Back to School Night Grade 8 ELMS School Year 2019-2020
The 8th Grade Team Team Leader/US History - Will Pearl Math 8 - Rachel Hess US History - Tim Murdock MAth 8/Geometry - Calvin Jackson English/ELA - Elease Martin Instruction and Innovation/Future of Food - Brianna Gibson English/ELA - Mike Baird Special Education - Amy Fantz Science - Christine Deering Special Education - Leslie Hall Science - Katie Haslup Paraeducator - Cheryl Merson Math 8/Algebra - Rachael Degnan Paraeducator - Pattie Bennett
RA Teachers Present Val Lawrence - Orchestra Ashley Gavidida - Spanish 8 Kristine De Luca - Health Deb Johnson - Health
8th Grade Expectations and Activities/Events Expectations: Activities/Events: Check CANVAS regularly 8th Grade Lock-In (Nov. 1) ● ● BYOD - Bring Device EVERY Day Romeo and Juliet Trip (May) ● ● Open Communication Between Washington D.C. Trip (May/June) ● ● Staff and Parents End of Year Celebration (Last ● Bring Supplies/Materials Every Week) ● Day Talent Show and Carnival ○ Let’s Support Each Other ● Participation in these Activities is dependent upon appropriate student behavior
8th Grade: Social Studies Social Studies Activities: American History from 1650-1896: GT: National History Day Competition ● Theme 2019-2020: Breaking Barriers in ○ Literacy Skills ● History Argument/Evidence Based Writing ○ Non-GT: 4th Quarter Research Project ● Political Cartoon Analysis ○ ALL : The Social Studies State Assessment MCAP ● Historical Thinking/Writing ● Test will be piloted this year (May/June) ○ Sourcing (Understanding Bias) ○ 4 Sessions, 40 Mins Each ■ Critical Reading ○ Colonial America through Reconstruction ○ Corroboration of Evidence ○ Combination of Skills and Content (Think ○ Contextualization ○ PARCC) GT Textbook: The American Journey ●
8th Grade Social Studies Team Feel Free To Contact Us At Our Email Will Pearl Addresses Here. will_pearl@hcpss.org Please Allow 24 Hours For Us To Respond To Emails Written During the Tim Murdock Week (Before Friday Afternoon) Timothy_Murdock@hcpss.org Emails Sent On School Breaks Or Weekends May Not Be Viewed Until The Next School Day.
MATH Math 8 (On-grade level) Algebra I (Honors) Geometry (GT) Teachers: Teacher: Teacher: ● Mrs. Rachel Hess ● Ms. Rachael Degnan ● Mr. Calvin Jackson ● Ms. Rachael Degnan ● Mr. Calvin Jackson
MATH: Math 8 (On-grade level) “Open-Up” Curriculum ● Second year of implementation county-wide ○ Curriculum focuses on the conceptual understanding and depends on communication and ○ collaboration among peers Standardized Testing ● MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) ○ Twice: once in the fall, once in the winter ■ MCAP (new name for PARCC) ○ Once: some time in May ■ More information will be coming! ■
MATH: Algebra I (Honors) “Illustrative Math” Curriculum → Extension of “Open Up” from grades 6-8 ● Group work every day, discussion-based, task oriented, discovery activities! ○ Focus on conceptual understanding, then procedural ○ MCAP Standardized Test (the new name for PARCC) ● Passing with a score of 750 is a high school graduation requirement ○ Students passing Algebra I (grade of A, B, C, D) will receive 1 high school credit ○ Course grade WILL be recorded on the high school transcript, but NOT calculated into GPA ○ Graphing Calculators: STRONGLY recommended that you purchase ● Calculator will be used throughout high school, into college ○ TI 84/plus/CE/silver edition → About $85 on Amazon ○ School has loaner calculators, if needed ○
MATH: Geometry (GT) “ Illustrative Math” Curriculum: Extension of “Open Up” from Grades 6-8 ● im.kendallhunt.com ○ GT Geometry will extend beyond IM curriculum ○ All extra resources can be founded in Canvas ○ HCPSS Units for Geometry ● ○ Unit 1: Transformations, Similarity and Congruence Unit 2: Triangles, Proofs, and Trigonometry ○ Unit 3: Circles, Proofs and Constructions ○ Unit 4: Extending to Three Dimensions ○ Unit 5: Applications of Probability ○ Calculator: ● Scientific Required (Graphing calculator is a good investment) ○ Kendall Hunt provide Scientific and Graphing Calculators under MATH TOOLS on the website. ○ Geometry Tool Kit (Compass, Protractor, Ruler) ○
