WELCOME TO 8TH GRADE

Its going to be an outstanding year!

 8TH GRADE CORE TEACHERS
Mr. Harris - Social Studies - Room 212
Mr. Parisi - Math- Room 113
Ms. Frederickson - Math - Room 114
Ms. Pingle - Language Arts - Room 214
Ms. Sweeney - Language Arts - Room 213
Ms. Motelet - Science - Room 211
Ms. Carvalho - Special Education
Ms. Andreano-Beirne - Special Education
Ms. Byfield - ESL/Bilingual Resource - Room 112
Ms. Holzum - Counselor
Additional Advisory Teachers:
Mr. Crandell
Ms. Winger-Rourke
Ms. Barnard
Ms. Lawson
 8th Grade Schedules
Daily Schedule ADVISORY PLUS SCHEDULE
(MONDAYS & TUESDAYS OF LATE START
WEEKS)

8:30 - 9:00 Advisory 8:30 - 9:00 Advisory

9:03 - 9:49 Encore 1 9:03 - 9:49 Encore 1

9:54 - 11:00 Core 1 9:54 - 11:00 ADVISORY PLUS

11:00 - 11:30 Lunch 11:00 - 11:30 Lunch

11:33 - 12:19 Encore 4 11:33 - 12:19 Encore 4

12:22 - 1:08 Encore 5 12:22 - 1:08 Encore 5

1:13 - 2:19 Core 2 1:13 - 1:56 Core 1

2:24 - 3:33 Core 3 2:01 - 2:44 Core 2

2:49 - 3:33 Core 3
 Advisory
Advisory time will be used in eighth grade as a time to
provide a safe, positive environment where students will
develop:
Personalized Learning Plans
Communication skills
Organization skills
Skills to help learners interact with the school and community
A positive mentor/mentee relationship
A growth mindset
A passion project

Advisory Teachers: Ms. Barnard, Ms. Carvalho, Ms. Andreano-Beirne, Mr.

Crandell, Ms. Lawson, Mr. Harris, Ms. Pingle, Ms. Motelet, Mr. Parisi, Ms.
Sweeney, Ms. Winger-Rourke, and Ms. Frederickson
 Sample Advisory Agenda
Monday Individual Student
Conferences-goal
setting, progress
monitoring
Tuesday Achieve 3000 articles
Wednesday Community building
activities
Thursday Individual Student
Conferences
Friday Weekly communication
- Email home!
 8th Grade Communication
How to communicate with your childs teachers:

First, encourage your child to contact their teacher with direct

questions.
Email your childs Advisory teacher
Email your childs specific course teacher
Email your childs counselor, Sarah Holzum
PowerSchool
SOMS Newsletter/Website/Facebook/Twitter
8th Grade Website
 ALGEBRA
MS. FREDERICKSON AND MR. PARISI
Properties of Real Numbers
Linear Equations and Inequalities
Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Exponential Equations
Polynomials and Quadratic Functions
 Geometry
MR. PARISI

Reasoning and Proof Solids

Lines, Parallel, Perpendicular Algebra

Triangles: Similarity, Congruence Quadrilaterals

Trigonometry

Transformations Length, Area

Properties of Circles
 LANGUAGE ARTS
Units
MS. MARTY, MS. SWEENEY, AND MR. HARRIS

Memoir Writing (Narrative Writing)

The Outsiders Novel Unit (Informative Writing)
Dystopian Multiple Novel Unit (Research Writing)
Argumentative Writing
Social Justice Multiple Novel Unit (Choice Writing)
Moving On - Final Memoir (Narrative Writing)

Throughout the Year

Greek and Latin Roots/Vocabulary

Achieve3000 - reading informational text
No Red Ink/Grammar
Independent Reading/Reading Contract
 Social Studies
Mr. Harris
Civics U.S. History

Current events Prehistory to 1865

Becoming a citizen

* The Constitution
of the United
States of America
 Physical Science
Ms. Motelet

Engineering and Experimental Design

Structures and Properties of Matter
Chemical Reactions
Forces and Interactions
Energy
Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum
 iPad Info
PARENTS

Please make sure you have attended a meeting or watched the online video,
as well as filled out an insurance waiver for your students iPad. If you do it
online, it takes less than ten minutes!
If this is not done by Oct. 15, well assume youre declining the insurance.
How do you get this done? On our SOMS website under WHATS HAPPENING
AT SOMS, PARENT ACCEPTANCE OF MOBILE DEVICE AGREEMENT, click
READ MORE. Complete the MOBILE DEVICE AGREEMENT and the ONE2ONE
INSURANCE PROGRAM. Two clicks and youre done!

STUDENTS

Students will be signing the user agreement at school.

On Tuesday, September 6 , iPads will be distributed in Advisory classes.
They will be kept at school the first few weeks of school. Then students will be
allowed to bring them home.
Where can a learner get help?
By arrangement,
During class time
Before school
Advisory
Advisory Plus
Lunch
After school
Ninja Academy
 GET INVOLVED!
Athletics Clubs

Cross Country Student Council

Volleyball Forensics
Basketball Soccer Club
Wrestling GSA
Track and Field Go Club
Magic Club
Sewing Club
 Homework Expectations
Students should spend 30 minutes a day on homework. This
could include:

completing unfinished classwork

reading independent reading books
Achieve 3000
Khan Academy
ALEKS
No Red Ink
studying for upcoming tests/quizzes
working on long-term projects
8th Grade Expectations

In an effort to help learners truly focus in classes, we want

to limit distractions.

- Use iPads for learning. (TOOLS not TOYS)

- No phones during class time. (Please do not expect a
response immediately.)
 8th Grade - A Year of Transition
Student and Parent Roles Change

Parents = advisors and support for their student

Student = take the lead role and ownership of their learning

Whats YOUR plan?

 Looking Forward...
Quarterly class field trips/celebrations
Passion Project Open House (integrated
unit)
UW-Madison/MATC campus visits
Promotion
Farewell Dance
Mt. Olympus field trip
 Thank you so much for attending
Back to School Night!

If you are interested in volunteering your

time, sharing your passion, connecting
us with field trip opportunities, or being a
guest speaker, please be in contact with
your childs Advisory teacher.