Welcome!

Welcome!The seventh and eighth grade

teaching team is excited to start this year strong. We understand the

relationship between the parent/guardian and teacher is important in your child’s success

throughout the year. Let us all do our best to keep communication lines

open.

• The 7th grade curriculum focuses mainly on Physical Science withseveral connections to Earth Science, Life Science andTechnology. Physical Science is composed of both chemistryand physics. Students will participate in various labs and projectsthroughout the school year to reinforce their contentknowledge.

• The 8th grade curriculum focuses on Earth Science. The Non-Regents Earth Science curriculum also involves some Life Scienceand New York State Grade 8 Exam review. The Regents studentswill participate in 1200 mandatory laboratory minutes as per theEarth Science Regents Course requirements. Both classes willpartake in several projects throughout the school year.

Science

Science

Science

Math Regents

This years mathematics course is called Accelerated Grade 7 Mathematics. This course consists of a rigorous curriculum and each student must be committed to the guidelines mapped out for this course. The curriculum will follow the seventh grade Common Core Standards.

Unit 1- The Number System Unit 6- Probability

Unit 2- Ratios and Proportional Relationships Unit 7- Real Numbers, Exponents and Scientific Notation

Unit 3- Expressions, Equations and Inequalities Unit 8- Linear Relationships andEquations

Unit 4- Geometry Unit 9- Measurements and Geometry

Unit 5 Statistics

Math- Grade 7

This years mathematics course is called Grade 8 Mathematics. This course consists of a rigorous curriculum and each student must be committed to the guidelines mapped out for this course. The curriculum will follow the eighth grade Common Core Standards.

Curriculum Guidelines

Unit 1- Real Numbers, Exponents and Scientific Notation

Unit 2- Proportional Relationships, Non-Proportional Relationships, Fractions, and Writing Linear Equations

Unit 3- Solving Equations and Systems of Equations

Unit 4- Transformational Geometry

Unit 5 – Measurement Geometry, Angle Relationships, The Pythagorean Theorem, and Volume

Unit 6- Statistics

Math- Grade 8

Math

In the 7th grade we will be reading A Long Walk to Water, LyddiePygmalion, and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, anAmerican Slave. The themes are emphasized in the 7th grade curriculumare Journeys and Survival, Identity, Working Conditions and Slavery.

In the 8th grade, we will be reading Inside Out and Back Again, To Kill aMockingbird, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Unbroken. The themes wefocus on in 8th grade are Refugees, Taking a Stand, Control, and JapaneseAmerican Relations in WWII.

We will be annotating, questioning, working with evidence, and looking atdifferent perspectives. We will continue mastering reading, writing,listening and speaking skills as well as analyzing and evaluating aspeaker’s message. We will also be working on grammar and vocabulary.

English Language Arts

English Language Arts -7th Grade

English Language Arts -8th Grade

Social Studies

Grade Seven Grade Eight

• Native Americans

• Colonial Developments

• American Independence

• Historical Development of the

Constitution

• The Constitution in Practice

• Westward Expansion

• Reform Movements

• A Nation Divided

• The Civil War

• Reconstruction

• A Changing Society

• Expansion and Imperialism

• World War I and the Roaring

Twenties

• The Great Depression

• World War II

• Foreign Policy

• Demographic Change

• Domestic Policies and Reform

Social Studies

Religion

Health

8th grade Retreat: Thursday, October 10

7th Grade Technology Day: Thursday, October 10

Catholic High School Entrance Exam: Saturday, October 26

Halloween Dance: Monday, October 28- 7:00 Gym

Confirmation: Thursday, November 2 10:00 am- MPH

Pin Ceremony: Tuesday, January 28 7:00 pm- Church

BOSTON: Tuesday, May 5 & Wednesday, May 6

Formal: TBD

Graduation: Friday, June 12 Mass at 9:00am, Ceremony 7:00pm- Church

Regents Exams: Algebra I- Thursday, June 18 1:15 pm

Earth Science- Friday, June 19 1:15 pm

Important Dates