First lesson (Bricks)

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

First lesson

• Jacket in your locker
• Put your things on your desk

       Laptop/Book

       Notebook, pencil case

• Bag on the floor

Lessongoals

• You know who I am
• You know what's needed during the lessons
• You know important rules and procedures

What excites you about biology?

Which of these words best describes your feeling about biology?

Hard

Easy

Fun

Boring

Interesting

Challenging

Eager

Other

• Lars van der Meer
• 35 years old
• Almere
• Interests

Bare necessities

• Laptop OR                                              > lessonup, tests, looking things up
• Bricks Biology  book.                        > information, homework
• Notebook/binder/writing block   > notes, assignments
• Pen, pencil, ruler, eraser                  > writing, drawing

Sometimes

• Calculator

Always put all these things on your desk. Or else you get 'materiaal vergeten' (Even if they are in your bag or are put on your table later during the lesson)

Bricks book

At the start of the year, you receive a Bricks book. 

This book has a number, and that number is linked to your name. 

At the end of the school year, you must hand it in again. 

If the book is in bad condition, your parents will have to pay a fine of … euros.”

Being late

Every lesson starts with a 5-minute timer.

You are late if, when the timer runs out, you have not done all the following:

• You are in the classroom.
• You are sitting in the right seat (seating chart).
• All the things you need (laptop/book, notebook, pencil case) are on your table.
• Your coat and phone are in your locker (not in the classroom).
• Your bag is on the floor.

Rules

• Listen to the teacher and to each other.
• Comment/question? Raise your hand and wait for your turn.
• Leave your place tidy and clean.
• Use your laptop only for schoolwork.

Breaking the rules

• 1st time: Warning from the teacher.
• 2nd time: Extra work (usually copying from the textbook).
• 3rd time: More extra work and 5 minutes in the hallway.
• 4th time: All of the above plus 45 minutes detention/cleaning duty and being sent out of class.

Extra work: You hand it in at the next lesson.

Not complete or forgotten? → It doubles for next time.

Again not finished? → You are sent out of class immediately + detention/cleaning duty.

Detention/cleaning duty:

I will add this to your schedule → it will show in Magister. Usually at the end of the school day.

Tidy Duty

3 people each lesson

• Desks: empty and straight
• Chairs: underneath the desks OR end of day: on the desks
• Floor: no rubbish

Homework

• Assignments that go with the paragraph of the lesson
• Can be found on magister
• Homework check every first lesson of the week
• 3 (or more) Students get checked

Rewards

C = You may make a cheat sheet for a test.

It starts at 1 by 1 cm. For every S you have, it grows by 1 cm more, up to a maximum of 5 by 5 cm.

+ = With 3 + you may add 0.5 to a biology grade of your choice.

Snitch = You may choose a classmate who will also be checked.

✔ = If you have 3 ✔, you may change them into an S or a +.

Penalties

45 min catch up = After school you come to do homework.

This lasts 45 minutes or until you finish the given task.

Colouring page = You choose a colouring page, colour it in, and do the task that goes with it. You must hand it in at the next lesson.

Not (completely/neatly) done = 2 crosses (X).

X = With 3 X, you automatically get the 45 min study.

Snitch = You may choose a classmate who will also be checked.

Lucky! = You are lucky this time.

Missed a test?

Missed a test? (Because of illness or another reason)

• Normally, I plan a retake, often during the retake moment on Tuesday afternoon. (This will appear in your schedule!)
• If you miss the retake without a good reason, you will get the test without warning during a Biology lesson.

Using the laptop

You'll often use your laptop during the lesson to do one of the following:

• Joining the lessonup

• Doing assignments
• Making tests
• PIF

You shouldn't use your laptop to do other things that aren't needed for the lesson (Gaming, watching videos, etc.). 

This will result in extra work (without warning first)

Other things

• Smartphones are in your locker, If you have one with you > I'll take it and bring it to the service desk where you can collect it after 16:00.
• Eating and drinking only with permission.
• Most things can be found digitally:

                  Magister, Teams, Quizlet, Lessonup

• Question outside the lessons? > Teams
• Only use the toilet at the start/end of the lesson
• Classrooms with outlets for electricity, only use them when needed!

• You may always ask for help if you don’t understand something (homework, an assignment, what to study, itslearning, etc.).
• After 16:00 on weekdays and during the whole weekend, I do not reply to messages.
• Do not complain about test marking if the test was taken less than a week ago.

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Making a PIF

PIF = Personal Idiom file = list of new words

• Go to magister and find the file in the homework of this lesson.       (or reuse your file from last year)
• If you find/read/hear words during the lessons that are unfamiliar/unknown/difficult, add them to your PIF!
• Make sure to save the document well! You will use it throughout the year!

Register lessonup

1. Go to magister and log in
2. Click on ELO > Studiewijzers
3. Find the biology 'studiewijzer' and click on it.
4. Click on 'useful sites and documents'
5. Find the link to lessonup
6. Click on 'registreren' (or login if you already have an account)
7. Pick 'Registreer met Office 365' 
8. You might have to give permission.
9. From now on you can see past lessons and easily join the lessonup during lessons.

Check digital book

1. Go to magister adn log in
2. Click on 'leermiddelen'
3. Find biology OR bricks in the list
4. Check what happens if you click it.
5. If it is missing from the list, or doesn't work let me know!
6. You can also use the digital version of both text and workbook

Any remaining questions?

Tidy Duty

3 people each lesson

• Desks: empty and straight
• Chairs:  underneath the desks OR end of day: on the desks
• Floor: no rubbish