Biology Syllabus 2013

Getting in Touch with Mrs. Kannady:

Cell phone: (901) 647-8319   Email: rkannady@gmail.com  Room #M207 Twitter: @RBK_SewSoStyle

 Attendance: You are expected to attend class each day. It is up to you to make sure that you are on time to class. If you are tardy, do not enter the classroom until you have gotten a tardy slip. When you enter you are expected to be as quiet and discreet as possible. Do not come in loud and disruptive. If attending class regularly is a problem, please let me know so that you and I can discuss it with your parents and an administrator.

 Bellwork: Bellwork should be completed immediately upon entering the classroom. If you have all the questions and all the answers for each week, you will receive 100 points towards your homework. This means you must have the question, the answer choices and the correct answer for each day’s bellwork.

Classwork: Classwork must be turned in the day it is assigned for full credit. Partial credit is available for two class periods after the original class, as long as the original date of the assignment and the date it was turned in are both written on the top.

Homework: Homework is intended to benefit your learning, it is up to you to do it. Homework is turned in at the start of class. No homework is accepted during class. You may turn in any homework as long as we are still on that chapter/SPI. If you do not do your homework no grade will be given. If you do your homework, you get 100 points towards participation and a grade for accuracy.

Quizzes & Tests: Quizzes will be given at the end of an SPI, chapter test will be given at the end of chapters. Each may be retaken up to until you receive a 90+, unless you made a 90+ on the first attempt. You must make an appointment with Mrs. Kannady to retake.

Tutoring: Tutoring is held Monday, Thursday & Friday, weekly. Tutoring is 2:20 – 3pm. You MUST be on time. No admittance after 2:25pm. If you need more time, there must be at least 4 people and this must be scheduled in advance.

Tutoring Schedule:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1/14 2:20-3pm	1/15 None	1/16 None	1/17 2:20-3pm	1/18 2:20-3pm
1/21 2:20-3pm	1/22 None	1/23 None	1/24 2:20-3pm	1/25 2:20-3pm
1/28 2:20-3pm	1/29 None	1/30 None	1/31 2:20-3pm	2/1 2:20-3pm
2/4 2:20-3pm	2/5 None	2/6 None	2/7 2:20-3pm	2/8 2:20-3pm
2/11 2:20-3pm	2/12 None	2/13 None	2/14 2:20-3pm	2/15 2:20-3pm

 

In Class behavior:
You are expected to act as respectful, upstanding members of our classroom community. Disruptive behavior; talking, gum chewing, cell phones, etc. are not respectful of your learning or that of others. If you choose to participate in disrespectful behavior, the following are the consequences:

 1^st offense: Final warning (consider this syllabus your first warning. Our discussion of this syllabus is warning number 2.)

2^nd offense: Change of venue

3^rd offense: Behavior reflection and I’ll call home at the end of the day.

4^th offense: private conversation and immediate phone call home.

5^th offense: write up and sent to principal’s office.

 I am holding you to high standards and I expect you to hold yourselves and each other to high standards. You are all capable of doing well!!!!