English 8 Units: Exploring the Unknown ● Unit Focus: Science Fiction ○ Anchor Texts: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ○ Freedom ● Unit Focus: Speeches ○ Anchor Texts: “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr., “Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth ○ Love and Friendship ● Unit Focus: Shakespearean Drama ○ Anchor Text: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ○
English 8 Steps for Success: CANVAS ● Daily announcements are posted on Canvas including objectives, classwork, homework. Digital ○ copies of documents are usually available. Resources and links are posted as needed. ○ If you, as a parent, have difficulty seeing information, get your child’s login information. ○ Reading ● Most homework assignments consist of reading portions of our focused text(s) in preparation for ○ the next day’s class. Students will be required to annotate as they are reading. Your child will receive more ○ information about this within the first two weeks of school. Resources will be available on Canvas. Typically, students use sticky notes to annotate in their books. ○
Grade 8 Physical Science Project-based Inquiry Science How do scientists work together to: ● (PBIS) VIM: Design and build vehicles ● Vehicles in Motion (VIM) ○ Energy that meet specific criteria? ○ Air Quality ○ Energy: Utilize energy and ● “Working together to mirror ● changes in energy to design real-world scientists.” “Failure IS an option.” ● solutions to problems? Risk-taking ○ Air Quality: Understand and ● Problem-solving ○ improve air quality? Iterations, trials, & performance ○
Grade 8 Physical Science General Housekeeping Contact Information Journals, glue sticks ● Christina Deering ● Composition book or christina_deering@hcpss.org single-subject spiral Katie Haslup ● Shoebox donations, please! ● katie_haslup@hcpss.org Good condition with lid Homework Policy (weekly) ●
Inquiry & Innovation Ms. Brianna Gibson (Instructor) Boost Your Brain High School and Beyond Citizen In Action Writer’s Cafe Units
The Future of Food (Applied Academics) Ms. Brianna Gibson (Instructor) Sustainability Regulating Food Farm-to-Table Impact of Our Food Choices Food Security & Hunger GMO’s
Related Arts @ ELMS PE Tech Ed Health Music Art FACS World Languages
Health @ ELMS
World Languages @ ELMS Stephanie Facundo Pena 7th and 8th grade French, 7th grade Spanish Laura Monroe 7th and 8th grade Spanish Ashley Gavidia 8th grade Spanish ● Identical to the high school Spanish 1 or French 1 course, but spread out over two years (7th and 8th grade) ● Earn one high school credit by end of 8th grade. ● In 9th grade, students may enroll in Spanish 2 or French 2. ● Class meets every day for 50 minutes. ● Develop reading, writing, listening, speaking, and intercultural communication skills.
Performing Arts @ ELMS H o w Orchestra: (Mrs. Lawrence) c a n Y O U g e Concert Orchestra (6) t i n v o l H v o e . d C ? ? o String Orchestra (7,8) . P a r e n t s f o E r Chamber Orchestra (7,8) L S M c S h o M o u l M s i c u s B i c o o s t e r s Concerts: Jan 8 - Orch/Band (HoHS) Jan 21 - Choir/Jazz Band (LRHS) Band: (Mrs. Owens) March - Howard County Assessments/Adjudications Concert Band (6) May 15 - Hershey - Music in the Parks Festival Symphonic Band (7,8) Choir: (Mrs. Becker) June 2 - Choir (LRHS) Wind Ensemble (7,8) Concert Choir (6,7,8) June 3 - Orchestra (LRHS) Jazz Band Chamber Choir (7,8) June 8 - Band (HoHS) Other performance opportunities: GT/Honors/All State groups for all disciplines Solo/Ensemble Festival
Music @ ELMS Mr. Kirkpatrick Mrs. Becker Four Units/Strands of Curriculum for all grade levels - increasing rigor at each level: Keyboard/Piano Guitar Music Technology World Music Drumming **All equipment provided except headphones - needed for technology and piano National Standards for Music: Creating , Performing , Responding , Connecting
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