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Hialeah Gardens Senior High SchoolSyllabus
Course: Honors BiologyInstructor: Ms. DonohueRoom: 3229Phone:
(305) 698-5000
E-mail:
[email protected]:http://HGHShonorsbiology.blogspot.com
Supplies/Course Materials:
y Textbook
y Agenda Book
y 3-ring binder with 3 biology dividers (ma
be shared with another class)y ScientificCalculator
y 5-subject spiral notebook(for notes)
y Black and White composition book (for la
y Pack of colored pencils (12)
y Single subject spiral notebook (for do no
y Black/blue pens
y Pencils
Expectations1. Respect
Respect yourself, your teacher, your peers, and your classroom.
You will get respectin return!
2. Be ResponsibleRemember, be prepared for class and prepared to
learn. Bring all required materialsand assignments.
3. AttendanceAttendance and timeliness is vital to learning. You
are expected to be in class, ontime, everyday.
4. Hard WorkMake good use of time, focus on your work, and
follow directions to achieve success!
5. HonestyBe honest with yourself, peers, and teachers. This
means no cheating or breakingrules. All your hard work will pay
off!
6. Following Procedures and RulesScience is all about sticking
to the procedures in order to obtain the expected results.
Follow all classroom rules and procedures to achieve
success!
ConsequencesIf you CHOOSE to break a rule:
Punishments will always fit the crime. Of course there are
behaviors that will warrant anadministrative Referral immediately.
Examples of this include gross insubordination or violentbehavior.
Behaviors that are less severe, but in violation of the basic rules
of the class will bedealt with in the manner described below. This
format is in no way all inclusive and is subject tochange:
1st
Incident -- Warning
2nd Incident CSI/ Detention and phone call home3
rdIncident- Dean's referral and phone call home
AttendanceSuccess in the classroom is directly related to good
attendance. Absences from school mustreceive an official school
admit and be presented to teacher for an excuse. All other
absencesare unexcused. Any grades given on the days that a student
is marked unexcused will receive a0 zero. If excused, it is the
students responsibilityto obtain all notes and assignments.
More than 10 unexcused absences for the year (miss one class= 2
absences) will result in nocredit for the course. Refer to the
MDCPS Attendance Policy.
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TardiesA student is considered on time if he/she is in his/her
seat, with all material, whenthe tardy bell stops ringing.
1 tardy Warning2 tardies Detention3 tardies Detention + call
home4+ tardies Referral to administration
Hall PassesStudents who have an emergency (including bathroom)
may request an officialhall pass from the teacher before leaving
class. Emergencies should not occurmore than one time per week. If
a student abuses the hall pass privilege, it will berevoked for the
remainder of the grading period. No passes will be given the
first15 minutes or the last 15 minutes of class.
Grading Policy
All work, labs, quizzes, tests, papers, etc., will receive a
letter grade thatcoincides with the following percent scale:
90-100 = A80-89 = B70-79 = C60-69 = D0-59 = F
Grade DistributionYour final grade in this course will be
determined from an array of assignments,including but not limited
to :
Attendance
ParticipationConductNotebook
Homework
Class workGroupworkTest/Quiz
Academic HonestyIt is expected that students will use genuine,
sincere, and fairmeans for the accomplishment of the tests, tasks,
or projectsfrom which evaluations of progress shall be
determined.Students found plagiarizing, copying or cheating in any
way willreceive automatic zeros and have phone calls made to
their
parents. In addition, a write-up of the incident will be given
to thestudent's counselor. Flagrant or repeated offenses will
result ina failing grade for the quarter or semester depending on
thenature of the incident.
