Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best way to contact you?

• The best way to reach me is via email at ksbun@lbschools.net or by phone at (562) 591-0581 x.5471.

What room are you in?

• I am in Room 260 (last room on the top floor, on the east side of the science (250) building).

How do I know what work was missed if my child was absent?

• Check the daily agendas on our Canvas course page. I update the daily agenda at the end of each day; you can also go back and see the agendas from previous days. I will link any related worksheets or notes, if permitted (there are some things I cannot post online due to digital copyright laws).

Do you offer tutoring?

• I am available to help students during lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays, as well as before school and after school by appointment. Students may also make an appointment for help during an unscheduled 8th period.

Where do you post assignments and grades?

• Assignments and grades are posted in Canvas. Larger and more complex assignments, as well as late and make-up work, require more time to grade so please be patient.

What do the letters and numbers on your assignments mean?

• I organize all my assignments using an alphanumeric code, which starts with a number, followed by a letter, followed by another number. The first number indicates the unit of study. The letter represents the assignment category: C = classwork; H = homework; N = notes; W = warm-up; L = lab; P = project; T = test; Q = quiz; E = extra credit. The second number represents the order the work was assigned. For example: 1.C.6 indicates that this is the 6th classwork assignment for unit 1.

What materials should students bring to class?

• I expect students to be prepared for class everyday. This list can also be found on the course syllabus.

  • • notebook (spiral-bound recommended) - students may also use digital note-taking tools

    • pens and pencils

• • Other highly recommended materials and supplies:

    • regular loose-leaf paper, graph paper

    • colored pencils/markers

    • glue or tape, scissors, ruler

Will students be doing any dissection labs?

• In AP Biology, we may do dissections, if time permits. There are no required standards for dissections in an AP Biology course.

• In Anatomy & Physiology, we will do cat dissections at the end of the 2nd semester (however, if time does not permit, cat dissections removed from the course of study). However, students will be interacting with our Anatomage 3-D Cadaver Table throughout the course, in which they will perform virtual dissections on virtual human bodies.

Do you take students on field trips?

• It depends. There are many things to consider and resolve when coordinating a field trip, such as scheduling conflicts with other school events, budget for transportation, program fees, etc.