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Living Environment Letter Home

In case you misplaced or can't find that important letter I sent home at the beginning of the year, here it is again...

 

Dear Parents/Guardians:
For those of you whose student had me last year, hello again. For those of you who are new to me, hello for the first time. I am very excited to begin this second year with your students. We have a lot of very exciting and interesting topics to cover this year, including genetics, genetic engineering, and evolution. Many of my policies are the same as last year; however, there are some very important changes that I would like to let you know about.

 

1. There will be HOMEWORK this year. Homework will count as 10% of the overall grade. Homework will not be accepted late.
 
2. There is a Regents exam in June. In order for your student to be eligible to take the Regents, they must complete 1200 minutes of lab time. Each of the labs must have a grade of 65 or higher in order to count for the lab time. Labs that receive a grade below 65 will have to be redone. Students will have to come after school to redo labs. If students do not have the 1200 minutes of time, they will not be able to sit for the exam, and therefore they will be ineligible for summer school.  Students who do not complete the lab requirements will have to RETAKE THE COURSE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
  
3. There are 4 MANDATORY state labs. These labs are required in order to sit for the Regents exam. These labs take several days to complete, so if a student misses the time they will have to stay afterschool to make up the lab time.
 
4. There is a review book that should be purchased. The review book will cost $10.50 and payments can be made by check (payable to Mohonasen) or by EXACT change. This review book will be used extensively in the second half of the year. There will be homework assigned from the review book in the second half of the year. I would like to have money collected by Thanksgiving so that we can secure the 2009 prices.
 
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail at lkeating@mohonasen.org or by phone at 356-8300.