Mrs. Leavenworth
aleavenworth@lexrich5.org
803-476-3070
Teacher room number - 210
All assignments and notes will be posted to google classroom. Click on the classwork tab and they will be organized by the week the materials were given. Quizzes and Tests will be set as an "assignment" in the google classroom "classwork" tab and the due date listed in google classroom is the day that that test or quiz will be given in class. This should remind students that they need to study.
As lab days approach, I will post an announcement to google classroom with a date to remind students to wear appropriate clothing. Students who have not completed/submitted the Flinn Safety Contract and completed the Flinn Safety Quiz with an 80% or better will not be allowed to participate in labs/experiments but will be expected to complete the lab analysis with their classmate's data. Lab safety is included in the grade of every lab/experiment and students who can't participate for the above mentioned reasons will receive a zero for that portion of each lab until the above mentioned prerequisites are complete. Students who are absent on the day of the lab will still be expected to do that lab analysis with classmate's data but will be exempt from that labs "safety" portion.
In PowerSchool, I will mark an assignment as missing for any student who has not submitted an assignment when I grade the class set. All late work will be graded before the quarter ends but after I have all current assignments graded at that time.
All students will be expected to have a binder solely for their biology interactive notebook. This binder will contain all of the concept notes they take as well as paper assignments once they are returned from grading.
Years teaching at IHS: This is my 2st year at IHS
Total Years teaching: 5 years
Degrees:
Bachelors of Science in Zoo Science from Delaware Valley University
Masters of Arts in Teaching/education from Sacred Heart University
Certifications:
SC Teaching - Professional (Biology and Middle Level Science)
CT Teaching - Professional (Biology)
Gifted and Talented Endorsement
SIOP
IB Biology
2025-2026 Schedule
A DAY
1A: CP Biology 1
2A: CP Biology 1
3A: Planning
4A: HN Biology 1
2022-2023 Schedule
B DAY
5B: HN Biology 1
6B: CP Biology 1
7B: CP Biology 1
8B: Planning
Tutoring/Academic Assistance: Mondays or Wednesdays 3:40-4:30 by appointment