8th Grade Back to School Night

Technology Resources at Mount View Middle School: Mount View Website : http://mvms.hcpss.org/

Library & Technology Resources: This site provides convenient access to all of the technology resources available at MVMS.http://mvms.hcpss.org/content/library-technology-resources

Edmodo - Mount View’s class management system --Teachers will post daily homework assignment, class announcements, tests and project dates on their Edmodo pages.https://hcpss.edmodo.com/

Technology Resources at Mount View Middle School:

Google Apps For Education (GAFE) - Online document storage and collaboration. Compose and edit documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.https://drive.google.com/a/hcpss.org/#my-drive Family Portal – Check your grades here.https://hcpss.me/fp/

U.S. History

Tara Brennan and Dan Yetter

Interns: Randi Jones & Nicholas Valenti

Content Covered: From Colonization to Reconstruction

It’s All About the Skills!

Develop Historical Thinking Skills:o Sourcingo Contextualizationo Close Readingo Cross Checking/Corroboration

By the end of the year, students should develop skills of: inferential thinking, interpretation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

Science

Amy Mastria Jenny Otto

Content covered: Physics and ChemistryAssessment: Science MSA in the Spring

GT Science- Research Project- 8th grade continues with the second part of the project- Data analysis, Conclusion, Discussion and Presentation- This part is independent (so it is okay if your partners are not in your class)- New to GT will complete the first part of the project in student groups

English Language ArtsMegan RemmelSteve Ammann Terry Bollard &Erich Raschid

Interns: Monica Coleman, Beth Weith, and McKenna Wright

Units of Study:Exploring the Unknown: Science Fiction

Flowers for Algernon (OG)Frankenstein (GT)The House of the Scorpion (GT)

Love and Friendship: Tragedy Romeo and Juliet

Freedom: Speeches Historical SpeechesThe Giver (OG)

ELA: Writing and Grammar

● Students will work on writing in response to argument, narrative, and explanatory tasks.

● Grammar will be dispersed throughout the units.

MathAnshu Randhawa - Algebra, Common Core 8 Soojung Kim & Erich Raschid - Common Core 8Kelsey Bassolino - Geometry GT, Seminar

What will my child study this year in Common Core 8?

-The Number System & Exponents-Geometry-Analyzing Functions & Equations-Patterns of Association-Volume of Solids

What will my child study this year in Algebra?-Reasoning with Expressions and Equations-Linear and Exponential Relationships-Quadratic Functions and Modeling-Descriptive Statistics-Modeling with Other Functions

What will my child study this year in Geometry GT?-Transformations, Similarity, and Congruence-Triangles, Proof, and Similarity-Circles, Proof, and Construction-Extending to Three Dimensions-Applications of Probability

What assessment will my child take this year?

This year is the first administration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test.Maryland will administer PARCC for the following grades and courses: Grades 3-8, Algebra I, Algebra II.Geometry will be assessed in future years.

Tell me more about the PARCC assessment.

Assessments will cover ELA/Literacy and MathThe test is administered in two parts:

-Performance-Based Assessment (March)

-End-Of-Year Assessment (mid-late May)

Performance on each of these parts will be combined. Students will then receive a score of 1-5.

Which PARCC assessments are graduation requirements? -The PARCC Algebra I test is replacing the Algebra I/Data Analysis high school assessment (H.S.A.) test as a graduation requirement. This applies to all students taking Algebra I for the first time this year or in the future.-Students who have already taken the Algebra I/Data Analysis H.S.A. will continue to have the H.S.A. as their graduation requirement.

How can I find more information about what my child is learning?

http://hcpssfamilymath.weebly.com/

High School, Here We Come!December:● 8th graders visit MRHS● 8th graders get course books● Teachers make recommendations for 9th

grade courses

MRHS 2019January:● 8th graders get course selection sheets● Course selections are due the end of

January

Service Learning● 75 hours are required for High School Graduation.● Multiple components will be completed in U.S. History,

Science, English, and Math classes.● These components together add up to 25 hours for their

8th grade year. Not doing a project would result in a loss of hours.

● A sweep project will be conducted for students who are new to Mount View and may need hours.

Eighth Grade Activities and Field TripsGenesee Valley: September 23 (Brennan) and 24 (Yetter): Outdoor Learning Center that emphasizes hands-on challenges and creative problem-solving scenarios where participants can learn many life skills necessary for both individual and team success. EXTENDED DAY – Pick up by 4:45 pm

http://www.geneseevalley.org

Eighth Grade Activities and Field TripsEighth Grade End of the Year Activities: June 2015-

More information to come

Harbor Cruise: Students will enjoy a three-hour cruise around the Baltimore Inner Harbor where students will connect many of the social studies themes they have discussed throughout the year.

Eighth Grade Activities and Field TripsEighth Grade End of the Year Activities: June 2015-

More information to come

Eighth Grade Picnic: Students will celebrate their final year in middle school with an outdoor picnic style lunch and activities (MVMS)

Parents, thank you so much for coming tonight!!!

What’s Next: Teacher Break out session