- Recognize Catholicism as a way of life.
- Read, reflect upon, and apply Scripture to life.
- Understand the history, makeup, and liturgical life of the Catholic Church.
- Assume a role as an active member of the faith community
- Engage in service to the community.
- Plan and participate in liturgies and other prayer experiences.
- Apply Christian principles to interpersonal relations.
- Attend weekly school Mass.
- Study family life. (Family Life - Benziger)
Math (Holt Publishing)
Develop problem solving strategies.
- Use Reasoning and Proof fundamentals.
- Express mathematical ideas precisely.
- Use connections among mathematical ideas.
- Algebra
- Geometry and Measurement
- Understanding square roots and manipulative expressions.
- Understanding rational and irrational numbers.
- Perform computations involving combinations and permutations.
- Solve probability problems.
Literature and Spelling (Pearson)
- Read with fluency,expression, correct pronunciation and inflection.
- Use a variety of strategies to expand reading, listening and speaking vocabularies.
- Demonstrate literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension.
- Actively engage in the reading process and read, understand, respond to, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate a wide variety of fiction, poetic, and nonfiction texts.
- Weekly spelling test.
Writing (Thea Holtan)
- Create informative, expressive and persuasive writing.
- Effective keyboarding skills.
- Analyze current events and news
- Focus on American Studies and United States Government.
- Create an economic portfolio
Science (Holt Science & Technology)
- Understand that oceans and water play an important role for our planet.
- Investigate what factors determine weather and climate, and their importance for life on earth.
- Explore how rocks and minerals are formed and the various processes that shape the solid earth.
- Investigate the complexities of our universe.
Art
- Combine the elements and principles of art to make creative two and three dimensional art.
- Understanding of theme, style, and art technique.
- Understand/appreciate the cultural and historical context of art.
Other
Students attend weekly classes in Spanish, Music, PhyEd, Technology, and Media Center.
Homework Expectations
Eighth grade students are expected to complete 60 minutes of daily homework.
Resource Links
Algebra - Kuta Software
