Welcome to Team 8A Team SWAG Students with a goal

1. Welcome to Team 8A Team SWAGStudents with a goal

2. District Policies No Chewing Gum Tardies to Class Absent Work Classroom Policies Respect Accepting Responsibility

3. Grading Procedures Grading Scale 50% Assessments 35% Student Skills 15% Independent Practice

4. ELA Reading Vocabulary Writing Grammar Speaking and listening Researching

5. Eighth Grade Novels

6. Math 8 • The Real Number System –rational, irrational, square roots • Geometry – congruence and similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, volume of circular figures • Expressions – exponents and scientific notation • Equations —linear, graphing, slope, systems • Functions —forms, graphs • Statistics —scatter plots, patterns, frequency and relative frequency

7. Honors Math • Functions —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

8. HCMS Math Approach 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.

9. 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

10. Main topics covered during 8th Grade Social Studies • 1. Causes of the colonization of North America • 2. Causes and results of 19th century sectionalism • 3. Causes and results of the American Civil War • 4. Causes and results of immigration • 5. Causes and results of an industrial United States • 6. Causes and results American imperialism and European nationalism • 7. Causes and results of World War One • 8. Causes and results of the Great Depression • 9. Causes and results of World War Two • 10. Causes and results of the Cold War with communism (Korea & Vietnam) • 11. Causes and results of the space race • 12. Causes and results of the Civil Rights Movement • 13. Post Cold War • 14. Conflicts in the Middle East • 15. Presidential election of 2008

11. SCIENCE • Scientific Method • Chemistry • Animal Diversity • Earth Materials & Processes (Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes) • Motion Forces & Energy (Physics)

12. Co-Teaching Although the philosophy of Co-Teaching has been in existence for several years within the Frankfort District, starting this year, we have formally introduced it five days per week within several classrooms at both Chelsea and Hickory Creek. Although we have a variety of continuum options available to all students, we pride ourselves in being an inclusive district.

13. Co-Teaching Within the classroom, your child may have the benefit of two highly qualified, certified teachers! The following models may be used: One Teaches/One Supports Parallel Teaching Station Teaching Alternative Teaching Team Teaching

14. Positive of Co-Teaching • Increases instructional options for ALL students • Increases overall student performance • Provides support to ALL involved in the educational process • Provides alternatives for teaching options within the classroom • Reduces stigmatization of ALL students by allowing students to be educated within the same setting, instead of segregating students who learn differently

15. RTI: Response to InterventionA Regular Education Initiative • What is RtI? • Rti is a process designed to help schools focus on high quality interventions that are matched to students and monitored on a frequent basis. • How do we monitor students? • Students participate in universal benchmarking assessments (Math, Reading, and Writing) three times a year- Fall, Winter, and Spring. • What are the benefits of RtI? • The greatest benefit is to eliminate a “wait and fail” approach for students. • If a student is identified for RtI services, the school team, along with the parents/guardians, develop a plan to provide interventions within the general education setting. • For additional information, please stop by the Main Office to pick up a RtI Parent Brochure

16. Advisory Students Making Connections Community Staff

17. Advisory AMP (Tuesday & Wednesday) Meeting Our Students’ Needs Activity (Thursday & Friday) Tiger Time (Monday)

18. When someone is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more persons Bullying is…

19. Bullying can be… • Behavior that is aggressive, malicious, and highly subversive • Repeated over and over… • A relationship where there is an imbalance of power • Happening for no reason • Teasing that is mean spirited and hurts others’ feelings • All of the above but NOT friendly teasing

20. Bullying is different from: • Peer to peer conflicts • Friendship challenges • Isolated teasing

21. 8th Grade “Looking Ahead” • Sept 25th Camp Manitoqua~Adventure Zone • Need a sack lunch. • Dress accordingly for the weather/with gym shoes. • Bug spray/sunscreen is advised. • Explore tests October/ISATS March • Used for high school placements. • Encourage a good nights sleep, healthy breakfast, and a snack.