BASIC CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Enter the class using appropriate voices.
• Move to your assigned seat.
• Cellphone and headphones should NEVER be visible.
• Begin working on bell ringer work
  • Every Wednesday and Friday is a Quiz
• Pre-charge computer before class.
• Students are given 4 bathroom passes per Nine-Weeks. If a student has used OR lost their passes, they are not allowed to leave the classroom.
  • 10/10 Rule will be enforced.
• Work hard, respect others, and grow from where you are every day. Class will be a mix of labs, discussions, small group work, and individual practice.
• Put binder back when instructed.
• The teacher will dismiss you.

MISSING WORK AND LATE WORK

Students will have equal amount of days to make up assignments as they are absent. After that point, the assignment is considered late and subject to the late policy.

• Labs may need alternative assignment, check with Mr. McClain.
• All bellringers and additional Honors Bio assignments will not be taken late.
• Test retakes for up to 100% will be given only if student has no missing assignments for that unit, or at teacher discretion.

Any assignment turned in late will receive a 40% deduction in grade. Late work is only accepted during the unit we are working in. Once that unit ends and we have tested, there is no chance to recover lost grades.

DISCIPLINE

All students are expected to follow student code of conduct.

As a reminder, no cellphones or headphones are allowed during the instructional day.

• 1st Infraction - Parent Contact (Referral if Refusal)
• 2nd and all other Infractions - Parent Contact, Referral, and Voluntary Surrender of Phone to teacher
  • Note: Failure to surrender phone voluntarily will be noted in referrals

Tardies will be marked if students are not in seat prepared for class to begin.

NOTE FOR AP PSYCHOLOGY

It is required of you to pay the Advanced placement fee for each of your AP classes to your assigned AP teacher. I will only accept the AP Psychology.

Your AP Psychology Exam is May 12th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.

This is a fee of $99 and is due before November 15. This fee is only for ordering your AP Exam. All students are required to pay the fee unless on Free/Reduced Lunch Waiver. All AP students must take their exam at the end of the year. I will post the link to pay on Google Classroom or you can write a check to Northwest High School. Students and/or parents may either pay on OSP or to the bookkeeper in the front office.

NOTE FOR HONORS BIOLOGY

Welcome to Honor’s Biology. I am excited to growth your student this year in how to think critically in the sciences. This course will provide additional variables to test during our labs, deeper discussions, and opportunities to learn that the general biology courses do not offer. That being said, students that are in the honor’s course that opt to not complete this for any reason will have a lesser grade due to all additional honor’s components being incorporated into Powerschool as part of their grade. Northwest appreciates your continued support in your child’s education and pushing your child to have a growth mindset in route to college and career preparedness.

The teacher will provide a choice board for students to choice their weekly honor’s component. Each week, students will pick a new choice until all have been chosen. (Similar to bingo but one must cover the whole card.) However, the choices will reset each nine weeks. These assignments will have a general rubric and are designed for honors students to deep dive into data, vocabulary, and have creative choice.

Opportunities to test additional variables will be presented in labs during the year. More information to come.