The Pirates 8 th grade East Forsyth Middle School

Mr. PhoebusSocial Studies Ms. MabeScience Ms. HollisLanguage Arts Ms. EubanksAcademic Support Ms. EmeryMath Instructors WSFCS Grading Scale A B C D F 69 and below

Pirates TEAM WEBPAGE WISH LIST You may have noticed the sticky notes on the board. We have written special items that we would love to have for our classroom that are not automatically provided or required. If you are able, please take a sticky note off the board and send an item in with your child. Phoebus

Brian Phoebus School phone: Planning time: 9:30 – 10:15 or after 2:15 Website: Mabe Contact Information

Social Studies Curriculum United States History and North Carolina’s role in US History – From Colonization to Current events Areas of focus: – Writing and research skills emphasized – Public speaking, communication, debate – Current events Phoebus

Grades Classwork30% Homework10% Test/Quiz25% Journal10% Project25% Phoebus

Supplies Colored pencils Composition notebook for journal Two-pocket folder Loose leaf paper (college or wide) Pencils, hand sharpener Pens highlighters Phoebus

Amanda Mabe School phone: Planning time: 9:30 – 10:15 or after 2:15 Website: Mabe Contact Information

Curriculum 1st quarter- Microlife & Ecosystems 2nd quarter- Molecular Biology & Evolution 3rd quarter- Earth History & Hydrosphere 4th quarter- Chemistry Mabe

Grades Projects/Tests- 40% Labs- 30% Quizzes- 20% Classwork/Homework- 10% Mabe

Supplies 3 ring binder (can be shared with another class) Composition book Pencil/pen index cards wet wipes hand sanitizer kleenex Mabe

Shirley Hollis School School phone: Planning time: 9:30 – 10:15 or after 2:15 Website: Hollis - ELA Contact Information

Curriculum Q1 – Main Idea, Literary Elements, Point of View, Narrative Writing Q2 – Inference, Text Structure, Short Research Q3 – Drama or novel Q4 – Figurative Language, Argument Writing, Intro to 9 th grade, Full Research project Novels: Tom Sawyer, The Giver, Freak the Mighty, The Pearl Hollis - ELA

Grades Classwork - Homework Journal Entries Test/Projects Research Hollis - ELA

Supplies 2 composition notebooks Binder (can share with science) Looseleaf paper – either college or wide Pens – red, black, blue Highlighters Kleenex Hand sanitizer Hollis - ELA

Contact Information Amy Emery School Home School phone: Cell: Planning time: 9:30 – 10:15 or after 2:15 Website: My website is maintained well so you or your student can find examples, resources, assignments and notes. Emery - Math

Curriculum Students will work through situations and word problems as mathematical thinkers – Models and graphs, – appropriate tools, – Peers and teacher – looking for patterns and structures Emery - Math 8 th grade MathAlgebra Q1 Exponents – in equations and in figures One variable statistics, one variable equations and inequalities, functions Q2 Transformations, Congruence and Similarity and functions Linear Functions Q3 Linear functions, models and tables Exponential and quadratic Functions Q4 Solving Systems of equations Systems of equations, two-variable statistics

Grades CW (20%) – participation in independent and group work (accuracy, teamwork, fairshare, questioning) HW (20%) – 3 to 4 times a week. May only be 1 or 2 questions depending on what we are currently exploring in class. Quiz (20%) – every 1 – 2 weeks, students will have a short quiz – focuses more on skills and calculation Journal (20%) – Daily warm-up. Students can get missed journals on my webpage. Assessment (20%) – put can replace any quiz or HW grade if higher. (focuses on concept analysis, explanation of the math behind a concept) Emery - Math

Supplies Regular and Colored Pencils Graph paper notebook Composition book – can be graph or lined Ruler/protractor Handheld pencil sharpener Pens – at least 2 different colors Calculator (optional) TI-83 Emery - Math Sticky notes Tissue Hand sanitizer Clorox wipes Sandwich baggies

Andrea Eubanks School School phone: Planning time: 9:30 – 10:15 or after 2:15 Website: Eubanks – Academic Support Contact Information

Support Parallel the core teachers classroom needs, expectations: Curriculum/planning Grades Supplies Additional strategies used to support struggling students Eubanks – Academic Support

Pirates FIELD TRIPS Team trip (late Oct) Career Center Tour (~ November) Washington, DC (March 20 – 22) Grade Level celebration (June) BOXTOPS Competition as to which team gets the most. We are reigning champions..keep the tradition! LOCKERS The cost for the lock is $0.50. Locker fee is due September 15, Locks must be issued by school, no locks brought from home (they will be cutoff). Lost locks cost $5 to replace. TUTORING Stay tuned for days. We will offer various afternoons. If you have a request, please talk to the teacher for that subject.