Welcome to 8th Grade Communication Arts!
8th Grade Teachers
Christine Barnard, Carol Jemes, Vicki McLain, Michaelle White
Course description: The emphasis of Eighth Grade Language Arts is based upon the Show-Me Standards of the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), recommended by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Language Arts topics include reading skills, vocabulary, spelling, sentence structure, paragraph development, expository and creative writing, literary forms, and practical life skill formats of writing and reading. Eighth Grade Language Arts approaches communications through its four aspects: writing, reading, speaking, and listening, with an emphasis on reading and writing. Language Arts is believed to have critical value to the students in all areas of life and learning.
SRI Testing Window:
September 6 - Sept. 9
December 5 - Dec. 8
April 23 - 26
Book Fair:
September 15 - 26
February 23 - March 5
Reading Counts Due Dates:
First Quarter: Sept. 12, Sept. 29, and Oct. 14
Second Quarter: Nov. 4, Nov. 28, and Dec. 16
Third Quarter: Jan. 20, Feb. 10, and Mar. 9
Fourth Quarter: Mar. 30, Apr. 20, and May 18
If a test has not been taken by the end of the school day of the due date, the score for that test will be recorded as zero. That score will remain zero until the next test/due date and the second test has been taken. All three tests need to be taken by the last due date of the quarter. No ''extra" books will be moved to the next quarter.
Reading Rewards:
If a student reads and passes the tests on any five or more books for a quarter, that student is eligible to attend a Breakfast Party.
If a student reads and passes the tests on four or more Truman books, that student is eligible to attend a Pizza Party.
If a student reads and passes the tests on twenty or more books, that student is eligible to attend a Bowling Party at the end of the year.
