Dear Students,
          Welcome to Regents Chemistry!  (Not to be confused with regular High School Chemistry, AP Chemistry, or College Chemistry 101). This course is VERY difficult!  It requires studying aapproximately 30 minutes to 1 hour, 5 times per week to achieve succes in the course as well as on the New York State Chemistry Regents Exam in June.  All Regents Chemistry students are required to take this exam.
          There will be approximately 2 to 3 homework assignments per week.  Most of this work will be done at the end of class.  There will be an average of 2 quizzes and 1 exam per month.  All Chemistry exams will be administered on a Thursday as per LaGuardia High School's exam schedule.  There will be no deviations from this schedule.  If a teacher in a different subject schedules their exam on a Thursday and we have an exam scheduled on that day too, then you are still responsible for your performance on OUR exam.
          There will also be one full period of laboratory work each week.  According to a mandate by the New York State Board of Regents, all Regents Chemistry students are required to complete 1200 minutes of laboratory work in order to qualify to sit for the Chemisttry Regents Exam in June.  There are no exceptions!  If you miss a lab due to a legally excused absence, then you will be given 2 weeks to make up that lab from the date of the original experiment in order to receive a grade for class and Regents lab credit.  Should you make up the lab after this time period, then you will only receive Regents lab credit and a class grade of "zero" will remain.
           The LaGuardia High School Science Department Grading Policy is as follows:
1.  Exams (including midterms & finals), Quizzes, Essays, Projects/Presentations, Performance/Portfolio-Based Activities = 60%
2.  Written Lab Reports = 20%
3.  Homework = 10%
4.  In-Class Assignments/Class Participation = 10%
          I will be taking several days off during the fall term for prenatal exams and will begin my maternity leave within 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after my due date of December 11, 2012. I will remain on maternity leave until the beginning of the Spring Term on January 29, 2013.  My goal is to finish the ENTIRE first term of Regents Chemistry before the beginning of my maternity leave.  This can only be accomplished with cooperation from the ENTIRE CLASS!  This includes:
1.  Arriving to class on time.  (If you are late, quietly sign the late book, take your seat, and begin working). 
2.  Leaving ALL distractions outside the classroom.
3.  Not engaging your neighbor in conversation. 
4.  Not interrupting me in the middle of a sentence or thought.  (Instead, write you question(s) down & wait for me to ask if there are any questions.)
5.  Not interrupting your peers when they are asking or answering a question.
6. Refraining from asking questions or making comments that are unrelated to current classroom topics.
          Should you need to contact me outside of class, my email address is: amcgoey@schools.nyc.gov. This is the only email I will use to correspond with you.  I check this email address once every weekday morning at 8:00am.  I do NOT check email on weekends, holidays, or weekday evenings.
Here's to a great year!
Mrs. McGoey

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