONUS
QUESTIONS FOUND ON THE CHAPTER TESTS
COME FROM THESE GUIDELINES AND RULES!!!!
***YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION.
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I VERIFY THAT I HAVE READ,
UNDERSTAND, AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
GUIDELINES AND
RULES STATED ABOVE.
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STUDENT SIGNATURE DATE
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PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE DATE
