SC49: BIOLOGY – SUMMER SCHOOL
CLASS INFORMATION & SYLLABUS
Ms. Finzer
Biology
hfinzer@mpsaz.org – email  Preferred communication method
http://www.mpsaz.org/dobson/staff/hxfinzer/summer_school/
MATERIALS
Biology Textbook
is to be kept at
home until the
end of the
summer.
GRADING
Students will be required to bring the following materials to class every
day:
1. Notebook – A 1” inch binder
2. Pencil (sharpened, with an eraser) and Black or Blue Pen
3. 8 ½” x 11” college ruled lined paper
4. Highlighters
A total point system will be utilized with the total points earned
being placed on a 10% scale as follows:
% Average
Notebook – 15%
90-100 = A
Quizzes – 20%
80-89 = B
Tests – 50%
70-79 = C
Project – 15%
60-69 = D
0-59 = F (no credit)
Extra Credit
Extra Credit will be just that: EXTRA, not “instead of” credit. Be sure
to do the assigned work so that you may earn extra credit when it’s
available. All students should take advantage of this.
Tests/Quizzes
Almost every activity will be followed by a quiz. There will be at least
one major test for each unit. Missed quizzes cannot be made up. Don’t
fear: I drop 1 in 4 quizzes. The missed quiz can may be dropped and not
affect your grade provided you didn’t miss too many. Tests due to an
excused absence are to be made up the day of your return to school.
* Students who are tardy on the day of a quiz cannot make up the quiz.
No exceptions.
Notebook
The notebook is a portfolio of the student’s work. All work except tests
and quizzes will be done in the notebook. It includes notes, lab work,
textbook work, and worksheets. The notebook is a portfolio of the work
you have completed in Biology and Ms. Finzer will do 1 notebook check
during the summer to see if you are keeping the notebook together.
ABSENCES
After any absence, it is the student’s responsibility to:
1. Find out what was missed.
2. Obtain any missed assignments.
3. All notes are posted on my webpage. We will not have time for
students to copy the notes in class. There will be note quizzes
after each break. Being tardy prevents you from taking the missed
quiz.
4. Extra credit that was missed cannot be made up, for any reason.
5. Any time you don’t understand or are unsure, talk with Ms. Finzer
ASAP! Schedule a time to meet for help.
6. Remember this is summer school – we are limited in time so your
attendance is imperative to passing this class.
TARDY POLICY
When the bell rings, class has begun and the teacher needs to begin. If
you are not IN YOUR SEAT and PREPARED TO START, you will not be
permitted to take the bell quiz.
CLASS RULES
See Mesa Public Schools Rules and Policy handout.
POSSIBLE
1. Warning (warnings are given on the first day for technology and
CONSEQUENCES
dress code.)
2. Removal from the classroom.
3. Parent contact.
4. Referral to vice principal.
5. Placement on behavior contract. Breaking the contract will result
in removal from the class or school and a loss of credit.
TECHNOLOGY
Cell phones and their use will not be permitted in the classroom. If a
student needs the use of a calculator, then students are to use a
calculator, not their cell phone. If the teacher knows you are using your
cell phone or any other piece of technology, it will be confiscated
immediately. If you are caught using your cell phone during an assignment
or quiz/test, you will receive a “0” on that assignment and receive a
referral to school administration and possible loss of class credit may
result.
Parents who need to get in touch with a student in case of emergency
must contact the appropriate attendance clerk in order to send a
message to their son/daughter, and are asked not to call or text their
student while classes are in progress.
STUDENT
DRESS
CD players, MP3, iPods, etc., are not permitted in the classroom and are
to be kept in a backpack or purse.
The school’s dress code will be enforced as a learning experience of how
to dress appropriately for specific environments.
SC 49: BIOLOGY
Ms. Finzer
1) We have read and understand the policies for SC49: Biology class as stated in the “Class
Information & Syllabus” and Biology “Rules and Expectations” handouts.
Student Name (Please Print):
Student Signature:
Date:
Parent Signature:
Date:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2) Please provide the following information so that Ms. Finzer may contact you throughout the
semester with progress reports or other needs. (Email is my preferred method of
communication because it is quick and easy.) Please print clearly.
Parent e-mail address:
Parent daytime contact phone #:
 It is O.K. for Ms. Finzer to call this daytime phone number for non-emergencies.
 It is NOT O.K. for Ms. Finzer to call this daytime phone number for non-emergencies.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3) Important note to parents:
If you have any questions and/or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email me. This packet
is to be returned to me for your son/daughter’s first homework assignment. It is worth 10
points.
Sometimes students won’t share this information with their teachers but I need to know
to better help them succeed in Biology.
Does your son/daughter have vision issues and need to sit in the front of the classroom? Y or N
Does your son/daughter have hearing issues & need to sit in the front of the classroom? Y or N
Does your son/daughter need to sit in the front of the classroom for focus purposes? Y or N
Thank You!!
Ms. Hope Finzer
Biology Instructor, Summer School