TEAM 8A ‘Hall of Famers’Mr. ZemkeMrs. MorackMrs. Haas

Mrs. RuffingMs. Ellinghaus

District PoliciesNo Chewing GumTardies to Class

Absent Work

Classroom PoliciesRespect

Accepting Responsibility

Ways to Stay ConnectedTeacher Web Pages

EmailOnline Textbooks

PowerSchool

Grading Scale 75% Summative25% Formative

Some new items you may see in PowerSchool:• If an item is in “Grey scale” it is not counted towards the grade but

provides information on student progress and completion. • This might be in the form of a numerical score or a check mark.

• No Zero Policy will be explained further in the Administration meeting.Advisory Grades will remain (S) Satisfactory or (U) Unsatisfactory.

Logging on to PowerSchool will give you more information about your child's grades than the weekly emails.

Grading Procedures

Outcome Assessments

Outcome Assessments will be given in both ELA and MATH on a quarterly or unit basis. Outcome Assessments are:

•  a way to determine how students perform in relation to grade level expectations.•  necessary for teachers to help

understand what targets need to be addressed.•  a communication tool from school to

home.

• Scientific Method• Animal Diversity• Chemistry• Earth Materials & Processes (Plate

Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes)• Motion Forces & Energy (Physics)

Science

Curriculum UpdatesThis year all science teachers will be incorporating additional problem and inquiry based learning labs for students. This includes a focus of integrating existing science standards that build interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Science Club 2014-2015

All 7th and 8th Grade students will have the opportunity to participate in a Science Club. The focus of the Science Club will be the development of a Science Fair Project. Students will have the opportunity to create a science fair project and explore other topics related to the field of science. The Science Club will meet before and after school. Additional information will be forthcoming. Contact Mr. Finan or Mrs. Wojnarowski with questions

Instructional Design Principles

• Focuses on the Mathematical practices • Focuses on how students learn, think, and apply mathematics

Daily Lesson Approach

• Lessons are structured to provide students with various opportunities to reason, to model and to expand on explanations about mathematical ideas.

• Within each lesson, questions, instructions and worked examples are interleaved to engage students as they develop their own mathematical understanding.

HCMS Math Approach

Math Resources - Carnegie Learning • Instruction built for conceptual understanding and mastery• Contain meaningful math content to support a collaborative,

student-centered classroom.

Components of the Resource • Real-World Situations focused on problem-solving • Student Practice Skills • Student Assignments • CCSS aligned curricula• Multiple Learning Styles• Write-In Textbooks

HCMS Math Approach

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning (Common Core Standards Initiative, 2012).

The 8 Mathematical Practices

Math 8

Equations —linear, graphing, slope, systems

Functions —forms, graphs

Statistics —scatter plots, patterns, frequency and relative frequency

The Real Number System –rational, irrational, square roots

Geometry – congruence and similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, volume of circular figures

Expressions – exponents and scientific notation

Honors MathFunctions —relationships, notation, interpretation, linear, exponential, graphing

Inequalities —graphing, linear programming

Sequences —Arithmetic, Geometric

Statistics —distribution, correlation, scatter and box plots, linear and exponential models

All curriculum in Math 8 plus the following:

Number Systems —appropriate units and accuracy

Geometry —Pythagorean Theorem, transformations, triangle congruence, constructions, coordinate geometry

Expressions and Equations —linear systems, graphing, literal, slope

• The Jackson Era• Manifest Destiny• The Age of Reform• The Civil War• Reconstruction• The Western Frontier• The Growth of Industry• Progressive Reforms• Overseas Expansion

Social Studies

• World War I• The Jazz Age• The Great Depression• World War II• The Cold War Era• The Civil Rights

Movement• The Vietnam Era• Modern America

ELA

ReadingVocabulary

WritingGrammar

Speaking and Listening

Researching

Eighth Grade Novels

Students

Community Staff

Making Connections

Advisory

AMP(Tuesday & Wednesday)

Tiger Time(Monday)

MeetingOur

Students’Needs

Advisory

Activity(Thursday & Friday)

8th Grade ~ Team Building

• Camp Manitoqua~Adventure Zone– Wednesday, September 24th

– Need a sack lunch– Dress accordingly for the weather– Bug spray/sunscreen is advised

• Explore tests October/PARCC April-May– Used for high school placements– Encourage a good night’s sleep,

healthy breakfast, and a snack.