Eighth Grade Classes

Here is what your 8th-grader is doing in their classes. Day-to-day progress for each and every class can be tracked in Canvas. Did you know that it is possible to have parental access to your student's Canvas account? It will give you: up-to-date grades as work is completed, a running list of assignments and when they are due, announcements about projects and upcoming tests. Here is a tutorial on how to setup parental access to Canvas: video.

8th-Grade Common Core Math Class:

We have not had enough time to complete a test for the Progress Reports. Your students' first test will be October 2nd. Their first unit consists of skills surrounding Expressions and Equations. These skills are part of the major standards in 8th grade. By the end of the unit, your student should be able to find solutions for linear equations.

Their progress reports will represent how well your student is completing their daily classwork (20% of their final grade) and homework (5% of their final grade). Their summative assessments (test, quizzes and projects) will eventually make up 75% of their final grade.

Your student should have homework almost every day.

Daily lessons before the progress reports:
1.1-Order of Operations

1.2-Evaluating Expressions

1.3-The Distributive Property

1.4-Solving One-Step Equations

1.5-Solving Two-Step Equations

1.6-Solving Multi-Step Equations

1.7 Solutions to Linear Equations

1.8-Linear Inequalities in One Variable

Unit One Review

YOUR STUDENT'S FIRST TEST OF THE YEAR IN ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND.

Compacted Math (8th-year 2)

We have not had enough time to complete a test for the Progress Reports. Your student has finished their first project which counts as a test grade. During their first weeks of school we are focusing on reviewing the most critical skills covered in 8th grade standards. These skills are part of the major standards related to linear equations (algebraically manipulating and graphing). By the end of the review, your student should be able to find solutions for linear equations, graphing linear equations and solving systems.

Their progress reports will represent how well your student is completing their daily classwork (20% of their final grade) and homework (5% of their final grade). Their summative assessments (test, quizzes and projects) make up 75% of their final grade.

Your student should have homework almost every day.

Daily lessons before the progress reports:

1.6-Solving Multi-Step Equations

1.7 Solutions to Linear Equations

1.8-Linear Inequalities in One Variable

2.4-Rate of Change

2.7-Calculating Slope from Graphs

2.8-The Slope Formula

3.1-Graphing Using Slope-Intercept From

3.2-Writing Linear Equations from Graphs

3.5-More Graphing Linear Equations (standard form and point-slope form)

3.6-Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two-Variables

3.7-Intro to Non-Linear Functions

4.4-Solving Systems by Substitution

4.5-Solving Systems by Elimination

In 8th grade language arts, we've been diving into unit 3 of our text: Places We Call Home. So far, we've been reading a variety of short texts including a portion of a novel (The Book of Unknown Americans) and short story (My Favorite Chaperone). During and after reading, we've been doing a lot of analysis of plot, themes, characters, and text elements. On the horizon, we'll be reading through some poetry and informational texts as well as evaluating a documentary in order to develop skills in analyzing imagery as well as compare author's purposes. Our work in class so far has been formative, but towards the end of the quarter students will show the skills they've been practicing by writing their very own short story.

We are well on our way in the Waves unit where we are currently learning about sound waves and noise-induced hearing loss. Next up will be the electromagnetic spectrum and various forms of light energy.

We have completed a C.E.R. (claim-evidence-reasoning) and a homework SNACE assignment. These assignments are available on Canvas, as well as all of our daily work should a student be absent. A copy of our textbook is available on Canvas under Modules.