WELCOME! This website is designed to help Mrs. Averett's students be successful. Here you will find course information, online resources, class notes, assignments and worksheets for your Honors Biology class. General Information for all classes can be found here.
The above picture was taken at the Diamond
Botanical Gardens in a rain forest on the island of St. Lucia (December, 2008)
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Class Materials:
Due Friday August 17
Students will need to have all materials by Friday 17 August 2018. Students are encouraged to bring all items the first day of school if at all possible.
Materials include:
Contact Information
Natasha Yust AverettTutoring
Quick Quizzes, Quests and Tests must be made up during Voluntary In School Tutoring during JAM everyday except Wednesdays. Freshman are only eligible for this service on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Media Center Availability
The school Media Center (library) is open daily from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m daily. Students can access computers, printers, email, internet and additional resources before and after school.The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.
-Martin Luther King Jr.
What does "study" mean???
When homework says to "study" a topic or process the expectation is that you will critically read, understand and learn the material. This included learning how to define and correctly spell vocabulary terms.
What does "review" mean?
When
homework says to "review" a topic or process the expectation is that
you have all ready begun "studying" this material and you should make sure you really KNOW the material at hand.
If you do not yet know the material you should go back over it,
critically read the information provided, understand and then learn the
material.
Homework 101
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