THE END IS HERE!

PLEASE VIEW THE FOLLOWING SITE, ALONG WITH USING YOUR NOTEBOOKS AND REVIEW BOOKS TO PREPARE FOR THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT REGENTS FINAL EXAM ON JUNE 24, 2008, AT 8:30 A.M.

REGENTS PREP: LIVING ENVIRONMENT: ON LINE RESOURCES

ALSO CONTINUE TO VIEW OUR CLASS WEBSITE AT-

WWW.BUFFALOSCHOOLS.ORG/WEBPAGES/TJOHNSON

ALSO CONTINUE TO VIEW YOUR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS & GRADES AT-

http://snapgrades.net/

IT ONCE AGAIN HAS TRULY BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR HERE AT MST!
I WISH YOU ALL VERY WELL ON YOUR EXAMS, REMEMBER TO PREPARE!
DO YOUR BEST AND ALWAYS BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU DO IN LIFE
PLEASE FELL FREE TO CONTINUE TO E MAIL AND LEAVE COMMENTS FOR ME........
I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN CHEMISTRY NEXT YEAR AND THEN IN AP BIOLOGY AND THEN IN THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

FOR EXTRA CREDIT/EXTRA KNOWLEDGE

CONTINUE TO DO THE SELF-GUIDED STUDENT BIOLOGY ADVENTURES

SHOW ME YOUR 3-RING BIOLOGY NOTEBOOK (SEE RUBRIC)

DO ON LINE REVIEW AND TURN IN TO ME

COMPLETE ALL OF THE 4TH MARKING PERIOD ASSIGNMENTS

PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN CLASS DURING REVIEW SESSIONS

TAKE ACTIVE NOTES DURING REVIEW SESSIONS

THE END IS HERE! WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO THE REGENTS EXAM IN THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT!

GREETINGS PEOPLE,
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT REGENTS EXAMINATION. REVIEWING OUR YEARS WORTH OF MATERIAL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ALL STUDENTS MUST PASS THE REGENTS EXAMINATION TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. OUR REVIEW SESSIONS WILL BE ORGANIZED TO HELP YOU REVIEW THE MAIN CONCEPTS, VOCABULARY, SKILLS, AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS COVERED ON THE EXAM.
THE MAIN IDEAS BREAK DOWN EACH TOPIC INTO MAJOR CONCEPTS THAT WILL HELP YOU REVIEW THE MATERIAL FOR THE EXAM. ILLUSTRATIONS, GRAPHS, AND CHARTS REINFORCE THE MAIN IDEAS. PLEASE COPY THESE GRAPHICS IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS TO HELP YOU REMEMBER KEY INFORMATION.
WE WILL DO ACTUAL REGENTS EXAM QUESTIONS FROM EACH TOPIC.
YOU WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO CONTINUE TO CONNECT CONCEPTS FROM DIFFERENT TOPICS. REMEMBER, SYNTHESIZING YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MANY CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTIONS WILL ASK YOU TO USE YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF BIOLOGY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
YOU ALL RECEIVED HANDOUTS WITH ALL OF THE VOCABULARY TERMS LISTED ALONG WITH THE STANDARDS. CONTINUE TO WRITE DOWN ANY WORDS THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR TO YOU OR THAT YOU HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING. CHECK THE GLOSSARY AT THE END OF THE BOOK AND WRITE THE DEFINITIONS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. AS YOU READ EACH TOPIC, ADD ANY SKETCHES, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR OTHER CLUES THAT MIGHT HELP YOU REMEMBER AND USE THE TERMS ACCURATELY IN YOUR ANSWERS....TAKE ACTIVE NOTES....
NOTEBOOKS WILL BE CHECKED TWICE A WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY MAY 19TH!!

EXAM FORMAT

PART A AND PART B-1 ARE ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC CONCEPTS.

PART B-2 INCLUDES MULTIPLE CHOICE AND SIMPLE CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS.

PART C CONTAINS CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE MORE DETAILED ANSWERS, SUPPORTED BY EXAMPLES OR APPLICATIONS. THE NUMBERS IN BRACKETS IN THE QUESTIONS SHOW HOW MANY CREDITS EACH QUESTION OR PART OF A QUESTION IS WORTH.

PART D FOCUSES MAINLY ON CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS THAT APPLY NOT ONLY TO THE REVIEW TOPICS BUT ALSO TO LABS THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN CLASS OR LABS DESCRIBED IN THE QUESTIONS. THIS PART TESTS YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF BIOLOGY AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURES AND LABORATORY SKILLS.

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING;

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND SKILLS

NATURE OF LIVING ORGANISMS

PROCESSES OF LIFE

MAINTAINING HOMEOSTASIS

REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

EVOLUTION

ECOLOGY

HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

LABORATORY SKILLS

ONCEE AGAIN THIS HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING YEAR HERE AT MST PREP!

GOOD LUCK AND CONTINUE TO WORK HARD AND BE SUCCESSFUL AND MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SOCIETY!!!! DO YOUR BEST & LOVE YOURSELF!

BONUS POINTS GO TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS

CONTINUE TO HAVE PARENTS CONTACT ME

JORDAN GRUBAUGH

ROYCE ROBERTS

BRITTANY WHITE

CHRIS WHITHORNE

ERIC BIRDSONG

TAMEKA GREEN

CHARLES JONES

WANT TO SEE MORE...WWW.BUFFALOSCHOOLS.ORG/WEBPAGES/TJOHNSON

MAKE UP ASSIGNMENTS & NOTEBOOK CHECK DAY!

GREETINGS LIVING ENVIRONMENT STUDENTS & PARENTS;
TODAY IS THE DAY TO GET RID OF ALL OF YOUR ZEROES AND RECEIVE GRADES! YOU WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR NOTEBOOK CHECKED, MAKE SURE YOU VIEW THE NOTEBOOK RUBRIC.
I WILL COLLECT YOUR INVESTIGATION PROJECTS ( YOU HAD ONE MONTH TO DO).
THUS FAR WE HAVE 13 GRADES IN CLASS, CHECK YOUR ASSIGNMENT LIST, HOMEWORK CHARTS AND OTHER CLASS RESOURCES FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEIR STATUS IN CLASS (CHECK SNAPGRADES).
PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK OUR CLASS BLOG & WEBSITE (WWW.BUFFALOSCHOOLS.ORG/WEBPAGES/TJOHNSON) FOR ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
FROM NOW ON PLEASE READ, TAKE ACTIVE NOTES, MAKE FLASH CARDS, WORDS FOR OUR WORD WALL, AND ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN YOUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT REGENTS EXAM REVIEW BOOK. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED EACH DAY IN CLASS FOR DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF MAJOR CONCEPTS.
THE REGENTS EXAM IS JUNE 24, 2008 AT 8:30 A.M. PLEASE COME TO SCHOOL WITH THE MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
CONTINUE YOUR EXTRA CREDIT WORK (BIOLOGY STUDENT ADVENTURES) FOR ADDITIONAL GRADE INSURANCE.
IT HAS TRULY BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR! I AM VERY PROUD OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE WORKED HARD, BEEN RESPONSIBLE, INDEPENDENT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, CRITICAL THINKERS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

SPECIAL SHOUT OUTS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS

YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL ASSIGNMENTS TO DATE!

CONTINUE TO FOCUS AND BE SUCCESSFUL

MISS. JACQUETTA LEE

MISS. NATASHA MOORE

MR. JORDON GRUBAUGH**

AMAZING BODY SYSTEMS STORIES

GREAT BODY SYSTEMS STORIES.......
HATS OFF TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS FOR THEIR BODY SYSTEMS STORIES!!!!!!
**STUDENTS CONTINUE TO CHECK YOUR SNAP GRADES AND TURN IN ALL MISSING ASSIGNMENTS TOMORROW 5/15.
**INVESTIGATION PROJECTS DUE TOMORROW ALSO!!!!
**CHECK MY NOTEBOOK RUBRIC ON OUR WEB PAGE..NOTEBOOK & MISSING/INCOMPLETE WORK CHECK SOON.........
BONUS POINTS TO;
MISS. JACQUETTA LEE
MISS. DENIECE STORMER
MISS. TATYANNA LIGGANS
MISS. NATASHA MOORE
MISS. IRIS ROBERTS
MR. CEDRIC ORTIZ
MISS. DONISHA RENFRO
MISS. ISIS KHALFANI
I AM SO VERY PROUD OF THE HARD WORK & EFFORT YOU ALL PUT INTO THIS ASSIGNMENT....10 POINT BONUS:)
WEB PAGE EXTRA CREDIT GOES TO; NATASHA MOORE & DONISHA RENFRO

TICKET TO RECEIVE YOUR REVIEW BOOK INFORMATION!

Greetings People,
OK if you did your HOMEWORK, you will receive your LIVING ENVIRONMENT REVIEW BOOK today.
Please begin to read, high light, take notes, and answer questions in the Review Book.
We will discuss, review and go over all notes, questions and such in class. Moreover, we will continue completing the practice exams.
Keep up with your notebooks, notebook check soon.
Keep up with your assignments and HOMEWORK.
CHECK YOUR SNAPGRADES ACCOUNT/MAKE UP MISSING WORK!
Continue to look at the Blog and our Website.(www.buffaloschools.org/webpages/tjohnson)
****Check Website for H.W., Extra Credit, Assignments, grades, other important info.***
Extra Credit- On a 1/2 sheet of paper discuss with me three misconceptions you have regarding any topic discussed this year in class. 5 points added on any current homework assignment.

*REMINDER* INVESTIGATIVE PROJECTS DUE 5/15 (you had 1 month to do this!)

THE END IS HERE!!!! WE CAN DO THIS....LETS PREPARE OURSELVES FOR SUCCESS!

FOLLOW UP "WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PASS"

We will continue with our Body Systems today:)
HOWEVER, I would like to take the time to share some of the comments, suggestions and concerns that you (the students) discussed yesterday. Please continue to discuss this very important topic at home, on the blog, e mails, drop box, and by posting your comments.
GREAT IDEA MS. RUTLAND!

WHAT STUDENTS SAID THEY NEED TO DO:

• Start Doing Homework
• Do All Class Projects
• Study More
• Take Better Notes
• Turn In Work On Time
• Apply Myself More Intensely
• Come To School More
• Participate In Class Discussions
• Do The Right Thing
• Need To Turn In Work On Time When Absent
• Be More Organized
• Start Doing Class Work
• Don't Get Mad Because I Didn't Do My Work
• Stay Focused
• Come to Class More
• Try to do the work before I ask for help
• Keep myself on track
• Pay Attention In Class
• Listen More
• Make Up Work When I Am Absent
• Ask the Teacher for Help
• Stop Skipping Class
• Take More Notes
• Stop Playing Games

WHAT STUDENTS SAID I (MS. J) SHOULD DO:

• Stop Giving Us So Much Work
• More Extra Credit Opportunities
• Teach Us
• Answer More Questions Instead of Telling Us To Read
• One Project per Marking Period
• Stop Making Us Do So Many Projects
• Stop Closing Grades Early
• Always stay Happy
• Don't Give Up ON Us
• Be Nice
• Take My Homework as Soon As Possible When I am Absent
• Don't Get Mad When We Don't Do Our Work
• Make Me Do My Work
• Give More Extra Credit Work
• Don't Care So Much
• Slow Down
• Do More Group Activities
• Make More Copies For Absent Students
• work in Technology Area More
• More Activities
• I Need More Work
• Less Tests
• Not Give Homework Every Night
• Check Late Work More
• Stop Telling Us to Look At the Site Or The Board When We Ask A Question
• Help Me Out With A Few Extra Points
• Keep Me ON Task

GREAT JOB! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HONESTY. WE WILL NOW TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL......PASSING THE COURSE AND THE REGENTS EXAM! (June 24, 8:30 AM)

DON'T FORGET TO TURN IN YOUR "BONUS POINT" HOMEWORK FROM YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS FOR 50 BIG ONES!

ALL BODY SYSTEMS SONGS, RAPS, POEMS AND MODELS ARE DUE 5/5

HAVE A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE WEEKEND!

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO PASS THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT CLASS

AS PER MS. RUTLAND:
1.WRITE DOWN YOUR THREE GRADES, ON THE 3X5 CARD, THUS FAR IN CLASS.
2.ADD ALL THREE GRADES
3.SUBSTRACT FROM 260 AND THAT'S THE MINIMUM GRADE YOU CAN EARN TO PASS THIS CLASS!

FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU HAVE 50, 50, 50, (150) AND SUBSTRACT FROM 260 THAT'S 110
THAT MEANS YOU WOULD NEED 110 AS YOUR 4TH MARKING PERIOD GRADE TO PASS.
4. ON THE BACK OF THE 3X5 CARD WRITE DOWN 3 THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AND THAT I CAN DO TO ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS IN THIS CLASS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SEE MS. RUTLAND

MOREOVER, PLEASE CONTINUE TO UTILIZE OUR CLASS WEBSITE.....GO TO WWW.BUFFALOSCHOOLS.ORG/WEBPAGES/TJOHNSON

***PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE "END OF THE YEAR" PARENT/STUDENT LETTER!

MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETE YOUR OSMOSIS JONES "PRE-MOVIE" H.W. HDO FOR CLASS TOMORROW.